# 2023 Mid Ulster District Council election

The 2023 election to Mid Ulster District Council was scheduled and held on 18 May 2023, alongside other local elections in Northern Ireland, two weeks after local elections in England. The Northern Ireland elections were delayed by 2 weeks to avoid overlapping with the coronation of King Charles III.
They returned 40 members to the council via Single Transferable Vote.

## Election results

Mid Ulster District Council Election Result 2023 :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Sinn Féin | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 47.50 | 47.16 | 31,834 | 7.31 |
| | DUP | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 27.50 | 20.81 | 14,045 | 2.37 |
| | SDLP | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12.50 | 8.38 | 5,660 | 6.02 |
| | Independent | 3 (a) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.50 | 7.75 | 5,230 | 1.96 |
| | UUP | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5.00 | 7.27 | 4,908 | 6.30 |
| | TUV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.97 | 2,682 | 3.58 |
| | Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.82 | 1,904 | 1.59 |
| | Aontú | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.44 | 974 | 0.01 |
| | Labour Alternative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 268 | New |
| Total | Total | 40 | | | | | | 67,505 | |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
* (a) The three independents identify themselves as Independent Republican.
* The electorate was 105,819 , the turnout 68,361 (64.60%) and there was 856 spoilt votes.

## Districts summary

Results of the 2023 Mid Ulster District Council election by district :
| District Electoral Area (DEA) | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total cllrs |
| District Electoral Area (DEA) | Sinn Féin | Sinn Féin | DUP | DUP | SDLP | SDLP | UUP | UUP | TUV | TUV | Alliance | Alliance | Independents and others | Independents and others | | Total cllrs |
| Carntogher | 65.47 | 4 1 | 13.69 | 1 | 9.39 | 0 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 5.45 | 0 | 5 |
| Clogher Valley | 35.79 | 2 | 30.04 | 2 | 9.74 | 0 1 | 11.74 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 12.68 | 1 1 | 6 |
| Cookstown | 49.99 | 3 | 19.61 | 2 1 | 7.48 | 1 | 11.94 | 1 1 | 6.44 | 0 | 4.12 | 0 | 0.43 | 0 | 7 |
| Dungannon | 28.39 | 2 1 | 28.64 | 2 | 6.25 | 1 | 5.48 | 0 1 | 3.11 | 0 | 4.90 | 0 | 23.13 | 1 | 6 |
| Magherafelt | 43.68 | 2 | 25.55 | 2 | 9.74 | 1 | 7.11 | 0 | 8.13 | 0 | 5.79 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 5 |
| Moyola | 57.21 | 3 | 17.07 | 1 | 7.11 | 1 1 | 6.47 | 0 1 | 5.67 | 0 | 2.70 | 0 | 3.79 | 0 | 5 |
| Torrent | 51.61 | 3 | 11.00 | 1 1 | 9.04 | 1 | 6.72 | 0 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 2.67 | 0 | 18.97 | 1 | 6 |
| Total | 47.16 | 19 2 | 20.81 | 11 2 | 8.39 | 5 1 | 7.27 | 2 4 | 3.97 | 0 | 2.82 | 0 | 9.59 | 3 1 | 40 |

## District results
### Carntogher

2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
2023: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP
2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Carntogher - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Sinn Féin | Brian McGuigan* | 21.62% | 1,909 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Sean McPeake* | 17.44% | 1,540 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Paddy Kelly | 11.88% | 1,049 | 1,397.26 | 1,407.10 | 1,518.10 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Córa Corry* | 14.53% | 1,283 | 1,335.36 | 1,381.20 | 1,472.62 | |
| | DUP | Kyle Black* | 13.69% | 1,209 | 1,209.00 | 1,209.04 | 1,227.04 | 1,681.04 |
| | SDLP | Martin Kearney* | 9.39% | 829 | 843.08 | 847.52 | 979.00 | 994.00 |
| | TUV | James Artt | 6.00% | 530 | 530.00 | 530.00 | 533.00 | |
| | Aontú | Noreen McEldowney | 5.45% | 481 | 486.06 | 487.38 | | |
| Electorate: 12,744 Valid: 8,830 (69.29%) Spoilt: 81 Quota: 1,472 Turnout: 8,911 (69.92%) |||||||||

