Moyola (District Electoral Area)
{{Short description|District electoral area in Northern Ireland}}
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{{Infobox constituency|name=Moyola|type=Mid Ulster District Council DEA|image=|caption=|year=1985|seats=5 (1985-)|members_label=Councillors|members={{unbulleted list
| {{Color box|{{party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}|border=darkgray}} Anne Forde (DUP)
| {{Color box|{{party color|Sinn Féin}}|border=darkgray}} Jolene Groogan (SF)
| {{Color box|{{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}|border=darkgray}} Denise Johnston (SDLP)
| {{Color box|{{party color|Sinn Féin}}|border=darkgray}} Donal McPeake (SF)
| {{Color box|{{party color|Sinn Féin}}|border=darkgray}} Ian Milne (SF)
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File:Magherafelt 1993 Moyola highlight.svg
Moyola is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Mid Ulster, Northern Ireland.[https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-25357751 Final Northern Ireland super council recommendations], BBC News, 13 December 2013, accessed 24 May 2014 The district elects five members to Mid Ulster District Council and contains the wards of Ballymaguigan, Bellaghy, Castledawson, Draperstown and Tobermore.{{Cite web |title=Mid Ulster District Council |url= https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/nlgmu.htm |access-date=2023-07-10 |website=www.ark.ac.uk}} Moyola forms part of the Mid Ulster constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1985 local elections, where it contained five wards (Bellaghy, Castledawson, Gulladuff, Upperlands and Valley). For the 2014 local elections it gained Ballymaguigan from the Magherafelt Town DEA and Draperstown from the abolished Sperrin DEA.
Councillors
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| 2023
! rowspan = "7" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}}" | ! rowspan = "3" | Ian Milne ! rowspan = "12" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}}" | ! rowspan = "3" | Donal McPeake ! rowspan = "9" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}}" | ! rowspan = "1" | Jolene Groogan ! rowspan = "1" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" | ! rowspan = "1" | Denise Johnston ! rowspan = "12" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}" | ! rowspan = "5" | Anne Forde |
| 2019
! rowspan = "4" | Catherine Elattar ! rowspan = "11" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" | ! rowspan = "4" | Derek McKinney |
| December 2018 Co-Options |
| May 2017 Co-Option
! rowspan = "1" | Niamh Milne ! rowspan = "2" | Peter Bateson |
| 2014
! rowspan = "1" | Caoimhe O'Neill |
| 2011
! rowspan = "2" | Ian Milne ! rowspan = "1" | Sean McPeake ! rowspan = "1" | Caoimhe Scullion ! rowspan = "2" | John Crawford ! rowspan = "7" | Thomas Catherwood |
| 2005
! rowspan = "2" | Oliver Hughes ! rowspan = "2" | James O'Neill |
| 2001
! rowspan = "5" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" | ! rowspan = "3" | Patrick McErlean ! rowspan = "5" | John Junkin |
| 1997
! rowspan = "2" | Paul Henry ! rowspan = "1" | Margaret McKenna |
| 1993
! rowspan = "1" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}" | ! rowspan = "1" | Thomas Wilson |
| 1989
! rowspan = "2" | Henry McErlean ! rowspan = "1" | Pauline Davey-Kennedy ! rowspan = "1" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" | ! rowspan = "1" | Norman Montgomery |
| 1985
! rowspan = "1" | John Davey ! rowspan = "1" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}" | ! rowspan = "1" | Thomas Milligan |
2023 Election
2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
2023: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
2019–2023 Change: SDLP gain from UUP
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|candidate=Ian Milne*
|count1=2,219
|percentage=24.24%
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|candidate=Jolene Groogan
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|percentage=20.47%
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|party=Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate=Anne Forde*
|percentage=17.07%
|count1=1,563
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|party=Sinn Féin
|candidate=Donal McPeake*
|count1=1,144
|percentage=12.50%
|count2 =1,775.47
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate=Denise Johnston
|percentage=7.11%
|count1=651
|count2 =676.73
|count3 =888.70
|count4 =1,022.20
|count5 =1,220.96
|count6 =1,221.14
|count7 =1,227.91
|count8 =1,486.61
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate=Derek McKinney*
|percentage=6.47%
|count1=592
|count2 =592.93
|count3 =594.98
|count4 =595.88
|count5 =631.30
|count6 =658.68
|count7 =1,108.52
|count8 =1,112.86
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Aontú
|candidate=Sheila Fullerton
|percentage=3.79%
|count1=347
|count2 =368.39
|count3 =445.88
|count4 =528.98
|count5 =558.06
|count6 =558.38
|count7 =561.46
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Traditional Unionist Voice
|candidate=Glenn Moore
|percentage=5.67%
|count1=519
|count2 =519.31
|count3 =519.72
|count4 =519.72
|count5 =523.43
|count6 =536.29
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate=Caleb Ross
