# Northland (District Electoral Area)

Northland 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 seven 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 D which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Crevagh and Springtown, Glen, Pennyburn, Rosemount, Strand and The Diamond. For the 1993 local elections it gained an additional ward, Foyle Springs. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and replaced with the Foyleside DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 2011 | John Tierney (SDLP) | John Boyle (SDLP) | Séan Carr (SDLP) | Eamon McAuley (SDLP) | Michael Cooper (Sinn Féin) | Maeve McLaughlin (Sinn Féin) | | Gerry MacLochlainn (Sinn Féin) |
| 2005 | Helen Quigley (SDLP) | Mark H. Durkan (SDLP) | Séan Carr (SDLP) | Seana Hume (SDLP) | William Page (Sinn Féin) | Maeve McLaughlin (Sinn Féin) | | Gerry MacLochlainn (Sinn Féin) |
| 2001 | Helen Quigley (SDLP) | John Kerr (SDLP) | Séan Carr (SDLP) | Kathleen McCloskey (SDLP) | William Page (Sinn Féin) | Maeve McLaughlin (Sinn Féin) | | Mary Nelis (Sinn Féin) |
| 1997 | John Tierney (SDLP) | John Kerr (SDLP) | Mark Durkan (SDLP) | Kathleen McCloskey (SDLP) | Martin Bradley (SDLP) | Marion Hutcheon (Sinn Féin) | | Mary Nelis (Sinn Féin) |
| 1993 | John Tierney (SDLP) | John Kerr (SDLP) | Mark Durkan (SDLP) | Kathleen McCloskey (SDLP) | Martin Bradley (SDLP) | Mitchel McLaughlin (Sinn Féin) | | Mary Nelis (Sinn Féin) |
| 1989 | John Tierney (SDLP) | John Kerr (SDLP) | Anna Gallagher (SDLP) | William McCorriston (SDLP) | David Davis (Independent Unionist)/ (UUP) | Bernard McFadden (Sinn Féin) | 6 seats 1985–1993 | 6 seats 1985–1993 |
| 1985 | John Tierney (SDLP) | Leonard Green (SDLP) | Anna Gallagher (SDLP) | Fergus McAteer (IIP) | David Davis (Independent Unionist)/ (UUP) | Bernard McFadden (Sinn Féin) | 6 seats 1985–1993 | 6 seats 1985–1993 |

## 2011 Election

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

## 2005 Election

2001: 4 x SDLP, 3 x Sinn Féin
2005: 4 x SDLP, 3 x Sinn Féin
2001-2005 Change: No change
Northland - 7 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 |
| | SDLP | Mark H. Durkan | 23.25% | 2,369 | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Seana Hume | 7.73% | 788 | 1,405.76 | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Gerry MacLochlainn | 11.03% | 1,124 | 1,160.96 | 1,173.92 | 1,178.12 | 1,388.12 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | William Page* | 9.82% | 1,001 | 1,031.24 | 1,038.24 | 1,039.84 | 1,078.94 | 1,114.42 | 1,593.42 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Maeve McLaughlin* | 8.33% | 849 | 873 | 883.96 | 885.96 | 1,053.92 | 1,114.32 | 1,303.32 | | |
| | SDLP | Helen Quigley* | 10.59% | 1,079 | 1,168.28 | 1,183.24 | 1,198.94 | 1,202.94 | 1,273.16 | 1,282.16 | | |
| | SDLP | Sean Carr* | 6.25% | 637 | 797.32 | 807.28 | 840.28 | 852.54 | 937.32 | 945.74 | 969.74 | 986.74 |
| | SDLP | John Kerr* | 6.41% | 653 | 745.16 | 756.52 | 816.62 | 824.02 | 866.44 | 874.56 | 892.56 | 904.56 |
| | Sinn Féin | Joanne McDaid | 6.18% | 630 | 638.64 | 643.64 | 645.24 | 679.78 | 735.78 | | | |
| | Socialist Environmental | Colm Bryce | 3.46% | 353 | 367.4 | 508.8 | 510.5 | 517.98 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Sharon Duddy | 4.77% | 486 | 493.68 | 497.16 | 498.16 | | | | | |
| | Socialist Environmental | Oisin Kehoe | 2.34% | 221 | 232.04 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 15,278 Valid: 10,190 (66.70%) Spoilt: 280 Quota: 1,274 Turnout: 10,470 (68.53%) |||||||||||||

