Magherafelt (District Electoral Area)
Magherafelt | |
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Mid Ulster District Council DEA constituency | |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1985 |
Seats | 5 (1985-) |
Councillors |
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Magherafelt is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Mid Ulster, Northern Ireland.[1] The district elects five members to Mid Ulster District Council and contains the wards of Coolshinny, Glebe, Lissan, The Loup and Town Parks East.[2] Magherafelt forms part of the Mid Ulster constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Magherafelt Area C which had existed since 1973. It was called Magherafelt Town until 2014, and originally contained five wards (Ballymaguigan, Knockclogrim, Lecumpter, Town Parks East and Town Parks West). For the 1993 local elections it gained an additional ward, Glebe. For the 2014 local elections it was reduced to five wards.
Councillors
[edit]Election | Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) | ||||||
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2023 | Darren Totten (Sinn Féin) |
Sean Clarke (Sinn Féin) |
Christine McFlynn (SDLP) |
Wesley Brown (DUP) |
Paul McLean (DUP) |
5 seats 2014–present | ||||||
2019 | ||||||||||||
2014 | George Shiels (UUP) | |||||||||||
2011 | Peter Bateson (Sinn Féin) |
Catherine Elattar (Sinn Féin) |
Jim Campbell (SDLP) |
Deborah Ní Shiadhail (Sinn Féin) | ||||||||
2005 | Sean McPeake (Sinn Féin) |
William McCrea (DUP) | ||||||||||
2001 | Seamus O'Brien (Sinn Féin) |
John Kelly (Sinn Féin) |
Joseph McBride (SDLP) | |||||||||
1997 | Patrick Kilpatrick (SDLP) | |||||||||||
1993 | John Hurl (Sinn Féin) |
Ernest Caldwell (UUP) | ||||||||||
1989 | 5 seats 1985–1993 | |||||||||||
1985 | Bhrighde Mac Giolla (Sinn Féin) |
Barclay Morrow (DUP) |
2023 Election
[edit]2019: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
2023: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
2019–2023 Change: No change
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Sinn Féin | Darren Totten* | 25.15% | 2,077 | ||||||
Sinn Féin | Sean Clarke* | 18.53% | 1,530 | ||||||
SDLP | Christine McFlynn* | 9.74% | 804 | 1,336.40 | 1,457.24 | ||||
DUP | Paul McLean* | 13.84% | 1,143 | 1,146.96 | 1,147.68 | 1,147.92 | 1,283.92 | 1,616.92 | |
DUP | Wesley Brown* | 11.71% | 967 | 967.88 | 967.88 | 967.88 | 1,230.32 | 1,526.32 | |
Alliance | Padraic Farrell | 5.79% | 478 | 628.04 | 650.36 | 706.64 | 779.92 | 786.92 | |
TUV | Raymond Love | 8.13% | 671 | 673.64 | 673.88 | 674.24 | 767.80 | ||
UUP | Ian Brown | 7.11% | 587 | 589.64 | 589.88 | 591.20 | |||
Electorate: 13,741 Valid: 8,257 (60.09%) Spoilt: 58 Quota: 1,377 Turnout: 8.315 (60.51%) |
2019 Election
[edit]2014: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2019: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
2014–2019 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
Sinn Féin | Darren Totten* | 22.02% | 1,665 | ||||
SDLP | Christine McFlynn* | 15.95% | 1,206 | 1,320 | |||
Sinn Féin | Sean Clarke* | 13.99% | 1,058 | 1,107 | 1,500.75 | ||
DUP | Wesley Brown | 16.11% | 1,218 | 1,220 | 1,221 | 1,224 | |
DUP | Paul McLean* | 15.91% | 1,203 | 1,208 | 1,209.25 | 1,214.75 | |
UUP | George Shiels* | 13.17% | 996 | 1,001 | 1,001.75 | 1,022.25 | |
Aontú | Kevin Donnelly | 2.83% | 214 | ||||
Electorate: 13,112 Valid: 7,560 (57.66%) Spoilt: 86 Quota: 1,261 Turnout: 7,646 (58.31%) |
2014 Election
