West Tyrone (District Electoral Area)

West Tyrone
West Tyrone
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created	1985
Seats	7 (1985–2014) ; 6 (2014–present)
Councillors	Mark Buchanan (DUP); Glenn Campbell (SF); Ann-Marie Donnelly (SF); Stephen McCann (SF); Colette McNulty (SF); Allan Rainey (UUP);

West 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 Dromore, Drumquin, Fairy Water, Fintona, Newtownsaville and Trillick.^[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 A and Omagh Area B which had existed since 1973, where it contained seven wards (Clanabogan, Dromore, Drumquin, Fairy Water, Fintona, Newtownsaville and Trillick). For the 2014 local elections it was reduced to six wards, although it maintained the Clanabogan area.

Councillors

Election							Councillor (Party)
2023	Glenn Campbell (Sinn Féin)	Ann-Marie Donnelly (Sinn Féin)	Stephen McCann (Sinn Féin)	Colette McNulty (Sinn Féin)	Allan Rainey (UUP)	Mark Buchanan (DUP)	5 seats 2014–present
2019		Ann-Marie Donnelly (Sinn Féin)		Mary Garrity (SDLP)
2014		Frankie Donnelly (Sinn Féin)		Mary Garrity (SDLP)
2011			Peter Kelly (Sinn Féin)	Patrick McDonnell (SDLP)		Thomas Buchanan (DUP)		Cecilia Quinn (Sinn Féin)
2005	Barry McElduff (Sinn Féin)							Cecilia Quinn (Sinn Féin)
2001	Barry McElduff (Sinn Féin)	Patrick Watters (Sinn Féin)						Liam McQuaid (SDLP)
1997	Kevin McQuaid (Sinn Féin)	Cathal Quinn (Sinn Féin)	Arthur McFarland (UUP)
1993	Gerry McMenamin (Sinn Féin)	Patrick Watters (Sinn Féin)		John Duffy (SDLP)
1989		Cecilia Quinn (Sinn Féin)		Gregory McMullan (SDLP)		Harry Cairns (DUP)
1985		Cecilia Quinn (Sinn Féin)		Gregory McMullan (SDLP)	Robert Moses (UUP)	Harry Cairns (DUP)

2023 Election

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

2023: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP

2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

West Tyrone - 6 seats^[3]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4
	DUP	Mark Buchanan*	19.50%	1,619
	Sinn Féin	Glenn Campbell*	15.41%	1,279
	UUP	Allan Rainey*	9.99%	829	1,232.38
	Sinn Féin	Ann-Marie Donnelly*	13.60%	1,129	1,129.81	1,174.81	1,209.74
	Sinn Féin	Colette McNulty	13.84%	1,149	1,151.43	1,163.43	1,171.20
	Sinn Féin	Stephen McCann*	13.17%	1,093	1,093.00	1,112.00	1,153.16
	SDLP	Mary Garrity*	8.99%	746	750.32	1,044.45	1,049.77
	Alliance	Joyce Donnelly	5.51%	457	465.91
Electorate: 12,652 Valid: 8,301 (65.61%) Spoilt: 112 Quota: 1,186 Turnout: 8,413 (66.50%)

2019 Election

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

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

2014-2019 Change: No change

West Tyrone - 6 seats^[4]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6
	DUP	Mark Buchanan*	20.48%	1,546
	UUP	Allan Rainey*	14.51%	1,095
	SDLP	Mary Garrity*	13.87%	1,047	1,203.24
	Sinn Féin	Ann-Marie Donnelly	9.96%	752	752.62	772.62	772.62	1,307.62
	Sinn Féin	Glenn Campbell*	13.03%	983	986.1	1,038.1	1,038.72	1,104.72
	Sinn Féin	Stephen McCann*	11.12%	839	839.62	881.62	885.34	929.34	1,144.45
	Alliance	Fia Cowan	5.17%	390	667.76	732.44	797.54	804.54	814.34
	Sinn Féin	Frankie Donnelly*	8.65%	653	654.24	662.24	662.24
	Aontú	Cathal McCrory	3.21%	242	265.56
Electorate: 12,201 Valid: 7,547 (61.86%) Spoilt: 116 Quota: 1,079 Turnout: 7,663 (62.81%)

