# Blackwater (District Electoral Area)

Blackwater was one of the four district electoral areas in Dungannon, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 2014. The district elected five members to Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council, and formed 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 C which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Aughnacloy, Benburb, Caledon, Killyman and Moy. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and divided between the Dungannon DEA and the Clogher Valley DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 2011 | Patrick Daly (SDLP) | Phelim Gildernew (Sinn Féin) | Jim Hamilton (UUP) | Samuel Brush (DUP) | Roger Burton (DUP) |
| 2005 | Patrick Daly (SDLP) | Phelim Gildernew (Sinn Féin) | Jim Hamilton (UUP) | Samuel Brush (DUP) | Roger Burton (DUP) |
| 2001 | Patrick Daly (SDLP) | Phelim Gildernew (Sinn Féin) | Jim Hamilton (UUP) | Derek Irwin (UUP) | Roger Burton (DUP) |
| 1997 | Patrick Daly (SDLP) | Jim Brady (UUP) | Jim Hamilton (UUP) | Derek Irwin (UUP) | James Ewing (DUP) |
| 1993 | Patrick Daly (SDLP) | Jim Brady (UUP) | Jim Hamilton (UUP) | Derek Irwin (UUP) | James Ewing (DUP) |
| 1989 | Patrick Daly (SDLP) | Jim Brady (UUP) | Jim Hamilton (UUP) | Derek Irwin (UUP) | James Ewing (DUP) |
| 1985 | Patrick Daly (SDLP) | Jim Brady (UUP) | John Taggart (UUP) | Derek Irwin (UUP) | James Ewing (DUP) |

## 2011 Election

2005: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2011: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2005-2011 Change: No change
Blackwater - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Sinn Féin | Phelim Gildernew* | 20.29% | 1,246 | | | | |
| | DUP | Roger Burton* | 16.54% | 1,016 | 1,016.54 | 1,089.54 | | |
| | DUP | Samuel Brush* | 16.37% | 1,005 | 1,005.54 | 1,051.54 | | |
| | SDLP | Patrick Daly* | 10.42% | 640 | 671.86 | 675.86 | 675.86 | 1,010.7 |
| | UUP | Jim Hamilton* | 12.88% | 791 | 791.72 | 858.72 | 882.72 | 885.7 |
| | UUP | Jim Brady | 12.72% | 781 | 783.16 | 822.16 | 855.16 | 857.24 |
| | Sinn Féin | Brian Murtagh | 6.74% | 414 | 592.56 | 592.56 | 592.56 | |
| | TUV | John Hobson | 4.04% | 248 | 248 | | | |
| Electorate: 8,983 Valid: 6,141 (68.36%) Spoilt: 117 Quota: 1,024 Turnout: 6,258 (69.66%) |||||||||

## 2005 Election

2001: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2005: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Blackwater - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | DUP | Roger Burton* | 21.22% | 1,309 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Phelim Gildernew* | 17.75% | 1,095 | | | | | |
| | DUP | Samuel Brush | 16.13% | 995 | 1,202.27 | | | | |
| | UUP | Jim Hamilton* | 14.01% | 864 | 884.79 | 905.13 | 905.55 | 1,040.3 | |
| | SDLP | Patrick Daly* | 12.40% | 765 | 766.05 | 766.59 | 782.61 | 789.87 | 1,039.87 |
| | UUP | Sammy Stewart | 7.62% | 470 | 475.67 | 482.33 | 482.45 | 594.88 | 594.88 |
| | Sinn Féin | Josefa Watters | 6.66% | 411 | 411 | 411.18 | 456.18 | 458.18 | |
| | DUP | Denver Thompson | 4.21% | 260 | 298.22 | 442.94 | 442.94 | | |
| Electorate: 8,116 Valid: 6,169 (76.01%) Spoilt: 97 Quota: 1,029 Turnout: 6,266 (77.21%) ||||||||||

