# Erne East (District Electoral Area)

Erne East is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Fermanagh and Omagh, Northern Ireland. The district elects six members to Fermanagh and Omagh District Council and contains the wards of Brookeborough, Donagh, Lisnaskea, Maguiresbridge, Newtownbutler and Rosslea. Erne East 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 A and Fermanagh Area B which had existed since 1973, where it originally contained six wards (Brookeborough, Donagh, Lisnaskea, Maguires Bridge, Newtownbutler and Rosslea).

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 2023 | Sheamus Greene (Sinn Féin) | Tom O'Reilly (Sinn Féin) | Noeleen Hayes (Sinn Féin) | Garbhan McPhillips (SDLP) | Victor Warrington (UUP) | Paul Robinson (DUP) |
| March 2020 Co-Option | Sheamus Greene (Sinn Féin) | Tom O'Reilly (Sinn Féin) | Eamon Keenan (Independent) | Garbhan McPhillips (SDLP) | Victor Warrington (UUP) | Paul Robinson (DUP) |
| 2019 | Sheamus Greene (Sinn Féin) | Tom O'Reilly (Sinn Féin) | John McCluskey (Independent) | Garbhan McPhillips (SDLP) | Victor Warrington (UUP) | Paul Robinson (DUP) |
| May 2016 Co-Option | Sheamus Greene (Sinn Féin) | Tom O'Reilly (Sinn Féin) | Brian McCaffrey (Sinn Féin) | Garbhan McPhillips (SDLP) | Victor Warrington (UUP) | Paul Robinson (DUP) |
| 2014 | Sheamus Greene (Sinn Féin) | Tom O'Reilly (Sinn Féin) | Brian McCaffrey (Sinn Féin) | Richie McPhillips (SDLP) | Victor Warrington (UUP) | Paul Robinson (DUP) |
| 2011 | Sheamus Greene (Sinn Féin) | Tom O'Reilly (Sinn Féin) | Brian McCaffrey (Sinn Féin) | Ruth Lynch (Sinn Féin) | Harold Andrews (UUP) | Paul Robinson (DUP) |
| 2005 | Fergus McQuillan (SDLP) | Tom O'Reilly (Sinn Féin) | Brian McCaffrey (Sinn Féin) | Ruth Lynch (Sinn Féin) | Harold Andrews (UUP) | Paul Robinson (DUP) |
| 2001 | Fergus McQuillan (SDLP) | Tom O'Reilly (Sinn Féin) | Brian McCaffrey (Sinn Féin) | Ruth Lynch (Sinn Féin) | Harold Andrews (UUP) | Cecil Noble (UUP) |
| 1997 | Fergus McQuillan (SDLP) | Tony McPhillips (Independent Nationalist) | Brian McCaffrey (Sinn Féin) | Ruth Lynch (Sinn Féin) | Harold Andrews (UUP) | Cecil Noble (UUP) |
| 1993 | Fergus McQuillan (SDLP) | Tony McPhillips (Independent Nationalist) | Gerry McHugh (Sinn Féin) | Jean McVitty (UUP) | Albert Liddle (UUP) | Cecil Noble (UUP) |
| 1989 | Fergus McQuillan (SDLP) | Brian McCaffrey (Sinn Féin) | Plunkett O'Neill (Sinn Féin) | Jean McVitty (UUP) | Albert Liddle (UUP) | Cecil Noble (UUP) |
| 1985 | Fergus McQuillan (SDLP) | Vincent McCaffrey (Sinn Féin) | Plunkett O'Neill (Sinn Féin) | Thomas Murray (Sinn Féin) | Albert Liddle (UUP) | Cecil Noble (UUP) |

## 2023 Election

2019: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
2023: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Independent
Erne East - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Sinn Féin | Sheamus Greene* | 20.68% | 1,753 | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Paul Robinson* | 16.63% | 1,410 | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Thomas O'Reilly* | 16.36% | 1,387 | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Noeleen Hayes | 15.29% | 1,296 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Victor Warrington* | 13.15% | 1,115 | 1,118.08 | 1,309.46 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Garbhan McPhillips* | 5.87% | 498 | 747.48 | 748.46 | 824.36 | 855.02 | 893.94 | 1,145.86 |
| | Independent | Eamon Keenan* | 6.61% | 560 | 719.39 | 719.81 | 760.61 | 764.81 | 794.35 | 1,068.17 |
| | Alliance | Richard Bullick | 2.61% | 221 | 277.98 | 278.98 | 298.78 | 352.68 | 363.18 | |
| | Independent | Tina McDermott | 2.81% | 238 | 307.30 | 307.44 | 345.24 | 348.88 | 351.82 | |
| Electorate: 12,127 Valid: 8,478 (69.91%) Spoilt: 110 Quota: 1,212 Turnout: 8,588 (70.82%) |||||||||||

## 2019 Election

2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2019: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
2014-2019 Change: Independent gain from Sinn Féin
Erne East - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | DUP | Paul Robinson* | 16.34% | 1,382 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Victor Warrington* | 15.99% | 1,352 | | | | | |
| | Independent | John McCluskey † | 15.21% | 1,286 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Tom O'Reilly* | 9.80% | 829 | 830.06 | 830.64 | 854.64 | 876.96 | 1,248.96 |
| | Sinn Féin | Sheamus Greene* | 12.20% | 1,032 | 1,032 | 1,032.56 | 1,057.56 | 1,064.34 | 1,211.34 |
| | SDLP | Garbhan McPhillips* | 9.92% | 839 | 879.68 | 928.54 | 983.68 | 1,175.68 | 1,205.86 |
| | Sinn Féin | Noeleen Hayes | 8.73% | 738 | 738.18 | 738.18 | 754.18 | 766.32 | 834.5 |
| | Sinn Féin | Brian McCaffrey* | 7.33% | 620 | 620.54 | 620.54 | 632.54 | 639.72 | |
| | Independent | Caroline Wheeler | 2.41% | 204 | 326.76 | 415.66 | 439.2 | | |
| | Aontú | Gerry McHugh | 2.06% | 174 | 175.8 | 176.36 | | | |
| Electorate: 11,963 Valid: 8,456 (70.68%) Spoilt: 112 Quota: 1,209 Turnout: 8,568 (71.62%) ||||||||||

## 2014 Election

2011: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP
2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
2011-2014 Change: SDLP gain from Sinn Féin
Erne East - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | UUP | Victor Warrington | 16.20% | 1,272 | | | |
| | DUP | Paul Robinson* | 15.87% | 1,246 | | | |
| | SDLP | Richie McPhillips † | 12.93% | 1,015 | 1,123 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Tom O'Reilly* | 13.69% | 1,075 | 1,081 | 1,097 | 1,115 |
| | Sinn Féin | Brian McCaffrey* | 13.26% | 1,041 | 1,041 | 1,046 | 1,049 |
| | Sinn Féin | Sheamus Greene* | 12.80% | 1,005 | 1,008 | 1,026 | 1,049 |
| | Sinn Féin | Kate Mulligan | 11.49% | 902 | 905 | 916 | 931 |
| | UKIP | Fred Parkinson | 3.77% | 296 | | | |
| Electorate: 11,443 Valid: 7,852 (68.62%) Spoilt: 129 Quota: 1,122 Turnout: 7,981 (69.75%) ||||||||

## 2011 Election

2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
2011: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP
2005-2011 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Erne East - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Sinn Féin | Ruth Lynch* | 17.88% | 1,564 | | | | |
| | DUP | Paul Robinson* | 15.66% | 1,370 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Brian McCaffrey* | 12.30% | 1,076 | 1,238.2 | 1,331.2 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Tom O'Reilly* | 12.75% | 1,115 | 1,167.8 | 1,275.8 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Sheamus Greene | 12.28% | 1,074 | 1,127.6 | 1,184.8 | 1,184.8 | 1,230.8 |
| | UUP | Harold Andrews* | 12.89% | 1,127 | 1,127.2 | 1,130.2 | 1,198.24 | 1,198.24 |
| | SDLP | Rosemary Flanagan | 6.06% | 530 | 550.8 | 603.4 | 604.3 | 613.3 |
| | UUP | Victor Warrington | 5.87% | 513 | 513.2 | 517.2 | 558.51 | 559.51 |
| | Independent | Gerry McHugh* | 4.31% | 377 | 391.2 | | | |
| Electorate: 11,720 Valid: 8,746 (74.62%) Spoilt: 181 Quota: 1,250 Turnout: 8,927 (76.17%) |||||||||

