Derg (District Electoral Area)

Derg
Derry and Strabane District Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created1985
Seats5 (1985-)
Councillors
  •   Caroline Devine (SF)
  •   Derek Hussey (UUP)
  •   Keith Kerrigan (DUP)
  •   Ruairí McHugh (SF)
  •   Antaine Ó Fearghail (SF)
Derg DEA within Derry City and Strabane
Derg DEA (1993-2014) within Strabane

Derg is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Derry and Strabane, Northern Ireland.[1] The district elects five members to Derry and Strabane District Council and contains the wards of Castlederg, Finn, Glenderg, Newtownstewart and Sion Mills.[2] Derg forms part of the West Tyrone constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Strabane Area A which had existed since 1973, where it originally contained five wards (Castlederg, Clare, Finn, Glenderg and Newtownstewart). For the 2014 local elections it remained at five wards but gained Sion Mills from the abolished Mourne DEA.

Councillors

Election Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party)
2023 Ruairí McHugh
(Sinn Féin) 		Caroline Devine
(Sinn Féin) 		Antaine Ó Fearghail
(Sinn Féin) 		Derek Hussey
(UUP)/
(Independent) 		Keith Kerrigan
(DUP)
January 2022 Defection Kieran McGuire
(Sinn Féin) 		Steven Edwards
(SDLP)
November 2020 Co-Option
June 2020 Co-Option Andy McKane
(UUP)
August 2019 Co-Option Cara Hunter
(SDLP)
2019 Derek Hussey
(UUP)/
(Independent Unionist) 		Thomas Kerrigan
(DUP)
2014 Maolíosa McHugh
(Sinn Féin)
2011
2005 Charles McHugh
(Sinn Féin) 		Gerard Foley
(Sinn Féin)
2001 Bernadette McNamee
(SDLP) 		Eamonn McGarvey
(Sinn Féin)
1997 Tomás Murtagh
(SDLP) 		Edward Turner
(UUP)
1993 Laurence McNamee
(SDLP)
1989
1985 Denis McCrory
(Independent Nationalist) 		David Baird
(DUP)

2023 Election

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

2023: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP

2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

Derg - 5 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
DUP Keith Kerrigan* 19.52% 1,669        
Sinn Féin Ruairí McHugh* 16.87% 1,442        
UUP Derek Hussey* 16.11% 1,377 1,592.88      
Sinn Féin Antaine Ó Fearghail 14.00% 1,197 1,197.00 1,197.28 1,255.28 1,371.56
Sinn Féin Caroline Devine 14.57% 1,246 1,246.14 1,246.28 1,306.28 1,342.56
SDLP Steven Edwards* 8.46% 723 726.78 748.20 888.74 1,151.34
Independent Andy Patton 5.93% 507 514.42 586.94 689.24  
Alliance Anne Murray 2.07% 177 178.26 207.24    
People Before Profit Adam McGinley 1.31% 112 112.56 120.68    
Aontú Leza Houston 1.16% 99 99.00 102.78    
Electorate: 13,672   Valid: 8,549 (62.53%)   Spoilt: 111   Quota: 1,425   Turnout: 8,660 (63.33%)  

2019 Election

2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP

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

2014-2019 Change: SDLP gain from Sinn Féin

Derg - 5 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
DUP Keith Kerrigan 13.62% 1,090 1,092 1,711    
UUP Derek Hussey* –††‡ 15.83% 1,267 1,279 1,418    
Sinn Féin Ruairí McHugh* 13.57% 1,086 1,089 1,089 1,089 1,579
SDLP Cara Hunter † 12.89% 1,032 1,092 1,094 1,194 1,287
Sinn Féin Kieran McGuire* 13.43% 1,075 1,081 1,081 1,081 1,232
Independent Andy Patton 9.18% 735 784 791 922 981
Sinn Féin Maolíosa McHugh* 9.97% 798 806 807 808  
DUP Thomas Kerrigan* 9.63% 771 773      
Alliance Anne Murray 1.87% 150        
Electorate: 12,996   Valid: 8,004 (61.59%)   Spoilt: 116   Quota: 1,335   Turnout: 8,120 (62.48%)  

