Erne West (District Electoral Area)

Erne West
Erne West
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created	1985
Seats	5 (1985-)
Councillors	Elaine Brough (SF); Anthony Feely (SF); Adam Gannon (SDLP); Declan McArdle (SF); Mark Ovens (UUP);

Erne West is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Fermanagh and Omagh, Northern Ireland.^[1] The district elects five members to Fermanagh and Omagh District Council and contains the wards of Belcoo and Garrison, Boho, Cleenish and Letterbreen, Derrygonnelly, Derrylin and Florence Court and Kinawley.^[2] Erne West forms part of the Fermanagh and South Tyrone constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Fermanagh Area A and Fermanagh Area C which had existed since 1973, where it originally contained five wards (Belcoo and Garrison, Boho, Cleenish and Letterbreen, Derrygonnelly, Derrylin and Florence Court and Kinawley).

Councillors

Election
2023	Anthony Feely (Sinn Féin)	Declan McArdle (Sinn Féin)	Elaine Brough (Sinn Féin)	Adam Gannon (SDLP)	Mark Ovens (UUP)
2019		Chris McCaffrey (Sinn Féin)	Bernice Swift (Sinn Féin)/ (Independent)	Adam Gannon (SDLP)	Alex Baird (UUP)
2014		Barry Doherty (Sinn Féin)		Brendan Gallagher (SDLP)
2011	Frankie Rice (Sinn Féin)	Barry Doherty (Sinn Féin)		Brendan Gallagher (SDLP)
2005	Stephen Huggett (Sinn Féin)	Póilín Uí Cathaín (Sinn Féin)		Gerry Gallagher (SDLP)
2001	Stephen Huggett (Sinn Féin)	Robin Martin (Sinn Féin)	Pat Cox (Sinn Féin)		Wilson Elliott (UUP)
1997	Patrick McCaffrey (IIP)/ (Independent Nationalist)		Derrick Nixon (UUP)
1993
1989		Paul Corrigan (Sinn Féin)
1985		Paul Corrigan (Sinn Féin)	Patrick McBrien (Sinn Féin)

2023 Election

2019: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent

2023: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Independent

Erne West - 5 seats^[3]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5
	Sinn Féin	Anthony Feely*	19.68%	1,493
	Sinn Féin	Elaine Brough	17.95%	1,362
	Sinn Féin	Declan McArdle	16.56%	1,256	1,426.40
	SDLP	Adam Gannon*	11.01%	835	869.35	1,005.55	1,053.40	1,313.40
	UUP	Mark Ovens	15.78%	1,197	1,198.35	1,250.35	1,250.95	1,273.95
	DUP	Aaron Elliott	9.06%	687	687.90	692.90	693.05	699.05
	Independent	Paul McColdrick	6.67%	506	517.85	555.15	580.65
	Alliance	Gerard McCusker	3.30%	250	251.95
Electorate: 11,196 Valid: 7,586 (67.76%) Spoilt: 66 Quota: 1,265 Turnout: 7,652 (68.35%)

2019 Election

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

Erne West - 5 seats^[4]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4
	UUP	Alex Baird*	18.05%	1,333
	Independent	Bernice Swift*	15.69%	1,159	1,160.05	1,295.05
	Sinn Féin	Anthony Feely*	16.36%	1,208	1,208.14	1,238.14
	Sinn Féin	Chris McCaffrey	15.38%	1,136	1,136	1,153	1,154.56
	SDLP	Adam Gannon	8.27%	611	619.82	799.8	1,116.59
	Sinn Féin	Fionnuala Leonard	11.90%	879	879	895	898.28
	DUP	Carol Johnston	7.41%	547	601.88	712.65
	Independent	Trevor Armstrong	6.93%	512	537.27
Electorate: 10,825 Valid: 7,385 (68.22%) Spoilt: 88 Quota: 1,231 Turnout: 7,473 (69.03%)

