Omagh (District Electoral Area)

Omagh
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created1985
Seats7 (1985-2014)
6 (2014-)
Councillors
  •   Josephine Deehan (IND)
  •   Stephen Donnelly (APNI)
  •   Catherine Kelly (SF)
  •   Marty McColgan (SF)
  •   Barry McElduff (SF)
  •   Errol Thompson (DUP)
Omagh DEA within Fermanagh and Omagh
Omagh Town DEA (1993-2014) within Omagh

Omagh 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 Camowen, Coolnagard, Dergmoney, Gortrush, Killyclogher and Strule.[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 C which had existed since 1973. It was called Omagh Town until 2014, and originally contained seven wards (Camowen, Coolnagard, Dergmoney, Drumragh, Gortrush, Lisanelly and Strule). For the 2014 local elections it was reduced to six wards.

Councillors

Election Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party)
2023 Marty McColgan
(Sinn Féin) 		Barry McElduff
(Sinn Féin) 		Josephine Deehan
(Independent)/
(SDLP) 		Stephen Donnelly
(Alliance) 		Catherine Kelly
(Sinn Féin) 		Errol Thompson
(DUP) 		6 seats
2014–present
August 2021 Co-Option Ann-Marie Fitzgerald
(Sinn Féin) 		Matthew Bell
(UUP)
2019 Chris Smyth
(UUP)
March/April 2016 Defections Marty McColgan
(Sinn Féin) 		Sorcha McAnespy
(Independent)/
(Sinn Féin) 		Joanne Donnelly
(Independent)/
(SDLP)
2014
2011 Sean Begley
(Sinn Féin) 		Patrick McGowan
(Independent)/
(SDLP) 		Ross Hussey
(UUP) 		Johnny McLaughlin
(Independent)/
(Labour Coalition)/
(SDLP)
2005 Marty McColgan
(Sinn Féin) 		Clive McFarland
(DUP)
2001 Joe Byrne
(SDLP) 		Reuben McKelvey
(UUP) 		Oliver Gibson
(DUP)
1997 Francis Mackey
(Sinn Féin) 		Vincent Campbell
(SDLP) 		Ann Gormley
(Alliance)
1993 Joe Byrne
(SDLP) 		Wilfred Breen
(UUP)
1989 Stanley Johnston
(DUP) 		Stephen McKenna
(SDLP)
1985 David Aiken
(DUP) 		Bernadette Grant
(SDLP)

2023 Election

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

2023: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent

2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP

Omagh - 6 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Sinn Féin Barry McElduff* 20.22% 1,342            
DUP Errol Thompson* 17.15% 1,138            
Sinn Féin Catherine Kelly 15.27% 1,013            
Sinn Féin Marty McColgan 11.65% 773 1,073.44          
Alliance Stephen Donnelly* 13.14% 872 899.84 903.92 958.92      
Independent Josephine Deehan* 7.07% 469 492.20 494.58 545.49 582.01 601.81 940.60
UUP Matthew Bell* 7.37% 489 489.29 668.13 673.47 674.79 675.23 695.14
SDLP Brenda Mellon 5.80% 385 410.81 412.34 437.67 520.61 561.97  
Independent Kathy Dunphy 1.21% 80 85.22 85.90        
Socialist Party Amy Ferguson 1.13% 75 76.74 77.08        
Electorate: 13,279   Valid: 6,636 (49.97%)   Spoilt: 103   Quota: 949   Turnout: 6,739 (50.75%)  

2019 Election

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

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

2014-2019 Change: Alliance and Independent gain from SDLP (two seats)

