2014 Derry City and Strabane District Council election

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]

2014 Derry and Strabane District Council election
22 May 2014
All 40 council seats
21 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Paul Fleming Gerard Diver Gary Middleton
Party Sinn Féin SDLP DUP
Leader's seat Faughan Waterside Faughan
Last election 16 seats, 35.7% 13 seats, 29.8% 8 seats, 17.3%
Seats won 16 8 8
Seat change 3
Popular vote 19,384 13,773 8,273
Percentage 36.1% 25.6% 15.4%
Swing 0.4% 4.2% 2.0%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Derek Hussey
Party Independent UUP
Leader's seat Derg
Last election 1 seat, 4.43% 2 seats, 6.85%
Seats won 7 2
Seat change 3
Popular vote 5,677 4,065
Percentage 10.6% 7.6%
Swing 6.1% 0.7%
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

Results by party

Because these elections were contested with new electoral boundaries, the results are not directly comparable with those of the last election. However, psephologist Nicholas Whyte has calculated notional results by which to judge the parties' relative performance.[8] The changes in seats and first preference vote share are relative to these notional results.

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Sinn Féin 16 19,384 36.06% 0.35%
SDLP 10 3 13,773 25.63% 4.19%
DUP 8 8,273 15.39% 1.95%
Independent 4 3 5,677 10.56% 6.13%
UUP 2 4,065 7.56% 0.71%
Alliance 0 853 1.59% 0.98%
TUV 0 521 0.97% N/A
PUP 0 274 0.51% 0.16%
People Before Profit 0 232 0.43% 1.81%
UKIP 0 185 0.34% N/A
Totals 40 - 53,748 100% -

Results by electoral area

Ballyarnett
Ballyarnett - 6 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
Sinn Féin Sandra Duffy 15.12 1,163        
SDLP Angela Dobbins* 15.02 1,155 1,155.00      
Sinn Féin Tony Hassan* † 14.20 1,092 1,101.00 1,101.00    
SDLP Brian Tierney* 12.52 963 975.00 976.00 983.90 1,423.90
Independent Dermot Quigley † 13.49 1,037 1,069.00 1,070.45 1,072.65 1,105.65
Sinn Féin Elisha McCallion* † 12.81 985 992.00 1,044.15 1,046.45 1,062.45
SDLP Jimmy Carr* 7.87 605 621.00 622.35 633.05 690.05
SDLP Colm O'Connor 7.17 551 586.00 586.70 617.15  
Alliance Danny McCloskey 1.81 139        
Electorate: 15,987   Valid: 7,690 (48.10%)   Spoilt: 174   Quota: 1,099   Turnout: 7,864 (49.19%)

    Derg
    Derg - 5 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    UUP Derek Hussey* 18.56 1,411        
    DUP Thomas Kerrigan* 12.15 924 1,007.10 1,020.00 1,313.00  
    Sinn Féin Maolíosa McHugh* 13.87 1,055 1,055.10 1,101.10 1,101.10 1,254.40
    Sinn Féin Kieran McGuire* 14.10 1,072 1,072.40 1,148.40 1,148.60 1,237.60
    Sinn Féin Ruairí McHugh* 14.49 1,102 1,102.10 1,136.10 1,138.10 1,229.10
    DUP Sharon Smyth 9.11 693 713.00 714.10 934.70 971.70
    SDLP Jim McIntyre 5.47 416 417.70 630.60 642.20  
    TUV Robert Oliver 6.85 521 550.80 557.00    
    SDLP Marie Ash 5.39 410 412.70      
    Electorate: 12,526   Valid: 7,604 (60.71%)   Spoilt: 111   Quota: 1,268   Turnout: 7,715 (61.59%)

