Mid Tyrone (District Electoral Area)

Mid Tyrone
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created1985
Seats7 (1985-2014)
6 (2014-)
Councillors
  •   Ann-Marie Fitzgerald (SF)
  •   Roisin Devine Gallagher (SF)
  •   Shirley Hawkes (DUP)
  •   Pádraigín Kelly (SF)
  •   Bernard McGrath (SDLP)
  •   Patrick Withers (SF)
Mid Tyrone DEA within Fermanagh and Omagh
Mid Tyrone DEA (1993-2014) within Omagh

Mid Tyrone 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 Beragh, Drumnakilly, Gortin, Owenkillew, Sixmilecross and Termon.[2] Omagh forms part of the West Tyrone constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Omagh Area B, Omagh Area C and Omagh Area D which had existed since 1973, where it originally contained seven wards (Beragh, Drumnakilly, Gortin, Killyclogher, Owenkillew, Sixmilecross and Termon). For the 2014 local elections it was reduced to six wards, losing Killyclogher to the Omagh DEA.

Councillors

Election Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party)
2023 Ann-Marie Fitzgerald
(Sinn Féin) 		Patrick Withers
(Sinn Féin) 		Pádraigín Kelly
(Sinn Féin) 		Roisin Devine Gallagher
(Sinn Féin) 		Bernard McGrath
(SDLP) 		Shirley Hawkes
(DUP) 		6 seats
2014–present
November 2022 Co-Option Séan Clarke
(Sinn Féin) 		Catherine Kelly
(Sinn Féin) 		Emmet McAleer
(Independent) 		Rosemary Barton
(UUP)
December 2021 Co-Option Bert Wilson
(UUP)
2019 Séan Donnelly
(Sinn Féin)
January 2019 Defection Ann Marie Fitzgerald
(Sinn Féin) 		Barry McNally
(Sinn Féin) 		Rosemarie Shields
(Aontú)/
(SDLP)
2014
2011 Declan McAleer
(Sinn Féin) 		Seamus Shields
(SDLP) 		Charles Chittick
(DUP)
2005 Michael McAnespie
(Sinn Féin) 		Sharon O'Brien
(Sinn Féin)
2001 Damien Curran
(Sinn Féin) 		Barney McAteer
(Sinn Féin) 		Gerry O'Doherty
(SDLP)
1997 Patrick McMahon
(Sinn Féin) 		Joe Byrne
(SDLP) 		Desmond Anderson
(UUP) 		Drew Baxter
(DUP)
1993 Barney McAleer
(Sinn Féin) 		Brian McGrath
(IIP)/
(Independent Nationalist)
1989 William Thompson
(UUP)
1985 Seamus Kerr
(Sinn Féin) 		James McElduff
(Sinn Féin) 		Cormac McAleer
(Sinn Féin) 		Patrick McGowan
(SDLP) 		Willis Cooke
(DUP)

2023 Election

2019: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent

2023: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

2019–2023 Change: DUP and SDLP gain from UUP and Independent

Mid Tyrone - 6 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Sinn Féin Pádraigín Kelly* 18.98% 1,621              
Sinn Féin Roisin Devine Gallagher 17.14% 1,464              
Sinn Féin Anne Marie Fitzgerald* 14.10% 1,204 1,535.68            
Sinn Féin Patrick Withers* 12.55% 1,072 1,097.20 1,359.52          
DUP Shirley Hawkes 12.37% 1,057 1,057.48 1,057.48 1,061.44 1,071.44 1,071.44 1,667.44  
SDLP Bernard McGrath 5.82% 497 505.88 517.40 619.92 786.60 825.00 891.24 1,087.24
Independent Emmet McAleer* 7.36% 629 646.28 656.84 739.12 812.76 843.00 867.92 946.92
UUP Rosemary Barton* 8.04% 687 687.00 687.24 689.00 735.24 737.88    
Alliance Matthew Beaumont 3.64% 311 313.88 319.40 371.76        
Electorate: 13,083   Valid: 8,542 (65.29%)   Spoilt: 119   Quota: 1,221   Turnout: 8,661 (66.20%)  

