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2023 Fermanagh and Omagh District Council election

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The 2023 election to Fermanagh and Omagh District Council was held on 18 May 2023, alongside other local elections in Northern Ireland, two weeks after local elections in England.[1] The Northern Ireland elections were delayed by 2 weeks to avoid overlapping with the coronation of King Charles III.[2]

Quick facts All 40 council seats 21 seats needed for a majority, First party ...
2023 Fermanagh and Omagh District Council election
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18 May 2023
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All 40 council seats
21 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Michelle O'Neill[n 1] Doug Beattie Jeffrey Donaldson
Party Sinn Féin UUP DUP
Last election 15 9 5
Seats won 21 7 6
Seat change Increase 6 Decrease 2 Increase 1
Popular vote 26,749 7,467 8,580
Percentage 49.24% 13.75% 15.80%
Swing Increase 12.43% Decrease 2.84% Decrease 0.14%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Colum Eastwood Naomi Long
Party SDLP Alliance Independent
Last election 5 1 4
Seats won 3 2 1
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 1 Decrease 3
Popular vote 4,283 3,248 2,482
Percentage 7.89% 5.98% 4.57%
Swing Decrease 2.66% Increase 2.06% Decrease 5.35%
Fermanagh and Omagh 2023 Council Election Results by DEA (Shaded by plurality of FPVs)
Council control before election

No overall control

 Council control after election

Sinn Féin

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Voters returned 40 members to the council via Single Transferable Vote.[3] In the elections, Sinn Féin took control of the council from no overall control.[4]

Election results

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More information Party, Seats ...
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council Election Result 2023
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Sinn Féin 21 6 0 Increase 6 52.50 49.24 26,749 Increase 12.43
  UUP 7 0 2 Decrease 2 17.50 13.75 7,467 Decrease 2.84
  DUP 6 1 0 Increase 1 15.00 15.80 8,580 Decrease 0.14
  SDLP 3 1 3 Decrease 2 7.50 7.89 4,283 Decrease 2.66
  Alliance 2 1 0 Increase 1 5.00 5.98 3,248 Increase 2.06
  Independent 1 0 3 Decrease 3 2.50 4.57 2,482 Decrease 5.35
  TUV 0 0 0 Steady 0 0.0 1.71 931 Decrease 0.36
  Labour Alternative 0 0 1 Decrease 1 0.0 0.93 504 Decrease 0.46
Total 40 54,319
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Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

  • The electorate was 87,488 the turnout was 62.89% (55,021) and there were 702 spoiled votes.

Districts summary

More information District Electoral Area (DEA), % ...
Results of the 2023 Fermanagh and Omagh District Council election
by district
District Electoral Area (DEA) %
Cllrs
 %
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 %
 Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 Total
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Sinn Féin UUP DUP SDLP Alliance Independents and others
Enniskillen 34.52 2 Increase 1 16.01 2 Steady 19.10 1 Steady 7.02 0 Decrease 1 10.15 1 Increase 1 13.20 0 Decrease 1 6
Erne East 52.33 3 Increase 1 13.15 1 Steady 16.63 1 Steady 5.87 1 Steady 2.61 0 Steady 9.42 0 Decrease 1 6
Erne North 33.99 2 Increase 1 27.06 2 Steady 16.94 1 Steady 11.03 0 Decrease 1 5.04 0 Steady 5.94 0 Steady 5
Erne West 54.19 3 Increase 1 15.78 1 Steady 9.06 0 Steady 11.01 1 Steady 3.30 0 Steady 6.67 0 Decrease 1 5
Mid Tyrone 62.77 4 Steady 8.04 0 Decrease 1 12.37 1 Increase 1 5.82 1 Increase 1 3.64 0 Steady 7.36 0 Decrease 1 6
Omagh 47.14 3 Increase 1 7.37 0 Decrease 1 17.15 1 Steady 5.80 0 Steady 13.14 1 Steady 9.41 1 Steady 6
West Tyrone 56.02 4 Increase 1 9.99 1 Steady 19.50 1 Steady 8.99 0 Decrease 1 5.51 0 Steady 0.00 0 Steady 6
Total 49.24 21 Increase 6 13.75 7 Decrease 2 15.80 6 Increase 1 7.89 3 Decrease 2 5.98 2 Increase 1 7.21 1 Decrease 4 40
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District results

Enniskillen

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

More information Party, Candidate ...
Enniskillen - 6 seats[6]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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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%)  
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Erne East

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

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

2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Independent

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Erne East - 6 seats[7]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Sinn Féin Sheamus Greene* 20.68% 1,753            
DUP Paul Robinson* 16.63% 1,410            
Sinn Féin Thomas O'Reilly* 16.36% 1,387            
Sinn Féin Noeleen Hayes 15.29% 1,296            
UUP Victor Warrington* 13.15% 1,115 1,118.08 1,309.46        
SDLP Garbhan McPhillips* ‡ 5.87% 498 747.48 748.46 824.36 855.02 893.94 1,145.86
Independent Eamon Keenan* 6.61% 560 719.39 719.81 760.61 764.81 794.35 1,068.17
Alliance Richard Bullick 2.61% 221 277.98 278.98 298.78 352.68 363.18  
Independent Tina McDermott 2.81% 238 307.30 307.44 345.24 348.88 351.82  
Electorate: 12,127   Valid: 8,478 (69.91%)   Spoilt: 110   Quota: 1,212   Turnout: 8,588 (70.82%)  
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Erne North

