Fermanagh and Omagh District Council election, 2014

Fermanagh and Omagh District Council election, 2014
Northern Ireland
22 May 2014
All 40 council seats
21 seats needed for a majority

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

The 2014 Fermanagh and Omagh District Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Fermanagh and Omagh District Council in Northern Ireland.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.[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 became Chairman and Paul Robinson of the DUP Vice Chairman.

Results by party

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Sinn Féin 17 18,930 39.47%
UUP 9 10,158 21.17%
SDLP 8 7,164 14.94%
DUP 5 7,075 14.75%
Independent 1 2,164 4.51%
Totals 40 47,966 100% —

Results by Electoral Area


Enniskillen

Enniskillen - 6 seats
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8
UUP Robert Irvine* 11.55% 778 792 982          
DUP Keith Elliot* 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% 546 555 635 638 666 819.30 855.76 872.66
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

    Erne East - 6 seats
    Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 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

      Erne North - 5 seats
      Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
      UUP Rosemary Barton* 20.49% 1,289          
      UUP Raymond Farrell* 17.62% 1,108          
      DUP David Mahon 9.54% 600 690.20 940 941.40 1,326.40  
      SDLP John Coyle 9.98% 628 630.40 633.40 972.20 1,011.40 1,102.40
      Sinn Féin John Feely 14.20% 893 894 896 931 933.60 933.60
      Sinn Féin Peter Jones 10.40% 654 655 659.20 674.20 676.80 677.80
      TUV Alex Elliott 7.23% 455 548.40 569.60 572.80    
      SDLP Paul Blake 6.58% 414 419.40 420.40      
      DUP James Fleming 3.96% 249 294.60        
      Electorate: 10,501   Valid: 6,290 (59.89%)   Spoilt: 104   Quota: 1,049   Turnout: 6,394 (60.89%)

        Erne West

        Erne West - 5 seats
        Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 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

          Mid Tyrone - 6 seats
          Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 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

            Omagh - 6 seats
            Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
            SDLP Josephine Deehan* 15.04% 946            
            Sinn Féin Sorcha McAnespy* 14.82% 932            
            DUP Errol Thompson* 10.24% 644 644 644.60 664.60 664.78 1,094.78  
            UUP Chris Smyth* 10.83% 681 685 686.40 752.50 752.50 851.50  
            SDLP Joanne Donnelly 6.92% 435 453 519.60 701.90 708.92 731.51 835.51
            Sinn Féin Marty McColgan* 11.80% 742 758 764 776.80 819.01 819.01 819.01
            Sinn Féin Catherine Kelly 8.84% 556 565 571.90 592.10 623.15 625.25 625.25
            DUP Adele Crawford 8.66% 545 545 545.70 576 576.36    
            Alliance Eric Bullick 5.98% 376 396 403.60        
            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

              West Tyrone - 6 seats
              Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 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% 173 180.92 189.60 196.08    
              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%)

                Changes during the term

                Co-options

                Outgoing Party Electoral Area Reason Date Co-optee Party
                Rosemary Barton UUP Erne North Elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly at the 2016 Assembly Election June 2016 Diane Armstrong UUP
                Richie McPhillips SDLP Erne East Elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly at the 2016 Assembly Election June 2016 Garbhan McPhillips SDLP

                Changes in affiliation

                Name Electoral Area Previous affiliation New affiliation Date
                Raymond Farrell Erne North UUP Independent October 2015
                Sorcha McAnespy Omagh Sinn Féin Independent March 2016
                Josephine Deehan Omagh SDLP Independent April 2016
                Joanne Donnelly Omagh SDLP Independent April 2016
                Raymond Farrell Erne North Independent DUP May 2016

                References

                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. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
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