2011 Magherafelt District Council election

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2011 Magherafelt District Council election
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All 16 seats to Magherafelt District Council
9 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Sinn Féin DUP SDLP
Seats won932
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg 0
 Fourth party
 
Party Ulster Unionist
Seats won2
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0

Elections to Magherafelt District Council were held on 5 May 2011 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 16 councillors.

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Election results

Magherafelt District Council Election Result 2011 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Sinn Féin 910Increase2.svg156.348.49,732Increase2.svg1.7
  DUP 301Decrease2.svg118.816.33,268Decrease2.svg6.9
  SDLP 200Steady2.svg012.515.93,196Decrease2.svg2.6
  Ulster Unionist 200Steady2.svg012.59.81,972Increase2.svg3.6
  TUV 000Steady2.svg00.05.31,071New
  Independent 000Steady2.svg00.04.2850Decrease2.svg0.7

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Magherafelt District Council election, 2011
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
Sinn Féin DUP SDLP UUP Others
Magherafelt Town 41.4322.3117.7110.218.406
Moyola48.0317.118.6011.2115.105
Sperrin55.639.7120.618.305.805
Total48.4916.3315.929.829.6016

District results

Magherafelt Town

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

Magherafelt Town - 6 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
Sinn Féin Peter Bateson*23.66%1,616     
DUP Paul McLean*15.72%1,074     
SDLP Jim Campbell*12.43%849900.6 901.32 1,191.32  
Ulster Unionist George Shiels*10.16%694694 712.27 718.67 733.67 990.07
Sinn Féin Deborah Ní Shiadhail11.77%804894.4 894.4 925.8 969.8 970.8
Sinn Féin Catherine Elattar5.99%409871 871 890.8 946.8 949.8
TUV Alan Dickson8.45%577577 583.57 584.97 585.97 704.97
DUP Wesley Brown6.59%450451.2 519.24 520.42 526.42  
SDLP Denise Johnston5.24%358382.8 383.07    
Electorate: 11,154  Valid: 6,831 (61.24%)  Spoilt: 137  Quota: 976  Turnout: 6,968 (62.47%)  

    Moyola

    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 [3]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    Sinn Féin Ian Milne *24.28%1,496    
    DUP Thomas Catherwood*17.09%1,053    
    Sinn Féin Sean McPeake*15.01%925975.84 1,120.84  
    Sinn Féin Caoimhe Scullion8.73%538908.14 1,055.14  
    Ulster Unionist John Crawford*11.17%688688.31 690.31 691.31 1,085.31
    SDLP Ann-Marie McErlean8.55%527539.09 610.05 643.05 664.05
    TUV Alan Millar8.02%494494.62 496.62 500.62  
    Independent Oliver Hughes*7.14%440462.63    
    Electorate: 9,281  Valid: 6,161 (66.38%)  Spoilt: 107  Quota: 1,027  Turnout: 6,268 (67.54%)  

      Sperrin

      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

      Sperrin - 5 seats [4]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      Sinn Féin Brian McGuigan18.50%1,313    
      SDLP Kathleen Lagan*12.61%895944 950 1,000.1 1,434.1
      DUP Anne Forde*9.74%691692 692 1,135 1,148.1
      Sinn Féin Kathleen McEldowney*14.25%1,0111,076 1,092.7 1,094.7 1,141.4
      Sinn Féin John Kerr*13.29%9431,031 1,042.2 1,042.2 1,084.5
      Sinn Féin Gabhán McFalone9.54%677728 812.2 812.2 829.6
      SDLP Austin Kelly7.99%567613 622.9 639.9  
      Ulster Unionist Alistair Stewart8.31%590590 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%)  

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        References

        1. 1 2 "Magherafelt Council Elections, 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. ↑ "Magherafelt Town Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
        3. ↑ "Moyola Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
        4. ↑ "Sperrin Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
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