Rural (District Electoral Area)

Rural was one of the five district electoral areas in Derry, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 2014. The district elected seven members to Derry City Council until 1993, and six 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 A which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Banagher, Claudy, Corrody, Eglinton, Enagh, Faughan and New Buildings. For the 1993 local elections it was reduced by one ward, losing Corrody and Faughan but gaining Holly Mount. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and replaced with the Faughan DEA.

Councillors
Election Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)
2011 Paul Fleming
(Sinn Féin)		 Thomas Conway
(SDLP)		 Gus Hastings
(SDLP)		 Brenda Stevenson
(SDLP)		 Maurice Devenney
(DUP)		 Gary Middleton
(DUP)		 6 seats
1985–1993
2005 Jim McKeever
(SDLP)		 Liam Boyle
(SDLP)		 William Hay
(DUP)
2001 Annie Courtney
(SDLP)		 Andrew Davidson
(UUP)
1997 Ernest Hamilton
(UUP)		 John McNickle
(SDLP)		 George Peoples
(SDLP)
1993 Richard Dallas
(UUP)		 Mervyn Lindsay
(DUP)
1989 Ernest Hamilton
(UUP)		 John Adams
(UUP)
1985 Hugh O'Neill
(SDLP)		 Ellis Allen
(DUP)

2011 Election

2005: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin

2011: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin

2005-2011 Change: No change

Rural - 6 seats[1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Sinn Féin Paul Fleming* 18.39% 1,693                
SDLP Thomas Conway* 17.55% 1,616                
DUP Maurice Devenney* 15.56% 1,433                
DUP Gary Middleton 13.24% 1,219 1,221.07 1,224.3 1,224.3 1,227.3 1,732.3      
SDLP Brenda Stevenson 6.68% 615 628.34 685.34 709.76 1,110.67 1,179.23 1,285.23 1,352.19  
SDLP Gus Hastings 6.78% 624 652.98 771.16 827.44 889.84 920.22 975.22 1,022.03 1,049.31
Sinn Féin Catherine Nelis 6.85% 631 938.51 972.33 1,009.51 1,039.17 1,040.36 1,042.36 1,045.15 1,047.01
Ulster Unionist Ronald McKeegan 7.58% 698 698.46 702.83 725.83 730.83        
SDLP Ashleen Schenning 4.59% 423 432.43 498.93 544.29          
People Before Profit Diane Greer 2.78% 256 262.44 267.76            
Electorate: 16,892   Valid: 9,208 (54.51%)   Spoilt: 202   Quota: 1,316   Turnout: 9,410 (55.71%)  

    2005 Election

    2001: 3 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP

    2005: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin

    2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP

    Rural - 6 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    DUP William Hay* 14.70% 1,413                
    SDLP Thomas Conway* 14.24% 1,368 1,368.12 1,443.12            
    SDLP Liam Boyle 10.56% 1,015 1,015.06 1,089.1 1,133.74 1,237.67 1,371.6 1,382.6    
    Sinn Féin Paul Fleming* 11.83% 1,137 1,137.02 1,157.04 1,159.83 1,172.83 1,232.85 1,232.85 1,772.85  
    DUP Maurice Devenney 13.27% 1,275 1,296.16 1,302.2 1,302.2 1,304.24 1,313.26 1,363.22 1,366.24 1,366.24
    SDLP Jim McKeever* 7.02% 675 675.12 715.12 717.91 948.79 1,051.76 1,082.8 1,141.83 1,266.15
    Ulster Unionist Ernest Hamilton 5.55% 533 536.5 560.54 560.54 565.56 573.6 940.48 942.48 943.22
    Sinn Féin Thomas McGlinchey 6.48% 623 623.02 635.02 638.74 652.67 679.55 679.55    
    Ulster Unionist William Storey 4.68% 450 451.94 467.98 467.98 474.98 488.04      
    Socialist Environmental Eamonn McCann 3.86% 371 371.18 415.22 418.94 430.89        
    SDLP Thomas Harty 3.96% 381 381.12 401.12 407.63          
    Independent Annie Courtney* 3.84% 369 369.24              
    Electorate: 14,966   Valid: 9,610 (64.21%)   Spoilt: 207   Quota: 1,373   Turnout: 9,817 (65.60%)  

      2001 Election

      1997: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP

      2001: 3 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin

      1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP

      Rural - 6 seats[3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678910
      DUP William Hay* 15.37% 1,511                  
      SDLP Annie Courtney* 14.69% 1,444                  
      SDLP Thomas Conway 12.96% 1,274 1,304 1,304 1,550            
      Ulster Unionist Andrew Davidson* 10.93% 1,074 1,131 1,138.07 1,141.07 1,143.11 1,552.11        
      Sinn Féin Paul Fleming 9.59% 943 955 955 985 994.52 995.52 1,574.6      
      SDLP Jim McKeever* 8.10% 796 822 822.07 981.07 1,100.75 1,106.75 1,156.43 1,266.33 1,234.33 1,268.68
      DUP Bill Irwin 8.94% 879 883 968.61 970.61 970.61 1,086.89 1,086.89 1,087.19 1,224.19 1,224.37
      Sinn Féin James Kelly 6.89% 677 682 682 698 710.24 711.24        
      Ulster Unionist Ernest Hamilton* 5.64% 554 560 569.66 572.66 572.66          
      SDLP Brenda Stevenson 5.20% 511 519 519              
      Alliance Brian Kelly 1.69% 166                  
      Electorate: 14,567   Valid: 9,829 (67.47%)   Spoilt: 222   Quota: 1,405   Turnout: 10,051 (69.00%)  