|percentage=2.70%
|count1=247
|count2 =251.03
|count3 =299.82
|count4 =325.32
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 8
|electorate = 13,524
|valid = 9,156 (67.70%)
|spoilt = 90
|quota = 1,527
|turnout = 9,246 (68.37%)
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2019 Election
2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
2014–2019 Change: No change
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|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Ian Milne*
|count1 = 1,710
|percentage = 21.72%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Anne Forde*
|count1 = 1,619
|percentage = 20.56%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Catherine Elattar*
|count1 = 1,388
|percentage = 17.63%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Donal McPeake*
|count1 = 906
|percentage = 11.51%
|count2 = 1,269.4
|count3 = 1,325.4
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Derek McKinney*
|count1 = 937
|percentage = 11.90%
|count2 = 937.23
|count3 = 981.23
|count4 = 1,274.4
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Denise Johnston
|count1 = 920
|percentage = 11.69%
|count2 = 936.79
|count3 = 1,159.01
|count4 = 1,163.76
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Aidan Bradley
|count1 = 298
|percentage = 3.79%
|count2 = 301.91
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Workers' Party (Ireland)
|candidate = Hugh Scullion
|count1 = 95
|percentage = 1.21%
|count2 = 100.29
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 4
|electorate = 12,727
|valid = 7,873 (61.86%)
|spoilt = 111
|quota = 1,313
|turnout = 7,984 (62.73%)
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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
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Caoimhe O'Neill* ††
|count1 = 1,431
|percentage = 19.32%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Anne Forde*
|count1 = 1,370
|percentage = 18.50%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Catherine Elattar*
|count1 = 1,256
|percentage = 16.96%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Derek McKinney
|count1 = 1,255
|percentage = 16.95%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Peter Bateson* †
|count1 = 1,089
|percentage = 14.71%
|count2 = 1,274.08
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Austin Kelly
|count1 = 1,004
|percentage = 13.56%
|count2 = 1,014.64
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 2
|electorate = 12,119
|valid = 7,405 (61.10%)
|spoilt = 131
|quota = 1,235
|turnout = 7,536 (62.18%)
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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
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|title=Moyola - 5 seats{{cite web|title=Moyola Result Sheet|url=https://www.eoni.org.uk/EONI/files/cb/cbaf0838-ca02-4c21-94af-e254dbabb937.pdf|website=EONI|access-date=2 August 2021}}
|numcounts= 5
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Ian Milne*
|count1 = 1,496
|percentage = 24.28%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Thomas Catherwood*
|count1 = 1,053
|percentage = 17.09%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Sean McPeake*
|count1 = 925
|percentage = 15.01%
|count2 = 975.84
|count3 = 1,120.84
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Caoimhe Scullion
|count1 = 538
|percentage = 8.73%
|count2 = 908.14
|count3 = 1,055.14
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = John Crawford*
|count1 = 688
|percentage = 11.17%
|count2 = 688.31
|count3 = 690.31
|count4 = 691.31
|count5 = 1,085.31
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Ann-Marie McErlean
|count1 = 527
|percentage = 8.55%
|count2 = 539.09
|count3 = 610.05
|count4 = 643.05
|count5 = 664.05
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Traditional Unionist Voice
|candidate = Alan Millar
|count1 = 494
|percentage = 8.02%
|count2 = 494.62
|count3 = 496.62
|count4 = 500.62
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Oliver Hughes*
|count1 = 440
|percentage = 7.14%
|count2 = 462.63
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 5
|electorate = 9,281
|valid = 6,161 (66.38%)
|spoilt = 107
|quota = 1,027
|turnout = 6,268 (67.54%)
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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
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|numcounts= 6
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Thomas Catherwood*
|count1 = 1,557
|percentage = 23.84%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = James O'Neill*
|count1 = 1,202
|percentage = 18.40%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Oliver Hughes*
|count1 = 1,139
|percentage = 17.44%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = John Crawford
|count1 = 617
|percentage = 9.45%
|count2 = 889.49
|count3 = 889.49
|count4 = 1,229.49
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Ian Milne
|count1 = 831
|percentage = 12.72%
|count2 = 831.31
|count3 = 933.19
|count4 = 938.37
|count5 = 938.37
|count6 = 980.21
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Elizabeth Foster
|count1 = 760
|percentage = 11.64%
|count2 = 764.03
|count3 = 767.18
|count4 = 803.06
|count5 = 934.06
|count6 = 936.78
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = John Junkin*
