2014 Mid Ulster District Council election

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2014 Mid Ulster District Council election
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Party Sinn Féin DUP Ulster Unionist
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Party SDLP Independent
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Mid Ulster 2014 Council Election Results by DEA (Shaded by plurality of FPVs)

The 2014 Mid Ulster District Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Mid Ulster District Council in Northern Ireland. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections. [2] [3]

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Results by party

PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±%
Sinn Féin 1822,58740.28%
DUP 89,72317.34%
Ulster Unionist 79,57317.07%
SDLP 67,60013.55%
Independent 12,6894.80%
TUV 02,3804.24%
Alliance 03500.62%
UKIP 01950.35%
Totals4056,079100.00%—

[4]

Districts summary

Results of the Mid Ulster District Council election, 2014
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
Sinn Féin DUP UUP SDLP Others
Carntogher60.939.018.7014.816.605
Clogher Valley33.1228.4225.1113.510.006
Cookstown42.3312.5123.7212.019.507
Dungannon20.3120.8220.319.1129.516
Magherafelt29.6224.8111.2115.5118.905
Moyola51.0318.5117.0113.600.005
Torrent50.0410.4013.4118.118.106
Total41.01817.6817.4713.863.6140

District results

Carntogher

Carntogher - 5 seats [4]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
DUP James Shiels8.98%675927 1,514  
SDLP Martin Kearney*14.84%1,1161,121 1,212 1,399 
Sinn Féin Seán McPeake*16.57%1,2461,246 1,247 1,248 1,256
Sinn Féin Kate McEldowney*15.96%1,2001,200 1,201 1,202 1,218
Sinn Féin Brian McGuigan*14.27%1,0731,073 1,074 1,076 1,079
Sinn Féin Gabhán McFalone*14.10%1,0601,060 1,061 1,061 1,064
Ulster Unionist Jackie Crawford*8.66%651869    
TUV Noel Stewart6.62%498    
Electorate: 11,673  Valid: 7,520 (64.42%)  Spoilt: 140  Quota: 1,254  Turnout: 7,660 (65.62%)  

    Clogher Valley

    Clogher Valley - 6 seats [4]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    DUP Frances Burton*18.57%1,584    
    Sinn Féin Phelim Gildernew*17.92%1,528    
    Sinn Féin Seán McGuigan*15.13%1,290    
    SDLP Sharon McAleer13.50%1,1511,153.07 1,453.29  
    Ulster Unionist Robert Mulligan*13.09%1,1161,163.84 1,166.9 1,182.54 1,210.54
    DUP Wills Robinson*9.81%8371,117.14 1,118.5 1,123.6 1,135.6
    Ulster Unionist Neil Somerville*11.98%1,0221,052.36 1,053.38 1,056.78 1,068.78
    Electorate: 14,030  Valid: 8,528 (60.78%)  Spoilt: 137  Quota: 1,219  Turnout: 8,665 (61.76%)  

      Cookstown

      Cookstown - 7 seats [4]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789
      Sinn Féin Cathal Mallaghan*16.41%1,481        
      Ulster Unionist Trevor Wilson*14.61%1,319        
      Sinn Féin John McNamee*13.89%1,254        
      Sinn Féin Gavin Bell11.03%9961,307.76       
      SDLP Tony Quinn* ‡8.90%803823.88 830.32 860.56 956.51 1,007.18 1,015.32 1,240.32 
      DUP Wilbert Buchanan*7.94%717717.24 734.6 734.84 735.41 739.55 774.83 776.16 1,090.97
      Ulster Unionist Mark Glasgow*9.05%817817.72 919.36 919.6 919.98 931.54 980.52 986.95 1,032.88
      TUV Walter Millar7.05%636636.24 670.96 671.2 672.91 676.29 733.85 738.52 813.9
      DUP Maureen Lees*4.60%415415 433.2 433.44 433.44 435.82 465.24 468.43  
      SDLP Maria Cleary-McGuffin3.06%276283.92 284.34 307.38 322.77 342.96 349.86   
      UKIP Alan Day2.16%195195 197.52 198 199.9 205.04    
      Alliance Mickey McDonald1.30%117119.16 120.42 123.06 128.57     
      Electorate: 16,135  Valid: 9,026 (55.94%)  Spoilt: 141  Quota: 1,129  Turnout: 9,167 (56.81%)  

