2014 Fermanagh and Omagh District Council election

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2014 Fermanagh and Omagh District Council election
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Leader Martin McGuinness Mike Nesbitt Alasdair McDonnell
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Seats won1798
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Leader Peter Robinson
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Fermanagh and Omagh 2014 Council Election Results by DEA (Shaded by plurality of FPVs

The first election to Fermanagh and Omagh District Council , part of the Northern Ireland local elections on 22 May 2014, returned 40 members to the newly-formed council via Single Transferable Vote. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Sinn Féin emerged as the largest party with seventeen seats, eight ahead of the Ulster Unionist Party and four seats away from overall control. The council would act as a shadow authority until 1 April 2015, where Sinn Féin's Thomas O'Reilly would become Chairman and Paul Robinson of the DUP Vice Chairman.

Results by party

PartySeatsFirst Pref. votesFPv%
Sinn Féin 1718,93038.97%
UUP 910,15820.91%
SDLP 87,16414.75%
DUP 57,07514.57%
Independent 12,1644.46%
TUV 01,0912.25%
Alliance 08191.69%
UKIP 02960.61%
Green (NI) 02690.55%
Totals4048,572100.00%

[4]

Districts summary

Results of the Fermanagh and Omagh District Council election, 2014
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
Sinn Féin UUP SDLP DUP Others
Enniskillen21.7224.229.5119.0125.606
Erne East51.3316.2112.9115.913.706
Erne North24.6138.1216.6113.507.205
Erne West39.3223.4113.916.1017.315
Mid Tyrone57.3417.1112.718.504.406
Omagh37.5211.5123.2220.017.806
West Tyrone44.0317.4115.9119.513.206
Total40.11720.9914.7714.659.7140

District results

Enniskillen

2014: 2 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

Enniskillen - 6 seats [4]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
UUP Robert Irvine*11.55%778792 982     
DUP Keith Elliott11.55%778779 794 796 1,225   
SDLP Patricia Rodgers †9.51%641710 717 803 809 814.11 1,019.11 
Sinn Féin Tommy Maguire*11.76%792801 801 868 869 869.73 963.73 
Sinn Féin Debbie Coyle*9.95%670676 676 767 767 767.73 875.73 919.89
UUP Howard Thornton8.10%546555 635 638 666 819.3 855.76 872.66
TUV Donald Crawford9.44%636640 647 648 688 779.98 797.71 802.54
Independent Donal O'Cofaigh8.24%555610 613 655 660 668.76   
DUP Shirley Donaldson7.47%503506 516 520     
Independent Pat Cox4.65%313320 322      
UUP Basil Johnston*4.54%306319       
Alliance Ann Gormley2.20%148       
Green (NI) Laurence Speight1.05%71       
Electorate: 12,561  Valid: 6,737 (53.63%)  Spoilt: 75  Quota: 963  Turnout: 6,812 (54.23%)  

    Erne East

    2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

    Erne East - 6 seats [4]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234
    UUP Victor Warrington16.20%1,272   
    DUP Paul Robinson*15.87%1,246   
    SDLP Richie McPhillips †12.93%1,0151,123  
    Sinn Féin Tom O'Reilly *13.69%1,0751,081 1,097 1,115
    Sinn Féin Brian McCaffrey*13.26%1,0411,041 1,046 1,049
    Sinn Féin Sheamus Greene*12.80%1,0051,008 1,026 1,049
    Sinn Féin Kate Mulligan11.49%902905 916 931
    UKIP Fred Parkinson3.77296   
    Electorate: 11,443  Valid: 7,852 (68.62%)  Spoilt: 129  Quota: 1,122  Turnout: 7,981 (69.75%)  

      Erne North

      2014: 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

      Erne North - 5 seats [4]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      UUP Rosemary Barton * †20.49%1,289     
      UUP Raymond Farrell* ‡‡17.62%1,108     
      DUP David Mahon9.54%600690.2 940 941.4 1,326.4 
      SDLP John Coyle9.98%628630.4 633.4 972.2 1,011.4 1,102.4
      Sinn Féin John Feely14.20%893894 896 931 933.6 933.6
      Sinn Féin Peter Jones10.40%654655 659.2 674.2 676.8 677.8
      TUV Alex Elliott7.23%455548.4 569.6 572.8   
      SDLP Paul Blake6.58%414419.4 420.4    
      DUP James Fleming3.96%249294.6     
      Electorate: 10,501  Valid: 6,290 (59.89%)  Spoilt: 104  Quota: 1,049  Turnout: 6,394 (60.89%)  

