2014 Derry City and Strabane District Council election

2014 Derry and Strabane District Council election
All 40 council seats; 21 seats needed for a majority
	Derry and Strabane 2014 Council Election Results by DEA (Shaded by plurality of FPVs)
Mayor of Derry before election; Martin Reilly; SDLP	Elected Mayor of Derry ; Martin Reilly; SDLP

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]

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	0	19,384	36.06%	0.35%
	SDLP	10	3	13,773	25.63%	4.19%
	DUP	8	0	8,273	15.39%	1.95%
	Independent	4	3	5,677	10.56%	6.13%
	UUP	2	0	4,065	7.56%	0.71%
	Alliance	0	0	853	1.59%	0.98%
	TUV	0	0	521	0.97%	New
	PUP	0	0	274	0.51%	0.16%
	People Before Profit	0	0	232	0.43%	1.81%
	UKIP	0	0	185	0.34%	New
Totals		40	-	53,748	100.00%	-

^[4]

Districts summary

Results of the Derry City and Strabane District Council election, 2014
by district
Ward	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	Total Cllrs
Ward	Sinn Féin		SDLP		DUP		UUP		Others		Total Cllrs
Ballyarnett	42.1	3	42.6	2	0.0	0	0.0	0	15.3	0	6
Derg	42.5	3	10.9	0	21.3	1	18.6	1	6.7	0	5
Faughan	19.8	1	23.4	2	31.9	2	8.8	0	16.1	0	5
Foyleside	36.0	2	41.4	2	0.0	0	0.0	0	22.6	1	5
Sperrin	40.9	3	15.5	1	21.3	2	5.8	0	16.5	1	7
The Moor	51.5	3	30.0	1	0.0	0	0.0	0	18.5	1	5
Waterside	19.4	1	22.2	2	28.2	3	17.1	1	13.1	0	7
Total	36.1	16	25.6	10	15.4	8	7.6	2	15.3	4	40

District results

Ballyarnett

2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Independent

Ballyarnett - 6 seats^[4]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	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%)

Derg

2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP

Derg - 5 seats^[4]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5
	UUP	Derek Hussey*	18.56%	1,411
	DUP	Thomas Kerrigan*	12.15%	924	1,007.1	1,020	1,313
	Sinn Féin	Maolíosa McHugh*	13.87%	1,055	1,055.1	1,101.1	1,101.1	1,254.4
	Sinn Féin	Kieran McGuire*	14.10%	1,072	1,072.4	1,148.4	1,148.6	1,237.6
	Sinn Féin	Ruairí McHugh*	14.49%	1,102	1,102.1	1,136.1	1,138.1	1,229.1
	DUP	Sharon Smyth	9.11%	693	713	714.1	934.7	971.7
	SDLP	Jim McIntyre	5.47%	416	417.7	630.6	642.2
	TUV	Robert Oliver	6.85%	521	550.8	557
	SDLP	Marie Ash	5.39%	410	412.7
Electorate: 12,526 Valid: 7,604 (60.71%) Spoilt: 111 Quota: 1,268 Turnout: 7,715 (61.59%)

Faughan

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

Faughan - 5 seats^[4]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
	DUP	Gary Middleton*†	17.05%	1,077
	DUP	Maurice Devenney*‡	14.81%	936	1,034	1,052.72	1,090.72
	Sinn Féin	Paul Fleming*	14.17%	895	898	898.04	914.04	1,195.04
	SDLP	Jim McKeever	7.80%	493	496	496.14	564.14	591.16	651	655	914.18	985.18
	SDLP	Gus Hastings*	7.79%	492	497	497.02	542.04	561.04	602.4	605.4	796.94	952.94
	UUP	Ronnie McKeegan	8.78%	555	605	607.16	668.2	669.2	670.08	692.08	704.1	717.1
	Independent	Paul Hughes	7.93%	501	504	504	541	552	575.76	575.76	586.76
	SDLP	Brenda Stevenson*	7.76%	490	491	491.06	522.06	533.06	548.02	550.02
	Sinn Féin	Michael McCrossan	5.67%	358	358	358.02	365.02
	Alliance	David Hawthorne	5.32%	336	345	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

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

Foyleside - 5 seats^[4]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5
	SDLP	John Boyle*	17.78%	1,132
	Independent	Darren O'Reilly	17.13%	1,091
	Sinn Féin	Michael Cooper*	12.58%	801	843	847.74	1,154.74
	Sinn Féin	Eric McGinley*	12.42%	791	817	818.68	1,124.68
	SDLP	Shauna Cusack*	11.62%	740	842	894.14	943.62	975.62
	SDLP	Rory Farrell	11.67%	743	804	809.4	827.52	841.52
	Sinn Féin	Barney O'Hagan*	11.01%	701	722	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