## 2005 Election

2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Erne East - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | DUP | Paul Robinson | 14.52% | 1,277 | | | |
| | UUP | Harold Andrews* | 11.62% | 1,022 | 1,705 | | |
| | SDLP | Fergus McQuillan* | 13.16% | 1,157 | 1,169 | 1,555 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Ruth Lynch* | 13.61% | 1,197 | 1,198 | 1,198 | 1,203 |
| | Sinn Féin | Tom O'Reilly* | 13.41% | 1,179 | 1,179 | 1,179 | 1,191 |
| | Sinn Féin | Brian McCaffrey* | 12.87% | 1,132 | 1,133 | 1,137 | 1,141 |
| | Sinn Féin | Seán Lynch | 12.62% | 1,110 | 1,110 | 1,110 | 1,111 |
| | UUP | Jean McVitty | 8.18% | 719 | | | |
| Electorate: 11,003 Valid: 8,793 (79.91%) Spoilt: 140 Quota: 1,257 Turnout: 8,933 (81.19%) ||||||||

## 2001 Election

1997: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Independent Nationalist
Erne East - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Sinn Féin | Ruth Lynch* | 16.46% | 1,428 | | | | |
| | UUP | Harold Andrews* | 15.53% | 1,348 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Fergus McQuillan* | 14.90% | 1,293 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Brian McCaffrey* | 13.72% | 1,191 | 1,334.39 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Tom O'Reilly | 12.10% | 1,050 | 1,075.61 | 1,075.61 | 1,402.61 | |
| | UUP | Cecil Noble* | 11.50% | 998 | 998.13 | 1,091.89 | 1,105.67 | 1,141.67 |
| | DUP | Paul Robinson | 9.35% | 811 | 811.13 | 822.01 | 827.51 | 837.51 |
| | Independent | Michael McPhillips | 6.44% | 559 | 570.05 | 570.45 | | |
| Electorate: 10,700 Valid: 8,678 (81.10%) Spoilt: 165 Quota: 1,240 Turnout: 8,843 (82.64%) |||||||||

## 1997 Election

1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP
Erne East - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | UUP | Harold Andrews | 14.04% | 1,149 | 1,150 | 1,281 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Brian McCaffrey | 11.22% | 918 | 944 | 946 | 1,385 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Ruth Lynch | 13.11% | 1,073 | 1,078 | 1,078 | 1,246 | | | |
| | SDLP | Fergus McQuillan* | 10.96% | 897 | 1,149 | 1,150 | 1,193 | | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Tony McPhillips* | 11.11% | 909 | 961 | 963 | 1,000 | 1,137 | 1,137 | 1,194 |
| | UUP | Cecil Noble* | 11.39% | 932 | 932 | 1,071 | 1,071 | 1,071 | 1,104.3 | 1,104.3 |
| | UUP | Jean McVitty* | 10.83% | 886 | 888 | 962 | 963 | 964 | 1,042.3 | 1,043.3 |
| | Sinn Féin | Hugh O'Reilly | 8.48% | 694 | 699 | 699 | | | | |
| | DUP | Paul Robinson | 4.51% | 369 | 371 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Marie O'Neill | 4.34% | 355 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,446 Valid: 8,182 (78.33%) Spoilt: 141 Quota: 1,169 Turnout: 8,323 (79.68%) |||||||||||

## 1993 Election

1989: 3 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1989-1993 Change: Independent Nationalist gain from Sinn Féin
Erne East - 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 | Fergus McQuillan* | 17.01% | 1,398 | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Jean McVitty* | 13.71% | 1,127 | 1,132.94 | | | | | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Tony McPhillips | 8.78% | 722 | 806.78 | 829.4 | 829.4 | 1,235.9 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Gerry McHugh | 9.54% | 784 | 794.08 | 1,085.6 | 1,085.78 | 1,188.78 | | | |
| | UUP | Cecil Noble* | 11.87% | 976 | 976.36 | 976.36 | 1,171.36 | 1,173.44 | 1,225.12 | | |
| | UUP | Albert Liddle* | 11.01% | 905 | 906.44 | 906.44 | 1,038.44 | 1,043.16 | 1,081.24 | 1,083.22 | 1,128.78 |
| | Sinn Féin | Brian McCaffrey* | 10.15% | 834 | 844.44 | 922.34 | 923.34 | 1,009.5 | 1,009.5 | 1,039.38 | 1,039.38 |
| | Ind. Republican | John McCusker | 6.85% | 563 | 659.48 | 701.54 | 702.72 | | | | |
| | DUP | Paul Robinson | 5.84% | 480 | 480.36 | 480.36 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Philip McDonald | 5.24% | 431 | 439.46 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,129 Valid: 8,220 (81.15%) Spoilt: 158 Quota: 1,175 Turnout: 8,378 (82.71%) ||||||||||||

