# Derg (District Electoral Area)

Derg is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Derry and Strabane, Northern Ireland. The district elects five members to Derry and Strabane District Council and contains the wards of Castlederg, Finn, Glenderg, Newtownstewart and Sion Mills. 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 | Ruairí McHugh (Sinn Féin) | Kieran McGuire (Sinn Féin) | Steven Edwards (SDLP) | Derek Hussey (UUP)/ (Independent) | Keith Kerrigan (DUP) |
| November 2020 Co-Option | Ruairí McHugh (Sinn Féin) | Kieran McGuire (Sinn Féin) | Steven Edwards (SDLP) | Derek Hussey (UUP)/ (Independent) | Keith Kerrigan (DUP) |
| June 2020 Co-Option | Ruairí McHugh (Sinn Féin) | Kieran McGuire (Sinn Féin) | Steven Edwards (SDLP) | Andy McKane (UUP) | Keith Kerrigan (DUP) |
| August 2019 Co-Option | Ruairí McHugh (Sinn Féin) | Kieran McGuire (Sinn Féin) | Cara Hunter (SDLP) | Andy McKane (UUP) | Keith Kerrigan (DUP) |
| 2019 | Ruairí McHugh (Sinn Féin) | Kieran McGuire (Sinn Féin) | Cara Hunter (SDLP) | Derek Hussey (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) | Thomas Kerrigan (DUP) |
| 2014 | Ruairí McHugh (Sinn Féin) | Kieran McGuire (Sinn Féin) | Maolíosa McHugh (Sinn Féin) | Derek Hussey (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) | Thomas Kerrigan (DUP) |
| 2011 | Ruairí McHugh (Sinn Féin) | Kieran McGuire (Sinn Féin) | Maolíosa McHugh (Sinn Féin) | Derek Hussey (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) | Thomas Kerrigan (DUP) |
| 2005 | Charles McHugh (Sinn Féin) | Kieran McGuire (Sinn Féin) | Gerard Foley (Sinn Féin) | Derek Hussey (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) | Thomas Kerrigan (DUP) |
| 2001 | Charles McHugh (Sinn Féin) | Bernadette McNamee (SDLP) | Eamonn McGarvey (Sinn Féin) | Derek Hussey (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) | Thomas Kerrigan (DUP) |
| 1997 | Charles McHugh (Sinn Féin) | Tomás Murtagh (SDLP) | Edward Turner (UUP) | Derek Hussey (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) | Thomas Kerrigan (DUP) |
| 1993 | Charles McHugh (Sinn Féin) | Laurence McNamee (SDLP) | Edward Turner (UUP) | Derek Hussey (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) | Thomas Kerrigan (DUP) |
| 1989 | Charles McHugh (Sinn Féin) | Laurence McNamee (SDLP) | Edward Turner (UUP) | Derek Hussey (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) | Thomas Kerrigan (DUP) |
| 1985 | Charles McHugh (Sinn Féin) | Denis McCrory (Independent Nationalist) | Edward Turner (UUP) | David Baird (DUP) | Thomas Kerrigan (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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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%) ||||||||||