### Clogher Valley

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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | 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%) |||||||||

### Cookstown

2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
2023: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2019–2023 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Cookstown - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | Sinn Féin | Cathal Mallaghan* † | 20.97% | 2,157 | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | John McNamee* | 17.21% | 1,771 | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Gavin Bell* | 11.81% | 1,215 | 2,010.20 | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Kerri Martin* | 7.48% | 769 | 813.80 | 1,013.00 | 1,381.48 | | | | | |
| | DUP | Wilbert Buchanan* | 12.14% | 1,249 | 1,249.80 | 1,249.80 | 1,250.74 | 1,252.74 | 1,252.74 | 1,360.74 | | |
| | UUP | Trevor Wilson* | 6.82% | 702 | 702.40 | 702.40 | 708.04 | 708.04 | 712.64 | 983.27 | 1,002.87 | 1,201.33 |
| | DUP | Eva Cahoon | 7.47% | 768 | 768.00 | 768.00 | 769.41 | 769.41 | 769.41 | 843.41 | 886.81 | 919.54 |
| | TUV | Timothy Hagan | 6.44% | 663 | 663.00 | 663.80 | 667.56 | 669.56 | 670.02 | 707.02 | 716.12 | 740.19 |
| | Alliance | Chris Hillcox | 4.12% | 424 | 435.60 | 480.40 | 569.70 | 598.25 | 684.96 | 711.89 | 713.29 | |
| | UUP | Mark Glasgow* | 5.11% | 526 | 527.60 | 530.00 | 530.47 | 531.47 | 532.39 | | | |
| | Independent | Louise Taylor | 0.43% | 44 | 46.40 | 51.60 | 62.41 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 17,175 Valid: 10,288 (59.90%) Spoilt: 145 Quota: 1,287 Turnout: 10,433 (60.75%) |||||||||||||

### Dungannon

2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent (Rep)
2023: 2 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent (Rep)
2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP
Dungannon - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | DUP | Clement Cuthbertson* | 21.81% | 2,096 | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Dominic Molloy* | 15.81% | 1,519 | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | James Burton | 6.83% | 656 | 1,198.30 | 1,198.57 | 1,200.57 | 1,218.57 | 1,407.57 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Deirdre Varsani | 12.58% | 1,219 | 1,219.00 | 1,325.65 | 1,347.37 | 1,363.37 | 1,366.37 | 1,414.37 | | |
| | Independent | Barry Monteith* | 12.28% | 1,180 | 1,181.02 | 1,185.70 | 1,211.79 | 1,274.79 | 1,275.79 | 1,310.88 | 1,868.88 | |
| | SDLP | Karol McQuade | 6.25% | 601 | 604.06 | 615.67 | 636.12 | 684.21 | 687.89 | 913.92 | 979.17 | 1,139.17 |
| | UUP | Ian Irwin | 5.48% | 527 | 588.54 | 588.72 | 589.72 | 617.46 | 781.69 | 907.47 | 911.47 | 913.47 |
| | Independent | Marian Vincent | 6.54% | 628 | 628.00 | 632.59 | 654.68 | 673.77 | 675.86 | 699.86 | | |
| | Alliance | Claire Hackett | 4.90% | 471 | 478.14 | 480.21 | 489.30 | 549.98 | 556.02 | | | |
| | TUV | Kinley Tenner | 3.11% | 299 | 385.70 | 385.88 | 396.22 | 398.90 | | | | |
| | Labour Alternative | Gerry Cullen | 2.79% | 268 | 273.78 | 274.05 | 285.39 | | | | | |
| | Aontú | Denise Mullen* | 1.52% | 146 | 147.36 | 148.98 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 16,325 Valid: 9,610 (58.87%) Spoilt: 201 Quota: 1,373 Turnout: 9,811 (60.10%) |||||||||||||

