Magherafelt_(District_Electoral_Area)
Magherafelt (District Electoral Area)
District electoral area in Northern Ireland
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.
| Magherafelt | |
|---|---|
| Mid Ulster District Council DEA constituency | |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1985 |
| Seats | 5 (1985-) |
| Councillors | |
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.
| Election | Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||||||||||
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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Ulster Unionist | 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%) | |||||||||
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Ulster Unionist | 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%) | |||||||
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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| DUP | Paul McLean* | 15.84% | 1,106 | 1,135 | 1,144 | 1,163 | 1,167 | ||
| Ulster Unionist | 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%) | |||||||||
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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| Ulster Unionist | 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%) | |||||||||
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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| Ulster Unionist | 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%) | |||||||||
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| DUP | William McCrea* | 28.10% | 2,255 | ||||
| Sinn Féin | John Kelly* | 21.18% | 1,700 | ||||
| Ulster Unionist | 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%) | |||||||
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Ulster Unionist | 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%) | |||||||
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 | |||
| Ulster Unionist | 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 | |
| Ulster Unionist | 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%) | ||||||
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| DUP | William McCrea* | 34.33% | 2,162 | ||||
| SDLP | Patrick Kilpatrick* | 20.17% | 1,270 | ||||
| Ulster Unionist | 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: 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Ulster Unionist | 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 | |
| Ulster Unionist | 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%) | |||||||
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