Cityside (District Electoral Area)

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Cityside was one of the five district electoral areas in Derry, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 2014. The district elected six members to Derry City Council until 1993, and five members until 2014, and formed part of the Foyle constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

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It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Londonderry Area C which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Beechwood, Brandywell, Creggan Central, Creggan South, St. Peter's and Westland. For the 1993 local elections it was reduced by one ward, losing St. Peter's. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and replaced with The Moor DEA.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
2011 Jim Clifford
(SDLP)
Ann Donnelly
(SDLP)
Colin Kelly
(Sinn Féin)
Patricia Logue
(Sinn Féin)
Kevin Campbell
(Sinn Féin)
6 seats
1985–1993
2005 Pat Ramsey
(SDLP)
Peter Anderson
(Sinn Féin)
2001 Cathal Crumley
(Sinn Féin)
Barney O'Hagan
(Sinn Féin)
1997 Mitchel McLaughlin
(Sinn Féin)
1993 Patrick Devine
(SDLP)
Bernadette Bradley
(Sinn Féin)
Hugh Brady
(Sinn Féin)
1989 Tony Carlin
(SDLP)
Anne McGuinness
(Sinn Féin)
Mitchel McLaughlin
(Sinn Féin)
1985 Pat Ramsey
(SDLP)

2011 Election

2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP

2011: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP

2005-2011 Change: No change

Cityside - 5 seats [1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
SDLP Jim Clifford*21.42%1,243     
Sinn Féin Kevin Campbell*20.66%1,199     
Sinn Féin Patricia Logue*16.15%937947.32 963.32 975.32  
Sinn Féin Colin Kelly10.87%631637 659.6 667.36 694.64 1,005.64
SDLP Ann Donnelly5.36%311485 494.4 680.2 742.6 785.96
Independent Gary Donnelly 10.55%612628.08 636.28 643.96 674.88 689.36
Sinn Féin Liam Friel6.74%391405.16 567.96 576.68 631.68  
People Before Profit Connor Kelly4.57%265269.32 272.92 280   
SDLP Dermot Henderson3.69%214263.2 268    
Electorate: 9,023  Valid: 5,803 (64.31%)  Spoilt: 213  Quota: 968  Turnout: 6,016 (66.67%)  

    2005 Election

    2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP

    2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP

    2001-2005 Change: No change

    Cityside - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    SDLP Pat Ramsey *16.01%9801,016 1,104    
    SDLP Jim Clifford*11.79%722742 1,035    
    Sinn Féin Peter Anderson*16.29%9971,013 1,034    
    Sinn Féin Patricia Logue13.08%801811 822 875 878.76 879.16 884.04
    Sinn Féin Kevin Campbell11.37%696705 751 851 859.46 859.98 861.81
    Sinn Féin Barney O'Hagan*12.46%763781 790 839 851.22 851.78 854.83
    Independent Gary Donnelly 8.05%493516 528     
    SDLP Liam Boyle7.97%488512      
    Socialist Environmental Liam Friel2.97%182      
    Electorate: 8,655  Valid: 6,122 (70.73%)  Spoilt: 222  Quota: 1,021  Turnout: 6,344 (73.30%)  

      2001 Election

      1997: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP

      2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP

      1997-2001 Change: No change

      Cityside - 5 seats [3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      SDLP Pat Ramsey *18.26%1,210     
      SDLP Jim Clifford*17.75%1,176     
      Sinn Féin Cathal Crumley*16.49%1,0931,122    
      Sinn Féin Peter Anderson*14.92%9891,015 1,022.02 1,025.8 1,474.8 
      Sinn Féin Barney O'Hagan10.32%684698 701.33 703.61 847.71 1,181.34
      SDLP Liam Boyle9.49%629684 765.63 817.35 831.51 867.15
      Sinn Féin Donncha MacNiallais9.33%618642 647.67 650.97   
      Independent Shauna Deery3.44%228     
      Electorate: 9,244  Valid: 6,627 (71.69%)  Spoilt: 303  Quota: 1,105  Turnout: 6,930 (74.97%)  

