# 2019 Fermanagh and Omagh District Council election

Elections took place for Fermanagh and Omagh District Council on 2 May 2019, part of that year's local elections. 40 Councillors were elected via STV.
Sinn Féin emerged as the largest party with Fifteen seats, six ahead of the Ulster Unionist Party and six seats away from overall control. The Alliance Party and Cross-Community Labour Alternative both gained representation onto the council for the first time.

## Election results

Fermanagh and Omagh District Council Election Result 2019 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Sinn Féin | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 37.5 | 36.8 | 19,111 | 3.3 |
| UUP | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.5 | 16.6 | 8,612 | 4.3 |
| DUP | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 | 15.9 | 8,277 | 1.3 |
| SDLP | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12.5 | 10.5 | 5,475 | 4.2 |
| Independent | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 5,151 | 5.9 |
| Alliance | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 2,035 | 1.6 |
| Labour Alternative | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 720 | New |
| TUV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 1,072 | 0.1 |
| Aontú | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1,062 | New |
| Green (NI) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 277 | 0.1 |
| CISTA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 101 | New |
| Democrats and Veterans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 20 | New |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
The overall turnout was 61.57% with a total of 51,913 valid votes cast. A total of 707 ballots were rejected.

## Districts summary

Results of the Fermanagh and Omagh District Council election, 2019 by district :
| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
| Ward | Sinn Féin | Sinn Féin | UUP | UUP | DUP | DUP | SDLP | SDLP | Alliance | Alliance | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
| Enniskillen | 23.6 | 1 | 19.4 | 2 | 20.8 | 1 | 13.2 | 1 | 4.3 | 0 | 18.7 | 1 | 6 |
| Erne East | 38.1 | 2 | 16.0 | 1 | 16.3 | 1 | 9.9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 19.7 | 1 | 6 |
| Erne North | 26.6 | 1 | 26.5 | 2 | 20.4 | 1 | 13.3 | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | 7.1 | 0 | 5 |
| Erne West | 43.6 | 2 | 18.1 | 1 | 7.4 | 0 | 8.3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 22.6 | 1 | 5 |
| Mid Tyrone | 48.4 | 4 | 12.1 | 1 | 11.5 | 0 | 7.4 | 0 | 3.8 | 0 | 16.8 | 1 | 6 |
| Omagh | 31.4 | 2 | 9.9 | 1 | 15.2 | 1 | 8.1 | 0 | 9.7 | 1 | 25.7 | 1 | 6 |
| West Tyrone | 42.8 | 3 | 14.5 | 1 | 20.5 | 1 | 13.9 | 1 | 5.2 | 0 | 3.2 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 36.8 | 15 | 16.6 | 9 | 15.9 | 5 | 10.5 | 5 | 3.3 | 1 | 14.7 | 5 | 40 |

## District results
### Enniskillen

2014: 2 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP 2019: 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Cross-Community Labour Alternative 2014-2019 Change: Cross-Community Labour Alternative gain from Sinn Féin
Enniskillen - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | DUP | Keith Elliott* | 16.07% | 1,161 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Paul Blake* | 13.22% | 955 | 966 | 967.1 | 1,085.1 | | | |
| | UUP | Robert Irvine* | 10.42% | 753 | 758 | 777.91 | 822.02 | 987.32 | 1,296.32 | |
| | UUP | Howard Thornton* † | 9.01% | 651 | 657 | 670.97 | 694.08 | 805.4 | 1,051.53 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Tommy Maguire* | 13.09% | 946 | 951 | 951.33 | 955.33 | 955.33 | 957.33 | 958.33 |
| | Labour Alternative | Donal O'Cofaigh | 9.97% | 720 | 756 | 756.88 | 872.99 | 879.65 | 897.76 | 949.76 |
| | Sinn Féin | Debbie Coyle* | 10.53% | 761 | 778 | 778.44 | 789.44 | 789.77 | 793.88 | 797.88 |
| | TUV | Donald Crawford | 6.81% | 492 | 493 | 504.33 | 510.44 | 638.63 | | |
| | DUP | Simon Wiggins | 4.71% | 340 | 344 | 422.32 | 427.43 | | | |
| | Alliance | Matthew Beaumont | 4.29% | 310 | 353 | 353.66 | | | | |
| | Green (NI) | Debbie Coleman | 1.88% | 136 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 13,048 Valid: 7,225 (55.37%) Spoilt: 87 Quota: 1,033 Turnout: 7,312 (56.04%) |||||||||||

