Rural (District Electoral Area)



Rural was one of the five district electoral areas in Derry, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 2014. The district elected seven members to Derry City Council until 1993, and six 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 A which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Banagher, Claudy, Corrody, Eglinton, Enagh, Faughan and New Buildings. For the 1993 local elections it was reduced by one ward, losing Corrody and Faughan but gaining Holly Mount. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and replaced with the Faughan DEA.

2011 Election
2005: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin

2011: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin

2005-2011 Change: No change

2005 Election
2001: 3 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP

2005: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin

2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP

2001 Election
1997: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP

2001: 3 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin

1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP

1997 Election
1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP

1997: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP

1993-1997 Change: UUP gain from DUP

1993 Election
1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP

1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP

1989-1993 Change: UUP loss due to the reduction of one seat

1989 Election
1985: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP

1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP

1985-1989 Change: No change

1985 Election
1985: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP