Erne West 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 five members to Fermanagh and Omagh District Council and contains the wards of Belcoo and Garrison, Boho, Cleenish and Letterbreen, Derrygonnelly, Derrylin and Florence Court and Kinawley. Erne West 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 Fermanagh Area A and Fermanagh Area C which had existed since 1973, where it originally contained five wards (Belcoo and Garrison, Boho, Cleenish and Letterbreen, Derrygonnelly, Derrylin and Florence Court and Kinawley).
Councillors Election Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party)2023 Anthony Feely (Sinn Féin) Declan McArdle (Sinn Féin) Elaine Brough (Sinn Féin) Adam Gannon (SDLP) Mark Ovens (UUP)2019 Chris McCaffrey (Sinn Féin) Bernice Swift (Sinn Féin)/ (Independent) Alex Baird (UUP)2014 Barry Doherty (Sinn Féin) Brendan Gallagher (SDLP) 2011 Frankie Rice (Sinn Féin) 2005 Stephen Huggett (Sinn Féin) Póilín Uí Cathaín (Sinn Féin) Gerry Gallagher (SDLP) 2001 Robin Martin (Sinn Féin) Pat Cox (Sinn Féin) Wilson Elliott (UUP) 1997 Patrick McCaffrey (IIP)/ (Independent Nationalist) Derrick Nixon (UUP) 1993 1989 Paul Corrigan (Sinn Féin) 1985 Patrick McBrien (Sinn Féin)
2023 Election
2019: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
2023: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Independent
2019 Election
2014: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
2019: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
2014-2019 Change: No change
2014 Election
2011: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
2014: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
2011-2014 Change: No change
2011 Election
2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2011: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
2005-2011 Change: Independent leaves Sinn Féin
2005 Election
2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 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 Independent Nationalist
2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin (two seats) gain from UUP and Independent Nationalist
1997 Election
1993: 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1993-1997 Change: No change
1993 Election
1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1993: 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1989-1993 Change: No change
1989 Election
1985: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x IIP
1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1985-1989 Change: UUP gain from Sinn Féin, Independent Nationalist leaves IIP
1985 Election
1985: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x IIP, 1 x SDLP
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