Torrent (District Electoral Area)
Torrent | |
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Mid Ulster District Council DEA constituency | |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1985 |
Seats | 6 (1985-) |
Councillors |
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Torrent is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Mid Ulster, Northern Ireland.[1] The district elects six members to Mid Ulster District Council and contains the wards of Ardboe, Coalisland North, Coalisland South, Donaghmore, Stewartstown and Washing Bay.[2] Torrent forms part of the Mid Ulster constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Dungannon Area B which had existed since 1973, where it contained six wards (Altmore, Coalisland North, Coalisland South, Coalisand West and Newmills, Donaghmore and Washing Bay).
Councillors
[edit]Election | Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
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2023 | Niall McAleer (Sinn Féin) |
Eimear Carney (Sinn Féin) |
Nuala McLernon (Sinn Féin) |
Dan Kerr (Independent) |
Malachy Quinn (SDLP) |
Jonathan Buchanan (DUP) | ||||||
February 2020 Co-Option | Joe O'Neill (Sinn Féin) |
Niamh Doris (Sinn Féin) |
Robert Colvin (UUP) | |||||||||
2019 | Ronan McGinley (Sinn Féin) | |||||||||||
January 2019 Co-Option | Mickey Gillespie (Sinn Féin) | |||||||||||
May 2016 Co-Option | Kenneth Reid (UUP) | |||||||||||
2014 | Linda Dillon (Sinn Féin) | |||||||||||
2011 | Desmond Donnelly (Sinn Féin) |
Pádraig Quinn (Sinn Féin) |
Jim Cavanagh (SDLP) | |||||||||
2005 | Francie Molloy (Sinn Féin) |
Michelle O'Neill (Sinn Féin) |
Norman Badger (UUP) | |||||||||
2001 | Jim Canning (Independent Nationalist) | |||||||||||
1997 | Brendan Doris (Sinn Féin) | |||||||||||
1993 | Denise Sutton (Sinn Féin) | |||||||||||
1989 | Martin McCaughey (Sinn Féin) |
Angela Donnelly (SDLP) |
Thomas Kempton (UUP) | |||||||||
1985 | Brian Duffin (Sinn Féin) |
Francie Molloy (Sinn Féin) |
Patrick McGlinchey (SDLP) |
2023 Election
[edit]2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent (Rep)
2023: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent (Rep)
2019–2023 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
Sinn Féin | Eimear Carney | 15.78% | 1,678 | ||||||||
Sinn Féin | Niall McAleer* | 15.67% | 1,666 | ||||||||
Independent | Dan Kerr* | 13.12% | 1,395 | 1,431.00 | 1,443.69 | 1,994.96 | |||||
DUP | Jonathan Buchanan | 11.00% | 1,170 | 1,181.00 | 1,181.09 | 1,182.09 | 1,186.09 | 1,823.09 | |||
SDLP | Malachy Quinn* | 9.04% | 961 | 1,084.00 | 1,093.63 | 1,113.90 | 1,170.90 | 1,244.90 | 1,434.90 | 1,448.42 | |
Sinn Féin | Nuala McLernon | 10.79% | 1,147 | 1,161.00 | 1,182.87 | 1,195.05 | 1,243.05 | 1,243.05 | 1,245.05 | 1,349.13 | |
Sinn Féin | Paul Kelly | 9.37% | 996 | 1,012.00 | 1,117.30 | 1,155.57 | 1,288.57 | 1,291.66 | 1,296.66 | 1,310.34 | |
UUP | Robert Colvin* | 6.72% | 714 | 777.00 | 777.09 | 777.09 | 777.09 | ||||
Independent | Teresa Quinn | 5.85% | 622 | 628.00 | 628.90 | ||||||
Alliance | Simon Graham | 2.67% | 284 | ||||||||
Electorate: 16,464 Valid: 10,633 (64.58%) Spoilt: 173 Quota: 1,520 Turnout: 10,806 (65.63%) |
2019 Election
[edit]2014: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
2014–2019 Change: Independent gain from Sinn Féin
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
SDLP | Malachy Quinn* | 17.93% | 1,631 | |||||
Independent | Dan Kerr | 16.76% | 1,525 | |||||
UUP | Robert Colvin* | 11.19% | 1,018 | 1,052.41 | 1,055.91 | 1,914.91 | ||
Sinn Féin | Ronan McGinley* † | 12.89% | 1,173 | 1,254.84 | 1,282.59 | 1,283.84 | 1,286.84 | |
Sinn Féin | Joe O'Neill* | 10.93% | 994 | 1,099.09 | 1,162.59 | 1,164.9 | 1,175.9 | |