Omagh - 6 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
DUP Errol Thompson* 15.24% 970                    
Sinn Féin Barry McElduff 14.14% 900 900 903 914              
Independent Josephine Deehan* 11.44% 728 728.96 738.02 752.02 762.62 800.68 840.74 916.74      
Alliance Stephen Donnelly 9.68% 616 616.24 620.24 638.24 641.48 665.48 697.48 708.48 735.48 807.48 935.48
UUP Chris Smyth* † 9.95% 633 676.44 677.56 678.62 775.02 776.08 787.26 791.32 797.32 803.32 839.44
Sinn Féin Ann-Marie Fitzgerald* 9.26% 589 589 589 594 595 607 611 629 639 670 791
Sinn Féin Marty McColgan* 8.00% 509 509 511 520 520 530 536 550 554 604 643
SDLP Lee Hawkes 4.02% 256 256.18 257.18 262.18 263.24 271.24 285.3 292.3 491.36 532.36  
Independent Sorcha McAnespy* 3.05% 194 194.06 198.06 212.06 212.12 234.12 257.12 292.12 309.12    
SDLP Jacinta McKeown 4.05% 258 258.12 258.12 258.12 259.12 264.12 266.12 279.12      
Aontú Margaret Swift 2.86% 182 182 182 187 188.06 192.06 205.06        
Green (NI) Susan Glass 2.22% 141 141.24 144.3 151.3 155.42 165.54          
Independent Joanne Donnelly* 2.01% 128 128.3 135.3 146.36 146.36            
TUV Charles Chittick 1.81% 115 125.2 125.26 132.26              
CISTA Barry Brown 1.59% 101 101.24 109.24                
Independent Will Convey 0.68% 43 43.3                  
Electorate: 12,737   Valid: 6,363 (49.96%)   Spoilt: 98   Quota: 910   Turnout: 6,461 (50.73%)  

2014 Election

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

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

2011-2014 Change: SDLP gain from Independent, Independent loss due to the reduction of one seat

Omagh - 6 seats[5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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%)  

2011 Election

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

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

2005-2011 Change: No change

Omagh Town - 7 seats[6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
DUP Errol Thompson 17.56% 1,064                
UUP Ross Hussey* 15.29% 926                
Sinn Féin Sean Begley* 13.04% 790                
SDLP Josephine Deehan* 9.62% 583 613.36 628.54 638.76 761.76        
Independent Patrick McGowan* 8.85% 536 626.62 689.87 703.16 731.39 859.39      
Independent Johnny McLaughlin* 7.96% 482 544.56 569.63 576.32 587.93 725.24 801.24    
Sinn Féin Sorcha McAnespy 9.33% 565 565 565.46 567.46 586.46 612.45 614.45 625.45 648.97
Sinn Féin Martin McColgan* 9.62% 583 583 583 583 587 591.46 591.46 596.46 601.98
Alliance Eric Bullick 4.03% 244 321.74 365.21 449.8 462.63        
SDLP Steven Brown 3.38% 205 210.52 212.82 214.28          
Alliance Victoria Geelan 1.32% 80 116.8 131.75            
Electorate: 10,851   Valid: 6,058 (55.83%)   Spoilt: 126   Quota: 758   Turnout: 6,184 (56.99%)  

2005 Election

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

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

2001-2005 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

Omagh Town - 7 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
DUP Clive McFarland 18.71% 1,264      
Sinn Féin Sean Begley* 17.07% 1,153      
Independent Patrick McGowan* 13.10% 885      
SDLP Josephine Deehan* 12.76% 862      
UUP Ross Hussey 12.30% 831 1,213.68    
Independent Johnny McLaughlin* 9.49% 641 671.96 858.08  
Sinn Féin Martin McColgan 8.41% 568 568.72 569.08 832.11
SDLP Joe Byrne* 8.16% 551 553.16 596.72 641.67
Electorate: 10,577   Valid: 6,755 (63.86%)   Spoilt: 177   Quota: 845   Turnout: 6,932 (65.54%)  

2001 Election

1997: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Labour Coalition

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

1997-2001 Change: Independents (two seats) leave SDLP and Labour Coalition, SDLP gain from Alliance

