# 2011 Derry City Council election

Elections to Derry City Council were held on 5 May 2011 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used five district electoral areas to elect a total of 30 councillors.
There was no change from the prior election.

## Election results

Derry City Council Election Result 2011 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| SDLP | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46.7 | 38.2 | 15,805 | 2.8 |
| Sinn Féin | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 33.9 | 14,011 | 1.1 |
| DUP | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 | 14.7 | 6,081 | 1.4 |
| UUP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 1,642 | 0.4 |
| People Before Profit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 1,307 | New |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 1,089 | 0.1 |
| Irish Republican Socialist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 879 | 2.1 |
| Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 359 | 0.9 |
| PUP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 204 | 0.5 |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

## Districts summary

Results of the Derry City Council election, 2011 by district :
| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
| Ward | SDLP | SDLP | Sinn Féin | Sinn Féin | DUP | DUP | UUP | UUP | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
| Cityside | 30.5 | 2 | 54.4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 15.1 | 0 | 5 |
| Northland | 48.1 | 4 | 39.8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 12.1 | 0 | 7 |
| Rural | 35.6 | 3 | 25.2 | 1 | 28.8 | 2 | 7.6 | 0 | 2.8 | 0 | 6 |
| Shantallow | 51.4 | 3 | 37.3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 11.3 | 0 | 5 |
| Waterside | 20.7 | 2 | 18.4 | 1 | 42.3 | 3 | 11.6 | 1 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Total | 38.2 | 14 | 33.9 | 10 | 14.7 | 5 | 4.0 | 1 | 9.2 | 0 | 30 |

## District results
### Cityside

2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP 2011: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP 2005-2011 Change: No change
Cityside - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SDLP | Jim Clifford* | 21.42% | 1,243 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Kevin Campbell* | 20.66% | 1,199 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Patricia Logue* | 16.15% | 937 | 947.32 | 963.32 | 975.32 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Colin Kelly | 10.87% | 631 | 637 | 659.6 | 667.36 | 694.64 | 1,005.64 |
| | SDLP | Ann Donnelly | 5.36% | 311 | 485 | 494.4 | 680.2 | 742.6 | 785.96 |
| | Independent | Gary Donnelly | 10.55% | 612 | 628.08 | 636.28 | 643.96 | 674.88 | 689.36 |
| | Sinn Féin | Liam Friel | 6.74% | 391 | 405.16 | 567.96 | 576.68 | 631.68 | |
| | People Before Profit | Connor Kelly | 4.57% | 265 | 269.32 | 272.92 | 280 | | |
| | SDLP | Dermot Henderson | 3.69% | 214 | 263.2 | 268 | | | |
| Electorate: 9,023 Valid: 5,803 (64.31%) Spoilt: 213 Quota: 968 Turnout: 6,016 (66.67%) ||||||||||

### Northland

2005: 4 x SDLP, 3 x Sinn Féin 2011: 4 x SDLP, 3 x Sinn Féin 2005-2011 Change: No change
Northland - 7 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 | John Tierney | 18.75% | 1,736 | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Maeve McLaughlin* | 13.61% | 1,260 | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | John Boyle | 11.87% | 1,099 | 1,264.2 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Sean Carr* | 8.90% | 824 | 923.05 | 1,004.7 | 1,047.85 | 1,088.29 | 1,199.29 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Gerry MacLochlainn* | 10.11% | 936 | 952.45 | 952.91 | 964.26 | 993.31 | 1,004.99 | 1,024.27 | 1,100.27 |
| | SDLP | Eamon McAuley | 4.63% | 429 | 590.35 | 599.55 | 631.25 | 654.6 | 878.31 | 880.87 | 997.87 |
| | Sinn Féin | Michael Cooper | 8.46% | 783 | 795.6 | 796.75 | 800.1 | 841.45 | 855.43 | 892.07 | 958.07 |
| | Sinn Féin | Eric McGinley | 7.60% | 704 | 721.85 | 722.08 | 726.54 | 744.54 | 757.39 | 788.51 | 824.51 |
| | People Before Profit | Colm Bryce | 6.09% | 564 | 576.25 | 577.4 | 615.55 | 668.25 | 690.56 | 693.2 | |
| | SDLP | Fiona Hamilton | 3.95% | 366 | 427.95 | 437.15 | 475.25 | 501.23 | | | |
| | Irish Republican Socialist | Lucy Callaghan | 3.67% | 340 | 348.4 | 349.32 | 353.32 | | | | |
| | Alliance | Colm Cavanagh | 2.34% | 217 | 229.25 | 229.71 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 16,367 Valid: 9,258 (56.57%) Spoilt: 330 Quota: 1,158 Turnout: 9,588 (58.58%) ||||||||||||

### Rural

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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | 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 |
| | UUP | 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%) |||||||||||||

### Shantallow

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%) ||||||||||

### Waterside

2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP 2011: 3 x DUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP 2005-2011 Change: No change
Waterside - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | DUP | Joe Miller* | 19.29% | 1,564 | | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Gerard Diver* | 14.78% | 1,198 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Lynn Fleming* | 14.02% | 1,137 | | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | April Garfield-Kidd | 12.41% | 1,006 | 1,312.6 | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Drew Thompson* | 10.59% | 859 | 1,010.9 | 1,277.12 | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Mary Hamilton* | 11.64% | 944 | 997.55 | 1,012.51 | 1,110.09 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Martin Reilly* | 5.90% | 478 | 483.95 | 485.31 | 492.45 | 645.73 | 656.77 | 663.57 | 729.21 | 823.28 | 858.28 |
| | Sinn Féin | Geraldine O'Donnell | 4.37% | 354 | 355.05 | 355.05 | 355.05 | 366.57 | 473.73 | 473.73 | 478.17 | 503.03 | 507.03 |
| | PUP | Nigel Gardiner | 2.52% | 204 | 216.25 | 226.11 | 253.31 | 254.91 | 254.91 | 296.39 | 304.28 | 325.47 | |
| | People Before Profit | David McAuley | 2.74% | 222 | 223.75 | 224.77 | 226.47 | 230.63 | 232.91 | 234.27 | 253.57 | | |
| | Alliance | Karen Scrivens | 1.75% | 142 | 144.45 | 144.79 | 148.19 | 154.11 | 155.31 | 161.77 | | | |
| Electorate: 15,252 Valid: 8,108 (53.16%) Spoilt: 251 Quota: 1,014 Turnout: 8,359 (54.81%) ||||||||||||||