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.
Councillors Election Councillor (party) Councillor (party) Councillor (party) Councillor (party) Councillor (party) Councillor (party) Councillor (party) 2011 Paul Fleming (Sinn Féin) Thomas Conway (SDLP) Gus Hastings (SDLP) Brenda Stevenson (SDLP) Maurice Devenney (DUP) Gary Middleton (DUP) 6 seats1985–1993 2005 Jim McKeever (SDLP) Liam Boyle (SDLP) William Hay (DUP) 2001 Annie Courtney (SDLP) Andrew Davidson (UUP) 1997 Ernest Hamilton (UUP) John McNickle (SDLP) George Peoples (SDLP) 1993 Richard Dallas (UUP) Mervyn Lindsay (DUP) 1989 Ernest Hamilton (UUP) John Adams (UUP) 1985 Hugh O'Neill (SDLP) Ellis Allen (DUP)
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
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