Clogher Valley (District Electoral Area)

Clogher Valley
Clogher Valley
Mid Ulster District Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created	1985
Seats	5 (1985-2014) ; 6 (2014-)
Councillors	Frances Burton (DUP); Gael Gildernew (SF); Meta Graham (UUP); Eugene McConnell (SF); Kevin McElvogue (IND); Mark Robinson (DUP);

Clogher Valley is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Mid Ulster, Northern Ireland.^[1] The district elects six members to Mid Ulster District Council and contains the wards of Augher and Clogher, Aughnacloy, Ballygawley, Caledon, Castlecaulfield and Fivemiletown.^[2] Clogher Valley 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 Dungannon Area A which had existed since 1973, where it originally contained five wards (Augher, Ballygawley, Castlecaulfield, Clogher and Fivemiletown). For the 2014 local elections it gained Aughnacloy and Caledon from the abolished Blackwater DEA.

Councillors

Election						Councillor (Party)
2023	Frances Burton (DUP)	Mark Robinson (DUP)	Meta Graham (UUP)	Kevin McElvogue (Independent)	Eugene McConnell (Sinn Féin)		Gael Gildernew (Sinn Féin)
December 2022 Co-Option		Mark Robinson (DUP)		Sharon McAleer (SDLP)	Sean McGuigan (Sinn Féin)		Phelim Gildernew (Sinn Féin)
2019		Wills Robinson (DUP)
2014			Robert Mulligan (UUP)
2011				Anthony McGonnell (SDLP)		5 seats 1985–2014
2005		Colla McMahon (Sinn Féin)
2001	William McIlwrath (DUP)	Seamus Flanagan (Sinn Féin)
1997		Seamus Flanagan (Sinn Féin)			Noel Mulligan (UUP)
1993		Raymond McMahon (Sinn Féin)
1989		Raymond McMahon (Sinn Féin)	Samuel Brush (UUP)
1985		Seamus Cassidy (Sinn Féin)	Samuel Brush (UUP)

2023 Election

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

2023: 2 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Ind (Rep)

2019–2023 Change: Ind (Rep) gain from SDLP

Clogher Valley - 6 seats^[3]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5
	DUP	Frances Burton*	15.43%	1,656
	DUP	Mark Robinson*	14.61%	1,568
	Sinn Féin	Gael Gildernew	13.75%	1,475	1,475.91	1,720.91
	Independent	Kevin McElvogue	12.68%	1,361	1,361.56	1,567.56
	Sinn Féin	Eugene McConnell	11.29%	1,212	1,212.07	1,408.07	1,497.32	1,497.36
	UUP	Meta Graham*	11.74%	1,260	1,367.59	1,452.36	1,458.31	1,487.83
	Sinn Féin	Sean McGuigan*	10.75%	1,154	1,154.21	1,327.35	1,417.45	1,417.47
	SDLP	Sharon McAleer*	9.74%	1,045	1,046.82
Electorate: 15,846 Valid: 10,731 (67.72%) Spoilt: 108 Quota: 1,534 Turnout: 10,839 (68.40%)

2019 Election

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^[4]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	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 (61.53%) Spoilt: 167 Quota: 1,300 Turnout: 9,262 (62.66%)

2014 Election

2011: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

2014: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

2011-2014 Change: Sinn Féin gain due to the addition of one seat

Clogher Valley - 6 seats^[5]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	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%)

2011 Election

2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

2011: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

2005-2011 Change: DUP gain from Sinn Féin

Clogher Valley - 5 seats^[6]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5
	SDLP	Anthony McGonnell*	18.31%	1,046
	UUP	Robert Mulligan*	14.91%	852	1,167
	DUP	Frances Burton*	16.57%	947	990
	Sinn Féin	Sean McGuigan*	15.91%	909	911	911.93	979.47
	DUP	Wills Robinson	12.18%	696	716	927.11	929.97	965.85
	Sinn Féin	Colla McMahon*	15.30%	874	874	874.93	890.77	891.69
	UUP	Winston Duff	6.83%	390
Electorate: 8,355 Valid: 5,714 (68.39%) Spoilt: 107 Quota: 953 Turnout: 5,821 (69.67%)

2005 Election

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

2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

2001-2005 Change: No change

Clogher Valley - 5 seats^[7]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	SDLP	Anthony McGonnell*	18.93%	1,134
	Sinn Féin	Sean McGuigan*	13.46%	806	867.44	1,073.44
	UUP	Robert Mulligan*	12.91%	773	784.52	786	1,154
	Sinn Féin	Colla McMahon	12.62%	756	775.04	934.08	939.6	940.76	1,014.47
	DUP	Frances Burton	13.96%	836	836.32	836.32	881.64	959.36	959.36	960.62
	DUP	William McIlwrath*	13.98%	837	838.28	840.44	879.56	953.22	953.61	955.56
	UUP	Ken Maginnis*	8.00%	479	492.76	495.4
	Sinn Féin	Bronwyn McGahan	6.14%	368	393.12
Electorate: 7,859 Valid: 5,989 (76.21%) Spoilt: 74 Quota: 999 Turnout: 6,063 (77.15%)

