Sperrin (District Electoral Area) District electoral area in Northern Ireland
Sperrin Created 2014 Seats 7 (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
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 .
It was created for the 2014 local elections , largely replacing the Glenelly DEA and the Mourne DEA which had existed since 1985.
Councillors
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]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Sinn Féin
Paul Boggs
16.87%
1,993
Sinn Féin
Fergal Leonard
13.97%
1,650
Sinn Féin
Brian Harte
9.52%
1,125
1,480.00
SDLP
Jason Barr* ‡
6.87%
811
847.75
896.35
924.09
953.92
1,019.53
1,174.93
1,208.93
1,569.93
Independent
Raymond Barr*
8.35%
985
1,014.75
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%
1,194
1,194.00
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%
1,042
1,065.50
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%
964
964.00
964.18
967.18
967.43
968.43
973.43
1,201.43
1,206.43
1,208.08
SDLP
Tommy Forbes
4.55%
538
559.50
596.58
613.71
634.50
689.86
787.75
810.93
UUP
Glen Miller
4.14%
489
489.25
489.43
490.43
491.43
501.43
557.43
Alliance
Mel Boyle
3.23%
381
390.50
407.60
411.21
451.58
488.74
Independent
Patsy Kelly
2.08%
246
256.75
284.83
294.73
312.09
People Before Profit
Carol Gallagher
1.91%
226
233.75
240.41
254.56
Aontú
Darán Mac Meanman
1.42%
168
169.50
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]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
DUP
Allan Bresland *
10.59%
1,156
1,158
1,173
1,415
Sinn Féin
Michaela Boyle
10.57%
1,153
1,165
1,187
1,188
1,188
1,238
1,320
1,864
Sinn Féin
Dan Kelly *
6.93%
756
765
777
778
778
862
1,347
1,395
Independent
Paul Gallagher *
10.14%
1,106
1,123
1,148
1,151
1,151
1,225
1,230
1,278
1,340
Independent
Raymond Barr
8.43%
920
943
983
993
993
1,099
1,105
1,183
1,287
DUP
Maurice Devenney
8.24%
899
900
909
1,129
1,177.4
1,230.06
1,230.06
1,230.06
1,231.06
SDLP
Jason Barr
7.63%
832
862
932
963
963
1,059
1,079
1,130
1,171
SDLP
Steven Edwards
7.28%
794
822
885
914
914.22
1,029.22
1,064
1,095.22
1,112.22
Sinn Féin
Brian McMahon*
6.70%
731
731
751
751
751
804
951
Sinn Féin
Cathal Ó hOisín
6.78%
740
772
790
790
790
802
Independent
Patsy Kelly*
5.45%
595
624
692
734
734.66
UUP
Andy McKane
5.13%
530
562
621
Alliance
Scott Moore
4.01%
437
463
Independent
Pauline McHenry
1.17%
128
Independent
Corey French
0.95%
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]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
DUP
Allan Bresland *
11.70%
1,179
1,179
1,443
DUP
Rhonda Hamilton *
9.57%
965
965
1,233
1,408
SDLP
Patsy Kelly * ‡
8.10%
816
872
893
894.4
923.1
1,279.1
Sinn Féin
Karina Carlin *
11.60%
1,169
1,178
1,178
1,178
1,178
1,213
1,215
1,285
Independent
Paul Gallagher
9.70%
978
997
998
998
1,001.5
1,026.9
1,028.6
1,203.5
Sinn Féin
Brian McMahon *
9.58%
966
974
974
974
974
999
1,000.2
1,138.2
Sinn Féin
Dan Kelly *
10.07%
1,015
1,022
1,022
1,022
1,022.7
1,048.7
1,049.9
1,111.5
Sinn Féin
Diarmuid Ward
9.62%
970
976
976
976
976
998.7
1,002.1
1,023.1
Independent
Eugene McMenamin *
6.85%
690
699
718
719.4
746.7
819.1
826.5
SDLP
Patrick Leonard
5.55%
559
623
626
628.8
638.6
UUP
William Jamieson
5.83%
588
589
SDLP
Liam Stewart
1.84%
185
Electorate: 17,214 Valid: 10,080 (58.56%) Spoilt: 183 Quota: 1,261 Turnout: 10,263 (59.62%)
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