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The
old
Fermanagh District Council and Omagh District Council were
simply amalgamated to create the aptly named Fermanagh and Omagh
District Council.
The
2019
elections saw losses for both main nationalist parties. Sinn Féin
lost seats in Enniskillen and East Erne, while the SDLP lost
both of its seats in Omagh and a third in Mid-Tyrone. Alliance
picked up a seat in Omagh, gaining representation on the council
for the first time. Although they did not win any seats,
Fermanagh and Omagh represented Aontú's best performances across
all 11 councils in 2019. The election also saw a marked increase
in the number of Independents on the council. Fermanagh and
Omagh recorded the highest turnout of the election with 62.4%,
compared to 52.7% for all of Northern Ireland.
Map by Conal
Kelly
Summary
| Electoral Area | 2019 Results | 2014 Results |
| Erne North | 2 UUP, 1 SF, 1 SDLP, 1 DUP |
2 UUP, 1 SF, 1 SDLP, 1 DUP |
| Enniskillen | 2 UUP, 1 SF, 1 DUP, 1 SDLP, 1 CCLA |
2 UUP, 2 SF, 1 DUP, 1 SDLP |
| Omagh | 2 SF, 1 DUP, 1 Ind, 1 UUP, 1 Alliance |
2 SF, 2 SDLP, 1 DUP, 1 UUP |
| Erne East |
2 SF, 1 DUP, 1 UUP, 1 Ind, 1 SDLP |
3 SF, 1 DUP, 1 UUP, 1 SDLP |
| Erne West |
2 SF, 1 UUP, 1 Ind, 1 SDLP |
2 SF, 1 UUP, 1 Ind, 1 SDLP |
| West Tyrone |
3 SF, 1 DUP, 1 UUP, 1 SDLP |
3 SF, 1 DUP, 1 UUP, 1 SDLP |
| Mid Tyrone | 4 SF, 1 UUP, 1 Ind |
4 SF, 1 UUP, 1 SDLP |
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Votes by Party
| 2019 Results |
2014 Results |
2011 Notional Results |
| SF 19,111 (36.8%) 15 councillors UUP 8,612 (16.6%) 9 councillors DUP 8,277 (15.9%) 5 councillors SDLP 5,475 (10.5%) 5 councillors Ind 5,151 (10.5%) 4 councillors Alliance 2,035 (3.3%) 1 councillor TUV 1,072 (2.1%) Aontú 1,062 (2.0%) CCLA 720 (1.4%) 1 councillor Green 277 (0.5%) CISTA 101 (0.2%) DVP 20 (0.1%) |
SF 19,486 (40.1%), 17 councillors UUP 10,158 (20.9%), 9 councillors SDLP 7,164 (14.7%), 8 councillors DUP 7,075 (14.6%), 5 councillors TUV 1,091 (2.2%) Alliance 819 (1.7%) UKIP 296 (0.6%) Green 269 (0.6%) Inds 2,214 (4.6%), 1 councillor |
SF: 21,629 (40.9%), 18 councillors UUP: 10,558 (20.0%), 9 councillors DUP: 8,956 (16.9%), 5 councillors SDLP: 6,810 (12.9%), 6 councillors Alliance: 443 (0.8%) TUV: 309 (0.6%) SPNI: 248 (0.5%) Green: 63 (0.1%) Ind: 3,897 (7.4%), 2 (Ind Nat) councillors |
| Electorate: 84,313; votes cast: 52,620 (62.4%); invalid votes: 707 (1.3%); valid votes: 51,913 | Electorate: 80,758; votes cast: 49,391 (61.1%); spoilt votes: 891 (1.7%); valid votes: 48,572 | Electorate: 80,005; votes cast: 54,032; spoilt votes: 1,119 (2.1%); valid votes: 52,913 (97.9%) |
2011 Census:
72,685 "Catholic" (64.23%); 37,430 "Protestant" (33.08%); 597
Other (0.53%); 2,449 None (2.16%)
The notional
results given above are my best guess projection of the 2011
results on the new boundaries - a "backcast" rather than a
forecast.
See
also
results for:
Fermanagh: 1993-2011,
1985-89,
and 1973-81
Omagh: 1993-2011,
1985-89,
and 1973-81.
