2014 Fermanagh and Omagh District Council election

2014 Northern Irish local government election

2014 Fermanagh and Omagh District Council election | ← 2011 | 22 May 2014 | 2019 →

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All 40 council seats
21 seats needed for a majority
|   | First party  | Second party  | Third party

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Leader  | Martin McGuinness | Mike Nesbitt | Alasdair McDonnell
Party  | Sinn Féin | UUP | SDLP
Seats won  | 17  | 9  | 8
Seat change  | New council | New council | New council

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| Fourth party  | Fifth party
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Leader  | Peter Robinson |
Party  | DUP | Independent
Seats won  | 5  | 1
Seat change  | New council | New council

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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]

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

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Party  | Seats  | First Pref. votes  | FPv%

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| Sinn Féin | 17 | 18,930 | 38.97%
| UUP | 9 | 10,158  | 20.91%
| SDLP | 8 | 7,164  | 14.75%
| DUP | 5 | 7,075  | 14.57%
| Independent | 1 | 2,164  | 4.46%
| TUV | 0  | 1,091  | 2.25%
| Alliance | 0  | 819  | 1.69%
| UKIP | 0  | 296  | 0.61%
| Green (NI) | 0  | 269  | 0.55%
Totals | 40 | 48,572 | 100.00%

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## Districts summary

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Results of the Fermanagh and Omagh District Council election, 2014
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Sinn Féin | UUP | SDLP | DUP | Others
Enniskillen  | 21.7  | 2  | 24.2  | 2  | 9.5  | 1  | 19.0  | 1  | 25.6  | 0  | 6
Erne East  | 51.3  | 3  | 16.2  | 1  | 12.9  | 1  | 15.9  | 1  | 3.7  | 0  | 6
Erne North  | 24.6  | 1  | 38.1  | 2  | 16.6  | 1  | 13.5  | 0  | 7.2  | 0  | 5
Erne West  | 39.3  | 2  | 23.4  | 1  | 13.9  | 1  | 6.1  | 0  | 17.3  | 1  | 5
Mid Tyrone  | 57.3  | 4  | 17.1  | 1  | 12.7  | 1  | 8.5  | 0  | 4.4  | 0  | 6
Omagh  | 37.5  | 2  | 11.5  | 1  | 23.2  | 2  | 20.0  | 1  | 7.8  | 0  | 6
West Tyrone  | 44.0  | 3  | 17.4  | 1  | 15.9  | 1  | 19.5  | 1  | 3.2  | 0  | 6
Total | 40.1  | 17  | 20.9  | 9  | 14.7  | 7  | 14.6  | 5  | 9.7  | 1  | 40

## District results

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### Enniskillen

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

Enniskillen \- 6 seats[4] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
| UUP | Robert Irvine*  | 11.55%  | 778  | 792  | 982 |   |   |   |   |
| DUP | Keith Elliott | 11.55%  | 778  | 779  | 794  | 796  | 1,225 |   |   |
| SDLP | Patricia Rodgers †  | 9.51%  | 641  | 710  | 717  | 803  | 809  | 814.11  | 1,019.11 |
| Sinn Féin | Tommy Maguire*  | 11.76%  | 792  | 801  | 801  | 868  | 869  | 869.73  | 963.73 |
| Sinn Féin | Debbie Coyle*  | 9.95%  | 670  | 676  | 676  | 767  | 767  | 767.73  | 875.73  | 919.89
| UUP | Howard Thornton | 8.10%  | 546  | 555  | 635  | 638  | 666  | 819.3  | 855.76  | 872.66
| TUV | Donald Crawford  | 9.44%  | 636  | 640  | 647  | 648  | 688  | 779.98  | 797.71  | 802.54
| Independent | Donal O'Cofaigh  | 8.24%  | 555  | 610  | 613  | 655  | 660  | 668.76  |   |
| DUP | Shirley Donaldson  | 7.47%  | 503  | 506  | 516  | 520  |   |   |   |
| Independent | Pat Cox  | 4.65%  | 313  | 320  | 322  |   |   |   |   |
| UUP | Basil Johnston*  | 4.54%  | 306  | 319  |   |   |   |   |   |
| Alliance | Ann Gormley  | 2.20%  | 148  |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Green (NI) | Laurence Speight  | 1.05%  | 71  |   |   |   |   |   |   |
Electorate: 12,561   Valid: 6,737 (53.63%)   Spoilt: 75   Quota: 963   Turnout: 6,812 (54.23%)

