Sperrin (Magherafelt District Electoral Area)
Sperrin was one of the three district electoral areas in Magherafelt, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 2014. The district elected five members to Magherafelt District Council, and formed 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 A which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Draperstown, Lower Glenshane, Maghera, Swatragh and Tobermore. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and largely replaced with the new Carntogher DEA with Draperstown moving to the Moyola DEA.
Councillors[edit]
Election | Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2011 | Brian McGuigan (Sinn Féin) |
John Kerr (Sinn Féin) |
Kathleen McEldowney (Sinn Féin) |
Kathleen Lagan (SDLP) |
Anne Forde (DUP) | |||||
2005 | Patrick Groogan (Sinn Féin) | |||||||||
2001 | Hugh Mullan (Sinn Féin) |
Robert Montgomery (UUP)/ (Independent) | ||||||||
1997 | John Kelly (Sinn Féin) |
Francis McKendry (SDLP) |
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1993 | John Walsh (Sinn Féin) |
Ghislaine O'Keeney (SDLP) | ||||||||
1989 | Bernard O'Hagan (Sinn Féin) |
Mary McSorley (Independent Nationalist)/ (SDLP) |
Patrick Sweeney (SDLP) | |||||||
1985 | Patrick Doherty (Sinn Féin) |
Patrick Toner (Sinn Féin) |
Walter Richardson (UUP) |
2011 Election[edit]
2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
2011: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
2005-2011 Change: No change
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
Sinn Féin | Brian McGuigan | 18.50% | 1,313 | |||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Kathleen Lagan* | 12.61% | 895 | 944 | 950 | 1,000.1 | 1,434.1 | |
Democratic Unionist | Anne Forde* | 9.74% | 691 | 692 | 692 | 1,135 | 1,148.1 | |
Sinn Féin | Kathleen McEldowney* | 14.25% | 1,011 | 1,076 | 1,092.7 | 1,094.7 | 1,141.4 | |
Sinn Féin | John Kerr* | 13.29% | 943 | 1,031 | 1,042.2 | 1,042.2 | 1,084.5 | |
Sinn Féin | Gabhán McFalone | 9.54% | 677 | 728 | 812.2 | 812.2 | 829.6 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | Austin Kelly | 7.99% | 567 | 613 | 622.9 | 639.9 | ||
Ulster Unionist | Alistair Stewart | 8.31% | 590 | 590 | 590.1 | |||
Independent | Patrick Groogan* | 5.78% | 410 | |||||
Electorate: 10,089 Valid: 7,097 (70.34%) Spoilt: 101 Quota: 1,183 Turnout: 7,198 (71.35%) |
2005 Election[edit]
2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from Independent
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Sinn Féin | Patrick Groogan* | 19.09% | 1,396 | ||||||
Sinn Féin | Kathleen McEldowney | 15.52% | 1,135 | 1,139 | 1,233.2 | ||||
Sinn Féin | John Kerr* | 15.27% | 1,117 | 1,123 | 1,159.48 | 1,607.48 | |||
Democratic Unionist | Anne Forde | 10.80% | 790 | 795 | 795.12 | 795.12 | 795.12 | 1,257.12 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | Kathleen Lagan* | 13.66% | 999 | 1,036 | 1,043.08 | 1,044.88 | 1,136.88 | 1,203.88 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | Hugh Kelly | 9.23% | 675 | 697 | 709.72 | 727.28 | 741.28 | 762.28 | |
Independent | Robert Montgomery* | 8.33% | 609 | 615 | 616.2 | 618.2 | 623.2 | ||
Sinn Féin | Hugh Mullan* | 6.71% | 491 | 496 | 509.2 | ||||
Workers' Party | Francis Donnelly | 1.39% | 102 | ||||||
Electorate: 9,314 Valid: 7,314 (78.53%) Spoilt: 107 Quota: 1,220 Turnout: 7,421 (79.68%) |
2001 Election[edit]
1997: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP, Independent leaves UUP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
Sinn Féin | Patrick Groogan* | 22.08% | 1,651 | |||||
Sinn Féin | Hugh Mullan | 17.80% | 1,331 | |||||
Sinn Féin | John Kerr | 16.13% | 1,206 | 1,554 | ||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Kathleen Lagan* | 15.19% | 1,136 | 1,165 | 1,234 | 1,294.5 | ||
Independent | Robert Montgomery* | 10.38% | 776 | 776.75 | 778.75 | 783 | 900 | |
Democratic Unionist | Rodney Mitchell | 9.67% | 723 | 723 | 723 | 725 | 740.25 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | Francis McKendry* | 7.37% | 551 | 557.5 | 577.75 | 588.25 | ||