      Faughan
      Faughan - 5 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789
      DUP Gary Middleton*† 17.05 1,077                
      DUP Maurice Devenney*‡ 14.81 936 1,034.00 1,052.72 1,090.72          
      Sinn Féin Paul Fleming* 14.17 895 898.00 898.04 914.04 1,195.04        
      SDLP Jim McKeever 7.80 493 496.00 496.14 564.14 591.16 651.00 655.00 914.18 985.18
      SDLP Gus Hastings* 7.79 492 497.00 497.02 542.04 561.04 602.40 605.40 796.94 952.94
      UUP Ronnie McKeegan 8.78 555 605.00 607.16 668.20 669.20 670.08 692.08 704.10 717.10
      Independent Paul Hughes 7.93 501 504.00 504.00 541.00 552.00 575.76 575.76 586.76  
      SDLP Brenda Stevenson* 7.76 490 491.00 491.06 522.06 533.06 548.02 550.02    
      Sinn Féin Michael McCrossan 5.67 358 358.00 358.02 365.02          
      Alliance David Hawthorne 5.32 336 345.00 345.16            
      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
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345
        SDLP John Boyle* 17.78 1,132        
        Independent Darren O'Reilly 17.13 1,091        
        Sinn Féin Mickey Cooper* 12.58 801 843.00 847.74 1,154.74  
        Sinn Féin Eric McGinley* 12.42 791 817.00 818.68 1,124.68  
        SDLP Shauna Cusack* 11.62 740 842.00 894.14 943.62 975.62
        SDLP Rory Farrell 11.67 743 804.00 809.40 827.52 841.52
        Sinn Féin Barney O'Hagan* 11.01 701 722.00 723.14    
        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
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345678
          DUP Allan Bresland* 11.70 1,179 1,179.00 1,443.00          
          DUP Rhonda Hamilton* 9.57 965 965.00 1,233.00 1,408.00        
          SDLP Patsy Kelly*‡ 8.10 816 872.00 893.00 894.40 923.10 1,279.10    
          Sinn Féin Karina Carlin* 11.60 1,169 1,178.00 1,178.00 1,178.00 1,178.00 1,213.00 1,215.00 1,285.00
          Independent Paul Gallagher 9.70 978 997.00 998.00 998.00 1,001.50 1,026.90 1,028.60 1,203.50
          Sinn Féin Brian McMahon* 9.58 966 974.00 974.00 974.00 974.00 999.00 1,000.20 1,138.20
          Sinn Féin Dan Kelly* 10.07 1,015 1,022.00 1,022.00 1,022.00 1,022.70 1,048.70 1,049.90 1,111.50
          Sinn Féin Diarmuid Ward 9.62 970 976.00 976.00 976.00 976.00 998.70 1,002.10 1,023.10
          Independent Eugene McMenamin* 6.85 690 699.00 718.00 719.40 746.70 819.10 826.50  
          SDLP Patrick Leonard 5.55 559 623.00 626.00 628.80 638.60      
          UUP William Jamieson 5.83 588 589.00            
          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
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            123456
            Independent Gary Donnelly 16.83 1,154          
            Sinn Féin Kevin Campbell* 16.10 1,104 1,112.00 1,149.00      
            Sinn Féin Colly Kelly* † 11.30 775 780.00 789.00 1,314.00    
            Sinn Féin Patricia Logue* 14.54 997 1,006.00 1,020.00 1,097.00 1,261.22  
            SDLP Seán Carr* ‡ 12.27 841 852.00 1,061.00 1,079.00 1,080.02 1,087.50
            SDLP Emmet Doyle 9.86 676 689.00 943.00 961.00 962.36 968.14
            Sinn Féin Liam Friel 9.54 654 664.00 665.00      
            SDLP Dermott Henderson 7.91 542 556.00        
            Independent Patrick Mellon 1.65 113          
            Electorate: 12,536   Valid: 6,856 (54.69%)   Spoilt: 174   Quota: 1,143   Turnout: 7,096 (56.60%)

