# Clogher Valley (District Electoral Area)

Clogher Valley is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Mid Ulster, Northern Ireland. The district elects six members to Mid Ulster District Council and contains the wards of Augher and Clogher, Aughnacloy, Ballygawley, Caledon, Castlecaulfield and Fivemiletown. Clogher Valley 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 Dungannon Area A which had existed since 1973, where it originally contained five wards (Augher, Ballygawley, Castlecaulfield, Clogher and Fivemiletown). For the 2014 local elections it gained Aughnacloy and Caledon from the abolished Blackwater DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 2023 | Frances Burton (DUP) | Mark Robinson (DUP) | Meta Graham (UUP) | Kevin McElvogue (Independent) | Eugene McConnell (Sinn Féin) | | Gael Gildernew (Sinn Féin) |
| December 2022 Co-Option | Frances Burton (DUP) | Mark Robinson (DUP) | Meta Graham (UUP) | Sharon McAleer (SDLP) | Sean McGuigan (Sinn Féin) | | Phelim Gildernew (Sinn Féin) |
| 2019 | Frances Burton (DUP) | Wills Robinson (DUP) | Meta Graham (UUP) | Sharon McAleer (SDLP) | Sean McGuigan (Sinn Féin) | | Phelim Gildernew (Sinn Féin) |
| 2014 | Frances Burton (DUP) | Wills Robinson (DUP) | Robert Mulligan (UUP) | Sharon McAleer (SDLP) | Sean McGuigan (Sinn Féin) | | Phelim Gildernew (Sinn Féin) |
| 2011 | Frances Burton (DUP) | Wills Robinson (DUP) | Robert Mulligan (UUP) | Anthony McGonnell (SDLP) | Sean McGuigan (Sinn Féin) | 5 seats 1985–2014 | 5 seats 1985–2014 |
| 2005 | Frances Burton (DUP) | Colla McMahon (Sinn Féin) | Robert Mulligan (UUP) | Anthony McGonnell (SDLP) | Sean McGuigan (Sinn Féin) | 5 seats 1985–2014 | 5 seats 1985–2014 |
| 2001 | William McIlwrath (DUP) | Seamus Flanagan (Sinn Féin) | Robert Mulligan (UUP) | Anthony McGonnell (SDLP) | Sean McGuigan (Sinn Féin) | 5 seats 1985–2014 | 5 seats 1985–2014 |
| 1997 | William McIlwrath (DUP) | Seamus Flanagan (Sinn Féin) | Robert Mulligan (UUP) | Anthony McGonnell (SDLP) | Noel Mulligan (UUP) | 5 seats 1985–2014 | 5 seats 1985–2014 |
| 1993 | William McIlwrath (DUP) | Raymond McMahon (Sinn Féin) | Robert Mulligan (UUP) | Anthony McGonnell (SDLP) | Noel Mulligan (UUP) | 5 seats 1985–2014 | 5 seats 1985–2014 |
| 1989 | William McIlwrath (DUP) | Raymond McMahon (Sinn Féin) | Samuel Brush (UUP) | Anthony McGonnell (SDLP) | Noel Mulligan (UUP) | 5 seats 1985–2014 | 5 seats 1985–2014 |
| 1985 | William McIlwrath (DUP) | Seamus Cassidy (Sinn Féin) | Samuel Brush (UUP) | Anthony McGonnell (SDLP) | Noel Mulligan (UUP) | 5 seats 1985–2014 | 5 seats 1985–2014 |

