# Glenelly (District Electoral Area)

Glenelly was one of the three district electoral areas in Strabane, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 2014. The district elected five members to Strabane District Council, and formed part of the West Tyrone constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Strabane Area B which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Artigarvan, Dunnamanagh, Plumbridge, Slievekirk and Victoria Bridge. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and replaced with the Sperrin DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 2011 | Dan Kelly (Sinn Féin) | Michelle McMackin (Sinn Féin) | Rhonda Hamilton (DUP) | Allan Bresland (DUP) | John Donnell (DUP) |
| 2005 | Tom McBride (SDLP) | Claire McGill (Sinn Féin) | James Emery (UUP) | Allan Bresland (DUP) | John Donnell (DUP) |
| 2001 | Tom McBride (SDLP) | Claire McGill (Sinn Féin) | James Emery (UUP) | Allan Bresland (DUP) | John Donnell (DUP) |
| 1997 | Tom McBride (SDLP) | Martin Conway (Sinn Féin) | James Emery (UUP) | Allan Bresland (DUP) | John Donnell (DUP) |
| 1993 | John Gallagher (SDLP) | Samuel Martin (UUP) | James Emery (UUP) | Allan Bresland (DUP) | John Donnell (DUP) |
| 1989 | John Gallagher (SDLP) | Hughes Colhoun (Alliance) | James Emery (UUP) | Samuel Rogers (DUP) | John Donnell (DUP) |
| 1985 | John Gallagher (SDLP) | Thomas McNamee (Sinn Féin) | Mary Britton (UUP) | Samuel Rogers (DUP) | Ronald Brolly (DUP) |

## 2011 Election

2005: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2011: 3 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin
2005-2011 Change: DUP and Sinn Féin gain from UUP and SDLP
Glenelly - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | DUP | Allan Bresland* | 28.93% | 1,560 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Dan Kelly | 20.31% | 1,095 | | | | | |
| | DUP | John Donnell* | 11.50% | 620 | 1,191.2 | | | | |
| | DUP | Rhonda Hamilton | 7.46% | 402 | 463.32 | 738.32 | 738.32 | 1,089.32 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Michelle McMackin | 11.37% | 613 | 613 | 613 | 778.24 | 781.82 | 785.82 |
| | SDLP | Tom McBride* | 10.48% | 565 | 566.68 | 568.22 | 591.98 | 650.64 | 775.64 |
| | UUP | Flora Magee | 6.18% | 333 | 339.72 | 347.64 | 348.36 | | |
| | UUP | Joe McCormick | 3.78% | 204 | 212.82 | 218.98 | 219.34 | | |
| Electorate: 8,408 Valid: 5,392 (64.13%) Spoilt: 103 Quota: 899 Turnout: 5,495 (65.35%) ||||||||||

## 2005 Election

2001: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2005: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2001-2005 Change: No change
Glenelly - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | DUP | Allan Bresland* | 26.57% | 1,539 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Claire McGill* | 20.47% | 1,186 | | | |
| | DUP | John Donnell* | 15.88% | 920 | 1,457.24 | | |
| | UUP | James Emery* | 15.28% | 885 | 908.68 | 1,359.71 | |
| | SDLP | Tom McBride* | 14.24% | 825 | 826.11 | 833.51 | 1,017.77 |
| | Sinn Féin | Thomas O'Neill | 7.56% | 438 | 438.37 | 438.74 | 438.74 |
| Electorate: 7,882 Valid: 5,793 (73.50%) Spoilt: 83 Quota: 966 Turnout: 5,876 (74.55%) ||||||||

## 2001 Election

1997: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2001: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
1997-2001 Change: No change
Glenelly - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | DUP | Allan Bresland* | 20.75% | 1,313 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Tom McBride* | 17.90% | 1,133 | | | | | |
| | DUP | John Donnell* | 13.89% | 879 | 1,088.57 | | | | |
| | UUP | James Emery* | 13.84% | 876 | 887.02 | 889.54 | 907.03 | 1,461.03 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Claire McGill | 14.84% | 939 | 939 | 979.59 | 979.59 | 980.96 | 1,002.96 |
| | Sinn Féin | Martin Conway* | 9.53% | 603 | 603.76 | 633.82 | 633.91 | 635.42 | 663.42 |
| | UUP | Robert Craig | 9.24% | 585 | 611.41 | 615.01 | 625.96 | | |
| Electorate: 7,867 Valid: 6,328 (80.44%) Spoilt: 128 Quota: 1,055 Turnout: 6,456 (82.06%) ||||||||||

