Erne North (District Electoral Area)

Erne North
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created1985
Seats5 (1985-)
Councillors
  •   Diana Armstrong (UUP)
  •   Debbie Coyle (SF)
  •   John Feely (SF)
  •   David Mahon (DUP)
  •   John McClaughry (UUP)
Erne North DEA within Fermanagh and Omagh
Erne North DEA (1993-2014) within Fermanagh

Erne North is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Fermanagh and Omagh, Northern Ireland.[1] The district elects five members to Fermanagh and Omagh District Council and contains the wards of Ballinamallard, Belleek and Boa, Ederney and Kesh, Irvinestown and Tempo.[2] Erne North 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 D which had existed since 1973, where it originally contained five wards (Ballinamallard, Belleek and Boa, Ederny and Lack, Irvinestown and Kesh and Lisnarrick).

Councillors

Election Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party)
October 2024 Co-Option Debbie Coyle
(Sinn Féin) 		John Feely
(Sinn Féin) 		John McClaughry
(UUP) 		Rosemary Barton
(UUP) 		David Mahon
(DUP)
2023 Diana Armstrong
(UUP)
June 2022 Co-Option John Coyle
(SDLP) 		Paul Stevenson
(DUP)
November 2021 Co-Option Siobhán Currie
(Sinn Féin)
2019 Deborah Erskine
(DUP)
June 2016 Co-Option John Feely
(Sinn Féin) 		Raymond Farrell
(DUP)/
(Independent)/
(UUP) 		David Mahon
(DUP)
May 2016 Defection Rosemary Barton
(UUP)
October 2015 Defection
2014
2011 Phil Flanagan
(Sinn Féin) 		John O'Kane
(SDLP) 		Bert Johnston
(DUP)
2005 Breege McSorley
(Sinn Féin) 		Bertie Kerr
(UUP) 		Tom Elliott
(UUP)
2001 Joe Cassidy
(Sinn Féin)
1997 Geraldine Cassidy
(Sinn Féin) 		Tommy Gallagher
(SDLP) 		Caldwell McClaughry
(UUP)
1993 John O'Kane
(SDLP)
1989 Simon Loane
(UUP)
1985 Stephen Maguire
(Sinn Féin)

2023 Election

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

2023: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP

2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

Erne North - 5 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Sinn Féin Debbie Coyle* 21.99% 1,561          
UUP Diana Armstrong* † 19.61% 1,392          
DUP David Mahon 13.86% 984 984.24 1,009.44 1,184.20    
Sinn Féin John Feely 12.00% 852 1,181.76 1,181.76 1,181.76 1,210.76  
UUP John McClaughry* 7.45% 529 529 673.34 699.58 771.68 1,146.04
SDLP John Coyle* 11.03% 783 815.16 818.66 818.66 1,023.54 1,034.48
TUV Alex Elliott 5.94% 422 422.24 433.72 453.14 461.42  
Alliance Eric Bullick 5.04% 358 366.16 370.36 370.36    
DUP Paul Stevenson* 3.08% 219 219.24 224.70      
Electorate: 11,509   Valid: 7,100 (61.69%)   Spoilt: 93   Quota: 1,184   Turnout: 7,193 (62.46%)  

2019 Election

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

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

2014-2019 Change: No change

Erne North - 5 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
UUP Diana Armstrong* 17.32% 1,186            
SDLP John Coyle* 13.30% 911 914 1,142        
Sinn Féin Siobhan Currie † 15.40% 1,055 1,056 1,086 1,088 1,088.18 1,779.18  
UUP John McClaughry 9.20% 630 633 701 883 909.94 921.94 956.94
DUP Deborah Armstrong † 9.75% 668 670 678 849 853.41 859.41 867.41
DUP David Mahon* 10.69% 732 736 740 829 832.39 833.39 840.39
Sinn Féin John Feely* 11.23% 769 769 791 792 792.03    
TUV Alex Elliot 6.80% 465 468 477        
Alliance Diane Little 6.03% 413 415          
Democrats and Veterans Lewis Jennings 0.29% 20            
Electorate: 10,983   Valid: 6,849 (62.36%)   Spoilt: 92   Quota: 1,142   Turnout: 6,941 (63.20%)  

2014 Election

2011: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP

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

2011-2014 Change: No change

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

2011 Election

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

2011: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP

2005-2011 Change: No change

Erne North - 5 seats[6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Sinn Féin Phil Flanagan* 21.49% 1,388              
UUP Raymond Farrell 17.17% 1,109              
UUP Rosemary Barton 12.89% 833 833.34 1,013.68 1,131.68        
SDLP John O'Kane* 7.18% 464 631.62 634.62 639.62 640.26 641.49 718.59 1,119.77
DUP Bert Johnston* 12.43% 803 806.06 842.06 962.06 994.06 1,012.51 1,021.54 1,033.34
DUP Ray Carscadden 9.09% 587 588.02 600.02 639.02 660.78 668.10 671.13 677.16
SDLP John Coyle 5.73% 370 436.64 437.98 441.32 441.32 441.68 654.65  
Independent Gerry Ferguson 5.19% 335 405.04 406.04 411.04 411.04 411.25    
TUV Alex Elliott 4.78% 309 309.68 331.68          
UUP David Black 4.06% 262 262.68            
Electorate: 9,454   Valid: 6,460 (68.33%)   Spoilt: 141   Quota: 1,077   Turnout: 6,601 (69.82%)  