## 2001 Election

1997: 5 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin
2001: 4 x SDLP, 3 x Sinn Féin
1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Northland - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | SDLP | Kathleen McCloskey* | 13.88% | 1,528 | | | | |
| | SDLP | John Kerr* | 11.34% | 1,248 | 1,276.9 | 1,384.9 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Mary Nelis* | 8.90% | 980 | 988.6 | 1,034.6 | 1,698.6 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Maeve McLaughlin | 11.27% | 1,240 | 1,247.1 | 1,291.1 | 1,430.1 | |
| | Sinn Féin | William Page | 10.27% | 1,130 | 1,132 | 1,148 | 1,200 | 1,506.74 |
| | SDLP | Helen Quigley | 9.88% | 1,087 | 1,125.5 | 1,267.5 | 1,278.5 | 1,283.89 |
| | SDLP | Sean Carr | 10.51% | 1,157 | 1,176.1 | 1,254.1 | 1,265.1 | 1,267.06 |
| | SDLP | James McClintock | 8.38% | 922 | 959.4 | 1,041.4 | 1,050.4 | 1,053.34 |
| | Sinn Féin | Gerry MacLochlainn | 8.52% | 938 | 940 | 976 | | |
| | Independent | William Temple | 3.70% | 407 | 407.4 | | | |
| | Independent | Colm Bryce | 2.49% | 274 | 275.1 | | | |
| | Independent | Daniel Bradley | 0.74% | 82 | 83.3 | | | |
| | Independent | Catherine Harper | 0.13% | 14 | 14.4 | | | |
| Electorate: 16,402 Valid: 11,007 (67.11%) Spoilt: 323 Quota: 1,376 Turnout: 11,330 (69.08%) |||||||||

## 1997 Election

1993: 5 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin
1997: 5 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin
1993-1997 Change: No change
Northland - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | SDLP | Mark Durkan* | 17.17% | 1,679 | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Mary Nelis* | 16.00% | 1,564 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Martin Bradley* | 11.41% | 1,115 | 1,272.14 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Marion Hutcheon | 11.54% | 1,128 | 1,134.75 | 1,318.67 | | | | |
| | SDLP | John Tierney* | 11.21% | 1,096 | 1,147.03 | 1,161.99 | 1,163.42 | 1,172.06 | 1,246.06 | |
| | SDLP | John Kerr* | 8.69% | 850 | 1,012 | 1,018.82 | 1,019.59 | 1,045.75 | 1,132.75 | 1,252.1 |
| | SDLP | Kathleen McCloskey* | 8.74% | 854 | 896.39 | 901.67 | 902.44 | 910.04 | 968.04 | 1,040.04 |
| | Sinn Féin | Pius McNaught | 5.85% | 572 | 577.94 | 691.24 | 779.35 | 780.23 | 822.23 | 827.23 |
| | Ind. Unionist | Alexander Simpson | 5.44% | 532 | 533.89 | 533.89 | 533.89 | 533.89 | 567.89 | |
| | NI Women's Coalition | Patricia McAdams | 2.97% | 290 | 303.23 | 308.51 | 309.06 | 310.5 | | |
| | Labour Coalition | Anthony Martin | 0.51% | 50 | 52.97 | 54.51 | 54.62 | 54.94 | | |
| | Labour Coalition | Geraldine O'Neill | 0.47% | 46 | 48.7 | 50.24 | 50.46 | 50.7 | | |
| Electorate: 16,075 Valid: 9,776 (60.81%) Spoilt: 207 Quota: 1,223 Turnout: 9,983 (62.10%) |||||||||||