2014 Election

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

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

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

West Tyrone - 6 seats^[5]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6
	Sinn Féin	Glenn Campbell*	21.38%	1,595
	UUP	Allan Rainey*	17.39%	1,297
	Sinn Féin	Frankie Donnelly*	13.91%	1,038	1,447.53
	DUP	Mark Buchanan	12.28%	916	916	916.62	1,034.16	1,071.16
	SDLP	Mary Garrity	10.51%	784	808.09	838.78	840.76	917.34	1,216.34
	Sinn Féin	Stephen McCann	8.71%	650	715.34	1,036.81	1,037.35	1,051.54	1,068.54
	DUP	Elaine Thompson*	7.24%	540	540.33	540.33	626.37	661.59	662.59
	SDLP	Cathal Lynch	5.36%	400	407.92	419.39	421.91	461.65
	Alliance	Stephen Donnelly	2.32%	173	180.92	189.6	196.08
	Independent	Susan-Anne White	0.90%	67
Electorate: 11,815 Valid: 7,460 (63.14%) Spoilt: 140 Quota: 1,066 Turnout: 7,600 (64.33%)

2011 Election

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

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

2005-2011 Change: No change

West Tyrone - 7 seats^[6]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5
	Sinn Féin	Glenn Campbell	17.28%	1,375
	DUP	Thomas Buchanan*	15.90%	1,265
	SDLP	Patrick McDonnell*	15.65%	1,245
	Sinn Féin	Cecilia Quinn*	12.88%	1,025
	Sinn Féin	Frankie Donnelly*	9.01%	717	1,017.44
	UUP	Allan Rainey*	10.60%	843	845.8	888.48	1,100.48
	Sinn Féin	Peter Kelly*	9.38%	746	808.44	808.66	815.78	1,055.17
	DUP	Elaine Thompson	6.27%	499	499.28	703.66	736.16	745.78
	UUP	Jane Clarke	3.03%	241	243.8	265.58
Electorate: 11,926 Valid: 7,956 (66.71%) Spoilt: 174 Quota: 995 Turnout: 8,130 (68.17%)

2005 Election

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

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

2001-2005 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

West Tyrone - 7 seats^[7]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	DUP	Thomas Buchanan*	21.00%	1,810
	Sinn Féin	Barry McElduff*	17.07%	1,471
	UUP	Allan Rainey*	8.53%	735	1,141.08
	SDLP	Patrick McDonnell*	12.30%	1,060	1,063.29	1,109.19
	Sinn Féin	Cecilia Quinn	11.41%	983	983.47	1,027.75	1,146.75
	Sinn Féin	Frankie Donnelly	9.17%	790	790	990.61	1,060.93	1,072.93	1,072.93	1,084.18
	Sinn Féin	Peter Kelly*	8.33%	718	718	791.44	862.92	912.92	913.08	932.58
	UUP	William Bleakley	6.01%	518	824.91	824.91	856.18	856.18	918.74	918.74
	SDLP	Liam McQuaid*	6.20%	534	536.35	557.41
Electorate: 11,153 Valid: 8,619 (77.28%) Spoilt: 173 Quota: 1,078 Turnout: 8,792 (78.83%)