Westminster
seat: Fermanagh
and
South Tyrone
Includes
these
wards: Ballinamallard, Belleek & Boa, Ederney & Kesh,
Irvinestown, and Tempo.
| First Count: Diana Armstrong (UUP) 1,186 Siobhan Currie (SF) 1,055 John Coyle (SDLP) 911 John Feely (SF) 769 David Mahon (DUP) 732 Deborah Armstrong (DUP) 668 John McClaughry (UUP) 630 Alex Elliot (TUV) 465 Diane Little (Alliance) 413 Lewis Jennings (DVP) 20 |
Votes by Party: SF 1,824 (26.6%) 1 seat UUP 1,816 (26.5%) 2 seats DUP 1,400 (20.4%) 1 seat SDLP 911 (13.3%) 1 seat TUV 465 (6.8%) Alliance 413 (6.0%) DVP 20 (0.3%) |
Electorate: 10,983; votes cast: 6,941 (63.2%); invalid votes: 92
(1.3%); valid votes: 6,849; quota: 1,142.
Deborah Armstrong (DUP) was just 27.02 ahead of her running mate
Mahon for the last seat, with no undistributed surpluses
remaining. Mahon was ahead until the TUV vote was distributed at
Stage 4.
| First Count: Rosemary Barton (UUP) 1,289 Raymond Farrell (UUP) 1,108 John Feely (SF) 893 Peter Jones (SF) 654 John Coyle (SDLP) 628 David Mahon (DUP) 600 Alex Elliott (TUV) 455 Paul Blake (SDLP) 414 James Fleming (DUP) 249 |
Votes by Party: UUP 2,397 (38.1%) 2 seats SF 1,547 (24.6%) 1 seat SDLP 1,042 (16.6%) 1 seat DUP 849 (13.5%) 1 seat TUV 455 (7.2%) |
Electorate 10,501; total poll 6,394 (60.9%); invalid votes 104
(1.6%); valid votes 6,290; quota: 1,049
Feely (SF) finished 255.80 votes ahead of Jones (also SF), with a
UUP surplus of 59 and an SDLP surplus of 53 (from DUP transfers)
undistributed.
Westminster
seat: Fermanagh
and
South Tyrone
Includes
these
wards: Castlecoole, Erne, Lisbellaw, Lisnarick, Portora, and
Rossorry
| First Count: Keith Elliott (DUP) 1,161 Paul Blake (SDLP) 955 Tommy Maguire (SF) 946 Debbie Coyle (SF) 761 Robert Irvine (UUP) 753 Donal O'Cofaigh (CCLA) 720 Howard Thornton (UUP) 651 Donald Crawford (TUV) 492 Simon Wiggins (DUP) 340 Matthew Beaumont (Alliance) 310 Debbie Coleman (Green) 136 |
Votes by Party: SF 1,707 (23.6%) 1 seat DUP 1,501 (20.8%) 1 seat UUP 1,404 (19.4%) 2 seats SDLP 955 (13.2%) 1 seat CCLA 720 (10.0%) 1 seat TUV 492 (6.8%) Alliance 310 (4.3%) Green 136 (1.9%) |
Electorate: 13,048; votes cast: 7,312 (56.0%); invalid votes: 87
(1.2%); valid votes: 7,225; quota: 1,033.
O'Cofaigh (CCLA) was 151.88 ahead of Coyle (SF) for the last
seat, with undistributed surpluses of 52.1 (SDLP) and 18.53 (UUP)
which may have narrowed the final margin. O'Cofaigh had run
unsuccessfully in 2014 under the Fermanagh Against Fracking
banner.
| First Count: Tommy Maguire (SF) 792 Keith Elliot (DUP) 778 Robert Irvine (UUP) 778 Debbie Coyle (SF) 670 Patricia Rogers (SDLP) 641 Donald Crawford (TUV) 636 Donal O'Cofaigh (Fermanagh Against Fracking) 555 Howard Thornton (UUP) 546 Shirley Donaldson (DUP) 503 Pat Cox (Independent) 313 Basil Johnston (UUP) 306 Ann Gormley (Alliance) 148 Laurence Speight (Green) 71 |
Votes by Party: UUP 1,630 (24.2%) 2 seats SF 1,462 (21.7%) 2 seats DUP 1,281 (19.0%) 1 seat SDLP 641 (9.5%) 1 seat TUV 636 (9.4%) Anti-Fracking 555 (8.2%) Ind 313 (4.6%) Alliance 148 (2.2%) Green 71 (1.05%) |
Electorate 12,561; total poll 6,812 (54.2%); invalid votes 75 (1.1%); valid votes 6,737 (53.6%); quota: 963.
