2001 Omagh District Council election

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2001 Omagh District Council election
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All 21 seats to Omagh District Council
11 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Sinn Féin SDLP Ulster Unionist
Seats won863
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Steady2.svg 0Decrease2.svg 1
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party DUP Independent Alliance
Seats won220
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 1
 Seventh party
 
Party Labour Coalition
Seats won0
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1

Elections to Omagh District Council were held on 7 June 2001 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 21 councillors.

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Election results

Omagh District Council Election Result 2001 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Sinn Féin 820Increase2.svg238.140.410,771Increase2.svg9.0
  SDLP 600Steady2.svg028.622.05,848Decrease2.svg1.2
  Ulster Unionist 301Decrease2.svg114.315.64,158Decrease2.svg3.3
  DUP 201Decrease2.svg19.513.53,592Decrease2.svg1.1
  Independent 220Increase2.svg29.57.72,054Increase2.svg7.7
  Workers' Party 000Steady2.svg00.00.8211Decrease2.svg1.2

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Omagh District Council election, 2001
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
Sinn Féin SDLP UUP DUP Others
Mid Tyrone56.5420.7212.5110.300.007
Omagh Town 23.6115.8223.2122.8114.627
West Tyrone38.3322.6219.8114.814.507
Total40.4822.0615.6313.528.5221

District results

Mid Tyrone

1997: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2001: 4 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from DUP

Mid Tyrone - 7 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
Sinn Féin Sean Clarke*15.14%1,446    
Sinn Féin Damien Curran13.02%1,244    
Sinn Féin Michael McAnespie*10.42%9951,007.78 1,626.78  
Sinn Féin Barney McAleer9.60%9171,128.68 1,214.68  
Ulster Unionist Bert Wilson12.47%1,1911,191 1,191 1,191 1,191.44
SDLP Seamus Shields*10.35%989993.14 1,029.32 1,128.32 1,158.24
SDLP Gerry O'Doherty10.41%9941,002.46 1,015.36 1,045.36 1,063.4
DUP Samuel McFarland10.30%984984 985 987 987.66
Sinn Féin Cathal McCrory8.28%791795.86    
Electorate: 11,421  Valid: 9,551 (83.63%)  Spoilt: 198  Quota: 1,194  Turnout: 9,749 (85.36%)  

    Omagh Town

    1997: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Labour Coalition
    2001: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Independent, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
    1997-2001 Change: Independents (two seats) leave SDLP and Labour Coalition, SDLP gain from Alliance

    Omagh Town - 7 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    Sinn Féin Sean Begley14.08%1,123       
    DUP Oliver Gibson *13.63%1,087       
    Independent Patrick McGowan *13.47%1,074       
    SDLP Joe Byrne *12.63%1,007       
    Ulster Unionist Reuben McKelvey*7.70%614614 688 733.18 1,223.18   
    Independent Johnny McLaughlin*9.52%759764.17 813.39 817.44 875.04 1,021.74  
    SDLP Josephine Deehan7.89%629632.19 758.84 759.29 767.64 844.14 898.64 921.39
    Sinn Féin Paddy Gallagher9.57%763867.61 886.16 886.25 886.34 887.24 906.54 906.89
    Ulster Unionist John Anderson6.92%552552 611 645.65     
    SDLP Vincent Campbell*2.23%178181.74       
    DUP Thomas McCordick2.14%171171       
    Independent Kevin Taylor0.24%1919.22       
    Electorate: 11,036  Valid: 7,976 (72.27%)  Spoilt: 222  Quota: 998  Turnout: 8,198 (74.28%)  

      West Tyrone

      1997: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP
      2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
      1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP

      West Tyrone - 7 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678
      SDLP Patrick McDonnell*15.07%1,372       
      Sinn Féin Barry McElduff 14.01%1,276       
      Ulster Unionist Allan Rainey*12.46%1,1351,136.19 1,136.41 1,140.41    
      DUP Thomas Buchanan *12.00%1,0931,093.34 1,093.34 1,099.34 1,334.34   
      Sinn Féin Peter Kelly9.21%839856.85 884.13 894.58 925.47 925.47 1,331.47 
      Sinn Féin Patrick Watters8.38%763771.16 780.18 788.23 796.62 796.62 961.65 1,132.75
      SDLP Liam McQuaid*7.46%679843.05 851.08 889.77 985.68 986.68 1,057.61 1,074.72
      Ulster Unionist David Sterritt7.31%666666.17 666.17 668.17 689.51 861.51 861.51 862.69
      Sinn Féin Damien McCrossan6.74%614622.67 696.37 728.91 750.41 751.41   
      Workers' Party Tommy Owens2.32%211222.05 227.44 280.79     
      DUP Stephen Harpur2.82%257257.34 257.34 258.34     
      Independent Gerry McMenamin2.22%202210.67 219.8      
      Electorate: 11,005  Valid: 9,107 (82.75%)  Spoilt: 179  Quota: 1,139  Turnout: 9,286 (84.38%)  

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        1. 1 2 "Omagh Council Elections, 1997-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
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