2014 Election

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

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

2011-2014 Change: No change

Erne West - 5 seats^[5]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6
	UUP	Alex Baird*	23.39%	1,619
	Independent	Bernice Swift*	17.26%	1,195
	Sinn Féin	Barry Doherty*	14.23%	985	987.48	993.09	1,567.09
	Sinn Féin	Anthony Feely	13.66%	946	946.93	956.47	1,083.41	1,465.61
	SDLP	Brendan Gallagher	13.90%	962	1,014.39	1,024.83	1,090.67	1,120.07	1,199.87
	DUP	Jeremy Campbell	6.14%	425	831.1	831.37	831.37	832.21	834.73
	Sinn Féin	Leanne Maguire	11.43%	791	791.43	798.47
Electorate: 10,279 Valid: 6,923 (67.35%) Spoilt: 88 Quota: 1,154 Turnout: 7,011 (68.21%)

2011 Election

2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

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

2005-2011 Change: Independent leaves Sinn Féin

Erne West - 5 seats^[6]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4
	SDLP	Brendan Gallagher	17.04%	1,265
	UUP	Alex Baird*	16.95%	1,259
	Sinn Féin	Frankie Rice	14.79%	1,098	1,101	1,636
	Sinn Féin	Barry Doherty	15.61%	1,159	1,159	1,274
	Independent	Bernice Swift*	13.52%	1,004	1,010	1,078	1,224
	DUP	Alan Hassard	9.61%	714	846	847	850
	Sinn Féin	Stephen Huggett*	10.19%	757	757
	UUP	Ruth Wilson	2.29%	170
Electorate: 10,250 Valid: 7,426 (72.45%) Spoilt: 160 Quota: 1,238 Turnout: 7,586 (74.01%)

2005 Election

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

2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

2001-2005 Change: No change

Erne West - 5 seats^[7]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4
	SDLP	Gerry Gallagher*	21.62%	1,559
	Sinn Féin	Stephen Huggett*	15.55%	1,121	1,240.48
	Sinn Féin	Póilín Uí Catháin	15.73%	1,134	1,175.18	1,210.18
	Sinn Féin	Bernice Swift	15.06%	1,086	1,153.86	1,207.86
	UUP	Alex Baird	9.56%	689	702.92	728.23	1,153.34
	DUP	Cyril Brownlee	12.65%	912	916.93	922.80	1,022.99
	UUP	Derrick Nixon	7.14%	515	532.69	561.32
	Independent	Kevin Nolan	1.60%	115	158.79
	Green (NI)	Laurence Speight	1.10%	79	125.69
Electorate: 9,424 Valid: 7,210 (76.51%) Spoilt: 135 Quota: 1,202 Turnout: 7,345 (77.94%)

2001 Election

1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

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

1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin (two seats) gain from UUP and Independent Nationalist

Erne West - 5 seats^[8]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3
	SDLP	Gerry Gallagher*	21.62%	1,578
	Sinn Féin	Pat Cox	17.34%	1,266
	Sinn Féin	Stephen Huggett	15.22%	1,111	1,112	1,298.66
	Sinn Féin	Robin Martin*	15.60%	1,139	1,140	1,253.22
	UUP	Wilson Elliott*	13.44%	981	1,179	1,217.08
	UUP	Derrick Nixon*	11.40%	832	979	1,000.42
	DUP	David Black	5.37%	392
Electorate: 9,196 Valid: 7,299 (79.37%) Spoilt: 167 Quota: 1,217 Turnout: 7,466 (81.19%)

1997 Election

1993: 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

1993-1997 Change: No change

Erne West - 5 seats^[9]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5
	UUP	Wilson Elliott*	23.88%	1,616
	Ind. Nationalist	Patrick McCaffrey*	18.47%	1,250
	Sinn Féin	Robin Martin*	17.42%	1,179
	SDLP	Gerry Gallagher*	15.83%	1,071	1,077.6	1,183.6
	UUP	Derrick Nixon*	9.04%	612	1,078.8	1,088.2	1,100.6	1,113.6
	Sinn Féin	Stephen Huggett	12.75%	863	863.9	892.2	996.8	1,025.8
	NI Women's Coalition	Imelda Maguire	2.60%	176	180.2
Electorate: 8,872 Valid: 6,767 (76.27%) Spoilt: 149 Quota: 1,128 Turnout: 6,916 (77.95%)