Thornton (UUP) finished 70.12 votes ahead of Crawford (TUV),
having benefited particularly from DUP transfers. The Nationalist
parties won three seats here with 2.2 quotas of first preferences;
but both independent candidates had transferred much more to
Nationalists (Cox by 244 to 10, O'Cofaigh by 407 to 54).
Irish Observer and Faha both projected 2 UUP, 2 SF, 1 DUP, 1 SDLP, which was the actual result.
Westminster
seat: West
Tyrone
Includes
these
wards: Camowen, Coolnagard, Dergmoney, Gortrush, Killyclogher,
and Strule.
| First Count: Errol Thompson (DUP) 970 Barry McElduff (SF) 900 Josephine Deehan (Ind) 728 Christopher Smyth (UUP) 633 Stephen Donnelly (Alliance) 616 Anne Marie Fitzgerald (SF) 589 Marty McColgan (SF) 509 Jacinta McKeown (SDLP) 258 Lee Hawkes (SDLP) 256 Sorcha McAnespy (Ind) 194 Margaret Swift (Aontú) 182 Susan Glass (Green) 141 Joanne Donnelly (Ind) 128 Charles Chittick (TUV) 115 Barry Brown (CISTA) 101 Will Convey (Ind) 43 |
Votes by Party: SF 1,998 (31.4%) 2 seats Ind 1,093 (17.2%) 1 seat DUP 970 (15.2%) 1 seat UUP 633 (9.9%) 1 seat Alliance 616 (9.7%) 1 seat SDLP 514 (8.1%) Aontú 182 (2.9%) Green 141 (2.2%) TUV 115 (1.8%) CISTA 101 (1.6%) |
Electorate: 12,737; votes cast: 6,461 (50.7%); invalid votes: 98
(1.5%); valid votes: 6,363; quota: 910.
Fitzgerald (SF) was just 76 ahead of her running mate McColgan
(SF) for the last seat, with undistributed surpluses of 4 (SF),
6.74 (Ind), and 25.48 (Alliance). Omagh had the highest number of
candidates (16) of any Electoral Area in the entire election.
Three successful candidates in 2014 ran under the Independent flag
in 2019: Deehan and Donnelly (both formerly SDLP) and McAnespy
(formerly SF; she was subsequently affiliated with Fianna Fáil).
Only Deehan was successfully returned.
| First Count: Josephine Deehan (SDLP) 946 Sorcha McAnespy (SF) 932 Marty McColgan (SF) 742 Chris Smyth (UUP) 681 Errol Thompson (DUP) 644 Catherine Kelly (SF) 556 Adele Crawford (DUP) 545 Joanne Donnelly (SDLP) 435 Eric Bullick (Alliance) 376 Gabrielle McAleer (Independent) 84 |
Votes by Party: SF 2,230 (37.5%) 2 seats SDLP 1,381 (23.2%) 2 seats DUP 1,189 (20.0%) 1 seat UUP 681 (11.5%) 1 seat Alliance 376 (6.3%) Ind 84 (1.4%) |
Electorate 12,373; total poll 6,094 (49.3%); invalid votes 153
(2.5%); valid votes 5,941; quota: 849.
McColgan (SF) was 193.76 votes ahead of Kelly (also SF) on the
final count, with an undistributed UUP surplus of 2.5. The final
count was the distribution of 430 votes of a DUP to DUP surplus,
of which 104 went to the SDLP and none to the two remaining SF
candidates. Theoretically a good SF balancing exercise could have
got them a third seat at the expense of the SDLP, but it would
have been very difficult.
Westminster
seat: Fermanagh
and
South Tyrone
Includes
these
wards: Brookeborough, Donagh, Lisnaskea, Maguiresbridge,
Newtownbutler, and Rosslea.
| First Count: Paul Robinson (DUP) 1,382 Victor Warrington (UUP) 1,352 John McCluskey (Ind) 1,286 Sheamus Greene (SF) 1,032 Garbhan McPhillips (SDLP) 839 Thomas O'Reilly (SF) 829 Noeleen Hayes (SF) 738 Brian McCaffrey (SF) 620 Caroline Wheeler (Ind) 204 Gerry McHugh (Aontú) 174 |
Votes by Party: SF 3,219 (38.1%) 2 seats Ind 1,490 (17.6%) 1 seat DUP 1,382 (16.3%) 1 seat UUP 1,352 (16.0%) 1 seat SDLP 839 (9.9%) 1 seat Aontú 174 (2.1%) |
Electorate: 11,963; votes cast: 8,568 (71.6%); invalid votes: 112
(1.3%); valid votes: 8,456; quota: 1,209.
