Enniskillen (District Electoral Area)

Enniskillen 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 Castlecoole, Erne, Lisbellaw, Lisnarrick, Portora and Rossory.[2] Enniskillen forms part of the Fermanagh and South Tyrone constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

Enniskillen
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created1985
Seats7 (1985-2014)
6 (2014-)
Councillors
  •   Dermot Browne (SF)
  •   Roy Crawford (UUP)
  •   Keith Elliott (DUP)
  •   Robert Irvine (UUP)
  •   Tommy Maguire (SF)
  •   Eddie Roofe (APNI)
Enniskillen DEA within Fermanagh and Omagh
Enniskillen DEA (1993-2014) within Fermanagh

It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Fermanagh Area A, Fermanagh Area B and Fermanagh Area E which had existed since 1973, where it originally contained seven wards (Castlecoole, Devenish, Erne, Island, Lisbellaw, Rossorry and Tempo). For the 2014 local elections it was reduced to six wards, losing Tempo to the Erne North DEA.

Councillors

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Election Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
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(Party)
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(Party)
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(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
2023 Tommy Maguire
(Sinn Féin)
Dermot Browne
(Sinn Féin)
Eddie Roofe
(Alliance)
Roy Crawford
(UUP)
Robert Irvine
(UUP)
Keith Elliott
(DUP)
6 seats
2014–present
September 2022 Co-Option Donal O'Cofaigh
(Labour Alternative)
Paul Blake
(SDLP)
2019 Howard Thornton
(UUP)
March 2018 Co-Option Debbie Coyle
(Sinn Féin)
2014 Patricia Rodgers
(SDLP)
2011 Séan Lynch
(Sinn Féin)
Frank Britton
(SDLP)
Basil Johnston
(UUP)
Alison Brimstone
(DUP)
Cyril Brownlee
(DUP)
2005 Gerry McHugh
(Sinn Féin)
Pat Cox
(Sinn Féin)
Patricia Rodgers
(SDLP)
Arlene Foster
(DUP)
Joseph Dodds
(DUP)
2001 Paddy Gilgunn
(Sinn Féin)
Davy Kettyles
(Workers' Party)/
(Independent Socialist)
Raymond Ferguson
(UUP)
1997 Basil Johnston
(UUP)
Eamon Flanagan
(SDLP)
Sam Foster
(UUP)
1993 John McManus
(Sinn Féin)
William Hetherington
(UUP)
James Lunny
(SDLP)
1989 Pat Cox
(Sinn Féin)
Roy Coulter
(DUP)
1985 Tommy Maguire
(Sinn Féin)

2023 Election

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

2023: 2 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance

2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin and Alliance gain from SDLP and Cross-Community Labour Alternative

Enniskillen - 6 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
DUP Keith Elliott* 13.41% 1,029 1,412              
Alliance Eddie Roofe 10.15% 779 783 789.8 953.8 1,257.8        
Sinn Féin Tommy Maguire* 13.34% 1,024 1,024 1,024 1,091 1,135        
UUP Roy Crawford* 8.69% 667 674 752.2 766.2 784.2 810.12 810.12 1,130.43  
Sinn Féin Dermot Browne 11.02% 846 846 846 879 1,003 1,057.72 1,074.21 1,077.17 1,077.17
UUP Robert Irvine* 7.32% 562 580 673.5 684.5 701.5 720.7 721.67 995.32 1,028.47
Sinn Féin Andrea McManus 10.16% 780 780 780 817 884 941.6 961.97 963.97 963.97
TUV Donald Crawford 6.63% 509 531 665.3 668.3 680.3 683.18 683.18    
SDLP Paul Blake* 7.02% 539 539 539 663          
Labour Alternative Donal O'Cofaigh* 6.57% 504 506 507.7            
DUP Jill Mahon 5.69% 437                
Electorate: 13,642   Valid: 7,676 (56.27%)   Spoilt: 99   Quota: 1,097   Turnout: 7,775 (56.99%)  

2019 Election

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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

