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The Mid Ulster District Council includes all of the
old Cookstown District Council and Magherafelt District Council,
and most of the Dungannon Borough Council, except the Charlemont
triangle which becomes part of the Armagh City, Banbridge and
Craigavon Borough Council.
Not much change in Mid Ulster following the 2019 election. Five of the seven electoral areas produced no change to their 2014 representation. In fact, Dungannon represents a rare example where all six incumbents were returned for a second term. Sinn Féin lost a seat to an Independent in Torrent but remains the largest party with 39.8% of the vote; Mid Ulster was their best performance across all 11 councils. Elsewhere the DUP gained a seat from the UUP in Magherafelt, bringing their tally to nine.
Map by Conal
Kelly
Summary
| Electoral Area | 2019 Results | 2014 Results |
| Dungannon | 2 DUP, 1 Ind, 1 SF, 1 UUP, 1 SDLP | 2 DUP, 1 UUP, 1 SF, 1 Ind, 1 SDLP |
| Clogher Valley |
2 DUP, 2 SF, 1 UUP, 1 SDLP | 2 SF, 2 DUP, 1 UUP, 1 SDLP |
| Magherafelt | 2 SF, 2 DUP, 1 SDLP | 2 SF, 1 DUP, 1 SDLP, 1 UUP |
| Cookstown | 3 SF, 2 UUP, 1 DUP, 1 SDLP | 3 SF, 2 UUP, 1 DUP, 1 SDLP |
| Moyola | 3 SF, 1 DUP, 1 UUP | 3 SF, 1 DUP, 1 UUP |
| Torrent | 3 SF, 1 SDLP, 1 Ind, 1 UUP | 4 SF, 1 SDLP, 1 UUP |
| Carntogher |
3 SF, 1 DUP, 1 SDLP | 3 SF, 1 SDLP, 1 DUP |
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Votes by Party
| 2019 Results | 2014 Results | 2011 Notional Results |
| SF 23,553 (39.8%) 17 councillors DUP 13,700 (23.2%) 9 councillors SDLP 8,512 (14.4%) 6 councillors UUP 8,021 (13.6%) 6 councillors Ind 3,422 (5.8%) 2 councillors Aontú 846 (1.4%) Alliance 729 (1.2%) TUV 230 (0.4%) WP 95 (0.2%) |
SF: 22,587 (41.0%), 18 councillors DUP: 9,723 (17.6%), 8 councillors UUP: 9,574 (17.4%), 7 councillors SDLP: 7,600 (13.8%), 6 councillors Ind: 2,689 (4.9%), 1 councillors TUV 2,380 (4.3%) Alliance: 350 (0.6%) UKIP 195 (0.4%) |
SF: 24,071 (40.6%), 17 councillors DUP: 11,096 (18.7%), 9 councillors SDLP: 9,344 (15.8%), 6 councillors UUP: 8,939 (15.1%), 6 councillors TUV: 2,605 (4.4%) Alliance: 298 (0.5%) Ind: 2,889 (4.9%) 2 councillors (2 Ind Nats) |
| Electorate: 100,238; votes cast: 60,180 (60.0%); invalid votes: 1,072 (1.8%); valid votes: 59,108 | 55,098 Electorate; votes cast: 55,098 (57.9%); invalid votes: 981 (1.8%); valid votes: 56,079 |
2011 Census: 88,375 "Catholic" (63.77%); 46,372 "Protestant"
(33.46%); 690 Other (0.50%); 3,153 None (2.28%)
See
also
results for:
Cookstown: 1993-2011,
1985-89,
and 1973-81
Magherafelt: 1993-2011,
1985-89,
and 1973-81
Dungannon: 1993-2011,
1985-89,
and 1973-81
Westminster
seat: Fermanagh
and
South Tyrone
Includes
these
wards: Ballysaggart, Killyman, Killymeal, Moy, Moygashel, and
Mullaghmore.
| First Count: Clement Cuthberthson (DUP) 1,833 Barry Monteith (Ind) 1,414 Dominic Molloy (SF) 995 Kim Ashton (DUP) 807 Deirdre Varsani (SF) 718 Denise Mullen (SDLP) 710 Walter Cuddy (UUP) 607 Kim McNeill (UUP) 434 Mel Boyle (Alliance) 431 Niall Bowen (Ind) 345 |
Votes by Party: DUP 2,640 (31.8%) 2 seats Ind 1,759 (21.2%) 1 seat SF 1,713 (20.7%) 1 seat UUP 1,041 (12.6%) 1 seat SDLP 710 (8.6%) 1 seat Alliance 431 (5.2%) |
Electorate: 15,366; votes cast: 8,629 (56.2%); invalid votes: 335
(3.9%); valid votes: 8,294; quota: 1,185.
