Ballyarnett (District Electoral Area)

Ballyarnett
Derry and Strabane District Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created2014
Seats6 (2014-)
Councillors
  •   Amanda Clarke (SF)
  •   Sandra Duffy (SF)
  •   Rory Farrell (SDLP)
  •   Catherine McDaid (SDLP)
  •   Pat Murphy (SF)
  •   Brian Tierney (SDLP)
Ballyarnett DEA within Derry City and Strabane

Ballyarnett is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Derry and Strabane, Northern Ireland.[1] The district elects six members to Derry and Strabane District Council and contains the wards of Carn Hill, Culmore, Galliagh, Shantallow, Shantallow East and Skeoge.[2] Ballyarnett forms part of the Foyle constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 2014 local elections, replacing the Shantallow DEA which had existed since 1985.

Councillors

Election Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party)
February 2024 Co-Option Sandra Duffy
(Sinn Féin) 		Amanda Clarke
(Sinn Féin) 		Pat Murphy
(Sinn Féin) 		Rory Farrell
(SDLP) 		Brian Tierney
(SDLP) 		Catherine McDaid
(SDLP)
2023 John McGowan
(Sinn Féin)
November 2021 Co-Option Emmet Doyle
(Aontú) 		Angela Dobbins
(SDLP)
July 2021 Co-Option Damien Mullan
(Sinn Féin)
November 2020 Co-Option Aileen Mellon
(Sinn Féin)
2019 Anne McCloskey
(Aontú)
November 2018 Co-Option Caoimhe McKnight
(Sinn Féin) 		Warren Robinson
(Independent)
March 2018 Co-Option Conchúr McCauley
(Sinn Féin)
March 2017 Co-Option Tony Hassan
(Sinn Féin)
September 2015 Co-Option Elisha McCallion
(Sinn Féin)
2014 Dermot Quigley
(Independent)

2023 Election

2019: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Aontú

2023: 3 x Sinn Féin, 3 x SDLP

2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Aontú

Ballyarnett - 6 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Sinn Féin Sandra Duffy* 22.22% 2,164          
SDLP Rory Farrell* 14.43% 1,405          
Sinn Féin John McGowan* † 13.34% 1,299 1,601.05        
Sinn Féin Pat Murphy 9.86% 960 1,256.10 1,289.65 1,474.93    
SDLP Brian Tierney* 10.33% 1,006 1,057.80 1,128.50 1,136.42 1,165.70 1,338.70
SDLP Catherine McDaid 8.79% 856 896.25 1,052.80 1,059.04 1,086.40 1,318.40
Aontú Emmet Doyle* 9.11% 887 909.40 944.45 945.89 955.73 1,147.73
People Before Profit Damien Doherty 7.46% 727 745.20 852.45 855.33 869.25  
Alliance Colm Cavanagh 4.48% 436 457.35        
Electorate: 19,139   Valid: 9,740 (50.89%)   Spoilt: 189   Quota: 1,392   Turnout: 9.929 (51.88%)  

2019 Election

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

2019: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Aontú

2014-2019 Change: SDLP and Aontú gain from Sinn Féin and Independent

Ballyarnett - 6 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
SDLP Angela Dobbins* 14.54% 1,392          
SDLP Brian Tierney* 12.90% 1,235 1,282 1,299 1,410    
Sinn Féin Aileen Mellon* †† 8.86% 848 851 953 996 1,001.1 1,505.1
Sinn Féin Sandra Duffy* 9.39% 899 905 992 1,005 1,006.02 1,368.02
SDLP Rory Farrell 12.22% 1,170 1,255 1,270 1,325 1,343.36 1,366.87
Aontú Anne McCloskey † 10.78% 1,032 1,068 1,086 1,283 1,290.14 1,306.14
People Before Profit Nuala Crilly 8.63% 826 919 927 1,046 1,053.65 1,068.65
Sinn Féin Caoimhe McKnight* 6.85% 656 664 943 949 951.04  
Independent Warren Robinson* 6.67% 639 662 672      
Sinn Féin Neil McLaughlin 5.62% 538 545        
Alliance Danny McCloskey 3.55% 340          
Electorate: 17,425   Valid: 9,575 (54.95%)   Spoilt: 199   Quota: 1,368   Turnout: 9,774 (56.09%)  

2014 Election

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

Ballyarnett - 6 seats[5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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%)  

References

  1. ^ Final Northern Ireland super council recommendations, BBC News, 13 December 2013, accessed 24 May 2014
  2. ^ "Derry and Strabane District Council". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Derg". Derry City & Strabane District Council.
  4. ^ "Local Council Elections 2019 - Results by Stage". 2 May 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Local Council Elections 2014 - Results by Stage". Retrieved 24 January 2022.