Faughan 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 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.
Councillors Election Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party)May 2026 Co-Option Alex Duffy (Sinn Féin) Sean Fleming (Sinn Féin) Declan Norris (SDLP) Janice Montgomery (UUP) Amanda Lynch (DUP)January 2024 Co-Option Julie Middleton (DUP)2023 Ryan McCready (UUP)/ (DUP)December 2022 Co-Option Rachael Ferguson (Alliance) Graham Warke (DUP)/ (Independent)October 2022 Co-Option Paul Fleming (Sinn Féin)June 2022 Defection Jim McKeever (SDLP)/ (Independent)July 2021 Defections2019February 2016 Defection Gus Hastings (SDLP) Maurice Devenney (DUP)/ (Independent)May 2015 Co-Option2014 Gary Middleton (DUP)
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
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