Mullen (SDLP) was 218.68 ahead of Varsani (SF) for the last seat,
with undistributed surpluses of 54.29 (UUP) and 22.93 (SF), which
may have slightly widened the final margin. Dungannon represents a
rare example where all six incumbents where returned for a second
term. Also of note, Dungannon had the highest Invalid Vote at
3.9%, compared to 1.4% for all of Northern Ireland and the lowest
being Castlereagh South at 0.58%.
| First Count: Barry Monteith (Independent) 1,458 Walter Cuddy (UUP) 1,083 Dominic Molloy (SF) 1,045 Kim Ashton (DUP) 848 Clement Cuthbertson (DUP) 693 Denise Mullen (SDLP) 677 Kenny Loughrin (TUV) 496 Dee Varsani (SF) 457 Winston Duff (UUP) 421 Hannah Su (Alliance) 233 |
Votes by Party: DUP 1,541 (20.8%) 2 seats UUP 1,504 (20.3%) 1 seat SF 1,502 (20.3%) 1 seat Ind 1,458 (19.7%) 1 seat SDLP 677 (9.1%) 1 seat TUV 496 (6.7%) Alliance 233 (3.1%) |
Electorate 14,067; total poll 7,586 (53.9%); invalid votes 175
(1.1%); valid votes 7,411; quota 1,059.
Varsani (SF) finished 293.98 votes behind Mullen (SDLP), with 254
Unionist surplus votes which would have widened the gap. Good
balancing from SF could have squeezed the SDLP closer, but in the
end I don't think the votes would have been there.
One of those situations where the top four parties all had 1.4
quotas; the DUP were slightly ahead anyway, but also balanced
best, thus getting their second candidate in. Unionists in total
had 3.3 quotas of first preferences, and nationalists 3.4
(counting Monteith, whose transfers went 272 SF, 103 SDLP, 19
Alliance, 6 Unionist and 1058 plumpers)
Irish
Observer and Faha
both projected 2 DUP, 2 SF, 1 UUP, 1 Ind. This is therefore
a good result for the SDLP and disappointing for SF.
Westminster
seat: Fermanagh
and
South Tyrone
Includes
these
wards: Augher & Clogher, Aughnacloy, Ballygawley, Caledon,
Castlecaulfield, and Fivemiletown.
There is a
real poetry to the sound of that old Ordnance Survey map title -
Augher, Clogher and Aughnacloy. Anyway, enough of that...
| First Count: Frances Burton (DUP) 1,891 Sharon McAleer (SDLP) 1,635 Sean McGuigan (SF) 1,494 Phelim Gildernew (SF) 1,352 Wills Robinson (DUP) 1,083 Meta Graham (UUP) 990 Robert Mulligan (UUP) 650 |
Votes by Party: DUP 2,974 (32.7%) 2 seats SF 2,846 (31.3%) 2 seats UUP 1,640 (18.0%) 1 seat SDLP 1,635 (18.0%) 1 seat |
Electorate: 14,781; votes cast: 9,262 (62.7%); invalid votes: 167
(1.8%); valid votes: 9,095; quota: 1,300.
Graham (UUP) was 478.99 ahead of his running mate Mulligan for
the last seat, with undistributed SF surpluses of 52 and 194.
| First Count: Frances Burton (DUP) 1,584 Phelim Gildernew (SF) 1,528 Seán McGuigan (SF) 1,290 Sharon McAleer (SDLP) 1,151 Robert Mulligan (UUP) 1,116 Neil Somerville (UUP) 1,022 Wills Robinson (DUP) 837 |
Votes by Party: SF 2,818 (33.1%) 2 seats DUP 2,421 (28.4%) 2 seats UUP 2,138 (25.1%) 1 seat SDLP 1,151 (13.5%) 1 seat |
Electorate 14,030; total poll 8,528 (60.8%); invalid votes 137 (1.6%); valid votes 8,665; quota 1,219.
