Moyola (District Electoral Area)

Moyola
Moyola
Mid Ulster District Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created	1985
Seats	5 (1985-)
Councillors	Anne Forde (DUP); Jolene Groogan (SF); Denise Johnston (SDLP); Donal McPeake (SF); Ian Milne (SF);

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.

Moyola DEA (1993-2014) within Magherafelt

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

Election
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-Option	Niamh Milne (Sinn Féin)	Peter Bateson (Sinn Féin)
2014	Caoimhe O'Neill (Sinn Féin)	Peter Bateson (Sinn Féin)
2011	Ian Milne (Sinn Féin)	Sean McPeake (Sinn Féin)	Caoimhe Scullion (Sinn Féin)	John Crawford (UUP)	Thomas Catherwood (DUP)
2005	Ian Milne (Sinn Féin)	Oliver Hughes (Sinn Féin)	James O'Neill (Sinn Féin)	John Crawford (UUP)
2001	Patrick McErlean (SDLP)	Oliver Hughes (Sinn Féin)	James O'Neill (Sinn Féin)	John Junkin (UUP)
1997		Paul Henry (Sinn Féin)	Margaret McKenna (Sinn Féin)
1993		Paul Henry (Sinn Féin)	Thomas Wilson (DUP)
1989	Henry McErlean (SDLP)	Pauline Davey-Kennedy (Sinn Féin)	Norman Montgomery (UUP)
1985	Henry McErlean (SDLP)	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]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Sinn Féin	Ian Milne*	24.24%	2,219
	Sinn Féin	Jolene Groogan	20.47%	1,874
	DUP	Anne Forde*	17.07%	1,563
	Sinn Féin	Donal McPeake*	12.50%	1,144	1,775.47
	SDLP	Denise Johnston	7.11%	651	676.73	888.70	1,022.20	1,220.96	1,221.14	1,227.91	1,486.61
	UUP	Derek McKinney*	6.47%	592	592.93	594.98	595.88	631.30	658.68	1,108.52	1,112.86
	Aontú	Sheila Fullerton	3.79%	347	368.39	445.88	528.98	558.06	558.38	561.46
	TUV	Glenn Moore	5.67%	519	519.31	519.72	519.72	523.43	536.29
	Alliance	Caleb Ross	2.70%	247	251.03	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]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4
	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%	906	1,269.4	1,325.4
	UUP	Derek McKinney*	11.90%	937	937.23	981.23	1,274.4
	SDLP	Denise Johnston	11.69%	920	936.79	1,159.01	1,163.76
	Alliance	Aidan Bradley	3.79%	298	301.91
	Workers' Party	Hugh Scullion	1.21%	95	100.29
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]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2
	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 McKinney	16.95%	1,255
	Sinn Féin	Peter Bateson* †	14.71%	1,089	1,274.08
	SDLP	Austin Kelly	13.56%	1,004	1,014.64
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]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5
	Sinn Féin	Ian Milne*	24.28%	1,496
	DUP	Thomas Catherwood*	17.09%	1,053
	Sinn Féin	Sean McPeake*	15.01%	925	975.84	1,120.84
	Sinn Féin	Caoimhe Scullion	8.73%	538	908.14	1,055.14
	UUP	John Crawford*	11.17%	688	688.31	690.31	691.31	1,085.31
	SDLP	Ann-Marie McErlean	8.55%	527	539.09	610.05	643.05	664.05
	TUV	Alan Millar	8.02%	494	494.62	496.62	500.62
	Independent	Oliver Hughes*	7.14%	440	462.63
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]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6
	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 Crawford	9.45%	617	889.49	889.49	1,229.49
	Sinn Féin	Ian Milne	12.72%	831	831.31	933.19	938.37	938.37	980.21
	SDLP	Elizabeth Foster	11.64%	760	764.03	767.18	803.06	934.06	936.78
	Independent	John Junkin*	6.52%	426	603.94	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]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4
	Sinn Féin	Oliver Hughes	22.71%	1,578
	Sinn Féin	James O'Neill	19.79%	1,375
	UUP	John Junkin*	17.80%	1,237
	SDLP	Patrick McErlean*	10.26%	713	1,013.84	1,184.65
	DUP	Thomas Catherwood*	14.72%	1,023	1,023.46	1,023.46	1,159.46
	SDLP	Elizabeth Foster	5.51%	383	488.34	529.57	549.95
	DUP	Anne Forde	6.19%	430	430.46	430.46	459.46
	Independent	Naaman Hutchinson	3.02%	210	215.06	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]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Sinn Féin	Margaret McKenna*	18.91%	1,180
	Sinn Féin	Paul Henry	15.21%	949	1,067.25
	UUP	John Junkin*	14.13%	882	882	922	922	1,231
