Sean Carr is congratulated on his election by his son Jimmy.
Sean Carr was the final candidate to be elected on to the new Derry-Strabane “super council.”
Almost 26 hours after the ballot boxes were opened, the SDLP representative was deemed elected without reaching the quota in The Moor District Electoral Area (DEA) after a sixth and final count, just pipping his party colleague first-time candidate Emmet Doyle.
The election of prominent dissident republican supporter, who stood as an Independent, resulted in the SDLP losing a seat in this DEA – the party’s third loss in the historic election.
Sinn Fein’s Kevin Campbell celebrates his election.
Also elected in five-seat Moor DEA were Sinn Fein’s Kevin Campbell, Patricia Logue and Colly Kelly.
Sinn Fein will be the largest party with 16 seats on the new 40-seat Derry-Strabane “super council,” followed by the SDLP (10), DUP (8), Independent (4) and Ulster Unionists (2)
First preference votes in The Moor
Quota 1143
Campbell, Kevin (Sinn Fein) 1104
Carr, Sean (SDLP) 841
Donnelly, Gary John (Independent) 1154
Doyle, Emmet (SDLP) 676
Friel, Liam (Sinn Fein) 654
Henderson, Dermott Sean (SDLP) 542
Kelly, Colly (Sinn Fein) 775
Logue, Patricia (Sinn Fein) 997
Mellon, Patrick (Independent) 113
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