Somerville (UUP) finished 66.82 votes behind Robinson (DUP). A perfect balance between the UUP candidates could have got them both in; indeed, Unionists are not all that far from a fourth quota here.
Irish Observer and Faha both projected 2 DUP, 2 SF, 1 UUP, 1 SDLP, which was the actual outcome.
Westminster
seat: Mid
Ulster
Includes
these
wards: Coolshinny, Glebe, Lissan, The Loup, and Town Parks East.
| First Count: Darren Totten (SF) 1,665 Wesley Brown (DUP) 1,218 Christine McFlynn (SDLP) 1,206 Paul McLean (DUP) 1,203 Sean Clarke (SF) 1,058 George Shiels (UUP) 996 Kevin Donnelly (Aontú) 214 |
Votes by Party: SF 2,723 (36.0%) 2 seats DUP 2,421 (32.0%) 2 seats SDLP 1,206 (16.0%) 1 seat UUP 996 (13.2%) Aontú 214 (2.8%) |
Electorate: 13,112; votes cast: 7,646 (58.3%); invalid votes: 86
(1.1%); valid votes: 7,560; quota: 1,261.
McLean (DUP) was 192.5 ahead of Shiels (UUP) for the last seat,
with a SDLP surplus of 59 undistributed, which would have narrowed
the final margin. Nice balancing by the DUP; two candidates just
15 votes apart.
| First Count: Paul McLean (DUP) 1,106 Seán Clarke (SF) 1,095 Darren Totten (SF) 975 George Shiels (UUP) 785 Gareth Ferguson (TUV) 750 Christine McFlynn (SDLP) 719 Ross Mitchell (DUP) 627 Ben Niblock (SDLP) 362 Hugh McCloy (Independent) 231 Michael Kelly (Independent) 215 Robert Kelly (Independent) 118 |
Votes by Party: SF 2,070 (29.6%) 2 seats DUP 1,733 (24.8%) 1 seat SDLP 1,081 (15.5%) 1 seat UUP 785 (11.2%) 1 seat TUV 750 (10.7%) Inds 564 (8.1%) |
Electorate
12,483; total poll 7,102 (56.9%); invalid votes 119 (1.7%);
valid votes 6,983; quota 1,164.
Ferguson (TUV) was 109 votes behind Totten (SF) on the final
count, with Unionist surpluses totalling 64 undistributed;
Unionists as a whole were only 17 votes behind Nationalists on the
final count, so that third Nationalist seat was gained very
narrowly.
I do not know
if the two Independent candidates called Kelly are related. I
will note that Robert Kelly's transfers went to Unionsts ratehr
than Nationalists (91:8) and Michael Kelly's to Nationalists
rather than Unionists (97:20). McCloy's transfers also leaned
Unionist, but not so heavily (175:65).
Irish
Observer and Faha
both project 2 SF, 1 DUP, 1 SDLP, 1 UUP, which was the actual
result.
Westminster
seat: Mid
Ulster
Includes
these
wards: Coagh, Cookstown East, Cookstown South, Cookstown West,
Loughry, Oaklands, and Pomeroy.
| First Count: Cathal Mallaghan (SF) 1,710 John Fitzgerald McNamee (SF) 1,369 Kerri Hughes (SDLP) 1,339 Wilbert Buchanan (DUP) 1,225 Trevor Wilson (UUP) 1,041 Gavin Bell (SF) 840 Mark Glasgow (UUP) 793 Grace Neville (DUP) 694 Alan Day (TUV) 230 |
Votes by Party: SF 3,919 (42.4%) 3 seats DUP 1,919 (20.8%) 1 seat UUP 1,834 (19.8%) 2 seats SDLP 1,339 (14.5%) 1 seat TUV 230 (2.5%) |
Electorate: 16,472; votes cast: 9,394 (57.0%); invalid votes: 153
(1.6%); valid votes: 9,241; quota: 1,156.
