Faughan (District Electoral Area)

Faughan is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Derry and Strabane, Northern Ireland. The district elects five members to Derry and Strabane District Council and contains the wards of Claudy, Eglinton, Enagh, New Buildings and Slievekirk. Faughan forms part of the Foyle constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 2014 local elections, replacing the Rural DEA which had existed since 1985.

2023 Election
2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance

2023: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin and UUP gain from DUP and Alliance

2019 Election
2014: 2 x DUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin

2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance

2014-2019 Change: Alliance gain from SDLP

2014 Election
2014: 2 x DUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin