Moyola (District Electoral Area)

Moyola 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 Ballymaguigan, Bellaghy, Castledawson, Draperstown and Tobermore.[2] Moyola forms part of the Mid Ulster constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

Moyola
Mid Ulster District Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created1985
Seats5 (1985-)
Councillors
  •   Anne Forde (DUP)
  •   Jolene Groogan (SF)
  •   Denise Johnston (SDLP)
  •   Donal McPeake (SF)
  •   Ian Milne (SF)
Moyola DEA within Mid Ulster
Moyola DEA (1993-2014) within Magherafelt

It was created for the 1985 local elections, where it contained five wards (Bellaghy, Castledawson, Gulladuff, Upperlands and Valley). For the 2014 local elections it gained Ballymaguigan from the Magherafelt Town DEA and Draperstown from the abolished Sperrin DEA.

Councillors

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Election Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
2023 Ian Milne
(Sinn Féin)
Donal McPeake
(Sinn Féin)
Jolene Groogan
(Sinn Féin)
Denise Johnston
(SDLP)
Anne Forde
(DUP)
2019 Catherine Elattar
(Sinn Féin)
Derek McKinney
(UUP)
December 2018 Co-Options
May 2017 Co-Option Niamh Milne
(Sinn Féin)
Peter Bateson
(Sinn Féin)
2014 Caoimhe O'Neill
(Sinn Féin)
2011 Ian Milne
(Sinn Féin)
Sean McPeake
(Sinn Féin)
Caoimhe Scullion
(Sinn Féin)
John Crawford
(UUP)
Thomas Catherwood
(DUP)
2005 Oliver Hughes
(Sinn Féin)
James O'Neill
(Sinn Féin)
2001 Patrick McErlean
(SDLP)
John Junkin
(UUP)
1997 Paul Henry
(Sinn Féin)
Margaret McKenna
(Sinn Féin)
1993 Thomas Wilson
(DUP)
1989 Henry McErlean
(SDLP)
Pauline Davey-Kennedy
(Sinn Féin)
Norman Montgomery
(UUP)
1985 John Davey
(Sinn Féin)
Thomas Milligan
(DUP)

2023 Election

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2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP

2023: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

2019–2023 Change: SDLP gain from UUP

Moyola - 5 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Sinn Féin Ian Milne* 24.24% 2,219              
Sinn Féin Jolene Groogan 20.47% 1,874              
DUP Anne Forde* 17.07% 1,563              
Sinn Féin Donal McPeake* 12.50% 1,144 1,775.47            
SDLP Denise Johnston 7.11% 651 676.73 888.70 1,022.20 1,220.96 1,221.14 1,227.91 1,486.61
UUP Derek McKinney* 6.47% 592 592.93 594.98 595.88 631.30 658.68 1,108.52 1,112.86
Aontú Sheila Fullerton 3.79% 347 368.39 445.88 528.98 558.06 558.38 561.46  
TUV Glenn Moore 5.67% 519 519.31 519.72 519.72 523.43 536.29    
Alliance Caleb Ross 2.70% 247 251.03 299.82 325.32        
Electorate: 13,524   Valid: 9,156 (67.70%)   Spoilt: 90   Quota: 1,527   Turnout: 9,246 (68.37%)  

2019 Election

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2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP

2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP

2014–2019 Change: No change

Moyola – 5 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Sinn Féin Ian Milne* 21.72% 1,710      
DUP Anne Forde* 20.56% 1,619      
Sinn Féin Catherine Elattar* 17.63% 1,388      
Sinn Féin Donal McPeake* 11.51% 906 1,269.4 1,325.4  
UUP Derek McKinney* 11.90% 937 937.23 981.23 1,274.4
SDLP Denise Johnston 11.69% 920 936.79 1,159.01 1,163.76
Alliance Aidan Bradley 3.79% 298 301.91    
Workers' Party Hugh Scullion 1.21% 95 100.29    
Electorate: 12,727   Valid: 7,873 (61.86%)   Spoilt: 111   Quota: 1,313   Turnout: 7,984 (62.73%)  

2014 Election

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2011: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP

2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP

2011–2014 Change: No change

Moyola - 5 seats[5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Sinn Féin Caoimhe O'Neill* †† 19.32% 1,431  
DUP Anne Forde* 18.50% 1,370  
Sinn Féin Catherine Elattar* 16.96% 1,256  
UUP Derek McKinney 16.95% 1,255  
Sinn Féin Peter Bateson* † 14.71% 1,089 1,274.08
SDLP Austin Kelly 13.56% 1,004 1,014.64
Electorate: 12,119   Valid: 7,405 (61.10%)   Spoilt: 131   Quota: 1,235   Turnout: 7,536 (62.18%)  

2011 Election

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2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP

2011: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP

2005-2011 Change: No change

Moyola - 5 seats[6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Sinn Féin Ian Milne* 24.28% 1,496        
DUP Thomas Catherwood* 17.09% 1,053        
Sinn Féin Sean McPeake* 15.01% 925 975.84 1,120.84    
Sinn Féin Caoimhe Scullion 8.73% 538 908.14 1,055.14    
UUP John Crawford* 11.17% 688 688.31 690.31 691.31 1,085.31
SDLP Ann-Marie McErlean 8.55% 527 539.09 610.05 643.05 664.05
TUV Alan Millar 8.02% 494 494.62 496.62 500.62  
Independent Oliver Hughes* 7.14% 440 462.63      
Electorate: 9,281   Valid: 6,161 (66.38%)   Spoilt: 107   Quota: 1,027   Turnout: 6,268 (67.54%)  

2005 Election

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2001: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP

2001-2005 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

Moyola - 5 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
DUP Thomas Catherwood* 23.84% 1,557          
Sinn Féin James O'Neill* 18.40% 1,202          
Sinn Féin Oliver Hughes* 17.44% 1,139          
UUP John Crawford 9.45% 617 889.49 889.49 1,229.49    
Sinn Féin Ian Milne 12.72% 831 831.31 933.19 938.37 938.37 980.21
SDLP Elizabeth Foster 11.64% 760 764.03 767.18 803.06 934.06 936.78
Independent John Junkin* 6.52% 426 603.94 604.84      
Electorate: 8,754   Valid: 6,532 (74.62%)   Spoilt: 87   Quota: 1,089   Turnout: 6,619 (75.61%)  

2001 Election

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1997: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

2001: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

1997-2001 Change: No change

Moyola - 5 seats[8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Sinn Féin Oliver Hughes 22.71% 1,578      
Sinn Féin James O'Neill 19.79% 1,375      
UUP John Junkin* 17.80% 1,237      
SDLP Patrick McErlean* 10.26% 713 1,013.84 1,184.65  
DUP Thomas Catherwood* 14.72% 1,023 1,023.46 1,023.46 1,159.46
SDLP Elizabeth Foster 5.51% 383 488.34 529.57 549.95
DUP Anne Forde 6.19% 430 430.46 430.46 459.46
Independent Naaman Hutchinson 3.02% 210 215.06 216.92  
Electorate: 8,583   Valid: 6,949 (80.96%)   Spoilt: 155   Quota: 1,159   Turnout: 7,104 (82.77%)  

1997 Election

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1993: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

1997: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from DUP

Moyola - 5 seats[9]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Sinn Féin Margaret McKenna* 18.91% 1,180              
Sinn Féin Paul Henry 15.21% 949 1,067.25            
UUP John Junkin* 14.13% 882 882 922 922 1,231      
DUP Thomas Catherwood* 13.28% 829 829.11 913.11 913.11 980.11 1,106.4    
SDLP Patrick McErlean* 11.65% 727 733.49 753.49 771.73 771.73 774.65 774.65 1,218.65
DUP Thomas Wilson* 8.67% 541 541 592 592 641 699.4 762.88 763.88
SDLP Francis Kearney 7.50% 468 470.2 477.42 485.28 485.28 487.47 488.39  
UUP Norman Montgomery 5.80% 362 362 431 431        
Ind. Unionist James Mulholland 4.01% 250 250            
Workers' Party Patrick Scullion 0.85% 53 53.66            
Electorate: 8,175   Valid: 6,241 (76.34%)   Spoilt: 135   Quota: 1,041   Turnout: 6,376 (77.99%)  

1993 Election

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1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

1993: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

1989-1993 Change: Sinn Féin gain from DUP

Moyola - 5 seats[10]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
SDLP Patrick McErlean 22.21% 1,276            
Sinn Féin Margaret McKenna* 13.61% 782 797.34 812.42 1,204.84      
UUP John Junkin* 14.46% 831 831 838 838 838 1,307.26  
DUP Thomas Catherwood* 11.68% 671 671 674 674 674 780 994.05
DUP Thomas Wilson 11.70% 672 672 672.26 672.26 672.26 745.26 834.06
SDLP Francis Madden 4.56% 262 529.54 610.46 642.14 720.8 720.8 723.02
UUP Norman Montgomery* 11.40% 655 655.26 658.26 658.26 658.26    
Sinn Féin Paul Henry 7.90% 454 465.44 476        
Workers' Party Patrick Scullion 2.47% 142 164.52          
Electorate: 7,935   Valid: 5,745 (72.40%)   Spoilt: 179   Quota: 958   Turnout: 5,924 (74.66%)  

1989 Election

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1985: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

1985-1989 Change: UUP gain from DUP

Moyola - 5 seats[11]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
UUP John Junkin* 19.03% 1,109          
SDLP Henry McErlean* 15.05% 877 940 940.48 1,290.48    
Sinn Féin Pauline Davey-Kennedy 15.98% 931 950 950 976    
UUP Norman Montgomery 10.49% 611 620 708.32 709.68 716.68 725.68
DUP Thomas Catherwood* 11.91% 694 696 714 715 718 724
DUP Thomas Milligan* 9.59% 559 562 586.24 587.24 588.24 588.24
Sinn Féin Margaret McKenna 8.22% 479 495 495 510 573  
SDLP Francis Madden 6.30% 367 425 425.48      
Workers' Party Hugh Scullion 3.43% 200          
Electorate: 7,941   Valid: 5,827 (73.38%)   Spoilt: 182   Quota: 972   Turnout: 6,009 (75.67%)  

1985 Election

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1985: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

Moyola - 5 seats[12]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
SDLP Henry McErlean* 15.23% 904 1,200      
Sinn Féin John Davey 15.97% 948 965 1,030    
UUP John Junkin* 16.63% 987 987 994    
DUP Thomas Catherwood 14.10% 837 837 837 1,070  
DUP Thomas Milligan* 12.15% 721 722 722 900 978.44
Sinn Féin Francis McElwee 12.47% 740 752 818 818 818
UUP Alex Montgomery 7.72% 458 458 460    
SDLP Francis Madden 5.74% 341        
Electorate: 7,604   Valid: 5,936 (78.06%)   Spoilt: 160   Quota: 990   Turnout: 6,096 (80.17%)  

References

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  1. ^ Final Northern Ireland super council recommendations, BBC News, 13 December 2013, accessed 24 May 2014
  2. ^ "Mid Ulster District Council". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Local Council Elections 2023 - Results". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Local Council Elections 2019 - Results by Stage". 2 May 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Local Council Elections 2014 - Results by Stage". Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Moyola Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 3 August 2021.