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| Map and diagram by Conal Kelly | |
This constituency takes in the whole of Coleraine and Limavady District Councils. In 2001 the DUP's Gregory Campbell defeated William Ross (UUP), who had represented East Londonderry since it was formed in 1983. The DUP hold three Assembly seats here, and the UUP, SDLP and Sinn Fein one each (the DUP gained from the UUP in 2007; the DUP and SF had both made gains in 2003 from the SDLP and an Independent Unionist). The constituency lost parts of Magherafelt District Council to Mid-Ulster in 1995. See the 1983-92 East Londonderry results.
See also the detailed guide from 2007 by "Sammy Morse".| DUP | UUP | Oth U | Alliance | Oth | SDLP | SF | |
| 2007a |
38.4% | 17.5% | 1.5% | 3.8% | 3.2% | 14.8% | 20.8% |
| 2005w | 41.0% | 19.7% | 2.4% | 0.2% | 19.3% | 17.4% | |
| 2005lg | 31.3% | 23.2% | 3.5% | 2.7% | 3.7% | 18.4% | 17.1% |
Norman Hillis MLA has his own web-site.
East Londonderry's population in the 2001 census was 88,737 (11th of the 18 constituencies).
| DUP | UUP | Oth U | Alliance | Oth | SDLP | SF | |
| 2007a |
40% | 18% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 13% | 20% |
| 2005w | 43% | 21% | 3% | 0% | 17% | 16% | |
| 2005lg | 32% | 24% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 16% | 17% |
| 2003a | 32% | 23% | 8% | 2% | 0% | 16% | 18% |
| 2001w | 32% | 27% | 4% | 21% | 16% | ||
| 2001lg | 24% | 28% | 4% | 4% | 8% | 23% | 10% |
| 1998a | 24% | 25% | 12% | 6% | 0% | 24% | 10% |
| 1997lg | 18% | 35% | 5% | 5% | 25% | 9% | |
| 1997w | 26% | 36% | 1% | 6% | 0% | 22% | 9% |
| 1996f | 24% | 31% | 7% | 6% | 3% | 20% | 9% |
The DUP have steadily consolidated here since Gregory Campbell first won this seat in 2001.
| *Gregory
Campbell MP (DUP) 6845 (20.2%) *Francie Brolly (SF) 4476 (13.2%) *George Robinson (DUP) 3991 (11.8%) *David McClarty (UUP) 2875 (8.5%) Adrian McQuillan (DUP) 2650 (7.8%) *John Dallat (SDLP) 2638 (7.8%) Billy Leonard (SF) 2321 (6.8%) *Norman Hillis (UUP) 2054 (6.1%) Orla Beattie (SDLP) 1797 (5.3%) Barney Fitzpatrick (Alliance) 1401 (4.1%) Edwin Stevenson (UUP) 1338 (3.9%) Joseph Cubitt (UKUP) 549 (1.6%) Philippe Moison (Green) 521 (1.5%) Michael McGonigle (RSF) 393 (1.2%) Victor Christie 73 (0.2%) *Elected in 2003 from East Londonderry |
DUP 13,486 (39.8%, +7.4%) 3
seats (+1) SF 6,797 (20.0%, +2.2%) 1 seat UUP 6,267 (18.5%, -4.2%) 1 seat (-1) SDLP 4,435 (13.1%, -3.2%) 1 seat Alliance 1,401 (4.1%, +1.9%) UKUP 549 (1.6%, -1.0%) Green 521 (1.5%) RSF 393 (1.2%) Independent 73 (0.2%) Electorate 56,104 Votes cast 34,180 (60.9%); spoilt votes 258 (0.8%) Valid votes 33,922; quota 4,847 |
*@Gregory Campbell (DUP) 15,225 (42.9% +10.8%)
@David McClarty (UUP) 7,498 (21.1% -6.3%)
@John Dallat (SDLP) 6,077 (17.1% -3.7%)
Billy Leonard (Sinn Fein) 5,709 (16.1% +0.5%)
Yvonne Boyle (Alliance) 924 (2.6% -1.5%)
Malcolm Samuel (Independent) 71 (0.2% +0.2%)
* outgoing MP.
@ Member of the Assembly
Not a surprise. These votes, if cast in a six-seat STV election, would probably have given the DUP three seats and the UUP, Sinn Fein and SDLP one each.
First preference votes cast in the whole of the Coleraine and Limavady council areas were as follows:
DUP 11295 (32.1%)
UUP 8573 (24.3%)
Sinn Fein 5864 (16.6%)
SDLP 5764 (16.4%)
United Unionist Coalition 1328 (3.8%) Best equivalent result
in Northern Ireland
Alliance 1026 (2.9%)
Independents 1388 (3.9%)
It is easy enough to extrapolate from the local council elections because the East Londonderry constituency includes two whole district councils. On these votes the DUP would win two seats, the UUP probably also two, and Sinn Fein and the SDLP one each.
