Carntogher (District Electoral Area)
Carntogher 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 Lower Glenshane, Maghera, Swatragh, Tamlaght O'Crilly and Valley.[2] Carntogher forms part of the Mid Ulster constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
| Carntogher | |
|---|---|
| Mid Ulster District Council DEA constituency | |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2014 |
| Seats | 5 (2014-) |
| Councillors | |
It was created for the 2014 local elections, largely replacing the Sperrin DEA which had existed since 1985.
Councillors
| Election | Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Sean McPeake (Sinn Féin) |
Brian McGuigan (Sinn Féin) |
Córa Corry (Sinn Féin) |
Paddy Kelly (Sinn Féin) |
Kyle Black (DUP) | |||||
| 2019 | Martin Kearney (SDLP) | |||||||||
| 2014 | Kate McEldowney (Sinn Féin) |
James Shiels (DUP) | ||||||||
2023 Election
2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
2023: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP
2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Sinn Féin | Brian McGuigan* | 21.62% | 1,909 | |||||
| Sinn Féin | Sean McPeake* | 17.44% | 1,540 | |||||
| Sinn Féin | Paddy Kelly | 11.88% | 1,049 | 1,397.26 | 1,407.10 | 1,518.10 | ||
| Sinn Féin | Córa Corry* | 14.53% | 1,283 | 1,335.36 | 1,381.20 | 1,472.62 | ||
| DUP | Kyle Black* | 13.69% | 1,209 | 1,209.00 | 1,209.04 | 1,227.04 | 1,681.04 | |
| SDLP | Martin Kearney* | 9.39% | 829 | 843.08 | 847.52 | 979.00 | 994.00 | |
| TUV | James Artt | 6.00% | 530 | 530.00 | 530.00 | 533.00 | ||
| Aontú | Noreen McEldowney | 5.45% | 481 | 486.06 | 487.38 | |||
| Electorate: 12,744 Valid: 8,830 Spoilt: 81 Quota: 1,472 Turnout: 8,911 (69.92%) | ||||||||
2019 Election
2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
2014–2019 Change: No change
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Sinn Féin | Brian McGuigan* | 17.69% | 1,406 | ||||||
| DUP | Kyle Black | 15.45% | 1,228 | 1,244 | 1,244.1 | 1,741.1 | |||
| SDLP | Martin Kearney* | 13.48% | 1,071 | 1,111 | 1,112.2 | 1,158.4 | 1,360.4 | ||
| Sinn Féin | Sean McPeake* | 14.65% | 1,164 | 1,168 | 1,174.15 | 1,175.15 | 1,176.15 | 1,273.45 | |
| Sinn Féin | Cora Groogan | 12.46% | 990 | 998 | 1,053.9 | 1,053.9 | 1,053.9 | 1,199.25 | |
| Sinn Féin | Paul Henry | 9.60% | 763 | 770 | 775.3 | 776.3 | 779.3 | 856.5 | |
| Aontú | Pádraigin Uí Raifeartaigh | 7.95% | 632 | 654 | . 655.15 | 657.15 | 668.15 | ||
| Ulster Unionist | Christopher Reid | 6.98% | 555 | 580 | 580 | ||||
| Independent | James Armour | 1.74% | 138 | ||||||
| Electorate: 12,322 Valid: 7,942 (64.45%) Spoilt: 82 Quota: 1,325 Turnout: 8,029 (65.16%) | |||||||||
2014 Election
2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| DUP | James Shiels | 8.98% | 675 | 927 | 1,514 | |||
| SDLP | Martin Kearney* | 14.84% | 1,116 | 1,121 | 1,212 | 1,399 | ||
| Sinn Féin | Seán McPeake* | 16.57% | 1,246 | 1,246 | 1,247 | 1,248 | 1,256 | |
| Sinn Féin | Kate McEldowney* | 15.96% | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,201 | 1,202 | 1,218 | |
| Sinn Féin | Brian McGuigan* | 14.27% | 1,073 | 1,073 | 1,074 | 1,076 | 1,079 | |
| Sinn Féin | Gabhán McFalone* | 14.10% | 1,060 | 1,060 | 1,061 | 1,061 | 1,064 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Jackie Crawford* | 8.66% | 651 | 869 | ||||
| TUV | Noel Stewart | 6.62% | 498 | |||||
| Electorate: 11,673 Valid: 7,520 (64.42%) Spoilt: 140 Quota: 1,254 Turnout: 7,660 (65.62%) | ||||||||
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.
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