Benbradagh (District Electoral Area)
Benbradagh is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland. The district elects five members to Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council and contains the wards of Altahullion, Ballykelly, Dungiven, Feeny and Greysteel. 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

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

References

1985 establishments in Northern Ireland