Glasgow (UUP) was 243.78 ahead of Neville (DUP) for the last
seat, with undistributed surpluses of 69 (DUP) and 7.46 (UUP),
which would have slightly narrowed the final margin.
| First Count: Cathal Mallaghan (SF) 1,481 Trevor Wilson (UUP) 1,319 John Fitzgerald McNamee (SF) 1,254 Gavin Bell (SF) 996 Mark Glasgow (UUP) 817 Tony Quinn (SDLP) 803 Wilbert Buchanan (DUP) 717 Walter Millar (TUV) 636 Maureen Lees (DUP) 415 Maria Cleary-McGuffin (SDLP) 276 Alan Day (UKIP) 195 Mickey McDonald (Alliance) 117 |
Votes by Party: SF 3,731 (42.3%) 3 seats UUP 2,136 (23.7%) 2 seats DUP 1,132 (12.5%) 1 seat SDLP 1,079 (12.0%) 1 seat TUV 636 (7.1%) UKIP 195 (2.2%) Alliance 117 (1.3%) |
Electorate 16,135; total poll 9,167 (56.8%); invalid votes 141 (1.5%); valid votes 9,026; quota 1,129.
In the scramble for the last two Unionist seats, Millar (TUV) finished 218.98 votes behind Glasgow (UUP), and 277.07 votes behind Buchanan (DUP). Unionists started on 3.6 quotas and Nationalists on 4.3 so no other result was likely - though a fourth SF candidate could have put the SDLP in trouble.
Westminster
seat: Mid
Ulster
Includes
these
wards: Ballymaguigan, Bellaghy, Castledawson, Draperstown, and
Tobermore.
| First Count: Ian Milne (SF) 1,710 Anne Forde (DUP) 1,619 Catherine Elattar (SF) 1,388 Derek McKinney (UUP) 937 Denise Johnston (SDLP) 920 Donal McPeake (SF) 906 Aidan Bradley (Alliance) 298 Hugh Scullion (WP) 95 |
Votes by Party: SF 4,004 (50.9%) 3 seats DUP 1,619 (20.6%) 1 seat UUP 937 (11.9%) 1 seat SDLP 920 (11.7%) Alliance 298 (3.8%) WP 95 (1.2%) |
Electorate: 12,727; votes cast: 7,984 (62.7%); invalid votes: 111
(1.4%); valid votes: 7,873; quota: 1,313.
McKinney (UUP) was 110.64 ahead of Johnston (SDLP) for the last
seat, with two SF undistributed surpluses of 12.4 and 75, which
would have narrowed the final margin.
| First Count: Caoimhe O'Neill (SF) 1,431 Anne Forde (DUP) 1,370 Catherine Elattar (SF) 1,256 Derek McKinney (UUP) 1,255 Peter Bateson (SF) 1,089 Austin Kelly (SDLP) 1,004 |
Votes by Party: SF 3,776 (51.0%) 3 seats DUP 1,370 (18.5%) 1 seat UUP 1,255 (17.0%) 1 seat SDLP 1,004 (13.6%) |
Electorate 11,673; total poll 7,660 (65.6%); invalid votes 140
(1.8%); valid votes 7,520; quota 1,254.
With six candidates chasing five seats, and four getting in on
the first count, this was resolved on the second count when of
O'Neill's 196 surplus, 185 votes went to Bateson (also SF),
putting him over the quota, and less than 11 to Kelly (SDLP). The
gap between them therefore widened from 85 votes to 259.44.
Unionist surpluses of 155 and SF surpluses of 60 were
undistributed. Looking at the community balance,Unionists were 155
votes ahead of their second quota, and Nationalists 160 votes
behind their fourth, which is not a huge gap.
Irish Observer and Faha both projected 3 SF, 1 SDLP, 1 DUP; this can perhaps be counted as a UUP gain from the SDLP.
Westminster
seat: Mid
Ulster
Includes
these
wards: Ardboe, Coalisland North, Coalisland South, Donaghmore,
Stewartstown, and Washing Bay.
| First Count: Malachy Quinn (SDLP) 1,631 Dan Kerr (Ind) 1,525 Ronan McGinley (SF) 1,173 Robert Colvin (UUP) 1,018 Niamh Doris (SF) 1,002 Joe O'Neill (SF) 994 Ian McCrea (DUP) 899 Mickey Gillespie (SF) 856 |
Votes by Party: SF 4,025 (44.2%) 3 seats SDLP 1,631 (17.9%) 1 seat Ind 1,525 (16.8%) 1 seat UUP 1,018 (11.2%) 1 seat DUP 899 (9.9%) |
Electorate: 15,458; votes cast: 9,236 (59.7%); invalid votes: 138
(1.5%); valid votes: 9,098; quota: 1,300.