## 2023 Election

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%) |||||||||

## 2019 Election

2014: 2 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2019: 2 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2014–2019 Change: No change
Clogher Valley – 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | DUP | Frances Burton* | 20.79% | 1,891 | | | |
| | SDLP | Sharon McAleer* | 17.98% | 1,635 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Sean McGuigan* | 16.43% | 1,494 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Phelim Gildernew* | 14.87% | 1,352 | | | |
| | DUP | Wills Robinson* † | 11.91% | 1,083 | 1,512.97 | | |
| | UUP | Meta Graham | 10.89% | 990 | 1,103.77 | 1,255.77 | 1,398.33 |
| | UUP | Robert Mulligan* | 7.15% | 650 | 682.86 | 854.86 | 919.34 |
| Electorate: 14,781 Valid: 9,095 (61.53%) Spoilt: 167 Quota: 1,300 Turnout: 9,262 (62.66%) ||||||||

## 2014 Election

2011: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2014: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2011-2014 Change: Sinn Féin gain due to the addition of one seat
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* | 18.57% | 1,584 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Phelim Gildernew* | 17.92% | 1,528 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Seán McGuigan* | 15.13% | 1,290 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Sharon McAleer | 13.50% | 1,151 | 1,153.07 | 1,453.29 | | |
| | UUP | Robert Mulligan* | 13.09% | 1,116 | 1,163.84 | 1,166.9 | 1,182.54 | 1,210.54 |
| | DUP | Wills Robinson* | 9.81% | 837 | 1,117.14 | 1,118.5 | 1,123.6 | 1,135.6 |
| | UUP | Neil Somerville* | 11.98% | 1,022 | 1,052.36 | 1,053.38 | 1,056.78 | 1,068.78 |
| Electorate: 14,030 Valid: 8,528 (60.78%) Spoilt: 137 Quota: 1,219 Turnout: 8,665 (61.76%) |||||||||

## 2011 Election

2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2011: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2005-2011 Change: DUP gain from Sinn Féin
Clogher Valley - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | SDLP | Anthony McGonnell* | 18.31% | 1,046 | | | | |
| | UUP | Robert Mulligan* | 14.91% | 852 | 1,167 | | | |
| | DUP | Frances Burton* | 16.57% | 947 | 990 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Sean McGuigan* | 15.91% | 909 | 911 | 911.93 | 979.47 | |
| | DUP | Wills Robinson | 12.18% | 696 | 716 | 927.11 | 929.97 | 965.85 |
| | Sinn Féin | Colla McMahon* | 15.30% | 874 | 874 | 874.93 | 890.77 | 891.69 |
| | UUP | Winston Duff | 6.83% | 390 | | | | |
| Electorate: 8,355 Valid: 5,714 (68.39%) Spoilt: 107 Quota: 953 Turnout: 5,821 (69.67%) |||||||||

## 2005 Election

2001: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2001-2005 Change: No change
Clogher Valley - 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 | Anthony McGonnell* | 18.93% | 1,134 | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Sean McGuigan* | 13.46% | 806 | 867.44 | 1,073.44 | | | | |
| | UUP | Robert Mulligan* | 12.91% | 773 | 784.52 | 786 | 1,154 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Colla McMahon | 12.62% | 756 | 775.04 | 934.08 | 939.6 | 940.76 | 1,014.47 | |
| | DUP | Frances Burton | 13.96% | 836 | 836.32 | 836.32 | 881.64 | 959.36 | 959.36 | 960.62 |
| | DUP | William McIlwrath* | 13.98% | 837 | 838.28 | 840.44 | 879.56 | 953.22 | 953.61 | 955.56 |
| | UUP | Ken Maginnis* | 8.00% | 479 | 492.76 | 495.4 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Bronwyn McGahan | 6.14% | 368 | 393.12 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 7,859 Valid: 5,989 (76.21%) Spoilt: 74 Quota: 999 Turnout: 6,063 (77.15%) |||||||||||

