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2005 saw gains for Sinn Fein and the DUP in Magherafelt as elsewhere, each picking up an additional seat. Sinn Fein are just one seat short of an overall majority with eight seats.
Map by Conal Kelly
| Electoral Area | 2005 Results | 2001 Results | 1997 Results | 1993 Results |
| Moyola | 3 SF, 1 DUP, 1 UUP | 2 SF, 1 DUP, 1 UUP, 1 SDLP | 2 SF, 1 DUP, 1 UUP, 1 SDLP | 2 DUP, 1 SDLP, 1 UUP, 1 SF |
| Sperrin | 3 SF, 1 SDLP, 1 DUP | 3 SF, 1 SDLP, 1 Ind | 2 SF, 2 SDLP, 1 UUP | 2 SDLP, 2 SF, 1 UUP |
| Magherafelt Town | 2 DUP, 2 SF, 1 SDLP, 1 UUP | 2 SF, 2 DUP, 1 SDLP, 1 UUP | 2 DUP, 2 SDLP, 1 SF, 1 UUP | 2 DUP, 2 SDLP, 1 UUP, 1 SF |
Summary
| 2005 Results | 2001 Results | 1997 Results | 1993 Results |
| Votes
by Party: SF: 9,836 (46.7%), 8 councillors DUP: 4,883 (23.2%), 4 councillors SDLP: 3,895 (18.5%), 2 councillors UUP: 1,308 (6.2%), 2 councillors WP: 102 (0.5%) Ind: 1,035 (4.9%) |
Votes
by Party: UUP: 2,340 (10.4%), 2 councillors DUP: 4,628 (20.6%), 3 councillors SF: 9,926 (44.2%), 7 councillors SDLP: 4,469 (19.9%), 3 councillors WP: 104 (0.5%) Ind: 986 (4.4%), 1 councillor |
Votes
by Party: UUP: 2,870 (14.3%), 3 councillors DUP: 4,810 (24%), 2 councillors SF: 7,309 (36.5%), 5 councillors SDLP: 4,528 (22.6%), 5 councillors U: 250 (1.2%) Lab: 73 (0.4%), 1 councillor WP: 193 (1.0%) GP: 12 (0.1%) |
Votes
by Party: UUP: 3,781 (20.3%), 3 councillors DUP: 3,989 (21.4%), 4 councillors SF: 4,392 (23.5%), 4 councillors SDLP: 6,137 (32.9%), 5 councillors WP: 363 (1.9%) |
| Electorate: not available; votes cast: not available; spoilt votes: not available (?%); valid votes: 21,059 (?%) | Electorate: 28,033; votes cast: 22,882; spoilt votes: 429 (1.9%); valid votes: 22,453 (98.1%) | Electorate: 26,820; votes cast: 20,371; spoilt votes: 326 (1.6%); valid votes: 20,045 (98.4%) | Electorate: 25,512; votes cast: 19,106; spoilt votes: 444 (2.3%); valid votes: 18,662 (97.7%) |
| 2001 Census: 25,509 "Catholic" (64.13%); 13,858 "Protestant" (34.84%); 79 Other (0.20%); 334 None (0.84%) | |||
See also results from 1985-89 and 1973-81.
A change in legislation in 2001 made it impossible to run as an "Independent Unionist", so a number of "Independent" candidates in 2001 would have preferred to be described as "Independent Unionists".Westminster seat: Mid
Ulster
Includes these wards: Bellaghy, Castledawson, Gulladuff, Upperlands, Valley
SF gain from SDLP
| First Count:
Thomas Catherwood, (DUP) 1557 James O'Neill, (SF) 1202 Oliver Hughes, (SF) 1139 Ian Milne, (SF) 831 Elizabeth Foster, (SDLP) 760 John Crawford, (UUP) 617 John Junkin, (Ind) 426 |
Votes
by Party: SF: 3,172 (48.6%), 3 seats DUP: 1,557 (23.8%), 1 seat SDLP: 760 (11.6%) UUP: 617 (9.4%), 1 seat Ind: 426 (6.5%) |
| Electorate: not available;
seats: 5; votes cast: not available; spoilt votes: not available (?%); valid votes: 6,532 (?%); quota: 1,089 |
No change
| First Count:
Oliver Hughes, (SF) 1,578 James O'Neill, (SF) 1,375 John Junkin, (UUP) 1,237 Thomas Catherwood, (DUP) 1,023 Patrick McErlean, (SDLP) 713 Elizabeth Forde, (DUP) 430 Elizabeth Theresa Foster, (SDLP) 383 Naaman Hutchinson, (Ind) 210 |
Votes
by Party: UUP: 1,237 (17.8%), 1 seat DUP: 1,453 (20.9%), 1 seat SF: 2,953 (42.5%), 2 seats SDLP: 1,096 (15.8%), 1 seat Ind: 210 (3.0%) |
| Electorate: 8,583;
seats: 5; votes cast: 7,104; spoilt votes: 155 (2.1%); valid votes: 6,949 (97.9%); quota: 1,159 |
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| 2001 Census: 7,161 "Catholic" (58.17%); 5,040 "Protestant" (40.94%); 18 Other (0.15%); 91 None (0.74%) | |
SF gain from DUP
| First Count:
Margaret McKenna, (SF) 1,180 Paul Henry, (SF) 949 John Junkin, (UUP) 882 Thomas Catherwood, (DUP) 829 Patsy McErlean, (SDLP) 727 James Wilson, (DUP) 541 Francis Kearney, (SDLP) 468 Norman Montgomery, (UUP) 362 James Mulholland, (Ind U) 250 Pat Scullion, (WP) 53 |
Votes
by Party: UUP: 1,244 (19.9%), 1 seat DUP: 1,370 (22.0%), 1 seat SF: 2,129 (34.1%), 2 seats SDLP: 1,195 (19.2%), 1 seat WP: 53 (0.8%) Ind U: 250 (4.0%) |
| Electorate: 8,175; seats: 5; valid votes: 6,241; quota: 1,041 |
1993 Results
| First Count: Patrick Hugh McErlean, (SDLP) 1,276 Margaret Mary McKenna, (SF) 782 John Junkin, (UUP) 831 Thomas James Catherwood, (DUP) 671 Thomas James Wilson, (DUP) 672 Norman Montgomery, (UUP) 655 Paul Joseph Henry, (SF) 454 Francis Jerome Madden, (SDLP) 262 Patrick Oliver Scullion, (WP) 142 |
Votes by Party: UUP: 1,486 (25.9%), 1 seat DUP: 1,343 (23.4%), 2 seats SF: 1,236 (21.5%), 1 seat SDLP: 1,538 (26.8%), 1 seat WP: 142 (2.4%) |
| Electorate: 9,376;
seats: 5; votes cast: 6,882; spoilt votes: 131 (2.0%); valid votes: 6,751 (98.0%); quota: 965 |
2005: ***SF 49%, *DUP 24%,
SDLP 12%, *UUP 9%, Ind 6%
2001: **SF 42%, *DUP 21%, *UUP 18%, *SDLP 16%, Ind 3%
1997: **SF 31%, *SDLP 26%, *DUP 22%, *UUP 19%, Ind U 5%, WP 1%
1993: *SDLP 27%, *UUP 26%, **DUP 23%, *SF 22%, WP 2%
