Erne East (District Electoral Area)

Erne East
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created1985
Seats6 (1985-)
Councillors
  •   Sheamus Greene (SF)
  •   Noeleen Hayes (SF)
  •   Garbhan McPhillips (SDLP)
  •   Tom O'Reilly (SF)
  •   Paul Robinson (DUP)
  •   Victor Warrington (UUP)
Erne East DEA within Fermanagh and Omagh
Erne East DEA (1993-2014) within Fermanagh

Erne East is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Fermanagh and Omagh, Northern Ireland.[1] The district elects six members to Fermanagh and Omagh District Council and contains the wards of Brookeborough, Donagh, Lisnaskea, Maguiresbridge, Newtownbutler and Rosslea.[2] Erne East forms part of the Fermanagh and South Tyrone constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Fermanagh Area A and Fermanagh Area B which had existed since 1973, where it originally contained six wards (Brookeborough, Donagh, Lisnaskea, Maguires Bridge, Newtownbutler and Rosslea).

Councillors

Election Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party)
2023 Sheamus Greene
(Sinn Féin) 		Tom O'Reilly
(Sinn Féin) 		Noeleen Hayes
(Sinn Féin) 		Garbhan McPhillips
(SDLP) 		Victor Warrington
(UUP) 		Paul Robinson
(DUP)
March 2020 Co-Option Eamon Keenan
(Independent)
2019 John McCluskey
(Independent)
May 2016 Co-Option Brian McCaffrey
(Sinn Féin)
2014 Richie McPhillips
(SDLP)
2011 Ruth Lynch
(Sinn Féin) 		Harold Andrews
(UUP)
2005 Fergus McQuillan
(SDLP)
2001 Cecil Noble
(UUP)
1997 Tony McPhillips
(Independent Nationalist)
1993 Gerry McHugh
(Sinn Féin) 		Jean McVitty
(UUP) 		Albert Liddle
(UUP)
1989 Brian McCaffrey
(Sinn Féin) 		Plunkett O'Neill
(Sinn Féin)
1985 Vincent McCaffrey
(Sinn Féin) 		Thomas Murray
(Sinn Féin)

2023 Election

2019: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent

2023: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Independent

Erne East - 6 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Sinn Féin Sheamus Greene* 20.68% 1,753            
DUP Paul Robinson* 16.63% 1,410            
Sinn Féin Thomas O'Reilly* 16.36% 1,387            
Sinn Féin Noeleen Hayes 15.29% 1,296            
UUP Victor Warrington* 13.15% 1,115 1,118.08 1,309.46        
SDLP Garbhan McPhillips* 5.87% 498 747.48 748.46 824.36 855.02 893.94 1,145.86
Independent Eamon Keenan* 6.61% 560 719.39 719.81 760.61 764.81 794.35 1,068.17
Alliance Richard Bullick 2.61% 221 277.98 278.98 298.78 352.68 363.18  
Independent Tina McDermott 2.81% 238 307.30 307.44 345.24 348.88 351.82  
Electorate: 12,127   Valid: 8,478 (69.91%)   Spoilt: 110   Quota: 1,212   Turnout: 8,588 (70.82%)  

2019 Election

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

2019: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent

2014-2019 Change: Independent gain from Sinn Féin

Erne East - 6 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
DUP Paul Robinson* 16.34% 1,382          
UUP Victor Warrington* 15.99% 1,352          
Independent John McCluskey † 15.21% 1,286          
Sinn Féin Tom O'Reilly* 9.80% 829 830.06 830.64 854.64 876.96 1,248.96
Sinn Féin Sheamus Greene* 12.20% 1,032 1,032 1,032.56 1,057.56 1,064.34 1,211.34
SDLP Garbhan McPhillips* 9.92% 839 879.68 928.54 983.68 1,175.68 1,205.86
Sinn Féin Noeleen Hayes 8.73% 738 738.18 738.18 754.18 766.32 834.5
Sinn Féin Brian McCaffrey* 7.33% 620 620.54 620.54 632.54 639.72  
Independent Caroline Wheeler 2.41% 204 326.76 415.66 439.2    
Aontú Gerry McHugh 2.06% 174 175.8 176.36      
Electorate: 11,963   Valid: 8,456 (70.68%)   Spoilt: 112   Quota: 1,209   Turnout: 8,568 (71.62%)  

