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2014 Mid Ulster District Council election
22 May 2014 2019 →
All 40 council seats
21 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Martin McGuiness
Leader Martin McGuinness Peter Robinson Mike Nesbitt
Party Sinn Féin DUP UUP
Seats won 18 8 7
Seat change New council New council New council
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Alasdair McDonnell
Party SDLP Independent
Seats won 6 1
Seat change New council New council
Mid Ulster 2014 Council Election Results by DEA (Shaded by plurality of FPVs)

The 2014 Mid Ulster District Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Mid Ulster District Council in Northern Ireland.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.[2][3]

Results by party

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Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Sinn Féin 18 22,587 40.28%
DUP 8 9,723 17.34%
UUP 7 9,573 17.07%
SDLP 6 7,600 13.55%
Independent 1 2,689 4.80%
TUV 0 2,380 4.24%
Alliance 0 350 0.62%
UKIP 0 195 0.35%
Totals 40 56,079 100.00% —

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Districts summary

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Results of the Mid Ulster District Council election, 2014
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
Sinn Féin DUP UUP SDLP Others
Carntogher 60.9 3 9.0 1 8.7 0 14.8 1 6.6 0 5
Clogher Valley 33.1 2 28.4 2 25.1 1 13.5 1 0.0 0 6
Cookstown 42.3 3 12.5 1 23.7 2 12.0 1 9.5 0 7
Dungannon 20.3 1 20.8 2 20.3 1 9.1 1 29.5 1 6
Magherafelt 29.6 2 24.8 1 11.2 1 15.5 1 18.9 0 5
Moyola 51.0 3 18.5 1 17.0 1 13.6 0 0.0 0 5
Torrent 50.0 4 10.4 0 13.4 1 18.1 1 8.1 0 6
Total 41.0 18 17.6 8 17.4 7 13.8 6 3.6 1 40

District results

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Carntogher

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Carntogher - 5 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
DUP James Shiels 8.98% 675 927 1,514    
SDLP Martin Kearney* 14.84% 1,116 1,121 1,212 1,399  
Sinn Féin Seán McPeake* 16.57% 1,246 1,246 1,247 1,248 1,256
Sinn Féin Kate McEldowney* 15.96% 1,200 1,200 1,201 1,202 1,218
Sinn Féin Brian McGuigan* 14.27% 1,073 1,073 1,074 1,076 1,079
Sinn Féin Gabhán McFalone* 14.10% 1,060 1,060 1,061 1,061 1,064
UUP Jackie Crawford* 8.66% 651 869      
TUV Noel Stewart 6.62% 498        
Electorate: 11,673   Valid: 7,520 (64.42%)   Spoilt: 140   Quota: 1,254   Turnout: 7,660 (65.62%)  

Clogher Valley

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Clogher Valley - 6 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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%)  

Cookstown

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Cookstown - 7 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Sinn Féin Cathal Mallaghan* 16.41% 1,481                
UUP Trevor Wilson* 14.61% 1,319                
Sinn Féin John McNamee* 13.89% 1,254                
Sinn Féin Gavin Bell 11.03% 996 1,307.76              
SDLP Tony Quinn* ‡ 8.90% 803 823.88 830.32 860.56 956.51 1,007.18 1,015.32 1,240.32  
DUP Wilbert Buchanan* 7.94% 717 717.24 734.6 734.84 735.41 739.55 774.83 776.16 1,090.97
UUP Mark Glasgow* 9.05% 817 817.72 919.36 919.6 919.98 931.54 980.52 986.95 1,032.88
TUV Walter Millar 7.05% 636 636.24 670.96 671.2 672.91 676.29 733.85 738.52 813.9
DUP Maureen Lees* 4.60% 415 415 433.2 433.44 433.44 435.82 465.24 468.43  
SDLP Maria Cleary-McGuffin 3.06% 276 283.92 284.34 307.38 322.77 342.96 349.86    
UKIP Alan Day 2.16% 195 195 197.52 198 199.9 205.04      
Alliance Mickey McDonald 1.30% 117 119.16 120.42 123.06 128.57        
Electorate: 16,135   Valid: 9,026 (55.94%)   Spoilt: 141   Quota: 1,129   Turnout: 9,167 (56.81%)  

Dungannon

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Dungannon - 6 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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%)  

