2019 Fermanagh and Omagh District Council election explained

Election Name:	2019 Fermanagh and Omagh District Council election
Type:	parliamentary
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2014 Fermanagh and Omagh District Council election
Previous Year:	2014
Next Election:	2023 Fermanagh and Omagh District Council election
Next Year:	2023
Seats For Election:	All 40 council seats
Majority Seats:	21
Election Date:	2 May 2019
Leader1:	Michelle O'Neill
Party1:	Sinn Féin
Seats Before1:	17
Seats1:	15
Seat Change1:	2
Leader2:	Robin Swann
Party2:	Ulster Unionist Party
Seats Before2:	9
Seats2:	9
Seat Change2:	0
Leader3:	Arlene Foster
Party3:	Democratic Unionist Party
Seats Before3:	5
Seats3:	5
Seat Change3:	0
Leader4:	Colum Eastwood
Party4:	Social Democratic and Labour Party
Seats Before4:	8
Seats4:	5
Seat Change4:	3
Leader5:	Naomi Long
Party5:	Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Seats Before5:	0
Seats5:	1
Seat Change5:	1
Leader6:	Owen McCracken
Party6:	Cross-Community Labour Alternative
Seats Before6:	0
Seats6:	1
Seat Change6:	1
Map Size:	400px

Elections took place for Fermanagh and Omagh District Council on 2 May 2019, part of that year's local elections. 40 Councillors were elected via STV.^{[1] [2]}

Sinn Féin emerged as the largest party with Fifteen seats, six ahead of the Ulster Unionist Party and six seats away from overall control. The Alliance Party and Cross-Community Labour Alternative both gained representation onto the council for the first time.^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

Election results

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

The overall turnout was 61.57% with a total of 51,913 valid votes cast. A total of 707 ballots were rejected.

Districts summary

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Others|-|align="left"|Enniskillen|bgcolor="#008800"|23.6|bgcolor="#008800"|1|19.4|2|20.8|1|13.2|1|4.3|0|18.7|1|6|-|align="left"|Erne East|bgcolor="#008800"|38.1|bgcolor="#008800"|2|16.0|1|16.3|1|9.9|1|0.0|0|19.7|1|6|-|align="left"|Erne North|bgcolor="#008800"|26.6|bgcolor="#008800"|1|26.5|2|20.4|1|13.3|1|6.0|0|7.1|0|5|-|align="left"|Erne West|bgcolor="#008800"|43.6|bgcolor="#008800"|2|18.1|1|7.4|0|8.3|1|0.0|0|22.6|1|5|-|align="left"|Mid Tyrone|bgcolor="#008800"|48.4|bgcolor="#008800"|4|12.1|1|11.5|0|7.4|0|3.8|0|16.8|1|6|-|align="left"|Omagh|bgcolor="#008800"|31.4|bgcolor="#008800"|2|9.9|1|15.2|1|8.1|0|9.7|1|25.7|1|6|-|align="left"|West Tyrone|bgcolor="#008800"|42.8|bgcolor="#008800"|3|14.5|1|20.5|1|13.9|1|5.2|0|3.2|0|6|-|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"|align="left"| Total|36.8|15|16.6|9|15.9|5|10.5|5|3.3|1|14.7|5|40|-|}

District results

Enniskillen

2014: 2 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
2019: 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Cross-Community Labour Alternative
2014-2019 Change: Cross-Community Labour Alternative gain from Sinn Féin

Erne East

2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2019: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
2014-2019 Change: Independent gain from Sinn Féin

Erne North

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 West

2014: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
2019: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
2014-2019 Change: No change

Mid Tyrone

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

Omagh

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)

West Tyrone

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

• Incumbent

Changes during the term

† Co-options

Date	Electoral Area	Party		Outgoing	Co-optee	Reason
26 March 2020	Erne East		John McCluskey	Eamon Keenan	McCluskey resigned.
5 August 2021	Omagh		Chris Smyth	Matthew Bell	Smyth resigned.
5 November 2021	Erne North		Deborah Erskine	Paul Stevenson	Erskine was co-opted to the Northern Ireland Assembly.
23 December 2021	Mid Tyrone		Sean Donnelly	Patrick Withers	Donnelly died.
7 June 2022	Erne North		Siobhán Currie	Debbie Coyle	Currie resigned.
23 September 2022	Enniskillen		Howard Thornton	Roy Crawford	Thornton resigned.
19 November 2022	Mid Tyrone		Bert Wilson	Rosemary Barton	Wilson resigned.

– Suspensions

None

Last updated 17 November 2022.

Current composition: see Fermanagh and Omagh District Council

Notes and References

1. Web site: Local Government Elections 2019. Fermanagh & Omagh District Council. 13 May 2019.
2. News: Election 2019: Fermanagh and Omagh District Council candidates. 4 May 2019. 13 May 2019. www.bbc.co.uk.
3. Web site: Sinn Féin's Barry McElduff wins council seat in Omagh. ITV News. 13 May 2019.
4. Web site: UUP top the poll in Erne North again. 3 May 2019. The Fermanagh Herald. 13 May 2019.
5. Web site: Blake re-elected in Enniskillen. 4 May 2019. The Fermanagh Herald. 13 May 2019.
6. Web site: Shock as Sinn Féin lose second Fermanagh seat. Impartial Reporter. 4 May 2019 . 13 May 2019.