[edit]2011: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2014: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2011-2014 Change: Sinn Féin loss due to the reduction of one seat
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
DUP | Paul McLean* | 15.84% | 1,106 | 1,135 | 1,144 | 1,163 | 1,167 | ||
UUP | George Shiels* | 11.24% | 785 | 803 | 809 | 834 | 841 | 1,225 | |
Sinn Féin | Seán Clarke* | 15.68% | 1,095 | 1,095 | 1,101 | 1,132 | 1,147 | 1,147 | |
SDLP | Christine McFlynn* | 10.30% | 719 | 724 | 756 | 822 | 1,116 | 1,119 | |
Sinn Féin | Darren Totten* | 13.96% | 975 | 976 | 1,008 | 1,041 | 1,110 | 1,110 | |
TUV | Gareth Ferguson | 10.74% | 750 | 786 | 791 | 806 | 808 | 1,001 | |
DUP | Ross Mitchell | 8.98% | 627 | 635 | 635 | 641 | 642 | ||
SDLP | Ben Niblock | 5.18% | 362 | 364 | 391 | 436 | |||
Independent | Hugh McCloy | 3.31% | 231 | 240 | 310 | ||||
Independent | Michael Kelly | 3.08% | 215 | 220 | |||||
Independent | Robert Kelly* | 1.69% | 118 | ||||||
Electorate: 12,483 Valid: 6,983 (55.94%) Spoilt: 119 Quota: 1,164 Turnout: 7,102 (56.89%) |
2011 Election
[edit]2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2011: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2005-2011 Change: Sinn Féin gain from DUP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Sinn Féin | Peter Bateson* | 23.66% | 1,616 | ||||||
DUP | Paul McLean* | 15.72% | 1,074 | ||||||
SDLP | Jim Campbell* | 12.43% | 849 | 900.6 | 901.32 | 1,191.32 | |||
UUP | George Shiels* | 10.16% | 694 | 694 | 712.27 | 718.67 | 733.67 | 990.07 | |
Sinn Féin | Deborah Ní Shiadhail | 11.77% | 804 | 894.4 | 894.4 | 925.8 | 969.8 | 970.8 | |
Sinn Féin | Catherine Elattar | 5.99% | 409 | 871 | 871 | 890.8 | 946.8 | 949.8 | |
TUV | Alan Dickson | 8.45% | 577 | 577 | 583.57 | 584.97 | 585.97 | 704.97 | |
DUP | Wesley Brown | 6.59% | 450 | 451.2 | 519.24 | 520.42 | 526.42 | ||
SDLP | Denise Johnston | 5.24% | 358 | 382.8 | 383.07 | ||||
Electorate: 11,154 Valid: 6,831 (61.24%) Spoilt: 137 Quota: 976 Turnout: 6,968 (62.47%) |
2005 Election
[edit]2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2001-2005 Change: No change
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
DUP | William McCrea* | 31.69% | 2,286 | ||||||
Sinn Féin | Peter Bateson | 17.61% | 1,270 | ||||||
DUP | Paul McLean* | 3.47% | 250 | 1,395.76 | |||||
UUP | George Shiels* | 9.58% | 691 | 773.88 | 1,124.12 | ||||
Sinn Féin | Sean McPeake | 11.73% | 846 | 846.56 | 846.78 | 927.15 | 927.15 | 1,300.15 | |
SDLP | Jim Campbell | 12.99% | 937 | 941.48 | 949.84 | 959.34 | 1,009.5 | 1,034.37 | |
SDLP | Brendan Scott | 7.26% | 524 | 525.12 | 528.42 | 532.79 | 574.97 | 604.03 | |
Sinn Féin | Seamus O'Brien* | 5.67% | 409 | 409 | 409.44 | 553.84 | 554.03 | ||
Electorate: 10,439 Valid: 7,213 (69.10%) Spoilt: 129 Quota: 1,031 Turnout: 7,342 (70.33%) |
2001 Election
[edit]1997: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2001: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
1997-2001 Change: No change
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
DUP | William McCrea* | 28.10% | 2,255 | ||||
Sinn Féin | John Kelly* | 21.18% | 1,700 | ||||
UUP | George Shiels* | 13.74% | 1,103 | 1,213.5 | |||
DUP | Paul McLean* | 2.45% | 197 | 1,190.5 | |||
Sinn Féin | Seamus O'Brien* | 13.52% | 1,085 | 1,085.5 | 1,538.59 | ||
SDLP | Joseph McBride* | 12.33% | 990 | 992 | 1,061.96 | 1,258.64 | |
SDLP | Frances Symington | 8.67% | 696 | 697.5 | 716.97 | 815.64 | |
Electorate: 10,509 Valid: 8,026 (76.37%) Spoilt: 127 Quota: 1,147 Turnout: 8,153 (77.58%) |
1997 Election