2005 Election

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

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

2001-2005 Change: No change

Erne North - 5 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
UUP Tom Elliott* 26.81% 1,686            
Sinn Féin Breege McSorley 18.54% 1,166            
DUP Bert Johnston* 16.48% 1,036 1,149.24          
SDLP John O'Kane* 11.91% 749 756.22 819.53 829.46 1,273.46    
UUP Bertie Kerr* 3.24% 204 544.1 545.43 796.67 819.26 904.26 979.86
DUP Mandy Mahon 11.45% 720 743.94 744.72 825.75 832.94 848.94 872.39
SDLP Julie Dervan 8.22% 517 521.56 564.98 567.49      
UUP Gary Wilson 3.34% 210 354.4 354.79        
Electorate: 8,898   Valid: 6,288 (70.67%)   Spoilt: 111   Quota: 1,049   Turnout: 6,399 (71.92%)  

2001 Election

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

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

1997-2001 Change: No change

Erne North - 5 seats[8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Sinn Féin Joe Cassidy 17.71% 1,181      
DUP Bert Johnston* 16.69% 1,113      
UUP Tom Elliott 15.44% 1,030 1,129    
SDLP John O'Kane 13.06% 871 873 1,322  
UUP Bertie Kerr* 12.80% 854 926 934 990
UUP Caldwell McClaughry* 10.27% 685 771 777 803
SDLP Julie Dervan 8.52% 568 572    
DUP Billy Gilmore 4.15% 277      
DUP William Simpson 1.36% 91      
Electorate: 8,880   Valid: 6,670 (75.11%)   Spoilt: 134   Quota: 1,112   Turnout: 6,804 (76.62%)  

1997 Election

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

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

1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

Erne North - 5 seats[9]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
UUP Caldwell McClaughry* 16.46% 998 1,028    
SDLP Tommy Gallagher* 15.39% 933 958 1,400  
DUP Bert Johnston* 15.69% 951 1,001 1,001 1,002
Sinn Féin Geraldine Cassidy 12.04% 730 731 783 966
UUP Bertie Kerr* 15.12% 917 937 939 959
UUP Tom Elliott 13.99% 848 863 866 868
SDLP John Dolan 8.68% 526 537    
Alliance Neville McElderry 1.62% 98      
DUP Jean Jackson 1.02% 62      
Electorate: 8,516   Valid: 6,063 (71.20%)   Spoilt: 98   Quota: 1,011   Turnout: 6,161 (72.35%)  

1993 Election

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

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

1989-1993 Change: No change

Erne North - 5 seats[10]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
UUP Caldwell McClaughry* 24.53% 1,486        
DUP Bert Johnston* 17.04% 1,032        
SDLP Tommy Gallagher* 16.33% 989 991.56 992.56 1,172.56  
UUP Bertie Kerr 11.13% 674 847.44 947.68 948.68 949.68
SDLP John O'Kane* 13.65% 827 831.48 832.8 960.8 1,092.8
UUP Simon Loane* 7.21% 437 704.52 779.36 780.36 781.36
Sinn Féin Desmond Donnelly 6.95% 421 421 426    
DUP John Armstrong 3.17% 192 210.24      
Electorate: 8,201   Valid: 6,058 (73.87%)   Spoilt: 113   Quota: 1,010   Turnout: 6,171 (75.25%)  

1989 Election

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

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

1985-1989 Change: SDLP gain from Sinn Féin

Erne North - 5 seats[11]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
UUP Caldwell McClaughry* 24.34% 1,516        
DUP Bert Johnston* 17.88% 1,114        
UUP Simon Loane* 13.04% 812 1,170.36      
SDLP John O'Kane* 14.95% 931 932.86 934.79 1,042.32  
SDLP Tommy Gallagher 12.74% 793 793.62 795.55 839.3 954.62
Sinn Féin Brian McSorley 10.40% 648 648.93 648.93 649.55 651.1
UUP Gladys Nixon 4.77% 297 359.93 473.97    
DUP Victor Milligan 1.89% 118 156.75      
Electorate: 7,782   Valid: 6,229 (80.04%)   Spoilt: 110   Quota: 1,039   Turnout: 6,339 (81.46%)  

1985 Election

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

Erne North - 5 seats[12]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
UUP Caldwell McClaughry* 20.33% 1,291            
DUP Bert Johnston* 17.14% 1,088            
UUP Simon Loane 15.56% 988 1,198.78          
Sinn Féin Stephen Maguire 11.91% 756 756 756.26 758.26 897.26 947.39 947.65
SDLP John O'Kane* 10.32% 655 655.54 656.19 707.02 720.02 906.46 937.39
SDLP Tommy Gallagher 6.44% 409 409 409.13 426.7 550.7 703.88 729.14
DUP Victor Milligan 4.52% 287 301.4 418.66 474.64 475.64 479.21  
SDLP Dodie Maguire 6.13% 389 389.72 390.5 416.25 436.25    
Irish Independence Patrick Keown 4.71% 299 299.18 299.31 306.31      
Alliance John Haslett 2.95% 187 191.32 211.86        
Electorate: 7,711   Valid: 6,349 (82.34%)   Spoilt: 67   Quota: 1,059   Turnout: 6,416 (83.21%)  

References

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  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.
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