Erne East (District Electoral Area)

Erne East
Erne East
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created	1985
Seats	6 (1985-)
Councillors	Sheamus Greene (SF); Noeleen Hayes (SF); Garbhan McPhillips (SDLP); Tom O'Reilly (SF); Paul Robinson (DUP); Victor Warrington (UUP);

Erne East 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 Brookeborough, Donagh, Lisnaskea, Maguiresbridge, Newtownbutler and Rosslea.^[2] Erne East forms part of the Fermanagh and South Tyrone constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Fermanagh Area A and Fermanagh Area B which had existed since 1973, where it originally contained six wards (Brookeborough, Donagh, Lisnaskea, Maguires Bridge, Newtownbutler and Rosslea).

Councillors[edit]

Election
2023	Sheamus Greene (Sinn Féin)	Tom O'Reilly (Sinn Féin)	Noeleen Hayes (Sinn Féin)	Garbhan McPhillips (SDLP)	Victor Warrington (UUP)	Paul Robinson (DUP)
March 2020 Co-Option			Eamon Keenan (Independent)
2019			John McCluskey (Independent)
May 2016 Co-Option			Brian McCaffrey (Sinn Féin)
2014				Richie McPhillips (SDLP)
2011				Ruth Lynch (Sinn Féin)	Harold Andrews (UUP)
2005	Fergus McQuillan (SDLP)
2001						Cecil Noble (UUP)
1997		Tony McPhillips (Independent Nationalist)
1993		Tony McPhillips (Independent Nationalist)	Gerry McHugh (Sinn Féin)	Jean McVitty (UUP)	Albert Liddle (UUP)
1989		Brian McCaffrey (Sinn Féin)	Plunkett O'Neill (Sinn Féin)	Jean McVitty (UUP)
1985		Vincent McCaffrey (Sinn Féin)	Plunkett O'Neill (Sinn Féin)	Thomas Murray (Sinn Féin)

2023 Election[edit]

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

Erne East - 6 seats^[3]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	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
	Ulster Unionist	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%)

2019 Election[edit]

2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

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

2014-2019 Change: Independent gain from Sinn Féin

Erne East - 6 seats^[4]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6
	DUP	Paul Robinson*	16.34%	1,382
	Ulster Unionist	Victor Warrington*	15.99%	1,352
	Independent	John McCluskey †	15.21%	1,286
	Sinn Féin	Tom O'Reilly*	9.80%	829	830.06	830.64	854.64	876.96	1,248.96
	Sinn Féin	Sheamus Greene*	12.20%	1,032	1,032	1,032.56	1,057.56	1,064.34	1,211.34
	SDLP	Garbhan McPhillips*	9.92%	839	879.68	928.54	983.68	1,175.68	1,205.86
	Sinn Féin	Noeleen Hayes	8.73%	738	738.18	738.18	754.18	766.32	834.5
	Sinn Féin	Brian McCaffrey*	7.33%	620	620.54	620.54	632.54	639.72
	Independent	Caroline Wheeler	2.41%	204	326.76	415.66	439.2
	Aontú	Gerry McHugh	2.06%	174	175.8	176.36
Electorate: 11,963 Valid: 8,456 (70.68%) Spoilt: 112 Quota: 1,209 Turnout: 8,568 (71.62%)

2014 Election[edit]

2011: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP

2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

2011-2014 Change: SDLP gain from Sinn Féin

Erne East - 6 seats^[5]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4
	Ulster Unionist	Victor Warrington	16.20%	1,272
	DUP	Paul Robinson*	15.87%	1,246
	SDLP	Richie McPhillips †	12.93%	1,015	1,123
	Sinn Féin	Tom O'Reilly*	13.69%	1,075	1,081	1,097	1,115
	Sinn Féin	Brian McCaffrey*	13.26%	1,041	1,041	1,046	1,049
	Sinn Féin	Sheamus Greene*	12.80%	1,005	1,008	1,026	1,049
	Sinn Féin	Kate Mulligan	11.49%	902	905	916	931
	UKIP	Fred Parkinson	3.77%	296
Electorate: 11,443 Valid: 7,852 (68.62%) Spoilt: 129 Quota: 1,122 Turnout: 7,981 (69.75%)