## 1997 Election

1993: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
1997: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP
Glenelly - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SDLP | Tom McBride | 19.53% | 1,155 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Martin Conway | 19.34% | 1,144 | | | | | |
| | DUP | Allan Bresland* | 18.61% | 1,101 | | | | | |
| | UUP | James Emery* | 13.84% | 1,021 | | | | | |
| | DUP | John Donnell* | 11.45% | 677 | 677.42 | 680.72 | 781.82 | 805.61 | 822.73 |
| | UUP | Wilfred Sinclair | 10.41% | 616 | 616.63 | 617.95 | 624.75 | 633.8 | 708.62 |
| | Alliance | Elizabeth McCaffrey | 1.47% | 87 | 196.62 | 281.76 | 281.76 | 350.45 | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | John Gallagher* | 1.93% | 114 | 166.92 | 230.61 | 231.91 | | |
| Electorate: 7,727 Valid: 5,915 (76.55%) Spoilt: 99 Quota: 986 Turnout: 6,014 (77.83%) ||||||||||

## 1993 Election

1989: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1993: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
1989-1993 Change: UUP gain from Alliance
Glenelly - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | SDLP | John Gallagher* | 18.39% | 968 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | James Emery* | 16.64% | 876 | 879 | | | | | |
| | DUP | Allan Bresland | 15.67% | 825 | 830 | 830.5 | 974.5 | | | |
| | DUP | John Donnell* | 14.32% | 754 | 765 | 765.1 | 890.1 | | | |
| | UUP | Samuel Martin | 8.26% | 435 | 435 | 435.1 | 453.1 | 544.18 | 546.38 | 686.45 |
| | Sinn Féin | Patrick Kelly | 8.83% | 465 | 466 | 472.5 | 472.5 | 472.5 | 544.1 | 595.3 |
| | Alliance | John Devine | 6.97% | 367 | 380 | 391.9 | 394 | 397.96 | 506.66 | |
| | SDLP | Bernard McDermott | 4.50% | 237 | 239 | 308.6 | 308.6 | 309.59 | | |
| | DUP | Derek Reaney | 5.68% | 299 | 299 | 299.2 | | | | |
| | Independent | Hughes Colhoun* | 0.74% | 39 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 7,432 Valid: 5,265 (70.84%) Spoilt: 143 Quota: 878 Turnout: 5,408 (72.77%) |||||||||||

## 1989 Election

1985: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1989: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1985-1989 Change: Alliance gain from Sinn Féin
Glenelly - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | UUP | James Emery | 26.52% | 1,359 | | | | | |
| | DUP | John Donnell | 21.82% | 1,118 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | John Gallagher* | 20.20% | 1,035 | | | | | |
| | DUP | Samuel Rogers* | 14.38% | 737 | 1,186.54 | | | | |
| | Alliance | Hughes Colhoun | 2.42% | 124 | 168.46 | 473.71 | 684.71 | 748.18 | 835.78 |
| | Sinn Féin | Martin Forbes | 10.27% | 526 | 526.76 | 527.31 | 530.31 | 580.31 | 671.91 |
| | SDLP | Brian Logue | 4.39% | 225 | 229.18 | 253.93 | 272.93 | | |
| Electorate: 7,347 Valid: 5,124 (69.74%) Spoilt: 156 Quota: 855 Turnout: 5,280 (71.87%) ||||||||||

## 1985 Election

1985: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
Glenelly - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | UUP | Mary Britton* | 23.56% | 1,381 | | | | |
| | SDLP | John Gallagher* | 17.93% | 1,051 | | | | |
| | DUP | Samuel Rogers* | 16.58% | 972 | 1,164 | | | |
| | DUP | Ronald Brolly | 13.56% | 795 | 925.56 | 1,021.56 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Thomas McNamee | 13.17% | 722 | 772.96 | 772.96 | 773.96 | 794.2 |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Francis McConnell* | 10.17% | 596 | 604 | 606.56 | 656.36 | 702.8 |
| | DUP | Violet McGerrigle | 5.02% | 294 | 359.92 | 434.48 | | |
| Electorate: 7,340 Valid: 5,861 (79.85%) Spoilt: 117 Quota: 977 Turnout: 5,978 (81.44%) |||||||||