The Moor (District Electoral Area)

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The Moor
Derry and Strabane District Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created2014
Seats5 (2014-)
Councillors
  •   John Boyle (SDLP)
  •   Gary Donnelly (IND)
  •   Aisling Hutton (SF)
  •   Patricia Logue (SF)
  •   Emma McGinley (SF)

The Moor is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Derry and Strabane, Northern Ireland. [1] The district elects five members to Derry and Strabane District Council and contains the wards of Brandywell, City Walls, Creggan, Creggan South and Sherriff's Mountain. [2] The Moor forms part of the Foyle constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

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

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)
2023 Patricia Logue
(Sinn Féin)		Emma McGinley
(Sinn Féin)		Aisling Hutton
(Sinn Féin)		John Boyle
(SDLP)		 Gary Donnelly
(Independent)
August 2021 Co-OptionMaeve O'Neill
(PBP)
March 2021 Co-OptionTina Burke
(Sinn Féin)
2019 Eamonn McCann
(PBP)
September 2018 Co-OptionKevin Campbell
(Sinn Féin)		Sharon Duddy
(Sinn Féin)		Seán Carr
(SDLP)/
(Independent)
April 2015 DefectionColly Kelly
(Sinn Féin)
2014

2023 Election

2019: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x People Before Profit, 1 x Independent

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

2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from People Before Profit

The Moor - 5 seats [3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
Independent Gary Donnelly*25.25%1,868     
Sinn Féin Aisling Hutton17.80%1,317     
SDLP John Boyle*10.29%761829.46 877.72 933.00 1,280.00 
Sinn Féin Patricia Logue*14.45%1,0691,163.92 1,173.34 1,219.22 1,255.22 
Sinn Féin Emma McGinley*12.33%912983.40 985.40 1,013.86 1,043.00 1,109.18
People Before Profit Maeve O'Neill*7.81%578765.74 796.94 883.74 951.96 957.90
SDLP Dermott Henderson6.02%445505.06 543.00 584.60   
Aontú Darryl Christy4.07%301429.10 439.04    
Alliance Michael Downey1.97%146161.54     
Electorate: 13,403  Valid: 7,397 (55.19%)  Spoilt: 201  Quota: 1,233  Turnout: 7,598 (56.69%)  

    2019 Election

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

    2019: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x People Before Profit, 1 x Independent

    2014-2019 Change: People Before Profit gain from Sinn Féin

    The Moor - 5 seats [4]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Independent Gary Donnelly *17.73%1,374     
    People Before Profit Eamonn McCann †13.36%1,0351,053.76 1,106.04 1,271.66 1,301.66 
    Sinn Féin Tina Burke †9.53%738741.15 746.15 765.29 1,111.5 1,581.5
    SDLP John Boyle13.96%1,0821,084.8 1,148.8 1,224.83 1,234.04 1,289.32
    Sinn Féin Patricia Logue*10.04%778780.59 782.59 812.5 969.76 1,140.16
    SDLP Cathy Breslin8.63%669679.71 712.78 787.47 798.61 840.31
    Sinn Féin Kevin Campbell*9.19%712715.78 719.78 735.34 784.48  
    Sinn Féin Sharon Duddy*7.67%594595.47 601.47 614.45   
    Independent Emmet Doyle6.40%496530.16 553.44    
    DUP Niree McMorris1.91%148148     
    Alliance Colm Cavanagh1.57%122122.77     
    Electorate: 13,114  Valid: 7,748 (59.08%)  Spoilt: 169  Quota: 1,292  Turnout: 7,917 (60.37%)  

      2014 Election

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

      The Moor - 5 seats [5]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      Independent Gary Donnelly 16.83%1,154     
      Sinn Féin Kevin Campbell*16.10%1,1041,112 1,149   
      Sinn Féin Colly Kelly* †11.30%775780 789 1,314  
      Sinn Féin Patricia Logue*14.54%9971,006 1,020 1,097 1,261.22 
      SDLP Seán Carr* ‡12.27%841852 1,061 1,079 1,080.02 1,087.5
      SDLP Emmet Doyle9.86%676689 943 961 962.36 968.14
      Sinn Féin Liam Friel9.54%654664 665    
      SDLP Dermott Henderson7.91%542556     
      Independent Patrick Mellon1.65%113     
      Electorate: 12,536  Valid: 6,856 (54.69%)  Spoilt: 174  Quota: 1,143  Turnout: 7,096 (56.60%)  

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        1. ↑ Final Northern Ireland super council recommendations, BBC News, 13 December 2013, accessed 24 May 2014
        2. ↑ "Derry and Strabane District Council". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
        3. ↑ "Moor". Derry City & Strabane District Council.
        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.
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