Ballyarnett (District Electoral Area)
| Ballyarnett | |
|---|---|
| Derry and Strabane District Council DEA constituency | |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2014 |
| Seats | 6 (2014-) |
| Councillors | |
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.
It was created for the 2014 local elections, replacing the Shantallow DEA which had existed since 1985.
Councillors
[edit]| Election | Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]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
| 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
[edit]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
| 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
[edit]2014: 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.