2014 Derry City and Strabane District Council election

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2014 Derry and Strabane District Council election
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21 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Gary Middleton, DUP.jpg
LeaderPaul Fleming Gerard Diver Gary Middleton
Party Sinn Féin SDLP DUP
Leader's seatFaughanWatersideFaughan
Last election16 seats, 35.7%13 seats, 29.8%8 seats, 17.3%
Seats won1688
Seat changeSteady2.svg0Decrease2.svg3Steady2.svg0
Popular vote19,38413,7738,273
Percentage36.1%25.6%15.4%
SwingIncrease2.svg0.4%Decrease2.svg4.2%Decrease2.svg2.0%
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Leader Derek Hussey
Party Independent Ulster Unionist
Leader's seatDerg
Last election1 seat, 4.43%2 seats, 6.85%
Seats won72
Seat changeIncrease2.svg3Steady2.svg0
Popular vote5,6774,065
Percentage10.6%7.6%
SwingIncrease2.svg6.1%Increase2.svg0.7%
Derry and Strabane - 2014.png
Derry and Strabane 2014 Council Election Results by DEA (Shaded by plurality of FPVs)
Mayor of Derry before election

Martin Reilly
SDLP

Elected Mayor of Derry

Martin Reilly
SDLP

The first election to the new Derry and Strabane District Council took place on 22 May 2014, [1] as part of the Northern Ireland local elections that year. [2] [3]

Contents

Results by party

Because these elections were contested with new electoral boundaries, the results are not directly comparable with those of the last election. However, psephologist Nicholas Whyte has calculated notional results by which to judge the parties' relative performance. [8] The changes in seats and first preference vote share are relative to these notional results.

PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±%
Sinn Féin 16Steady2.svg 019,38436.06%Increase2.svg0.35%
SDLP 10Decrease2.svg 313,77325.63%Decrease2.svg 4.19%
DUP 8Steady2.svg 08,27315.39%Decrease2.svg 1.95%
Independent 4Increase2.svg 35,67710.56%Increase2.svg 6.13%
Ulster Unionist 2Steady2.svg 04,0657.56%Increase2.svg 0.71%
Alliance 0Steady2.svg 08531.59%Increase2.svg 0.98%
TUV 0Steady2.svg 05210.97%New
PUP 0Steady2.svg 02740.51%Increase2.svg0.16%
People Before Profit 0Steady2.svg 02320.43%Decrease2.svg1.81%
UKIP 0Steady2.svg 01850.34%New
Totals40-53,748100.00%-

[4]

Districts summary

Results of the Derry City and Strabane District Council election, 2014
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
Sinn Féin SDLP DUP UUP Others
Ballyarnett42.1342.620.000.0015.306
Derg42.5310.9021.3118.616.705
Faughan19.8123.4231.928.8016.105
Foyleside36.0241.420.000.0022.615
Sperrin40.9315.5121.325.8016.517
The Moor51.5330.010.000.0018.515
Waterside19.4122.2228.2317.1113.107
Total36.11625.61015.487.6215.3440

District results

Ballyarnett

2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Independent

Ballyarnett - 6 seats [4]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
Sinn Féin Sandra Duffy15.12%1,163    
SDLP Angela Dobbins*15.02%1,1551,155   
Sinn Féin Tony Hassan* †14.20%1,0921,1011,101  
SDLP Brian Tierney*12.52%963975 976 983.9 1,423.9
Independent Dermot Quigley †13.49%1,0371,069 1,070.45 1,072.65 1,105.65
Sinn Féin Elisha McCallion * †12.81%985992 1,044.15 1,046.45 1,062.45
SDLP Jimmy Carr*7.87%605621 622.35 633.05 690.05
SDLP Colm O'Connor7.17%551586 586.7 617.15  
Alliance Danny McCloskey1.81%139    
Electorate: 15,987  Valid: 7,690 (48.10%)  Spoilt: 174  Quota: 1,099  Turnout: 7,864 (49.19%)  