Westminster seat: Mid
Ulster
Includes these wards: Draperstown, Lower Glenshane, Maghera, Swatragh, Tobermore
DUP gain from Ind
| First Count: Patrick Groogan, (SF) 1396 Kathleen McEldowney, (SF) 1135 John Kerr, (SF) 1117 Kathleen Lagan, (SDLP) 999 Elizabeth Forde, (DUP) 790 Hugh Kelly, (SDLP) 675 Robert Montgomery, (Ind) 609 Hugh Mullan, (SF) 491 Francis Donnelly, (WP) 102 |
Votes
by Party: SF: 4,139 (56.6%), 3 seats SDLP: 1,674 (22.9%), 1 seat DUP: 790 (10.8%), 1 seat WP: 102 (1.4%) Ind: 609 (8.3%) |
| Electorate: not available;
seats: 5; votes cast: not available; spoilt votes: not available (?%); valid votes: 7,314 (?%); quota: 1,220 |
SF & Ind gain from SDLP & UUP
| First Count: Patsy Groogan, (SF) 1,651 Hugh Mullan, (SF) 1,331 John Kerr, (SF) 1,206 Kathleen Lagan, (SDLP) 1,136 Bertie Montgomery, (Ind) 776 Rodney Mitchell, (DUP) 723 Francis James McKendry, (SDLP) 551 Francis Donnelly, (WP) 104 |
Votes
by Party: DUP: 723 (9.6%) SF: 4,188 (56.0%), 3 seats SDLP: 1,687 (22.6%), 1 seat WP: 104 (1.4%) Ind: 776 (10.4%), 1 seat |
| Electorate: 8,941;
seats: 5; votes cast: 7,625; spoilt votes: 147 (1.9%); valid votes: 7,478 (98.1%); quota: 1,247 |
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| 2001 Census: 9,864 "Catholic" (79.61%); 2,473 "Protestant" (19.96%); 8 Other (0.06%); 46 None (0.37%) | |
No change
| First Count:
Patsy Groogan, (SF) 1,801 John Kelly, (SF) 1,602 Kathleen Lagan, (SDLP) 1,170 Bertie Montgomery, (UUP) 810 Rodney Mitchell, (DUP) 658 Francis McKendry, (SDLP) 515 Francis Donnelly, (WP) 103 Jude Stephens, (GP) 12 |
Votes by Party: UUP: 810 (12.1%), 1 seat DUP: 658 (9.9%) SF: 3,403 (51.0%), 2 seats SDLP: 1,685 (25.3%), 2 seats WP: 103 (1.5%) GP: 12 (0.2%) |
| Electorate: 8,584; seats: 5; valid votes: 6,671; quota: 1112 |
1993 Results
| First Count: Patrick Eamonn Groogan, (SF) 1,244 Robert Alexander Montgomery, (UUP) 1,064 Kathleen Ann Lagan, (SDLP) 935 Ghislaine Josephine Marie O'Keeney, (SDLP) 868 John Gerard Walsh, (SF) 798 Frank McKendry, (SDLP) 652 Samuel Wesley Steward Brown, (DUP) 384 Francis Donnelly, (WP) 221 |
Votes by Party: UUP: 1,064 (17.3%), 1 seat DUP: 384 (6.2%) SF: 2,024 (33.1%), 2 seats SDLP: 2,455 (39.8%), 2 seats WP: 221 (3.6%) |
| Electorate: 8,201;
seats: 5; votes cast: 6,300; spoilt votes: 134 (2.1%); valid votes: 6,166 (97.9%); quota: 1,028 |
2005: ***SF 57%, *SDLP
23%, *DUP 11%, WP 1%, Ind 8%
2001: ***SF 56%, *SDLP 23%, *Ind 10%, DUP 10%, WP 1%
1997: **SF 51%, **SDLP 25%, *UUP 12%, DUP 10%, WP 2%, Green 0.2%
1993: **SDLP 40%, **SF 33%, *UUP 17%, DUP 6%, WP 4%
Westminster seat: Mid
Ulster
Includes these wards: Ballymaguigan, Glebe, Knockcloghrim, Lecumpher, Town Parks East, Town Parks West
No change
| First Count:
Robert McCrea, (DUP) 2286 Peter Bateson, (SF) 1270 Jim Campbell, (SDLP) 937 Sean McPeake, (SF) 846 George Shiels, (UUP) 691 Brendan Scott, (SDLP) 524 Seamus O'Brien, (SF) 409 Paul McLean, (DUP) 250 |
Votes by Party: DUP: 2,536 (35.2%), 2 seats SF: 2,525 (35.0%), 2 seats SDLP: 1,461 (20.3%), 1 seat UUP: 691 (9.6%), 1 seat |
| Electorate: not available;
seats: 6; votes cast: not available; spoilt votes: not available (?%); valid votes: 7,213 (?%); quota: 1,031 |
SF gain from SDLP
| First Count:
William McCrea, (DUP) 2,255 John Kelly, (SF) 1,700 George Shiels, (UUP) 1,103 Seamus O'Brien, (SF) 1,085 Joseph McBride, (SDLP) 990 Frances Symington, (SDLP) 696 Paul McLean, (DUP) 197 |
Votes by Party: UUP: 1,103 (13.7%), 1 seat DUP: 2,452 (30.6%), 2 seats SF: 2,785 (34.7%), 2 seats SDLP: 1,686 (21.0%), 1 seat |
| Electorate: 10,509;
seats: 6; votes cast: 8,153; spoilt votes: 127 (1.5%); valid votes: 8,026 (98.5%); quota: 1,147 |
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| 2001 Census: 8,484 "Catholic" (56.26%); 6,345 "Protestant" (42.08%); 52 Other (0.34%); 198 None (1.31%) | |
No change
| First Count:
William McCrea, (DUP) 2,675 Seamus O'Brien, (SF) 1,777 Pat Kilpatrick, (SDLP) 1,149 George Shiels, (UUP) 816 Joe McBride, (SDLP) 499 Paul McLean, (DUP) 107 Harry Hutchinson, (Lab) 73 Marian Donnelly, (WP) 37 |
Votes by Party: UUP: 816 (11.4%), 1 seat DUP: 2,782 (39.0%), 2 seats SF: 1,777 (24.9%), 1 seat SDLP: 1,648 (23.2%), 2 seats WP: 37 (0.5%) Lab: 73 (1.0%) |
| Electorate: 10,104; seats: 6; valid votes: 7,133; quota: 1,109 |
| First Count: Rev. Robert Thomas William McCrea, (DUP) 2,142 Patrick Aloysius Kilpatrick, (SDLP) 1,425 John Joseph Hurl, (SF) 1,114 Ernest Alexander Caldwell, (UUP) 931 Joseph Alexander McBride, (SDLP) 719 George Crawford Shiels, (UUP) 300 Paul McLean, (DUP) 88 Daniel Desmond McAllister, (DUP) 32 |
Votes by Party: UUP: 1,231 (18.2%), 1 seat DUP: 2,262 (33.5%), 2 seats SF: 1,114 (16.5%), 1 seat SDLP: 2,144 (31.8%), 2 seats |
| Electorate: 9,376;
seats: 6; votes cast: 6,882; spoilt votes: 131 (1.9%); valid votes: 6,751 (98.1%); quota: 965 |
2005: **DUP 35%, **SF 35%,
*SDLP 20%, *UUP 10%
2001: **SF 35%, **DUP 31%, *SDLP 21%, *UUP 14%
1997: **DUP 39%, *SF 25%, **SDLP 23%, *UUP 11%, Lab 1%, WP 1%
1993: **DUP 34%, **SDLP 32%, *UUP 18%, *SF 17%
2005: SF 8, DUP
4, SDLP 2, UUP 2
2001: SF 7, DUP 3, SDLP 3, UUP 2, Ind 1
1997: SF 5, SDLP 5, UUP 3, DUP 2, Lab 1
1993: SDLP 5, SF 4, DUP 4, UUP 3
1989: SDLP 4, UUP 4, DUP 3, SF 3, Ind 1
1985: SDLP 4, SF 4, DUP 4, UUP 3
1981: SDLP 5, DUP 4, UUP 2, IIP 1, UUUP 1, Ind 2
1977: SDLP 5, DUP/UUUC 3, UUP/UUUC 3, Rep Clubs 1, UUUP/UUUC 1, UUP 1, Ind 1
1973: SDLP 6, UUP 5, U Loy 1, Rep Clubs 1, VUP 1, Ind 1
NB: 16 councillors since 1993 election; 15 councillors before that.
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