McPhillips (SDLP) was 371.36 ahead of Hayes (SF) for the last
seat, with undistributed surpluses of 77 (Ind), 39.96 (SF), and
2.34 (also SF), which may have narrowed the final margin,
depending on where Ind newcomer McCluskey's transfers went - he
obviously drew more of his votes from former SF supporters, but
there were more of them in the first place.
Erne East also recorded the highest turnout of any Electoral Area
in the election with 71.6%.
| First Count: Victor Warrington (UUP) 1,272 Paul Robinson (DUP) 1,246 Tom O'Reilly (SF) 1,075 Brian McCaffrey (SF) 1,041 Richie McPhillips (SDLP) 1,015 Sheamus Greene (SF) 1,005 Kate Mulligan (SF) 902 Fred Parkinson (UKIP) 296 |
Votes by Party: SF 4,023 (51.3%) 3 seats UUP 1,272 (16.2%) 1 seat DUP 1,246 (15.9%) 1 seat SDLP 1,015 (12.9%) 1 seat UKIP 296 (3.8%) |
Electorate 11,443; total poll 7,981 (69.7%); invalid votes 129 (1.6%); valid votes 7,852; quota: 1,122.
McCaffrey and Greene (both SF) finished on the same total vote,
1049, a margin of 128 over their party colleague Mulligan. The
SDLP had an undistributed surplus of 1 vote (from UKIP transfers).
Irish
Observer and Faha
both projected 4 SF, 1 UUP, 1 DUP. This can probably be counted
as an SDLP gain from SF.
Westminster
seat: Fermanagh
and
South Tyrone
Includes
these
wards: Belcoo and Garrison, Boho Cleenish & Letterbreen,
Derrygonnelly, Derrylin, and Florence Court & Kinawley.
| First Count: Alex Baird (UUP) 1,333 Anthony Feely (SF) 1,208 Bernice Swift (Ind) 1,159 Chris McCaffrey (SF) 1,136 Fionnuala Leonard (SF) 879 Adam Gannon (SDLP) 611 Carol Johnston (DUP) 547 Trevor Armstrong (Ind) 512 |
Votes by Party: SF 3,223 (43.6%) 2 seats Ind 1,671 (22.6%) 1 seat UUP 1,333 (18.1%) 1 seat SDLP 611 (8.3%) 1 seat DUP 547 (7.4%) |
Electorate: 10,825; votes cast: 7,473 (69.0%); invalid votes: 88
(1.2%); valid votes: 7,385; quota: 1,231.
Gannon (SDLP) was 218.31 ahead of Leonard (SF) for the last seat,
with undistributed surpluses of 7.14 (SF) and 64.05 (Ind), which
would have likely narrowed the final margin based on 2014 transfer
patterns.
| First Count: Alex Baird (UUP) 1,619 Bernice Swift (Independent) 1,195 Barry Doherty (SF) 985 Brendan Gallagher (SDLP) 962 Anthony Feely (SF) 946 Leanne Maguire (SF) 791 Jerermy Campbell (DUP) 425 |
Votes by Party: SF 2,722 (39.3%) 2 seats UUP 1,619 (23.4%) 1 seat Ind 1,195 (17.3%) 1 seat SDLP 962 (13.9%) 1 seat DUP 425 (6.1%) |
Electorate 10,279; total poll 7,011 (68.2%); invalid votes 88 (1.3%); valid vote 6,923; quota: 1,154.
Gallagher (SDLP) finished 365 votes ahead of Campbell (DUP).
Irish
Observer and Faha
both projected 2 SF, 1 SDLP, 1 UUP, 1 Ind, which was the actual
result.
Westminster
seat: West
Tyrone
Includes
these
wards: Dromore, Drumquin, Fairy Water, Fintona, Newtownsaville,
and Trillick.
| First Count: Mark Buchanan (DUP) 1,546 Allan Rainey (UUP) 1,095 Mary Garrity (SDLP) 1,047 Glenn Campbell (SF) 983 Stephen McCann (SF) 839 Ann-Marie Donnelly (SF) 752 Frankie Donnelly (SF) 653 Fia Cowan (Alliance) 390 Cathal McCrory (Aontu) 242 |
Votes by Party: SF 3,227 (42.8%) 3 seats DUP 1,546 (20.5%) 1 seat UUP 1,095 (14.5%) 1 seat SDLP 1,047 (13.9%) 1 seat Alliance 390 (5.2%) Aontu 242 (3.2%) |
Electorate: 12,201; votes cast: 7,663 (62.8%); invalid votes: 116
(1.5%); valid votes: 7,547; quota: 1,079.
