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.
| Ballyarnett | |
|---|---|
| Derry and Strabane District Council DEA constituency | |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2014 |
| Seats | 6 (2014-) |
| Councillors | |
It was created for the 2014 local elections, replacing the Shantallow DEA which had existed since 1985.
Councillors
edit| Election | Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
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Councillor (Party) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2024 Co-Option | Sandra 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-Option | Emmet Doyle (Aontú) |
Angela Dobbins (SDLP) | ||||||||||
| July 2021 Co-Option | Damien Mullan (Sinn Féin) | |||||||||||
| November 2020 Co-Option | Aileen Mellon (Sinn Féin) | |||||||||||
| 2019 | Anne McCloskey (Aontú) | |||||||||||
| November 2018 Co-Option | Caoimhe McKnight (Sinn Féin) |
Warren Robinson (Independent) | ||||||||||
| March 2018 Co-Option | Conchúr McCauley (Sinn Féin) | |||||||||||
| March 2017 Co-Option | Tony Hassan (Sinn Féin) | |||||||||||
| September 2015 Co-Option | Elisha McCallion (Sinn Féin) | |||||||||||
| 2014 | Dermot Quigley (Independent) | |||||||||||
2023 Election
edit2019: 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
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Sinn Féin | Sandra Duffy* | 22.22% | 2,164 | ||||||
| SDLP | Rory Farrell* | 14.43% | 1,405 | ||||||
| Sinn Féin | John McGowan* † | 13.34% | 1,299 | 1,601.05 | |||||
| Sinn Féin | Pat Murphy | 9.86% | 960 | 1,256.10 | 1,289.65 | 1,474.93 | |||
| SDLP | Brian Tierney* | 10.33% | 1,006 | 1,057.80 | 1,128.50 | 1,136.42 | 1,165.70 | 1,338.70 | |
| SDLP | Catherine McDaid | 8.79% | 856 | 896.25 | 1,052.80 | 1,059.04 | 1,086.40 | 1,318.40 | |
| Aontú | Emmet Doyle* | 9.11% | 887 | 909.40 | 944.45 | 945.89 | 955.73 | 1,147.73 | |
| People Before Profit | Damien Doherty | 7.46% | 727 | 745.20 | 852.45 | 855.33 | 869.25 | ||
| Alliance | Colm Cavanagh | 4.48% | 436 | 457.35 | |||||
| Electorate: 19,139 Valid: 9,740 (50.89%) Spoilt: 189 Quota: 1,392 Turnout: 9.929 (51.88%) | |||||||||
2019 Election
edit2014: 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
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| SDLP | Angela Dobbins* | 14.54% | 1,392 | ||||||
| SDLP | Brian Tierney* | 12.90% | 1,235 | 1,282 | 1,299 | 1,410 | |||
| Sinn Féin | Aileen Mellon* †† | 8.86% | 848 | 851 | 953 | 996 | 1,001.1 | 1,505.1 | |
| Sinn Féin | Sandra Duffy* | 9.39% | 899 | 905 | 992 | 1,005 | 1,006.02 | 1,368.02 | |
| SDLP | Rory Farrell | 12.22% | 1,170 | 1,255 | 1,270 | 1,325 | 1,343.36 | 1,366.87 | |
| Aontú | Anne McCloskey † | 10.78% | 1,032 | 1,068 | 1,086 | 1,283 | 1,290.14 | 1,306.14 | |
| People Before Profit | Nuala Crilly | 8.63% | 826 | 919 | 927 | 1,046 | 1,053.65 | 1,068.65 | |
| Sinn Féin | Caoimhe McKnight* | 6.85% | 656 | 664 | 943 | 949 | 951.04 | ||
| Independent | Warren Robinson* | 6.67% | 639 | 662 | 672 | ||||
| Sinn Féin | Neil McLaughlin | 5.62% | 538 | 545 | |||||
| Alliance | Danny McCloskey | 3.55% | 340 | ||||||
| Electorate: 17,425 Valid: 9,575 (54.95%) Spoilt: 199 Quota: 1,368 Turnout: 9,774 (56.09%) | |||||||||
2014 Election
edit2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Sinn Féin | Sandra Duffy | 15.12% | 1,163 | |||||
| SDLP | Angela Dobbins* | 15.02% | 1,155 | 1,155 | ||||
| Sinn Féin | Tony Hassan* † | 14.20% | 1,092 | 1,101 | 1,101 | |||
| SDLP | Brian Tierney* | 12.52% | 963 | 975 | 976 | 983.9 | 1,423.9 | |
| Independent | Dermot Quigley † | 13.49% | 1,037 | 1,069 | 1,070.45 | 1,072.65 | 1,105.65 | |
| Sinn Féin | Elisha McCallion* † | 12.81% | 985 | 992 | 1,044.15 | 1,046.45 | 1,062.45 | |
| SDLP | Jimmy Carr* | 7.87% | 605 | 621 | 622.35 | 633.05 | 690.05 | |
| SDLP | Colm O'Connor | 7.17% | 551 | 586 | 586.7 | 617.15 | ||
| Alliance | Danny McCloskey | 1.81% | 139 | |||||
| Electorate: 15,987 Valid: 7,690 (48.10%) Spoilt: 174 Quota: 1,099 Turnout: 7,864 (49.19%) | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Final Northern Ireland super council recommendations, BBC News, 13 December 2013, accessed 24 May 2014
- ^ "Derry and Strabane District Council". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ "Derg". Derry City & Strabane District Council.
- ^ "Local Council Elections 2019 - Results by Stage". 2 May 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Local Council Elections 2014 - Results by Stage". Retrieved 24 January 2022.