### Erne East

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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | DUP | Paul Robinson* | 16.34% | 1,382 | | | | | |
| | UUP | 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%) ||||||||||

### Erne North

2014: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP 2019: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP 2014-2019 Change: No change
Erne North - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | UUP | Diana Armstrong* | 17.32% | 1,186 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | John Coyle* | 13.30% | 911 | 914 | 1,142 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Siobhan Currie † | 15.40% | 1,055 | 1,056 | 1,086 | 1,088 | 1,088.18 | 1,779.18 | |
| | UUP | John McClaughry | 9.20% | 630 | 633 | 701 | 883 | 909.94 | 921.94 | 956.94 |
| | DUP | Deborah Armstrong † | 9.75% | 668 | 670 | 678 | 849 | 853.41 | 859.41 | 867.41 |
| | DUP | David Mahon* | 10.69% | 732 | 736 | 740 | 829 | 832.39 | 833.39 | 840.39 |
| | Sinn Féin | John Feely* | 11.23% | 769 | 769 | 791 | 792 | 792.03 | | |
| | TUV | Alex Elliot | 6.80% | 465 | 468 | 477 | | | | |
| | Alliance | Diane Little | 6.03% | 413 | 415 | | | | | |
| | Democrats and Veterans | Lewis Jennings | 0.29% | 20 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,983 Valid: 6,849 (62.36%) Spoilt: 92 Quota: 1,142 Turnout: 6,941 (63.20%) |||||||||||

### Erne West

2014: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent 2019: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent 2014-2019 Change: No change
Erne West - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | UUP | Alex Baird* | 18.05% | 1,333 | | | |
| | Independent | Bernice Swift* | 15.69% | 1,159 | 1,160.05 | 1,295.05 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Anthony Feely* | 16.36% | 1,208 | 1,208.14 | 1,238.14 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Chris McCaffrey | 15.38% | 1,136 | 1,136 | 1,153 | 1,154.56 |
| | SDLP | Adam Gannon | 8.27% | 611 | 619.82 | 799.8 | 1,116.59 |
| | Sinn Féin | Fionnuala Leonard | 11.90% | 879 | 879 | 895 | 898.28 |
| | DUP | Carol Johnston | 7.41% | 547 | 601.88 | 712.65 | |
| | Independent | Trevor Armstrong | 6.93% | 512 | 537.27 | | |
| Electorate: 10,825 Valid: 7,385 (68.22%) Spoilt: 88 Quota: 1,231 Turnout: 7,473 (69.03%) ||||||||

### Mid Tyrone

2014: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP 2019: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent 2014-2019 Change: Independent gain from SDLP
Mid Tyrone - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Independent | Emmet McAleer | 11.09% | 897 | 903 | 986 | 1,134 | 1,326 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Pádraigín Kelly | 12.30% | 995 | 1,045 | 1,056 | 1,081 | 1,145 | 1,168 |
| | Sinn Féin | Catherine Kelly | 11.92% | 964 | 1,002 | 1,014 | 1,035 | 1,109 | 1,122 |
| | UUP | Bert Wilson* † | 12.10% | 979 | 979 | 1,007 | 1,016 | 1,080 | 1,093 |
| | Sinn Féin | Sean Clarke* | 10.99% | 889 | 931 | 941 | 964 | 1,066 | 1,084 |
| | Sinn Féin | Sean Donnelly* † | 9.62% | 778 | 896 | 902 | 988 | 1,060 | 1,071 |
| | DUP | James Managh | 11.51% | 931 | 931 | 939 | 943 | 951 | 951 |
| | SDLP | Bernard McGrath | 7.39% | 598 | 619 | 725 | 825 | | |
| | Aontú | Rosemarie Shields* | 5.74% | 464 | 469 | 491 | | | |
| | Alliance | Richard Bullick | 3.78% | 306 | 311 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Kevin McColgan | 3.55% | 287 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 12,556 Valid: 8,088 (64.42%) Spoilt: 114 Quota: 1,156 Turnout: 8,202 (65.32%) ||||||||||