2014 Election

2011: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP

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

2011-2014 Change: SDLP gain from Sinn Féin

Erne East - 6 seats[5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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%)  

2011 Election

2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

2011: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP

2005-2011 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

Erne East - 6 seats[6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Sinn Féin Ruth Lynch* 17.88% 1,564        
DUP Paul Robinson* 15.66% 1,370        
Sinn Féin Brian McCaffrey* 12.30% 1,076 1,238.2 1,331.2    
Sinn Féin Tom O'Reilly* 12.75% 1,115 1,167.8 1,275.8    
Sinn Féin Sheamus Greene 12.28% 1,074 1,127.6 1,184.8 1,184.8 1,230.8
UUP Harold Andrews* 12.89% 1,127 1,127.2 1,130.2 1,198.24 1,198.24
SDLP Rosemary Flanagan 6.06% 530 550.8 603.4 604.3 613.3
UUP Victor Warrington 5.87% 513 513.2 517.2 558.51 559.51
Independent Gerry McHugh* 4.31% 377 391.2      
Electorate: 11,720   Valid: 8,746 (74.62%)   Spoilt: 181   Quota: 1,250   Turnout: 8,927 (76.17%)  

2005 Election

2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Erne East - 6 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
DUP Paul Robinson 14.52% 1,277      
UUP Harold Andrews* 11.62% 1,022 1,705    
SDLP Fergus McQuillan* 13.16% 1,157 1,169 1,555  
Sinn Féin Ruth Lynch* 13.61% 1,197 1,198 1,198 1,203
Sinn Féin Tom O'Reilly* 13.41% 1,179 1,179 1,179 1,191
Sinn Féin Brian McCaffrey* 12.87% 1,132 1,133 1,137 1,141
Sinn Féin Seán Lynch 12.62% 1,110 1,110 1,110 1,111
UUP Jean McVitty 8.18% 719      
Electorate: 11,003   Valid: 8,793 (79.91%)   Spoilt: 140   Quota: 1,257   Turnout: 8,933 (81.19%)  

2001 Election

1997: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Independent Nationalist

Erne East - 6 seats[8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Sinn Féin Ruth Lynch* 16.46% 1,428        
UUP Harold Andrews* 15.53% 1,348        
SDLP Fergus McQuillan* 14.90% 1,293        
Sinn Féin Brian McCaffrey* 13.72% 1,191 1,334.39      
Sinn Féin Tom O'Reilly 12.10% 1,050 1,075.61 1,075.61 1,402.61  
UUP Cecil Noble* 11.50% 998 998.13 1,091.89 1,105.67 1,141.67
DUP Paul Robinson 9.35% 811 811.13 822.01 827.51 837.51
Independent Michael McPhillips 6.44% 559 570.05 570.45    
Electorate: 10,700   Valid: 8,678 (81.10%)   Spoilt: 165   Quota: 1,240   Turnout: 8,843 (82.64%)  

1997 Election

1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP

Erne East - 6 seats[9]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
UUP Harold Andrews 14.04% 1,149 1,150 1,281        
Sinn Féin Brian McCaffrey 11.22% 918 944 946 1,385      
Sinn Féin Ruth Lynch 13.11% 1,073 1,078 1,078 1,246      
SDLP Fergus McQuillan* 10.96% 897 1,149 1,150 1,193      
Ind. Nationalist Tony McPhillips* 11.11% 909 961 963 1,000 1,137 1,137 1,194
UUP Cecil Noble* 11.39% 932 932 1,071 1,071 1,071 1,104.3 1,104.3
UUP Jean McVitty* 10.83% 886 888 962 963 964 1,042.3 1,043.3
Sinn Féin Hugh O'Reilly 8.48% 694 699 699        
DUP Paul Robinson 4.51% 369 371          
SDLP Marie O'Neill 4.34% 355            
Electorate: 10,446   Valid: 8,182 (78.33%)   Spoilt: 141   Quota: 1,169   Turnout: 8,323 (79.68%)  