### Erne East

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

Erne East \- 6 seats[4] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4
| UUP | Victor Warrington | 16.20%  | 1,272 |   |   |
| DUP | Paul Robinson*  | 15.87%  | 1,246 |   |   |
| SDLP | Richie McPhillips †  | 12.93%  | 1,015  | 1,123 |   |
| Sinn Féin | Tom O'Reilly*  | 13.69%  | 1,075  | 1,081  | 1,097  | 1,115
| Sinn Féin | Brian McCaffrey*  | 13.26%  | 1,041  | 1,041  | 1,046  | 1,049
| Sinn Féin | Sheamus Greene*  | 12.80%  | 1,005  | 1,008  | 1,026  | 1,049
| Sinn Féin | Kate Mulligan  | 11.49%  | 902  | 905  | 916  | 931
| UKIP | Fred Parkinson  | 3.77%  | 296  |   |   |
Electorate: 11,443   Valid: 7,852 (68.62%)   Spoilt: 129   Quota: 1,122   Turnout: 7,981 (69.75%)

### Erne North

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

Erne North \- 5 seats[4] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| UUP | Rosemary Barton* †  | 20.49%  | 1,289 |   |   |   |   |
| UUP | Raymond Farrell* ‡‡  | 17.62%  | 1,108 |   |   |   |   |
| DUP | David Mahon | 9.54%  | 600  | 690.2  | 940  | 941.4  | 1,326.4 |
| SDLP | John Coyle | 9.98%  | 628  | 630.4  | 633.4  | 972.2  | 1,011.4  | 1,102.4
| Sinn Féin | John Feely | 14.20%  | 893  | 894  | 896  | 931  | 933.6  | 933.6
| Sinn Féin | Peter Jones  | 10.40%  | 654  | 655  | 659.2  | 674.2  | 676.8  | 677.8
| TUV | Alex Elliott  | 7.23%  | 455  | 548.4  | 569.6  | 572.8  |   |
| SDLP | Paul Blake  | 6.58%  | 414  | 419.4  | 420.4  |   |   |
| DUP | James Fleming  | 3.96%  | 249  | 294.6  |   |   |   |
Electorate: 10,501   Valid: 6,290 (59.89%)   Spoilt: 104   Quota: 1,049   Turnout: 6,394 (60.89%)

### Erne West

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

Erne West \- 5 seats[4] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| UUP | Alex Baird*  | 23.39%  | 1,619 |   |   |   |   |
| Independent | Bernice Swift*  | 17.26%  | 1,195 |   |   |   |   |
| Sinn Féin | Barry Doherty*  | 14.23%  | 985  | 987.48  | 993.09  | 1,567.09 |   |
| Sinn Féin | Anthony Feely | 13.66%  | 946  | 946.93  | 956.47  | 1,083.41  | 1,465.61 |
| SDLP | Brendan Gallagher | 13.90%  | 962  | 1,014.39  | 1,024.83  | 1,090.67  | 1,120.07  | 1,199.87
| DUP | Jeremy Campbell  | 6.14%  | 425  | 831.1  | 831.37  | 831.37  | 832.21  | 834.73
| Sinn Féin | Leanne Maguire  | 11.43%  | 791  | 791.43  | 798.47  |   |   |
Electorate: 10,279   Valid: 6,923 (67.35%)   Spoilt: 88   Quota: 1,154   Turnout: 7,011 (68.21%)

### Mid Tyrone

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

Mid Tyrone \- 6 seats[4] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| 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%  | 989  | 989  | 1,067.26 |   |   |
| Sinn Féin | Barry McNally | 12.12%  | 893  | 893  | 965.66  | 1,011.92  | 1,043.56  | 1,069.56
| SDLP | Rosemarie Shields* ‡  | 7.31%  | 539  | 542.91  | 545.43  | 548.55  | 642.98  | 1,030.06
| DUP | Charlie Chittick*  | 8.54%  | 629  | 811.75  | 811.75  | 811.75  | 862.91  | 867.25
| SDLP | Bernard McGrath  | 5.43%  | 400  | 402.21  | 411.31  | 416.47  | 493.05  |
| Green (NI) | Ciaran McClean  | 2.69%  | 198  | 204.12  | 206.36  | 209.06  |   |
| Alliance | Andrew Bullick  | 1.66%  | 122  | 130.16  | 131.98  | 132.46  |   |
Electorate: 11,786   Valid: 7,369 (62.52%)   Spoilt: 130   Quota: 1,053   Turnout: 7,499 (63.63%)