Enniskillen - 6 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
DUP Keith Elliott* 16.07% 1,161            
SDLP Paul Blake* 13.22% 955 966 967.1 1,085.1      
UUP Robert Irvine* 10.42% 753 758 777.91 822.02 987.32 1,296.32  
UUP Howard Thornton* † 9.01% 651 657 670.97 694.08 805.4 1,051.53  
Sinn Féin Tommy Maguire* 13.09% 946 951 951.33 955.33 955.33 957.33 958.33
Labour Alternative Donal O'Cofaigh 9.97% 720 756 756.88 872.99 879.65 897.76 949.76
Sinn Féin Debbie Coyle* 10.53% 761 778 778.44 789.44 789.77 793.88 797.88
TUV Donald Crawford 6.81% 492 493 504.33 510.44 638.63    
DUP Simon Wiggins 4.71% 340 344 422.32 427.43      
Alliance Matthew Beaumont 4.29% 310 353 353.66        
Green (NI) Debbie Coleman 1.88% 136            
Electorate: 13,048   Valid: 7,225 (55.37%)   Spoilt: 87   Quota: 1,033   Turnout: 7,312 (56.04%)  

2014 Election

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

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

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

Enniskillen - 6 seats[5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
UUP Robert Irvine* 11.55% 778 792 982          
DUP Keith Elliott 11.55% 778 779 794 796 1,225      
SDLP Patricia Rodgers 9.51% 641 710 717 803 809 814.11 1,019.11  
Sinn Féin Tommy Maguire* 11.76% 792 801 801 868 869 869.73 963.73  
Sinn Féin Debbie Coyle* 9.95% 670 676 676 767 767 767.73 875.73 919.89
UUP Howard Thornton 8.10% 546 555 635 638 666 819.3 855.76 872.66
TUV Donald Crawford 9.44% 636 640 647 648 688 779.98 797.71 802.54
Independent Donal O'Cofaigh 8.24% 555 610 613 655 660 668.76    
DUP Shirley Donaldson 7.47% 503 506 516 520        
Independent Pat Cox 4.65% 313 320 322          
UUP Basil Johnston* 4.54% 306 319            
Alliance Ann Gormley 2.20% 148              
Green (NI) Laurence Speight 1.05% 71              
Electorate: 12,561   Valid: 6,737 (53.63%)   Spoilt: 75   Quota: 963   Turnout: 6,812 (54.23%)  

2011 Election

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2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP

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

2005-2011 Change: UUP gain from SDLP

Enniskillen - 7 seats[6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
UUP Robert Irvine* 13.46% 1,104                
DUP Alison Brimstone 12.32% 1,011 1,015.34 1,026.34            
Sinn Féin Seán Lynch 11.93% 979 979.07 992.07 1,023.07 1,147.07        
Sinn Féin Debbie Coyle 8.42% 691 691 696 726 961 1,071      
UUP Basil Johnston 6.39% 524 581.75 597.82 605.82 605.82 605.82 605.82 1,019.5 1,025.64
DUP Cyril Brownlee 10.32% 847 849.38 851.52 858.52 859.52 859.52 859.52 922.85 928.85
SDLP Frank Britton* 8.34% 684 684.28 724.28 766.28 772.28 776.28 786.28 796.42 903.42
SDLP Patricia Rodgers* 6.75% 554 554.14 603.21 661.21 667.21 670.21 685.21 693.35 902.35
Independent Pat Cox* 5.56% 456 456.13 470.14 513.14 526.14 529.14 545.14 546.14  
UUP Howard Thornton 6.03% 495 505.85 515.99 520.99 520.99 520.99 521.99    
Sinn Féin Ciaran May 4.57% 375 375 383 398          
Socialist Party Donal O'Cofaigh 3.02% 248 248 280            
Alliance Kevin Chaffey 1.45% 119 119.49              
Green (NI) Laurence Speight 0.77% 63 63.07              
Independent Fidelma Leonard 0.66% 54 54.07              
Electorate: 13,409   Valid: 8,204 (61.18%)   Spoilt: 167   Quota: 1,026   Turnout: 8,371 (62.32%)  

