# 1967 Londonderry Borough Council election

Elections to Londonderry Borough Council were held on 17 May 1967, amidst the Northern Ireland civil rights movement.
The election would be the last for the unreformed Londonderry Borough Council, with local government in Northern Ireland being reformed from 1969 onwards. The council elected was the last with a Unionist majority. Albert Anderson continued as Mayor.
The Northern Ireland Labour Party stood for the first time in local elections in the city. It made a particularly strong showing under its local party chairman, Willie Breslin, with the party taking 30% of the vote. Due to the electoral system however the party failed to win any seats. The Ulster Unionist Party stood in both wards with a unionist majority, and the Nationalist Party only in the one ward with a nationalist majority. Two independent candidates also stood.

## Results

The final result saw no change from the previous election, which had been held in 1964 and in which no seats had been contested. Two of the Nationalist Party councillors were new, with Mary Harrigan being the first woman to serve on the council since 1926.
Londonderry Borough Council election, 1967 :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| | UUP | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 | 32.2 | 25,535 |
| | Nationalist | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 33.9 | 26,880 |
| | NI Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 31.9 | 25,296 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 23,312 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,263 | 69.76% | |
The 1969 report by Lord Cameron into "Disturbances in Northern Ireland" (paragraph 134) gives the total electorate as 23,210 rather than 23,312, and divides the 23,210 into 14,429 Catholic voters and 8,781 Other voters.

## Ward results
### North Ward

North Ward - results by party 8 Councillors :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes |
| | Ulster Unionist Party | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 17,198 |
| | Northern Ireland Labour Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7,861 |
| | Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,227 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,476 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,648 | 71.77% | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,582 | 70.75% | |
The 1969 report by Lord Cameron into "Disturbances in Northern Ireland" (paragraph 134) divides the total ward electorate of 6,476 into 2,530 Catholic voters and 3,946 Other voters.
North Ward 6 elected Councillors :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UUP | John A. Allen | 2,768 | 60.41 |
| | UUP | William Beatty | 2,908 | 63.47 |
| | UUP | John A. Canning | 2,907 | 63.44 |
| | UUP | Robert Stewart | 2,832 | 61.81 |
| | UUP | Alfred Wallace | 2,877 | 62.79 |
| | UUP | James J. Whyte | 2,906 | 63.42 |
| | NI Labour | Ivan Cooper | 1,328 | 28.98 |
| | NI Labour | Ernest G. Cowan | 1,228 | 26.80 |
| | NI Labour | Henry L. Doherty | 1,434 | 31.30 |
| | NI Labour | Richard J. Foster | 1,258 | 27.46 |
| | NI Labour | George S. Stewart | 1,289 | 28.13 |
| | NI Labour | Janet Wilcock | 1,324 | 28.90 |
| | Independent | George C. Austin | 1,227 | 26.78 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 26,286 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,582 | |

### South Ward

South Ward - results by party 8 Councillors :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes |
| | Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 26,880 |
| | Northern Ireland Labour Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 14,174 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,287 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,487 | 66.33% | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,160 | 63.44 | |
The 1969 report by Lord Cameron into "Disturbances in Northern Ireland" (paragraph 134) gives the total ward electorate as 11,185 rather than 11,287, and divides the 11,185 into 10,047 Catholic voters and 1,138 Other voters.
South Ward 6 Councillors Electorate: 6,476 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nationalist | James Doherty | 4,692 | 65.53 |
| | Nationalist | James R. Doherty | 4,552 | 63.58 |
| | Nationalist | Patrick Friel | 4,624 | 64.58 |
| | Nationalist | Mary Harrigan | 4,293 | 59.96 |
| | Nationalist | Thomas McDonnell | 4,282 | 59.80 |
| | Nationalist | Michael Eugene O'Hare | 4,437 | 59.80 |
| | NI Labour | Edward J. Campbell | 2,145 | 29.96 |
| | NI Labour | Joseph Doherty | 2,701 | 29.96 |
| | NI Labour | Paul Grace | 2,402 | 33.55 |
| | NI Labour | Charles V. Grant | 2,286 | 31.93 |
| | NI Labour | Jeremiah Mallett | 2,244 | 31.34 |
| | NI Labour | Barry McLaughlin | 2,396 | 33.46 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 41,054 | |

### Waterside Ward

Waterside Ward 4 Councillors :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes |
| | Ulster Unionist Party | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 8,337 |
| | Northern Ireland Labour Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3,261 |
| | Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 234 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,549 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,128 | 74.39% | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,101 | 73.91% | |
The 1969 report by Lord Cameron into "Disturbances in Northern Ireland" (paragraph 134) divides the total ward electorate of 5,549 into 1,852 Catholic voters and 3,697 Other voters.
Waterside Ward 3 elected Councillors :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UUP | Albert Wesley Anderson | 2,740 | 66.81 |
| | UUP | Leonard Hutchinson | 2,834 | 69.11 |
| | UUP | John T. McParland | 2,763 | 67.37 |
| | NI Labour | James B. Hinds | 1,116 | 27.21 |
| | NI Labour | John I. Hutchinson | 1,057 | 25.77 |
| | NI Labour | Michael T. Roddy | 1,088 | 26.53 |
| | Independent | Denis Colclough | 234 | 5.71 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 11,832 | |