2019 Mid Ulster District Council election

The 2019 Mid Ulster District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Mid Ulster District Council in Northern Ireland.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.[2][3]

2019 Mid Ulster District Council election
2 May 2019
All 40 council seats
21 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Michelle O'Neill Arlene Foster Robin Swann
Party Sinn Féin DUP UUP
Seats won 17 9 6
Seat change 1 1 1
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Colum Eastwood
Party SDLP Independent
Seats won 6 2
Seat change 1

Results by party
Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Sinn Féin 17 1 23,553 39.85 1.15
DUP 9 1 13,700 23.18 5.53
SDLP 6 8,512 14.40 0.61
UUP 6 1 8,021 13.57 3.80
Independent 2 1 3,422 5.79 0.91
Aontú 0 846 1.43 N/A
Alliance 0 729 1.23 0.59
TUV 0 230 0.39 3.93
Workers' Party 0 95 0.16 0.16
Totals 40 59,103 100% —

Council composition

Following the previous election in 2014, the composition of the council was:

↓
18 8 7 6 1
SF DUP UUP SDLP I

After the election, the composition of the council was:

↓
17 9 6 6 2
SF DUP UUP SDLP I

I - Independent

Results by Electoral Area

Carntogher

2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
2014–2019 Change: No change

Carntogher – 5 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
Sinn Féin Brian McGuigan* 17.69 1,406
DUP Kyle Black 15.45 1,228 1,244 1,244.1 1,741.1
SDLP Martin Kearney* 13.48 1,071 1,111 1,112.2 1,158.4 1,360.4
Sinn Féin Sean McPeake* 14.65 1,164 1,168 1,174.15 1,175.15 1,176.15 1,273.45
Sinn Féin Cora Groogan 12.46 990 998 1,053.9 1,053.9 1,053.9 1,199.25
Sinn Féin Paul Henry 9.60 763 770 775.3 776.3 779.3 856.5
Aontú Pádraigin Uí Raifeartaigh 7.95 632 654 655.15 657.15 668.15
UUP Christopher Reid 6.98 555 580 580
Independent James Armour 1.74 138
Electorate: 12,322   Valid: 7,942   Spoilt: 82   Quota: 1,325   Turnout: 8,029 (65.16%)

    Clogher Valley

    2014: 2 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
    2019: 2 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
    2014–2019 Change: No change

    Clogher Valley – 6 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4
    DUP Frances Burton* 20.79 1,891
    SDLP Sharon McAleer* 17.98 1,635
    Sinn Féin Sean McGuigan* 16.43 1,494
    Sinn Féin Phelim Gildernew* 14.87 1,352
    DUP Wills Robinson* 11.91 1,083 1,512.97
    UUP Meta Graham 10.89 990 1,103.77 1,255.77 1,398.33
    UUP Robert Mulligan* 7.15 650 682.86 854.86 919.34
    Electorate: 14,781   Valid: 9,095   Spoilt: 167   Quota: 1,300   Turnout: 9,262 (62.66%)

      Cookstown

      2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
      2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
      2014–2019 Change: No change

      Cookstown – 7 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
      Sinn Féin Cathal Mulligan* 18.50 1,710
      Sinn Féin John McNamee* 14.81 1,369
      SDLP Kerri Hughes 14.49 1,339
      DUP Wilbert Buchanan* 13.26 1,225
      Sinn Féin Gavin Bell* 9.09 840 1,385.7
      UUP Trevor Wilson* 11.27 1,041 1,042.02 1,047.46 1,103.46 1,163.46
      UUP Mark Glasgow* 8.58 793 795.04 804.9 821.9 904.6 1,063.43
      DUP Grace Neville 7.51 694 695.36 696.72 707.72 796.74 819.65
      TUV Alan Day 2.49 230 230.34 237.48 249.48
      Electorate: 16,472   Valid: 9,241   Spoilt: 153   Quota: 1,156   Turnout: 9,394 (57.03%)

        Dungannon

        2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
        2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
        2014–2019 Change: No change

