2014 Mid Ulster District Council election

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2014 Mid Ulster District Council election
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  Martin McGuiness Peter Robinson MLA DUP.jpg Mike nesbitt.JPG
Leader Martin McGuinness Peter Robinson Mike Nesbitt
Party Sinn Féin DUP UUP
Seats won 18 8 7
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Leader Alasdair McDonnell
Party SDLP Independent
Seats won 6 1
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The 2014 Mid Ulster District Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Mid Ulster District Council in Northern Ireland.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.[2][3]

Results by party[]

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Sinn Féin 18 22,587 40.28%
DUP 8 9,723 17.34%
UUP 7 9,573 17.07%
SDLP 6 7,600 13.55%
Independent 1 2,689 4.80%
TUV 0 2,380 4.24%
Alliance 0 350 0.62%
UKIP 0 195 0.35%
Totals 40 56,079 100% —

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Districts summary[]

Results of the Mid Ulster District Council election, 2014
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
Sinn Féin DUP UUP SDLP Others
Carntogher 60.9 3 9.0 1 8.7 0 14.8 1 6.6 0 5
Clogher Valley 33.1 2 28.4 2 25.1 1 13.5 1 0.0 0 6
Cookstown 42.3 3 12.5 1 23.7 2 12.0 1 9.5 0 7
Dungannon 20.3 1 20.8 2 20.3 1 9.1 1 29.5 1 6
Magherafelt 29.6 2 24.8 1 11.2 1 15.5 1 18.9 0 5
Moyola 51.0 3 18.5 1 17.0 1 13.6 0 0.0 0 5
Torrent 50.0 4 10.4 0 13.4 1 18.1 1 8.1 0 6
Total 41.0 18 17.6 8 17.4 7 13.8 6 3.6 1 40

District results[]

Carntogher[]

Carntogher - 5 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
DUP James Shiels 8.98% 675 927 1,514    
SDLP Martin Kearney* 14.84% 1,116 1,121 1,212 1,399  
Sinn Féin Seán McPeake* 16.57% 1,246 1,246 1,247 1,248 1,256
Sinn Féin Kate McEldowney* 15.96% 1,200 1,200 1,201 1,202 1,218
Sinn Féin Brian McGuigan* 14.27% 1,073 1,073 1,074 1,076 1,079
Sinn Féin Gabhán McFalone* 14.10% 1,060 1,060 1,061 1,061 1,064
UUP Jackie Crawford* 8.66% 651 869      
TUV Noel Stewart 6.62% 498        
Electorate: 11,673   Valid: 7,520 (64.42%)   Spoilt: 140   Quota: 1,254   Turnout: 7,660 (65.62%)

Clogher Valley[]

Clogher Valley - 6 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
DUP Frances Burton* 18.57% 1,584        
Sinn Féin Phelim Gildernew* 17.92% 1,528        
Sinn Féin Seán McGuigan* 15.13% 1,290        
SDLP Sharon McAleer 13.50% 1,151 1,153.07 1,453.29    
UUP Robert Mulligan* 13.09% 1,116 1,163.84 1,166.9 1,182.54 1,210.54
DUP Wills Robinson* 9.81% 837 1,117.14 1,118.5 1,123.6 1,135.6
UUP Neil Somerville* 11.98% 1,022 1,052.36 1,053.38 1,056.78 1,068.78
Electorate: 14,030   Valid: 8,528 (60.78%)   Spoilt: 137   Quota: 1,219   Turnout: 8,665 (61.76%)

Cookstown[]

Cookstown - 7 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Sinn Féin Cathal Mallaghan* 16.41% 1,481                
UUP Trevor Wilson* 14.61% 1,319                
Sinn Féin John McNamee* 13.89% 1,254                
Sinn Féin Gavin Bell 11.03% 996 1,307.76              
SDLP Tony Quinn* ‡ 8.90% 803 823.88 830.32 860.56 956.51 1,007.18 1,015.32 1,240.32  
DUP Wilbert Buchanan* 7.94% 717 717.24 734.6 734.84 735.41 739.55 774.83 776.16 1,090.97
UUP Mark Glasgow* 9.05% 817 817.72 919.36 919.6 919.98 931.54 980.52 986.95 1,032.88
TUV Walter Millar 7.05% 636 636.24 670.96 671.2 672.91 676.29 733.85 738.52 813.9
DUP Maureen Lees* 4.60% 415 415 433.2 433.44 433.44 435.82 465.24 468.43  
SDLP Maria Cleary-McGuffin 3.06% 276 283.92 284.34 307.38 322.77 342.96 349.86    
UKIP Alan Day 2.16% 195 195 197.52 198 199.9 205.04      
Alliance Mickey McDonald 1.30% 117 119.16 120.42 123.06 128.57        
Electorate: 16,135   Valid: 9,026 (55.94%)   Spoilt: 141   Quota: 1,129   Turnout: 9,167 (56.81%)

Dungannon[]

