Ballycastle (District Electoral Area)

Ballycastle was one of the three district electoral areas in Moyle, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 2014.

The district elected five members to Moyle District Council, and formed part of the North Antrim constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Moyle Area C which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Bonamargy and Rathlin, Dalriada, Glentaisie, Kinbane and Knocklayd.

It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and most of the area was transferred to The Glens DEA.

2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent 2011: 2 x Independent, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP 2005-2011 Change: Independent gain from Sinn Féin 2001: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent 2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent 2001-2005 Change: Sinn Féin (two seats) gain from SDLP and DUP 1997: 2 x Independent, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP 2001: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent 1997-2001 Change: SDLP gain from Independent 1993: 2 x Independent, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP 1997: 2 x Independent, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP 1993-1997 Change: No change 1989: 2 x Independent, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP 1993: 2 x Independent, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP 1989-1993 Change: No change 1985: 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent 1989: 2 x Independent, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP 1985-1989 Change: Independent gain from Sinn Féin 1985: 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent