Magherafelt (District Electoral Area)

Magherafelt is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Mid Ulster, Northern Ireland. The district elects five members to Mid Ulster District Council and contains the wards of Coolshinny, Glebe, Lissan, The Loup and Town Parks East. Magherafelt forms part of the Mid Ulster constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Magherafelt Area C which had existed since 1973. It was called Magherafelt Town until 2014, and originally contained five wards (Ballymaguigan, Knockclogrim, Lecumpter, Town Parks East and Town Parks West). For the 1993 local elections it gained an additional ward, Glebe. For the 2014 local elections it was reduced to five wards.

Councillors

2023 Election

2019: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

2023: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

2019–2023 Change: No change

2019 Election

2014: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP<br />

2019: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP<br />

2014–2019 Change: DUP gain from UUP

2014 Election

2011: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP

2014: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP

2011-2014 Change: Sinn Féin loss due to the reduction of one seat

2011 Election

2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP<br />

2011: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP<br />

2005-2011 Change: Sinn Féin gain from DUP

2005 Election

2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP<br />

2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP<br />

2001-2005 Change: No change

2001 Election

1997: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP<br />

2001: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP<br />

1997-2001 Change: No change

1997 Election

1993: 2 x DUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP<br />

1997: 2 x DUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP<br />

1993-1997 Change: No change

1993 Election

1989: 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin<br />

1993: 2 x DUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin<br />

1989-1993 Change: SDLP gain due to the addition of one seat

1989 Election

1985: 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin<br />

1989: 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin<br />

1985-1989 Change: No change

1985 Election

1985: 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin

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