Benbradagh is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland.Final Northern Ireland super council recommendations, BBC News, 13 December 2013, accessed 24 May 2014 The district elects five members to Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council and contains the wards of Altahullion, Ballykelly, Dungiven, Feeny and Greysteel., ARK, accessed 8 July 2023 Benbradagh forms part of the East Londonderry constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Limavady Area B which had existed since 1973, where it contained five wards (Dungiven, Feeny, Forest, The Highlands and Upper Glenshane). For the 2014 local elections it gained part of the abolished Bellarena DEA around Ballykelly.
Councillors Election Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party)2023 Seán McGlinchey (Sinn Féin) Dermot Nicholl (Sinn Féin) Kathleen McGurk (Sinn Féin) Michael Coyle (SDLP) Edgar Scott (DUP)2019 Orla Beattie (SDLP)May 2018 Co-Option Boyd Douglas (TUV)/ (UUC)/ (UUP)2014 Tony McCaul (Sinn Féin) 2011 Brenda Chivers (Sinn Féin) Michael Coyle (SDLP) 2005 Marion Donaghy (Sinn Féin) Cathal Hasson (Sinn Féin) 2001 Anne Brolly (Sinn Féin) Francis Brolly (Sinn Féin) 1997 Malachy O'Kane (Sinn Féin) Max Gault (UUP) Gerard Lynch (SDLP) 1993 Thomas Donaghy (Sinn Féin) David Robinson (UUP) 1989 Lawrence Hegarty (SDLP) 1985 Michael McGonigle (Sinn Féin) Michael Hasson (Sinn Féin)
2023 Election
2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
2023: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
2019–2023 Change: No change
2019 Election
2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x TUV
2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
2014-2019 Change: DUP gain from TUV
2014 Election
2011: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x TUV, 1 x SDLP
2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x TUV, 1 x SDLP
2011-2014 Change: No change
2011 Election
2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x United Unionist, 1 x SDLP
2011: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x TUV, 1 x SDLP
2005-2011 Change: United Unionist joins TUV
2005 Election
2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x United Unionist, 1 x SDLP
2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x United Unionist, 1 x SDLP
2001-2005 Change: No change
2001 Election
1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x United Unionist, 1 x SDLP
1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin (two seats) gain from UUP and SDLP, United Unionist leaves UUP
1997 Election
1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1993-1997 Change: No change
1993 Election
1989: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1989–1993 Change: No change
1989 Election
1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
1989: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1985–1989 Change: SDLP gain from Sinn Féin
1985 Election
1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
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