# Londonderry Area D

Londonderry Area D, called Derry Area D from 1984, was one of the five district electoral areas in Derry, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected five members to Londonderry City Council, and formed part of the Londonderry constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1973 local elections, and contained the wards of Brandywell, Riverside, St. Columb's Wells, The Diamond and Waterloo. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Northland DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 1981 | Margaret Buchanan (DUP) | William Keys (SDLP) | William McCartney (SDLP) | John Tierney (SDLP) | Liam Bradley (IIP)/ (Nationalist) |
| 1977 | Marlene Jefferson (UUP)/ (United Loyalist) | William Keys (SDLP) | William McCartney (SDLP) | Raymond McClean (SDLP) | Liam Bradley (IIP)/ (Nationalist) |
| 1973 | Marlene Jefferson (UUP)/ (United Loyalist) | Joe Cosgrove (Alliance) | Feeney (SDLP) | Raymond McClean (SDLP) | James Hegarty (Nationalist) |

## 1981 Election

1977: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Nationalist, 1 x UUP
1981: 3 x SDLP, 1 x IIP, 1 x DUP
1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from UUP, Nationalist joins IIP
Londonderry Area D - 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 | William Keys* | 24.08% | 788 | | | | | | |
| | Irish Independence | Liam Bradley* | 18.06% | 591 | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Margaret Buchanan | 15.49% | 507 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | William McCartney | 10.79% | 353 | 521.95 | 525.52 | 549.52 | | | |
| | SDLP | John Tierney | 13.38% | 438 | 481.4 | 483.99 | 496.92 | 504.68 | 516.1 | 564.1 |
| | Irish Independence | Roger O'Doherty | 5.56% | 182 | 187.89 | 205.95 | 218.68 | 252.94 | 355.75 | 364.58 |
| | Alliance | Snoo Sinclair | 4.31% | 141 | 145.96 | 146.24 | 155.07 | 156.38 | 160.38 | |
| | Irish Independence | Liam Wray | 2.84% | 93 | 94.55 | 104.63 | 112.84 | 144.06 | | |
| | Irish Republican Socialist | Thomas McCourt | 2.81% | 92 | 95.72 | 98.66 | 104.87 | | | |
| | Independent Labour | Colm Fox | 2.69% | 88 | 94.82 | 96.71 | | | | |
| Electorate: 5,119 Valid: 3,273 (63.94%) Spoilt: 153 Quota: 546 Turnout: 3,426 (66.93%) |||||||||||

## 1977 Election

1973: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Nationalist, 1 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist
1977: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Nationalist, 1 x UUP
1973-1977 Change: SDLP and UUP gain from Alliance and United Loyalist
Londonderry Area D - 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 | Raymond McClean* | 26.15% | 927 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Marlene Jefferson* | 17.80% | 631 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | William Keys | 16.87% | 598 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | William McCartney | 7.14% | 253 | 530.2 | 530.97 | 536.06 | 541.07 | 594.07 | |
| | Nationalist | Liam Bradley | 10.55% | 374 | 379.76 | 379.98 | 380.08 | 438.17 | 459.54 | 661.54 |
| | Alliance | Joe Cosgrove* | 7.48% | 265 | 284.44 | 317.99 | 318.24 | 325.08 | 375.08 | 385.08 |
| | Nationalist | Charles McDaid | 4.32% | 153 | 163.08 | 163.63 | 163.73 | 240.09 | 245.66 | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | James Hegarty* | 5.22% | 185 | 198.32 | 200.52 | 200.77 | 208.78 | | |
| | Nationalist | John McQuaide | 4.49% | 159 | 162.24 | 162.46 | 162.51 | | | |
| Electorate: 5,973 Valid: 3,545 (59.35%) Spoilt: 174 Quota: 591 Turnout: 3,719 (62.26%) |||||||||||

## 1973 Election

1973: 2 x SDLP, 1 x United Loyalist, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Nationalist
Londonderry Area D - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| | United Loyalist | Marlene Jefferson | 23.42% | 1,041 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Raymond McClean | 18.18% | 808 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Feeney | 14.47% | 643 | 644 | 666.4 | 666.48 | 668.64 | 675.72 | 689.8 | 696.88 | 745.64 | | | |
| | Alliance | Joe Cosgrove | 9.18% | 408 | 518 | 519.68 | 532.76 | 534.76 | 535.76 | 552 | 555 | 567.16 | 577.24 | 797.44 | 797.44 |
| | Nationalist | James Hegarty | 7.67% | 341 | 344 | 346 | 346 | 346 | 351 | 361.08 | 373.16 | 375.56 | 518.8 | 529.12 | 607.04 |
| | Republican Clubs | Mickey Doherty | 5.15% | 229 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 260 | 281 | 286.08 | 381.16 | 385.16 | 401.32 | 402.32 | 419.92 |
| | SDLP | William O'Connoll | 4.81% | 214 | 215 | 235.88 | 235.96 | 236.04 | 239.04 | 246.12 | 248.12 | 318.52 | 325.4 | 339.8 | |
| | Alliance | Mulhern | 3.49% | 155 | 273 | 274.04 | 295.2 | 296.2 | 297.2 | 308.28 | 308.28 | 310.44 | 317.68 | | |
| | Nationalist | Charles McDaid | 3.67% | 163 | 165 | 166.52 | 166.52 | 171.68 | 178.68 | 187.76 | 195.84 | 196.92 | | | |
| | SDLP | O'Hara | 2.68% | 119 | 119 | 131.64 | 131.64 | 131.72 | 133.72 | 140.96 | 142.04 | | | | |
| | Republican Clubs | Lynch | 2.16% | 96 | 97 | 97.32 | 97.32 | 116.32 | 128.32 | 133.4 | | | | | |
| | Independent | O'Neill | 1.51% | 67 | 80 | 80.96 | 83.96 | 84.04 | 92.12 | | | | | | |
| | Ind. Republican | Finbar O'Doherty | 1.60% | 71 | 71 | 71.16 | 71.16 | 71.16 | | | | | | | |
| | Republican Clubs | McCool | 1.33% | 59 | 59 | 59.56 | 59.56 | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | McKenna | 0.70% | 31 | 39 | 39.4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 6,982 Valid: 4,445 (63.66%) Spoilt: 122 Quota: 741 Turnout: 4,567 (65.41%) ||||||||||||||||