## 2001 Election

1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
2001: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP
Blackwater - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Sinn Féin | Phelim Gildernew | 15.45% | 1,032 | 1,441 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Patrick Daly* | 14.20% | 948 | 989 | 1,229 | | | |
| | UUP | Jim Hamilton* | 11.61% | 775 | 775 | 775 | 779 | 1,195 | |
| | UUP | Derek Irwin* | 11.99% | 801 | 802 | 804 | 818 | 981 | 1,055.48 |
| | DUP | Roger Burton | 14.84% | 991 | 991 | 991 | 993 | 1,051 | 1,052.71 |
| | DUP | James Ewing* | 14.75% | 985 | 985 | 986 | 987 | 1,016 | 1,017.71 |
| | UUP | Jim Brady* | 10.02% | 669 | 670 | 671 | 675 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Dominic Molloy | 7.14% | 477 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 8,102 Valid: 6,678 (82.42%) Spoilt: 107 Quota: 1,114 Turnout: 6,785 (83.74%) ||||||||||

## 1997 Election

1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1993-1997 Change: No change
Blackwater - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | DUP | James Ewing* | 10.05% | 596 | 910 | 1,284 | | | |
| | UUP | Jim Hamilton* | 15.27% | 905 | 955 | 980 | 1,066 | | |
| | UUP | Jim Brady* | 13.48% | 799 | 847 | 877 | 1,001 | | |
| | UUP | Derek Irwin* | 14.47% | 858 | 864 | 908 | 964 | 1,039.51 | |
| | SDLP | Patrick Daly* | 16.03% | 950 | 953 | 953 | 953 | 953.91 | 978.48 |
| | Sinn Féin | Michelle Gildernew | 15.52% | 920 | 920 | 920 | 920 | 920 | 920 |
| | DUP | Robert McFarland | 7.64% | 453 | 478 | | | | |
| | DUP | Roger Burton | 7.54% | 447 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 7,802 Valid: 5,928 (75.98%) Spoilt: 80 Quota: 989 Turnout: 6,008 (77.01%) ||||||||||

## 1993 Election

1989: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1989-1993 Change: No change
Blackwater - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | DUP | James Ewing* | 18.58% | 1,038 | | |
| | SDLP | Patrick Daly* | 18.20% | 1,017 | | |
| | UUP | Derek Irwin* | 14.93% | 834 | 849.3 | 871.3 |
| | UUP | Jim Brady* | 14.98% | 837 | 848 | 864 |
| | UUP | Jim Hamilton* | 13.76% | 769 | 776.7 | 788.7 |
| | DUP | Robert McFarland | 10.01% | 559 | 627 | 635 |
| | Sinn Féin | Anthony Fox | 9.54% | 533 | 533 | |
| Electorate: 7,461 Valid: 5,587 (74.88%) Spoilt: 98 Quota: 932 Turnout: 5,685 (76.20%) |||||||

## 1989 Election

1985: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1989: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1985-1989 Change: No change
Blackwater - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 |
| | DUP | James Ewing* | 23.52% | 1,345 | |
| | UUP | Derek Irwin* | 17.50% | 1,001 | |
| | SDLP | Patrick Daly* | 17.14% | 980 | |
| | UUP | Jim Hamilton | 16.02% | 916 | 1,107.89 |
| | UUP | Jim Brady* | 15.46% | 884 | 1,078.37 |
| | Sinn Féin | Tony Gildernew | 10.37% | 593 | 594.55 |
| Electorate: 7,203 Valid: 5,719 (79.40%) Spoilt: 128 Quota: 954 Turnout: 5,847 (81.17%) ||||||

## 1985 Election

1985: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
Blackwater - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | DUP | James Ewing* | 16.86% | 979 | | | | |
| | UUP | Derek Irwin* | 13.85% | 804 | 1,143 | | | |
| | UUP | Jim Brady* | 10.73% | 623 | 688 | 736.76 | 1,019.29 | |
| | UUP | John Taggart* | 10.56% | 613 | 689 | 808.78 | 1,109.49 | |
| | SDLP | Patrick Daly* | 14.61% | 848 | 851 | 851 | 852 | 878 |
| | Sinn Féin | Eilish McCabe | 13.83% | 803 | 804 | 804 | 804 | 805 |
| | DUP | Norman Lockhart | 10.61% | 616 | 645 | 651.36 | | |
| | UUP | Rodney Mullan | 8.96% | 520 | | | | |
| Electorate: 7,076 Valid: 5,806 (82.05%) Spoilt: 89 Quota: 968 Turnout: 5,895 (83.31%) |||||||||