title: 2011 Magherafelt District Council election
text: # 2011 Magherafelt District Council election
  
  Elections to Magherafelt District Council were held on 5 May 2011 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 16 councillors.
  
  ## Election results
  
  Magherafelt District Council Election Result 2011 :
  
  | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Sinn Féin | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 56.3 | 48.4 | 9,732 | 1.7 |
  | DUP | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18.8 | 16.3 | 3,268 | 6.9 |
  | SDLP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 | 15.9 | 3,196 | 2.6 |
  | Ulster Unionist | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 | 9.8 | 1,972 | 3.6 |
  | TUV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 1,071 | New |
  | Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 850 | 0.7 |
  
  Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
  
  ## Districts summary
  
  Results of the Magherafelt District Council election, 2011 by district :
  
  | Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ward | Sinn Féin | Sinn Féin | DUP | DUP | SDLP | SDLP | UUP | UUP | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
  | Magherafelt Town | 41.4 | 3 | 22.3 | 1 | 17.7 | 1 | 10.2 | 1 | 8.4 | 0 | 6 |
  | Moyola | 48.0 | 3 | 17.1 | 1 | 8.6 | 0 | 11.2 | 1 | 15.1 | 0 | 5 |
  | Sperrin | 55.6 | 3 | 9.7 | 1 | 20.6 | 1 | 8.3 | 0 | 5.8 | 0 | 5 |
  | Total | 48.4 | 9 | 16.3 | 3 | 15.9 | 2 | 9.8 | 2 | 9.6 | 0 | 16 |
  
  ## District results
  
  ### Magherafelt Town
  
  2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP 2011: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP 2005-2011 Change: Sinn Féin gain from DUP
  
  ### Moyola
  
  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
  
  ### Sperrin
  
  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
  
  