Moyola (District Electoral Area)

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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 Mid Ulster Moyola highlight.svg
Moyola DEA within Mid Ulster
Moyola DEA (1993-2014) within Magherafelt Magherafelt 1993 Moyola highlight.svg
Moyola DEA (1993-2014) within Magherafelt

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.

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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

ElectionCouncillor
(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-OptionNiamh 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

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]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
Sinn Féin Ian Milne*24.24%2,219       
Sinn Féin Jolene Groogan20.47%1,874       
DUP Anne Forde*17.07%1,563       
Sinn Féin Donal McPeake*12.50%1,1441,775.47      
SDLP Denise Johnston7.11%651676.73 888.70 1,022.20 1,220.96 1,221.14 1,227.91 1,486.61
UUP Derek McKinney*6.47%592592.93 594.98 595.88 631.30 658.68 1,108.52 1,112.86
Aontú Sheila Fullerton3.79%347368.39 445.88 528.98 558.06 558.38 561.46  
TUV Glenn Moore5.67%519519.31 519.72 519.72 523.43 536.29   
Alliance Caleb Ross2.70%247251.03 299.82 325.32     
Electorate: 13,524  Valid: 9,156 (67.70%)  Spoilt: 90  Quota: 1,527  Turnout: 9,246 (68.37%)  

    2019 Election

    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]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234
    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%9061,269.4 1,325.4 
    UUP Derek McKinney*11.90%937937.23 981.23 1,274.4
    SDLP Denise Johnston11.69%920936.79 1,159.01 1,163.76
    Alliance Aidan Bradley3.79%298301.91   
    Workers' Party Hugh Scullion1.21%95100.29   
    Electorate: 12,727  Valid: 7,873 (61.86%)  Spoilt: 111  Quota: 1,313  Turnout: 7,984 (62.73%)  

      2014 Election

      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]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12
      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 McKinney16.95%1,255 
      Sinn Féin Peter Bateson* †14.71%1,0891,274.08
      SDLP Austin Kelly13.56%1,0041,014.64
      Electorate: 12,119  Valid: 7,405 (61.10%)  Spoilt: 131  Quota: 1,235  Turnout: 7,536 (62.18%)  

        2011 Election

        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]
        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  
        UUP 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%)  

          2005 Election

          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]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456
          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 Crawford9.45%617889.49 889.49 1,229.49  
          Sinn Féin Ian Milne 12.72%831831.31 933.19 938.37 938.37 980.21
          SDLP Elizabeth Foster11.64%760764.03 767.18 803.06 934.06 936.78
          Independent John Junkin*6.52%426603.94 604.84    
          Electorate: 8,754  Valid: 6,532 (74.62%)  Spoilt: 87  Quota: 1,089  Turnout: 6,619 (75.61%)  

            2001 Election

            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]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            1234
            Sinn Féin Oliver Hughes22.71%1,578   
            Sinn Féin James O'Neill19.79%1,375   
            UUP John Junkin *17.80%1,237   
            SDLP Patrick McErlean*10.26%7131,013.84 1,184.65 
            DUP Thomas Catherwood*14.72%1,0231,023.46 1,023.46 1,159.46
            SDLP Elizabeth Foster5.51%383488.34 529.57 549.95
            DUP Anne Forde6.19%430430.46 430.46 459.46
            Independent Naaman Hutchinson3.02%210215.06 216.92  
            Electorate: 8,583  Valid: 6,949 (80.96%)  Spoilt: 155  Quota: 1,159  Turnout: 7,104 (82.77%)  

              1997 Election

              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]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              12345678
              Sinn Féin Margaret McKenna*18.91%1,180       
              Sinn Féin Paul Henry15.21%9491,067.25      
              UUP John Junkin *14.13%882882 922 922 1,231   
              DUP Thomas Catherwood*13.28%829829.11 913.11 913.11 980.11 1,106.4  
              SDLP Patrick McErlean*11.65%727733.49 753.49 771.73 771.73 774.65 774.65 1,218.65
              DUP Thomas Wilson*8.67%541541 592 592 641 699.4 762.88 763.88
              SDLP Francis Kearney7.50%468470.2 477.42 485.28 485.28 487.47 488.39  
              UUP Norman Montgomery5.80%362362 431 431     
              Ind. Unionist James Mulholland4.01%250250       
              Workers' Party Patrick Scullion0.85%5353.66       
              Electorate: 8,175  Valid: 6,241 (76.34%)  Spoilt: 135  Quota: 1,041  Turnout: 6,376 (77.99%)  

                1993 Election

                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]
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                1234567
                SDLP Patrick McErlean22.21%1,276      
                Sinn Féin Margaret McKenna*13.61%782797.34 812.42 1,204.84   
                UUP John Junkin *14.46%831831 838 838 838 1,307.26 
                DUP Thomas Catherwood*11.68%671671 674 674 674 780 994.05
                DUP Thomas Wilson11.70%672672 672.26 672.26 672.26 745.26 834.06
                SDLP Francis Madden4.56%262529.54 610.46 642.14 720.8 720.8 723.02
                UUP Norman Montgomery*11.40%655655.26 658.26 658.26 658.26   
                Sinn Féin Paul Henry7.90%454465.44 476     
                Workers' Party Patrick Scullion2.47%142164.52      
                Electorate: 7,935  Valid: 5,745 (72.40%)  Spoilt: 179  Quota: 958  Turnout: 5,924 (74.66%)  

                  1989 Election

                  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]
                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                  123456
                  UUP John Junkin *19.03%1,109     
                  SDLP Henry McErlean*15.05%877940 940.48 1,290.48  
                  Sinn Féin Pauline Davey-Kennedy15.98%931950 950 976  
                  UUP Norman Montgomery10.49%611620 708.32 709.68 716.68 725.68
                  DUP Thomas Catherwood*11.91%694696 714 715 718 724
                  DUP Thomas Milligan*9.59%559562 586.24 587.24 588.24 588.24
                  Sinn Féin Margaret McKenna8.22%479495 495 510 573  
                  SDLP Francis Madden6.30%367425 425.48    
                  Workers' Party Hugh Scullion3.43%200     
                  Electorate: 7,941  Valid: 5,827 (73.38%)  Spoilt: 182  Quota: 972  Turnout: 6,009 (75.67%)  

                    1985 Election

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

                    Moyola - 5 seats [12]
                    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                    12345
                    SDLP Henry McErlean*15.23%9041,200   
                    Sinn Féin John Davey15.97%948965 1,030  
                    UUP John Junkin *16.63%987987 994  
                    DUP Thomas Catherwood14.10%837837 837 1,070 
                    DUP Thomas Milligan*12.15%721722 722 900 978.44
                    Sinn Féin Francis McElwee12.47%740752 818 818 818
                    UUP Alex Montgomery7.72%458458 460   
                    SDLP Francis Madden5.74%341    
                    Electorate: 7,604  Valid: 5,936 (78.06%)  Spoilt: 160  Quota: 990  Turnout: 6,096 (80.17%)  

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