Ballyarnett (District Electoral Area)

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Ballyarnett
Derry and Strabane District Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created2014
Seats6 (2014-)
Councillors
  •   Amanda Clarke (SF)
  •   Sandra Duffy (SF)
  •   Rory Farrell (SDLP)
  •   Catherine McDaid (SDLP)
  •   Pat Murphy (SF)
  •   Brian Tierney (SDLP)
Ballyarnett DEA within Derry City and Strabane Derry City and Strabane Ballyarnett highlight.svg
Ballyarnett DEA within Derry City and Strabane

Ballyarnett is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Derry and Strabane, Northern Ireland. [1] The district elects six members to Derry and Strabane District Council and contains the wards of Carn Hill, Culmore, Galliagh, Shantallow, Shantallow East and Skeoge. [2] Ballyarnett forms part of the Foyle constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

Contents

It was created for the 2014 local elections, replacing the Shantallow DEA which had existed since 1985.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
February 2024 Co-OptionSandra Duffy
(Sinn Féin)
Amanda Clarke
(Sinn Féin)
Pat Murphy
(Sinn Féin)
Rory Farrell
(SDLP)
Brian Tierney
(SDLP)
Catherine McDaid
(SDLP)
2023 John McGowan
(Sinn Féin)
November 2021 Co-OptionEmmet Doyle
(Aontú)
Angela Dobbins
(SDLP)
July 2021 Co-OptionDamien Mullan
(Sinn Féin)
November 2020 Co-OptionAileen Mellon
(Sinn Féin)
2019 Anne McCloskey
(Aontú)
November 2018 Co-OptionCaoimhe McKnight
(Sinn Féin)
Warren Robinson
(Independent)
March 2018 Co-OptionConchúr McCauley
(Sinn Féin)
March 2017 Co-OptionTony Hassan
(Sinn Féin)
September 2015 Co-Option Elisha McCallion
(Sinn Féin)
2014 Dermot Quigley
(Independent)

2023 Election

2019: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Aontú

2023: 3 x Sinn Féin, 3 x SDLP

2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Aontú

Ballyarnett - 6 seats [3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
Sinn Féin Sandra Duffy*22.22%2,164     
SDLP Rory Farrell*14.43%1,405     
Sinn Féin John McGowan*13.34%1,2991,601.05    
Sinn Féin Pat Murphy9.86%9601,256.10 1,289.65 1,474.93  
SDLP Brian Tierney*10.33%1,0061,057.80 1,128.50 1,136.42 1,165.70 1,338.70
SDLP Catherine McDaid8.79%856896.25 1,052.80 1,059.04 1,086.40 1,318.40
Aontú Emmet Doyle*9.11%887909.40 944.45 945.89 955.73 1,147.73
People Before Profit Damien Doherty7.46%727745.20 852.45 855.33 869.25  
Alliance Colm Cavanagh4.48%436457.35     
Electorate: 19,139  Valid: 9,740 (50.89%)  Spoilt: 189  Quota: 1,392  Turnout: 9.929 (51.88%)  

    2019 Election

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

    2019: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Aontú

    2014-2019 Change: SDLP and Aontú gain from Sinn Féin and Independent

    Ballyarnett - 6 seats [4]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    SDLP Angela Dobbins*14.54%1,392     
    SDLP Brian Tierney*12.90%1,2351,282 1,299 1,410  
    Sinn Féin Aileen Mellon* ††8.86%848851 953 996 1,001.1 1,505.1
    Sinn Féin Sandra Duffy*9.39%899905 992 1,005 1,006.02 1,368.02
    SDLP Rory Farrell12.22%1,1701,255 1,270 1,325 1,343.36 1,366.87
    Aontú Anne McCloskey10.78%1,0321,068 1,086 1,283 1,290.14 1,306.14
    People Before Profit Nuala Crilly8.63%826919 927 1,046 1,053.65 1,068.65
    Sinn Féin Caoimhe McKnight*6.85%656664 943 949 951.04  
    Independent Warren Robinson*6.67%639662 672    
    Sinn Féin Neil McLaughlin5.62%538545     
    Alliance Danny McCloskey3.55%340     
    Electorate: 17,425  Valid: 9,575 (54.95%)  Spoilt: 199  Quota: 1,368  Turnout: 9,774 (56.09%)  

      2014 Election

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

      Ballyarnett - 6 seats [5]
      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 Quigley13.49%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%)  

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