# Dungannon (District Electoral Area)

Dungannon 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 Ballysaggart, Killyman, Killymeal, Moy, Moygashel and Mullaghmore. Dungannon 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 D which had existed since 1973. It was called Dungannon Town until 2014, and originally contained six wards (Ballysaggart, Coolhill, Drumglass, Killymeal, Moygashel and Mullaghmore). For the 2014 local elections it gained Killyman and Moy from the abolished Blackwater DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 2023 | Clement Cuthbertson (DUP) | James Burton (DUP) | Deirdre Varsani (Sinn Féin) | Karol McQuade (SDLP) | Dominic Molloy (Sinn Féin) | Barry Monteith (Independent)/ (Sinn Féin) |
| July 2019 Defection | Clement Cuthbertson (DUP) | Kim Ashton (DUP) | Walter Cuddy (UUP) | Denise Mullen (Aontú)/ (SDLP) | Dominic Molloy (Sinn Féin) | Barry Monteith (Independent)/ (Sinn Féin) |
| 2019 | Clement Cuthbertson (DUP) | Kim Ashton (DUP) | Walter Cuddy (UUP) | Denise Mullen (Aontú)/ (SDLP) | Dominic Molloy (Sinn Féin) | Barry Monteith (Independent)/ (Sinn Féin) |
| 2014 | Clement Cuthbertson (DUP) | Kim Ashton (DUP) | Walter Cuddy (UUP) | Denise Mullen (Aontú)/ (SDLP) | Dominic Molloy (Sinn Féin) | Barry Monteith (Independent)/ (Sinn Féin) |
| 2011 | Maurice Morrow (DUP) | Kim Ashton (DUP) | Walter Cuddy (UUP) | Bronwyn McGahan (Sinn Féin) | John McLarnon (Sinn Féin) | Barry Monteith (Independent)/ (Sinn Féin) |
| 2009 June Defection | Maurice Morrow (DUP) | Gilbert Greenaway (DUP)/(UUP) | Walter Cuddy (UUP) | Vincent Currie (SDLP) | John McLarnon (Sinn Féin) | Barry Monteith (Independent)/ (Sinn Féin) |
| 2005 | Maurice Morrow (DUP) | Gilbert Greenaway (DUP)/(UUP) | Walter Cuddy (UUP) | Vincent Currie (SDLP) | John McLarnon (Sinn Féin) | Barry Monteith (Independent)/ (Sinn Féin) |
| 2001 | Maurice Morrow (DUP) | Ken Maginnis (UUP) | Walter Cuddy (UUP) | Vincent Currie (SDLP) | John McLarnon (Sinn Féin) | Barry Monteith (Independent)/ (Sinn Féin) |
| 1997 | Maurice Morrow (DUP) | Joan Carson (UUP) | John Reilly (UUP) | Vincent Currie (SDLP) | Vincent Kelly (Sinn Féin) | Gerry Cullen (Democratic Left)/ (Workers' Party) |
| 1993 | Maurice Morrow (DUP) | Leslie Holmes (UUP) | William Brown (UUP) | Vincent Currie (SDLP) | Vincent Kelly (Sinn Féin) | Gerry Cullen (Democratic Left)/ (Workers' Party) |
| 1989 | Maurice Morrow (DUP) | Ken Maginnis (UUP) | William Brown (UUP) | Vincent Currie (SDLP) | Michael McLoughlin (Independent Nationalist) | Gerry Cullen (Democratic Left)/ (Workers' Party) |
| 1985 | Maurice Morrow (DUP) | Ken Maginnis (UUP) | William Brown (UUP) | Vincent Currie (SDLP) | Michael McLoughlin (Independent Nationalist) | Anita Cavlan (Sinn Féin) |