2011 Election[edit]

2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

2011: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP

2005-2011 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

Erne East - 6 seats^[6]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5
	Sinn Féin	Ruth Lynch*	17.88%	1,564
	DUP	Paul Robinson*	15.66%	1,370
	Sinn Féin	Brian McCaffrey*	12.30%	1,076	1,238.2	1,331.2
	Sinn Féin	Tom O'Reilly*	12.75%	1,115	1,167.8	1,275.8
	Sinn Féin	Sheamus Greene	12.28%	1,074	1,127.6	1,184.8	1,184.8	1,230.8
	Ulster Unionist	Harold Andrews*	12.89%	1,127	1,127.2	1,130.2	1,198.24	1,198.24
	SDLP	Rosemary Flanagan	6.06%	530	550.8	603.4	604.3	613.3
	Ulster Unionist	Victor Warrington	5.87%	513	513.2	517.2	558.51	559.51
	Independent	Gerry McHugh*	4.31%	377	391.2
Electorate: 11,720 Valid: 8,746 (74.62%) Spoilt: 181 Quota: 1,250 Turnout: 8,927 (76.17%)

2005 Election[edit]

2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Erne East - 6 seats^[7]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4
	DUP	Paul Robinson	14.52%	1,277
	Ulster Unionist	Harold Andrews*	11.62%	1,022	1,705
	SDLP	Fergus McQuillan*	13.16%	1,157	1,169	1,555
	Sinn Féin	Ruth Lynch*	13.61%	1,197	1,198	1,198	1,203
	Sinn Féin	Tom O'Reilly*	13.41%	1,179	1,179	1,179	1,191
	Sinn Féin	Brian McCaffrey*	12.87%	1,132	1,133	1,137	1,141
	Sinn Féin	Seán Lynch	12.62%	1,110	1,110	1,110	1,111
	Ulster Unionist	Jean McVitty	8.18%	719
Electorate: 11,003 Valid: 8,793 (79.91%) Spoilt: 140 Quota: 1,257 Turnout: 8,933 (81.19%)

2001 Election[edit]

1997: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Independent Nationalist

Erne East - 6 seats^[8]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5
	Sinn Féin	Ruth Lynch*	16.46%	1,428
	Ulster Unionist	Harold Andrews*	15.53%	1,348
	SDLP	Fergus McQuillan*	14.90%	1,293
	Sinn Féin	Brian McCaffrey*	13.72%	1,191	1,334.39
	Sinn Féin	Tom O'Reilly	12.10%	1,050	1,075.61	1,075.61	1,402.61
	Ulster Unionist	Cecil Noble*	11.50%	998	998.13	1,091.89	1,105.67	1,141.67
	DUP	Paul Robinson	9.35%	811	811.13	822.01	827.51	837.51
	Independent	Michael McPhillips	6.44%	559	570.05	570.45
Electorate: 10,700 Valid: 8,678 (81.10%) Spoilt: 165 Quota: 1,240 Turnout: 8,843 (82.64%)

1997 Election[edit]

1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP

Erne East - 6 seats^[9]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	Ulster Unionist	Harold Andrews	14.04%	1,149	1,150	1,281
	Sinn Féin	Brian McCaffrey	11.22%	918	944	946	1,385
	Sinn Féin	Ruth Lynch	13.11%	1,073	1,078	1,078	1,246
	SDLP	Fergus McQuillan*	10.96%	897	1,149	1,150	1,193
	Independent Nationalist	Tony McPhillips*	11.11%	909	961	963	1,000	1,137	1,137	1,194
	Ulster Unionist	Cecil Noble*	11.39%	932	932	1,071	1,071	1,071	1,104.3	1,104.3
	Ulster Unionist	Jean McVitty*	10.83%	886	888	962	963	964	1,042.3	1,043.3
	Sinn Féin	Hugh O'Reilly	8.48%	694	699	699
	DUP	Paul Robinson	4.51%	369	371
	SDLP	Marie O'Neill	4.34%	355
Electorate: 10,446 Valid: 8,182 (78.33%) Spoilt: 141 Quota: 1,169 Turnout: 8,323 (79.68%)

1993 Election[edit]

1989: 3 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP

1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

1989-1993 Change: Independent Nationalist gain from Sinn Féin

Erne East - 6 seats^[10]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	SDLP	Fergus McQuillan*	17.01%	1,398
	Ulster Unionist	Jean McVitty*	13.71%	1,127	1,132.94
	Independent Nationalist	Tony McPhillips	8.78%	722	806.78	829.4	829.4	1,235.9
	Sinn Féin	Gerry McHugh	9.54%	784	794.08	1,085.6	1,085.78	1,188.78
	Ulster Unionist	Cecil Noble*	11.87%	976	976.36	976.36	1,171.36	1,173.44	1,225.12
	Ulster Unionist	Albert Liddle*	11.01%	905	906.44	906.44	1,038.44	1,043.16	1,081.24	1,083.22	1,128.78
	Sinn Féin	Brian McCaffrey*	10.15%	834	844.44	922.34	923.34	1,009.5	1,009.5	1,039.38	1,039.38
	Independent Republican	John McCusker	6.85%	563	659.48	701.54	702.72
	DUP	Paul Robinson	5.84%	480	480.36	480.36
	Sinn Féin	Philip McDonald	5.24%	431	439.46
Electorate: 10,129 Valid: 8,220 (81.15%) Spoilt: 158 Quota: 1,175 Turnout: 8,378 (82.71%)