Dungannon - 6 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Independent Barry Monteith* 19.67% 1,458          
UUP Walter Cuddy* 14.61% 1,083          
Sinn Féin Dominic Molloy* 14.10% 1,045 1,223.6        
DUP Kim Ashton* 11.44% 848 849.14 849.9 859.9 1,029.28 1,289.28
DUP Clement Cuthbertson* 9.35% 693 695.66 696.8 704.18 821.18 1,017.18
SDLP Denise Mullen 9.14% 677 779.6 824.44 933.62 958 968.38
Sinn Féin Dee Varsani* 6.17% 457 550.48 652.7 673.02 673.4 674.4
TUV Kenny Loughrin 6.69% 496 496.76 497.52 501.9 578.9  
UUP Winston Duff 5.68% 421 422.14 422.52 460.9    
Alliance Hannah Su 53.14% 233 251.62 256.94      
Electorate: 14,067   Valid: 7,411 (52.68%)   Spoilt: 175   Quota: 1,059   Turnout: 7,586 (53.93%)

Magherafelt[]

Magherafelt - 5 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
DUP Paul McLean* 15.84% 1,106 1,135 1,144 1,163 1,167  
UUP George Shiels* 11.24% 785 803 809 834 841 1,225
Sinn Féin Seán Clarke* 15.68% 1,095 1,095 1,101 1,132 1,147 1,147
SDLP Christine McFlynn* 10.30% 719 724 756 822 1,116 1,119
Sinn Féin Darren Totten* 13.96% 975 976 1,008 1,041 1,110 1,110
TUV Gareth Ferguson 10.74% 750 786 791 806 808 1,001
DUP Ross Mitchell 8.98% 627 635 635 641 642  
SDLP Ben Niblock 5.18% 362 364 391 436    
Independent Hugh McCloy 3.31% 231 240 310      
Independent Michael Kelly 3.08% 215 220        
Independent Robert Kelly* 1.69% 118          
Electorate: 12,483   Valid: 6,983 (55.94%)   Spoilt: 119   Quota: 1,164   Turnout: 7,102 (56.89%)

Moyola[]

Moyola - 5 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Sinn Féin Caoimhe O'Neill* †† 19.32% 1,431  
DUP Anne Forde* 18.50% 1,370  
Sinn Féin Catherine Elattar* 16.96% 1,256  
UUP Derek McKinney 16.95% 1,255  
Sinn Féin Peter Bateson* † 14.71% 1,089 1,274.08
SDLP Austin Kelly 13.56% 1,004 1,014.64
Electorate: 12,119   Valid: 7,405 (61.10%)   Spoilt: 131   Quota: 1,235   Turnout: 7,536 (62.18%)

Torrent[]

Torrent - 6 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Sinn Féin Linda Dillon † 14.81% 1,218        
Sinn Féin Joe O'Neill* 13.95% 1,147 1,310      
SDLP Malachy Quinn 8.91% 733 822 846 847.89 1,361.89
Sinn Féin Ronan McGinley 11.02% 906 958 982 985.36 1,139.51
UUP Kenneth Reid* † 13.42% 1,104 1,106 1,109 1,109.09 1,117.12
Sinn Féin Mickey Gillespie* 10.21% 840 936 1,003 1,031.47 1,069.47
DUP Keith Buchanan 10.35% 851 852 852 852 856
SDLP Deirdre Mayo* 9.23% 759 800 804 805.05  
Independent Feargal O'Donnell 8.11% 667        
Electorate: 14,672   Valid: 8,225 (56.06%)   Spoilt: 138   Quota: 1,176   Turnout: 8,363 (57.0%)

* Incumbent

Changes during the term[]

† Co-options[]

Date Electoral Area Party Outgoing Co-optee Reason
27 May 2016 Torrent Sinn Féin Linda Dillon Niamh Doris Dillon was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly.[5]
25 May 2017 Moyola Sinn Féin Caoimhe O'Neill Niamh Milne O'Neill resigned.[6]
1 Dec 2018 Moyola Sinn Féin Peter Bateson Donal McPeake Bateson resigned.[7]
1 Dec 2018 Moyola Sinn Féin Niamh Milne Ian Milne[8]
2 Jan 2019 Torrent UUP Kenneth Reid Robert Colvin[9] Reid resigned for health reasons.[10]

‡ Changes of affiliation[]

Date Electoral Area Name Previous affiliation New affiliation Circumstance
1 May 2017 Cookstown Tony Quinn SDLP Independent Resigned.[11]

Last updated 25 March 2019.

Current composition: see Mid Ulster District Council.

References[]

  1. ^ "Northern Ireland council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  2. ^ "UTV local election results, Mid Ulster". UTV. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Mid Ulster Council Results, 2014". Mid Ulster. Archived from the original on 9 June 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Local Council Elections 2014 - Results by Stage". Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Doris takes place on council". Tyrone times. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  6. ^ "McWilliams takes place on council". Twitter page. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Veteran Republican retires from Council". www.midulstermail.co.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  8. ^ "CMIS > Councillors". mid-ulster.cmis-ni.org. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  9. ^ "CMIS > Councillors". mid-ulster.cmis-ni.org. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  10. ^ "Veteran Ulster Unionist councillor steps down due to ill health". www.midulstermail.co.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  11. ^ Young, Connla. "SDLP councillor Tony Quinn resigns". The Irish News. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
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