## 2023 Election

2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent (Rep)
2023: 2 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent (Rep)
2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP
Dungannon - 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 |
| | DUP | Clement Cuthbertson* | 21.81% | 2,096 | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Dominic Molloy* | 15.81% | 1,519 | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | James Burton | 6.83% | 656 | 1,198.30 | 1,198.57 | 1,200.57 | 1,218.57 | 1,407.57 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Deirdre Varsani | 12.58% | 1,219 | 1,219.00 | 1,325.65 | 1,347.37 | 1,363.37 | 1,366.37 | 1,414.37 | | |
| | Independent | Barry Monteith* | 12.28% | 1,180 | 1,181.02 | 1,185.70 | 1,211.79 | 1,274.79 | 1,275.79 | 1,310.88 | 1,868.88 | |
| | SDLP | Karol McQuade | 6.25% | 601 | 604.06 | 615.67 | 636.12 | 684.21 | 687.89 | 913.92 | 979.17 | 1,139.17 |
| | UUP | Ian Irwin | 5.48% | 527 | 588.54 | 588.72 | 589.72 | 617.46 | 781.69 | 907.47 | 911.47 | 913.47 |
| | Independent | Marian Vincent | 6.54% | 628 | 628.00 | 632.59 | 654.68 | 673.77 | 675.86 | 699.86 | | |
| | Alliance | Claire Hackett | 4.90% | 471 | 478.14 | 480.21 | 489.30 | 549.98 | 556.02 | | | |
| | TUV | Kinley Tenner | 3.11% | 299 | 385.70 | 385.88 | 396.22 | 398.90 | | | | |
| | Labour Alternative | Gerry Cullen | 2.79% | 268 | 273.78 | 274.05 | 285.39 | | | | | |
| | Aontú | Denise Mullen* | 1.52% | 146 | 147.36 | 148.98 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 16,325 Valid: 9,610 (58.87%) Spoilt: 201 Quota: 1,373 Turnout: 9,811 (60.10%) |||||||||||||

## 2019 Election

2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
2014–2019 Change: No change
Dungannon – 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | DUP | Clement Cuthbertson* | 22.10% | 1,833 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Barry Monteith* | 17.05% | 1,414 | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Kim Ashton* | 9.73% | 807 | 1,362.1 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Dominic Molloy* | 12.00% | 995 | 996.75 | 1,016.47 | 1,016.59 | 1,053.93 | 1,207.93 | |
| | UUP | Walter Cuddy* | 7.32% | 607 | 650.75 | 652.11 | 751.47 | 816.47 | 830.29 | 1,239.29 |
| | SDLP | Denise Mullen* ‡ | 8.56% | 710 | 711.75 | 730.11 | 731.19 | 920.04 | 1,016.49 | 1,062.14 |
| | Sinn Féin | Deirdre Varsani | 8.66% | 718 | 718.7 | 746.41 | 746.41 | 762.43 | 841.12 | 843.46 |
| | UUP | Kim McNeill | 5.23% | 434 | 464.8 | 465.31 | 537.07 | 576.37 | 581.12 | |
| | Independent | Niall Bowen | 4.16% | 345 | 345.35 | 496.48 | 496.96 | 544.85 | | |
| | Alliance | Mel Boyle | 5.20% | 431 | 433.1 | 439.73 | 441.05 | | | |
| Electorate: 15,366 Valid: 8,294 (53.98%) Spoilt: 335 Quota: 1,185 Turnout: 8,629 (56.16%) |||||||||||

## 2014 Election

2011: 2 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
2011-2014 Change: SDLP gain from Sinn Féin
Dungannon - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Independent | Barry Monteith* | 19.67% | 1,458 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Walter Cuddy* | 14.61% | 1,083 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Dominic Molloy* | 14.10% | 1,045 | 1,223.6 | | | | |
| | DUP | Kim Ashton* | 11.44% | 848 | 849.14 | 849.9 | 859.9 | 1,029.28 | 1,289.28 |
| | DUP | Clement Cuthbertson* | 9.35% | 693 | 695.66 | 696.8 | 704.18 | 821.18 | 1,017.18 |
| | SDLP | Denise Mullen | 9.14% | 677 | 779.6 | 824.44 | 933.62 | 958 | 968.38 |
| | Sinn Féin | Dee Varsani* | 6.17% | 457 | 550.48 | 652.7 | 673.02 | 673.4 | 674.4 |
| | TUV | Kenny Loughrin | 6.69% | 496 | 496.76 | 497.52 | 501.9 | 578.9 | |
| | UUP | Winston Duff | 5.68% | 421 | 422.14 | 422.52 | 460.9 | | |
| | Alliance | Hannah Su | 3.14% | 233 | 251.62 | 256.94 | | | |
| Electorate: 14,067 Valid: 7,411 (52.68%) Spoilt: 175 Quota: 1,059 Turnout: 7,586 (53.93%) ||||||||||