2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent

Sperrin - 7 seats^[4]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	DUP	Allan Bresland*	11.70%	1,179	1,179	1,443
	DUP	Rhonda Hamilton*	9.57%	965	965	1,233	1,408
	SDLP	Patsy Kelly*‡	8.10%	816	872	893	894.4	923.1	1,279.1
	Sinn Féin	Karina Carlin*	11.60%	1,169	1,178	1,178	1,178	1,178	1,213	1,215	1,285
	Independent	Paul Gallagher	9.70%	978	997	998	998	1,001.5	1,026.9	1,028.6	1,203.5
	Sinn Féin	Brian McMahon*	9.58%	966	974	974	974	974	999	1,000.2	1,138.2
	Sinn Féin	Dan Kelly*	10.07%	1,015	1,022	1,022	1,022	1,022.7	1,048.7	1,049.9	1,111.5
	Sinn Féin	Diarmuid Ward	9.62%	970	976	976	976	976	998.7	1,002.1	1,023.1
	Independent	Eugene McMenamin*	6.85%	690	699	718	719.4	746.7	819.1	826.5
	SDLP	Patrick Leonard	5.55%	559	623	626	628.8	638.6
	UUP	William Jamieson	5.83%	588	589
	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

2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent

The Moor - 5 seats^[4]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6
	Independent	Gary Donnelly	16.83%	1,154
	Sinn Féin	Kevin Campbell*	16.10%	1,104	1,112	1,149
	Sinn Féin	Colly Kelly* †	11.30%	775	780	789	1,314
	Sinn Féin	Patricia Logue*	14.54%	997	1,006	1,020	1,097	1,261.22
	SDLP	Seán Carr* ‡	12.27%	841	852	1,061	1,079	1,080.02	1,087.5
	SDLP	Emmet Doyle	9.86%	676	689	943	961	962.36	968.14
	Sinn Féin	Liam Friel	9.54%	654	664	665
	SDLP	Dermott Henderson	7.91%	542	556
	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

2014: 3 x DUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP

Waterside - 7 seats^[4]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
	SDLP	Gerard Diver* ††	12.20%	1,080	1,121
	UUP	Mary Hamilton*	11.82%	1,046	1,047	1,058	1,079	1,166
	Sinn Féin	Christopher Jackson	12.01%	1,063	1,075	1,075	1,084	1,086	1,086	1,089	1,092.42	1,092.42	1,671.42
	SDLP	Martin Reilly*	10.00%	884	899	900	1,014	1,020	1,020.76	1,034.76	1,044.45	1,046.45	1,106.21
	DUP	David Ramsey	6.25%	553	553	561	562	588	591.8	662.56	662.56	1,083.32	1,085.32	1,088.32
	DUP	Hilary McClintock	9.16%	811	812	826	837	861	864.8	915.8	916.37	1,013.89	1,015.89	1,017.89
	DUP	Drew Thompson*	6.86%	607	607	613	620	642	645.04	728.8	728.8	762.32	763.32	767.32
	UUP	Julia Kee	5.26%	465	466	472	484	508	547.52	703.28	704.42	727.18	729.18	735.18
	Sinn Féin	Bridget Meehan	7.41%	656	662	663	673	674	674	677	677.57	679.33
	DUP	Niree McMorris	5.96%	528	528	530	531	557	563.08	594.08	594.65
	UKIP	Kyle Thompson	3.25%	287	287	450	456	514	517.8
	PUP	Nigel Gardiner	3.10%	274	277	285	288
	Alliance	Asta Kereviciene	2.73%	241	245	246
	UKIP	David Malcolm	2.54%	224	225
	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		Outgoing	Co-optee	Reason
13 May 2015	Faughan	DUP	Gary Middleton	Graham Warke^[5]	Middleton was co-opted to the Assembly.^[6]
1 Sep 2015	Ballyarnett	Independent	Dermot Quigley	Warren Robinson	Quigley resigned.^[7]
21 Jan 2016	Waterside	SDLP	Gerard Diver	Tina Gardiner	Diver was co-opted to the Assembly.^[8]
29 Mar 2017	Ballyarnett	Sinn Féin	Elisha McCallion	Caoimhe McKnight^[9]	McCallion was elected to the UK Parliament.
1 Mar 2018	Ballyarnett	Sinn Féin	Tony Hassan	Conchúr McCauley^[10]	Hassan resigned.^[11]
18 Sep 2018	The Moor	Sinn Féin	Colly Kelly	Sharon Duddy	Colly resigned.^[12]
13 Nov 2018	Ballyarnett	Sinn Féin	Conchúr McCauley	Aileen Mellon	McCauley resigned.^[11]
23 Nov 2018	Waterside	SDLP	Tina Gardiner	Sinead McLaughlin	Gardiner resigned.^[13]

‡ Changes of affiliation

Date	District Electoral Area	Name			Circumstance
23 Apr 2015	The Moor	Sean Carr	SDLP	Independent	Resigned.^[14]
17 Feb 2016	Faughan	Maurice Devenney	DUP	Independent	Resigned.^[15]
5 Apr 2016	Sperrin	Patsy Kelly	SDLP	Independent	Resigned.^[16]

Current composition: see Derry and Strabane District Council.

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