# Shantallow (District Electoral Area)

Shantallow was one of the five district electoral areas in Derry, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 2014. The district elected five members to Derry City Council, 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 E which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Ballynashallog, Carn Hill, Culmore, Shantallow East and Shantallow West. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and replaced with the Ballyarnett DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 2011 | Jimmy Carr (SDLP) | Shaun Gallagher (SDLP) | Colum Eastwood (SDLP) | Tony Hassan (Sinn Féin) | Elisha McCallion (Sinn Féin) |
| 2005 | Mary Bradley (SDLP) | Shaun Gallagher (SDLP) | Colum Eastwood (SDLP) | Tony Hassan (Sinn Féin) | Elisha McCallion (Sinn Féin) |
| 2001 | Mary Bradley (SDLP) | Shaun Gallagher (SDLP) | William O'Connell (SDLP) | Tony Hassan (Sinn Féin) | Gearóid Ó hEára (Sinn Féin) |
| 1997 | Mary Bradley (SDLP) | Shaun Gallagher (SDLP) | William O'Connell (SDLP) | Tony Hassan (Sinn Féin) | Gearóid Ó hEára (Sinn Féin) |
| 1993 | Mary Bradley (SDLP) | Shaun Gallagher (SDLP) | William O'Connell (SDLP) | Margaret McCartney (SDLP) | Gearóid Ó hEára (Sinn Féin) |
| 1989 | Mary Bradley (SDLP) | Shaun Gallagher (SDLP) | William O'Connell (SDLP) | Noel McKenna (SDLP) | Gearóid Ó hEára (Sinn Féin) |
| 1985 | Mary Bradley (SDLP) | Teresa Coyle (SDLP) | William O'Connell (SDLP) | Noel McKenna (SDLP) | Gerard Doherty (Sinn Féin) |

## 2011 Election

2005: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin
2011: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin
2005-2011 Change: No change
Shantallow - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SDLP | Colum Eastwood* | 23.43% | 2,109 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Tony Hassan* | 15.61% | 1,405 | 1,443.1 | 1,493.3 | 1,584.3 | | |
| | SDLP | Shaun Gallagher* | 12.79% | 1,151 | 1,397 | 1,484.1 | 1,552.1 | | |
| | SDLP | Jimmy Carr | 8.51% | 766 | 844.6 | 885.3 | 952.2 | 955.2 | 1,398.2 |
| | Sinn Féin | Elisha McLaughlin* | 12.41% | 1,117 | 1,140.1 | 1,179.7 | 1,253.6 | 1,288.6 | 1,307.6 |
| | Sinn Féin | Sandra Duffy | 9.26% | 833 | 848.3 | 871.3 | 893.3 | 911.3 | 943.3 |
| | SDLP | Angela Dobbins | 6.70% | 603 | 775.8 | 826.8 | 848.3 | 849.3 | |
| | Irish Republican Socialist | Martin McMonagle | 5.99% | 539 | 544.4 | 609.7 | | | |
| | Independent | Pauline Mellon | 5.30% | 477 | 493.5 | | | | |
| Electorate: 15,935 Valid: 9,000 (56.48%) Spoilt: 201 Quota: 1,501 Turnout: 9,201 (57.74%) ||||||||||

## 2005 Election

2001: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin
2005: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin
2001-2005 Change: No change
Shantallow - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SDLP | Mary Bradley* | 22.51% | 2,180 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Colum Eastwood | 13.54% | 1,311 | 1,588.42 | 1,630.42 | | | |
| | SDLP | Shaun Gallagher* | 11.56% | 1,119 | 1,273.7 | 1,357.32 | 1,924.32 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Tony Hassan* | 9.55% | 925 | 945.02 | 980.32 | 992.88 | 1,009.88 | 1,614.64 |
| | Sinn Féin | Elisha McLaughlin | 13.05% | 1,264 | 1,278.04 | 1,311.56 | 1,330.12 | 1,344.12 | 1,457.46 |
| | Sinn Féin | Gearóid Ó hEára* | 11.56% | 1,119 | 1,132.52 | 1,174.6 | 1,189.72 | 1,218.72 | 1,328.76 |
| | Sinn Féin | Oliver Green | 8.24% | 798 | 809.18 | 838.22 | 850.56 | 872.56 | |
| | SDLP | Helena Kearney | 6.48% | 627 | 666.52 | 703.08 | | | |
| | Independent | Tommy Mullan | 3.51% | 340 | 357.94 | | | | |
| Electorate: 15,060 Valid: 9,683 (64.30%) Spoilt: 227 Quota: 1,614 Turnout: 9,910 (65.80%) ||||||||||

## 2001 Election

1997: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin
2001: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin
1997-2001 Change: No change
Shantallow - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | SDLP | Mary Bradley* | 22.53% | 2,304 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Shaun Gallagher* | 12.58% | 1,287 | 1,686.33 | 1,790.33 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Tony Hassan* | 12.09% | 1,237 | 1,262.65 | 1,336 | 2,242 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Gearóid Ó hEára* | 12.10% | 1,238 | 1,256.09 | 1,581.52 | 1,723.52 | |
| | SDLP | William O'Connell* | 11.10% | 1,135 | 1,225.45 | 1,324.58 | 1,342.63 | 1,402.63 |
| | SDLP | Ciaran O'Doherty | 9.94% | 1,017 | 1,048.86 | 1,249.29 | 1,264.83 | 1,285.83 |
| | Sinn Féin | Oliver Green | 10.60% | 1,084 | 1,096.42 | 1,131.23 | | |
| | Independent | Charles McDaid | 5.30% | 542 | 549.56 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Jean McGinty | 3.75% | 384 | 390.48 | | | |
| Electorate: 15,381 Valid: 10,228 (66.50%) Spoilt: 316 Quota: 1,705 Turnout: 10,544 (68.55%) |||||||||

