# Cityside (District Electoral Area)

Cityside was one of the five district electoral areas in Derry, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 2014. The district elected six members to Derry City Council until 1993, and five 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 C which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Beechwood, Brandywell, Creggan Central, Creggan South, St. Peter's and Westland. For the 1993 local elections it was reduced by one ward, losing St. Peter's. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and replaced with The Moor DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 2011 | Jim Clifford (SDLP) | Ann Donnelly (SDLP) | Colin Kelly (Sinn Féin) | Patricia Logue (Sinn Féin) | Kevin Campbell (Sinn Féin) | 6 seats 1985–1993 | 6 seats 1985–1993 |
| 2005 | Jim Clifford (SDLP) | Pat Ramsey (SDLP) | Peter Anderson (Sinn Féin) | Patricia Logue (Sinn Féin) | Kevin Campbell (Sinn Féin) | 6 seats 1985–1993 | 6 seats 1985–1993 |
| 2001 | Jim Clifford (SDLP) | Pat Ramsey (SDLP) | Peter Anderson (Sinn Féin) | Cathal Crumley (Sinn Féin) | Barney O'Hagan (Sinn Féin) | 6 seats 1985–1993 | 6 seats 1985–1993 |
| 1997 | Jim Clifford (SDLP) | Pat Ramsey (SDLP) | Peter Anderson (Sinn Féin) | Cathal Crumley (Sinn Féin) | Mitchel McLaughlin (Sinn Féin) | 6 seats 1985–1993 | 6 seats 1985–1993 |
| 1993 | Jim Clifford (SDLP) | Pat Ramsey (SDLP) | Patrick Devine (SDLP) | Bernadette Bradley (Sinn Féin) | Hugh Brady (Sinn Féin) | 6 seats 1985–1993 | 6 seats 1985–1993 |
| 1989 | Jim Clifford (SDLP) | Tony Carlin (SDLP) | Patrick Devine (SDLP) | Anne McGuinness (Sinn Féin) | Hugh Brady (Sinn Féin) | | Mitchel McLaughlin (Sinn Féin) |
| 1985 | Pat Ramsey (SDLP) | Tony Carlin (SDLP) | Patrick Devine (SDLP) | Anne McGuinness (Sinn Féin) | Hugh Brady (Sinn Féin) | | Mitchel McLaughlin (Sinn Féin) |

## 2011 Election

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

## 2005 Election

2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP
2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP
2001-2005 Change: No change
Cityside - 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 | Pat Ramsey* | 16.01% | 980 | 1,016 | 1,104 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Jim Clifford* | 11.79% | 722 | 742 | 1,035 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Peter Anderson* | 16.29% | 997 | 1,013 | 1,034 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Patricia Logue | 13.08% | 801 | 811 | 822 | 875 | 878.76 | 879.16 | 884.04 |
| | Sinn Féin | Kevin Campbell | 11.37% | 696 | 705 | 751 | 851 | 859.46 | 859.98 | 861.81 |
| | Sinn Féin | Barney O'Hagan* | 12.46% | 763 | 781 | 790 | 839 | 851.22 | 851.78 | 854.83 |
| | Independent | Gary Donnelly | 8.05% | 493 | 516 | 528 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Liam Boyle | 7.97% | 488 | 512 | | | | | |
| | Socialist Environmental | Liam Friel | 2.97% | 182 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 8,655 Valid: 6,122 (70.73%) Spoilt: 222 Quota: 1,021 Turnout: 6,344 (73.30%) |||||||||||

## 2001 Election

1997: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP
2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP
1997-2001 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 | Pat Ramsey* | 18.26% | 1,210 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Jim Clifford* | 17.75% | 1,176 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Cathal Crumley* | 16.49% | 1,093 | 1,122 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Peter Anderson* | 14.92% | 989 | 1,015 | 1,022.02 | 1,025.8 | 1,474.8 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Barney O'Hagan | 10.32% | 684 | 698 | 701.33 | 703.61 | 847.71 | 1,181.34 |
| | SDLP | Liam Boyle | 9.49% | 629 | 684 | 765.63 | 817.35 | 831.51 | 867.15 |
| | Sinn Féin | Donncha MacNiallais | 9.33% | 618 | 642 | 647.67 | 650.97 | | |
| | Independent | Shauna Deery | 3.44% | 228 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 9,244 Valid: 6,627 (71.69%) Spoilt: 303 Quota: 1,105 Turnout: 6,930 (74.97%) ||||||||||