2019 Election

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

2019: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent

2014-2019 Change: Independent gain from SDLP

Mid Tyrone - 6 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Independent Emmet McAleer 11.09% 897 903 986 1,134 1,326  
Sinn Féin Pádraigín Kelly 12.30% 995 1,045 1,056 1,081 1,145 1,168
Sinn Féin Catherine Kelly 11.92% 964 1,002 1,014 1,035 1,109 1,122
UUP Bert Wilson* † 12.10% 979 979 1,007 1,016 1,080 1,093
Sinn Féin Sean Clarke* 10.99% 889 931 941 964 1,066 1,084
Sinn Féin Sean Donnelly* † 9.62% 778 896 902 988 1,060 1,071
DUP James Managh 11.51% 931 931 939 943 951 951
SDLP Bernard McGrath 7.39% 598 619 725 825    
Aontú Rosemarie Shields* 5.74% 464 469 491      
Alliance Richard Bullick 3.78% 306 311        
Sinn Féin Kevin McColgan 3.55% 287          
Electorate: 12,556   Valid: 8,088 (64.42%)   Spoilt: 114   Quota: 1,156   Turnout: 8,202 (65.32%)  

2014 Election

2011: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

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

2011-2014 Change: DUP loss due to the reduction of one seat

Mid Tyrone - 6 seats[5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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%)  

2011 Election

2005: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

2011: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

2005-2011 Change: No change

Mid Tyrone - 7 seats[6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Sinn Féin Sean Clarke* 15.02% 1,211            
UUP Bert Wilson* 14.29% 1,152            
Sinn Féin Declan McAleer* 14.06% 1,134            
Sinn Féin Anne Marie Fitzgerald 11.47% 925 943.54 951.9 951.9 978.52 1,113.52  
SDLP Seamus Shields* 11.29% 910 918.46 987.9 996.48 1,007.48 1,100.48  
Sinn Féin Sean Donnelly 9.36% 755 813.86 822.94 823.07 851.78 918.85 966.85
DUP Charles Chittick* 9.87% 796 796.36 812.36 936.64 936.86 943.49 943.49
Sinn Féin Sharon O'Brien* 6.54% 527 635.18 641.36 641.36 689.21 743.68 773.68
Independent Paul Grogan 5.89% 475 478.6 523.6 524.9 527.98    
Independent Ciaran McClean 2.21% 178 182.32          
Electorate: 12,395   Valid: 8,063 (65.05%)   Spoilt: 170   Quota: 1,008   Turnout: 8,233 (66.42%)  

2005 Election

2001: 4 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP

2005: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP

2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from SDLP

Mid Tyrone - 7 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Sinn Féin Sean Clarke* 16.51% 1,480        
Sinn Féin Michael McAnespie* 13.42% 1,203        
Sinn Féin Declan McAleer 9.54% 855 1,130.75      
SDLP Seamus Shields* 11.25% 1,008 1,017.5 1,023.38 1,578.38  
UUP Bert Wilson* 12.09% 1,084 1,084 1,084 1,094.57 1,155.57
Sinn Féin Sharon O'Brien 10.04% 900 925.75 938.49 964.23 1,039.23
DUP Charles Chittick 11.16% 1,000 1,000.25 1,000.39 1,000.64 1,008.64
Sinn Féin Cathal McCrory 8.27% 741 763.5 820.48 856.18 935.18
SDLP Gerry O'Doherty* 7.72% 692 710.75 712.99    
Electorate: 11,549   Valid: 8,963 (77.61%)   Spoilt: 187   Quota: 1,121   Turnout: 9,150 (79.23%)  

2001 Election

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[8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
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%)  

1997 Election

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

1997: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP

1993-1997 Change: SDLP gain from Independent Nationalist

Mid Tyrone - 7 seats[9]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Sinn Féin Patrick McMahon* 16.77% 1,375              
Sinn Féin Sean Clarke* 13.77% 1,129              
UUP Desmond Anderson* 12.51% 1,026              
Sinn Féin Michael McAnespie 11.95% 980 1,148.48            
SDLP Joe Byrne* 9.84% 807 811.68 813.77 817.01 835.01 857.46 868.46 1,092.46
SDLP Seamus Shields* 9.04% 741 761.02 764.63 765.89 772.89 838.67 843.67 994.57
DUP Drew Baxter* 6.62% 543 543 543 543 545 548 960 962.09
Sinn Féin Barney McAleer* 4.66% 382 525.52 629.07 713.76 714.03 724.53 726.05 874.16
Ind. Nationalist Brian McGrath* 6.76% 554 561.54 568.19 575.21 578.3 599.82 605.82  
DUP Jim Patterson 3.46% 284 284.26 284.26 284.26 284.26 285.26    
UUP John Anderson 2.12% 174 174.52 174.52 174.52 191.52 197.52    
Democratic Left Patrick McClean 1.80% 148 150.86 151.81 152.08 158.08      
Alliance Paul Gallagher 0.70% 57 57.26 57.26 57.62        
Electorate: 10,661   Valid: 8,200 (76.92%)   Spoilt: 187   Quota: 1,026   Turnout: 8,387 (78.67%)  