Sinn Féin | Niamh Doris* | 11.01% | 1,002 | 1,066.48 | 1,175.73 | 1,157.04 | 1,170.04 | |
Sinn Féin | Mickey Gillespie* | 9.41% | 856 | 894.75 | 931.25 | 933.25 | 937.25 | |
DUP | Ian McCrea | 9.88% | 899 | 903.96 | 905.21 | |||
Electorate: 15,458 Valid: 9,098 (58.86%) Spoilt: 138 Quota: 1,300 Turnout: 9,236 (59.75%) |
2014 Election
[edit]2011: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2014: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2011-2014 Change: No change
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
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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%) |
2011 Election
[edit]2005: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2011: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2005-2011 Change: No change
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
Sinn Féin | Michael Gillespie* | 16.53% | 1,152 | |||||||
SDLP | Jim Cavanagh* | 16.10% | 1,122 | |||||||
Sinn Féin | Joe O'Neill* | 15.07% | 1,050 | |||||||
UUP | Kenneth Reid | 11.74% | 818 | 818.42 | 820.76 | 1,131.76 | ||||
Sinn Féin | Desmond Donnelly* | 11.69% | 815 | 838.38 | 871.14 | 872.4 | 874.4 | 908.95 | 1,032.95 | |
Sinn Féin | Pádraig Quinn | 9.69% | 675 | 800.44 | 812.92 | 813.92 | 813.92 | 825.97 | 971.93 | |
Independent | Patricia Campbell | 7.32% | 510 | 514.34 | 535.4 | 540.53 | 577.53 | 578.93 | 722.97 | |
Independent | James Walshe | 6.93% | 483 | 484.68 | 532.13 | 539.26 | 575.26 | 578.11 | ||
DUP | Johnny Chartres | 4.94% | 344 | 344 | 345.04 | |||||
Electorate: 11,130 Valid: 6,969 (62.61%) Spoilt: 104 Quota: 996 Turnout: 7,073 (63.55%) |
2005 Election
[edit]2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
2005: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2001-2005 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Independent
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Sinn Féin | Michael Gillespie* | 18.24% | 1,392 | ||||||
Sinn Féin | Michelle O'Neill | 16.64% | 1,270 | ||||||
Sinn Féin | Francie Molloy* | 15.37% | 1,173 | ||||||
Sinn Féin | Desmond Donnelly* | 10.68% | 815 | 1,090.44 | 1,090.66 | 1,247.74 | |||
UUP | Norman Badger* | 9.59% | 732 | 732.22 | 1,076.22 | 1,076.5 | 1,076.5 | 1,077.88 | |
SDLP | Jim Cavanagh* | 12.53% | 956 | 968.32 | 972.32 | 978.2 | 990.1 | 1,025.29 | |
Independent | Jim Canning* | 12.10% | 923 | 927.84 | 932.84 | 941.94 | 958.88 | 1,002.81 | |
DUP | Robert McFarland | 4.84% | 369 | 369.44 | |||||
Electorate: 10,410 Valid: 7,630 (73.29%) Spoilt: 90 Quota: 1,091 Turnout: 7,720 (74.16%) |
2001 Election
[edit]1997: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
1997-2001 Change: Independent Nationalist becomes Independent
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
Sinn Féin | Francie Molloy* | 16.60% | 1,393 | |||||||
Sinn Féin | Michael Gillespie* | 15.92% | 1,336 | |||||||
SDLP | Jim Cavanagh* | 15.18% | 1,274 | |||||||
Independent | Jim Canning* | 14.83% | 1,244 | |||||||
UUP | Norman Badger* | 10.85% | 910 | 1,198 | 1,198.6 | 1,198.7 | 1,207.94 | |||
Sinn Féin | Desmond Donnelly | 11.25% | 944 | 944 | 1,076.6 | 1,098.9 | 1,155.99 | 1,176.44 | 1,177.76 | |
Sinn Féin | Brendan Doris* | 11.74% | 985 | 985 | 1,043.8 | 1,146.6 | 1,152.65 | 1,170.05 | 1,170.6 | |
DUP | Robert McFarland | 3.62% | 304 | |||||||
Electorate: 10,314 Valid: 8,390 (81.35%) Spoilt: 172 Quota: 1,199 Turnout: 8,562 (83.01%) |
1997 Election
[edit]1993: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1997: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1993-1997 Change: No change
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
Sinn Féin | Francie Molloy* | 19.41% | 1,407 | ||||
UUP | Norman Badger* | 16.72% | 1,212 | ||||