2001 Election

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

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

1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP

West Tyrone - 7 seats^[8]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	SDLP	Patrick McDonnell*	15.07%	1,372
	Sinn Féin	Barry McElduff	14.01%	1,276
	UUP	Allan Rainey*	12.46%	1,135	1,136.19	1,136.41	1,140.41
	DUP	Thomas Buchanan*	12.00%	1,093	1,093.34	1,093.34	1,099.34	1,334.34
	Sinn Féin	Peter Kelly	9.21%	839	856.85	884.13	894.58	925.47	925.47	1,331.47
	Sinn Féin	Patrick Watters	8.38%	763	771.16	780.18	788.23	796.62	796.62	961.65	1,132.75
	SDLP	Liam McQuaid*	7.46%	679	843.05	851.08	889.77	985.68	986.68	1,057.61	1,074.72
	UUP	David Sterritt	7.31%	666	666.17	666.17	668.17	689.51	861.51	861.51	862.69
	Sinn Féin	Damien McCrossan	6.74%	614	622.67	696.37	728.91	750.41	751.41
	Workers' Party	Tommy Owens	2.32%	211	222.05	227.44	280.79
	DUP	Stephen Harpur	2.82%	257	257.34	257.34	258.34
	Independent	Gerry McMenamin	2.22%	202	210.67	219.8
Electorate: 11,005 Valid: 9,107 (82.75%) Spoilt: 179 Quota: 1,139 Turnout: 9,286 (84.38%)

1997 Election

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

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

1993-1997 Change: No change

West Tyrone - 7 seats^[9]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
	UUP	Arthur McFarland*	16.27%	1,243
	Sinn Féin	Kevin McGrade	14.46%	1,105
	UUP	Allan Rainey*	9.52%	727	963.67
	DUP	Thomas Buchanan*	10.73%	820	843	843	843	849	891.84	1,144.84
	SDLP	Liam McQuaid*	10.51%	803	804.15	811.56	825.56	849.47	888.7	892.62	904.62	989.62
	Sinn Féin	Cathal Quinn	9.86%	753	753.46	875.27	883.27	899.66	913.66	913.66	914.66	978.66
	SDLP	Patrick McDonnell	8.57%	655	656.15	660.31	671.44	684.7	701.16	702.85	703.85	828.11
	SDLP	James Connolly	5.58%	426	426	428.08	429.08	460.08	510.83	513.42	519.42	555.01
	Workers' Party	Tommy Owens	5.07%	387	387.23	389.18	417.18	433.31	448.54	452	459
	DUP	Walter McFarland	3.85%	294	309.87	310	310	314.23	324.46
	Alliance	George Kerr	2.83%	216	219.68	220.07	221.2	231.43
	Labour Coalition	Amanda McLaughlin	1.85%	141	141.46	143.41	148.41
	Workers' Party	Tony Winters	0.92%	70	70	70.26
Electorate: 10,521 Valid: 7,640 (72.62%) Spoilt: 208 Quota: 956 Turnout: 7,848 (74.59%)

1993 Election

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

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

1989-1993 Change: No change

West Tyrone - 7 seats^[10]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	DUP	Thomas Buchanan	15.62%	1,194
	SDLP	Liam McQuaid*	15.60%	1,192
	UUP	Arthur McFarland*	14.95%	1,143
	UUP	Allan Rainey*	7.99%	611	779.59	780.64	933.44	973.44
	Sinn Féin	Gerry McMenamin*	11.72%	896	896.46	903.81	903.81	907.81	910.81	957.81
	SDLP	John Duffy	7.72%	590	590.23	661.21	661.37	694.37	707.44	884.55
	Sinn Féin	Patrick Watters	9.17%	701	701.46	719.52	719.68	719.68	721.47	762.46
	SDLP	James Connolly	6.45%	493	493.69	597.43	597.91	619.65	638.57	698.26
	Workers' Party	Tommy Owens	4.81%	368	368.92	395.59	396.07	431.12	456.1
	UUP	William Wilson	3.65%	279	338.34	339.6	362.8	383.3
	Alliance	Eric Bullick	2.30%	176	181.75	185.11	187.03
Electorate: 10,209 Valid: 7,643 (74.87%) Spoilt: 200 Quota: 956 Turnout: 7,843 (76.82%)

