1967 Londonderry Borough Council election

Local govt election in Northern Ireland November 2019 thumb|Results by ward. Elections to Londonderry Borough Council were held on 17 May 1967, amidst the Northern Ireland civil rights movement. The election would be the last for the unreformed Londonderry Borough Council, with local government in Northern Ireland being reformed from 1969 onwards. The council elected was the last with a Unionist majority. Albert Anderson continued as Mayor. The Northern Ireland Labour Party stood for the first time in local elections in the city.Local election bid by Paisleyites Irish Times 16 May 1967 It made a particularly strong showing under its local party chairman, Willie Breslin, with the party taking 30% of the vote. Due to the electoral system however the party failed to win any seats.https://www.irishtimes.com/news/labour-and-civil-rights-activist-1.780783 Labour and civil rights activist irishtimes.com The Ulster Unionist Party stood in both wards with a unionist majority, and the Nationalist Party only in the one ward with a nationalist majority. Two independent candidates also stood. Results The final result saw no change from the previous election, which had been held in 1964 and in which no seats had been contested. Two of the Nationalist Party councillors were new, with Mary Harrigan being the first woman to serve on the council since 1926.19 May 1967 Unionists increase Belfast strength Irish TimesLondonderry Borough Council election, 1967 19 May 1967 Labour Challenge Defeated - No Change in Derry Corporation Derry Journal 1 Ulster Unionist Party 12 0 0 0 66.7 32.2 25,535a Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland) 8 0 0 0 33.3 33.9 26,880 Northern Ireland Labour Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 31.9 25,296 23,312a 16,263a 69.76% The 1969 report by Lord Cameron into "Disturbances in Northern Ireland" (paragraph 134) gives the total electorate as 23,210 rather than 23,312, and divides the 23,210 into 14,429 Catholic voters and 8,781 Other voters. Ward results North Ward North Ward - results by party8 Councillorsb Ulster Unionist Party 8 0 0 0 100.0 17,198 Northern Ireland Labour Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 7,861 Independent 0 0 0 0 0.0 1,227 6,476a 4,648a 71.77% 4,582a 70.75% The 1969 report by Lord Cameron into "Disturbances in Northern Ireland" (paragraph 134) divides the total ward electorate of 6,476 into 2,530 Catholic voters and 3,946 Other voters.North Ward6 elected Councillors Ulster Unionist Party John A. Allen 2,768 60.41 Ulster Unionist Party William Beatty 2,908 63.47 Ulster Unionist Party John A. Canning 2,907 63.44 Ulster Unionist Party Robert Stewart 2,832The Derry Journal gives a figure of 2,877, which is identical to the number of votes for the next candidate Alfred Wallace. That figure, when added to the totals for the other Ulster Unionist candidates, does not equal the total Ulster Unionist poll of 17,198 given by the Derry Journal. The figure of 2,832 given by the Londonderry Sentinel, when added to the totals for the other Ulster Unionist candidates, does equal the total Ulster Unionist poll of 17,198 given by the Derry Journal. 61.81 Ulster Unionist Party Alfred Wallace 2,877 62.79 Ulster Unionist Party James J. Whyte 2,906 63.42 Northern Ireland Labour Party Ivan Cooper 1,328 28.98 Northern Ireland Labour Party Ernest G. Cowan 1,228 26.80 Northern Ireland Labour Party Henry L. Doherty 1,434 31.30 Northern Ireland Labour Party Richard J. Foster 1,258 27.46 Northern Ireland Labour Party George S. Stewart 1,289 28.13 Northern Ireland Labour Party Janet Wilcock 1,324 28.90 Independent George C. Austin 1,227 26.78 26,286 4,582a South Ward South Ward - results by party8 Councillorsb Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland) 8 0 0 0 100.0 26,880 Northern Ireland Labour Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 14,174 11,287a 7,487a 66.33% 7,160a 63.44 The 1969 report by Lord Cameron into "Disturbances in Northern Ireland" (paragraph 134) gives the total ward electorate as 11,185 rather than 11,287, and divides the 11,185 into 10,047 Catholic voters and 1,138 Other voters.South Ward6 CouncillorsElectorate: 6,476 Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland) James Doherty 4,692 65.53 Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland) James R. Doherty 4,552 63.58 Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland) Patrick Friel 4,624 64.58 Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland) Mary Harrigan 4,293 59.96 Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland) Thomas McDonnell 4,282 59.80 Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland) Michael Eugene O'Hare 4,437 59.80 Northern Ireland Labour Party Edward J. Campbell 2,145 29.96 Northern Ireland Labour Party Joseph Doherty 2,701 29.96 Northern Ireland Labour Party Paul Grace 2,402 33.55 Northern Ireland Labour Party Charles V. Grant 2,286 31.93 Northern Ireland Labour Party Jeremiah Mallett 2,244 31.34 Northern Ireland Labour Party Barry McLaughlin 2,396 33.46 41,054 Waterside Ward Waterside Ward4 Councillorsb Ulster Unionist Party 4 0 0 0 100.0 8,337 Northern Ireland Labour Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 3,261 Independent 0 0 0 0 0.0 234 5,549a 4,128a 74.39% 4,101a 73.91% The 1969 report by Lord Cameron into "Disturbances in Northern Ireland" (paragraph 134) divides the total ward electorate of 5,549 into 1,852 Catholic voters and 3,697 Other voters.Waterside Ward3 elected Councillors Ulster Unionist Party Albert Wesley Anderson 2,740 66.81 Ulster Unionist Party Leonard Hutchinson 2,834 69.11 Ulster Unionist Party John T. McParland 2,763 67.37 Northern Ireland Labour Party James B. Hinds 1,116 27.21 Northern Ireland Labour Party John I. Hutchinson 1,057 25.77 Northern Ireland Labour Party Michael T. RoddyThe Derry Journal gives a figure of 1,083. That figure, when added to the totals for the other candidates, does not equal the total Labour poll of 3,261 given by the Derry Journal. The figure of 1,088 given by the Londonderry Sentinel, when added to the totals for the other candidates, does equal the total Labour poll of 3,261 given by the Derry Journal. 1,088 26.53 Independent Denis Colclough 234 5.71 11,832 Notes 1.a Voters in North and South wards could each vote for up to 6 candidates and voters in Waterside ward could vote for up to 3 candidates. As a result totals for registered electors and turnout do not bear a direct relation to votes. 2.b Two aldermen were elected unopposed in each of the North ward and the South ward and one alderman was elected unopposed in the Waterside ward. 3.c The Derry Journal gives 25,550 as the total of 17,198 (North ward) and 8,337 (Waterside ward). 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