District electoral area in Northern Ireland
Moyola Created 1985 Seats 5 (1985-) Councillors
Moyola DEA within Mid Ulster
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 .
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)
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