2001 Election

1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

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

1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP

Clogher Valley - 5 seats^[8]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6
	Sinn Féin	Seamus Flanagan*	17.87%	1,159
	SDLP	Anthony McGonnell*	17.73%	1,150
	DUP	William McIlwrath*	12.58%	816	817	817.07	1,321.07
	UUP	Robert Mulligan*	14.66%	951	992	992	1,028	1,143.5
	Sinn Féin	Sean McGuigan	12.32%	799	903	975.03	975.03	975.69	1,031.4
	UUP	Donald Beatty	10.50%	681	690	690.14	733.14	853.26	858.93
	DUP	David Robinson	9.08%	589	592	592
	SDLP	Thomas Murphy	5.27%	342
Electorate: 7,827 Valid: 6,487 (82.88%) Spoilt: 127 Quota: 1,082 Turnout: 6,614 (84.50%)

1997 Election

1993: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP

1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP

1993-1997 Change: No change

Clogher Valley - 5 seats^[9]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3
	UUP	Noel Mulligan*	18.62%	1,097
	SDLP	Anthony McGonnell*	18.38%	1,083
	Sinn Féin	Seamus Flanagan	17.45%	1,028
	DUP	William McIlwrath*	16.79%	989
	UUP	Robert Mulligan*	14.54%	857	963.9	963.9
	SDLP	Margaret Monaghan	8.47%	499	500.7	562.7
	Sinn Féin	Brian Kilpatrick	5.75%	339
Electorate: 7,503 Valid: 5,892 (78.53%) Spoilt: 91 Quota: 983 Turnout: 5,983 (79.74%)

1993 Election

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

1993: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP

1989-1993 Change: No change

Clogher Valley - 5 seats^[10]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3
	Sinn Féin	Raymond McMahon*	19.45%	1,141
	UUP	Noel Mulligan*	18.87%	1,107
	SDLP	Anthony McGonnell*	18.16%	1,065
	DUP	William McIlwrath*	18.07%	1,060
	UUP	Robert Mulligan	14.68%	861	863.73	991.17
	SDLP	Bernadette McGirr	10.76%	631	787.39	788.71
Electorate: 7,228 Valid: 5,865 (81.14%) Spoilt: 99 Quota: 978 Turnout: 5,964 (82.51%)

1989 Election

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

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

1985-1989 Change: No change

Clogher Valley - 5 seats^[11]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3
	UUP	Noel Mulligan*	19.71%	1,171
	UUP	Samuel Brush*	18.80%	1,117
	SDLP	Anthony McGonnell*	17.86%	1,061
	DUP	William McIlwrath*	15.47%	919	1,082.2
	Sinn Féin	Raymond McMahon	16.53%	982	983.28	991.32
	SDLP	John Monaghan	11.62%	690	696.08	813.33
Electorate: 7,065 Valid: 5,940 (84.08%) Spoilt: 142 Quota: 991 Turnout: 6,082 (86.09%)

1985 Election

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

Clogher Valley - 5 seats^[12]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4
	Sinn Féin	Seamus Cassidy*	20.98%	1,280
	SDLP	Anthony McGonnell*	17.13%	1,045
	UUP	Samuel Brush*	16.40%	1,001
	DUP	William McIlwrath*	10.96%	669	669.84	1,144.26
	UUP	Noel Mulligan*	15.29%	933	934.26	949.26	1,050.24
	SDLP	John Monaghan	10.03%	612	866.52	871.94	891.94
	DUP	Thomas Maxwell	9.21%	562	564.52
Electorate: 7,003 Valid: 6,102 (87.13%) Spoilt: 93 Quota: 1,018 Turnout: 6,195 (88.46%)

References

^ Final Northern Ireland super council recommendations, BBC News, 13 December 2013, accessed 24 May 2014
^ "Mid Ulster District Council". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
^ "Local Council Elections 2023 - Results". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
^ "Local Council Elections 2019 - Results by Stage". 2 May 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
^ "Local Council Elections 2014 - Results by Stage". Retrieved 24 January 2022.
^ "Clogher Valley Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
^ "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
^ "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
^ "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
^ "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
^ "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
^ "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 8 August 2021.

[1] Final Northern Ireland super council recommendations, BBC News, 13 December 2013, accessed 24 May 2014

[2] "Mid Ulster District Council". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2023.

[3] "Local Council Elections 2023 - Results". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2023.

[4] "Local Council Elections 2019 - Results by Stage". 2 May 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

[5] "Local Council Elections 2014 - Results by Stage". Retrieved 24 January 2022.

[6] "Clogher Valley Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 6 August 2021.

[7] "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 7 August 2021.

[8] "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 7 August 2021.

[9] "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 8 August 2021.

[10] "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 8 August 2021.

[11] "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 8 August 2021.

[12] "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 8 August 2021.

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