        1997 Election

        1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin

        1997: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP

        1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

        Cityside - 5 seats [4]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456
        Sinn Féin Cathal Crumley20.61%1,333     
        Sinn Féin Mitchel McLaughlin *20.21%1,307     
        Sinn Féin Peter Anderson14.72%952979 1,213.27   
        SDLP Jim Clifford*14.98%9691,042 1,047.7 1,115.64  
        SDLP Pat Ramsey *12.71%822883 884.33 972.81 976.8 989.55
        SDLP Patrick Devine*12.82%829881 884.42 955.52 961.41 986.16
        NI Women's Coalition Margaret Logue3.94%255     
        Electorate: 9,432  Valid: 6,467 (68.56%)  Spoilt: 194  Quota: 1,078  Turnout: 6,661 (70.62%)  

          1993 Election

          1989: 3 x SDLP, 3 x Sinn Féin

          1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin

          1989-1993 Change: Sinn Féin loss due to the reduction of one seat

          Cityside - 5 seats [5]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345
          Sinn Féin Hugh Brady*22.62%1,363    
          SDLP Jim Clifford*18.07%1,089    
          SDLP Patrick Devine*16.66%1,0041,016.69   
          SDLP Pat Ramsey 15.22%917925.64 991.4 1,024.71 
          Sinn Féin Bernadette Bradley11.70%705893.73 896.21 910.45 941.5
          Sinn Féin Dominic Doherty10.34%623751.25 753.17 755.22 771.35
          Independent Labour Anthony Martin3.14%189193.86 198.98 248.24  
          Workers' Party Eamonn Melaugh 2.24%135138.51 144.35   
          Electorate: 9,636  Valid: 6,025 (62.53%)  Spoilt: 249  Quota: 1,005  Turnout: 6,274 (65.11%)  

            1989 Election

            1985: 3 x SDLP, 3 x Sinn Féin

            1989: 3 x SDLP, 3 x Sinn Féin

            1985-1989 Change: No change

            Cityside - 6 seats [6]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            1234
            SDLP Patrick Devine*17.15%1,011   
            Sinn Féin Hugh Brady*15.22%897   
            SDLP Tony Carlin*12.45%734786.7 859.7 
            Sinn Féin Mitchel McLaughlin *11.84%698699.02 855.02 
            Sinn Féin Anne McGuinness*11.13%656660.25 777.42 821.34
            SDLP Jim Clifford10.86%640706.13 802.89 805.17
            SDLP Pat Ramsey*11.27%664693.58 766.96 767.14
            Workers' Party Eamonn Melaugh 6.07%358366.67   
            Sinn Féin Gerry Doherty4.00%236236.85   
            Electorate: 9,973  Valid: 5,894 (59.10%)  Spoilt: 232  Quota: 843  Turnout: 6,126 (61.43%)  

              1985 Election

              1985: 3 x SDLP, 3 x Sinn Féin

              Cityside - 6 seats [7]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              12345678910
              SDLP Patrick Devine*12.94%836844 850 851 1,077     
              Sinn Féin Anne McGuinness13.47%870883 891 909 918 918 981   
              Sinn Féin Hugh Brady13.12%848857 875 890 893 893.73 967.73   
              Sinn Féin Mitchel McLaughlin 12.97%838850 854 900 908 908 960   
              SDLP Tony Carlin10.85%701701 708 721 792 835.8 890.26 894.26 914.26 920.26
              SDLP Pat Ramsey 7.89%510513 515 551 643 671.47 698.66 704.66 712.66 716.66
              SDLP Jim Clifford7.72%499501 513 548 592 662.08 693.08 697.08 702.08 703.08
              Irish Independence Liam Bradley*5.71%369414 498 539 564 572.03     
              SDLP William Keys*7.10%459463 467 492       
              Workers' Party Eamonn Melaugh 3.92%253256 277        
              Irish Independence Samuel Brown2.23%144170         
              Irish Independence John McChrystal*2.07%134         
              Electorate: 10,598  Valid: 6,461 (60.96%)  Spoilt: 213  Quota: 924  Turnout: 6,674 (62.97%)  

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                References

                1. "Cityside Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
                2. "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
                3. "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
                4. "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
                5. "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
                6. "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
                7. "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 11 August 2021.