2014 Election

2011: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP

2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP

2011-2014 Change: No change

Derg - 5 seats[5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
UUP Derek Hussey* 18.56% 1,411        
DUP Thomas Kerrigan* 12.15% 924 1,007.1 1,020 1,313  
Sinn Féin Maolíosa McHugh* 13.87% 1,055 1,055.1 1,101.1 1,101.1 1,254.4
Sinn Féin Kieran McGuire* 14.10% 1,072 1,072.4 1,148.4 1,148.6 1,237.6
Sinn Féin Ruairí McHugh* 14.49% 1,102 1,102.1 1,136.1 1,138.1 1,229.1
DUP Sharon Smyth 9.11% 693 713 714.1 934.7 971.7
SDLP Jim McIntyre 5.47% 416 417.7 630.6 642.2  
TUV Robert Oliver 6.85% 521 550.8 557    
SDLP Marie Ash 5.39% 410 412.7      
Electorate: 12,526   Valid: 7,604 (60.71%)   Spoilt: 111   Quota: 1,268   Turnout: 7,715 (61.59%)  

2011 Election

2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP

2011: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP

2005-2011 Change: No change

Derg - 5 seats[6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Sinn Féin Kieran McGuire* 15.40% 912 937 999        
Sinn Féin Ruairí McHugh 14.89% 882 928 993        
DUP Thomas Kerrigan* 15.72% 931 935 940 940 1,356    
UUP Derek Hussey* 13.72% 813 829 836 836 919 919 1,146
Sinn Féin Maolíosa McHugh 9.93% 588 634 833 844 846 848 849
UUP Ryan Moses 8.96% 531 540 545 545 567 567 658
DUP Kathleen Craig 8.88% 526 532 535 535      
Independent Gerard Foley* 7.88% 467 527          
SDLP Charlie McNamee 4.63% 274            
Electorate: 8,788   Valid: 5,924 (67.41%)   Spoilt: 124   Quota: 988   Turnout: 6,048 (68.82%)  

2005 Election

2001: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP

2001-2005 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

Derg - 5 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
DUP Thomas Kerrigan* 18.63% 1,125          
UUP Derek Hussey* 18.32% 1,106          
Sinn Féin Charles McHugh* 17.87% 1,079          
Sinn Féin Kieran McGuire 13.60% 821 822 822.1 962.2 962.4 979.92
Sinn Féin Gerard Foley 12.07% 729 730 730.2 835.2 835.5 879.72
DUP Kathleen Craig 9.74% 588 631 737.7 755.1 845.5 845.5
SDLP Bernadette McNamee 8.71% 526 528 529      
PUP Roy Reid 1.06% 64          
Electorate: 8,282   Valid: 6,038 (72.91%)   Spoilt: 113   Quota: 1,007   Turnout: 6,151 (74.27%)  

2001 Election

1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

2001: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP

Derg - 5 seats[8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Sinn Féin Charles McHugh* 19.57% 1,331          
UUP Derek Hussey* 16.32% 1,110 1,110.3 1,572.3      
Sinn Féin Eamonn McGarvey 13.38% 910 962.5 962.5 962.5 1,513.5  
DUP Thomas Kerrigan* 11.66% 793 793.3 839.45 1,075.45 1,084.05 1,084.05
SDLP Bernadette McNamee 11.29% 768 785.85 797.85 814.85 903.4 984.4
DUP Kathleen Allison 9.88% 672 672 709.15 866.15 866.15 866.15
Sinn Féin Gerard Foley 9.57% 651 773.1 773.1 773.1    
UUP Edward Turner* 8.31% 565 565.3        
Electorate: 8,455   Valid: 6,800 (80.43%)   Spoilt: 132   Quota: 1,134   Turnout: 6,932 (81.99%)  

