2011 Omagh District Council election

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 2011
2011 Omagh District Council election
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All 21 seats to Omagh District Council
11 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Sinn Féin DUP UUP
Seats won 10 3 3
Seat change Steady 0 Steady 0 Steady 0
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party SDLP Independent
Seats won 3 2
Seat change Steady 0 Steady 0
Party with the most votes by district.

Elections to Omagh District Council were held on 5 May 2011, on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 21 councillors.

There was no change from the prior election.[1]

Election results

Omagh District Council Election Result 2011[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Sinn Féin 10 0 0 Steady0 47.6 46.9 10,353 Increase2.3
  DUP 3 0 0 Steady0 14.3 16.4 3,624 Decrease0.3
  UUP 3 0 0 Steady0 14.3 14.3 3,162 Increase1.3
  SDLP 3 0 0 Steady0 14.3 13.3 2,943 Decrease6.0
  Independent 2 0 0 Steady0 9.5 7.6 1,671 Increase1.3
  Alliance 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 1.5 324 Increase1.5

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the Omagh District Council election, 2011
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
Sinn Féin DUP UUP SDLP Others
Mid Tyrone 56.5 4 9.9 1 14.3 1 11.3 1 8.0 0 7
Omagh Town 32.0 2 17.6 1 15.3 1 13.0 1 22.1 2 7
West Tyrone 48.6 4 22.2 1 13.6 1 15.6 1 0.0 0 7
Total 46.9 10 16.4 3 14.3 3 13.3 3 9.1 2 21

District results

Mid Tyrone

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[2]
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%)  

Omagh Town

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[3]
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%)  

West Tyrone

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[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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%)  

References

  1. ^ a b c "Omagh Council Elections, 1997-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
  2. ^ "Mid Tyrone Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Omagh Town Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  4. ^ "West Tyrone Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 14 August 2021.