        Dungannon

        Dungannon - 6 seats [4]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456
        Independent Barry Monteith*19.67%1,458     
        Ulster Unionist Walter Cuddy*14.61%1,083     
        Sinn Féin Dominic Molloy*14.10%1,0451,223.6    
        DUP Kim Ashton*11.44%848849.14 849.9 859.9 1,029.28 1,289.28
        DUP Clement Cuthbertson*9.35%693695.66 696.8 704.18 821.18 1,017.18
        SDLP Denise Mullen9.14%677779.6 824.44 933.62 958 968.38
        Sinn Féin Dee Varsani*6.17%457550.48 652.7 673.02 673.4 674.4
        TUV Kenny Loughrin6.69%496496.76 497.52 501.9 578.9  
        Ulster Unionist Winston Duff5.68%421422.14 422.52 460.9   
        Alliance Hannah Su3.14%233251.62 256.94    
        Electorate: 14,067  Valid: 7,411 (52.68%)  Spoilt: 175  Quota: 1,059  Turnout: 7,586 (53.93%)  

          Magherafelt

          Magherafelt - 5 seats [4]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456
          DUP Paul McLean*15.84%1,1061,135 1,144 1,163 1,167 
          Ulster Unionist George Shiels*11.24%785803 809 834 841 1,225
          Sinn Féin Seán Clarke*15.68%1,0951,095 1,101 1,132 1,147 1,147
          SDLP Christine McFlynn*10.30%719724 756 822 1,116 1,119
          Sinn Féin Darren Totten*13.96%975976 1,008 1,041 1,110 1,110
          TUV Gareth Ferguson10.74%750786 791 806 808 1,001
          DUP Ross Mitchell8.98%627635 635 641 642  
          SDLP Ben Niblock5.18%362364 391 436   
          Independent Hugh McCloy3.31%231240 310    
          Independent Michael Kelly3.08%215220     
          Independent Robert Kelly*1.69%118     
          Electorate: 12,483  Valid: 6,983 (55.94%)  Spoilt: 119  Quota: 1,164  Turnout: 7,102 (56.89%)  

            Moyola

            Moyola - 5 seats [4]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            12
            Sinn Féin Caoimhe O'Neill* ††19.32%1,431 
            DUP Anne Forde*18.50%1,370 
            Sinn Féin Catherine Elattar*16.96%1,256 
            Ulster Unionist Derek McKinney16.95%1,255 
            Sinn Féin Peter Bateson* †14.71%1,0891,274.08
            SDLP Austin Kelly13.56%1,0041,014.64
            Electorate: 12,119  Valid: 7,405 (61.10%)  Spoilt: 131  Quota: 1,235  Turnout: 7,536 (62.18%)  

              Torrent

              Torrent - 6 seats [4]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              12345
              Sinn Féin Linda Dillon †14.81%1,218    
              Sinn Féin Joe O'Neill*13.95%1,1471,310   
              SDLP Malachy Quinn8.91%733822 846 847.89 1,361.89
              Sinn Féin Ronan McGinley11.02%906958 982 985.36 1,139.51
              Ulster Unionist Kenneth Reid* †13.42%1,1041,106 1,109 1,109.09 1,117.12
              Sinn Féin Mickey Gillespie*10.21%840936 1,003 1,031.47 1,069.47
              DUP Keith Buchanan 10.35%851852 852 852 856
              SDLP Deirdre Mayo*9.23%759800 804 805.05  
              Independent Feargal O'Donnell8.11%667    
              Electorate: 14,672  Valid: 8,225 (56.06%)  Spoilt: 138  Quota: 1,176  Turnout: 8,363 (57.0%)  

                * Incumbent

                Changes during the term

                † Co-options

                DateElectoral AreaPartyOutgoingCo-opteeReason
                27 May 2016Torrent Sinn Féin Linda Dillon Niamh DorisDillon was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly. [5]
                25 May 2017Moyola Sinn Féin Caoimhe O'NeillNiamh MilneO'Neill resigned. [6]
                1 Dec 2018Moyola Sinn Féin Peter BatesonDonal McPeakeBateson resigned. [7]
                1 Dec 2018Moyola Sinn Féin Niamh Milne Ian Milne [8]
                2 Jan 2019Torrent Ulster Unionist Kenneth ReidRobert Colvin [9] Reid resigned for health reasons. [10]

                ‡ Changes of affiliation

                DateElectoral AreaNamePrevious affiliationNew affiliationCircumstance
                1 May 2017CookstownTony Quinn SDLP Independent Resigned. [11]

                Last updated 25 March 2019.

                Current composition: see Mid Ulster District Council.

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