Torrent (District Electoral Area)

Torrent
Mid Ulster District Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created1985
Seats6 (1985-)
Councillors
  •   Jonathan Buchanan (DUP)
  •   Eimear Carney (SF)
  •   Dan Kerr (IND)
  •   Niall McAleer (SF)
  •   Nuala McLernon (SF)
  •   Malachy Quinn (SDLP)
Torrent DEA within Mid Ulster
Torrent DEA (1993-2014) within Dungannon

Torrent is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Mid Ulster, Northern Ireland.[1] The district elects six members to Mid Ulster District Council and contains the wards of Ardboe, Coalisland North, Coalisland South, Donaghmore, Stewartstown and Washing Bay.[2] Torrent forms part of the Mid Ulster constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Dungannon Area B which had existed since 1973, where it contained six wards (Altmore, Coalisland North, Coalisland South, Coalisand West and Newmills, Donaghmore and Washing Bay).

Councillors

Election Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party)
2023 Niall McAleer
(Sinn Féin) 		Eimear Carney
(Sinn Féin) 		Nuala McLernon
(Sinn Féin) 		Dan Kerr
(Independent) 		Malachy Quinn
(SDLP) 		Jonathan Buchanan
(DUP)
February 2020 Co-Option Joe O'Neill
(Sinn Féin) 		Niamh Doris
(Sinn Féin) 		Robert Colvin
(UUP)
2019 Ronan McGinley
(Sinn Féin)
January 2019 Co-Option Mickey Gillespie
(Sinn Féin)
May 2016 Co-Option Kenneth Reid
(UUP)
2014 Linda Dillon
(Sinn Féin)
2011 Desmond Donnelly
(Sinn Féin) 		Pádraig Quinn
(Sinn Féin) 		Jim Cavanagh
(SDLP)
2005 Francie Molloy
(Sinn Féin) 		Michelle O'Neill
(Sinn Féin) 		Norman Badger
(UUP)
2001 Jim Canning
(Independent Nationalist)
1997 Brendan Doris
(Sinn Féin)
1993 Denise Sutton
(Sinn Féin)
1989 Martin McCaughey
(Sinn Féin) 		Angela Donnelly
(SDLP) 		Thomas Kempton
(UUP)
1985 Brian Duffin
(Sinn Féin) 		Francie Molloy
(Sinn Féin) 		Patrick McGlinchey
(SDLP)

2023 Election

2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent (Rep)

2023: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent (Rep)

2019–2023 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Torrent - 6 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Sinn Féin Eimear Carney 15.78% 1,678              
Sinn Féin Niall McAleer* 15.67% 1,666              
Independent Dan Kerr* 13.12% 1,395 1,431.00 1,443.69 1,994.96        
DUP Jonathan Buchanan 11.00% 1,170 1,181.00 1,181.09 1,182.09 1,186.09 1,823.09    
SDLP Malachy Quinn* 9.04% 961 1,084.00 1,093.63 1,113.90 1,170.90 1,244.90 1,434.90 1,448.42
Sinn Féin Nuala McLernon 10.79% 1,147 1,161.00 1,182.87 1,195.05 1,243.05 1,243.05 1,245.05 1,349.13
Sinn Féin Paul Kelly 9.37% 996 1,012.00 1,117.30 1,155.57 1,288.57 1,291.66 1,296.66 1,310.34
UUP Robert Colvin* 6.72% 714 777.00 777.09 777.09 777.09      
Independent Teresa Quinn 5.85% 622 628.00 628.90          
Alliance Simon Graham 2.67% 284              
Electorate: 16,464   Valid: 10,633 (64.58%)   Spoilt: 173   Quota: 1,520   Turnout: 10,806 (65.63%)  