| *Gregory
Campbell (DUP) 4789 (14.0%) *David McClarty (UUP) 4069 (11.9%) Francis Brolly (SF) 4019 (11.7%) George Robinson (DUP) 3466 (10.1%) *John Dallat (SDLP) 3190 (9.3%) Maurice Bradley (DUP) 2836 (8.3%) *Michael Coyle (SDLP) 2394 (7.0%) Norman Hillis (UUP) 2292 (6.7%) Cliona O'Kane (SF) 2102 (6.1%) *Boyd Douglas (UUC) 1903 (5.6%) Edwin Stevenson (UUP) 1408 (4.1%) *Pauline Armitage (Ind) 906 (2.6%) Yvonne Boyle (Alliance) 762 (2.2%) Marion Baur (SEA) 137 (0.4%) |
DUP
11,091
(32.4%, +8.7%) 2 seats UUP 7,769 (22.7%, -2.5%) 2 seats SF 6,121 (17.9%, 8.1%) 1 seats SDLP 5,584 (16.3%, -7.4%) 1 seat UUC 1,903 (5.6%) Best result for UUC in Northern Ireland UKUP 906 (2.6%) Alliance 762 (2.2%, -3.9%) SEA 137 (0.4%) Electorate
56,203 |
Arthur
Doherty
resigned from the Assembly with effect from 1 September 2002; he was
replaced
by Michael Coyle, also of the SDLP.
Pauline Armitage
resigned the Ulster Unionist whip on 9 November 2001.
Gregory Campbell
resigned as Minister with effect from 24 October 2001.
Gregory Campbell
elected MP, defeating William Ross, in the general election on 7 June
2001.
Gregory Campbell
became Minister for Regional Development on 27 July 2000.
Boyd Douglas
joined the new United Unionist Assembly Party on September 14th 1998.
Electorate:
60,215; votes cast: 40,268 (66.8%), spoilt votes: 399 (0.9%);
Valid votes:
39,869; DUP majority 1,901
* outgoing MP
@ member of the Assembly
UUP 11157
(28%)
DUP 9459 (24%)
SDLP 9216 (23%)
SF 3784 (10%)
Alliance 1579
(4%)
UUAP 1351 (3%)
Best equivalent result in Northern Ireland
PUP 146 (0.4%)
Independents
3019 (8%)
Total valid
votes 39711
If these votes had been cast in a six-seat STV election, the UUP and DUP would have won two seats each, and the SDLP one. Sinn Fein would be the most likely to pick up the last seat.
| #Gregory
Campbell (DUP) 6,099 David McClarty (UUP) 5,108 John Dallat (SDLP) 4,760 *Arthur Doherty (SDLP) 4,606 Boyd Douglas (Unionist) 3,811 Pauline Armitage (UUP) 3,315 elected 9th count George Robinson (DUP) 3,208 Malachy O'Kane (SF) 2,521 Barbara Dempsey (Alliance) 2,395 Robert McPherson (UUP) 1,531 John McIlhenny (SF) 1,339 David Gilmour (PUP) 582 David Nelson (UDP) 171 Maura McCann (NLP) 46 |
UUP
9,954 (25.21%) 2 seats SDLP 9,366 (23.72%) 2 seats DUP 9,307 (23.57%) 1 seat SF 3,860 (9.77%) Unionist 3,811 (9.65%) 1 seat Alliance 2,395 (6.06%) PUP 582 (1.47%) UDP 171 (0.43%) NLP 46 (0.12%) Electorate:
59,370 |
* elected
in
1996 Forum/talks election from East Londonderry
# elected in
1996 Forum/talks election as a 'top-up' candidate
Boyd Douglas, an independent Unionist opposed to the Agreement, performed well enough to take one of the Unionist seats with transfers from other Unionists. Good vote management by the SDLP ensured that they stayed ahead of SF to win the other two. The order of the candidates did not change much during the count and the DUP were the runners-up, George Robinson finishing with 3,867 votes to Boyd Douglas's 4,260.
Ulster
Unionist
Party 13,598 votes (35%)
Social Democratic
and Labour Party 9,565 votes (25%)
Democratic
Unionist Party 7,218 votes (18%)
Sinn Féin
3,373 votes (9%)
Alliance Party
of Northern Ireland 1,738 votes (5%)
Women's Coalition
146 votes (0.38%)
Workers Party
53 votes (0.14%)
Others 1,689
votes (4%)
Total valid
votes 38,436 (57.38% of electorate)
Ulster
Unionist
Party (UUP) 11,386 (31%); David Brewster, Robert White elected
Democratic
Unionist Party (DUP) 8,768 (24%); Robert Bolton, Robert Stewart elected
Social Democratic
and Labour Party (SDLP) 7,451 (20%); Arthur Doherty elected
Sinn Féin
(SF) 3,413 (9%)
Alliance Party
of Northern Ireland (APNI) 2,107 (6%)
United Kingdom
Unionist Party (UKUP) 1,040 (3%)
Ulster Democratic
Party (UDP) 728 (2%)
Progressive
Unionist Party (PUP) 652 (2%)
Northern Ireland
Women's Coalition (NIWC) 375 (1%)
Labour (Lab)
241 (1%)
Conservative
Party (Con) 208 (1%)
Green Party
189 (1%)
Ulster Independence
Movement (UIM) 100 (0.27%)
Workers Party
(WP) 75 (0.20%)
Democratic
Left (DL) 45 (0.12%)
Natural Law
Party (NLP) 14
Independent
Chambers 5 (0.01%)
Electorate: 58,471; votes cast: 36,893 (63.1%); spoilt votes: 99 (0.2%); valid votes: 36,794
See also: Full 2003 results from East Londonderry | Full 1998 results from East Londonderry | The Boundary Commission's Provisional Recommendations | Boundary Commission 2003 | Jim Riley's analysis of votes and seats in the 1998 Assembly election | The constituencies
Other sites based at ARK: ORB (Online Research Bank) | CAIN (Conflict Archive on the INternet) | Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey
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