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.
2005: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin<br />
2011: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin<br />
2005-2011 change: No change
2001: 3 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP<br />
2005: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin<br />
2001-2005 change: DUP gain from UUP
1997: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP<br />
2001: 3 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin<br />
1997-2001 change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP
1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP<br />
1997: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP<br />
1993-1997 change: UUP gain from DUP
1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP<br />
1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP<br />
1989-1993 change: UUP loss due to the reduction of one seat
1985: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP<br />
1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP<br />
1985-1989 change: No change
1985: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP