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Rural DEA (1993-2014) within Derry

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

It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Londonderry Area A which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Banagher, Claudy, Corrody, Eglinton, Enagh, Faughan and New Buildings. For the 1993 local elections it was reduced by one ward, losing Corrody and Faughan but gaining Holly Mount. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and replaced with the Faughan DEA.

Councillors

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Election Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party)
2011 Paul Fleming
(Sinn Féin) 		Thomas Conway
(SDLP) 		Gus Hastings
(SDLP) 		Brenda Stevenson
(SDLP) 		Maurice Devenney
(DUP) 		Gary Middleton
(DUP) 		6 seats
1985–1993
2005 Jim McKeever
(SDLP) 		Liam Boyle
(SDLP) 		William Hay
(DUP)
2001 Annie Courtney
(SDLP) 		Andrew Davidson
(UUP)
1997 Ernest Hamilton
(UUP) 		John McNickle
(SDLP) 		George Peoples
(SDLP)
1993 Richard Dallas
(UUP) 		Mervyn Lindsay
(DUP)
1989 Ernest Hamilton
(UUP) 		John Adams
(UUP)
1985 Hugh O'Neill
(SDLP) 		Ellis Allen
(DUP)

2011 Election

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2005: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin

2011: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin

2005-2011 Change: No change

Rural - 6 seats[1]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Sinn Féin Paul Fleming* 18.39% 1,693                
SDLP Thomas Conway* 17.55% 1,616                
DUP Maurice Devenney* 15.56% 1,433                
DUP Gary Middleton 13.24% 1,219 1,221.07 1,224.3 1,224.3 1,227.3 1,732.3      
SDLP Brenda Stevenson 6.68% 615 628.34 685.34 709.76 1,110.67 1,179.23 1,285.23 1,352.19  
SDLP Gus Hastings 6.78% 624 652.98 771.16 827.44 889.84 920.22 975.22 1,022.03 1,049.31
Sinn Féin Catherine Nelis 6.85% 631 938.51 972.33 1,009.51 1,039.17 1,040.36 1,042.36 1,045.15 1,047.01
UUP Ronald McKeegan 7.58% 698 698.46 702.83 725.83 730.83        
SDLP Ashleen Schenning 4.59% 423 432.43 498.93 544.29          
People Before Profit Diane Greer 2.78% 256 262.44 267.76            
Electorate: 16,892   Valid: 9,208 (54.51%)   Spoilt: 202   Quota: 1,316   Turnout: 9,410 (55.71%)  

2005 Election

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2001: 3 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP

2005: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin

2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Rural - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
DUP William Hay* 14.70% 1,413                
SDLP Thomas Conway* 14.24% 1,368 1,368.12 1,443.12            
SDLP Liam Boyle 10.56% 1,015 1,015.06 1,089.1 1,133.74 1,237.67 1,371.6 1,382.6    
Sinn Féin Paul Fleming* 11.83% 1,137 1,137.02 1,157.04 1,159.83 1,172.83 1,232.85 1,232.85 1,772.85  
DUP Maurice Devenney 13.27% 1,275 1,296.16 1,302.2 1,302.2 1,304.24 1,313.26 1,363.22 1,366.24 1,366.24
SDLP Jim McKeever* 7.02% 675 675.12 715.12 717.91 948.79 1,051.76 1,082.8 1,141.83 1,266.15
UUP Ernest Hamilton 5.55% 533 536.5 560.54 560.54 565.56 573.6 940.48 942.48 943.22
Sinn Féin Thomas McGlinchey 6.48% 623 623.02 635.02 638.74 652.67 679.55 679.55    
UUP William Storey 4.68% 450 451.94 467.98 467.98 474.98 488.04      
Socialist Environmental Eamonn McCann 3.86% 371 371.18 415.22 418.94 430.89        
SDLP Thomas Harty 3.96% 381 381.12 401.12 407.63          
Independent Annie Courtney* 3.84% 369 369.24              
Electorate: 14,966   Valid: 9,610 (64.21%)   Spoilt: 207   Quota: 1,373   Turnout: 9,817 (65.60%)  

2001 Election

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1997: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP

2001: 3 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin

1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP

Rural - 6 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
DUP William Hay* 15.37% 1,511                  
SDLP Annie Courtney* 14.69% 1,444                  
SDLP Thomas Conway 12.96% 1,274 1,304 1,304 1,550            
UUP Andrew Davidson* 10.93% 1,074 1,131 1,138.07 1,141.07 1,143.11 1,552.11        
Sinn Féin Paul Fleming 9.59% 943 955 955 985 994.52 995.52 1,574.6      
SDLP Jim McKeever* 8.10% 796 822 822.07 981.07 1,100.75 1,106.75 1,156.43 1,266.33 1,234.33 1,268.68
DUP Bill Irwin 8.94% 879 883 968.61 970.61 970.61 1,086.89 1,086.89 1,087.19 1,224.19 1,224.37
Sinn Féin James Kelly 6.89% 677 682 682 698 710.24 711.24        
UUP Ernest Hamilton* 5.64% 554 560 569.66 572.66 572.66          
SDLP Brenda Stevenson 5.20% 511 519 519              
Alliance Brian Kelly 1.69% 166                  
Electorate: 14,567   Valid: 9,829 (67.47%)   Spoilt: 222   Quota: 1,405   Turnout: 10,051 (69.00%)  