Magherafelt

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Magherafelt - 5 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
DUP Paul McLean* 15.84% 1,106 1,135 1,144 1,163 1,167  
UUP George Shiels* 11.24% 785 803 809 834 841 1,225
Sinn Féin Seán Clarke* 15.68% 1,095 1,095 1,101 1,132 1,147 1,147
SDLP Christine McFlynn* 10.30% 719 724 756 822 1,116 1,119
Sinn Féin Darren Totten* 13.96% 975 976 1,008 1,041 1,110 1,110
TUV Gareth Ferguson 10.74% 750 786 791 806 808 1,001
DUP Ross Mitchell 8.98% 627 635 635 641 642  
SDLP Ben Niblock 5.18% 362 364 391 436    
Independent Hugh McCloy 3.31% 231 240 310      
Independent Michael Kelly 3.08% 215 220        
Independent Robert Kelly* 1.69% 118          
Electorate: 12,483   Valid: 6,983 (55.94%)   Spoilt: 119   Quota: 1,164   Turnout: 7,102 (56.89%)  

Moyola

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Moyola - 5 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Sinn Féin Caoimhe O'Neill* †† 19.32% 1,431  
DUP Anne Forde* 18.50% 1,370  
Sinn Féin Catherine Elattar* 16.96% 1,256  
UUP Derek McKinney 16.95% 1,255  
Sinn Féin Peter Bateson* † 14.71% 1,089 1,274.08
SDLP Austin Kelly 13.56% 1,004 1,014.64
Electorate: 12,119   Valid: 7,405 (61.10%)   Spoilt: 131   Quota: 1,235   Turnout: 7,536 (62.18%)  

Torrent

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Torrent - 6 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Sinn Féin Linda Dillon † 14.81% 1,218        
Sinn Féin Joe O'Neill* 13.95% 1,147 1,310      
SDLP Malachy Quinn 8.91% 733 822 846 847.89 1,361.89
Sinn Féin Ronan McGinley 11.02% 906 958 982 985.36 1,139.51
UUP Kenneth Reid* † 13.42% 1,104 1,106 1,109 1,109.09 1,117.12
Sinn Féin Mickey Gillespie* 10.21% 840 936 1,003 1,031.47 1,069.47
DUP Keith Buchanan 10.35% 851 852 852 852 856
SDLP Deirdre Mayo* 9.23% 759 800 804 805.05  
Independent Feargal O'Donnell 8.11% 667        
Electorate: 14,672   Valid: 8,225 (56.06%)   Spoilt: 138   Quota: 1,176   Turnout: 8,363 (57.0%)  

* Incumbent

Changes during the term

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† Co-options

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Date Electoral Area Party Outgoing Co-optee Reason
27 May 2016 Torrent Sinn Féin Linda Dillon Niamh Doris Dillon was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly.[5]
25 May 2017 Moyola Sinn Féin Caoimhe O'Neill Niamh Milne O'Neill resigned.[6]
1 Dec 2018 Moyola Sinn Féin Peter Bateson Donal McPeake Bateson resigned.[7]
1 Dec 2018 Moyola Sinn Féin Niamh Milne Ian Milne[8]
2 Jan 2019 Torrent UUP Kenneth Reid Robert Colvin[9] Reid resigned for health reasons.[10]

‡ Changes of affiliation

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Date Electoral Area Name Previous affiliation New affiliation Circumstance
1 May 2017 Cookstown Tony Quinn SDLP Independent Resigned.[11]

Last updated 25 March 2019.

Current composition: see Mid Ulster District Council.

References

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  1. ^ "Northern Ireland council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  2. ^ "UTV local election results, Mid Ulster". UTV. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Mid Ulster Council Results, 2014". Mid Ulster. Archived from the original on 9 June 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Local Council Elections 2014 - Results by Stage". Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Doris takes place on council". Tyrone times. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  6. ^ "McWilliams takes place on council". Twitter page. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Veteran Republican retires from Council". www.midulstermail.co.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  8. ^ "CMIS > Councillors". mid-ulster.cmis-ni.org. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  9. ^ "CMIS > Councillors". mid-ulster.cmis-ni.org. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  10. ^ "Veteran Ulster Unionist councillor steps down due to ill health". www.midulstermail.co.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  11. ^ Young, Connla. "SDLP councillor Tony Quinn resigns". The Irish News. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
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