West Tyrone is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Fermanagh and Omagh, Northern Ireland.Final Northern Ireland super council recommendations, BBC News, 13 December 2013, accessed 24 May 2014 The district elects six members to Fermanagh and Omagh District Council and contains the wards of Dromore, Drumquin, Fairy Water, Fintona, Newtownsaville and Trillick. Omagh forms part of the West Tyrone constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Omagh Area A and Omagh Area B which had existed since 1973, where it contained seven wards (Clanabogan, Dromore, Drumquin, Fairy Water, Fintona, Newtownsaville and Trillick). For the 2014 local elections it was reduced to six wards, although it maintained the Clanabogan area.
Councillors Election Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party)2023 Glenn Campbell (Sinn Féin) Ann-Marie Donnelly (Sinn Féin) Stephen McCann (Sinn Féin) Colette McNulty (Sinn Féin) Allan Rainey (UUP) Mark Buchanan (DUP) 5 seats2014–present2019 Mary Garrity (SDLP)2014 Frankie Donnelly (Sinn Féin) 2011 Peter Kelly (Sinn Féin) Patrick McDonnell (SDLP) Thomas Buchanan (DUP) Cecilia Quinn (Sinn Féin) 2005 Barry McElduff (Sinn Féin) 2001 Patrick Watters (Sinn Féin) Liam McQuaid (SDLP) 1997 Kevin McQuaid (Sinn Féin) Cathal Quinn (Sinn Féin) Arthur McFarland (UUP) 1993 Gerry McMenamin (Sinn Féin) Patrick Watters (Sinn Féin) John Duffy (SDLP) 1989 Cecilia Quinn (Sinn Féin) Gregory McMullan (SDLP) Harry Cairns (DUP) 1985 Robert Moses (UUP)
2023 Election
2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2023: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
2019 Election
2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2014-2019 Change: No change
2014 Election
2011: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
2011-2014 Change: Sinn Féin loss due to the reduction of one seat
2011 Election
2005: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2011: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2005-2011 Change: No change
2005 Election
2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
2005: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
2001-2005 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
2001 Election
1997: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP
2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP
1997 Election
1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP
1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP
1993-1997 Change: No change
1993 Election
1989: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP
1993: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP
1989-1993 Change: No change
1989 Election
1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP
1989: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP
1985-1989 Change: No change
1985 Election
1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP
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