|count1 = 426
|percentage = 6.52%
|count2 = 603.94
|count3 = 604.84
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 6
|electorate = 8,754
|valid = 6,532 (74.62%)
|spoilt = 87
|quota = 1,089
|turnout = 6,619 (75.61%)
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2001 Election
1997: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2001: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
1997-2001 Change: No change
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Moyola - 5 seats{{cite web|title=Local Government Results 2001|url=https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/46b84d90-302a-4615-8a4f-f16d5137e7fa/local_government_election_results_2001|website=EONI|access-date=3 August 2021}}
|numcounts= 4
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Oliver Hughes
|count1 = 1,578
|percentage = 22.71%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = James O'Neill
|count1 = 1,375
|percentage = 19.79%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = John Junkin*
|count1 = 1,237
|percentage = 17.80%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Patrick McErlean*
|count1 = 713
|percentage = 10.26%
|count2 = 1,013.84
|count3 = 1,184.65
|count4 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Thomas Catherwood*
|count1 = 1,023
|percentage = 14.72%
|count2 = 1,023.46
|count3 = 1,023.46
|count4 = 1,159.46
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Elizabeth Foster
|count1 = 383
|percentage = 5.51%
|count2 = 488.34
|count3 = 529.57
|count4 = 549.95
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Anne Forde
|count1 = 430
|percentage = 6.19%
|count2 = 430.46
|count3 = 430.46
|count4 = 459.46
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Naaman Hutchinson
|count1 = 210
|percentage = 3.02%
|count2 = 215.06
|count3 = 216.92
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 4
|electorate = 8,583
|valid = 6,949 (80.96%)
|spoilt = 155
|quota = 1,159
|turnout = 7,104 (82.77%)
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1997 Election
1993: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
1997: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from DUP
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Moyola - 5 seats{{cite web|title=Local Government Results 1997|url=https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/28aa14fd-8434-4a56-b274-e155002d47b6/local_government_election_results_1997|website=EONI|access-date=3 August 2021}}
|numcounts= 8
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Margaret McKenna*
|count1 = 1,180
|percentage = 18.91%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Paul Henry
|count1 = 949
|percentage = 15.21%
|count2 = 1,067.25
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = John Junkin*
|count1 = 882
|percentage = 14.13%
|count2 = 882
|count3 = 922
|count4 = 922
|count5 = 1,231
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Thomas Catherwood*
|count1 = 829
|percentage = 13.28%
|count2 = 829.11
|count3 = 913.11
|count4 = 913.11
|count5 = 980.11
|count6 = 1,106.4
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Patrick McErlean*
|count1 = 727
|percentage = 11.65%
|count2 = 733.49
|count3 = 753.49
|count4 = 771.73
|count5 = 771.73
|count6 = 774.65
|count7 = 774.65
|count8 = 1,218.65
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Thomas Wilson*
|count1 = 541
|percentage = 8.67%
|count2 = 541
|count3 = 592
|count4 = 592
|count5 = 641
|count6 = 699.4
|count7 = 762.88
|count8 = 763.88
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Francis Kearney
|count1 = 468
|percentage = 7.50%
|count2 = 470.2
|count3 = 477.42
|count4 = 485.28
|count5 = 485.28
|count6 = 487.47
|count7 = 488.39
|count8 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Norman Montgomery
|count1 = 362
|percentage = 5.80%
|count2 = 362
|count3 = 431
|count4 = 431
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent Unionist
|candidate = James Mulholland
|count1 = 250
|percentage = 4.01%
|count2 = 250
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Workers' Party (Ireland)
|candidate = Patrick Scullion
|count1 = 53
|percentage = 0.85%
|count2 = 53.66
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 8
|electorate = 8,175
|valid = 6,241 (76.34%)
|spoilt = 135
|quota = 1,041
|turnout = 6,376 (77.99%)
}}
1993 Election
1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1993: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
1989-1993 Change: Sinn Féin gain from DUP
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Moyola - 5 seats{{cite web|title=Local Government Results 1993|url=https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/b0d9bd01-b804-48bd-8641-9d763ec66466/local_government_election_results_1993|website=EONI|access-date=3 August 2021}}
|numcounts= 7
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Patrick McErlean
|count1 = 1,276
|percentage = 22.21%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Margaret McKenna*
|count1 = 782
|percentage = 13.61%
|count2 = 797.34
|count3 = 812.42
|count4 = 1,204.84
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = John Junkin*
|count1 = 831
|percentage = 14.46%
|count2 = 831
|count3 = 838
|count4 = 838
|count5 = 838
|count6 = 1,307.26
|count7 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Thomas Catherwood*
