# Erne North (District Electoral Area)

Erne North is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Fermanagh and Omagh, Northern Ireland. The district elects five members to Fermanagh and Omagh District Council and contains the wards of Ballinamallard, Belleek and Boa, Ederney and Kesh, Irvinestown and Tempo. Erne North 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 Fermanagh Area D which had existed since 1973, where it originally contained five wards (Ballinamallard, Belleek and Boa, Ederny and Lack, Irvinestown and Kesh and Lisnarrick).

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| October 2024 Co-Option | Debbie Coyle (Sinn Féin) | John Feely (Sinn Féin) | John McClaughry (UUP) | Rosemary Barton (UUP) | David Mahon (DUP) |
| 2023 | Debbie Coyle (Sinn Féin) | John Feely (Sinn Féin) | John McClaughry (UUP) | Diana Armstrong (UUP) | David Mahon (DUP) |
| June 2022 Co-Option | Debbie Coyle (Sinn Féin) | John Coyle (SDLP) | John McClaughry (UUP) | Diana Armstrong (UUP) | Paul Stevenson (DUP) |
| November 2021 Co-Option | Siobhán Currie (Sinn Féin) | John Coyle (SDLP) | John McClaughry (UUP) | Diana Armstrong (UUP) | Paul Stevenson (DUP) |
| 2019 | Siobhán Currie (Sinn Féin) | John Coyle (SDLP) | John McClaughry (UUP) | Diana Armstrong (UUP) | Deborah Erskine (DUP) |
| June 2016 Co-Option | John Feely (Sinn Féin) | John Coyle (SDLP) | Raymond Farrell (DUP)/ (Independent)/ (UUP) | Diana Armstrong (UUP) | David Mahon (DUP) |
| May 2016 Defection | John Feely (Sinn Féin) | John Coyle (SDLP) | Raymond Farrell (DUP)/ (Independent)/ (UUP) | Rosemary Barton (UUP) | David Mahon (DUP) |
| October 2015 Defection | John Feely (Sinn Féin) | John Coyle (SDLP) | Raymond Farrell (DUP)/ (Independent)/ (UUP) | Rosemary Barton (UUP) | David Mahon (DUP) |
| 2014 | John Feely (Sinn Féin) | John Coyle (SDLP) | Raymond Farrell (DUP)/ (Independent)/ (UUP) | Rosemary Barton (UUP) | David Mahon (DUP) |
| 2011 | Phil Flanagan (Sinn Féin) | John O'Kane (SDLP) | Raymond Farrell (DUP)/ (Independent)/ (UUP) | Rosemary Barton (UUP) | Bert Johnston (DUP) |
| 2005 | Breege McSorley (Sinn Féin) | John O'Kane (SDLP) | Bertie Kerr (UUP) | Tom Elliott (UUP) | Bert Johnston (DUP) |
| 2001 | Joe Cassidy (Sinn Féin) | John O'Kane (SDLP) | Bertie Kerr (UUP) | Tom Elliott (UUP) | Bert Johnston (DUP) |
| 1997 | Geraldine Cassidy (Sinn Féin) | Tommy Gallagher (SDLP) | Bertie Kerr (UUP) | Caldwell McClaughry (UUP) | Bert Johnston (DUP) |
| 1993 | John O'Kane (SDLP) | Tommy Gallagher (SDLP) | Bertie Kerr (UUP) | Caldwell McClaughry (UUP) | Bert Johnston (DUP) |
| 1989 | John O'Kane (SDLP) | Tommy Gallagher (SDLP) | Simon Loane (UUP) | Caldwell McClaughry (UUP) | Bert Johnston (DUP) |
| 1985 | John O'Kane (SDLP) | Stephen Maguire (Sinn Féin) | Simon Loane (UUP) | Caldwell McClaughry (UUP) | Bert Johnston (DUP) |

## 2023 Election

2019: 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
2023: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP
2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Erne North - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Sinn Féin | Debbie Coyle* | 21.99% | 1,561 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Diana Armstrong* † | 19.61% | 1,392 | | | | | |
| | DUP | David Mahon | 13.86% | 984 | 984.24 | 1,009.44 | 1,184.20 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | John Feely | 12.00% | 852 | 1,181.76 | 1,181.76 | 1,181.76 | 1,210.76 | |
| | UUP | John McClaughry* | 7.45% | 529 | 529 | 673.34 | 699.58 | 771.68 | 1,146.04 |
| | SDLP | John Coyle* | 11.03% | 783 | 815.16 | 818.66 | 818.66 | 1,023.54 | 1,034.48 |
| | TUV | Alex Elliott | 5.94% | 422 | 422.24 | 433.72 | 453.14 | 461.42 | |
| | Alliance | Eric Bullick | 5.04% | 358 | 366.16 | 370.36 | 370.36 | | |
| | DUP | Paul Stevenson* | 3.08% | 219 | 219.24 | 224.70 | | | |
| Electorate: 11,509 Valid: 7,100 (61.69%) Spoilt: 93 Quota: 1,184 Turnout: 7,193 (62.46%) ||||||||||

## 2019 Election

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%) |||||||||||

## 2014 Election

2011: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2014: 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
2011-2014 Change: No change
Erne North - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | UUP | Rosemary Barton* † | 20.49% | 1,289 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Raymond Farrell* ‡‡ | 17.62% | 1,108 | | | | | |
| | DUP | David Mahon | 9.54% | 600 | 690.2 | 940 | 941.4 | 1,326.4 | |
| | SDLP | John Coyle | 9.98% | 628 | 630.4 | 633.4 | 972.2 | 1,011.4 | 1,102.4 |
| | Sinn Féin | John Feely | 14.20% | 893 | 894 | 896 | 931 | 933.6 | 933.6 |
| | Sinn Féin | Peter Jones | 10.40% | 654 | 655 | 659.2 | 674.2 | 676.8 | 677.8 |
| | TUV | Alex Elliott | 7.23% | 455 | 548.4 | 569.6 | 572.8 | | |
| | SDLP | Paul Blake | 6.58% | 414 | 419.4 | 420.4 | | | |
| | DUP | James Fleming | 3.96% | 249 | 294.6 | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,501 Valid: 6,290 (59.89%) Spoilt: 104 Quota: 1,049 Turnout: 6,394 (60.89%) ||||||||||

## 2011 Election

2005: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2011: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2005-2011 Change: No change
Erne North - 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 | Phil Flanagan* | 21.49% | 1,388 | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Raymond Farrell | 17.17% | 1,109 | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Rosemary Barton | 12.89% | 833 | 833.34 | 1,013.68 | 1,131.68 | | | | |
| | SDLP | John O'Kane* | 7.18% | 464 | 631.62 | 634.62 | 639.62 | 640.26 | 641.49 | 718.59 | 1,119.77 |
| | DUP | Bert Johnston* | 12.43% | 803 | 806.06 | 842.06 | 962.06 | 994.06 | 1,012.51 | 1,021.54 | 1,033.34 |
| | DUP | Ray Carscadden | 9.09% | 587 | 588.02 | 600.02 | 639.02 | 660.78 | 668.10 | 671.13 | 677.16 |
| | SDLP | John Coyle | 5.73% | 370 | 436.64 | 437.98 | 441.32 | 441.32 | 441.68 | 654.65 | |
| | Independent | Gerry Ferguson | 5.19% | 335 | 405.04 | 406.04 | 411.04 | 411.04 | 411.25 | | |
| | TUV | Alex Elliott | 4.78% | 309 | 309.68 | 331.68 | | | | | |
| | UUP | David Black | 4.06% | 262 | 262.68 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 9,454 Valid: 6,460 (68.33%) Spoilt: 141 Quota: 1,077 Turnout: 6,601 (69.82%) ||||||||||||

## 2005 Election

2001: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2005: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2001-2005 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 | Tom Elliott* | 26.81% | 1,686 | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Breege McSorley | 18.54% | 1,166 | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Bert Johnston* | 16.48% | 1,036 | 1,149.24 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | John O'Kane* | 11.91% | 749 | 756.22 | 819.53 | 829.46 | 1,273.46 | | |
| | UUP | Bertie Kerr* | 3.24% | 204 | 544.1 | 545.43 | 796.67 | 819.26 | 904.26 | 979.86 |
| | DUP | Mandy Mahon | 11.45% | 720 | 743.94 | 744.72 | 825.75 | 832.94 | 848.94 | 872.39 |
| | SDLP | Julie Dervan | 8.22% | 517 | 521.56 | 564.98 | 567.49 | | | |
| | UUP | Gary Wilson | 3.34% | 210 | 354.4 | 354.79 | | | | |
| Electorate: 8,898 Valid: 6,288 (70.67%) Spoilt: 111 Quota: 1,049 Turnout: 6,399 (71.92%) |||||||||||

## 2001 Election

1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2001: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1997-2001 Change: No change
Erne North - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Sinn Féin | Joe Cassidy | 17.71% | 1,181 | | | |
| | DUP | Bert Johnston* | 16.69% | 1,113 | | | |
| | UUP | Tom Elliott | 15.44% | 1,030 | 1,129 | | |
| | SDLP | John O'Kane | 13.06% | 871 | 873 | 1,322 | |
| | UUP | Bertie Kerr* | 12.80% | 854 | 926 | 934 | 990 |
| | UUP | Caldwell McClaughry* | 10.27% | 685 | 771 | 777 | 803 |
| | SDLP | Julie Dervan | 8.52% | 568 | 572 | | |
| | DUP | Billy Gilmore | 4.15% | 277 | | | |
| | DUP | William Simpson | 1.36% | 91 | | | |
| Electorate: 8,880 Valid: 6,670 (75.11%) Spoilt: 134 Quota: 1,112 Turnout: 6,804 (76.62%) ||||||||