[edit]1993: 2 x DUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP
1997: 2 x DUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP
1993-1997 Change: No change
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
DUP | William McCrea* | 37.50% | 2,675 | ||||
Sinn Féin | Seamus O'Brien | 24.91% | 1,777 | ||||
SDLP | Patrick Kilpatrick* | 16.11% | 1,149 | ||||
DUP | Paul McLean* | 1.50% | 107 | 1,551.6 | |||
SDLP | Joseph McBride* | 7.00% | 499 | 499.62 | 1,184.76 | ||
UUP | George Shiels | 11.44% | 816 | 1,007.58 | 1,008.15 | 1,514.25 | |
Independent Labour | Harry Hutchinson | 1.02% | 73 | 78.58 | 101.95 | 114.25 | |
Workers' Party | Marian Donnelly | 0.52% | 37 | 38.24 | 80.42 | 81.92 | |
Electorate: 10,104 Valid: 7,133 (70.60%) Spoilt: 89 Quota: 1,019 Turnout: 7,222 (71.48%) |
1993 Election
[edit]1989: 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1993: 2 x DUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1989-1993 Change: SDLP gain due to the addition of one seat
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
DUP | William McCrea* | 31.73% | 2,142 | |||
SDLP | Patrick Kilpatrick* | 21.11% | 1,425 | |||
Sinn Féin | John Hurl* | 16.50% | 1,114 | |||
UUP | Ernest Caldwell* | 13.79% | 931 | 1,088.3 | ||
SDLP | Joseph McBride | 10.65% | 719 | 720.65 | 1,173.53 | |
DUP | Paul McLean* | 1.30% | 88 | 950.75 | 960.09 | |
UUP | George Shiels | 4.44% | 300 | 380.85 | 382.21 | |
DUP | Daniel McAllister | 0.47% | 32 | 85.35 | 88.41 | |
Electorate: 9,376 Valid: 6,751 (72.00%) Spoilt: 131 Quota: 965 Turnout: 6,882 (73.40%) |
1989 Election
[edit]1985: 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1989: 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1985-1989 Change: No change
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
DUP | William McCrea* | 34.33% | 2,162 | ||||
SDLP | Patrick Kilpatrick* | 20.17% | 1,270 | ||||
UUP | Ernest Caldwell* | 18.55% | 1,168 | ||||
DUP | Paul McLean | 2.38% | 150 | 1,248.24 | |||
Sinn Féin | John Hurl | 15.93% | 1,003 | 1,003 | 1,021 | 1,034.26 | |
SDLP | Margaret O'Hagan | 7.27% | 458 | 459.04 | 648.76 | 713.06 | |
Workers' Party | Marian Donnelly | 1.38% | 87 | 90.12 | 101.1 | ||
Electorate: 8,585 Valid: 6,298 (73.36%) Spoilt: 123 Quota: 1,050 Turnout: 6,421 (74.79%) |
1985 Election
[edit]1985: 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
DUP | William McCrea* | 32.24% | 2,050 | ||||
Sinn Féin | Bhrighde Mac Giolla | 20.40% | 1,297 | ||||
SDLP | Patrick Kilpatrick | 16.80% | 1,068 | ||||
UUP | Ernest Caldwell | 13.38% | 851 | 975.32 | 976.34 | 1,367.34 | |
DUP | Barclay Morrow | 2.28% | 145 | 956.68 | 957.02 | 1,031.74 | |
SDLP | Joseph McGlone | 6.35% | 404 | 406.4 | 616.86 | 687.1 | |
UUP | James Artt | 5.21% | 331 | 367.48 | 367.82 | ||
Alliance | Harold Hutchinson | 3.35% | 213 | 218.28 | 238 | ||
Electorate: 8,009 Valid: 6,359 (79.40%) Spoilt: 81 Quota: 1,060 Turnout: 6,440 (80.41%) |
References
[edit]- ^ Final Northern Ireland super council recommendations, BBC News, 13 December 2013, accessed 24 May 2014
- ^ "Mid Ulster District Council". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ "Local Council Elections 2023 - Results". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "Local Council Elections 2019 - Results by Stage". 2 May 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Local Council Elections 2014 - Results by Stage". Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Magherafelt Town Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 3 August 2021.