	DUP	Thomas Catherwood*	13.28%	829	829.11	913.11	913.11	980.11	1,106.4
	SDLP	Patrick McErlean*	11.65%	727	733.49	753.49	771.73	771.73	774.65	774.65	1,218.65
	DUP	Thomas Wilson*	8.67%	541	541	592	592	641	699.4	762.88	763.88
	SDLP	Francis Kearney	7.50%	468	470.2	477.42	485.28	485.28	487.47	488.39
	UUP	Norman Montgomery	5.80%	362	362	431	431
	Ind. Unionist	James Mulholland	4.01%	250	250
	Workers' Party	Patrick Scullion	0.85%	53	53.66
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]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	SDLP	Patrick McErlean	22.21%	1,276
	Sinn Féin	Margaret McKenna*	13.61%	782	797.34	812.42	1,204.84
	UUP	John Junkin*	14.46%	831	831	838	838	838	1,307.26
	DUP	Thomas Catherwood*	11.68%	671	671	674	674	674	780	994.05
	DUP	Thomas Wilson	11.70%	672	672	672.26	672.26	672.26	745.26	834.06
	SDLP	Francis Madden	4.56%	262	529.54	610.46	642.14	720.8	720.8	723.02
	UUP	Norman Montgomery*	11.40%	655	655.26	658.26	658.26	658.26
	Sinn Féin	Paul Henry	7.90%	454	465.44	476
	Workers' Party	Patrick Scullion	2.47%	142	164.52
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]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6
	UUP	John Junkin*	19.03%	1,109
	SDLP	Henry McErlean*	15.05%	877	940	940.48	1,290.48
	Sinn Féin	Pauline Davey-Kennedy	15.98%	931	950	950	976
	UUP	Norman Montgomery	10.49%	611	620	708.32	709.68	716.68	725.68
	DUP	Thomas Catherwood*	11.91%	694	696	714	715	718	724
	DUP	Thomas Milligan*	9.59%	559	562	586.24	587.24	588.24	588.24
	Sinn Féin	Margaret McKenna	8.22%	479	495	495	510	573
	SDLP	Francis Madden	6.30%	367	425	425.48
	Workers' Party	Hugh Scullion	3.43%	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]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5
	SDLP	Henry McErlean*	15.23%	904	1,200
	Sinn Féin	John Davey	15.97%	948	965	1,030
	UUP	John Junkin*	16.63%	987	987	994
	DUP	Thomas Catherwood	14.10%	837	837	837	1,070
	DUP	Thomas Milligan*	12.15%	721	722	722	900	978.44
	Sinn Féin	Francis McElwee	12.47%	740	752	818	818	818
	UUP	Alex Montgomery	7.72%	458	458	460
	SDLP	Francis Madden	5.74%	341
Electorate: 7,604 Valid: 5,936 (78.06%) Spoilt: 160 Quota: 990 Turnout: 6,096 (80.17%)

References

^ Final Northern Ireland super council recommendations, BBC News, 13 December 2013, accessed 24 May 2014
^ "Mid Ulster District Council". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
^ "Local Council Elections 2023 - Results". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
^ "Local Council Elections 2019 - Results by Stage". 2 May 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
^ "Local Council Elections 2014 - Results by Stage". Retrieved 24 January 2022.
^ "Moyola Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
^ "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
^ "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
^ "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
^ "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
^ "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
^ "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 3 August 2021.

[1] Final Northern Ireland super council recommendations, BBC News, 13 December 2013, accessed 24 May 2014

[2] "Mid Ulster District Council". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2023.

[3] "Local Council Elections 2023 - Results". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2023.

[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.

[6] "Moyola Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

[7] "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 3 August 2021.

[8] "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 3 August 2021.

[9] "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 3 August 2021.

[10] "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 3 August 2021.

[11] "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 3 August 2021.

[12] "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 3 August 2021.

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