1989 Election

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

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

1985-1989 Change: No change

West Tyrone - 7 seats^[11]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	UUP	Arthur McFarland*	17.28%	1,314
	SDLP	Liam McQuaid*	14.63%	1,112
	UUP	Allan Rainey	10.92%	830	1,135.1
	DUP	Harry Cairns*	10.94%	832	856.03	961.6
	Sinn Féin	Gerry McMenamin*	11.02%	838	838.27	838.27	841.42	841.42	841.42	923.42	927.57	927.74	979.19
	Sinn Féin	Cecilia Quinn*	10.02%	762	762.27	762.44	777.74	777.74	778.01	860.31	865.76	866.76	890.08
	SDLP	Gregory McMullan*	5.54%	421	421.27	421.61	512.51	512.51	512.51	517.66	560.11	567.32	748.7
	SDLP	James Connolly	6.43%	489	489	489.17	520.07	520.08	521.25	540.4	574.64	587.63	636.42
	Workers' Party	Tommy Owens	4.16%	316	316.81	317.83	328.33	328.33	329.03	333.03	398.72	417.27
	DUP	Raymond Farrell	1.79%	136	145.18	173.4	173.55	177.63	313.27	314.27	332.98
	Alliance	Ann Gormley	2.80%	213	215.97	225.32	228.17	228.22	231.49	235.64
	Sinn Féin	William McLaughlin	2.87%	218	218	218	218.9	218.9	218.9
	DUP	Raymond Little	1.59%	121	129.91	165.61	165.61	167.22
Electorate: 9,836 Valid: 7,602 (77.29%) Spoilt: 243 Quota: 951 Turnout: 7,845 (79.76%)

1985 Election

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

West Tyrone - 7 seats^[12]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
	UUP	Arthur McFarland*	14.98%	1,186
	Sinn Féin	Cathal Quinn	14.03%	1,111
	DUP	Harry Cairns	11.85%	938	952.24	952.24	952.24	1,029.24
	UUP	Robert Moses*	7.96%	630	790.8	790.91	790.91	809.79	815.19	848.51	856.78	1,107.78
	SDLP	Liam McQuaid*	10.60%	839	839.32	861.65	870.98	871.3	871.3	896.3	934.4	935.1	940.1	1,161.1
	Sinn Féin	Gerry McMenamin	9.32%	738	738	799.16	799.16	800.16	800.16	803.16	830.93	831.93	831.93	840.26	842.96	980.41
	SDLP	Gregory McMullan	4.98%	394	394.32	394.54	397.54	399.54	399.54	435.54	502.98	503.46	504.46	578.68	727.18	879.22
	Sinn Féin	James McElhinney	5.38%	426	426	448.11	471.33	473.33	473.33	475.33	479.55	479.55	480.55	526.88	539.48	584.14
	Irish Independence	Patrick Donnelly*	4.38%	347	347	349.97	420.3	420.41	420.41	429.41	473.52	473.52	474.52	488.74	495.94
	SDLP	John Skelton*	4.67%	370	370.16	372.58	395.85	395.85	395.85	402.85	417.85	418.39	421.39
	DUP	George Thompson	3.39%	268	273.76	273.76	273.76	322.52	356	362.32	364.48
	Workers' Party	Tommy Owens	2.58%	204	204.32	207.62	209.62	209.62	209.62	244.62
	Alliance	Eric Bullick	2.21%	175	175.8	175.8	175.8	175.8	175.8
	DUP	Hazel McKenzie	1.91%	151	156.6	156.71	157.71
	Irish Independence	James Connolly	1.77%	140	140.16	141.15
Electorate: 9,690 Valid: 7,917 (81.70%) Spoilt: 174 Quota: 990 Turnout: 8,091 (83.50%)

References

^ Final Northern Ireland super council recommendations, BBC News, 13 December 2013, accessed 24 May 2014
^ "Fermanagh and Omagh District Council". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
^ "Local Council Elections 2023 - Results". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
^ "Local Council Elections 2019 - Results by Stage". 2 May 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
^ "Local Council Elections 2014 - Results by Stage". Retrieved 25 January 2022.
^ "West Tyrone Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
^ "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
^ "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
^ "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
^ "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 15 August 2021.

[1] Final Northern Ireland super council recommendations, BBC News, 13 December 2013, accessed 24 May 2014

[2] "Fermanagh and Omagh District Council". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2023.

[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] "West Tyrone 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.

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