## 1997 Election

1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin
1997: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP
1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Cityside - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Sinn Féin | Cathal Crumley | 20.61% | 1,333 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Mitchel McLaughlin* | 20.21% | 1,307 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Peter Anderson | 14.72% | 952 | 979 | 1,213.27 | | | |
| | SDLP | Jim Clifford* | 14.98% | 969 | 1,042 | 1,047.7 | 1,115.64 | | |
| | SDLP | Pat Ramsey* | 12.71% | 822 | 883 | 884.33 | 972.81 | 976.8 | 989.55 |
| | SDLP | Patrick Devine* | 12.82% | 829 | 881 | 884.42 | 955.52 | 961.41 | 986.16 |
| | NI Women's Coalition | Margaret Logue | 3.94% | 255 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 9,432 Valid: 6,467 (68.56%) Spoilt: 194 Quota: 1,078 Turnout: 6,661 (70.62%) ||||||||||

## 1993 Election

1989: 3 x SDLP, 3 x Sinn Féin
1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin
1989-1993 Change: Sinn Féin loss due to the reduction of one seat
Cityside - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Sinn Féin | Hugh Brady* | 22.62% | 1,363 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Jim Clifford* | 18.07% | 1,089 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Patrick Devine* | 16.66% | 1,004 | 1,016.69 | | | |
| | SDLP | Pat Ramsey | 15.22% | 917 | 925.64 | 991.4 | 1,024.71 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Bernadette Bradley | 11.70% | 705 | 893.73 | 896.21 | 910.45 | 941.5 |
| | Sinn Féin | Dominic Doherty | 10.34% | 623 | 751.25 | 753.17 | 755.22 | 771.35 |
| | Independent Labour | Anthony Martin | 3.14% | 189 | 193.86 | 198.98 | 248.24 | |
| | Workers' Party | Eamonn Melaugh | 2.24% | 135 | 138.51 | 144.35 | | |
| Electorate: 9,636 Valid: 6,025 (62.53%) Spoilt: 249 Quota: 1,005 Turnout: 6,274 (65.11%) |||||||||

## 1989 Election

1985: 3 x SDLP, 3 x Sinn Féin
1989: 3 x SDLP, 3 x Sinn Féin
1985-1989 Change: No change
Cityside - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | SDLP | Patrick Devine* | 17.15% | 1,011 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Hugh Brady* | 15.22% | 897 | | | |
| | SDLP | Tony Carlin* | 12.45% | 734 | 786.7 | 859.7 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Mitchel McLaughlin* | 11.84% | 698 | 699.02 | 855.02 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Anne McGuinness* | 11.13% | 656 | 660.25 | 777.42 | 821.34 |
| | SDLP | Jim Clifford | 10.86% | 640 | 706.13 | 802.89 | 805.17 |
| | SDLP | Pat Ramsey* | 11.27% | 664 | 693.58 | 766.96 | 767.14 |
| | Workers' Party | Eamonn Melaugh | 6.07% | 358 | 366.67 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Gerry Doherty | 4.00% | 236 | 236.85 | | |
| Electorate: 9,973 Valid: 5,894 (59.10%) Spoilt: 232 Quota: 843 Turnout: 6,126 (61.43%) ||||||||

## 1985 Election

1985: 3 x SDLP, 3 x Sinn Féin
Cityside - 6 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 |
| | SDLP | Patrick Devine* | 12.94% | 836 | 844 | 850 | 851 | 1,077 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Anne McGuinness | 13.47% | 870 | 883 | 891 | 909 | 918 | 918 | 981 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Hugh Brady | 13.12% | 848 | 857 | 875 | 890 | 893 | 893.73 | 967.73 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Mitchel McLaughlin | 12.97% | 838 | 850 | 854 | 900 | 908 | 908 | 960 | | | |
| | SDLP | Tony Carlin | 10.85% | 701 | 701 | 708 | 721 | 792 | 835.8 | 890.26 | 894.26 | 914.26 | 920.26 |
| | SDLP | Pat Ramsey | 7.89% | 510 | 513 | 515 | 551 | 643 | 671.47 | 698.66 | 704.66 | 712.66 | 716.66 |
| | SDLP | Jim Clifford | 7.72% | 499 | 501 | 513 | 548 | 592 | 662.08 | 693.08 | 697.08 | 702.08 | 703.08 |
| | Irish Independence | Liam Bradley* | 5.71% | 369 | 414 | 498 | 539 | 564 | 572.03 | | | | |
| | SDLP | William Keys* | 7.10% | 459 | 463 | 467 | 492 | | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Eamonn Melaugh | 3.92% | 253 | 256 | 277 | | | | | | | |
| | Irish Independence | Samuel Brown | 2.23% | 144 | 170 | | | | | | | | |
| | Irish Independence | John McChrystal* | 2.07% | 134 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,598 Valid: 6,461 (60.96%) Spoilt: 213 Quota: 924 Turnout: 6,674 (62.97%) ||||||||||||||