District electoral areas in Derry, Northern Ireland
Cityside DEA (1993-2014) within Derry
Cityside was one of the five district electoral areas in Derry, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 2014. The district elected six members to Derry City Council until 1993, and five members until 2014, and formed part of the Foyle constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament .
It was created for the 1985 local elections , replacing Londonderry Area C which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Beechwood, Brandywell, Creggan Central, Creggan South, St. Peter's and Westland. For the 1993 local elections it was reduced by one ward, losing St. Peter's. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and replaced with The Moor DEA .
Councillors
2011 Election
2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP
2011: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP
2005-2011 Change: No change
Cityside - 5 seats[ 1]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
SDLP
Jim Clifford *
21.42%
1,243
Sinn Féin
Kevin Campbell *
20.66%
1,199
Sinn Féin
Patricia Logue *
16.15%
937
947.32
963.32
975.32
Sinn Féin
Colin Kelly
10.87%
631
637
659.6
667.36
694.64
1,005.64
SDLP
Ann Donnelly
5.36%
311
485
494.4
680.2
742.6
785.96
Independent
Gary Donnelly
10.55%
612
628.08
636.28
643.96
674.88
689.36
Sinn Féin
Liam Friel
6.74%
391
405.16
567.96
576.68
631.68
People Before Profit
Connor Kelly
4.57%
265
269.32
272.92
280
SDLP
Dermot Henderson
3.69%
214
263.2
268
Electorate: 9,023 Valid: 5,803 (64.31%) Spoilt: 213 Quota: 968 Turnout: 6,016 (66.67%)
2005 Election
2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP
2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP
2001-2005 Change: No change
Cityside - 5 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
SDLP
Pat Ramsey *
16.01%
980
1,016
1,104
SDLP
Jim Clifford *
11.79%
722
742
1,035
Sinn Féin
Peter Anderson *
16.29%
997
1,013
1,034
Sinn Féin
Patricia Logue
13.08%
801
811
822
875
878.76
879.16
884.04
Sinn Féin
Kevin Campbell
11.37%
696
705
751
851
859.46
859.98
861.81
Sinn Féin
Barney O'Hagan*
12.46%
763
781
790
839
851.22
851.78
854.83
Independent
Gary Donnelly
8.05%
493
516
528
SDLP
Liam Boyle
7.97%
488
512
Socialist Environmental
Liam Friel
2.97%
182
Electorate: 8,655 Valid: 6,122 (70.73%) Spoilt: 222 Quota: 1,021 Turnout: 6,344 (73.30%)
2001 Election
1997: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP
2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP
1997-2001 Change: No change
Cityside - 5 seats[ 3]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
SDLP
Pat Ramsey *
18.26%
1,210
SDLP
Jim Clifford *
17.75%
1,176
Sinn Féin
Cathal Crumley *
16.49%
1,093
1,122
Sinn Féin
Peter Anderson *
14.92%
989
1,015
1,022.02
1,025.8
1,474.8
Sinn Féin
Barney O'Hagan
10.32%
684
698
701.33
703.61
847.71
1,181.34
SDLP
Liam Boyle
9.49%
629
684
765.63
817.35
831.51
867.15
Sinn Féin
Donncha MacNiallais
9.33%
618
642
647.67
650.97
Independent
Shauna Deery
3.44%
228
Electorate: 9,244 Valid: 6,627 (71.69%) Spoilt: 303 Quota: 1,105 Turnout: 6,930 (74.97%)
1997 Election
1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin
1997: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP
1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Cityside - 5 seats[ 4]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Sinn Féin
Cathal Crumley
20.61%
1,333
Sinn Féin
Mitchel McLaughlin *
20.21%
1,307
Sinn Féin
Peter Anderson
14.72%
952
979
1,213.27
SDLP
Jim Clifford *
14.98%
969
1,042
1,047.7
1,115.64
SDLP
Pat Ramsey *
12.71%
822
883
884.33
972.81
976.8
989.55
SDLP
Patrick Devine*
12.82%
829
881
884.42
955.52
961.41
986.16
NI Women's Coalition
Margaret Logue
3.94%
255
Electorate: 9,432 Valid: 6,467 (68.56%) Spoilt: 194 Quota: 1,078 Turnout: 6,661 (70.62%)
1993 Election
1989: 3 x SDLP, 3 x Sinn Féin
1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin
1989-1993 Change: Sinn Féin loss due to the reduction of one seat
Cityside - 5 seats[ 5]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
Sinn Féin
Hugh Brady *
22.62%
1,363
SDLP
Jim Clifford *
18.07%
1,089
SDLP
Patrick Devine *
16.66%
1,004
1,016.69
SDLP
Pat Ramsey
15.22%
917
925.64
991.4
1,024.71
Sinn Féin
Bernadette Bradley
11.70%
705
893.73
896.21
910.45
941.5
Sinn Féin
Dominic Doherty
10.34%
623
751.25
753.17
755.22
771.35
Independent Labour
Anthony Martin
3.14%
189
193.86
198.98
248.24
Workers' Party
Eamonn Melaugh
2.24%
135
138.51
144.35
Electorate: 9,636 Valid: 6,025 (62.53%) Spoilt: 249 Quota: 1,005 Turnout: 6,274 (65.11%)
1989 Election
1985: 3 x SDLP, 3 x Sinn Féin
1989: 3 x SDLP, 3 x Sinn Féin
1985-1989 Change: No change
1985 Election
1985: 3 x SDLP, 3 x Sinn Féin
Cityside - 6 seats[ 7]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
SDLP
Patrick Devine *
12.94%
836
844
850
851
1,077
Sinn Féin
Anne McGuinness
13.47%
870
883
891
909
918
918
981
Sinn Féin
Hugh Brady
13.12%
848
857
875
890
893
893.73
967.73
Sinn Féin
Mitchel McLaughlin
12.97%
838
850
854
900
908
908
960
SDLP
Tony Carlin
10.85%
701
701
708
721
792
835.8
890.26
894.26
914.26
920.26
SDLP
Pat Ramsey
7.89%
510
513
515
551
643
671.47
698.66
704.66
712.66
716.66
SDLP
Jim Clifford
7.72%
499
501
513
548
592
662.08
693.08
697.08
702.08
703.08
Irish Independence
Liam Bradley*
5.71%
369
414
498
539
564
572.03
SDLP
William Keys*
7.10%
459
463
467
492
Workers' Party
Eamonn Melaugh
3.92%
253
256
277
Irish Independence
Samuel Brown
2.23%
144
170
Irish Independence
John McChrystal*
2.07%
134
Electorate: 10,598 Valid: 6,461 (60.96%) Spoilt: 213 Quota: 924 Turnout: 6,674 (62.97%)
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