Foyleside
Derry and Strabane District Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created2014
Seats5 (2014-)
Councillors
  •   Shauna Cusack (SDLP)
  •   Shaun Harkin (PBP)
  •   Conor Heaney (SF)
  •   Lilian Seenoi-Barr (SDLP)
  •   Grace Uí Niallais (SF)

Foyleside is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Derry and Strabane, Northern Ireland.[1] The district elects five members to Derry and Strabane District Council and contains the wards of Ballymagroaty, Foyle Springs, Madam's Bank, Northland and Springtown.[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 Northland DEA which had existed since 1985.

Councillors

Election Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)
2023 Conor Heaney
(Sinn Féin)		 Grace Uí Niallais
(Sinn Féin)		 Shaun Harkin
(PBP)		 Lilian Seenoi-Barr
(SDLP)		 Shauna Cusack
(SDLP)
June 2021 Co-Option Sean Carr
(Independent)
April 2021 Co-Option Mary Durkan
(SDLP)
2019 Michael Cooper
(Sinn Féin)
2014 Eric McGinley
(Sinn Féin)		 Darren O'Reilly
(Independent)		 John Boyle
(SDLP)

2023 Election

2019: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x People Before Profit, 1 x Independent

2023: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x People Before Profit,

2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Independent

Foyleside - 5 seats[3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
Sinn Féin Conor Heaney* 25.77% 1,846        
Sinn Féin Grace Uí Niallais 15.57% 1,115 1,635.80      
People Before Profit Shaun Harkin* 13.67% 979 999.65 1,074.90 1,140.15 1,239.15
SDLP Shauna Cusack* 13.23% 948 984.75 1,072.25 1,131.35 1,200.35
SDLP Lilian Seenoi-Barr* 13.40% 960 988.00 1,073.40 1,130.30 1,177.30
SDLP Stephen McCallion 8.74% 626 638.60 672.55 734.70 777.70
Aontú Seán Mac Cearáin 5.91% 423 434.55 472.70 493.50  
Alliance Danny McCloskey 3.71% 266 275.45 307.30    
Electorate: 13,372   Valid: 7,163 (53.57%)   Spoilt: 136   Quota: 1,194   Turnout: 7,299 (54.58%)  

    2019 Election

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

    2019: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x People Before Profit, 1 x Independent

    2014-2019 Change: People Before Profit gain from Sinn Féin

    Foyleside - 5 seats[4]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    SDLP Mary Durkan † 16.73% 1,231        
    SDLP Shauna Cusack* 15.34% 1,129 1,209 1,243    
    People Before Profit Shaun Harkin 13.28% 977 1,058 1,078 1,259  
    Sinn Féin Michael Cooper* † 12.07% 888 897 1,151 1,206 1,208.34
    Independent Sean Carr 11.17% 822 854 870 1,014 1,038.96
    Sinn Féin Eric McGinley* 8.87% 653 661 972 1,016 1,020.29
    SDLP Lilian Seenoi-Barr 9.80% 721 775 777    
    Sinn Féin Hayleigh Fleming 8.60% 632 644      
    Alliance John Doherty 4.16% 305        
    Electorate: 13,233   Valid: 7,358 (55.60%)   Spoilt: 162   Quota: 1,227   Turnout: 7,520 (56.83%)  

      2014 Election

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

      Foyleside - 5 seats[5]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      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%)  

        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. ↑ "Foyleside". 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.
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