Foyleside (District Electoral Area)

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Foyleside
Derry and Strabane District Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created2014
Seats5 (2014-)
Councillors
  •   Shauna Cusack (IND)
  •   Shaun Harkin (PBP)
  •   Conor Heaney (SF)
  •   Lilian Seenoi-Barr (SDLP)
  •   Grace Uí Niallais (SF)
Foyleside DEA within Derry City and Strabane Derry City and Strabane Foyleside highlight.svg
Foyleside DEA within Derry City and Strabane

Foyleside is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Derry and Strabane, Northern Ireland. [1] The district elects five members to Derry and Strabane District Council and contains the wards of Ballymagroaty, Foyle Springs, Madam's Bank, Northland and Springtown. [2] Ballyarnett forms part of the Foyle constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

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

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
May 2024 DefectionConor Heaney
(Sinn Féin)
Grace Uí Niallais
(Sinn Féin)
Shaun Harkin
(PBP)
Lilian Seenoi-Barr
(SDLP)
Shauna Cusack
(SDLP)/
(Independent)
2023
June 2021 Co-OptionSean Carr
(Independent)
April 2021 Co-OptionMary Durkan
(SDLP)
2019 Michael Cooper
(Sinn Féin)
2014 Eric McGinley
(Sinn Féin)
Darren O'Reilly
(Independent)
John Boyle
(SDLP)

2023 Election

2019: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x People Before Profit, 1 x Independent

2023: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x People Before Profit,

2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Independent

Foyleside - 5 seats [3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
Sinn Féin Conor Heaney*25.77%1,846    
Sinn Féin Grace Uí Niallais15.57%1,1151,635.80   
People Before Profit Shaun Harkin*13.67%979999.65 1,074.90 1,140.15 1,239.15
SDLP Shauna Cusack*13.23%948984.75 1,072.25 1,131.35 1,200.35
SDLP Lilian Seenoi-Barr*13.40%960988.00 1,073.40 1,130.30 1,177.30
SDLP Stephen McCallion8.74%626638.60 672.55 734.70 777.70
Aontú Seán Mac Cearáin5.91%423434.55 472.70 493.50  
Alliance Danny McCloskey3.71%266275.45 307.30   
Electorate: 13,372  Valid: 7,163 (53.57%)  Spoilt: 136  Quota: 1,194  Turnout: 7,299 (54.58%)  

    2019 Election

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

    2019: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x People Before Profit, 1 x Independent

    2014-2019 Change: People Before Profit gain from Sinn Féin

    Foyleside - 5 seats [4]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    SDLP Mary Durkan16.73%1,231    
    SDLP Shauna Cusack*15.34%1,1291,209 1,243  
    People Before Profit Shaun Harkin13.28%9771,058 1,078 1,259 
    Sinn Féin Michael Cooper* †12.07%888897 1,151 1,206 1,208.34
    Independent Sean Carr11.17%822854 870 1,014 1,038.96
    Sinn Féin Eric McGinley*8.87%653661 972 1,016 1,020.29
    SDLP Lilian Seenoi-Barr9.80%721775 777   
    Sinn Féin Hayleigh Fleming8.60%632644    
    Alliance John Doherty4.16%305    
    Electorate: 13,233  Valid: 7,358 (55.60%)  Spoilt: 162  Quota: 1,227  Turnout: 7,520 (56.83%)  

      2014 Election

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

      Foyleside - 5 seats [5]
      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%)  

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