# Carntogher (District Electoral Area)

Carntogher is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Mid Ulster, Northern Ireland. The district elects five members to Mid Ulster District Council and contains the wards of Lower Glenshane, Maghera, Swatragh, Tamlaght O'Crilly and Valley. Carntogher forms part of the Mid Ulster constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 2014 local elections, largely replacing the Sperrin DEA which had existed since 1985.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 2023 | Sean McPeake (Sinn Féin) | Brian McGuigan (Sinn Féin) | Córa Corry (Sinn Féin) | Paddy Kelly (Sinn Féin) | Kyle Black (DUP) |
| 2019 | Sean McPeake (Sinn Féin) | Brian McGuigan (Sinn Féin) | Córa Corry (Sinn Féin) | Martin Kearney (SDLP) | Kyle Black (DUP) |
| 2014 | Sean McPeake (Sinn Féin) | Brian McGuigan (Sinn Féin) | Kate McEldowney (Sinn Féin) | Martin Kearney (SDLP) | James Shiels (DUP) |

## 2023 Election

2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
2023: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP
2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Carntogher - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Sinn Féin | Brian McGuigan* | 21.62% | 1,909 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Sean McPeake* | 17.44% | 1,540 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Paddy Kelly | 11.88% | 1,049 | 1,397.26 | 1,407.10 | 1,518.10 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Córa Corry* | 14.53% | 1,283 | 1,335.36 | 1,381.20 | 1,472.62 | |
| | DUP | Kyle Black* | 13.69% | 1,209 | 1,209.00 | 1,209.04 | 1,227.04 | 1,681.04 |
| | SDLP | Martin Kearney* | 9.39% | 829 | 843.08 | 847.52 | 979.00 | 994.00 |
| | TUV | James Artt | 6.00% | 530 | 530.00 | 530.00 | 533.00 | |
| | Aontú | Noreen McEldowney | 5.45% | 481 | 486.06 | 487.38 | | |
| Electorate: 12,744 Valid: 8,830 Spoilt: 81 Quota: 1,472 Turnout: 8,911 (69.92%) |||||||||

## 2019 Election

2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
2014–2019 Change: No change
Carntogher – 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Sinn Féin | Brian McGuigan* | 17.69% | 1,406 | | | | | |
| | DUP | Kyle Black | 15.45% | 1,228 | 1,244 | 1,244.1 | 1,741.1 | | |
| | SDLP | Martin Kearney* | 13.48% | 1,071 | 1,111 | 1,112.2 | 1,158.4 | 1,360.4 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Sean McPeake* | 14.65% | 1,164 | 1,168 | 1,174.15 | 1,175.15 | 1,176.15 | 1,273.45 |
| | Sinn Féin | Cora Groogan | 12.46% | 990 | 998 | 1,053.9 | 1,053.9 | 1,053.9 | 1,199.25 |
| | Sinn Féin | Paul Henry | 9.60% | 763 | 770 | 775.3 | 776.3 | 779.3 | 856.5 |
| | Aontú | Pádraigin Uí Raifeartaigh | 7.95% | 632 | 654 | . 655.15 | 657.15 | 668.15 | |
| | UUP | Christopher Reid | 6.98% | 555 | 580 | 580 | | | |
| | Independent | James Armour | 1.74% | 138 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 12,322 Valid: 7,942 (64.45%) Spoilt: 82 Quota: 1,325 Turnout: 8,029 (65.16%) ||||||||||

## 2014 Election

2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
Carntogher - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | DUP | James Shiels | 8.98% | 675 | 927 | 1,514 | | |
| | SDLP | Martin Kearney* | 14.84% | 1,116 | 1,121 | 1,212 | 1,399 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Seán McPeake* | 16.57% | 1,246 | 1,246 | 1,247 | 1,248 | 1,256 |
| | Sinn Féin | Kate McEldowney* | 15.96% | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,201 | 1,202 | 1,218 |
| | Sinn Féin | Brian McGuigan* | 14.27% | 1,073 | 1,073 | 1,074 | 1,076 | 1,079 |
| | Sinn Féin | Gabhán McFalone* | 14.10% | 1,060 | 1,060 | 1,061 | 1,061 | 1,064 |
| | UUP | Jackie Crawford* | 8.66% | 651 | 869 | | | |
| | TUV | Noel Stewart | 6.62% | 498 | | | | |
| Electorate: 11,673 Valid: 7,520 (64.42%) Spoilt: 140 Quota: 1,254 Turnout: 7,660 (65.62%) |||||||||