## 1997 Election

1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Erne North - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | UUP | Caldwell McClaughry* | 16.46% | 998 | 1,028 | | |
| | SDLP | Tommy Gallagher* | 15.39% | 933 | 958 | 1,400 | |
| | DUP | Bert Johnston* | 15.69% | 951 | 1,001 | 1,001 | 1,002 |
| | Sinn Féin | Geraldine Cassidy | 12.04% | 730 | 731 | 783 | 966 |
| | UUP | Bertie Kerr* | 15.12% | 917 | 937 | 939 | 959 |
| | UUP | Tom Elliott | 13.99% | 848 | 863 | 866 | 868 |
| | SDLP | John Dolan | 8.68% | 526 | 537 | | |
| | Alliance | Neville McElderry | 1.62% | 98 | | | |
| | DUP | Jean Jackson | 1.02% | 62 | | | |
| Electorate: 8,516 Valid: 6,063 (71.20%) Spoilt: 98 Quota: 1,011 Turnout: 6,161 (72.35%) ||||||||

## 1993 Election

1989: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1989-1993 Change: No change
Erne North - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | UUP | Caldwell McClaughry* | 24.53% | 1,486 | | | | |
| | DUP | Bert Johnston* | 17.04% | 1,032 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Tommy Gallagher* | 16.33% | 989 | 991.56 | 992.56 | 1,172.56 | |
| | UUP | Bertie Kerr | 11.13% | 674 | 847.44 | 947.68 | 948.68 | 949.68 |
| | SDLP | John O'Kane* | 13.65% | 827 | 831.48 | 832.8 | 960.8 | 1,092.8 |
| | UUP | Simon Loane* | 7.21% | 437 | 704.52 | 779.36 | 780.36 | 781.36 |
| | Sinn Féin | Desmond Donnelly | 6.95% | 421 | 421 | 426 | | |
| | DUP | John Armstrong | 3.17% | 192 | 210.24 | | | |
| Electorate: 8,201 Valid: 6,058 (73.87%) Spoilt: 113 Quota: 1,010 Turnout: 6,171 (75.25%) |||||||||

## 1989 Election

1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1989: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1985-1989 Change: SDLP gain from Sinn Féin
Erne North - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | UUP | Caldwell McClaughry* | 24.34% | 1,516 | | | | |
| | DUP | Bert Johnston* | 17.88% | 1,114 | | | | |
| | UUP | Simon Loane* | 13.04% | 812 | 1,170.36 | | | |
| | SDLP | John O'Kane* | 14.95% | 931 | 932.86 | 934.79 | 1,042.32 | |
| | SDLP | Tommy Gallagher | 12.74% | 793 | 793.62 | 795.55 | 839.3 | 954.62 |
| | Sinn Féin | Brian McSorley | 10.40% | 648 | 648.93 | 648.93 | 649.55 | 651.1 |
| | UUP | Gladys Nixon | 4.77% | 297 | 359.93 | 473.97 | | |
| | DUP | Victor Milligan | 1.89% | 118 | 156.75 | | | |
| Electorate: 7,782 Valid: 6,229 (80.04%) Spoilt: 110 Quota: 1,039 Turnout: 6,339 (81.46%) |||||||||

## 1985 Election

1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
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 | Caldwell McClaughry* | 20.33% | 1,291 | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Bert Johnston* | 17.14% | 1,088 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Simon Loane | 15.56% | 988 | 1,198.78 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Stephen Maguire | 11.91% | 756 | 756 | 756.26 | 758.26 | 897.26 | 947.39 | 947.65 |
| | SDLP | John O'Kane* | 10.32% | 655 | 655.54 | 656.19 | 707.02 | 720.02 | 906.46 | 937.39 |
| | SDLP | Tommy Gallagher | 6.44% | 409 | 409 | 409.13 | 426.7 | 550.7 | 703.88 | 729.14 |
| | DUP | Victor Milligan | 4.52% | 287 | 301.4 | 418.66 | 474.64 | 475.64 | 479.21 | |
| | SDLP | Dodie Maguire | 6.13% | 389 | 389.72 | 390.5 | 416.25 | 436.25 | | |
| | Irish Independence | Patrick Keown | 4.71% | 299 | 299.18 | 299.31 | 306.31 | | | |
| | Alliance | John Haslett | 2.95% | 187 | 191.32 | 211.86 | | | | |
| Electorate: 7,711 Valid: 6,349 (82.34%) Spoilt: 67 Quota: 1,059 Turnout: 6,416 (83.21%) |||||||||||