2005 Election

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

2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP

2001-2005 Change: DUP and SDLP gain from UUP and Independent

Enniskillen - 7 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
DUP Arlene Foster 23.57% 2,054            
DUP Joseph Dodds* 4.59% 400 1,132.73          
UUP Robert Irvine* 6.61% 576 660.6 694.48 1,097.48      
Sinn Féin Gerry McHugh* 9.62% 838 838.47 855.47 855.47 855.5 1,308.5  
Sinn Féin Pat Cox* 11.06% 964 964.47 1,011.47 1,012.47 1,012.47 1,195.47  
SDLP Frank Britton* 10.51% 916 918.35 1,046.35 1,058.58 1,060.23 1,094.23  
SDLP Patricia Rodgers 7.66% 668 670.35 742.35 751.52 752.96 772.96 973.96
UUP Raymond Ferguson* 7.83% 682 742.63 770.57 912.35 942.26 943.73 950.73
Sinn Féin Paddy Gilgunn* 7.85% 684 684.94 717.41 718.41 718.41    
UUP Basil Johnston 6.05% 527 586.69 601.16        
Socialist Party Paul Dale 4.66% 406 412.11          
Electorate: 13,101   Valid: 8,715 (66.52%)   Spoilt: 163   Quota: 1,090   Turnout: 8,878 (67.77%)  

2001 Election

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1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Socialist

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

1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP, Independent Socialist becomes Independent

Enniskillen - 7 seats[8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
UUP Raymond Ferguson* 15.58% 1,486              
Sinn Féin Gerry McHugh* 14.04% 1,339              
Sinn Féin Paddy Gilgunn 11.22% 1,070              
DUP Joseph Dodds* 11.49% 1,096 1,105.2 1,105.31 1,290.31        
SDLP Frank Britton 9.79% 934 935.8 940.86 940.97 950.28 1,513.28    
Independent Davy Kettyles* 9.03% 861 871.2 876.59 882.79 902.99 1,027.01 1,312.31  
UUP Robert Irvine 7.43% 709 958.4 858.73 902.33 1,104.53 1,113.53 1,133.23 1,174.73
UUP Basil Johnston* 6.17% 589 547.2 647.31 671.71 898.91 904.31 917.81 947.51
SDLP Eamon Flanagan* 8.03% 766 769.6 775.98 777.18 780.98      
UUP Barbara Stewart 4.22% 403 458 458.44 478.44        
UK Unionist Alan Madill 1.91% 182 184 184          
DUP Samuel Dunne 1.10% 105 107.8 108.02          
Electorate: 13,226   Valid: 9,540 (72.13%)   Spoilt: 184   Quota: 1,193   Turnout: 9,724 (73.52%)  

1997 Election

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1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Socialist

1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Socialist

1993-1997 Change: No change

Enniskillen - 7 seats[9]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
UUP Samuel Foster* 26.31% 2,055              
Sinn Féin Gerry McHugh* 16.81% 1,313              
UUP Raymond Ferguson* 9.84% 769 1,325.4            
UUP Basil Johnston 8.77% 685 866.48 982.64          
SDLP Eamon Flanagan* 11.87% 927 928.56 930.16 1,030.48        
Independent Socialist Davy Kettyles* 7.44% 581 588.8 594.24 672.78 679.81 732.88 811.38 1,002.38
DUP Joseph Dodds* 7.44% 581 664.72 700.24 700.24 700.24 702.24 829.64 833.53
UUP Ethel Gregg 2.24% 175 379.88 546.92 546.92 547.11 596.71 643.79 660.02
SDLP John Rooney 3.42% 267 267.52 267.84 381.69 420.64 438.34 514.05  
NI Women's Coalition Margaret McCaffrey 1.83% 143 144.04 144.36 180 183.99 215.99    
DUP Robert Irvine 2.05% 160 175.6 186.48 186.48 186.48 187.48    
Alliance John Haslett 2.00% 156 164.32 166.88 170.18 170.94      
Electorate: 12,960   Valid: 7,812 (60.28%)   Spoilt: 117   Quota: 977   Turnout: 7,929 (61.18%)  

1993 Election

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1989: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x Workers' Party

1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Socialist

1989-1993 Change: Independent Socialist leaves Workers' Party

Enniskillen - 7 seats[10]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
UUP Samuel Foster* 20.12% 1,605            
UUP Raymond Ferguson* 14.53% 1,159            
SDLP James Lunny* 8.74% 697 699.66 702.88 703.02 1,247.02    
Independent Socialist Davy Kettyles* 11.95% 953 965.16 971.74 980.54 1,041.54    
Sinn Féin John McManus 12.26% 978 978 978.14 978.14 1,007.14    
UUP William Hetherington* 9.23% 736 920.68 949.52 984.06 985.2 1,006.2  
DUP Joseph Dodds 6.05% 483 527.84 533.86 875.44 875.58 876.58 877.58
UUP Ethel Gregg 3.75% 299 619.72 728.08 757.66 761.8 817.8 823.8
SDLP James Donnelly 8.51% 679 679.38 680.08 682.08      
DUP Frederick Black 4.86% 388 422.58 427.34        
Electorate: 12,304   Valid: 7,977 (64.83%)   Spoilt: 131   Quota: 998   Turnout: 8,108 (65.90%)  