        Erne West

        2014: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent

        Erne West - 5 seats [4]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456
        UUP Alex Baird*23.39%1,619     
        Independent Bernice Swift*17.26%1,195     
        Sinn Féin Barry Doherty*14.23%985987.48 993.09 1,567.09  
        Sinn Féin Anthony Feely13.66%946946.93 956.47 1,083.41 1,465.61 
        SDLP Brendan Gallagher13.90%9621,014.39 1,024.83 1,090.67 1,120.07 1,199.87
        DUP Jeremy Campbell6.14%425831.1 831.37 831.37 832.21 834.73
        Sinn Féin Leanne Maguire11.43%791791.43 798.47    
        Electorate: 10,279  Valid: 6,923 (67.35%)  Spoilt: 88  Quota: 1,154  Turnout: 7,011 (68.21%)  

          Mid Tyrone

          2014: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

          Mid Tyrone - 6 seats [4]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456
          UUP Bert Wilson*17.13%1,262     
          Sinn Féin Seán Clarke*16.58%1,222     
          Sinn Féin Ann Marie Fitzgerald*15.13%1,115     
          Sinn Féin Seán Donnelly*13.42%989989 1,067.26   
          Sinn Féin Barry McNally12.12%893893 965.66 1,011.92 1,043.56 1,069.56
          SDLP Rosemarie Shields* ‡7.31%539542.91 545.43 548.55 642.98 1,030.06
          DUP Charlie Chittick*8.54%629811.75 811.75 811.75 862.91 867.25
          SDLP Bernard McGrath5.43%400402.21 411.31 416.47 493.05  
          Green (NI) Ciaran McClean2.69%198204.12 206.36 209.06   
          Alliance Andrew Bullick1.66%122130.16 131.98 132.46   
          Electorate: 11,786  Valid: 7,369 (62.52%)  Spoilt: 130  Quota: 1,053  Turnout: 7,499 (63.63%)  

            Omagh

            2014: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP

            Omagh - 6 seats [4]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            1234567
            SDLP Josephine Deehan* ‡15.04%946      
            Sinn Féin Sorcha McAnespy* ‡14.82%932      
            DUP Errol Thompson*10.24%644644 644.6 664.6 664.78 1,094.78 
            UUP Chris Smyth*10.83%681685 686.4 752.5 752.5 851.5 
            SDLP Joanne Donnelly ‡6.92%435453 519.6 701.9 708.92 731.51 835.51
            Sinn Féin Marty McColgan*11.80%742758 764 776.8 819.01 819.01 819.01
            Sinn Féin Catherine Kelly8.84%556565 571.9 592.1 623.15 625.25 625.25
            DUP Adele Crawford8.66%545545 545.7 576 576.36   
            Alliance Eric Bullick5.98%376396 403.6     
            Independent Gabrielle McAleer1.34%84      
            Electorate: 12,373  Valid: 5,941 (48.02%)  Spoilt: 153  Quota: 849  Turnout: 6,094 (49.25%)  

              West Tyrone

              2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

              West Tyrone - 6 seats [4]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              123456
              Sinn Féin Glenn Campbell*21.38%1,595     
              UUP Allan Rainey*17.39%1,297     
              Sinn Féin Frankie Donnelly*13.91%1,0381,447.53    
              DUP Mark Buchanan12.28%916916 916.62 1,034.16 1,071.16 
              SDLP Mary Garrity10.51%784808.09 838.78 840.76 917.34 1,216.34
              Sinn Féin Stephen McCann8.71%650715.34 1,036.81 1,037.35 1,051.54 1,068.54
              DUP Elaine Thompson*7.24%540540.33 540.33 626.37 661.59 662.59
              SDLP Cathal Lynch5.36%400407.92 419.39 421.91 461.65  
              Alliance Stephen Donnelly2.32%173180.92 189.6 196.08   
              Independent Susan-Anne White 0.90%67     
              Electorate: 11,815  Valid: 7,460 (63.14%)  Spoilt: 140  Quota: 1,066  Turnout: 7,600 (64.33%)  

                * Incumbent

                Changes during the term

                † Co-options

                Date co-optedElectoral AreaPartyOutgoingCo-opteeReason
                31 May 2016Erne East SDLP Richie McPhillips Garbhan McPhillips [5] R McPhillips was elected to the Assembly.
                2 Jun 2016Erne North UUP Rosemary Barton Diana Armstrong [6] Barton was elected to the Assembly.
                23 Mar 2018Enniskillen SDLP Patricia RogersPaul BlakeRogers resigned. [7]

                ‡ Changes in affiliation

                DateElectoral AreaNamePrevious affiliationNew affiliationCircumstance
                31 Oct 2015Erne NorthRaymond Farrell UUP Independent Resigned. [8]
                31 Mar 2016OmaghSorcha McAnespy Sinn Féin Independent Resigned. [9]
                5 Apr 2016OmaghJosephine Deehan SDLP Independent Resigned. [10]
                11 Apr 2016OmaghJoanne Donnelly SDLP Independent Resigned. [11]
                31 May 2016Erne NorthRaymond Farrell Independent DUP Affiliated. [12]
                7 Jan 2019Mid TyroneRosemarie Shields SDLP Aontú Defected. [13]

                Last updated 25 March 2019.

                Current composition: see Fermanagh and Omagh District Council .

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