2011 Fermanagh District Council election
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All 23 seats to Fermanagh District Council
12 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Sinn Féin Ulster Unionist DUP
Seats won 9 6 4
Seat change Steady 0 Increase 1 Steady 0
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party SDLP Independent
Seats won 3 1
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 1
Fermanagh 2011 District Council election results by district

Elections to Fermanagh District Council were held on 5 May 2011 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 23 councillors.

Election results

Fermanagh District Council Election Result 2011[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Sinn Féin 9 1 1 Steady0 39.1 36.6 11,276 Increase0.8
  Ulster Unionist 6 1 0 Increase1 26.1 24.0 7,396 Increase2.0
  DUP 4 0 0 Steady0 17.4 17.3 5,332 Decrease3.3
  SDLP 3 0 1 Decrease1 13.0 12.5 3,867 Decrease5.5
  Independent 1 1 0 Increase1 4.3 7.2 2,226 Increase6.8
  TUV 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 1.0 309 New
  Socialist Party 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.8 248 New
  Alliance 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.4 119 Increase0.4
  Green (NI) 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.2 63 Decrease0.1

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the Fermanagh District Council election, 2011
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
Sinn Féin UUP DUP SDLP Others
Enniskillen 24.9 2 25.9 2 22.6 1 15.1 1 11.5 0 7
Erne East 55.2 4 18.8 1 15.7 1 6.1 0 4.2 2 6
Erne North 21.5 1 34.1 2 21.5 1 12.9 1 10.0 0 5
Erne West 40.6 2 19.2 1 9.6 0 17.0 1 13.6 1 5
Total 36.6 9 24.0 6 17.3 4 12.5 3 9.6 1 23

District results

Enniskillen

2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2011: 2 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
2005-2011 Change: UUP gain from SDLP

Enniskillen - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Ulster Unionist Robert Irvine* 13.46% 1,104                
DUP Alison Brimstone 12.32% 1,011 1,015.34 1,026.34            
Sinn Féin Seán Lynch 11.93% 979 979.07 992.07 1,023.07 1,147.07        
Sinn Féin Debbie Coyle 8.42% 691 691 696 726 961 1,071      
Ulster Unionist Basil Johnston 6.39% 524 581.75 597.82 605.82 605.82 605.82 605.82 1,019.5 1,025.64
DUP Cyril Brownlee 10.32% 847 849.38 851.52 858.52 859.52 859.52 859.52 922.85 928.85
SDLP Frank Britton* 8.34% 684 684.28 724.28 766.28 772.28 776.28 786.28 796.42 903.42
SDLP Patricia Rodgers* 6.75% 554 554.14 603.21 661.21 667.21 670.21 685.21 693.35 902.35
Independent Pat Cox* 5.56% 456 456.13 470.14 513.14 526.14 529.14 545.14 546.14  
Ulster Unionist Howard Thornton 6.03% 495 505.85 515.99 520.99 520.99 520.99 521.99    
Sinn Féin Ciaran May 4.57% 375 375 383 398          
Socialist Party Donal O'Cofaigh 3.02% 248 248 280            
Alliance Kevin Chaffey 1.45% 119 119.49              
Green (NI) Laurence Speight 0.77% 63 63.07              
Independent Fidelma Leonard 0.66% 54 54.07              
Electorate: 13,409   Valid: 8,204 (61.18%)   Spoilt: 167   Quota: 1,026   Turnout: 8,371 (62.32%)  

Erne East

2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
2011: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP
2005-2011 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

Erne East - 6 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Sinn Féin Ruth Lynch* 17.88% 1,564        
DUP Paul Robinson* 15.66% 1,370        
Sinn Féin Brian McCaffrey* 12.30% 1,076 1,238.2 1,331.2    
Sinn Féin Tom O'Reilly* 12.75% 1,115 1,167.8 1,275.8    
Sinn Féin Sheamus Greene 12.28% 1,074 1,127.6 1,184.8 1,184.8 1,230.8
Ulster Unionist Harold Andrews* 12.89% 1,127 1,127.2 1,130.2 1,198.24 1,198.24
SDLP Rosemary Flanagan 6.06% 530 550.8 603.4 604.3 613.3
Ulster Unionist Victor Warrington 5.87% 513 513.2 517.2 558.51 559.51
Independent Gerry McHugh* 4.31% 377 391.2      
Electorate: 11,720   Valid: 8,746 (74.62%)   Spoilt: 181   Quota: 1,250   Turnout: 8,927 (76.17%)  

Erne North

2005: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2011: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2005-2011 Change: No change

Erne North - 5 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Sinn Féin Phil Flanagan* 21.49% 1,388              
Ulster Unionist Raymond Farrell 17.17% 1,109              
Ulster Unionist Rosemary Barton 12.89% 833 833.34 1,013.68 1,131.68        
SDLP John O'Kane* 7.18% 464 631.62 634.62 639.62 640.26 641.49 718.59 1,119.77
DUP Bert Johnston* 12.43% 803 806.06 842.06 962.06 994.06 1,012.51 1,021.54 1,033.34
DUP Ray Carscadden 9.09% 587 588.02 600.02 639.02 660.78 668.10 671.13 677.16
SDLP John Coyle 5.73% 370 436.64 437.98 441.32 441.32 441.68 654.65  
Independent Gerry Ferguson 5.19% 335 405.04 406.04 411.04 411.04 411.25    
TUV Alex Elliott 4.78% 309 309.68 331.68          
Ulster Unionist David Black 4.06% 262 262.68            
Electorate: 9,454   Valid: 6,460 (68.33%)   Spoilt: 141   Quota: 1,077   Turnout: 6,601 (69.82%)  

Erne West

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

Erne West - 5 seats[5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
SDLP Brendan Gallagher 17.04% 1,265      
Ulster Unionist Alex Baird* 16.95% 1,259      
Sinn Féin Frankie Rice 14.79% 1,098 1,101 1,636  
Sinn Féin Barry Doherty 15.61% 1,159 1,159 1,274  
Independent Bernice Swift* 13.52% 1,004 1,010 1,078 1,224
DUP Alan Hassard 9.61% 714 846 847 850
Sinn Féin Stephen Huggett* 10.19% 757 757    
Ulster Unionist Ruth Wilson 2.29% 170      
Electorate: 10,250   Valid: 7,426 (72.45%)   Spoilt: 160   Quota: 1,238   Turnout: 7,586 (74.01%)  

References

  1. ^ a b "Fermanagh Council Elections 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
  2. ^ "Enniskillen Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Erne East Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Erne North Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Erne West Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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