        Dungannon – 6 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
        DUP Clement Cuthbertson* 22.10 1,833
        Independent Barry Monteith* 17.05 1,414
        DUP Kim Ashton* 9.73 807 1,362.1
        Sinn Féin Dominic Molloy* 12.00 995 996.75 1,016.47 1,016.59 1,053.93 1,207.93
        UUP Walter Cuddy* 7.32 607 650.75 652.11 751.47 816.47 830.29 1,239.29
        SDLP Denise Mullen* ‡ 8.56 710 711.75 730.11 731.19 920.04 1,016.49 1,062.14
        Sinn Féin Deirdre Varsani 8.66 718 718.7 746.41 746.41 762.43 841.12 843.46
        UUP Kim McNeill 5.23 434 464.8 465.31 537.07 576.37 581.12
        Independent Niall Bowen 4.16 345 345.35 496.48 496.96 544.85
        Alliance Mel Boyle 5.20 431 433.1 439.73 441.05
        Electorate: 15,366   Valid: 8,294   Spoilt: 335   Quota: 1,185   Turnout: 8,629 (56.16%)

          Magherafelt

          2014: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
          2019: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
          2014–2019 Change: DUP gain one seat from UUP

          Magherafelt – 5 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4
          Sinn Féin Darren Totten* 22.02 1,665
          SDLP Christine McFlynn* 15.95 1,206 1,320
          Sinn Féin Sean Clarke* 13.99 1,058 1,107 1,500.75
          DUP Wesley Brown 16.11 1,218 1,220 1,221 1,224
          DUP Paul McLean* 15.91 1,203 1,208 1,209.25 1,214.75
          UUP George Shiels* 13.17 996 1,001 1,001.75 1,022.25
          Aontú Kevin Donnelly 2.83 214
          Electorate: 13,112   Valid: 7,560   Spoilt: 86   Quota: 1,261   Turnout: 7,646 (58.31%)

            Moyola

            2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
            2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
            2014–2019 Change: No change

            Moyola – 5 seats
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4
            Sinn Féin Ian Milne* 21.72 1,710
            DUP Anne Forde* 20.56 1,619
            Sinn Féin Catherine Elattar* 17.63 1,388
            Sinn Féin Donal McPeake* 11.51 906 1,269.4 1,325.4
            UUP Derek McKinney* 11.90 937 937.23 981.23 1,274.4
            SDLP Denise Johnston 11.69 920 936.79 1,159.01 1,163.76
            Alliance Aidan Bradley 3.79 298 301.91
            Workers' Party Hugh Scullion 1.21 95 100.29
            Electorate: 12,727   Valid: 7,873   Spoilt: 111   Quota: 1,313   Turnout: 7,984 (62.73%)

              Torrent

              2014: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
              2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
              2014–2019 Change: Independent gain one seat from Sinn Féin

              Torrent – 6 seats
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5
              SDLP Malachy Quinn* 17.93 1,631
              Independent Dan Kerr 16.76 1,525
              UUP Robert Colvin* 11.19 1,018 1,052.41 1,055.91 1,914.91
              Sinn Féin Ronan McGinley* † 12.89 1,173 1,254.84 1,282.59 1,283.84 1,286.84
              Sinn Féin Joe O'Neill* 10.93 994 1,099.09 1,162.59 1,164.9 1,175.9
              Sinn Féin Niamh Doris* 11.01 1,002 1,066.48 1,175.73 1,157.04 1,170.04
              Sinn Féin Mickey Gillespie* 9.41 856 894.75 931.25 933.25 937.25
              DUP Ian McCrea 9.88 899 903.96 905.21
              Electorate: 15.458   Valid: 9,098   Spoilt: 138   Quota: 1,300   Turnout: 9,236 (59.75%)

                Changes during the term

                † Co-options
                Date Electoral Area Party Outgoing Co-optee Reason
                7 February 2020 Torrent Sinn Féin Ronan McGinley Niall McAleer McGinley resigned.

                ‡ Changes in affiliation
                Date Electoral Area Name Previous affiliation New affiliation Circumstance
                27 July 2019 Dungannon Denise Mullen SDLP Aontú Resigned from the SDLP over disagreements on same-sex marriage and abortion.[4]

                – Suspensions

                None

                Last updated 7 May 2020.

                Current composition: see Mid Ulster District Council

                References
                1. "Northern Ireland local elections 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
                2. "Council elections 2019: full results". The Irish News. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
                3. "Local Government Elections 2019: Mid Ulster". Mid Ulster Council. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
                4. Young, Connla. "Former SDLP councillor Denise Mullen joins Aontú". The Irish News. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
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