1989 Election

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1985: 3 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

1989: 3 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Workers' Party

1985-1989 Change: Workers' Party gain from Sinn Féin

Enniskillen - 7 seats[11]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
UUP Raymond Ferguson* 17.97% 1,639                  
UUP Samuel Foster* 16.28% 1,485                  
Workers' Party Davy Kettyles 12.61% 1,150                  
UUP William Hetherington* 8.60% 784 1,058.04 1,202.25              
SDLP James Lunny* 7.40% 675 679.34 681.64 686.64 686.87 787.27 787.47 1,268.47    
Sinn Féin Pat Cox* 7.19% 656 656.31 656.31 658.31 660.31 663.31 663.31 685.31 762.73 1,361.73
DUP Roy Coulter* 8.81% 803 830.9 868.16 869.16 1,011.01 1,024.56 1,030.06 1,031.68 1,035.6 1,039.56
UUP Bertie Kerr 2.72% 248 410.13 546.98 547.98 569.21 668.34 722.84 730.07 749.67 755.57
Sinn Féin John McManus 7.01% 639 639 639 645 645 646.31 646.31 655.31 682.75  
SDLP James Donnelly 6.09% 555 556.24 556.47 559.47 559.47 596.78 596.78      
Alliance William Barbour 3.34% 305 322.36 326.04 327.04 329.12          
DUP John Connor 1.70% 155 161.82 174.01 176.01            
Independent John Bothwell 0.27% 25 25.62 25.62              
Electorate: 12,402   Valid: 9,119 (73.53%)   Spoilt: 222   Quota: 1,140   Turnout: 9,341 (75.32%)  

1985 Election

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1985: 3 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

Enniskillen - 7 seats[12]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
UUP Raymond Ferguson* 12.67% 1,169                          
UUP Samuel Foster* 11.72% 1,082 1,082 1,082 1,082 1,082 1,143 1,149.51 1,153.52 1,416.52          
Sinn Féin Pat Cox 9.59% 885 900 915 936 1,096 1,099 1,099 1,107 1,108 1,108 1,159      
DUP Roy Coulter* 9.73% 898 898 898 898 899 909 909.26 910.26 973.56 989.56 991.57 1,512.57    
UUP William Hetherington* 7.56% 698 700 700 702 702 720 720.95 722.95 863.72 1,076.72 1,088.75 1,205.75    
SDLP James Lunny* 3.88% 358 359 379 468 504 531 531.02 733.02 734.02 736.02 907.02 908.16 928.16 934.16
Sinn Féin Tommy Maguire 8.32% 768 776 804 808 842 842 842 845 845 845 923 923 924 924
SDLP James Donnelly 4.45% 411 413 419 468 507 537 537 768 771 774 867.02 868.09 891.09 899.09
DUP Ivan Foster 6.63% 612 612 612 612 612 622 623.08 623.08 657.44 663.44 668.45      
Workers' Party Davy Kettyles 4.39% 405 429 446 448 467 538 538.1 578.12 581.12 584.12        
UUP Norman Brown* 4.79% 442 443 443 443 443 522 524.63 525.63            
SDLP Eileen Flanagan 3.92% 362 363 369 445 471 510 516.04              
Alliance William Barbour 3.95% 365 370 371 372 376                  
Irish Independence Anthony Cox* 2.54% 234 237 340 357                    
SDLP Seamus Rogers 2.88% 266 266 266                      
Irish Independence Patrick O'Reilly* 2.17% 200 204                        
Independent Floyd Maguire 0.80% 74                          
Electorate: 11,942   Valid: 9,229 (77.28%)   Spoilt: 130   Quota: 1,154   Turnout: 9,359 (78.37%)  

References

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  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. ^ "Enniskillen 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.