## 2011 Election

2005: 2 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2011: 2 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
2005-2011 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP, Independent leaves Sinn Féin
Dungannon Town - 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 |
| | Independent | Barry Monteith* | 19.86% | 1,046 | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Maurice Morrow* | 16.40% | 864 | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | John McLarnon* | 13.16% | 693 | 885.28 | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Walter Cuddy* | 13.69% | 721 | 722.9 | 725.14 | 740.09 | 796.09 | | | | |
| | DUP | Kim Ashton | 7.35% | 387 | 387 | 387.32 | 471.04 | 524.73 | 533.1 | 554.27 | 717.78 | 721.78 |
| | Sinn Féin | Bronwyn McGahan | 8.96% | 472 | 519.5 | 626.7 | 627.09 | 628.09 | 628.09 | 632.51 | 633.51 | 674.5 |
| | SDLP | Vincent Currie* | 5.90% | 311 | 329.62 | 343.06 | 343.06 | 345.06 | 346.92 | 394.62 | 423.18 | 647.44 |
| | SDLP | Malachy Quinn | 4.50% | 237 | 254.48 | 260.24 | 260.63 | 260.63 | 260.63 | 309.29 | 321.42 | |
| | UUP | Sammy Stewart | 3.23% | 170 | 170 | 170.32 | 176.82 | 210.34 | 236.38 | 305.3 | | |
| | Alliance | Hannah Su | 3.91% | 206 | 214.74 | 216.98 | 219.06 | 227.51 | 234.02 | | | |
| | TUV | Denis Boyd | 3.04% | 160 | 160 | 160.32 | 162.92 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 8,814 Valid: 5,267 (59.76%) Spoilt: 102 Quota: 753 Turnout: 5,369 (60.91%) |||||||||||||

## 2005 Election

2001: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Dungannon Town - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | DUP | Maurice Morrow* | 18.98% | 1,029 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Vincent Currie* | 16.06% | 871 | | | | |
| | UUP | Walter Cuddy* | 15.40% | 835 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | John McLarnon* | 15.07% | 817 | | | | |
| | DUP | Gilbert Greenaway | 9.17% | 497 | 727 | 728.02 | 739.15 | 935.15 |
| | Sinn Féin | Barry Monteith* | 13.15% | 713 | 713 | 766.55 | 767.04 | 771.44 |
| | Sinn Féin | Tony Slevin | 6.95% | 377 | 377.5 | 403.85 | 404.06 | 408.54 |
| | UUP | Victor McNickle | 5.22% | 283 | 305.75 | 316.63 | 360.73 | |
| Electorate: 8,281 Valid: 5,422 (65.48%) Spoilt: 80 Quota: 775 Turnout: 5,502 (66.44%) |||||||||

## 2001 Election

1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Democratic Left
2001: 2 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Democratic Left
Dungannon Town - 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 | John McLarnon | 17.67% | 1,138 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Vincent Currie* | 17.24% | 1,110 | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Barry Monteith | 12.63% | 813 | 1,010.8 | | | | | |
| | DUP | Maurice Morrow* | 13.56% | 873 | 873.2 | 874.35 | 1,123.35 | | | |
| | UUP | Walter Cuddy | 13.25% | 853 | 854.2 | 862.25 | 919.25 | 1,033.33 | | |
| | UUP | Ken Maginnis | 11.49% | 740 | 741.2 | 760.06 | 785.06 | 826.46 | 895.46 | 899.06 |
| | Independent | Gerry Cullen* | 8.53% | 549 | 565 | 719.79 | 743.02 | 789.02 | 820.3 | 888.1 |
| | DUP | Derek Greenaway | 5.64% | 363 | 363.2 | 363.89 | | | | |
| Electorate: 8,742 Valid: 6,439 (73.66%) Spoilt: 91 Quota: 920 Turnout: 6,530 (74.70%) |||||||||||

