1967 Londonderry Borough Council election

Elections to Londonderry Borough Council were held on 17 May 1967, amidst the Northern Ireland civil rights movement.

Results by ward.

The election would be the last to the unreformed Londonderry Borough Council, with local government in Northern Ireland being reformed from 1969 onwards. The council elected was the last with a Unionist majority. Albert Anderson continued as Mayor.

The Northern Ireland Labour Party stood for the first time in local elections in the city.[1] It made a particularly strong showing under its local party chairman, Willie Breslin, with the party taking 30% of the vote. Due to the electoral system however the party failed to win any seats.[2] The Ulster Unionist Party stood in both wards with a unionist majority, and the Nationalist Party only in the one ward with a nationalist majority. Two independent candidates also stood.[1]

Results

The final result saw no change from the previous election, held in 1964. Two of the Nationalist Party councillors were new, with Mary Harrigan being the first woman to serve on the council since 1926.[3]

Londonderry Borough Council election, 1967[4]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  UUP 12 0 0 0 66.7 7,781 0
  Nationalist 8 0 0 0 33.3 14,429 0
  NI Labour 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0.0 0

Ward results

North Ward
North Ward[4]
8 Councillors
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Unionists 8 3,946
  Nationalists/Non-Unionist 0 2,530

South Ward
South Ward[4]
8 Councillors
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Nationalists/Non-Unionist 8 10,047
  Unionists 0 1,138

Waterside Ward
Waterside Ward[4]
4 Councillors
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Unionists 4 100.0 66.62 3,697
  Nationalists/Non-Unionist 0 0.0 33.38 1,852

References
  1. "Local election bid by Paisleyites". Irish Times. 16 May 1967.
  2. "Labour and civil rights activist". irishtimes.com.
  3. "Unionists increase Belfast strength". Irish Times. 19 May 1967.
  4. O'Leary, Brendan; McGarry, John (2016). The Politics of Antagonism: Understanding Northern Ireland. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 121.
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