Omagh is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Fermanagh and Omagh, Northern Ireland.Final Northern Ireland super council recommendations, BBC News, 13 December 2013, accessed 24 May 2014 The district elects six members to Fermanagh and Omagh District Council and contains the wards of Camowen, Coolnagard, Dergmoney, Gortrush, Killyclogher and Strule. Omagh forms part of the West Tyrone constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Omagh Area C which had existed since 1973. It was called Omagh Town until 2014, and originally contained seven wards (Camowen, Coolnagard, Dergmoney, Drumragh, Gortrush, Lisanelly and Strule). For the 2014 local elections it was reduced to six wards.
Councillors Election Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party)2023 Marty McColgan (Sinn Féin) Barry McElduff (Sinn Féin) Josephine Deehan (Independent)/ (SDLP) Stephen Donnelly (Alliance) Catherine Kelly (Sinn Féin) Errol Thompson (DUP) 6 seats2014–presentAugust 2021 Co-Option Ann-Marie Fitzgerald (Sinn Féin) Matthew Bell (UUP)2019 Chris Smyth (UUP)March/April 2016 Defections Marty McColgan (Sinn Féin) Sorcha McAnespy (Independent)/ (Sinn Féin) Joanne Donnelly (Independent)/ (SDLP)2014 2011 Sean Begley (Sinn Féin) Patrick McGowan (Independent)/ (SDLP) Ross Hussey (UUP) Johnny McLaughlin (Independent)/ (Labour Coalition)/ (SDLP) 2005 Marty McColgan (Sinn Féin) Clive McFarland (DUP) 2001 Joe Byrne (SDLP) Reuben McKelvey (UUP) Oliver Gibson (DUP) 1997 Francis Mackey (Sinn Féin) Vincent Campbell (SDLP) Ann Gormley (Alliance) 1993 Joe Byrne (SDLP) Wilfred Breen (UUP) 1989 Stanley Johnston (DUP) Stephen McKenna (SDLP) 1985 David Aiken (DUP) Bernadette Grant (SDLP)
2023 Election
2019: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent
2023: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent
2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP
2019 Election
2014: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
2019: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent
2014-2019 Change: Alliance and Independent gain from SDLP (two seats)
2014 Election
2011: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x Independent, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
2014: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
2011-2014 Change: SDLP gain from Independent, Independent loss due to the reduction of one seat
2011 Election
2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x Independent, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2011: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x Independent, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2005-2011 Change: No change
2005 Election
2001: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Independent, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x Independent, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
2001-2005 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
2001 Election
1997: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Labour Coalition
2001: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Independent, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
1997-2001 Change: Independents (two seats) leave SDLP and Labour Coalition, SDLP gain from Alliance
1997 Election
1993: 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Labour Coalition
1997: 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Labour
1993-1997 Change: Independent Labour joins Labour Coalition
1993 Election
1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1993: 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Labour
1989-1993 Change: Alliance gain from DUP, Independent Labour leaves SDLP
1989 Election
1985: 2 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Labour
1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1985-1989 Change: Independent Labour joins SDLP
1985 Election
1985: 2 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Labour
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