Carntogher (District Electoral Area)

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Carntogher
Mid Ulster District Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created2014
Seats5 (2014-)
Councillors
  •   Kyle Black (DUP)
  •   Córa Corry (SF)
  •   Paddy Kelly (SF)
  •   Brian McGuigan (SF)
  •   Sean McPeake (SF)

Carntogher 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 Lower Glenshane, Maghera, Swatragh, Tamlaght O'Crilly and Valley. [2] Carntogher forms part of the Mid Ulster constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

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It was created for the 2014 local elections, largely replacing the Sperrin DEA which had existed since 1985.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
2023 Sean McPeake
(Sinn Féin)
Brian McGuigan
(Sinn Féin)
Córa Corry
(Sinn Féin)
Paddy Kelly
(Sinn Féin)
Kyle Black
(DUP)
2019 Martin Kearney
(SDLP)
2014 Kate McEldowney
(Sinn Féin)
James Shiels
(DUP)

2023 Election

2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

2023: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP

2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

Carntogher - 5 seats [3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
Sinn Féin Brian McGuigan*21.62%1,909    
Sinn Féin Sean McPeake*17.44%1,540    
Sinn Féin Paddy Kelly11.88%1,0491,397.26 1,407.10 1,518.10 
Sinn Féin Córa Corry*14.53%1,2831,335.36 1,381.20 1,472.62 
DUP Kyle Black*13.69%1,2091,209.00 1,209.04 1,227.04 1,681.04
SDLP Martin Kearney*9.39%829843.08 847.52 979.00 994.00
TUV James Artt6.00%530530.00 530.00 533.00  
Aontú Noreen McEldowney5.45%481486.06 487.38   
Electorate: 12,744  Valid: 8,830  Spoilt: 81  Quota: 1,472  Turnout: 8,911 (69.92%)  

    2019 Election

    2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

    2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

    2014–2019 Change: No change

    Carntogher – 5 seats [4]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Sinn Féin Brian McGuigan*17.69%1,406     
    DUP Kyle Black15.45%1,2281,244 1,244.1 1,741.1  
    SDLP Martin Kearney*13.48%1,0711,111 1,112.2 1,158.4 1,360.4 
    Sinn Féin Sean McPeake*14.65%1,1641,168 1,174.15 1,175.15 1,176.15 1,273.45
    Sinn Féin Cora Groogan12.46%990998 1,053.9 1,053.9 1,053.9 1,199.25
    Sinn Féin Paul Henry9.60%763770 775.3 776.3 779.3 856.5
    Aontú Pádraigin Uí Raifeartaigh7.95%632654 . 655.15 657.15 668.15  
    Ulster Unionist Christopher Reid6.98%555580 580    
    Independent James Armour1.74%138     
    Electorate: 12,322  Valid: 7,942 (64.45%)  Spoilt: 82  Quota: 1,325  Turnout: 8,029 (65.16%)  

      2014 Election

      2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

      Carntogher - 5 seats [5]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      DUP James Shiels8.98%675927 1,514  
      SDLP Martin Kearney*14.84%1,1161,121 1,212 1,399 
      Sinn Féin Seán McPeake*16.57%1,2461,246 1,247 1,248 1,256
      Sinn Féin Kate McEldowney*15.96%1,2001,200 1,201 1,202 1,218
      Sinn Féin Brian McGuigan*14.27%1,0731,073 1,074 1,076 1,079
      Sinn Féin Gabhán McFalone*14.10%1,0601,060 1,061 1,061 1,064
      Ulster Unionist Jackie Crawford*8.66%651869    
      TUV Noel Stewart6.62%498    
      Electorate: 11,673  Valid: 7,520 (64.42%)  Spoilt: 140  Quota: 1,254  Turnout: 7,660 (65.62%)  

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