## 1989 Election

1985: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
1989: 3 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
1985-1989 Change: UUP gain from Sinn Féin
Erne East - 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 |
| | SDLP | Fergus McQuillan* | 19.28% | 1,547 | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Cecil Noble* | 15.81% | 1,268 | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Albert Liddle* | 13.20% | 1,059 | 1,061.38 | 1,135.36 | 1,159.36 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Brian McCaffrey | 9.29% | 745 | 776.28 | 776.28 | 776.28 | 783 | 783 | 920.5 | 1,423.5 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Plunket O'Neill* | 7.62% | 611 | 625.62 | 625.62 | 625.62 | 646.7 | 647.79 | 846.99 | 987.59 | 1,249.79 |
| | UUP | Jean McVitty | 8.31% | 667 | 672.78 | 702.03 | 716.81 | 723.67 | 1,034.24 | 1,038.33 | 1,040.33 | 1,040.33 |
| | Ind. Republican | John McCusker | 5.90% | 473 | 669.52 | 669.52 | 669.52 | 786.28 | 786.28 | 859.2 | 901.62 | 914.82 |
| | Sinn Féin | Vincent McCaffrey* | 8.21% | 659 | 685.52 | 685.52 | 685.52 | 695.54 | 695.54 | 739.32 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Ciaran Leonard | 5.37% | 431 | 473.16 | 473.34 | 474.34 | 484.72 | 485.72 | | | |
| | DUP | Paul Robinson | 3.29% | 264 | 264 | 271.11 | 357.74 | 358.74 | | | | |
| | Independent Socialist | Seamus Mullan | 2.12% | 170 | 244.12 | 244.3 | 245.64 | | | | | |
| | DUP | Caroline Madill | 1.60% | 128 | 128.68 | 130.93 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 9,489 Valid: 8,022 (84.54%) Spoilt: 155 Quota: 1,147 Turnout: 8,177 (86.17%) |||||||||||||

## 1985 Election

1985: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
Erne East - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| | UUP | Cecil Noble* | 15.51% | 1,279 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Fergus McQuillan* | 8.11% | 669 | 669.14 | 682.14 | 683.14 | 733.14 | 885.14 | 1,374.14 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Albert Liddle | 8.24% | 680 | 732.57 | 733.64 | 744.06 | 744.06 | 746.06 | 747.06 | 748.06 | 1,374.06 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Plunket O'Neill | 12.11% | 999 | 999 | 1,014 | 1,014 | 1,060 | 1,070 | 1,079 | 1,103 | 1,106 | 1,106.37 | 1,554.37 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Thomas Murray | 9.02% | 744 | 744 | 745 | 745 | 760 | 760 | 817 | 887 | 888 | 888.37 | 1,013.74 | 1,168.54 |
| | Sinn Féin | Vincent McCaffrey | 8.23% | 679 | 679 | 683 | 683 | 721 | 725 | 765 | 810 | 813 | 813.74 | 832.88 | 1,151.58 |
| | DUP | William Mitchell | 7.04% | 581 | 588.21 | 588.21 | 756.42 | 756.42 | 756.42 | 756.42 | 758.42 | 808.57 | 1,000.6 | 1,001.97 | 1,001.97 |
| | Sinn Féin | John McCusker* | 8.05% | 664 | 664.14 | 671.14 | 671.14 | 697.14 | 703.14 | 717.14 | 755.14 | 756.14 | 757.25 | | |
| | UUP | Thomas Johnston | 7.82% | 645 | 672.51 | 673.58 | 689.07 | 689.07 | 691.07 | 696.07 | 705.07 | | | | |
| | SDLP | James Goodwin | 5.97% | 492 | 492 | 503 | 504 | 519 | 651 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | John Reihill | 3.20% | 264 | 264.07 | 294.07 | 294.07 | 329.07 | | | | | | | |
| | Irish Independence | John McMahon* | 2.92% | 241 | 241 | 264 | 264 | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Caroline Madill | 2.40% | 198 | 199.12 | 199.12 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent Socialist | Seamus Mullan | 1.37% | 113 | 113.14 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 9,572 Valid: 8,248 (86.17%) Spoilt: 130 Quota: 1,179 Turnout: 8,378 (87.53%) ||||||||||||||||