2019 Election

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

2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent

2014–2019 Change: Independent gain from Sinn Féin

Torrent – 6 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
SDLP Malachy Quinn* 17.93% 1,631        
Independent Dan Kerr 16.76% 1,525        
UUP Robert Colvin* 11.19% 1,018 1,052.41 1,055.91 1,914.91  
Sinn Féin Ronan McGinley* † 12.89% 1,173 1,254.84 1,282.59 1,283.84 1,286.84
Sinn Féin Joe O'Neill* 10.93% 994 1,099.09 1,162.59 1,164.9 1,175.9
Sinn Féin Niamh Doris* 11.01% 1,002 1,066.48 1,175.73 1,157.04 1,170.04
Sinn Féin Mickey Gillespie* 9.41% 856 894.75 931.25 933.25 937.25
DUP Ian McCrea 9.88% 899 903.96 905.21    
Electorate: 15,458   Valid: 9,098 (58.86%)   Spoilt: 138   Quota: 1,300   Turnout: 9,236 (59.75%)  

2014 Election

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

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

2011-2014 Change: No change

Torrent - 6 seats[5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Sinn Féin Linda Dillon † 14.81% 1,218        
Sinn Féin Joe O'Neill* 13.95% 1,147 1,310      
SDLP Malachy Quinn 8.91% 733 822 846 847.89 1,361.89
Sinn Féin Ronan McGinley 11.02% 906 958 982 985.36 1,139.51
UUP Kenneth Reid* † 13.42% 1,104 1,106 1,109 1,109.09 1,117.12
Sinn Féin Mickey Gillespie* 10.21% 840 936 1,003 1,031.47 1,069.47
DUP Keith Buchanan 10.35% 851 852 852 852 856
SDLP Deirdre Mayo* 9.23% 759 800 804 805.05  
Independent Feargal O'Donnell 8.11% 667        
Electorate: 14,672   Valid: 8,225 (56.06%)   Spoilt: 138   Quota: 1,176   Turnout: 8,363 (57.0%)  

2011 Election

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

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

2005-2011 Change: No change

Torrent - 6 seats[6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Sinn Féin Michael Gillespie* 16.53% 1,152            
SDLP Jim Cavanagh* 16.10% 1,122            
Sinn Féin Joe O'Neill* 15.07% 1,050            
UUP Kenneth Reid 11.74% 818 818.42 820.76 1,131.76      
Sinn Féin Desmond Donnelly* 11.69% 815 838.38 871.14 872.4 874.4 908.95 1,032.95
Sinn Féin Pádraig Quinn 9.69% 675 800.44 812.92 813.92 813.92 825.97 971.93
Independent Patricia Campbell 7.32% 510 514.34 535.4 540.53 577.53 578.93 722.97
Independent James Walshe 6.93% 483 484.68 532.13 539.26 575.26 578.11  
DUP Johnny Chartres 4.94% 344 344 345.04        
Electorate: 11,130   Valid: 6,969 (62.61%)   Spoilt: 104   Quota: 996   Turnout: 7,073 (63.55%)  

2005 Election

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

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

2001-2005 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Independent

Torrent - 6 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Sinn Féin Michael Gillespie* 18.24% 1,392          
Sinn Féin Michelle O'Neill 16.64% 1,270          
Sinn Féin Francie Molloy* 15.37% 1,173          
Sinn Féin Desmond Donnelly* 10.68% 815 1,090.44 1,090.66 1,247.74    
UUP Norman Badger* 9.59% 732 732.22 1,076.22 1,076.5 1,076.5 1,077.88
SDLP Jim Cavanagh* 12.53% 956 968.32 972.32 978.2 990.1 1,025.29
Independent Jim Canning* 12.10% 923 927.84 932.84 941.94 958.88 1,002.81
DUP Robert McFarland 4.84% 369 369.44        
Electorate: 10,410   Valid: 7,630 (73.29%)   Spoilt: 90   Quota: 1,091   Turnout: 7,720 (74.16%)  

2001 Election

1997: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

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

1997-2001 Change: Independent Nationalist becomes Independent

Torrent - 6 seats[8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Sinn Féin Francie Molloy* 16.60% 1,393            
Sinn Féin Michael Gillespie* 15.92% 1,336            
SDLP Jim Cavanagh* 15.18% 1,274            
Independent Jim Canning* 14.83% 1,244            
UUP Norman Badger* 10.85% 910 1,198 1,198.6 1,198.7 1,207.94    
Sinn Féin Desmond Donnelly 11.25% 944 944 1,076.6 1,098.9 1,155.99 1,176.44 1,177.76
Sinn Féin Brendan Doris* 11.74% 985 985 1,043.8 1,146.6 1,152.65 1,170.05 1,170.6
DUP Robert McFarland 3.62% 304            
Electorate: 10,314   Valid: 8,390 (81.35%)   Spoilt: 172   Quota: 1,199   Turnout: 8,562 (83.01%)  

