Clogher Valley is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Mid Ulster, Northern Ireland.Final Northern Ireland super council recommendations, BBC News, 13 December 2013, accessed 24 May 2014 The district elects six members to Mid Ulster District Council and contains the wards of Augher and Clogher, Aughnacloy, Ballygawley, Caledon, Castlecaulfield and Fivemiletown. Clogher Valley 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 A which had existed since 1973, where it originally contained five wards (Augher, Ballygawley, Castlecaulfield, Clogher and Fivemiletown). For the 2014 local elections it gained Aughnacloy and Caledon from the abolished Blackwater DEA.
Councillors Election Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party)2023 Frances Burton (DUP) Mark Robinson (DUP) Meta Graham (UUP) Kevin McElvogue (Independent) Eugene McConnell (Sinn Féin) Gael Gildernew (Sinn Féin)December 2022 Co-Option Sharon McAleer (SDLP) Sean McGuigan (Sinn Féin) Phelim Gildernew (Sinn Féin)2019 Wills Robinson (DUP)2014 Robert Mulligan (UUP) 2011 Anthony McGonnell (SDLP) 5 seats1985–2014 2005 Colla McMahon (Sinn Féin) 2001 William McIlwrath (DUP) Seamus Flanagan (Sinn Féin) 1997 Noel Mulligan (UUP) 1993 Raymond McMahon (Sinn Féin) 1989 Samuel Brush (UUP) 1985 Seamus Cassidy (Sinn Féin)
2023 Election
2019: 2 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2023: 2 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Ind (Rep)
2019–2023 Change: Ind (Rep) gain from SDLP
2019 Election
2014: 2 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2019: 2 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2014–2019 Change: No change
2014 Election
2011: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2014: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2011-2014 Change: Sinn Féin gain due to the addition of one seat
2011 Election
2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2011: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2005-2011 Change: DUP gain from Sinn Féin
2005 Election
2001: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2001-2005 Change: No change
2001 Election
1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
2001: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP
1997 Election
1993: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP
1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP
1993-1997 Change: No change
1993 Election
1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP
1993: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP
1989-1993 Change: No change
1989 Election
1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP
1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP
1985-1989 Change: No change
1985 Election
1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP
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