    Derg

    2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP

    Derg - 5 seats [4]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    Ulster Unionist Derek Hussey *18.56%1,411    
    DUP Thomas Kerrigan*12.15%9241,007.1 1,020 1,313 
    Sinn Féin Maolíosa McHugh *13.87%1,0551,055.1 1,101.1 1,101.1 1,254.4
    Sinn Féin Kieran McGuire*14.10%1,0721,072.4 1,148.4 1,148.6 1,237.6
    Sinn Féin Ruairí McHugh*14.49%1,1021,102.1 1,136.1 1,138.1 1,229.1
    DUP Sharon Smyth9.11%693713 714.1 934.7 971.7
    SDLP Jim McIntyre5.47%416417.7 630.6 642.2  
    TUV Robert Oliver6.85%521550.8 557   
    SDLP Marie Ash5.39%410412.7    
    Electorate: 12,526  Valid: 7,604 (60.71%)  Spoilt: 111  Quota: 1,268  Turnout: 7,715 (61.59%)  

      Faughan

      2014: 2 x DUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin

      Faughan - 5 seats [4]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789
      DUP Gary Middleton *†17.05%1,077        
      DUP Maurice Devenney *‡14.81%9361,034 1,052.72 1,090.72     
      Sinn Féin Paul Fleming*14.17%895898 898.04 914.04 1,195.04    
      SDLP Jim McKeever7.80%493496 496.14 564.14 591.16 651 655 914.18 985.18
      SDLP Gus Hastings*7.79%492497 497.02 542.04 561.04 602.4 605.4 796.94 952.94
      Ulster Unionist Ronnie McKeegan8.78%555605 607.16 668.2 669.2 670.08 692.08 704.1 717.1
      Independent Paul Hughes7.93%501504 504 541 552 575.76 575.76 586.76  
      SDLP Brenda Stevenson*7.76%490491 491.06 522.06 533.06 548.02 550.02   
      Sinn Féin Michael McCrossan5.67%358358 358.02 365.02      
      Alliance David Hawthorne5.32%336345 345.16       
      UKIP Geoff Cruickshank2.93%185        
      Electorate: 12,933  Valid: 6,318 (48.85%)  Spoilt: 86  Quota: 1,054  Turnout: 6,404 (49.52%)  

        Foyleside

        2014: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent

        Foyleside - 5 seats [4]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345
        SDLP John Boyle*17.78%1,132    
        Independent Darren O'Reilly17.13%1,091    
        Sinn Féin Michael Cooper*12.58%801843 847.74 1,154.74 
        Sinn Féin Eric McGinley*12.42%791817 818.68 1,124.68 
        SDLP Shauna Cusack*11.62%740842 894.14 943.62 975.62
        SDLP Rory Farrell11.67%743804 809.4 827.52 841.52
        Sinn Féin Barney O'Hagan*11.01%701722 723.14   
        People Before Profit Sha Gillespie3.64%232    
        Alliance Daniel Comer2.15%137    
        Electorate: 12,724  Valid: 6,368 (50.05%)  Spoilt: 171  Quota: 1,062  Turnout: 6,539 (51.39%)  

          Sperrin

          2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent

          Sperrin - 7 seats [4]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345678
          DUP Allan Bresland *11.70%1,1791,179 1,443     
          DUP Rhonda Hamilton*9.57%965965 1,233 1,408    
          SDLP Patsy Kelly*‡8.10%816872 893 894.4 923.1 1,279.1  
          Sinn Féin Karina Carlin*11.60%1,1691,178 1,178 1,178 1,178 1,213 1,215 1,285
          Independent Paul Gallagher9.70%978997 998 998 1,001.5 1,026.9 1,028.6 1,203.5
          Sinn Féin Brian McMahon*9.58%966974 974 974 974 999 1,000.2 1,138.2
          Sinn Féin Dan Kelly*10.07%1,0151,022 1,022 1,022 1,022.7 1,048.7 1,049.9 1,111.5
          Sinn Féin Diarmuid Ward9.62%970976 976 976 976 998.7 1,002.1 1,023.1
          Independent Eugene McMenamin*6.85%690699 718 719.4 746.7 819.1 826.5  
          SDLP Patrick Leonard5.55%559623 626 628.8 638.6    
          Ulster Unionist William Jamieson5.83%588589       
          SDLP Liam Stewart1.84%185       
          Electorate: 17,214  Valid: 10,080 (58.56%)  Spoilt: 183  Quota: 1,261  Turnout: 10,263 (59.62%)  