              Waterside
              Waterside - 7 seats
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              1234567891011
              SDLP Gerard Diver* †† 12.20 1,080 1,121.00                  
              UUP Mary Hamilton* 11.82 1,046 1,047.00 1,058.00 1,079.00 1,166.00            
              Sinn Féin Christopher Jackson 12.01 1,063 1,075.00 1,075.00 1,084.00 1,086.00 1,086.00 1,089.00 1,092.42 1,092.42 1,671.42  
              SDLP Martin Reilly* 10.00 884 899.00 900.00 1,014.00 1,020.00 1,020.76 1,034.76 1,044.45 1,046.45 1,106.21  
              DUP David Ramsey 6.25 553 553.00 561.00 562.00 588.00 591.80 662.56 662.56 1,083.32 1,085.32 1,088.32
              DUP Hilary McClintock 9.16 811 812.00 826.00 837.00 861.00 864.80 915.80 916.37 1,013.89 1,015.89 1,017.89
              DUP Drew Thompson* 6.86 607 607.00 613.00 620.00 642.00 645.04 728.80 728.80 762.32 763.32 767.32
              UUP Julia Kee 5.26 465 466.00 472.00 484.00 508.00 547.52 703.28 704.42 727.18 729.18 735.18
              Sinn Féin Bridget Meehan 7.41 656 662.00 663.00 673.00 674.00 674.00 677.00 677.57 679.33    
              DUP Niree McMorris 5.96 528 528.00 530.00 531.00 557.00 563.08 594.08 594.65      
              UKIP Kyle Thompson 3.25 287 287.00 450.00 456.00 514.00 517.80          
              PUP Nigel Gardiner 3.10 274 277.00 285.00 288.00              
              Alliance Asta Kereviciene 2.73 241 245.00 246.00                
              UKIP David Malcolm 2.54 224 225.00                  
              Independent Michael Carlin 1.28 113                    
              Electorate: 18,549   Valid: 8,832 (47.61%)   Spoilt: 166   Quota: 1,105   Turnout: 8,998 (48.51%)

                * Incumbent

                Changes during the term

                † Co-options
                Co-option date District Electoral Area Party Outgoing Co-optee Reason
                13 May 2015 Faughan DUP Gary Middleton Graham Warke[4] Middleton was co-opted to the Assembly.[5]
                1 Sep 2015 Ballyarnett Independent Dermot Quigley Warren Robinson Quigley resigned.[6]
                21 Jan 2016 Waterside SDLP Gerard Diver Tina Gardiner Diver was co-opted to the Assembly.[7]
                29 Mar 2017 Ballyarnett Sinn Féin Elisha McCallion Caoimhe McKnight[8] McCallion was elected to the UK Parliament.
                1 Mar 2018 Ballyarnett Sinn Féin Tony Hassan Conchúr McCauley[9] Hassan resigned.[10]
                18 Sep 2018 The Moor Sinn Féin Colly Kelly Sharon Duddy Colly resigned.[11]
                13 Nov 2018 Ballyarnett Sinn Féin Conchúr McCauley Aileen Mellon McCauley resigned.[10]
                23 Nov 2018 Waterside SDLP Tina Gardiner Sinead McLaughlin Gardiner resigned.[12]

                ‡ Changes of affiliation
                Date District Electoral Area Name Previous affiliation New affiliation Circumstance
                23 Apr 2015 The Moor Sean Carr SDLP Independent Resigned.[13]
                17 Feb 2016 Faughan Maurice Devenney DUP Independent Resigned.[14]
                5 Apr 2016 Sperrin Patsy Kelly SDLP Independent Resigned.[15]

                Current composition: see Derry and Strabane District Council.

                References
                1. "Northern Ireland council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
                2. "Local election results, Derry and Strabane". UTV. Archived from the original on 26 May 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
                3. "Derry & Strabane Council Election results". Derry and Strabane. Archived from the original on 1 April 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
                4. "Fountain youth worker co-opted". Londonderry Sentinel. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
                5. "Gary Middleton pays tribute to DUP colleagues". Londonderry Sentinel. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
                6. "Derry gets new independent councillor". Derry Now. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
                7. "SDLP select Gardiner to replace Gerry Diver". Derry Journal. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
                8. "Caoimhe 'honoured' to replace Elisha as Derry Councillor". Derry Journal. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
                9. "The Electoral Office of Northern Ireland - EONI". 4 June 2018. Archived from the original on 4 June 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
                10. "Councillor Conchúr McCauley to step down from Council". www.derryjournal.com. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
                11. "Sharon Duddy selected to replace Colly Kelly". Derry Daily. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
                12. "Former Chamber boss to take SDLP Council seat". www.derryjournal.com. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
                13. "Veteran SDLP councillor quits party". The Irish News. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
                14. "Maurice Devenney resigns from DUP". BBC News. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
                15. "SDLP: Councillors Patsy Kelly and Josephine Deehan resign from party". BBC. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
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