Sperrin (District Electoral Area)

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Sperrin
Derry and Strabane District Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created2014
Seats7 (2014-)
Councillors
  •   Jason Barr (IND)
  •   Raymond Barr (IND)
  •   Paul Boggs (SF)
  •   Paul Gallagher (IND)
  •   Brian Harte (SF)
  •   Fergal Leonard (SF)
  •   Gary Wilkinson (DUP)
Sperrin DEA within Derry City and Strabane Derry City and Strabane Sperrin highlight.svg
Sperrin DEA within Derry City and Strabane
Sperrin DEA (1993-2014) within Magherafelt Magherafelt 1993 Sperrin highlight.svg
Sperrin DEA (1993-2014) within Magherafelt

Sperrin is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Derry and Strabane, Northern Ireland. [1] The district elects seven members to Derry and Strabane District Council and contains the wards of Artigarvan, Ballycolman, Dunnamanagh, Glenelly Valley, Park, Strabane North and Strabane West. [2] Sperrin forms part of the West Tyrone constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

Contents

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

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
April 2024 DefectionPaul Boggs
(Sinn Féin)
Brian Harte
(Sinn Féin)
Fergal Leonard
(Sinn Féin)
Gary Wilkinson
(DUP)
Jason Barr
(SDLP)/
(Independent)
Raymond Barr
(Independent)
Paul Gallagher
(Independent)
October 2023 Co-Option
2023 Allan Bresland
(DUP)
2019 Dan Kelly
(Sinn Féin)
Michaela Boyle
(Sinn Féin)
Maurice Devenney
(DUP)
April 2016 DefectionBrian McMahon
(Sinn Féin)
Rhonda Hamilton
(DUP)
Patsy Kelly
(SDLP)/
(Independent)
Karina Carlin
(Sinn Féin)
2014

2023 Election

2019: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 2 x Independent, 1 x SDLP

2023: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 2 x Independent

2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from DUP

Sperrin - 7 seats [3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678910
Sinn Féin Paul Boggs16.87%1,993         
Sinn Féin Fergal Leonard13.97%1,650         
Sinn Féin Brian Harte9.52%1,1251,480.00        
SDLP Jason Barr*6.87%811847.75 896.35 924.09 953.92 1,019.53 1,174.93 1,208.93 1,569.93 
Independent Raymond Barr*8.35%9851,014.75 1,024.11 1,053.11 1,110.65 1,157.02 1,206.45 1,217.45 1,345.06 1,414.91
DUP Allan Bresland*10.11%1,1941,194.00 1,194.00 1,198.00 1,200.00 1,208.00 1,217.18 1,401.18 1,412.43 1,412.98
Independent Paul Gallagher*8.82%1,0421,065.50 1,072.52 1,079.52 1,129.17 1,164.41 1,194.95 1,198.95 1,277.64 1,297.00
DUP Maurice Devenney*8.16%964964.00 964.18 967.18 967.43 968.43 973.43 1,201.43 1,206.43 1,208.08
SDLP Tommy Forbes4.55%538559.50 596.58 613.71 634.50 689.86 787.75 810.93   
UUP Glen Miller4.14%489489.25 489.43 490.43 491.43 501.43 557.43    
Alliance Mel Boyle3.23%381390.50 407.60 411.21 451.58 488.74     
Independent Patsy Kelly2.08%246256.75 284.83 294.73 312.09      
People Before Profit Carol Gallagher1.91%226233.75 240.41 254.56       
Aontú Darán Mac Meanman1.42%168169.50 182.64        
Electorate: 19,143  Valid: 11,812 (61.70%)  Spoilt: 183  Quota: 1,477  Turnout: 11,995 (62.66%)  

    2019 Election

    2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent

    2019: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 2 x Independent, 1 x SDLP

    2014-2019 Change: Independent gain from Sinn Féin

    Sperrin - 7 seats [4]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456789
    DUP Allan Bresland *10.59%1,1561,158 1,173 1,415     
    Sinn Féin Michaela Boyle 10.57%1,1531,165 1,187 1,188 1,188 1,238 1,320 1,864 
    Sinn Féin Dan Kelly*6.93%756765 777 778 778 862 1,347 1,395 
    Independent Paul Gallagher*10.14%1,1061,123 1,148 1,151 1,151 1,225 1,230 1,278 1,340
    Independent Raymond Barr8.43%920943 983 993 993 1,099 1,105 1,183 1,287
    DUP Maurice Devenney 8.24%899900 909 1,129 1,177.4 1,230.06 1,230.06 1,230.06 1,231.06
    SDLP Jason Barr7.63%832862 932 963 963 1,059 1,079 1,130 1,171
    SDLP Steven Edwards7.28%794822 885 914 914.22 1,029.22 1,064 1,095.22 1,112.22
    Sinn Féin Brian McMahon*6.70%731731 751 751 751 804 951   
    Sinn Féin Cathal Ó hOisín6.78%740772 790 790 790 802    
    Independent Patsy Kelly*5.45%595624 692 734 734.66     
    UUP Andy McKane5.13%530562 621       
    Alliance Scott Moore4.01%437463        
    Independent Pauline McHenry1.17%128        
    Independent Corey French0.95%104        
    Electorate: 18,048  Valid: 10,911 (60.46%)  Spoilt: 176  Quota: 1,364  Turnout: 11,087 (61.43%)  

      2014 Election

      2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent

      Sperrin - 7 seats [5]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678
      DUP Allan Bresland *11.70%1,1791,179 1,443     
      DUP Rhonda Hamilton*9.57%965965 1,233 1,408    
      SDLP Patsy Kelly* ‡8.10%816872 893 894.4 923.1 1,279.1  
      Sinn Féin Karina Carlin*11.60%1,1691,178 1,178 1,178 1,178 1,213 1,215 1,285
      Independent Paul Gallagher9.70%978997 998 998 1,001.5 1,026.9 1,028.6 1,203.5
      Sinn Féin Brian McMahon*9.58%966974 974 974 974 999 1,000.2 1,138.2
      Sinn Féin Dan Kelly*10.07%1,0151,022 1,022 1,022 1,022.7 1,048.7 1,049.9 1,111.5
      Sinn Féin Diarmuid Ward9.62%970976 976 976 976 998.7 1,002.1 1,023.1
      Independent Eugene McMenamin*6.85%690699 718 719.4 746.7 819.1 826.5  
      SDLP Patrick Leonard5.55%559623 626 628.8 638.6    
      UUP William Jamieson5.83%588589       
      SDLP Liam Stewart1.84%185       
      Electorate: 17,214  Valid: 10,080 (58.56%)  Spoilt: 183  Quota: 1,261  Turnout: 10,263 (59.62%)  

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