Londonderry Area D, called Derry Area D from 1984, was one of the five district electoral areas in Derry, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected five members to Londonderry City Council, and formed part of the Londonderry constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1973 local elections, and contained the wards of Brandywell, Riverside, St. Columb's Wells, The Diamond and Waterloo. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Northland DEA.

Councillors

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Election Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
1981 Margaret Buchanan
(DUP)
William Keys
(SDLP)
William McCartney
(SDLP)
John Tierney
(SDLP)
Liam Bradley
(IIP)/
(Nationalist)
1977 Marlene Jefferson
(UUP)/
(United Loyalist)
Raymond McClean
(SDLP)
1973 Joe Cosgrove
(Alliance)
Feeney
(SDLP)
James Hegarty
(Nationalist)

1981 Election

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1977: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Nationalist, 1 x UUP

1981: 3 x SDLP, 1 x IIP, 1 x DUP

1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from UUP, Nationalist joins IIP

Londonderry Area D - 5 seats[1]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
SDLP William Keys* 24.08% 788            
Irish Independence Liam Bradley* 18.06% 591            
DUP Margaret Buchanan 15.49% 507            
SDLP William McCartney 10.79% 353 521.95 525.52 549.52      
SDLP John Tierney 13.38% 438 481.4 483.99 496.92 504.68 516.1 564.1
Irish Independence Roger O'Doherty 5.56% 182 187.89 205.95 218.68 252.94 355.75 364.58
Alliance Snoo Sinclair 4.31% 141 145.96 146.24 155.07 156.38 160.38  
Irish Independence Liam Wray 2.84% 93 94.55 104.63 112.84 144.06    
Irish Republican Socialist Thomas McCourt 2.81% 92 95.72 98.66 104.87      
Independent Labour Colm Fox 2.69% 88 94.82 96.71        
Electorate: 5,119   Valid: 3,273 (63.94%)   Spoilt: 153   Quota: 546   Turnout: 3,426 (66.93%)  

1977 Election

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1973: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Nationalist, 1 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist

1977: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Nationalist, 1 x UUP

1973-1977 Change: SDLP and UUP gain from Alliance and United Loyalist

Londonderry Area D - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
SDLP Raymond McClean* 26.15% 927            
UUP Marlene Jefferson* 17.80% 631            
SDLP William Keys 16.87% 598            
SDLP William McCartney 7.14% 253 530.2 530.97 536.06 541.07 594.07  
Nationalist Liam Bradley 10.55% 374 379.76 379.98 380.08 438.17 459.54 661.54
Alliance Joe Cosgrove* 7.48% 265 284.44 317.99 318.24 325.08 375.08 385.08
Nationalist Charles McDaid 4.32% 153 163.08 163.63 163.73 240.09 245.66  
Ind. Nationalist James Hegarty* 5.22% 185 198.32 200.52 200.77 208.78    
Nationalist John McQuaide 4.49% 159 162.24 162.46 162.51      
Electorate: 5,973   Valid: 3,545 (59.35%)   Spoilt: 174   Quota: 591   Turnout: 3,719 (62.26%)  

1973 Election

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1973: 2 x SDLP, 1 x United Loyalist, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Nationalist

Londonderry Area D - 5 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
United Loyalist Marlene Jefferson 23.42% 1,041                      
SDLP Raymond McClean 18.18% 808                      
SDLP Feeney 14.47% 643 644 666.4 666.48 668.64 675.72 689.8 696.88 745.64      
Alliance Joe Cosgrove 9.18% 408 518 519.68 532.76 534.76 535.76 552 555 567.16 577.24 797.44 797.44
Nationalist James Hegarty 7.67% 341 344 346 346 346 351 361.08 373.16 375.56 518.8 529.12 607.04
Republican Clubs Mickey Doherty 5.15% 229 231 231 231 260 281 286.08 381.16 385.16 401.32 402.32 419.92
SDLP William O'Connoll 4.81% 214 215 235.88 235.96 236.04 239.04 246.12 248.12 318.52 325.4 339.8  
Alliance Mulhern 3.49% 155 273 274.04 295.2 296.2 297.2 308.28 308.28 310.44 317.68    
Nationalist Charles McDaid 3.67% 163 165 166.52 166.52 171.68 178.68 187.76 195.84 196.92      
SDLP O'Hara 2.68% 119 119 131.64 131.64 131.72 133.72 140.96 142.04        
Republican Clubs Lynch 2.16% 96 97 97.32 97.32 116.32 128.32 133.4          
Independent O'Neill 1.51% 67 80 80.96 83.96 84.04 92.12            
Ind. Republican Finbar O'Doherty 1.60% 71 71 71.16 71.16 71.16              
Republican Clubs McCool 1.33% 59 59 59.56 59.56                
Alliance McKenna 0.70% 31 39 39.4                  
Electorate: 6,982   Valid: 4,445 (63.66%)   Spoilt: 122   Quota: 741   Turnout: 4,567 (65.41%)  

References

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  1. ^ "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.