1993 Election

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

1993: 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

1989-1993 Change: No change

Erne West - 5 seats^[10]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6
	UUP	Wilson Elliott*	21.89%	1,507
	Ind. Nationalist	Patrick McCaffrey*	21.23%	1,462
	SDLP	Gerry Gallagher*	15.09%	1,039	1,042.12	1,120.55	1,159.55
	UUP	Derrick Nixon*	8.73%	601	937.48	939.78	1,139.82	1,160.82
	Sinn Féin	Robin Martin	10.60%	730	730.24	785.67	844.44	937.13	939.13
	Sinn Féin	Francis Doherty	7.96%	548	548.24	578.6	708.51	915.78	915.78
	Ind. Nationalist	Patrick Flanagan	7.86%	541	542.92	674.94	696.72
	SDLP	Stephen Huggett	3.63%	250	250.72	260.61
	DUP	Jack Thompson	3.01%	207	220.44	221.13
Electorate: 8,474 Valid: 6,885 (81.25%) Spoilt: 180 Quota: 1,148 Turnout: 7,065 (83.37%)

1989 Election

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

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

1985-1989 Change: UUP gain from Sinn Féin, Independent Nationalist leaves IIP

Erne West - 5 seats^[11]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4
	Ind. Nationalist	Patrick McCaffrey*	23.60%	1,604
	UUP	Wilson Elliott*	20.55%	1,397
	Sinn Féin	Paul Corrigan*	17.45%	1,186
	SDLP	Gerry Gallagher*	13.08%	889	1,055.6	1,265.6
	UUP	Derrick Nixon	12.81%	871	875.08	880.46	1,138.86
	Sinn Féin	Vincent Martin	8.75%	595	754.12	815.46	816.98
	SDLP	Patrick McGovern	3.77%	256	390.98
Electorate: 8,034 Valid: 6,798 (84.62%) Spoilt: 203 Quota: 1,134 Turnout: 7,001 (87.14%)

1985 Election

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

Erne West - 5 seats^[12]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	UUP	Wilson Elliott*	17.05%	1,261
	Irish Independence	Patrick McCaffrey*	15.63%	1,156	1,167	1,202	1,203	1,305
	Sinn Féin	Paul Corrigan	9.68%	716	720	868	868	881	884.68	1,511.68
	SDLP	Gerry Gallagher*	11.17%	826	937	973	977	1,123	1,167.16	1,202.16	1,216.73
	Sinn Féin	Patrick McBrien	7.20%	532	536	659	660	844	867	932.92	1,193.77
	UUP	Derrick Nixon	10.27%	759	759	759	1,143	1,151	1,151	1,154	1,154
	Sinn Féin	Patrick Reilly	10.24%	757	758	765	765	767	767.92
	Ind. Nationalist	Patrick Flanagan*	6.29%	465	486	489	491
	DUP	Diannah Gott	5.48%	405	407	407
	Sinn Féin	Thomas Keaney	4.80%	355	356
	SDLP	Patrick McGovern	2.19%	162
Electorate: 8,343 Valid: 7,394 (88.63%) Spoilt: 141 Quota: 1,233 Turnout: 7,535 (90.32%)

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.
^ "Election Results 2023". Fermanagh & Omagh District Council.
^ "Local Council Elections 2019 - Results by Stage". 2 May 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
^ "Local Council Elections 2014 - Results by Stage". Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
^ "Erne West Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^ "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^ "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
^ "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
^ "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
^ "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 17 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] "Election Results 2023". Fermanagh & Omagh District Council.

[4] "Local Council Elections 2019 - Results by Stage". 2 May 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

[5] "Local Council Elections 2014 - Results by Stage". Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.

[6] "Erne West Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[7] "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[8] "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 16 August 2021.

[9] "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 16 August 2021.

[10] "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 15 August 2021.

[11] "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 17 August 2021.

[12] "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 15 August 2021.

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