2001 Omagh District Council election

Local govt election in Northern Ireland

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 2001

2001 Omagh District Council election | ← 1997 | 7 June 2001 (2001-06-07) | 2005 →

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All 21 seats to Omagh District Council
11 seats needed for a majority
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Party  | Sinn Féin | SDLP | UUP
Seats won  | 8  | 6  | 3
Seat change  |  2  |  0  |  1

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| Fourth party  | Fifth party  | Sixth party
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Party  | DUP | Independent | Alliance
Seats won  | 2  | 2  | 0
Seat change  |  1  |  2  |  1

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| Seventh party  |
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Party  | Labour Coalition |
Seats won  | 0  |
Seat change  |  1  |

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Party with the most votes by district.

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.

## Election results

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Omagh District Council Election Result 2001[1] Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| Sinn Féin | 8  | 2  | 0  | 2 | 38.1  | 40.4 | 10,771 | 9.0
| SDLP | 6  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 28.6  | 22.0  | 5,848  | 1.2
| UUP | 3  | 0  | 1  | 1 | 14.3  | 15.6  | 4,158  | 3.3
| DUP | 2  | 0  | 1  | 1 | 9.5  | 13.5  | 3,592  | 1.1
| Independent | 2  | 2  | 0  | 2 | 9.5  | 7.7  | 2,054  | 7.7
| Workers' Party | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0.0  | 0.8  | 211  | 1.2

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

## Districts summary

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Results of the Omagh District Council election, 2001
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Cllrs

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Sinn Féin | SDLP | UUP | DUP | Others
Mid Tyrone  | 56.5  | 4  | 20.7  | 2  | 12.5  | 1  | 10.3  | 0  | 0.0  | 0  | 7
Omagh Town | 23.6  | 1  | 15.8  | 2  | 23.2  | 1  | 22.8  | 1  | 14.6  | 2  | 7
West Tyrone  | 38.3  | 3  | 22.6  | 2  | 19.8  | 1  | 14.8  | 1  | 4.5  | 0  | 7
Total | 40.4  | 8  | 22.0  | 6  | 15.6  | 3  | 13.5  | 2  | 8.5  | 2  | 21

## District results

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### Mid Tyrone

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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] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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| Sinn Féin | Sean Clarke*  | 15.14%  | 1,446 |   |   |   |
| Sinn Féin | Damien Curran | 13.02%  | 1,244 |   |   |   |
| Sinn Féin | Michael McAnespie*  | 10.42%  | 995  | 1,007.78  | 1,626.78 |   |
| Sinn Féin | Barney McAleer | 9.60%  | 917  | 1,128.68  | 1,214.68 |   |
| UUP | Bert Wilson | 12.47%  | 1,191  | 1,191  | 1,191  | 1,191  | 1,191.44
| SDLP | Seamus Shields*  | 10.35%  | 989  | 993.14  | 1,029.32  | 1,128.32  | 1,158.24
| SDLP | Gerry O'Doherty | 10.41%  | 994  | 1,002.46  | 1,015.36  | 1,045.36  | 1,063.4
| DUP | Samuel McFarland  | 10.30%  | 984  | 984  | 985  | 987  | 987.66
| Sinn Féin | Cathal McCrory  | 8.28%  | 791  | 795.86  |   |   |
Electorate: 11,421   Valid: 9,551 (83.63%)   Spoilt: 198   Quota: 1,194   Turnout: 9,749 (85.36%)

### Omagh Town

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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] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
| Sinn Féin | Sean Begley | 14.08%  | 1,123 |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| DUP | Oliver Gibson*  | 13.63%  | 1,087 |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Independent | Patrick McGowan*  | 13.47%  | 1,074 |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| SDLP | Joe Byrne*  | 12.63%  | 1,007 |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| UUP | Reuben McKelvey*  | 7.70%  | 614  | 614  | 688  | 733.18  | 1,223.18 |   |   |
| Independent | Johnny McLaughlin*  | 9.52%  | 759  | 764.17  | 813.39  | 817.44  | 875.04  | 1,021.74 |   |
| SDLP | Josephine Deehan | 7.89%  | 629  | 632.19  | 758.84  | 759.29  | 767.64  | 844.14  | 898.64  | 921.39
| Sinn Féin | Paddy Gallagher  | 9.57%  | 763  | 867.61  | 886.16  | 886.25  | 886.34  | 887.24  | 906.54  | 906.89
| UUP | John Anderson  | 6.92%  | 552  | 552  | 611  | 645.65  |   |   |   |
| SDLP | Vincent Campbell*  | 2.23%  | 178  | 181.74  |   |   |   |   |   |
| DUP | Thomas McCordick  | 2.14%  | 171  | 171  |   |   |   |   |   |
| Independent | Kevin Taylor  | 0.24%  | 19  | 19.22  |   |   |   |   |   |
Electorate: 11,036   Valid: 7,976 (72.27%)   Spoilt: 222   Quota: 998   Turnout: 8,198 (74.28%)

### West Tyrone

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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] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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| SDLP | Patrick McDonnell*  | 15.07%  | 1,372 |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Sinn Féin | Barry McElduff | 14.01%  | 1,276 |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| UUP | Allan Rainey*  | 12.46%  | 1,135  | 1,136.19  | 1,136.41  | 1,140.41 |   |   |   |
| DUP | Thomas Buchanan*  | 12.00%  | 1,093  | 1,093.34  | 1,093.34  | 1,099.34  | 1,334.34 |   |   |
| Sinn Féin | Peter Kelly | 9.21%  | 839  | 856.85  | 884.13  | 894.58  | 925.47  | 925.47  | 1,331.47 |
| Sinn Féin | Patrick Watters | 8.38%  | 763  | 771.16  | 780.18  | 788.23  | 796.62  | 796.62  | 961.65  | 1,132.75
| SDLP | Liam McQuaid*  | 7.46%  | 679  | 843.05  | 851.08  | 889.77  | 985.68  | 986.68  | 1,057.61  | 1,074.72
| UUP | David Sterritt  | 7.31%  | 666  | 666.17  | 666.17  | 668.17  | 689.51  | 861.51  | 861.51  | 862.69
| Sinn Féin | Damien McCrossan  | 6.74%  | 614  | 622.67  | 696.37  | 728.91  | 750.41  | 751.41  |   |
| Workers' Party | Tommy Owens  | 2.32%  | 211  | 222.05  | 227.44  | 280.79  |   |   |   |
| DUP | Stephen Harpur  | 2.82%  | 257  | 257.34  | 257.34  | 258.34  |   |   |   |
| Independent | Gerry McMenamin  | 2.22%  | 202  | 210.67  | 219.8  |   |   |   |   |
Electorate: 11,005   Valid: 9,107 (82.75%)   Spoilt: 179   Quota: 1,139   Turnout: 9,286 (84.38%)

## References

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

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