## 1997 Election

1993: 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Democratic Left
1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Democratic Left
1993-1997 Change: No change
Dungannon Town - 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 | Vincent Kelly* | 19.26% | 1,065 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Joan Carson | 17.00% | 940 | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Maurice Morrow* | 17.27% | 955 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | John Reilly | 14.05% | 777 | 777 | 909.94 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Vincent Currie* | 11.77% | 651 | 661.92 | 663.11 | 678.06 | 802.06 | | |
| | Democratic Left | Gerry Cullen* | 7.45% | 412 | 420.32 | 437.83 | 500.85 | 518.23 | 696.77 | 753.89 |
| | Sinn Féin | Edward Devlin | 5.26% | 291 | 524.74 | 524.74 | 524.97 | 540.35 | 582.74 | 583.25 |
| | Alliance | Ephrem Bogues | 4.86% | 269 | 276.02 | 279.93 | 343.87 | 359.44 | | |
| | SDLP | Peggy Devlin | 3.07% | 170 | 180.14 | 180.14 | 186.81 | | | |
| Electorate: 8,715 Valid: 5,530 (63.45%) Spoilt: 79 Quota: 791 Turnout: 5,609 (64.36%) |||||||||||

## 1993 Election

1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Workers' Party, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1993: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Democratic Left
1989-1993 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Independent Nationalist, Workers' Party joins Democratic Left
Dungannon Town - 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 | Vincent Kelly | 20.35% | 1,180 | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Maurice Morrow* | 15.61% | 905 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Leslie Holmes | 13.82% | 801 | 801.65 | 876.65 | | | | |
| | UUP | William Brown* | 11.54% | 669 | 669 | 691.65 | 714.87 | 725.79 | 1,129.79 | |
| | SDLP | Vincent Currie* | 10.16% | 589 | 641 | 746.7 | 747.06 | 748.88 | 771.43 | 834.43 |
| | Democratic Left | Gerry Cullen* | 7.88% | 457 | 524.6 | 566.8 | 579.76 | 589.77 | 642.03 | 708.03 |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Michael McLoughlin* | 7.17% | 416 | 613.6 | 631.55 | 632.09 | 632.09 | 644.03 | 670.03 |
| | UUP | Ken Maginnis* | 8.31% | 482 | 489.15 | 529.15 | 564.25 | 588.82 | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | Simon Dilworth | 3.00% | 174 | 174.65 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Peggy Devlin | 2.16% | 125 | 148.4 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 8,451 Valid: 5,798 (68.61%) Spoilt: 75 Quota: 829 Turnout: 5,873 (69.49%) |||||||||||

## 1989 Election

1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Workers' Party, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1985-1989 Change: Workers' Party gain from Sinn Féin
Dungannon Town - 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 | Ken Maginnis* | 26.86% | 1,479 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | William Brown* | 15.87% | 874 | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Maurice Morrow* | 14.44% | 795 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Vincent Currie* | 10.35% | 570 | 747 | 880 | | | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Michael McLoughlin* | 10.90% | 600 | 738 | 750 | 827.6 | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Gerry Cullen | 5.01% | 276 | 595 | 626 | 640.4 | 725.52 | 765.84 | 771.16 |
| | Sinn Féin | Peter Corrigan | 13.75% | 757 | 759 | 760 | 760.8 | 761.94 | 761.94 | 762 |
| | SDLP | Peggy Devlin | 2.83% | 156 | 197 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 8,169 Valid: 5,507 (67.41%) Spoilt: 120 Quota: 787 Turnout: 5,627 (68.88%) |||||||||||

## 1985 Election

1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
Dungannon Town - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | UUP | Ken Maginnis* | 21.99% | 1,329 | | | | | |
| | DUP | Maurice Morrow* | 17.97% | 1,086 | | | | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Michael McLoughlin* | 15.87% | 959 | | | | | |
| | UUP | William Brown* | 14.97% | 905 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Vincent Currie | 7.02% | 424 | 813 | 984 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Anita Cavlan | 10.62% | 642 | 644 | 646 | 648.79 | 663.79 | 737.28 |
| | Sinn Féin | Martin McNulty | 8.17% | 494 | 494 | 495 | 495.93 | 510.63 | 570.07 |
| | SDLP | Terence Foley | 3.39% | 205 | 259 | 286 | 402.25 | 459.65 | |
| Electorate: 8,157 Valid: 6,044 (74.10%) Spoilt: 124 Quota: 864 Turnout: 6,168 (75.62%) ||||||||||