|count1 = 671
|percentage = 11.68%
|count2 = 671
|count3 = 674
|count4 = 674
|count5 = 674
|count6 = 780
|count7 = 994.05
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Thomas Wilson
|count1 = 672
|percentage = 11.70%
|count2 = 672
|count3 = 672.26
|count4 = 672.26
|count5 = 672.26
|count6 = 745.26
|count7 = 834.06
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Francis Madden
|count1 = 262
|percentage = 4.56%
|count2 = 529.54
|count3 = 610.46
|count4 = 642.14
|count5 = 720.8
|count6 = 720.8
|count7 = 723.02
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Norman Montgomery*
|count1 = 655
|percentage = 11.40%
|count2 = 655.26
|count3 = 658.26
|count4 = 658.26
|count5 = 658.26
|count6 =
|count7 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Paul Henry
|count1 = 454
|percentage = 7.90%
|count2 = 465.44
|count3 = 476
|count4 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Workers' Party (Ireland)
|candidate = Patrick Scullion
|count1 = 142
|percentage = 2.47%
|count2 = 164.52
|count3 =
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|count7 =
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 7
|electorate = 7,935
|valid = 5,745 (72.40%)
|spoilt = 179
|quota = 958
|turnout = 5,924 (74.66%)
}}
1989 Election
1985: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1985-1989 Change: UUP gain from DUP
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|title=Moyola - 5 seats{{cite web|title=Local Government Results 1989|url=https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/c747b644-74fb-4401-a84f-1900f7818722/local_government_election_results_1989|website=EONI|access-date=3 August 2021}}
|numcounts= 6
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = John Junkin*
|count1 = 1,109
|percentage = 19.03%
|count2 =
|count3 =
|count4 =
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|count6 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Henry McErlean*
|count1 = 877
|percentage = 15.05%
|count2 = 940
|count3 = 940.48
|count4 = 1,290.48
|count5 =
|count6 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Pauline Davey-Kennedy
|count1 = 931
|percentage = 15.98%
|count2 = 950
|count3 = 950
|count4 = 976
|count5 =
|count6 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Norman Montgomery
|count1 = 611
|percentage = 10.49%
|count2 = 620
|count3 = 708.32
|count4 = 709.68
|count5 = 716.68
|count6 = 725.68
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Thomas Catherwood*
|count1 = 694
|percentage = 11.91%
|count2 = 696
|count3 = 714
|count4 = 715
|count5 = 718
|count6 = 724
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Thomas Milligan*
|count1 = 559
|percentage = 9.59%
|count2 = 562
|count3 = 586.24
|count4 = 587.24
|count5 = 588.24
|count6 = 588.24
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Margaret McKenna
|count1 = 479
|percentage = 8.22%
|count2 = 495
|count3 = 495
|count4 = 510
|count5 = 573
|count6 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Francis Madden
|count1 = 367
|percentage = 6.30%
|count2 = 425
|count3 = 425.48
|count4 =
|count5 =
|count6 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Workers' Party (Ireland)
|candidate = Hugh Scullion
|count1 = 200
|percentage = 3.43%
|count2 =
|count3 =
|count4 =
|count5 =
|count6 =
}}
{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 6
|electorate = 7,941
|valid = 5,827 (73.38%)
|spoilt = 182
|quota = 972
|turnout = 6,009 (75.67%)
}}
1985 Election
1985: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
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|title=Moyola - 5 seats{{cite web|title=Local Government Results 1985|url=https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/2d57a980-809e-4f90-b658-0175b954d3a2/local_government_election_results_1985|website=EONI|access-date=3 August 2021}}
|numcounts= 5
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Henry McErlean*
|count1 = 904
|percentage = 15.23%
|count2 = 1,200
|count3 =
|count4 =
|count5 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = John Davey
|count1 = 948
|percentage = 15.97%
|count2 = 965
|count3 = 1,030
|count4 =
|count5 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = John Junkin*
|count1 = 987
|percentage = 16.63%
|count2 = 987
|count3 = 994
|count4 =
|count5 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Thomas Catherwood
|count1 = 837
|percentage = 14.10%
|count2 = 837
|count3 = 837
|count4 = 1,070
|count5 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Thomas Milligan*
|count1 = 721
|percentage = 12.15%
|count2 = 722
|count3 = 722
|count4 = 900
|count5 = 978.44
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Francis McElwee
|count1 = 740
|percentage = 12.47%
|count2 = 752
|count3 = 818
|count4 = 818
|count5 = 818
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Alex Montgomery
|count1 = 458
|percentage = 7.72%
|count2 = 458
|count3 = 460
|count4 =
|count5 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Francis Madden
|count1 = 341
|percentage = 5.74%
|count2 =
|count3 =
|count4 =
|count5 =
}}
{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 5
|electorate = 7,604
|valid = 5,936 (78.06%)
|spoilt = 160
|quota = 990
|turnout = 6,096 (80.17%)
}}
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