Omagh Town - 7 seats[8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Sinn Féin Sean Begley 14.08% 1,123              
DUP Oliver Gibson* 13.63% 1,087              
Independent Patrick McGowan* 13.47% 1,074              
SDLP Joe Byrne* 12.63% 1,007              
UUP Reuben McKelvey* 7.70% 614 614 688 733.18 1,223.18      
Independent Johnny McLaughlin* 9.52% 759 764.17 813.39 817.44 875.04 1,021.74    
SDLP Josephine Deehan 7.89% 629 632.19 758.84 759.29 767.64 844.14 898.64 921.39
Sinn Féin Paddy Gallagher 9.57% 763 867.61 886.16 886.25 886.34 887.24 906.54 906.89
UUP John Anderson 6.92% 552 552 611 645.65        
SDLP Vincent Campbell* 2.23% 178 181.74            
DUP Thomas McCordick 2.14% 171 171            
Independent Kevin Taylor 0.24% 19 19.22            
Electorate: 11,036   Valid: 7,976 (72.27%)   Spoilt: 222   Quota: 998   Turnout: 8,198 (74.28%)  

1997 Election

1993: 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Labour Coalition

1997: 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Labour

1993-1997 Change: Independent Labour joins Labour Coalition

Omagh Town - 7 seats[9]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Sinn Féin Francis Mackey* 16.85% 1,096                  
SDLP Patrick McGowan* 16.60% 1,080                  
DUP Oliver Gibson* 11.48% 747 747 747 889            
SDLP Vincent Campbell 5.56% 362 365.64 450.64 450.64 450.64 729.92 846.38      
Labour Coalition Johnny McLaughlin* 8.76% 570 583 606 611.25 611.25 676.3 805.92 825.6    
UUP Reuben McKelvey 8.72% 567 567 567.75 577.75 584.35 584.35 585.87 585.87 806.22 806.46
Alliance Ann Gormley* 7.24% 471 474.64 498.14 499.14 500.24 545.24 584.11 595.87 606.12 616.44
UUP William Oldcroft 7.47% 486 486 486 498 506.25 507.25 508.25 508.97 609.82 610.3
DUP Harry Cairns 5.76% 375 375 375.25 434.25 492.55 492.8 493.8 493.8    
Sinn Féin Patrick O'Hagan 3.14% 204 456.46 464.71 464.96 464.96 492.06        
SDLP Stephen McKenna 4.75% 309 315.24 436.74 437.74 437.74          
DUP Keith Mosgrove 3.01% 196 196 196              
Ulster Independence Sandra Jones 0.65% 42 42 42.5              
Electorate: 11,051   Valid: 6,505 (58.86%)   Spoilt: 180   Quota: 814   Turnout: 6,685 (60.49%)  

1993 Election

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

1993: 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Labour

1989-1993 Change: Alliance gain from DUP, Independent Labour leaves SDLP

Omagh Town - 7 seats[10]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
DUP Oliver Gibson* 14.83% 995                
SDLP Patrick McGowan* 14.01% 940                
Independent Labour Johnny McLaughlin* 13.73% 921                
UUP Wilfred Breen* 12.05% 808 835.36 839.36            
Alliance Ann Gormley 7.50% 503 504.12 516.12 528 547.03 771.1 837.92 878.92  
Sinn Féin Francis Mackey* 12.03% 807 807 811 815.62 835.53 837.64 838.75 863.75  
SDLP Joe Byrne 6.41% 430 430.32 435.32 461.72 470.74 477.83 480.27 751.07 768.07
DUP Ivan Burnside 5.81% 390 498.48 499.48 499.48 501.46 506.46 693.24 693.35 693.35
SDLP Stephen McKenna* 4.68% 314 314.32 327.32 378.58 401.46 404.28 407.6    
UUP Reuben McKelvey 4.04% 271 286.52 289.52 290.4 293.26 321.23      
Alliance Ethne McClelland 4.10% 275 276.76 279.76 282.29 286.03        
Workers' Party Hugh Mullin 0.81% 54 54              
Electorate: 10,799   Valid: 6,708 (62.12%)   Spoilt: 179   Quota: 839   Turnout: 6,887 (63.77%)  