1997 Election

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1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP

1997: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP

1993-1997 Change: UUP gain from DUP

Rural - 6 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
SDLP Annie Courtney* 15.59% 1,220            
DUP William Hay* 14.12% 1,105 1,121          
SDLP John McNickle* 12.47% 976 991 1,421        
SDLP George Peoples* 9.44% 739 760 871 1,168.84      
UUP Andrew Davidson 10.64% 833 887 890 890 901.31 905.87 1,212.87
UUP Ernest Hamilton 9.33% 730 751 751 751 754.19 757.23 1,048.15
Sinn Féin Paul Fleming 9.03% 707 719 748 749.46 833.56 874.6 874.6
DUP Maurice Devenney 9.47% 741 749 749 749 750.74 751.5  
SDLP Jim McKeever 7.01% 549 600          
NI Women's Coalition Catherine Cooke 2.30% 180            
Independent David Hawthorne 0.61% 48            
Electorate: 13,468   Valid: 7,828 (58.12%)   Spoilt: 164   Quota: 1,119   Turnout: 7,992 (59.34%)  

1993 Election

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1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP

1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP

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

Rural - 6 seats[5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
SDLP Annie Courtney* 20.53% 1,545              
SDLP John McNickle* 13.94% 1,049 1,310.76            
SDLP George Peoples* 11.22% 844 932.96 974.72 975.72 1,091.72      
UUP Richard Dallas 10.50% 790 797.68 797.68 935.32 937.32 937.86 1,444.86  
DUP William Hay* 11.71% 881 885.48 886.35 911.67 912.67 912.94 983.26 1,156.26
DUP Mervyn Lindsay* 9.25% 696 696.32 696.32 706.64 707.64 707.64 818.64 984.64
SDLP Patrick Murray 5.04% 379 451.32 637.21 637.53 771 785.58 785.9 786.9
UUP Ernest Hamilton* 6.75% 508 510.24 510.24 706.24 707.24 707.24    
Sinn Féin Bernard McFadden 5.98% 450 466 468.32 468.32        
UUP George Duddy 5.09% 383 384.92 384.92          
Electorate: 12,377   Valid: 7,525 (60.80%)   Spoilt: 200   Quota: 1,076   Turnout: 7,725 (62.41%)  

1989 Election

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1985: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP

1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP

1985-1989 Change: No change

Rural - 7 seats[6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
SDLP Annie Courtney* 12.90% 1,117                
DUP William Hay* 12.45% 1,078 1,159              
UUP John Adams* 10.64% 922 995 1,007.22 1,007.34 1,116.34        
SDLP John McNickle* 11.81% 1,023 1,027 1,027 1,034.98 1,034.98 1,034.98 1,288.98    
SDLP George Peoples 10.92% 946 947 947 952.28 963.28 963.92 1,112.92    
DUP Mervyn Lindsay 7.32% 634 668 712.18 712.21 755.15 757.71 758.77 758.77 1,164.77
UUP Ernest Hamilton* 7.34% 636 675 678.76 678.88 966.91 995.07 996.28 1,000.28 1,020.28
Ind. Nationalist Michael Breslin 6.28% 544 544 544.94 546.68 547.68 548 605.73 651.73 652.73
DUP David Nicholl 5.32% 461 501 510.4 510.52 527.52 527.84 531.08 533.08  
SDLP Robert Brolly 5.76% 499 499 500.88 516.99 516.99 516.99      
UUP Margaret Parkhill 5.46% 473 484 485.88 486          
Ulster Democratic Ernest Curry 3.80% 329                
Electorate: 13,344   Valid: 8,662 (64.91%)   Spoilt: 211   Quota: 1,084   Turnout: 8,873 (66.49%)  

1985 Election

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1985: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP

Rural - 7 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
SDLP John McNickle* 11.54% 1,004 1,016 1,040 1,042 1,146      
DUP William Hay* 11.58% 1,008 1,008 1,008 1,048 1,048 1,048 1,390  
DUP Ellis Allen 9.32% 811 811 811 841 841 841 1,126  
UUP John Adams 8.89% 774 774 775 1,045 1,048 1,048 1,076 1,174
UUP Ernest Hamilton 7.88% 686 686 686 853 853 853 928 1,088
SDLP Annie Courtney 11.09% 965 969 1,028 1,029 1,071 1,078.36 1,078.36 1,080.36
SDLP Hugh O'Neill 8.02% 698 702 801 802 875 910.88 915.88 915.88
SDLP George Peoples* 7.61% 662 667 685 688 744 758.72 759.72 759.72
DUP Mervyn Lindsay 8.39% 730 731 731 742 742 742    
Sinn Féin Edward McGowan 3.49% 304 516 565 565        
UUP Robert Bond* 6.09% 530 530 532          
Irish Independence Michael Breslin 3.17% 276 285            
Sinn Féin Patrick McNaught 2.92% 254              
Electorate: 12,752   Valid: 8,702 (68.24%)   Spoilt: 185   Quota: 1,088   Turnout: 8,887 (69.69%)  

References

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  1. ^ "Rural 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.
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