# Mourne (District Electoral Area)

Mourne 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 until 1993, and six members until 2014, 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 C and part of Strabane Area A, and originally contained the wards of East, North, Sion Mills, South and West. For the 1993 local elections, it gained an additional ward, Ballycolman. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and replaced with the Sperrin DEA, with Sion Mills moving to the Derg DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 2011 | Karina Carlin (Sinn Féin) | Jay McCauley (Sinn Féin) | Brian McMahon (Sinn Féin) | Patsy Kelly (SDLP) | Eugene McMenamin (Independent)/ (SDLP) | | James O'Kane (Independent) |
| 2005 | Ivan Barr (Sinn Féin) | Jarlath McNulty (Sinn Féin) | Brian McMahon (Sinn Féin) | Daniel Breslin (Sinn Féin) | Eugene McMenamin (Independent)/ (SDLP) | | James O'Kane (Independent) |
| 2001 | Ivan Barr (Sinn Féin) | Jarlath McNulty (Sinn Féin) | Brian McMahon (Sinn Féin) | Daniel Breslin (Sinn Féin) | Eugene McMenamin (Independent)/ (SDLP) | | Ann Bell (SDLP) |
| 1997 | Ivan Barr (Sinn Féin) | Jarlath McNulty (Sinn Féin) | James O'Kane (Independent Nationalist) | Thomas Mullen (SDLP) | Eugene McMenamin (Independent)/ (SDLP) | | Ann Bell (SDLP) |
| 1993 | Ivan Barr (Sinn Féin) | John Cummings (UUP) | James O'Kane (Independent Nationalist) | Thomas Mullen (SDLP) | Mary McElroy (SDLP) | | Paul O'Hare (SDLP) |
| 1989 | Ivan Barr (Sinn Féin) | John Cummings (UUP) | James O'Kane (Independent Nationalist) | Peggy McManus (Independent Nationalist)/ (SDLP) | Joseph McElroy (SDLP) | 5 seats 1985–1993 | 5 seats 1985–1993 |
| 1985 | Ivan Barr (Sinn Féin) | John Cummings (UUP) | James O'Kane (Independent Nationalist) | Peggy McManus (Independent Nationalist)/ (SDLP) | Paul O'Kane (SDLP) | 5 seats 1985–1993 | 5 seats 1985–1993 |

## 2011 Election

2005: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
2011: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x Independent, 1 x SDLP
2005-2011 Change: Independent gain from Sinn Féin
Mourne - 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 |
| | Independent | James O'Kane* | 14.13% | 859 | 931 | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Brian McMahon* | 14.07% | 855 | 870 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Eugene McMenamin* | 9.30% | 565 | 624 | 647 | 869 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Jay McCauley | 11.29% | 686 | 698 | 702 | 704 | 1,046 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Karina Carlin | 11.17% | 679 | 685 | 690 | 690 | 814 | 987.28 | | |
| | SDLP | Patsy Kelly | 6.50% | 395 | 583 | 603 | 664 | 691 | 693.85 | 706.96 | 707.76 |
| | Irish Republican Socialist | Paul Gallagher | 10.96% | 666 | 674 | 678 | 680 | 695 | 695 | 706.97 | 707.13 |
| | Sinn Féin | Stephen Dunnion | 8.62% | 524 | 529 | 530 | 531 | | | | |
| | UUP | Billy Harpur | 7.86% | 478 | 481 | 481 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Eugene Mullen | 6.10% | 371 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,602 Valid: 6,078 (57.33%) Spoilt: 142 Quota: 869 Turnout: 6,220 (58.67%) ||||||||||||

## 2005 Election

2001: 4 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP
2005: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
2001-2005 Change: Independent gain from SDLP
Mourne - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | SDLP | Eugene McMenamin* | 17.80% | 1,236 | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Brian McMahon* | 15.36% | 1,067 | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Jarlath McNulty* | 15.08% | 1,047 | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Ivan Barr* | 13.07% | 908 | 926.2 | 945.03 | 954.98 | 969.63 | 1,019.63 | |
| | Independent | James O'Kane | 10.61% | 737 | 778.8 | 783.56 | 785.71 | 827.18 | 901.89 | 1,007.89 |
| | Sinn Féin | Daniel Breslin* | 8.15% | 566 | 572.2 | 616.09 | 651.99 | 663.08 | 723.44 | 793.24 |
| | UUP | Alastair Patterson | 9.43% | 655 | 657 | 657.6 | 657.65 | 662.05 | 664.05 | 686.25 |
| | SDLP | Ann Bell* | 3.41% | 237 | 308.8 | 309.85 | 310.6 | 478.97 | 508.67 | |
| | Independent | Paul Gallagher | 4.68% | 325 | 329.8 | 331.55 | 333.5 | 339.06 | | |
| | SDLP | Arthur McGarrigle | 2.40% | 167 | 258 | 260.24 | 260.99 | | | |
| Electorate: 10,459 Valid: 6,945 (66.40%) Spoilt: 132 Quota: 993 Turnout: 7,077 (67.66%) |||||||||||