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

2023: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP

2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

More information Party, Candidate ...
Erne North - 5 seats[7]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Sinn Féin Debbie Coyle* 21.99% 1,561          
UUP Diana Armstrong* † 19.61% 1,392          
DUP David Mahon 13.86% 984 984.24 1,009.44 1,184.20    
Sinn Féin John Feely 12.00% 852 1,181.76 1,181.76 1,181.76 1,210.76  
UUP John McClaughry* 7.45% 529 529 673.34 699.58 771.68 1,146.04
SDLP John Coyle* 11.03% 783 815.16 818.66 818.66 1,023.54 1,034.48
TUV Alex Elliott 5.94% 422 422.24 433.72 453.14 461.42  
Alliance Eric Bullick 5.04% 358 366.16 370.36 370.36    
DUP Paul Stevenson* 3.08% 219 219.24 224.70      
Electorate: 11,509   Valid: 7,100 (61.69%)   Spoilt: 93   Quota: 1,184   Turnout: 7,193 (62.46%)  
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Erne West

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

More information Party, Candidate ...
Erne West - 5 seats[7]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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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%)  
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Mid Tyrone

2019: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent

2023: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

2019–2023 Change: DUP and SDLP gain from UUP and Independent

More information Party, Candidate ...
Mid Tyrone - 6 seats[7]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Sinn Féin Pádraigín Kelly* 18.98% 1,621              
Sinn Féin Roisin Devine Gallagher 17.14% 1,464              
Sinn Féin Anne Marie Fitzgerald* † 14.10% 1,204 1,535.68            
Sinn Féin Patrick Withers* 12.55% 1,072 1,097.20 1,359.52          
DUP Shirley Hawkes 12.37% 1,057 1,057.48 1,057.48 1,061.44 1,071.44 1,071.44 1,667.44  
SDLP Bernard McGrath 5.82% 497 505.88 517.40 619.92 786.60 825.00 891.24 1,087.24
Independent Emmet McAleer* 7.36% 629 646.28 656.84 739.12 812.76 843.00 867.92 946.92
UUP Rosemary Barton* 8.04% 687 687.00 687.24 689.00 735.24 737.88    
Alliance Matthew Beaumont 3.64% 311 313.88 319.40 371.76        
Electorate: 13,083   Valid: 8,542 (65.29%)   Spoilt: 119   Quota: 1,221   Turnout: 8,661 (66.20%)  
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Omagh

2019: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent

2023: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent

2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP

More information Party, Candidate ...
Omagh - 6 seats[7]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Sinn Féin Barry McElduff* 20.22% 1,342            
DUP Errol Thompson* 17.15% 1,138            
Sinn Féin Catherine Kelly 15.27% 1,013            
Sinn Féin Marty McColgan 11.65% 773 1,073.44          
Alliance Stephen Donnelly* 13.14% 872 899.84 903.92 958.92      
Independent Josephine Deehan* 7.07% 469 492.20 494.58 545.49 582.01 601.81 940.60
UUP Matthew Bell* 7.37% 489 489.29 668.13 673.47 674.79 675.23 695.14
SDLP Brenda Mellon 5.80% 385 410.81 412.34 437.67 520.61 561.97  
Independent Kathy Dunphy 1.21% 80 85.22 85.90        
Socialist Party Amy Ferguson 1.13% 75 76.74 77.08        
Electorate: 13,279   Valid: 6,636 (49.97%)   Spoilt: 103   Quota: 949   Turnout: 6,739 (50.75%)  
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West Tyrone

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

More information Party, Candidate ...
West Tyrone - 6 seats[7]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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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%)  
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† Co-options

More information Date co-opted, Electoral Area ...
Date co-opted Electoral Area Party Outgoing Co-optee Reason
21 October 2024 Erne North UUP Diana Armstrong Rosemary Barton Armstrong was co-opted to the Northern Ireland Assembly.[8]
27 August 2025 Mid Tyrone Sinn Féin Ann-Marie Fitzgerald Ruaídhrí Lyttle Fitzgerald resigned.[9]
12 September 2025 Enniskillen DUP Keith Elliot Aaron Elliott Elliot resigned.[10]
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‡ Changes in affiliation

More information Date, Electoral Area ...
Date Electoral Area Name Previous affiliation New affiliation Circumstance
2 October 2025 Erne East Garbhán McPhillips SDLP Independent Left the SDLP due to concerns over the party atmosphere.[11]
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Notes

  1. [1]
    The leader of Sinn Féin is Mary Lou McDonald, who sits as a TD in the Irish Dáil Éireann for Dublin Central. O'Neill is the leader of the party in Northern Ireland.

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