Doris (SF) was 232.79 ahead of Gillespie (also SF) for the last
seat, with no undistributed surpluses remaining.
| First Count: Linda Dillon (SF) 1,218 Joe O'Neill (SF) 1,147 Kenneth Reid (UUP) 1,104 Ronan McGinley (SF) 906 Keith Buchanan (DUP) 851 Mickey Gillespie (SF) 840 Deirdre Mayo (SDLP) 759 Malachy Quinn (SDLP) 733 Feargal O'Donnell (Independent) 667 |
Votes by Party: SF 4,111 (50.0%) 4 seats SDLP 1,492 (18.1%) 1 seat UUP 1,104 (13.4%) 1 seat DUP 851 (10.4%) Ind 667 (8.1%) |
Electorate 14,672; total poll 8,363 (57.0%); invalid votes 138 (1.7%); valid votes 8,225; quota 1,176.
Buchanan (DUP) finished 213.47 votes behind Gillespie (SF), with
an SDLP surplus of 185 undistributed which would have widened the
gap.
SF's achievement of four seats from 3.5 quotas looks impressive,
but O'Donnell's transfers (311 to SF, 130 to SDLP, 3 to Unionists
and 223 non-transferable, incidentally altering the order of the
SDLP candidates by pushing Quinn ahead of Mayo) put Nationalist
parties collectively over five quotas, which made the fourth SF
seat pretty inevitable.
Faha projected 4 SF, 1 SDLP, 1 UUP, which was the actual result. Irish Observer projected 3 SF, 1 SDLP, 1 UUP, 1 Ind.
Westminster
seat: Mid
Ulster
Includes
these
wards: Lower Glenshane, Maghera, Swatragh, Tamlaght O'Crilly,
and Valley.
| First Count: Brian McGuigan (SF) 1,406 Kyle Black (DUP) 1,228 Sean McPeake (SF) 1,164 Martin Kearney (SDLP) 1,071 Cora Groogan (SF) 990 Paul Henry (SF) 763 Pádraigín Uí Raifeartaigh (Aontú) 632 Christopher Reid (UUP) 555 James Armour (Ind) 138 |
Votes by Party: SF 4,323 (54.4%) 3 seats DUP 1,228 (15.5%) 1 seat SDLP 1,071 (13.5%) 1 seat Aontú 632 (8.0%) UUP 555 (7.0%) Ind 138 (1.7%) |
Electorate: 12,322; votes cast: 8,029 (65.2%); invalid votes: 82
(1.0%); valid votes: 7,947; quota: 1,325.
Groogan (SF) was 342.75 ahead of Henry (also of SF) for the last
seat, with a SDLP surplus of 35.4 undistributed.
| First Count: Seán McPeake (SF) 1,246 Kate McEldowney (SF) 1,200 Martin Kearney (SDLP) 1,116 Brian McGuigan (SF) 1,073 Gabhán McFalone (SF) 1,060 James Shiels (DUP) 675 Jackie Crawford (UUP) 652 Noel Stewart (TUV) 498 |
Votes by Party: SF 4,579 (60.9%) 3 seats SDLP 1,116 (14.8%) 1 seat DUP 675 (9.0%) 1 seat UUP 652 (8.7%) TUV 498 (6.6%) |
Electorate 11,673; total poll 7,660 (65.6%); invalid votes 140
(1.8%); valid votes 7,520; quota 1,254.
McFalone (SF), having started 13 votes behind McGuigan (also SF),
finished 15 votes behind him. The two-vote difference came from
the transferred surplus of Shiels (DUP).
Shiels was elected on the third count with 1514 votes, and a
surplus therefore of 270. Since only 191 of his papers expressed
any preference for any of the Nationalist candidates, they were
transferred at full value - 187 to Kearney (SDLP), one each to
McPeake and McEldowney, two to McGuigan and none to McFalone.
Irish Observer and Faha both projected 3 SF, 1 SDLP, 1 DUP, which was the actual result.
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