        1997 Election

        1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP

        1997: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP

        1993-1997 Change: UUP gain from DUP

        Rural - 6 seats[4]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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        SDLP Annie Courtney* 15.59% 1,220            
        DUP William Hay* 14.12% 1,105 1,121          
        SDLP John McNickle* 12.47% 976 991 1,421        
        SDLP George Peoples* 9.44% 739 760 871 1,168.84      
        Ulster Unionist Andrew Davidson 10.64% 833 887 890 890 901.31 905.87 1,212.87
        Ulster Unionist Ernest Hamilton 9.33% 730 751 751 751 754.19 757.23 1,048.15
        Sinn Féin Paul Fleming 9.03% 707 719 748 749.46 833.56 874.6 874.6
        DUP Maurice Devenney 9.47% 741 749 749 749 750.74 751.5  
        SDLP Jim McKeever 7.01% 549 600          
        NI Women's Coalition Catherine Cooke 2.30% 180            
        Independent David Hawthorne 0.61% 48            
        Electorate: 13,468   Valid: 7,828 (58.12%)   Spoilt: 164   Quota: 1,119   Turnout: 7,992 (59.34%)  

          1993 Election

          1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP

          1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP

          1989-1993 Change: UUP loss due to the reduction of one seat

          Rural - 6 seats[5]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345678
          SDLP Annie Courtney* 20.53% 1,545              
          SDLP John McNickle* 13.94% 1,049 1,310.76            
          SDLP George Peoples* 11.22% 844 932.96 974.72 975.72 1,091.72      
          Ulster Unionist Richard Dallas 10.50% 790 797.68 797.68 935.32 937.32 937.86 1,444.86  
          DUP William Hay* 11.71% 881 885.48 886.35 911.67 912.67 912.94 983.26 1,156.26
          DUP Mervyn Lindsay* 9.25% 696 696.32 696.32 706.64 707.64 707.64 818.64 984.64
          SDLP Patrick Murray 5.04% 379 451.32 637.21 637.53 771 785.58 785.9 786.9
          Ulster Unionist Ernest Hamilton* 6.75% 508 510.24 510.24 706.24 707.24 707.24    
          Sinn Féin Bernard McFadden 5.98% 450 466 468.32 468.32        
          Ulster Unionist George Duddy 5.09% 383 384.92 384.92          
          Electorate: 12,377   Valid: 7,525 (60.80%)   Spoilt: 200   Quota: 1,076   Turnout: 7,725 (62.41%)  

            1989 Election

            1985: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP

            1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP

            1985-1989 Change: No change

            Rural - 7 seats[6]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            123456789
            SDLP Annie Courtney* 12.90% 1,117                
            DUP William Hay* 12.45% 1,078 1,159              
            Ulster Unionist John Adams* 10.64% 922 995 1,007.22 1,007.34 1,116.34        
            SDLP John McNickle* 11.81% 1,023 1,027 1,027 1,034.98 1,034.98 1,034.98 1,288.98    
            SDLP George Peoples 10.92% 946 947 947 952.28 963.28 963.92 1,112.92    
            DUP Mervyn Lindsay 7.32% 634 668 712.18 712.21 755.15 757.71 758.77 758.77 1,164.77
            Ulster Unionist Ernest Hamilton* 7.34% 636 675 678.76 678.88 966.91 995.07 996.28 1,000.28 1,020.28
            Independent Nationalist Michael Breslin 6.28% 544 544 544.94 546.68 547.68 548 605.73 651.73 652.73
            DUP David Nicholl 5.32% 461 501 510.4 510.52 527.52 527.84 531.08 533.08  
            SDLP Robert Brolly 5.76% 499 499 500.88 516.99 516.99 516.99      
            Ulster Unionist Margaret Parkhill 5.46% 473 484 485.88 486          
            Ulster Democratic Ernest Curry 3.80% 329                
            Electorate: 13,344   Valid: 8,662 (64.91%)   Spoilt: 211   Quota: 1,084   Turnout: 8,873 (66.49%)  

              1985 Election

              1985: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP

              Rural - 7 seats[7]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              12345678
              SDLP John McNickle* 11.54% 1,004 1,016 1,040 1,042 1,146      
              DUP William Hay* 11.58% 1,008 1,008 1,008 1,048 1,048 1,048 1,390  
              DUP Ellis Allen 9.32% 811 811 811 841 841 841 1,126  
              Ulster Unionist John Adams 8.89% 774 774 775 1,045 1,048 1,048 1,076 1,174
              Ulster Unionist Ernest Hamilton 7.88% 686 686 686 853 853 853 928 1,088
              SDLP Annie Courtney 11.09% 965 969 1,028 1,029 1,071 1,078.36 1,078.36 1,080.36
              SDLP Hugh O'Neill 8.02% 698 702 801 802 875 910.88 915.88 915.88
              SDLP George Peoples* 7.61% 662 667 685 688 744 758.72 759.72 759.72
              DUP Mervyn Lindsay 8.39% 730 731 731 742 742 742    
              Sinn Féin Edward McGowan 3.49% 304 516 565 565        
              Ulster Unionist Robert Bond* 6.09% 530 530 532          
              Irish Independence Michael Breslin 3.17% 276 285            
              Sinn Féin Patrick McNaught 2.92% 254              
              Electorate: 12,752   Valid: 8,702 (68.24%)   Spoilt: 185   Quota: 1,088   Turnout: 8,887 (69.69%)  

                References
                1. "Rural Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
                2. "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
                3. "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
                4. "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
                5. "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
                6. "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
                7. "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
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