Sperrin (Magherafelt District Electoral Area)

Sperrin was one of the three district electoral areas in Magherafelt, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 2014.

The district elected five members to Magherafelt District Council, and formed 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 A which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Draperstown, Lower Glenshane, Maghera, Swatragh and Tobermore.

It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and largely replaced with the new Carntogher DEA with Draperstown moving to the Moyola DEA.

2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP 2011: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP 2005-2011 Change: No change 2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent 2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP 2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from Independent 1997: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP 2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent 1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP, Independent leaves UUP 1993: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP 1997: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP 1993-1997 Change: No change 1989: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist 1993: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP 1989-1993 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Independent Nationalist 1985: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP 1989: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist 1985-1989 Change: SDLP gain from Sinn Féin, Independent Nationalist leaves SDLP 1985: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP