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
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5
	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
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5
	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
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8	Count 9
	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
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5
	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
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8
	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
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6
	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
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8	Count 9	Count 10	Count 11
	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

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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.