1997 Election

1993: 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist

1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

1993-1997 Change: Independent Unionist joins UUP

Derg - 5 seats[9]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Sinn Féin Charles McHugh* 23.32% 1,440        
UUP Derek Hussey* 20.19% 1,247        
UUP Edward Turner* 13.57% 838 838.58 988.35 1,047.73  
DUP Thomas Kerrigan* 9.65% 596 596.29 647.8 1,034.7  
SDLP Tomás Murtagh 8.91% 550 583.06 584.08 584.08 1,022.08
Sinn Féin Sean Elliott 8.82% 545 886.62 886.79 887.96 944.53
SDLP Bernadette McNamee 8.31% 513 543.16 543.84 544.84  
DUP Sarah Anderson 7.24% 447 447.29 454.94    
Electorate: 8,241   Valid: 6,176 (74.94%)   Spoilt: 128   Quota: 1,030   Turnout: 6,304 (76.50%)  

1993 Election

1989: 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Unionist

1993: 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Unionist

1989-1993 Change: No change

Derg - 5 seats[10]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
SDLP Laurence McNamee* 19.95% 1,131          
UUP Edward Turner* 18.97% 1,075          
Sinn Féin Charles McHugh* 17.52% 993          
DUP Thomas Kerrigan* 15.98% 906 909.74 917.44 965.56    
Ind. Unionist Derek Hussey* 9.72% 551 556.44 569.54 626.42 636.16 649.16
DUP Samuel Allison 10.18% 577 579.72 580.4 601.16 610.92 616.92
Sinn Féin Sean Elliott 6.81% 386 488.68 506.24 506.36    
Ind. Nationalist Denis McCrory 0.86% 49 117        
Electorate: 7,995   Valid: 5,668 (70.89%)   Spoilt: 166   Quota: 945   Turnout: 5,834 (72.97%)  

1989 Election

1985: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

1989: 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Unionist

1985-1989 Change: SDLP and Independent Unionist gain from DUP and Independent Nationalist

Derg - 5 seats[11]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
UUP Edward Turner* 18.97% 1,050          
DUP Thomas Kerrigan* 17.52% 970          
Sinn Féin Charles McHugh* 16.76% 928          
Ind. Unionist Derek Hussey 14.94% 827 890.48 915.24 915.24 924.8  
SDLP Laurence McNamee 10.64% 589 589.12 608.24 663.36 663.56 932.56
DUP Desmond Monteith 7.70% 426 478.8 485.6 486.6 514.72 519.72
Ind. Nationalist Denis McCrory* 8.00% 443 444.56 454.68 496.68 497  
Sinn Féin Thomas McNamee* 4.34% 240 240.12 241.12      
Alliance James Smyth 1.14% 63 69        
Electorate: 7,611   Valid: 5,536 (72.74%)   Spoilt: 175   Quota: 923   Turnout: 5,711 (75.04%)  

1985 Election

1985: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

Derg - 5 seats[12]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Sinn Féin Charles McHugh 26.25% 1,534          
UUP Edward Turner 23.22% 1,357          
DUP Thomas Kerrigan* 21.74% 1,270          
Ind. Nationalist Denis McCrory* 8.21% 480 901.88 927.98 930.74 992.35  
DUP David Baird 4.38% 256 256 441.1 669.95 670.87 680.12
DUP Noel Finlayson 7.03% 411 411 564 617.36 618.79 630.74
SDLP James Fitzsimons 5.61% 328 392.13 400.23 402.07 568.99  
SDLP William Flanagan 3.54% 207 275.9 278.6 280.44    
Electorate: 7,333   Valid: 5,843 (79.68%)   Spoilt: 95   Quota: 974   Turnout: 5,938 (80.98%)  

References

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  7. ^ "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
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