Ballyarnett is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Derry and Strabane, Northern Ireland.Final Northern Ireland super council recommendations, BBC News, 13 December 2013, accessed 24 May 2014 The district elects six members to Derry and Strabane District Council and contains the wards of Carn Hill, Culmore, Galliagh, Shantallow, Shantallow East and Skeoge. Ballyarnett forms part of the Foyle constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 2014 local elections, replacing the Shantallow DEA which had existed since 1985.
Councillors Election Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party)February 2024 Co-Option Sandra Duffy (Sinn Féin) Amanda Clarke (Sinn Féin) Pat Murphy (Sinn Féin) Rory Farrell (SDLP) Brian Tierney (SDLP) Catherine McDaid (SDLP)2023 John McGowan (Sinn Féin)November 2021 Co-Option Emmet Doyle (Aontú) Angela Dobbins (SDLP)July 2021 Co-Option Damien Mullan (Sinn Féin) November 2020 Co-Option Aileen Mellon (Sinn Féin)2019 Anne McCloskey (Aontú)November 2018 Co-Option Caoimhe McKnight (Sinn Féin) Warren Robinson (Independent)March 2018 Co-Option Conchúr McCauley (Sinn Féin)March 2017 Co-Option Tony Hassan (Sinn Féin) September 2015 Co-Option Elisha McCallion (Sinn Féin)2014 Dermot Quigley (Independent)
2023 Election
2019: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Aontú
2023: 3 x Sinn Féin, 3 x SDLP
2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Aontú
2019 Election
2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
2019: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Aontú
2014-2019 Change: SDLP and Aontú gain from Sinn Féin and Independent
2014 Election
2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
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