Workers' Party | Francis Donnelly | 1.39% | 104 | 110.5 | 120 | |||
Electorate: 8,941 Valid: 7,478 (83.64%) Spoilt: 147 Quota: 1,247 Turnout: 7,625 (85.28%) |
1997 Election[edit]
1993: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
1997: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
1993-1997 Change: No change
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
Sinn Féin | Patrick Groogan* | 27.00% | 1,801 | |||||
Sinn Féin | John Kelly | 24.01% | 1,602 | |||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Kathleen Lagan* | 17.54% | 1,170 | |||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Francis McKendry | 7.72% | 515 | 1,059.62 | 1,416.32 | |||
Ulster Unionist | Robert Montgomery* | 12.14% | 810 | 810 | 810 | 810.87 | 851.45 | |
Democratic Unionist | Rodney Mitchell | 9.86% | 658 | 658 | 658 | 658.87 | 701.41 | |
Workers' Party | Francis Donnelly | 1.54% | 103 | 218.71 | 328.33 | 444.04 | ||
Green (NI) | Judith Stephens | 0.18% | 12 | 34.62 | 53.76 | 72.9 | ||
Electorate: 8,541 Valid: 6,671 (78.11%) Spoilt: 102 Quota: 1,112 Turnout: 6,773 (79.30%) |
1993 Election[edit]
1989: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1993: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP
1989-1993 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Independent Nationalist
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
Sinn Féin | Patrick Groogan | 20.18% | 1,244 | |||
Ulster Unionist | Robert Montgomery* | 17.26% | 1,064 | |||
Social Democratic and Labour | Kathleen Lagan | 15.16% | 935 | 950.3 | 1,090.64 | |
Sinn Féin | John Walsh | 12.94% | 798 | 967.2 | 990.18 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | Ghislaine O'Keeney* | 14.08% | 868 | 882.94 | 915.3 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | Francis McKendry | 10.57% | 652 | 654.88 | 689.78 | |
Democratic Unionist | Wesley Brown | 6.23% | 384 | 384.18 | ||
Workers' Party | Francis Donnelly | 3.58% | 221 | 227.84 | ||
Electorate: 8,201 Valid: 6,166 (75.19%) Spoilt: 134 Quota: 1,028 Turnout: 6,300 (76.82%) |
1989 Election[edit]
1985: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP
1989: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1985-1989 Change: SDLP gain from Sinn Féin, Independent Nationalist leaves SDLP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | Robert Montgomery | 14.43% | 842 | 846 | 847 | 1,429 | ||
Independent Nationalist | Mary McSorley* | 11.84% | 691 | 753 | 796 | 821 | 997 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | Patrick Sweeney* | 10.52% | 614 | 680 | 952 | 957 | 986 | |
Sinn Féin | Bernard O'Hagan | 13.73% | 801 | 819 | 869 | 869 | 869 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | Ghislaine O'Keeney | 11.55% | 674 | 689 | 857 | 858 | 862 | |
Sinn Féin | Patrick Groogan | 12.87% | 751 | 794 | 803 | 804 | 805 | |
Democratic Unionist | John Linton | 10.83% | 632 | 635 | 635 | |||
Social Democratic and Labour | Francis McKendry | 9.08% | 530 | 575 | ||||
Workers' Party | Francis Donnelly | 5.14% | 300 | |||||
Electorate: 7,827 Valid: 5,835 (74.55%) Spoilt: 134 Quota: 973 Turnout: 5,969 (76.26%) |
1985 Election[edit]
1985: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
Sinn Féin | Patrick Doherty | 16.87% | 1,028 | |||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Patrick Sweeney* | 10.59% | 645 | 715 | 1,037 | |||
Social Democratic and Labour | Mary McSorley* | 14.20% | 865 | 886 | 950 | 1,427 | ||
Sinn Féin | Patrick Toner | 12.64% | 770 | 806 | 814 | 860 | 1,001 | |
Ulster Unionist | Walter Richardson | 15.35% | 935 | 945 | 946 | 950 | 959 | |
Democratic Unionist | John Linton* | 10.70% | 652 | 654 | 655 | 659 | 663 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | John Bradley | 8.32% | 507 | 524 | 586 | |||
Social Democratic and Labour | Francis McKendry* | 7.42% | 452 | 478 | ||||
Workers' Party | Francis Donnelly | 3.92% | 239 | |||||
Electorate: 7,558 Valid: 6,093 (80.62%) Spoilt: 108 Quota: 1,016 Turnout: 6,201 (82.05%) |
References[edit]
- ^ "Sperrin 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.