Independent Nationalist | Jim Canning* | 16.32% | 1,183 | ||||
Sinn Féin | Michael Gillespie | 14.03% | 1,017 | 1,045.6 | |||
SDLP | Jim Cavanagh* | 11.48% | 832 | 844.48 | 1,078.48 | ||
Sinn Féin | Brendan Doris* | 11.34% | 822 | 955.64 | 970.98 | 990.98 | |
Sinn Féin | Jim O'Donnell | 6.80% | 493 | 670.58 | 687.88 | 695.88 | |
SDLP | Joseph Gervin | 3.90% | 283 | 288.46 | |||
Electorate: 9,730 Valid: 7,249 (74.50%) Spoilt: 159 Quota: 1,036 Turnout: 7,408 (76.14%) |
1993 Election
[edit]1989: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1993: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1989-1993 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Sinn Féin | Francie Molloy | 21.52% | 1,482 | ||||||
UUP | Norman Badger | 19.17% | 1,320 | ||||||
Independent Nationalist | Jim Canning* | 15.90% | 1,095 | ||||||
Sinn Féin | Brendan Doris* | 10.33% | 711 | 1,138.32 | |||||
SDLP | Jim Cavanagh* | 11.98% | 825 | 835.44 | 982.8 | 985.14 | |||
Sinn Féin | Denise Sutton | 11.20% | 771 | 810.6 | 811.56 | 955.99 | 962.49 | 978.88 | |
SDLP | Angela Donnelly* | 4.65% | 320 | 323.6 | 471.92 | 472.05 | 516.25 | 817.95 | |
SDLP | Joe Gervin | 5.26% | 362 | 368.12 | 403.16 | 404.85 | 462.44 | ||
Electorate: 9,047 Valid: 6,886 (76.11%) Spoilt: 166 Quota: 984 Turnout: 7,052 (77.95%) |
1989 Election
[edit]1985: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1989: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1985-1989 Change: No change
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Independent Nationalist | Jim Canning* | 26.02% | 1,626 | ||||||
UUP | Thomas Kempton* | 21.33% | 1,333 | ||||||
SDLP | Jim Cavanagh* | 10.93% | 683 | 1,148.01 | |||||
SDLP | Angela Donnelly | 5.71% | 357 | 383.95 | 733.11 | 835.48 | 984.48 | ||
Sinn Féin | Brendan Doris | 12.13% | 758 | 835.91 | 836.77 | 848.66 | 878.44 | 884.44 | |
Sinn Féin | Martin McCaughey | 11.66% | 729 | 737.33 | 740.77 | 743.09 | 752.53 | 753.53 | |
Sinn Féin | John Corr | 8.80% | 550 | 617.62 | 624.5 | 656.4 | 688.57 | 697.57 | |
SDLP | Bridie O'Donnell | 3.42% | 214 | 294.85 | 373.11 | 476.64 | |||
Electorate: 8,643 Valid: 6,250 (72.31%) Spoilt: 222 Quota: 893 Turnout: 6,472 (74.88%) |
1985 Election
[edit]1985: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
UUP | Thomas Kempton* | 17.27% | 1,120 | ||||||
Sinn Féin | Francie Molloy | 16.64% | 1,079 | ||||||
Independent Nationalist | Jim Canning* | 13.14% | 852 | 853.44 | 923.44 | 935.2 | |||
Sinn Féin | Brian Duffin | 10.07% | 653 | 653 | 668 | 785.6 | 786.6 | 821.3 | |
SDLP | Patrick McGlinchey* | 8.80% | 571 | 572.26 | 590.26 | 594.04 | 628.6 | 789.4 | |
SDLP | Jim Cavanagh | 9.07% | 588 | 588.36 | 609.36 | 610.48 | 648 | 773.92 | |
Sinn Féin | Frances Donaghy | 9.88% | 641 | 641 | 644 | 653.38 | 653.38 | 763.08 | |
Independent Nationalist | Owen Nugent* | 8.51% | 552 | 553.08 | 561.08 | 564.16 | 596.38 | ||
DUP | Edith White | 4.47% | 290 | 478.64 | 479.64 | 479.64 | |||
Ind. Republican | John Corr* | 2.16% | 140 | 140 | |||||
Electorate: 8,203 Valid: 6,486 (79.07%) Spoilt: 174 Quota: 927 Turnout: 6,660 (81.19%) |
References
[edit]- ^ Final Northern Ireland super council recommendations, BBC News, 13 December 2013, accessed 24 May 2014
- ^ "Mid Ulster District Council". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ "Local Council Elections 2023 - Results". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "Local Council Elections 2019 - Results by Stage". 2 May 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Local Council Elections 2014 - Results by Stage". Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Torrent Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 8 August 2021.