## 2001 Election

1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
2001: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP
Clogher Valley - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Sinn Féin | Seamus Flanagan* | 17.87% | 1,159 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Anthony McGonnell* | 17.73% | 1,150 | | | | | |
| | DUP | William McIlwrath* | 12.58% | 816 | 817 | 817.07 | 1,321.07 | | |
| | UUP | Robert Mulligan* | 14.66% | 951 | 992 | 992 | 1,028 | 1,143.5 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Sean McGuigan | 12.32% | 799 | 903 | 975.03 | 975.03 | 975.69 | 1,031.4 |
| | UUP | Donald Beatty | 10.50% | 681 | 690 | 690.14 | 733.14 | 853.26 | 858.93 |
| | DUP | David Robinson | 9.08% | 589 | 592 | 592 | | | |
| | SDLP | Thomas Murphy | 5.27% | 342 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 7,827 Valid: 6,487 (82.88%) Spoilt: 127 Quota: 1,082 Turnout: 6,614 (84.50%) ||||||||||

## 1997 Election

1993: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP
1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP
1993-1997 Change: No change
Clogher Valley - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | UUP | Noel Mulligan* | 18.62% | 1,097 | | |
| | SDLP | Anthony McGonnell* | 18.38% | 1,083 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Seamus Flanagan | 17.45% | 1,028 | | |
| | DUP | William McIlwrath* | 16.79% | 989 | | |
| | UUP | Robert Mulligan* | 14.54% | 857 | 963.9 | 963.9 |
| | SDLP | Margaret Monaghan | 8.47% | 499 | 500.7 | 562.7 |
| | Sinn Féin | Brian Kilpatrick | 5.75% | 339 | | |
| Electorate: 7,503 Valid: 5,892 (78.53%) Spoilt: 91 Quota: 983 Turnout: 5,983 (79.74%) |||||||

## 1993 Election

1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP
1993: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP
1989-1993 Change: No change
Clogher Valley - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Sinn Féin | Raymond McMahon* | 19.45% | 1,141 | | |
| | UUP | Noel Mulligan* | 18.87% | 1,107 | | |
| | SDLP | Anthony McGonnell* | 18.16% | 1,065 | | |
| | DUP | William McIlwrath* | 18.07% | 1,060 | | |
| | UUP | Robert Mulligan | 14.68% | 861 | 863.73 | 991.17 |
| | SDLP | Bernadette McGirr | 10.76% | 631 | 787.39 | 788.71 |
| Electorate: 7,228 Valid: 5,865 (81.14%) Spoilt: 99 Quota: 978 Turnout: 5,964 (82.51%) |||||||

## 1989 Election

1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP
1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP
1985-1989 Change: No change
Clogher Valley - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | UUP | Noel Mulligan* | 19.71% | 1,171 | | |
| | UUP | Samuel Brush* | 18.80% | 1,117 | | |
| | SDLP | Anthony McGonnell* | 17.86% | 1,061 | | |
| | DUP | William McIlwrath* | 15.47% | 919 | 1,082.2 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Raymond McMahon | 16.53% | 982 | 983.28 | 991.32 |
| | SDLP | John Monaghan | 11.62% | 690 | 696.08 | 813.33 |
| Electorate: 7,065 Valid: 5,940 (84.08%) Spoilt: 142 Quota: 991 Turnout: 6,082 (86.09%) |||||||

## 1985 Election

1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP
Clogher Valley - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Sinn Féin | Seamus Cassidy* | 20.98% | 1,280 | | | |
| | SDLP | Anthony McGonnell* | 17.13% | 1,045 | | | |
| | UUP | Samuel Brush* | 16.40% | 1,001 | | | |
| | DUP | William McIlwrath* | 10.96% | 669 | 669.84 | 1,144.26 | |
| | UUP | Noel Mulligan* | 15.29% | 933 | 934.26 | 949.26 | 1,050.24 |
| | SDLP | John Monaghan | 10.03% | 612 | 866.52 | 871.94 | 891.94 |
| | DUP | Thomas Maxwell | 9.21% | 562 | 564.52 | | |
| Electorate: 7,003 Valid: 6,102 (87.13%) Spoilt: 93 Quota: 1,018 Turnout: 6,195 (88.46%) ||||||||