            The Moor

            2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent

            The Moor - 5 seats [4]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            123456
            Independent Gary Donnelly 16.83%1,154     
            Sinn Féin Kevin Campbell*16.10%1,1041,112 1,149   
            Sinn Féin Colly Kelly* †11.30%775780 789 1,314  
            Sinn Féin Patricia Logue*14.54%9971,006 1,020 1,097 1,261.22 
            SDLP Seán Carr* ‡12.27%841852 1,061 1,079 1,080.02 1,087.5
            SDLP Emmet Doyle9.86%676689 943 961 962.36 968.14
            Sinn Féin Liam Friel9.54%654664 665    
            SDLP Dermott Henderson7.91%542556     
            Independent Patrick Mellon1.65%113     
            Electorate: 12,536  Valid: 6,856 (54.69%)  Spoilt: 174  Quota: 1,143  Turnout: 7,096 (56.60%)  

              Waterside

              2014: 3 x DUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP

              Waterside - 7 seats [4]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              1234567891011
              SDLP Gerard Diver * ††12.20%1,0801,121         
              Ulster Unionist Mary Hamilton*11.82%1,0461,047 1,058 1,079 1,166      
              Sinn Féin Christopher Jackson12.01%1,0631,075 1,075 1,084 1,086 1,086 1,089 1,092.42 1,092.42 1,671.42 
              SDLP Martin Reilly*10.00%884899 900 1,014 1,020 1,020.76 1,034.76 1,044.45 1,046.45 1,106.21 
              DUP David Ramsey6.25%553553 561 562 588 591.8 662.56 662.56 1,083.32 1,085.32 1,088.32
              DUP Hilary McClintock9.16%811812 826 837 861 864.8 915.8 916.37 1,013.89 1,015.89 1,017.89
              DUP Drew Thompson*6.86%607607 613 620 642 645.04 728.8 728.8 762.32 763.32 767.32
              Ulster Unionist Julia Kee5.26%465466 472 484 508 547.52 703.28 704.42 727.18 729.18 735.18
              Sinn Féin Bridget Meehan7.41%656662 663 673 674 674 677 677.57 679.33   
              DUP Niree McMorris5.96%528528 530 531 557 563.08 594.08 594.65    
              UKIP Kyle Thompson3.25%287287 450 456 514 517.8      
              PUP Nigel Gardiner3.10%274277 285 288        
              Alliance Asta Kereviciene2.73%241245 246         
              UKIP David Malcolm2.54%224225          
              Independent Michael Carlin1.28%113          
              Electorate: 18,549  Valid: 8,832 (47.61%)  Spoilt: 166  Quota: 1,105  Turnout: 8,998 (48.51%)  

                * Incumbent

                Changes during the term

                † Co-options

                Co-option dateDistrict Electoral AreaPartyOutgoingCo-opteeReason
                13 May 2015Faughan DUP Gary MiddletonGraham Warke [5] Middleton was co-opted to the Assembly. [6]
                1 Sep 2015Ballyarnett Independent Dermot QuigleyWarren RobinsonQuigley resigned. [7]
                21 Jan 2016Waterside SDLP Gerard DiverTina GardinerDiver was co-opted to the Assembly. [8]
                29 Mar 2017Ballyarnett Sinn Féin Elisha McCallionCaoimhe McKnight [9] McCallion was elected to the UK Parliament.
                1 Mar 2018Ballyarnett Sinn Féin Tony HassanConchúr McCauley [10] Hassan resigned. [11]
                18 Sep 2018The Moor Sinn Féin Colly KellySharon DuddyColly resigned. [12]
                13 Nov 2018Ballyarnett Sinn Féin Conchúr McCauleyAileen MellonMcCauley resigned. [11]
                23 Nov 2018Waterside SDLP Tina GardinerSinead McLaughlinGardiner resigned. [13]

                ‡ Changes of affiliation

                DateDistrict Electoral AreaNamePrevious affiliationNew affiliationCircumstance
                23 Apr 2015The MoorSean Carr SDLP Independent Resigned. [14]
                17 Feb 2016FaughanMaurice Devenney DUP Independent Resigned. [15]
                5 Apr 2016SperrinPatsy Kelly SDLP Independent Resigned. [16]

                Current composition: see Derry and Strabane District Council.

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