1993 Election

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

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

1989-1993 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Mid Tyrone - 7 seats[10]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Sinn Féin Patrick McMahon* 15.90% 1,216                  
UUP Desmond Anderson* 13.18% 1,008                  
Sinn Féin Barney McAleer* 11.52% 881 1,007.5                
Sinn Féin Sean Clarke* 10.94% 837 936 936 936.15 983.31          
DUP Drew Baxter 6.55% 501 501 505 515.3 515.3 515.3 784.65 788.65 1,004.65  
SDLP Seamus Shields* 8.03% 614 630.94 644.16 644.91 646.71 650.85 651.9 747.56 753.21 934.3
Ind. Nationalist Brian McGrath* 9.15% 700 705.06 728.06 728.21 728.48 733.07 733.07 789.38 794.68 863.92
SDLP Nuala McSherry 6.20% 474 474.88 491.88 492.13 492.22 492.58 492.58 631.07 633.07 668.32
Democratic Left Patrick McClean 4.45% 340 346.16 369.6 370.15 370.69 371.14 375.14 391.36 409.71  
UUP William Oldcroft 3.77% 288 288 309 343.2 343.2 343.2 379.55 380.6    
SDLP Patrick McLaughlin 4.43% 339 340.76 356.76 356.86 357.4 357.76 357.76      
DUP Jim Patterson 4.09% 313 313 314 317.05 317.05 317.05        
Alliance James Lagan 1.80% 138 138.88                
Electorate: 9,970   Valid: 7,649 (76.72%)   Spoilt: 228   Quota: 957   Turnout: 7,877 (79.01%)  

1989 Election

1985: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x IIP

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

1985-1989 Change: UUP gain from DUP, Independent Nationalist leaves IIP

Mid Tyrone - 7 seats[11]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Sinn Féin Patrick McMahon 15.41% 1,186              
Sinn Féin Barney McAleer* 10.24% 788 962.04            
UUP Desmond Anderson 11.78% 906 906 923 933 975      
SDLP Seamus Shields 9.55% 735 750.58 769.96 859.53 859.53 1,320.53    
Ind. Nationalist Brian McGrath* 11.33% 872 877.89 892.89 939.89 940.89 1,017.89    
Sinn Féin Sean Clarke 9.10% 700 715.01 715.01 727.58 728.58 748.77 817.77 830.77
UUP William Thompson* 8.90% 685 685 727 739 752 765.57 773.57 774.57
DUP Willis Cooke* 6.32% 486 486 489 489 750 751 756 756
SDLP Nuala McSherry 7.81% 601 603.47 635.47 679.47 681.66      
DUP Tommy Armstrong 4.21% 324 324.19 325.19 325.19        
Workers' Party Patrick McClean 3.17% 244 246.47 269.47          
Alliance Ethne McClelland 2.17% 167 167.38            
Electorate: 10,300   Valid: 7,694 (74.70%)   Spoilt: 273   Quota: 962   Turnout: 7,967 (77.35%)  

1985 Election

1985: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x IIP

Mid Tyrone - 7 seats[12]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Sinn Féin Seamus Kerr 20.93% 1,634              
Sinn Féin James McElduff 12.49% 975 1,325.55            
Sinn Féin Cormac McAleer 11.71% 914 1,141.55            
UUP William Thompson* 10.55% 824 824 824 824 982      
SDLP Patrick McGowan 7.29% 569 577.2 589.09 603.85 604.85 683.18 993.18  
DUP Willis Cooke* 11.05% 863 863 863 863 908 928.41 930.41 937.82
Irish Independence Brian McGrath* 4.74% 370 378.2 487.26 530.31 530.31 545.36 580.69 696.29
DUP Tommy Armstrong 6.53% 510 510 510 510 520 528 528 530.82
Workers' Party Patrick McClean 3.24% 253 291.54 311.63 334.18 334.59 443.48 476.22  
SDLP Nuala McSherry 4.87% 380 388.61 397.63 405.83 405.83 438.24    
Alliance Patrick Bogan* 3.80% 297 310.53 315.04 323.24 326.24      
UUP Cecil Beattie 2.80% 219 219.41 219.41 219.41        
Electorate: 9,722   Valid: 7,808 (80.31%)   Spoilt: 140   Quota: 977   Turnout: 7,948 (81.75%)  

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  8. ^ "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
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