## 1993 Election

1989: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Unionist
1993: 5 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin
1989-1993 Change: SDLP and Sinn Féin gain from Independent Unionist and due to the addition of one seat
Northland - 7 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 |
| | SDLP | John Tierney* | 16.05% | 1,506 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Mitchel McLaughlin* | 14.70% | 1,380 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Mark Durkan | 13.97% | 1,311 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Martin Bradley | 12.38% | 1,162 | 1,296.64 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | John Kerr* | 7.57% | 710 | 767.84 | 770.24 | 838.55 | 922.01 | 927.79 | 942.9 | 952.71 | 955.71 | 1,040.95 | 1,095.17 | 1,201.17 |
| | Sinn Féin | Mary Nelis | 8.08% | 758 | 772.16 | 949.91 | 951.34 | 952.64 | 961.75 | 962.75 | 970.44 | 970.44 | 982.7 | 1,000.7 | 1,040.7 |
| | SDLP | Kathleen McCloskey | 6.60% | 619 | 704.92 | 707.17 | 744.57 | 771.09 | 774.48 | 786.48 | 797.22 | 800.22 | 849.24 | 918.24 | 996.24 |
| | Ind. Unionist | David Davis* | 5.50% | 516 | 520.08 | 521.88 | 526.5 | 528.06 | 530.06 | 554.5 | 561.98 | 745.44 | 759.77 | 778.77 | 844.77 |
| | Independent | Tony Carlin | 3.68% | 345 | 354.36 | 358.86 | 366.56 | 369.68 | 373.09 | 382.79 | 389.29 | 393.4 | 450.36 | 525.36 | |
| | Independent Labour | Patrick Muldowney | 1.99% | 187 | 191.32 | 194.47 | 197.33 | 198.11 | 214.33 | 221.44 | 356.78 | 359.78 | 374.22 | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | William McCorriston* | 3.10% | 291 | 303.24 | 304.44 | 309.72 | 313.36 | 319.6 | 320.93 | 321.93 | 323.93 | | | |
| | UUP | Gladys Carey | 2.46% | 231 | 231.24 | 231.24 | 231.46 | 231.46 | 231.46 | 238.46 | 239.57 | | | | |
| | Independent Labour | Richard Foster | 1.86% | 175 | 180.52 | 181.72 | 183.15 | 184.19 | 194.29 | 212.29 | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Nigel Cooke | 1.24% | 116 | 116.72 | 116.72 | 118.48 | 118.48 | 118.72 | | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Gordon McKenzie | 0.45% | 42 | 42.96 | 43.26 | 43.81 | 44.33 | | | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Noel Lynch | 0.38% | 36 | 36.72 | 37.47 | 38.24 | 38.24 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 15,645 Valid: 9,385 (59.99%) Spoilt: 240 Quota: 1,174 Turnout: 9,625 (61.52%) ||||||||||||||||

## 1989 Election

1985: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x IIP
1989: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Unionist
1985-1989 Change: SDLP gain from IIP, Independent Unionist leaves UUP
Northland - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SDLP | John Tierney* | 18.31% | 1,565 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Anna Gallagher* | 15.08% | 1,289 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | William McCorriston | 13.20% | 1,128 | 1,228.28 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Bernard McFadden* | 13.84% | 1,183 | 1,197.26 | 1,561.26 | | | |
| | SDLP | John Kerr | 11.43% | 977 | 1,054.51 | 1,065.81 | 1,113.81 | 1,127.81 | 1,133.81 |
| | Ind. Unionist | David Davis* | 7.10% | 607 | 622.18 | 629.1 | 651.1 | 654.2 | 1,128.48 |
| | SDLP | Leonard Green* | 9.10% | 778 | 889.78 | 898.7 | 917.7 | 960.05 | 972.05 |
| | UUP | Jack Allen | 6.90% | 590 | 591.15 | 593.15 | 593.15 | 593.25 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Martin Nelis | 5.01% | 428 | 437.89 | | | | |
| Electorate: 14,337 Valid: 8,545 (59.60%) Spoilt: 284 Quota: 1,221 Turnout: 8,829 (61.58%) ||||||||||

## 1985 Election

1985: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x IIP
Northland - 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 | John Tierney* | 18.32% | 1,417 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Bernard McFadden | 13.78% | 1,066 | 1,074.14 | 1,079.14 | 1,190.14 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | David Davis* | 11.30% | 874 | 874 | 874 | 875 | 928 | 1,329 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Leonard Green* | 10.34% | 800 | 885.36 | 893.24 | 900.56 | 940 | 942 | 952 | 957 | 1,220 | |
| | SDLP | Anna Gallagher* | 9.13% | 706 | 752.42 | 760.86 | 772.3 | 819.96 | 820.96 | 831.96 | 834.96 | 1,024.16 | 1,100.16 |
| | Irish Independence | Fergus McAteer* | 8.81% | 681 | 699.92 | 731.8 | 811.12 | 821.12 | 822.12 | 827.12 | 875.12 | 947.66 | 949.16 |
| | SDLP | William McCorriston* | 7.69% | 595 | 681.68 | 686.68 | 691.22 | 716.88 | 716.88 | 723.88 | 727.88 | 886.56 | 922.56 |
| | SDLP | John Kerr | 8.26% | 639 | 682.12 | 684.78 | 688.22 | 714.1 | 714.1 | 723.1 | 723.1 | | |
| | DUP | John Noble | 5.39% | 417 | 417 | 417 | 419 | 425 | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Mary Breen | 3.15% | 244 | 247.52 | 248.52 | 251.52 | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | James McKnight | 1.69% | 131 | 135.62 | 135.62 | | | | | | | |
| | Irish Independence | Annie Burke | 1.27% | 98 | 100.64 | 106.64 | | | | | | | |
| | Irish Independence | John McCool | 0.85% | 66 | 69.08 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 12,243 Valid: 7,734 (63.17%) Spoilt: 191 Quota: 1,105 Turnout: 7,925 (64.73%) ||||||||||||||