1989 Election

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

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

1985-1989 Change: Independent Labour joins SDLP

Omagh Town - 7 seats[11]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
DUP Oliver Gibson* 17.39% 1,058                  
SDLP Johnny McLaughlin* 13.48% 820                  
UUP Wilfred Breen* 12.10% 736 792.84                
SDLP Patrick McGowan* 12.39% 754 754.84 771.57              
Sinn Féin Francis Mackey* 11.44% 696 696.28 702.3 702.3 702.3 823.3        
SDLP Stephen McKenna* 5.42% 330 330 348.48 348.64 354.71 358.99 358.99 372.99 613.23 771.23
DUP Stanley Johnston 4.28% 260 464.4 464.47 481.27 481.43 481.43 679.13 679.13 690.25 700.09
Alliance Patrick Bogan 5.01% 305 305.56 306.47 306.95 398.25 398.32 418.76 419.76 447.04 519.86
Workers' Party James Doody 5.51% 335 336.12 341.23 341.23 344.65 348.72 358.16 369.16 394.79  
SDLP Arthur Breen 5.34% 325 325.84 329.48 329.8 332.8 334.94 340.5 341.5    
UUP Rachel Hussey 3.42% 208 234.32 234.6 247.4 252.4 252.4        
Sinn Féin Colm Grimes 2.35% 143 143 144.05 144.05 144.05          
Alliance Eric Bullick 1.89% 115 116.12 116.54 117.02            
Electorate: 9,451   Valid: 6,085 (64.38%)   Spoilt: 179   Quota: 761   Turnout: 6,264 (66.28%)  

1985 Election

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

Omagh Town - 7 seats[12]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Sinn Féin Francis Mackey 18.74% 1,213                        
DUP Oliver Gibson* 13.10% 848                        
Independent Labour Johnny McLaughlin 12.03% 779 949.04                      
SDLP Bernadette Grant* 9.05% 586 642.55 674.53 674.57 676.96 677.04 682.43 710.76 747.43 1,002.43      
UUP Wilfred Breen 7.15% 463 465.73 466.12 467.92 468.92 474.48 479.48 482.48 484.65 485.69 485.69 839.69  
SDLP Stephen McKenna* 6.50% 421 448.69 459.22 459.22 469.22 469.22 469.22 503.95 541.06 624.05 793.34 796.12 796.39
DUP David Aiken 7.99% 517 517 517 534.16 534.16 633.48 636.52 637.91 637.91 639.95 640.76 686.92 710.68
Alliance Aidan Lagan* 5.78% 374 389.21 404.42 404.7 432.09 432.09 555.48 599.03 624.78 663.63 683.88 703.04 708.08
UUP Thomas Strain 6.21% 402 402 403.95 406.27 407.27 415.71 428.83 430.22 431.61 441.04 441.04    
SDLP Arthur Breen 5.34% 346 362.77 369.01 369.13 374.52 375.52 377.52 403.98 428.68        
Irish Independence James Sweeney 1.16% 75 156.12 206.04 206.08 206.08 206.08 206.08 217.54          
Workers' Party Hugh Gormley 2.21% 143 166.01 185.51 185.55 189.33 189.41 189.8            
Alliance Richard Hinds 1.99% 129 129.78 130.17 130.33 151.33 154.33              
DUP Raymond Farrell 1.62% 105 105 105 116.64 118.64                
Alliance Dermot McCormick 1.13% 73 74.95 76.51 76.51                  
Electorate: 9,554   Valid: 6,474 (67.76%)   Spoilt: 124   Quota: 810   Turnout: 6,598 (69.06%)  

References

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  3. ^ "Local Council Elections 2023 - Results". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Local Council Elections 2019 - Results by Stage". 2 May 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Local Council Elections 2014 - Results by Stage". Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Omagh Town Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  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.
  11. ^ "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 15 August 2021.