1989 Election[edit]

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

1989: 3 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP

1985-1989 Change: UUP gain from Sinn Féin

Erne East - 6 seats^[11]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
	SDLP	Fergus McQuillan*	19.28%	1,547
	Ulster Unionist	Cecil Noble*	15.81%	1,268
	Ulster Unionist	Albert Liddle*	13.20%	1,059	1,061.38	1,135.36	1,159.36
	Sinn Féin	Brian McCaffrey	9.29%	745	776.28	776.28	776.28	783	783	920.5	1,423.5
	Sinn Féin	Plunket O'Neill*	7.62%	611	625.62	625.62	625.62	646.7	647.79	846.99	987.59	1,249.79
	Ulster Unionist	Jean McVitty	8.31%	667	672.78	702.03	716.81	723.67	1,034.24	1,038.33	1,040.33	1,040.33
	Independent Republican	John McCusker	5.90%	473	669.52	669.52	669.52	786.28	786.28	859.2	901.62	914.82
	Sinn Féin	Vincent McCaffrey*	8.21%	659	685.52	685.52	685.52	695.54	695.54	739.32
	Sinn Féin	Ciaran Leonard	5.37%	431	473.16	473.34	474.34	484.72	485.72
	DUP	Paul Robinson	3.29%	264	264	271.11	357.74	358.74
	Independent Socialist	Seamus Mullan	2.12%	170	244.12	244.3	245.64
	DUP	Caroline Madill	1.60%	128	128.68	130.93
Electorate: 9,489 Valid: 8,022 (84.54%) Spoilt: 155 Quota: 1,147 Turnout: 8,177 (86.17%)

1985 Election[edit]

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

Erne East - 6 seats^[12]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
	Ulster Unionist	Cecil Noble*	15.51%	1,279
	SDLP	Fergus McQuillan*	8.11%	669	669.14	682.14	683.14	733.14	885.14	1,374.14
	Ulster Unionist	Albert Liddle	8.24%	680	732.57	733.64	744.06	744.06	746.06	747.06	748.06	1,374.06
	Sinn Féin	Plunket O'Neill	12.11%	999	999	1,014	1,014	1,060	1,070	1,079	1,103	1,106	1,106.37	1,554.37
	Sinn Féin	Thomas Murray	9.02%	744	744	745	745	760	760	817	887	888	888.37	1,013.74	1,168.54
	Sinn Féin	Vincent McCaffrey	8.23%	679	679	683	683	721	725	765	810	813	813.74	832.88	1,151.58
	DUP	William Mitchell	7.04%	581	588.21	588.21	756.42	756.42	756.42	756.42	758.42	808.57	1,000.6	1,001.97	1,001.97
	Sinn Féin	John McCusker*	8.05%	664	664.14	671.14	671.14	697.14	703.14	717.14	755.14	756.14	757.25
	Ulster Unionist	Thomas Johnston	7.82%	645	672.51	673.58	689.07	689.07	691.07	696.07	705.07
	SDLP	James Goodwin	5.97%	492	492	503	504	519	651
	SDLP	John Reihill	3.20%	264	264.07	294.07	294.07	329.07
	Irish Independence	John McMahon*	2.92%	241	241	264	264
	DUP	Caroline Madill	2.40%	198	199.12	199.12
	Independent Socialist	Seamus Mullan	1.37%	113	113.14
Electorate: 9,572 Valid: 8,248 (86.17%) Spoilt: 130 Quota: 1,179 Turnout: 8,378 (87.53%)

References[edit]

^ Final Northern Ireland super council recommendations, BBC News, 13 December 2013, accessed 24 May 2014
^ "Fermanagh and Omagh District Council". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
^ "Election Results 2023". Fermanagh & Omagh District Council.
^ "Local Council Elections 2019 - Results by Stage". 2 May 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
^ "Local Council Elections 2014 - Results by Stage". Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
^ "Erne East Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^ "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^ "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
^ "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
^ "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
^ "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
^ "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 15 August 2021.

[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] "Erne East 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.

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