Sperrin
Derry and Strabane District Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created2014
Seats7 (2014-)
Councillors
  •   Jason Barr (SDLP)
  •   Raymond Barr (IND)
  •   Paul Boggs (SF)
  •   Paul Gallagher (IND)
  •   Brian Harte (SF)
  •   Fergal Leonard (SF)
  •   Gary Wilkinson (DUP)

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

Election Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)
October 2023 Co-Option Paul Boggs
(Sinn Féin)		 Brian Harte
(Sinn Féin)		 Fergal Leonard
(Sinn Féin)		 Gary Wilkinson
(DUP)		 Jason Barr
(SDLP)		 Raymond Barr
(Independent)		 Paul Gallagher
(Independent)
2023 Allan Bresland
(DUP)
2019 Dan Kelly
(Sinn Féin)		 Michaela Boyle
(Sinn Féin)		 Maurice Devenney
(DUP)
April 2016 Defection Brian McMahon
(Sinn Féin)		 Rhonda Hamilton
(DUP)		 Patsy Kelly
(SDLP)/
(Independent)		 Karina Carlin
(Sinn Féin)
2014

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]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678910
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    
Ulster Unionist 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]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456789
    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        
    Ulster Unionist 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]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678
      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      
      Ulster Unionist 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%)  

        References

        1. ↑ Final Northern Ireland super council recommendations, BBC News, 13 December 2013, accessed 24 May 2014
        2. ↑ "Derry and Strabane District Council". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
        3. ↑ "Sperrin". Derry City & Strabane District Council.
        4. ↑ "Local Council Elections 2019 - Results by Stage". 2 May 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
        5. ↑ "Local Council Elections 2014 - Results by Stage". Retrieved 24 January 2022.
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