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.

2011 Election
2005: 4 x SDLP, 3 x Sinn Féin

2011: 4 x SDLP, 3 x Sinn Féin

2005-2011 Change: No change

2005 Election
2001: 4 x SDLP, 3 x Sinn Féin

2005: 4 x SDLP, 3 x Sinn Féin

2001-2005 Change: No change

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

1997 Election
1993: 5 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin

1997: 5 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin

1993-1997 Change: No change

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

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

1985 Election
1985: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x IIP