Derry and Strabane District Council election, 2014

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Derry and Strabane District Council election, 2014

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22 May 20142019 →
All 40 council seats
21 seats needed for a majority

  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Gerard Diver Gary Middleton
Party Sinn Féin SDLP DUP
Seats won16108
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  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Derek Hussey
Party Independent UUP
Seats won42
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Map of electoral areas (shaded according to party with highest number of 1st preference votes.)
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]

Reform of local government in Northern Ireland

Reform of local government in Northern Ireland saw the replacement of the twenty-six districts created in 1973 with a smaller number of "super districts". The review process began in 2002, with proposals for either seven or eleven districts made before it was suspended in 2010. On 12 March 2012, the Northern Ireland Executive published its programme for government, which included a commitment to reduce the number of councils in Northern Ireland to 11. The first elections to these new councils were on 22 May 2014.

Derry and Strabane District Council

Derry City and Strabane District Council is the local authority for Derry and Strabane district in Northern Ireland. It was created as part of the 2014 Northern Ireland local government reform, replacing Derry City Council and Strabane District Council. The first elections to the authority were on 22 May 2014 and it acted as a shadow authority to its two predecessors until the new district formally came into being on 1 April 2015. The name was changed from Derry and Strabane City Council on 24 February 2016.

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Results by party

PartySeatsFirst Pref. votesFPv%
Sinn Féin 1619,38436.06%
SDLP 1013,77325.63%
DUP 88,27315.39%
Independent 45,67710.56%
UUP 24,0657.56%
Totals4053,748100%

Results by electoral area

Ballyarnett

Ballyarnett - 6 seats
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5
Sinn Féin Sandra Duffy 15.12%1,163    
SDLP Angela Dobbins* 15.02%1,155    
Sinn Féin Tony Hassan* 14.20% 1,0921,101.00   
SDLP Brian Tierney* 12.52% 963975.00 976.00983.901,423.90
Independent Dermot Quigley† 13.49% 1,0371,069.00 1,070.451,072.651,105.65
Sinn Féin Elisha McCallion *† 12.81% 985992.00 1,044.151,046.451,062.45
SDLP Jimmy Carr* 7.87% 605621.00 622.35633.05690.05
SDLP Colm O'Connor 7.17% 551586.00 586.70617.15 
Alliance Danny McCloskey 1.81% 139    
Electorate: 15,987  Valid: 7,690 (48.10%)  Spoilt: 174  Quota: 1,099  Turnout: 7,864 (49.19%)

    Derg

    Derg - 5 seats
    Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5
    UUP Derek Hussey * 18.56%1,411    
    DUP Thomas Kerrigan* 12.15% 9241,007.10 1,020.001,313.00 
    Sinn Féin Maolíosa McHugh* 13.87% 1,0551,055.10 1,101.101,101.101,254.40
    Sinn Féin Kieran McGuire* 14.10% 1,0721,072.40 1,148.401,148.601,237.60
    Sinn Féin Ruairí McHugh* 14.49% 1,1021,102.10 1,136.101,138.101,229.10
    DUP Sharon Smyth 9.11% 693713.00 714.10934.70971.70
    SDLP Jim McIntyre 5.47% 416417.70 630.60642.20 
    TUV Robert Oliver 6.85% 521550.80 557.00  
    SDLP Marie Ash 5.39% 410412.70    
    Electorate: 12,526  Valid: 7,604 (60.71%)  Spoilt: 111  Quota: 1,268  Turnout: 7,715 (61.59%)

      Faughan

      Faughan - 5 seats
      Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9
      DUP Gary Middleton *† 17.05%1,077        
      DUP Maurice Devenney *‡ 14.81% 9361,034.00 1,052.721,090.72     
      Sinn Féin Paul Fleming* 14.17% 895898.00 898.04914.041,195.04    
      SDLP Jim McKeever 7.80% 493496.00 496.14564.14591.16651.00655.00914.18985.18
      SDLP Gus Hastings* 7.79% 492497.00 497.02542.04561.04602.40605.40796.94952.94
      UUP Ronnie McKeegan 8.78% 555605.00 607.16668.20669.20670.08692.08704.10717.10
      Independent Paul Hughes 7.93% 501504.00 504.00541.00552.00575.76575.76586.76 
      SDLP Brenda Stevenson* 7.76% 490491.00 491.06522.06533.06548.02550.02  
      Sinn Féin Michael McCrossan 5.67% 358358.00 358.02365.02     
      Alliance David Hawthorne 5.32% 336345.00 345.16      
      UKIP Geoff Cruickshank 2.93% 185        
      Electorate: 12,933  Valid: 6,318 (48.85%)  Spoilt: 86  Quota: 1,054  Turnout: 6,404 (49.52%)

        Foyleside

        Foyleside - 5 seats
        Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5
        SDLP John Boyle* 17.78%1,132    
        Independent Darren O'Reilly 17.13%1,091    
        Sinn Féin Mickey Cooper* 12.58% 801843.00 847.741,154.74 
        Sinn Féin Eric McGinley* 12.42% 791817.00 818.681,124.68 
        SDLP Shauna Cusack* 11.62% 740842.00 894.14943.62975.62
        SDLP Rory Farrell 11.67% 743804.00 809.40827.52841.52
        Sinn Féin Barney O'Hagan* 11.01% 701722.00 723.14  
        People Before Profit Sha Gillespie 3.64% 232    
        Alliance Daniel Comer 2.15% 137    
        Electorate: 12,724  Valid: 6,368 (50.05%)  Spoilt: 171  Quota: 1,062  Turnout: 6,539 (51.39%)

          Sperrin

          Sperrin - 7 seats
          Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8
          DUP Allan Bresland * 11.70% 1,1791,179.00 1,443.00     
          DUP Rhonda Hamilton* 9.57% 965965.00 1,233.001,408.00    
          SDLP Patsy Kelly*‡ 8.10% 816872.00 893.00894.40923.101,279.10  
          Sinn Féin Karina Carlin* 11.60% 1,1691,178.00 1,178.001,178.001,178.001,213.001,215.001,285.00
          Independent Paul Gallagher 9.70% 978997.00 998.00998.001,001.501,026.901,028.601,203.50
          Sinn Féin Brian McMahon* 9.58% 966974.00 974.00974.00974.00999.001,000.201,138.20
          Sinn Féin Dan Kelly* 10.07% 1,0151,022.00 1,022.001,022.001,022.701,048.701,049.901,111.50
          Sinn Féin Diarmuid Ward 9.62% 970976.00 976.00976.00976.00998.701,002.101,023.10
          Independent Eugene McMenamin* 6.85% 690699.00 718.00719.40746.70819.10826.50 
          SDLP Patrick Leonard 5.55% 559623.00 626.00628.80638.60   
          UUP William Jamieson 5.83% 588589.00       
          SDLP Liam Stewart 1.84% 185       
          Electorate: 17,214  Valid: 10,080 (58.56%)  Spoilt: 183  Quota: 1,261  Turnout: 10,263 (59.62%)

            The Moor

            The Moor - 5 seats
            Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
            Independent Gary Donnelly 16.83%1,154     
            Sinn Féin Kevin Campbell* 16.10% 1,1041,112.00 1,149.00   
            Sinn Féin Colly Kelly* 11.30% 775780.00 789.001,314.00  
            Sinn Féin Patricia Logue* 14.54% 9971,006.00 1,020.001,097.001,261.22 
            SDLP Seán Carr*‡ 12.27% 841852.00 1,061.001,079.001,080.021,087.50
            SDLP Emmet Doyle 9.86% 676689.00 943.00961.00962.36968.14
            Sinn Féin Liam Friel 9.54% 654664.00 665.00   
            SDLP Dermott Henderson 7.91% 542556.00     
            Independent Patrick Mellon 1.65% 113     
            Electorate: 12,536  Valid: 6,856 (54.69%)  Spoilt: 174  Quota: 1,143  Turnout: 7,096 (56.60%)

              The Waterside

              The Waterside - 7 seats
              Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10Count 11
              SDLP Gerard Diver * 12.20% 1,0801,121.00         
              UUP Mary Hamilton* 11.82% 1,0461,047.00 1,058.001,079.001,166.00      
              Sinn Féin Christopher Jackson 12.01% 1,0631,075.00 1,075.001,084.001,086.001,086.001,089.001,092.421,092.421,671.42 
              SDLP Martin Reilly* 10% 884899.00 900.001,014.001,020.001,020.761,034.761,044.451,046.451,106.21 
              DUP David Ramsey 6.25% 553553.00 561.00562.00588.00591.80662.56662.561,083.321,085.321,088.32
              DUP Hilary McClintock 9.16% 811812.00 826.00837.00861.00864.80915.80916.371,013.891,015.891,017.89
              DUP Drew Thompson* 6.86% 607607.00 613.00620.00642.00645.04728.80728.80762.32763.32767.32
              UUP Julia Kee 5.26% 465466.00 472.00484.00508.00547.52703.28704.42727.18729.18735.18
              Sinn Féin Bridget Meehan 7.41% 656662.00 663.00673.00674.00674.00677.00677.57679.33  
              DUP Niree McMorris 5.96% 528528.00 530.00531.00557.00563.08594.08594.65   
              UKIP Kyle Thompson 3.25% 287287.00 450.00456.00514.00517.80     
              PUP Nigel Gardiner 3.10% 274277.00 285.00288.00       
              Alliance Asta Kereviciene 2.73% 241245.00 246.00        
              UKIP David Malcolm 2.54% 224225.00          
              Independent Michael Carlin 1.28% 113          
              Electorate: 18,549  Valid: 8,832 (47.61%)  Spoilt: 166  Quota: 1,105  Turnout: 8,998 (48.51%)

                Changes during the term

                † Co-options

                Co-option dateElectoral AreaPartyOutgoingCo-opteeReason
                13 May 2015Faughan DUP Gary MiddletonGraham Warke [4] Middleton was co-opted to the Assembly. [5]
                1 Sep 2015Ballyarnett Independent Dermot QuigleyWarren RobinsonQuigley resigned. [6]
                21 Jan 2016The Waterside SDLP Gerard DiverTina GardinerDiver was co-opted to the Assembly. [7]
                29 Mar 2017Ballyarnett Sinn Féin Elisha McCallionCaoimhe McKnight [8] McCallion was elected to the UK Parliament.

                ‡ Changes of affiliation

                Date Electoral AreaNamePrevious affiliationNew affiliationCircumstance
                23 Apr 2015The MoorSean Carr SDLP Independent Resigned. [9]
                17 Feb 2016FaughanMaurice Devenney DUP Independent Resigned. [10]
                5 Apr 2016SperrinPatsy Kelly SDLP Independent Resigned. [11]

                Last update 12 March 2018.

                Current composition: see Derry and Strabane District Council.

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