## 1997 Election

1993: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1997: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin
1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Shantallow - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | SDLP | Mary Bradley* | 22.87% | 1,826 | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Tony Hassan | 16.16% | 1,290 | 1,304.84 | 1,306.84 | 1,307.84 | 1,325.68 | 1,658.68 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Gearóid Ó hEára* | 14.21% | 1,134 | 1,154.44 | 1,157.44 | 1,157.44 | 1,199.66 | 1,333.56 | |
| | SDLP | Shaun Gallagher* | 10.92% | 872 | 1,190.92 | 1,202.2 | 1,221.88 | 1,298.64 | 1,311.2 | 1,325.2 |
| | SDLP | William O'Connell* | 12.86% | 1,027 | 1,088.32 | 1,091.32 | 1,104.32 | 1,171.56 | 1,181.96 | 1,187.96 |
| | SDLP | Margaret McCartney* | 9.76% | 779 | 833.6 | 841.88 | 869.16 | 989.96 | 1,000.8 | 1,011.8 |
| | Sinn Féin | Bernadette McDaid | 6.31% | 504 | 508.2 | 509.32 | 509.32 | 522.88 | | |
| | Labour Coalition | Charles McDaid | 2.44% | 195 | 197.8 | 222.8 | 232.8 | | | |
| | NI Women's Coalition | Diane Greer | 2.07% | 165 | 177.04 | 179.32 | 204.32 | | | |
| | DUP | William Dougherty | 1.68% | 134 | 136.24 | 137.24 | | | | |
| | Labour Coalition | Robert Lindsay | 0.51% | 41 | 43.24 | | | | | |
| | Labour Coalition | Patrick Muldowney | 0.20% | 16 | 16.56 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 13,598 Valid: 7,983 (58.71%) Spoilt: 188 Quota: 1,331 Turnout: 8,171 (60.09%) |||||||||||

## 1993 Election

1989: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1993: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1989-1993 Change: No change
Shantallow - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | SDLP | Mary Bradley* | 30.54% | 1,976 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Gearóid Ó hEára* | 17.25% | 1,116 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Shaun Gallagher* | 11.93% | 772 | 1,320.16 | | | |
| | SDLP | Margaret McCartney | 11.36% | 735 | 851.64 | 1,024.56 | 1,051.96 | 1,158.96 |
| | SDLP | William O'Connell* | 11.17% | 723 | 880.92 | 931.96 | 952.58 | 1,049.92 |
| | Sinn Féin | James McKnight | 9.32% | 603 | 619.8 | 624.42 | 628.9 | 665.62 |
| | Independent Labour | Robert Lindsay | 4.56% | 295 | 323.32 | 330.14 | 441.64 | |
| | DUP | William Dougherty | 3.03% | 196 | 201.76 | 201.98 | | |
| | Workers' Party | Edward Sharkey | 0.83% | 54 | 61.68 | 63.22 | | |
| Electorate: 11,001 Valid: 6,470 (58.81%) Spoilt: 232 Quota: 1,079 Turnout: 6,702 (60.92%) |||||||||

## 1989 Election

1985: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1989: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1985-1989 Change: No change
Shantallow - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | SDLP | Mary Bradley* | 24.47% | 1,502 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Noel McKenna* | 19.60% | 1,203 | | | | |
| | SDLP | William O'Connell* | 16.69% | 1,024 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Shaun Gallagher | 13.08% | 803 | 1,237.7 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Gearóid Ó hEára | 12.37% | 759 | 770.55 | 778.6 | 847.75 | 934.75 |
| | Sinn Féin | Richard Halpenny | 9.55% | 586 | 598.25 | 626.95 | 726.8 | 796.8 |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Thomas Mullan | 4.24% | 260 | 272.95 | 331.4 | | |
| Electorate: 10,573 Valid: 6,137 (58.04%) Spoilt: 228 Quota: 1,023 Turnout: 6,365 (60.20%) |||||||||

## 1985 Election

1985: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
Shantallow - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | SDLP | William O'Connell* | 19.83% | 1,117 | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Mary Bradley | 19.42% | 1,094 | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Noel McKenna | 11.63% | 655 | 743.96 | 772.1 | 776.4 | 783.62 | 883.14 | 890.28 | 951.36 |
| | Sinn Féin | Gerard Doherty | 8.87% | 500 | 501.28 | 504.78 | 511.38 | 517.7 | 520.7 | 754.14 | 796.6 |
| | SDLP | Teresa Coyle | 7.90% | 445 | 513.48 | 615.4 | 629.12 | 641.66 | 704.52 | 707.94 | 761.88 |
| | Sinn Féin | William McCartney | 8.68% | 489 | 490.44 | 491.7 | 505 | 518.14 | 519.3 | 686.78 | 734.22 |
| | Irish Independence | Robert Hegarty | 4.31% | 243 | 246.04 | 248.14 | 290.44 | 474.3 | 482.76 | 498.9 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Susan O'Hagan | 7.72% | 435 | 436.12 | 437.24 | 439.56 | 450.86 | 453.02 | | |
| | Alliance | Gerard O'Grady | 5.29% | 298 | 302.32 | 304.56 | 308.88 | 316.34 | | | |
| | Irish Independence | James Nicholl | 3.27% | 184 | 187.52 | 191.02 | 270.44 | | | | |
| | Irish Independence | Thomas Mullan | 3.08% | 174 | 176.72 | 179.94 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 9,401 Valid: 5,634 (59.93%) Spoilt: 204 Quota: 940 Turnout: 5,838 (62.10%) ||||||||||||