### Omagh

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)
Omagh - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| | DUP | Errol Thompson* | 15.24% | 970 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Barry McElduff | 14.14% | 900 | 900 | 903 | 914 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Josephine Deehan* | 11.44% | 728 | 728.96 | 738.02 | 752.02 | 762.62 | 800.68 | 840.74 | 916.74 | | | |
| | Alliance | Stephen Donnelly | 9.68% | 616 | 616.24 | 620.24 | 638.24 | 641.48 | 665.48 | 697.48 | 708.48 | 735.48 | 807.48 | 935.48 |
| | UUP | Chris Smyth* † | 9.95% | 633 | 676.44 | 677.56 | 678.62 | 775.02 | 776.08 | 787.26 | 791.32 | 797.32 | 803.32 | 839.44 |
| | Sinn Féin | Ann-Marie Fitzgerald* | 9.26% | 589 | 589 | 589 | 594 | 595 | 607 | 611 | 629 | 639 | 670 | 791 |
| | Sinn Féin | Marty McColgan* | 8.00% | 509 | 509 | 511 | 520 | 520 | 530 | 536 | 550 | 554 | 604 | 643 |
| | SDLP | Lee Hawkes | 4.02% | 256 | 256.18 | 257.18 | 262.18 | 263.24 | 271.24 | 285.3 | 292.3 | 491.36 | 532.36 | |
| | Independent | Sorcha McAnespy* | 3.05% | 194 | 194.06 | 198.06 | 212.06 | 212.12 | 234.12 | 257.12 | 292.12 | 309.12 | | |
| | SDLP | Jacinta McKeown | 4.05% | 258 | 258.12 | 258.12 | 258.12 | 259.12 | 264.12 | 266.12 | 279.12 | | | |
| | Aontú | Margaret Swift | 2.86% | 182 | 182 | 182 | 187 | 188.06 | 192.06 | 205.06 | | | | |
| | Green (NI) | Susan Glass | 2.22% | 141 | 141.24 | 144.3 | 151.3 | 155.42 | 165.54 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Joanne Donnelly* | 2.01% | 128 | 128.3 | 135.3 | 146.36 | 146.36 | | | | | | |
| | TUV | Charles Chittick | 1.81% | 115 | 125.2 | 125.26 | 132.26 | | | | | | | |
| | CISTA | Barry Brown | 1.59% | 101 | 101.24 | 109.24 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Will Convey | 0.68% | 43 | 43.3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 12,737 Valid: 6,363 (49.96%) Spoilt: 98 Quota: 910 Turnout: 6,461 (50.73%) |||||||||||||||

### West Tyrone

2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP 2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP 2014-2019 Change: No change
West Tyrone - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | DUP | Mark Buchanan* | 20.48% | 1,546 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Allan Rainey* | 14.51% | 1,095 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Mary Garrity* | 13.87% | 1,047 | 1,203.24 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Ann-Marie Donnelly | 9.96% | 752 | 752.62 | 772.62 | 772.62 | 1,307.62 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Glenn Campbell* | 13.03% | 983 | 986.1 | 1,038.1 | 1,038.72 | 1,104.72 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Stephen McCann* | 11.12% | 839 | 839.62 | 881.62 | 885.34 | 929.34 | 1,144.45 |
| | Alliance | Fia Cowan | 5.17% | 390 | 667.76 | 732.44 | 797.54 | 804.54 | 814.34 |
| | Sinn Féin | Frankie Donnelly* | 8.65% | 653 | 654.24 | 662.24 | 662.24 | | |
| | Aontú | Cathal McCrory | 3.21% | 242 | 265.56 | | | | |
| Electorate: 12,201 Valid: 7,547 (61.86%) Spoilt: 116 Quota: 1,079 Turnout: 7,663 (62.81%) ||||||||||
* Incumbent

## Changes during the term
### † Co-options

| Date | Electoral Area | Party | Outgoing | Co-optee | Reason |
| 26 March 2020 | Erne East | Independent | John McCluskey | Eamon Keenan | McCluskey resigned. |
| 5 August 2021 | Omagh | UUP | Chris Smyth | Matthew Bell | Smyth resigned. |
| 5 November 2021 | Erne North | DUP | Deborah Erskine | Paul Stevenson | Erskine was co-opted to the Northern Ireland Assembly. |
| 23 December 2021 | Mid Tyrone | Sinn Féin | Sean Donnelly | Patrick Withers | Donnelly died. |
| 7 June 2022 | Erne North | Sinn Féin | Siobhán Currie | Debbie Coyle | Currie resigned. |
| 23 September 2022 | Enniskillen | UUP | Howard Thornton | Roy Crawford | Thornton resigned. |
| 19 November 2022 | Mid Tyrone | UUP | Bert Wilson | Rosemary Barton | Wilson resigned. |

### – Suspensions

None
Last updated 17 November 2022.
Current composition: see Fermanagh and Omagh District Council