### Magherafelt

2019: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
2023: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
2019–2023 Change: No change
Magherafelt - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Sinn Féin | Darren Totten* | 25.15% | 2,077 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Sean Clarke* | 18.53% | 1,530 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Christine McFlynn* | 9.74% | 804 | 1,336.40 | 1,457.24 | | | |
| | DUP | Paul McLean* | 13.84% | 1,143 | 1,146.96 | 1,147.68 | 1,147.92 | 1,283.92 | 1,616.92 |
| | DUP | Wesley Brown* | 11.71% | 967 | 967.88 | 967.88 | 967.88 | 1,230.32 | 1,526.32 |
| | Alliance | Padraic Farrell | 5.79% | 478 | 628.04 | 650.36 | 706.64 | 779.92 | 786.92 |
| | TUV | Raymond Love | 8.13% | 671 | 673.64 | 673.88 | 674.24 | 767.80 | |
| | UUP | Ian Brown | 7.11% | 587 | 589.64 | 589.88 | 591.20 | | |
| Electorate: 13,741 Valid: 8,257 (60.09%) Spoilt: 58 Quota: 1,377 Turnout: 8.315 (60.51%) ||||||||||

### Moyola

2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
2023: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
2019–2023 Change: SDLP gain from UUP
Moyola - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Sinn Féin | Ian Milne* | 24.24% | 2,219 | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Jolene Groogan | 20.47% | 1,874 | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Anne Forde* | 17.07% | 1,563 | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Donal McPeake* | 12.50% | 1,144 | 1,775.47 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Denise Johnston | 7.11% | 651 | 676.73 | 888.70 | 1,022.20 | 1,220.96 | 1,221.14 | 1,227.91 | 1,486.61 |
| | UUP | Derek McKinney* | 6.47% | 592 | 592.93 | 594.98 | 595.88 | 631.30 | 658.68 | 1,108.52 | 1,112.86 |
| | Aontú | Sheila Fullerton | 3.79% | 347 | 368.39 | 445.88 | 528.98 | 558.06 | 558.38 | 561.46 | |
| | TUV | Glenn Moore | 5.67% | 519 | 519.31 | 519.72 | 519.72 | 523.43 | 536.29 | | |
| | Alliance | Caleb Ross | 2.70% | 247 | 251.03 | 299.82 | 325.32 | | | | |
| Electorate: 13,524 Valid: 9,156 (67.70%) Spoilt: 90 Quota: 1,527 Turnout: 9,246 (68.37%) ||||||||||||

### Torrent

2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent (Rep)
2023: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent (Rep)
2019–2023 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Torrent - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Sinn Féin | Eimear Carney | 15.78% | 1,678 | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Niall McAleer* | 15.67% | 1,666 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Dan Kerr* | 13.12% | 1,395 | 1,431.00 | 1,443.69 | 1,994.96 | | | | |
| | DUP | Jonathan Buchanan | 11.00% | 1,170 | 1,181.00 | 1,181.09 | 1,182.09 | 1,186.09 | 1,823.09 | | |
| | SDLP | Malachy Quinn* | 9.04% | 961 | 1,084.00 | 1,093.63 | 1,113.90 | 1,170.90 | 1,244.90 | 1,434.90 | 1,448.42 |
| | Sinn Féin | Nuala McLernon | 10.79% | 1,147 | 1,161.00 | 1,182.87 | 1,195.05 | 1,243.05 | 1,243.05 | 1,245.05 | 1,349.13 |
| | Sinn Féin | Paul Kelly | 9.37% | 996 | 1,012.00 | 1,117.30 | 1,155.57 | 1,288.57 | 1,291.66 | 1,296.66 | 1,310.34 |
| | UUP | Robert Colvin* | 6.72% | 714 | 777.00 | 777.09 | 777.09 | 777.09 | | | |
| | Independent | Teresa Quinn | 5.85% | 622 | 628.00 | 628.90 | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Simon Graham | 2.67% | 284 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 16,464 Valid: 10,633 (64.58%) Spoilt: 173 Quota: 1,520 Turnout: 10,806 (65.63%) ||||||||||||

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

| Date co-opted | Electoral Area | Party | Party | Outgoing | Co-optee | Reason |
| 17 July 2024 | Cookstown | | Sinn Féin | Cathal Mallaghan | Donna Mullin | Cathal Mallaghan elected as the Member of Parliament for Mid Ulster in the 2024 general election. |