### Omagh

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

Omagh \- 6 seats[4] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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| SDLP | Josephine Deehan* ‡  | 15.04%  | 946 |   |   |   |   |   |
| Sinn Féin | Sorcha McAnespy* ‡  | 14.82%  | 932 |   |   |   |   |   |
| DUP | Errol Thompson*  | 10.24%  | 644  | 644  | 644.6  | 664.6  | 664.78  | 1,094.78 |
| UUP | Chris Smyth*  | 10.83%  | 681  | 685  | 686.4  | 752.5  | 752.5  | 851.5 |
| SDLP | Joanne Donnelly ‡  | 6.92%  | 435  | 453  | 519.6  | 701.9  | 708.92  | 731.51  | 835.51
| Sinn Féin | Marty McColgan*  | 11.80%  | 742  | 758  | 764  | 776.8  | 819.01  | 819.01  | 819.01
| Sinn Féin | Catherine Kelly  | 8.84%  | 556  | 565  | 571.9  | 592.1  | 623.15  | 625.25  | 625.25
| DUP | Adele Crawford  | 8.66%  | 545  | 545  | 545.7  | 576  | 576.36  |   |
| Alliance | Eric Bullick  | 5.98%  | 376  | 396  | 403.6  |   |   |   |
| Independent | Gabrielle McAleer  | 1.34%  | 84  |   |   |   |   |   |
Electorate: 12,373   Valid: 5,941 (48.02%)   Spoilt: 153   Quota: 849   Turnout: 6,094 (49.25%)

### West Tyrone

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

West Tyrone \- 6 seats[4] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| Sinn Féin | Glenn Campbell*  | 21.38%  | 1,595 |   |   |   |   |
| UUP | Allan Rainey*  | 17.39%  | 1,297 |   |   |   |   |
| Sinn Féin | Frankie Donnelly*  | 13.91%  | 1,038  | 1,447.53 |   |   |   |
| DUP | Mark Buchanan | 12.28%  | 916  | 916  | 916.62  | 1,034.16  | 1,071.16 |
| SDLP | Mary Garrity | 10.51%  | 784  | 808.09  | 838.78  | 840.76  | 917.34  | 1,216.34
| Sinn Féin | Stephen McCann | 8.71%  | 650  | 715.34  | 1,036.81  | 1,037.35  | 1,051.54  | 1,068.54
| DUP | Elaine Thompson*  | 7.24%  | 540  | 540.33  | 540.33  | 626.37  | 661.59  | 662.59
| SDLP | Cathal Lynch  | 5.36%  | 400  | 407.92  | 419.39  | 421.91  | 461.65  |
| Alliance | Stephen Donnelly  | 2.32%  | 173  | 180.92  | 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

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### † Co-options

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Date co-opted  | Electoral Area  | Party  | Outgoing  | Co-optee  | Reason

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31 May 2016  | Erne East  |  | SDLP | Richie McPhillips | Garbhan McPhillips[5] | R McPhillips was elected to the Assembly.
2 Jun 2016  | Erne North  |  | UUP | Rosemary Barton | Diana Armstrong[6] | Barton was elected to the Assembly.
23 Mar 2018  | Enniskillen  |  | SDLP | Patricia Rogers  | Paul Blake  | Rogers resigned.[7]

### ‡ Changes in affiliation

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Date  | Electoral Area  | Name  | Previous affiliation  | New affiliation  | Circumstance

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31 Oct 2015  | Erne North  | Raymond Farrell  |  | UUP |  | Independent | Resigned.[8]
31 Mar 2016  | Omagh  | Sorcha McAnespy  |  | Sinn Féin |  | Independent | Resigned.[9]
5 Apr 2016  | Omagh  | Josephine Deehan  |  | SDLP |  | Independent | Resigned.[10]
11 Apr 2016  | Omagh  | Joanne Donnelly  |  | SDLP |  | Independent | Resigned.[11]
31 May 2016  | Erne North  | Raymond Farrell  |  | Independent |  | DUP | Affiliated.[12]
7 Jan 2019  | Mid Tyrone  | Rosemarie Shields  |  | SDLP |  | Aontú | Defected.[13]

Last updated 25 March 2019.

Current composition: see Fermanagh and Omagh District Council.

## References

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1. ^ "Northern Ireland council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
2. ^ "Fermanagh & Omagh Council". UTV. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
3. ^ "Fermanagh & Omagh Council Results, 2014". Fermanagh & Omagh. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Local Council Elections 2014 - Results by Stage". Retrieved 25 January 2022.
5. ^ "The Electoral Office of Northern Ireland - EONI". www.eoni.org.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
6. ^ "The Electoral Office of Northern Ireland - EONI". www.eoni.org.uk. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
7. ^ "SDLP appoints Paul Blake as Fermanagh and Omagh councillor". The Irish News. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
8. ^ "UUP's Farrell quits with a parting dig at Mike Nesbitt". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
9. ^ "Omagh councillor Sorcha McAnespy quits Sinn Féin over 'misogyny'". The Irish News. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
10. ^ SDLP: Councillors Patsy Kelly and Josephine Deehan resign from party
11. ^ "Third SDLP councillor quits over West Tyrone candidate row". The Irish News. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
12. ^ "Back with DUP: Defector Raymond Farrell who quit Nesbitt's UUP over 'lack of leadership'". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
13. ^ Young, Connla (7 January 2019). "Co Tyrone councillor Rosemarie Shields defects from SDLP to Peadar Tóibín's new party". The Irish News. Retrieved 25 March 2019.

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