1993 Election

1989: 3 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP

1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

1989-1993 Change: Independent Nationalist gain from Sinn Féin

Erne East - 6 seats[10]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
SDLP Fergus McQuillan* 17.01% 1,398              
UUP Jean McVitty* 13.71% 1,127 1,132.94            
Ind. Nationalist Tony McPhillips 8.78% 722 806.78 829.4 829.4 1,235.9      
Sinn Féin Gerry McHugh 9.54% 784 794.08 1,085.6 1,085.78 1,188.78      
UUP Cecil Noble* 11.87% 976 976.36 976.36 1,171.36 1,173.44 1,225.12    
UUP Albert Liddle* 11.01% 905 906.44 906.44 1,038.44 1,043.16 1,081.24 1,083.22 1,128.78
Sinn Féin Brian McCaffrey* 10.15% 834 844.44 922.34 923.34 1,009.5 1,009.5 1,039.38 1,039.38
Ind. Republican John McCusker 6.85% 563 659.48 701.54 702.72        
DUP Paul Robinson 5.84% 480 480.36 480.36          
Sinn Féin Philip McDonald 5.24% 431 439.46            
Electorate: 10,129   Valid: 8,220 (81.15%)   Spoilt: 158   Quota: 1,175   Turnout: 8,378 (82.71%)  

1989 Election

1985: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

1989: 3 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP

1985-1989 Change: UUP gain from Sinn Féin

Erne East - 6 seats[11]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
SDLP Fergus McQuillan* 19.28% 1,547                
UUP Cecil Noble* 15.81% 1,268                
UUP Albert Liddle* 13.20% 1,059 1,061.38 1,135.36 1,159.36          
Sinn Féin Brian McCaffrey 9.29% 745 776.28 776.28 776.28 783 783 920.5 1,423.5  
Sinn Féin Plunket O'Neill* 7.62% 611 625.62 625.62 625.62 646.7 647.79 846.99 987.59 1,249.79
UUP Jean McVitty 8.31% 667 672.78 702.03 716.81 723.67 1,034.24 1,038.33 1,040.33 1,040.33
Ind. Republican John McCusker 5.90% 473 669.52 669.52 669.52 786.28 786.28 859.2 901.62 914.82
Sinn Féin Vincent McCaffrey* 8.21% 659 685.52 685.52 685.52 695.54 695.54 739.32    
Sinn Féin Ciaran Leonard 5.37% 431 473.16 473.34 474.34 484.72 485.72      
DUP Paul Robinson 3.29% 264 264 271.11 357.74 358.74        
Independent Socialist Seamus Mullan 2.12% 170 244.12 244.3 245.64          
DUP Caroline Madill 1.60% 128 128.68 130.93            
Electorate: 9,489   Valid: 8,022 (84.54%)   Spoilt: 155   Quota: 1,147   Turnout: 8,177 (86.17%)  

1985 Election

1985: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

Erne East - 6 seats[12]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
UUP Cecil Noble* 15.51% 1,279                      
SDLP Fergus McQuillan* 8.11% 669 669.14 682.14 683.14 733.14 885.14 1,374.14          
UUP Albert Liddle 8.24% 680 732.57 733.64 744.06 744.06 746.06 747.06 748.06 1,374.06      
Sinn Féin Plunket O'Neill 12.11% 999 999 1,014 1,014 1,060 1,070 1,079 1,103 1,106 1,106.37 1,554.37  
Sinn Féin Thomas Murray 9.02% 744 744 745 745 760 760 817 887 888 888.37 1,013.74 1,168.54
Sinn Féin Vincent McCaffrey 8.23% 679 679 683 683 721 725 765 810 813 813.74 832.88 1,151.58
DUP William Mitchell 7.04% 581 588.21 588.21 756.42 756.42 756.42 756.42 758.42 808.57 1,000.6 1,001.97 1,001.97
Sinn Féin John McCusker* 8.05% 664 664.14 671.14 671.14 697.14 703.14 717.14 755.14 756.14 757.25    
UUP Thomas Johnston 7.82% 645 672.51 673.58 689.07 689.07 691.07 696.07 705.07        
SDLP James Goodwin 5.97% 492 492 503 504 519 651            
SDLP John Reihill 3.20% 264 264.07 294.07 294.07 329.07              
Irish Independence John McMahon* 2.92% 241 241 264 264                
DUP Caroline Madill 2.40% 198 199.12 199.12                  
Independent Socialist Seamus Mullan 1.37% 113 113.14                    
Electorate: 9,572   Valid: 8,248 (86.17%)   Spoilt: 130   Quota: 1,179   Turnout: 8,378 (87.53%)  

References

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  5. ^ "Local Council Elections 2014 - Results by Stage". Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Erne East Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 15 August 2021.