Glenelly (District Electoral Area)

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Glenelly DEA (1993-2014) within Strabane

Glenelly was one of the three district electoral areas in Strabane, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 2014. The district elected five members to Strabane District Council, and formed part of the West Tyrone constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

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It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Strabane Area B which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Artigarvan, Dunnamanagh, Plumbridge, Slievekirk and Victoria Bridge. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and replaced with the Sperrin DEA.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)
2011 Dan Kelly
(Sinn Féin)		Michelle McMackin
(Sinn Féin)		Rhonda Hamilton
(DUP)		 Allan Bresland
(DUP)		John Donnell
(DUP)
2005 Tom McBride
(SDLP)		 Claire McGill
(Sinn Féin)		James Emery
(UUP)
2001
1997 Martin Conway
(Sinn Féin)
1993 John Gallagher
(SDLP)		Samuel Martin
(UUP)
1989 Hughes Colhoun
(Alliance)		Samuel Rogers
(DUP)
1985 Thomas McNamee
(Sinn Féin)		Mary Britton
(UUP)		Ronald Brolly
(DUP)

2011 Election

2005: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

2011: 3 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin

2005-2011 Change: DUP and Sinn Féin gain from UUP and SDLP

Glenelly - 5 seats [1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
DUP Allan Bresland *28.93%1,560     
Sinn Féin Dan Kelly20.31%1,095     
DUP John Donnell*11.50%6201,191.2    
DUP Rhonda Hamilton7.46%402463.32 738.32 738.32 1,089.32 
Sinn Féin Michelle McMackin11.37%613613 613 778.24 781.82 785.82
SDLP Tom McBride*10.48%565566.68 568.22 591.98 650.64 775.64
UUP Flora Magee6.18%333339.72 347.64 348.36   
UUP Joe McCormick3.78%204212.82 218.98 219.34   
Electorate: 8,408  Valid: 5,392 (64.13%)  Spoilt: 103  Quota: 899  Turnout: 5,495 (65.35%)  

    2005 Election

    2001: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

    2005: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

    2001-2005 Change: No change

    Glenelly - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234
    DUP Allan Bresland *26.57%1,539   
    Sinn Féin Claire McGill *20.47%1,186   
    DUP John Donnell*15.88%9201,457.24  
    UUP James Emery*15.28%885908.68 1,359.71 
    SDLP Tom McBride*14.24%825826.11 833.51 1,017.77
    Sinn Féin Thomas O'Neill7.56%438438.37 438.74 438.74
    Electorate: 7,882  Valid: 5,793 (73.50%)  Spoilt: 83  Quota: 966  Turnout: 5,876 (74.55%)  

      2001 Election

      1997: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

      2001: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

      1997-2001 Change: No change

      Glenelly - 5 seats [3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      DUP Allan Bresland *20.75%1,313     
      SDLP Tom McBride*17.90%1,133     
      DUP John Donnell*13.89%8791,088.57    
      UUP James Emery*13.84%876887.02 889.54 907.03 1,461.03 
      Sinn Féin Claire McGill 14.84%939939 979.59 979.59 980.96 1,002.96
      Sinn Féin Martin Conway*9.53%603603.76 633.82 633.91 635.42 663.42
      UUP Robert Craig9.24%585611.41 615.01 625.96   
      Electorate: 7,867  Valid: 6,328 (80.44%)  Spoilt: 128  Quota: 1,055  Turnout: 6,456 (82.06%)  

        1997 Election

        1993: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

        1997: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin

        1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP

        Glenelly - 5 seats [4]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456
        SDLP Tom McBride19.53%1,155     
        Sinn Féin Martin Conway19.34%1,144     
        DUP Allan Bresland *18.61%1,101     
        UUP James Emery*13.84%1,021     
        DUP John Donnell*11.45%677677.42 680.72 781.82 805.61 822.73
        UUP Wilfred Sinclair10.41%616616.63 617.95 624.75 633.8 708.62
        Alliance Elizabeth McCaffrey1.47%87196.62 281.76 281.76 350.45  
        Independent Nationalist John Gallagher*1.93%114166.92 230.61 231.91   
        Electorate: 7,727  Valid: 5,915 (76.55%)  Spoilt: 99  Quota: 986  Turnout: 6,014 (77.83%)  

          1993 Election

          1989: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance

          1993: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

          1989-1993 Change: UUP gain from Alliance

          Glenelly - 5 seats [5]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234567
          SDLP John Gallagher*18.39%968      
          UUP James Emery*16.64%876879     
          DUP Allan Bresland 15.67%825830 830.5 974.5   
          DUP John Donnell*14.32%754765 765.1 890.1   
          UUP Samuel Martin8.26%435435 435.1 453.1 544.18 546.38 686.45
          Sinn Féin Patrick Kelly8.83%465466 472.5 472.5 472.5 544.1 595.3
          Alliance John Devine6.97%367380 391.9 394 397.96 506.66  
          SDLP Bernard McDermott4.50%237239 308.6 308.6 309.59   
          DUP Derek Reaney5.68%299299 299.2     
          Independent Hughes Colhoun*0.74%39      
          Electorate: 7,432  Valid: 5,265 (70.84%)  Spoilt: 143  Quota: 878  Turnout: 5,408 (72.77%)  

            1989 Election

            1985: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin

            1989: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance

            1985-1989 Change: Alliance gain from Sinn Féin

            Glenelly - 5 seats [6]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            123456
            UUP James Emery26.52%1,359     
            DUP John Donnell21.82%1,118     
            SDLP John Gallagher*20.20%1,035     
            DUP Samuel Rogers*14.38%7371,186.54    
            Alliance Hughes Colhoun2.42%124168.46 473.71 684.71 748.18 835.78
            Sinn Féin Martin Forbes10.27%526526.76 527.31 530.31 580.31 671.91
            SDLP Brian Logue4.39%225229.18 253.93 272.93   
            Electorate: 7,347  Valid: 5,124 (69.74%)  Spoilt: 156  Quota: 855  Turnout: 5,280 (71.87%)  

              1985 Election

              1985: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin

              Glenelly - 5 seats [7]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              12345
              UUP Mary Britton*23.56%1,381    
              SDLP John Gallagher*17.93%1,051    
              DUP Samuel Rogers*16.58%9721,164   
              DUP Ronald Brolly13.56%795925.56 1,021.56  
              Sinn Féin Thomas McNamee13.17%722772.96 772.96 773.96 794.2
              Independent Nationalist Francis McConnell*10.17%596604 606.56 656.36 702.8
              DUP Violet McGerrigle5.02%294359.92 434.48   
              Electorate: 7,340  Valid: 5,861 (79.85%)  Spoilt: 117  Quota: 977  Turnout: 5,978 (81.44%)  

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                2. ↑ "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
                3. ↑ "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
                4. ↑ "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
                5. ↑ "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
                6. ↑ "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
                7. ↑ "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
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