## 2001 Election

1997: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Nationalist
2001: 4 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP
1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin (two seats) gain from SDLP and Independent Nationalist
Mourne - 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 |
| | SDLP | Eugene McMenamin* | 18.45% | 1,538 | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Jarlath McNulty* | 15.91% | 1,326 | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Ivan Barr* | 15.14% | 1,262 | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Brian McMahon | 11.72% | 977 | 993.79 | 1,023.49 | 1,049.74 | 1,049.74 | 1,069.3 | 1,193.3 | |
| | SDLP | Ann Bell* | 5.26% | 438 | 565.19 | 568.79 | 573.64 | 575.87 | 839.76 | 904.91 | 1,216.43 |
| | Sinn Féin | Daniel Breslin | 7.54% | 628 | 634.67 | 714.27 | 736.32 | 736.32 | 757.16 | 835.92 | 951.21 |
| | UUP | Sam Martin | 5.27% | 439 | 443.14 | 443.24 | 443.29 | 793.75 | 802.9 | 806.13 | 854.89 |
| | Independent | James O'Kane* | 7.07% | 589 | 637.07 | 642.87 | 646.27 | 671.27 | 715.04 | 796.39 | |
| | Independent | Paul Gallagher | 5.34% | 445 | 456.96 | 463.36 | 465.76 | 465.76 | 490.02 | | |
| | SDLP | Fred Henry | 3.41% | 284 | 406.82 | 409.32 | 411.17 | 420.17 | | | |
| | DUP | Kathleen Craig | 4.90% | 408 | 409.15 | 409.15 | 409.2 | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,990 Valid: 8,334 (75.83%) Spoilt: 197 Quota: 1,191 Turnout: 8,531 (77.63%) ||||||||||||

## 1997 Election

1993: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1997: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP
Mourne - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Sinn Féin | Ivan Barr* | 27.42% | 1,959 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Jarlath McNulty | 17.86% | 1,276 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Thomas Mullen | 15.73% | 1,124 | | | | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | James O'Kane* | 11.21% | 801 | 1,224.28 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Eugene McMenamin | 10.58% | 756 | 1,091.96 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Ann Bell* | 4.31% | 308 | 471.54 | 701.94 | 740.82 | 940.57 | 1,039.9 |
| | UUP | John Cummings* | 11.55% | 825 | 830.92 | 842.12 | 878.86 | 882.26 | 882.81 |
| | Alliance | Marie Wallace | 1.33% | 95 | 98.7 | 109.1 | | | |
| Electorate: 10,298 Valid: 7,144 (69.37%) Spoilt: 125 Quota: 1,021 Turnout: 7,269 (70.59%) ||||||||||

## 1993 Election

1989: 2 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP
1993: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1989-1993 Change: SDLP (two seats) gain from Independent Nationalist and due to the addition of one seat
Mourne - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Sinn Féin | Ivan Barr* | 20.76% | 1,229 | | | | |
| | UUP | John Cummings* | 16.27% | 963 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Mary McElroy | 15.63% | 925 | | | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | James O'Kane* | 14.14% | 837 | 879.24 | | | |
| | SDLP | Thomas Mullen | 12.72% | 753 | 813.39 | 855.39 | | |
| | SDLP | Paul O'Hare | 9.95% | 589 | 610.78 | 643.75 | 759.03 | 831.73 |
| | Sinn Féin | Elayne McNicholl | 8.24% | 488 | 723.29 | 737.6 | 738.48 | 740.68 |
| | Democratic Left | Francis McCay | 2.30% | 136 | 150.85 | | | |
| Electorate: 9,783 Valid: 5,920 (60.51%) Spoilt: 231 Quota: 846 Turnout: 6,151 (62.87%) |||||||||

## 1989 Election

1985: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1989: 2 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP
1985-1989 Change: Independent Nationalist leaves SDLP
Mourne - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Sinn Féin | Ivan Barr* | 22.70% | 1,327 | | | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Peggy McManus* | 19.21% | 1,123 | | | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | James O'Kane* | 15.03% | 879 | 907.56 | 978.96 | | |
| | SDLP | Joseph McElroy | 10.96% | 641 | 656.68 | 688.98 | 833.27 | 1,030.27 |
| | UUP | John Cummings* | 16.23% | 949 | 950.68 | 952.89 | 953.34 | 953.51 |
| | Sinn Féin | Ultan McNulty | 7.92% | 463 | 750.28 | 772.04 | 781.28 | 795.21 |
| | SDLP | Bernard Mullen | 4.34% | 254 | 260.16 | 270.36 | 305.21 | |
| | SDLP | Bernard McDermott | 3.61% | 211 | 216.32 | 224.99 | | |
| Electorate: 9,609 Valid: 5,847 (60.85%) Spoilt: 211 Quota: 975 Turnout: 6,058 (63.05%) |||||||||

## 1985 Election

1985: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
Mourne - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Sinn Féin | Ivan Barr | 27.90% | 1,581 | | | | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | James O'Kane* | 22.06% | 1,250 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Paul O'Hare* | 13.36% | 757 | 1,090.7 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Peggy McManus | 10.38% | 588 | 745.62 | 921.3 | 1,005.79 | | |
| | UUP | John Cummings | 10.15% | 575 | 582.81 | 591.81 | 593.23 | 593.23 | 1,088.95 |
| | SDLP | Mary McCrea* | 6.85% | 388 | 512.25 | 628.17 | 680 | 735.38 | 747.59 |
| | DUP | Desmond Monteith | 9.30% | 527 | 531.26 | 534.5 | 535.21 | 535.92 | |
| Electorate: 8,536 Valid: 5,666 (66.38%) Spoilt: 130 Quota: 945 Turnout: 5,796 (67.90%) ||||||||||