McCann (SF) was 330.11 ahead of Cowan (Alliance) for the last
seat, with no undistributed surpluses remaining. In pretty much a
repeat of 2014, the only seat to change hands was Frankie Donnelly
(SF) losing to his wife Ann-Marie Donnelly (also of SF). Oh to be
a fly on the wall!
| First Count: Glenn Campbell (SF) 1,595 Allan Rainey (UUP) 1,297 Frankie Donnelly (SF) 1,038 Mark Buchanan (DUP) 916 Mary Therese Garrity (SDLP) 784 Stephen McCann (SF) 650 Elaine Thompson (DUP) 540 Cathal Lynch (SDLP) 400 Stephen Donnelly (Alliance) 173 Susan White (Independent) 67 |
Votes by Party: SF 3,283 (44.0%) 3 seats DUP 1,456 (19.5%) 1 seat UUP 1,297 (17.4%) 1 seat SDLP 784 (15.9%) 1 seat Alliance 173 (2,3%) Ind 67 (0.9%) |
Electorate
11,815; total poll 7,600 (64.3%); invalid votes 140 (1.8%);
valid votes 7,460 quota: 1,066.
A pretty
clear-cut result here, with the top five candidates getting
elected in that order, and a fairly massive 405.95 votes between
McCann (SF) and Thompson (DUP) on the final count. With
undistributed transfers of 230 from the UUP, 150 from the SDLP
and 2.54 from Sinn Fein, the effective margin was a little
closer but not much.
Irish Observer and Faha both projected 3 SF, 1 DUP, 1 SDLP, 1 UUP, which was the actual result.
Westminster
seat: West
Tyrone
Includes
these
wards: Beragh, Drumnakilly, Gortin, Owenkillew, Sixmilecross,
and Termon.
| First Count: Padraigin Kelly (SF) 995 Bert Wilson (UUP) 979 Catherine Kelly (SF) 964 James Managh (DUP) 931 Emmet McAleer (Ind) 897 Sean Clarke (SF) 889 Sean Donelly (SF) 778 Bernard McGrath (SDLP) 598 Rosemarie Shields (Aontu) 464 Richard Bullick (Alliance) 306 Kevin McColgan (SF) 287 |
Votes by Party SF 3,913 (48.4%) 4 seats UUP 979 (12.1%) 1 seat DUP 931 (11.5%) Ind 897 (11.1%) 1 seat SDLP 598 (7.4%) Aontu 464 (5.7%) Alliance 306 (3.8%) |
Electorate 12,556; total poll 8,202 (65.3%); invalid votes 114
(1.4%); valid votes 8,088 quota: 1,156.
Donelly (SF) finished 120 votes ahead of Managh (DUP) with 12 SF
surplus votes undistributed, which would have widened the margin.
Successful Independent candidate McAleer stood on an Anti
Goldmining platform.
Irish Observer and Faha both projected 4 SF, 1 UUP, 1 SDLP, which was the actual result.
| First Count: Bert Wilson (UUP) 1,262 Sean Clarke (SF) 1,222 Ann Marie Fitzgerald (SF) 1,115 Sean Donnelly (SF) 989 Barry McNally (SF) 893 Charlie Chittick (DUP) 629 Rosemarie Shields (SDLP) 539 Bernard McGrath (SDLP) 400 Ciaran McClean (Green) 198 Andrew Bullick (Alliance) 122 |
Votes by Party: SF 4,219 (57.3%) 4 seats UUP 1,262 (17.1%) 1 seat SDLP 939 (12.7%) 1 seat DUP 629 (8.5%) Green 198 (2.7%) Alliance 122 (1.7%) |
Electorate 11,786; total poll 7,499 (63.6%); invalid votes 130
(1.7%); valid votes 7,369 quota: 1,053.
Shields (SDLP) finished 162 votes ahead of Chittick (DUP) with 79
SF surplus votes undistributed, which would have widened the
margin. Basically SF started with four candidates and just over
four quotas, and Nationalists generally on 4.9 quotas to 1.8 for
Unionists,. so the DUP seat was never really there.
Irish Observer and Faha both projected 4 SF, 1 UUP, 1 SDLP, which was the actual result.
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