# Ballyarnett (District Electoral Area)

Ballyarnett is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Derry and Strabane, Northern Ireland. The district elects six members to Derry and Strabane District Council and contains the wards of Carn Hill, Culmore, Galliagh, Shantallow, Shantallow East and Skeoge. Ballyarnett forms part of the Foyle constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 2014 local elections, replacing the Shantallow DEA which had existed since 1985.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| February 2024 Co-Option | Sandra Duffy (Sinn Féin) | Amanda Clarke (Sinn Féin) | Pat Murphy (Sinn Féin) | Rory Farrell (SDLP) | Brian Tierney (SDLP) | Catherine McDaid (SDLP) |
| 2023 | Sandra Duffy (Sinn Féin) | John McGowan (Sinn Féin) | Pat Murphy (Sinn Féin) | Rory Farrell (SDLP) | Brian Tierney (SDLP) | Catherine McDaid (SDLP) |
| November 2021 Co-Option | Sandra Duffy (Sinn Féin) | John McGowan (Sinn Féin) | Emmet Doyle (Aontú) | Rory Farrell (SDLP) | Brian Tierney (SDLP) | Angela Dobbins (SDLP) |
| July 2021 Co-Option | Sandra Duffy (Sinn Féin) | Damien Mullan (Sinn Féin) | Emmet Doyle (Aontú) | Rory Farrell (SDLP) | Brian Tierney (SDLP) | Angela Dobbins (SDLP) |
| November 2020 Co-Option | Sandra Duffy (Sinn Féin) | Aileen Mellon (Sinn Féin) | Emmet Doyle (Aontú) | Rory Farrell (SDLP) | Brian Tierney (SDLP) | Angela Dobbins (SDLP) |
| 2019 | Sandra Duffy (Sinn Féin) | Aileen Mellon (Sinn Féin) | Anne McCloskey (Aontú) | Rory Farrell (SDLP) | Brian Tierney (SDLP) | Angela Dobbins (SDLP) |
| November 2018 Co-Option | Sandra Duffy (Sinn Féin) | Aileen Mellon (Sinn Féin) | Caoimhe McKnight (Sinn Féin) | Warren Robinson (Independent) | Brian Tierney (SDLP) | Angela Dobbins (SDLP) |
| March 2018 Co-Option | Sandra Duffy (Sinn Féin) | Conchúr McCauley (Sinn Féin) | Caoimhe McKnight (Sinn Féin) | Warren Robinson (Independent) | Brian Tierney (SDLP) | Angela Dobbins (SDLP) |
| March 2017 Co-Option | Sandra Duffy (Sinn Féin) | Tony Hassan (Sinn Féin) | Caoimhe McKnight (Sinn Féin) | Warren Robinson (Independent) | Brian Tierney (SDLP) | Angela Dobbins (SDLP) |
| September 2015 Co-Option | Sandra Duffy (Sinn Féin) | Tony Hassan (Sinn Féin) | Elisha McCallion (Sinn Féin) | Warren Robinson (Independent) | Brian Tierney (SDLP) | Angela Dobbins (SDLP) |
| 2014 | Sandra Duffy (Sinn Féin) | Tony Hassan (Sinn Féin) | Elisha McCallion (Sinn Féin) | Dermot Quigley (Independent) | Brian Tierney (SDLP) | Angela Dobbins (SDLP) |

## 2023 Election

2019: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Aontú
2023: 3 x Sinn Féin, 3 x SDLP
2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Aontú
Ballyarnett - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Sinn Féin | Sandra Duffy* | 22.22% | 2,164 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Rory Farrell* | 14.43% | 1,405 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | John McGowan* † | 13.34% | 1,299 | 1,601.05 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Pat Murphy | 9.86% | 960 | 1,256.10 | 1,289.65 | 1,474.93 | | |
| | SDLP | Brian Tierney* | 10.33% | 1,006 | 1,057.80 | 1,128.50 | 1,136.42 | 1,165.70 | 1,338.70 |
| | SDLP | Catherine McDaid | 8.79% | 856 | 896.25 | 1,052.80 | 1,059.04 | 1,086.40 | 1,318.40 |
| | Aontú | Emmet Doyle* | 9.11% | 887 | 909.40 | 944.45 | 945.89 | 955.73 | 1,147.73 |
| | People Before Profit | Damien Doherty | 7.46% | 727 | 745.20 | 852.45 | 855.33 | 869.25 | |
| | Alliance | Colm Cavanagh | 4.48% | 436 | 457.35 | | | | |
| Electorate: 19,139 Valid: 9,740 (50.89%) Spoilt: 189 Quota: 1,392 Turnout: 9.929 (51.88%) ||||||||||

## 2019 Election

2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
2019: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Aontú
2014-2019 Change: SDLP and Aontú gain from Sinn Féin and Independent
Ballyarnett - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SDLP | Angela Dobbins* | 14.54% | 1,392 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Brian Tierney* | 12.90% | 1,235 | 1,282 | 1,299 | 1,410 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Aileen Mellon* †† | 8.86% | 848 | 851 | 953 | 996 | 1,001.1 | 1,505.1 |
| | Sinn Féin | Sandra Duffy* | 9.39% | 899 | 905 | 992 | 1,005 | 1,006.02 | 1,368.02 |
| | SDLP | Rory Farrell | 12.22% | 1,170 | 1,255 | 1,270 | 1,325 | 1,343.36 | 1,366.87 |
| | Aontú | Anne McCloskey † | 10.78% | 1,032 | 1,068 | 1,086 | 1,283 | 1,290.14 | 1,306.14 |
| | People Before Profit | Nuala Crilly | 8.63% | 826 | 919 | 927 | 1,046 | 1,053.65 | 1,068.65 |
| | Sinn Féin | Caoimhe McKnight* | 6.85% | 656 | 664 | 943 | 949 | 951.04 | |
| | Independent | Warren Robinson* | 6.67% | 639 | 662 | 672 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Neil McLaughlin | 5.62% | 538 | 545 | | | | |
| | Alliance | Danny McCloskey | 3.55% | 340 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 17,425 Valid: 9,575 (54.95%) Spoilt: 199 Quota: 1,368 Turnout: 9,774 (56.09%) ||||||||||

## 2014 Election

2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
Ballyarnett - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Sinn Féin | Sandra Duffy | 15.12% | 1,163 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Angela Dobbins* | 15.02% | 1,155 | 1,155 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Tony Hassan* † | 14.20% | 1,092 | 1,101 | 1,101 | | |
| | SDLP | Brian Tierney* | 12.52% | 963 | 975 | 976 | 983.9 | 1,423.9 |
| | Independent | Dermot Quigley † | 13.49% | 1,037 | 1,069 | 1,070.45 | 1,072.65 | 1,105.65 |
| | Sinn Féin | Elisha McCallion* † | 12.81% | 985 | 992 | 1,044.15 | 1,046.45 | 1,062.45 |
| | SDLP | Jimmy Carr* | 7.87% | 605 | 621 | 622.35 | 633.05 | 690.05 |
| | SDLP | Colm O'Connor | 7.17% | 551 | 586 | 586.7 | 617.15 | |
| | Alliance | Danny McCloskey | 1.81% | 139 | | | | |
| Electorate: 15,987 Valid: 7,690 (48.10%) Spoilt: 174 Quota: 1,099 Turnout: 7,864 (49.19%) |||||||||