1997 Election

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

1997: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

1993-1997 Change: No change

Torrent - 6 seats[9]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Sinn Féin Francie Molloy* 19.41% 1,407      
UUP Norman Badger* 16.72% 1,212      
Ind. Nationalist Jim Canning* 16.32% 1,183      
Sinn Féin Michael Gillespie 14.03% 1,017 1,045.6    
SDLP Jim Cavanagh* 11.48% 832 844.48 1,078.48  
Sinn Féin Brendan Doris* 11.34% 822 955.64 970.98 990.98
Sinn Féin Jim O'Donnell 6.80% 493 670.58 687.88 695.88
SDLP Joseph Gervin 3.90% 283 288.46    
Electorate: 9,730   Valid: 7,249 (74.50%)   Spoilt: 159   Quota: 1,036   Turnout: 7,408 (76.14%)  

1993 Election

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

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

1989-1993 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

Torrent - 6 seats[10]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Sinn Féin Francie Molloy 21.52% 1,482          
UUP Norman Badger 19.17% 1,320          
Ind. Nationalist Jim Canning* 15.90% 1,095          
Sinn Féin Brendan Doris* 10.33% 711 1,138.32        
SDLP Jim Cavanagh* 11.98% 825 835.44 982.8 985.14    
Sinn Féin Denise Sutton 11.20% 771 810.6 811.56 955.99 962.49 978.88
SDLP Angela Donnelly* 4.65% 320 323.6 471.92 472.05 516.25 817.95
SDLP Joe Gervin 5.26% 362 368.12 403.16 404.85 462.44  
Electorate: 9,047   Valid: 6,886 (76.11%)   Spoilt: 166   Quota: 984   Turnout: 7,052 (77.95%)  

1989 Election

1985: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

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

1985-1989 Change: No change

Torrent - 6 seats[11]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Ind. Nationalist Jim Canning* 26.02% 1,626          
UUP Thomas Kempton* 21.33% 1,333          
SDLP Jim Cavanagh* 10.93% 683 1,148.01        
SDLP Angela Donnelly 5.71% 357 383.95 733.11 835.48 984.48  
Sinn Féin Brendan Doris 12.13% 758 835.91 836.77 848.66 878.44 884.44
Sinn Féin Martin McCaughey 11.66% 729 737.33 740.77 743.09 752.53 753.53
Sinn Féin John Corr 8.80% 550 617.62 624.5 656.4 688.57 697.57
SDLP Bridie O'Donnell 3.42% 214 294.85 373.11 476.64    
Electorate: 8,643   Valid: 6,250 (72.31%)   Spoilt: 222   Quota: 893   Turnout: 6,472 (74.88%)  

1985 Election

1985: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

Torrent - 6 seats[12]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
UUP Thomas Kempton* 17.27% 1,120          
Sinn Féin Francie Molloy 16.64% 1,079          
Ind. Nationalist Jim Canning* 13.14% 852 853.44 923.44 935.2    
Sinn Féin Brian Duffin 10.07% 653 653 668 785.6 786.6 821.3
SDLP Patrick McGlinchey* 8.80% 571 572.26 590.26 594.04 628.6 789.4
SDLP Jim Cavanagh 9.07% 588 588.36 609.36 610.48 648 773.92
Sinn Féin Frances Donaghy 9.88% 641 641 644 653.38 653.38 763.08
Ind. Nationalist Owen Nugent* 8.51% 552 553.08 561.08 564.16 596.38  
DUP Edith White 4.47% 290 478.64 479.64 479.64    
Ind. Republican John Corr* 2.16% 140 140        
Electorate: 8,203   Valid: 6,486 (79.07%)   Spoilt: 174   Quota: 927   Turnout: 6,660 (81.19%)  

References

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  9. ^ "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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