A total of 74 candidates will contest the council elections in the Causeway Coast and Glens district on May 18.
With 40 seats available, spread across seven electoral areas, 34 candidates will fail to make it across the line when the votes are counted on May 19.
The DUP is standing the most candidates with 16 in total, followed by Sinn Fein's 13 candidates and the UUP's 10.