2023 Mid Ulster District Council election

2023 Mid Ulster District Council election
All 40 council seats; 21 seats needed for a majority
Council control before election; No overall control;	Council control after election ; TBC;

The 2023 election to Mid Ulster District Council was scheduled and held on 18 May 2023, alongside other local elections in Northern Ireland, two weeks after local elections in England.^[1] The Northern Ireland elections were delayed by 2 weeks to avoid overlapping with the coronation of King Charles III.^[2]

They returned 40 members to the council via Single Transferable Vote.

Election results

Mid Ulster District Council Election Result 2023
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	/−
	Sinn Féin	19	2	0	2	47.50	47.16	31,834	7.31
	DUP	11	2	0	2	27.50	20.81	14,045	2.37
	SDLP	5	1	2	1	12.50	8.38	5,660	6.02
	Independent	3 (a)	1	0	1	7.50	7.75	5,230	1.96
	UUP	2	0	4	4	5.00	7.27	4,908	6.30
	TUV	0	0	0	0	0.00	3.97	2,682	3.58
	Alliance	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.82	1,904	1.59
	Aontú	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.44	974	0.01
	Labour Alternative	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.40	268	New
Total		40						67,505

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

(a) The three independents identify themselves as Independent Republican.
The electorate was 105,819 , the turnout 68,361 (64.60%) and there was 856 spoilt votes.

Districts summary

Results of the 2023 Mid Ulster District Council election
by district
District Electoral Area (DEA)	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	Total cllrs
District Electoral Area (DEA)	Sinn Féin		DUP		SDLP		UUP		TUV		Alliance		Independents and others		Total cllrs
Carntogher	65.47	4 1	13.69	1	9.39	0 1	0.00	0	6.00	0	0.00	0	5.45	0	5
Clogher Valley	35.79	2	30.04	2	9.74	0 1	11.74	1	0.00	0	0.00	0	12.68	1 1	6
Cookstown	49.99	3	19.61	2 1	7.48	1	11.94	1 1	6.44	0	4.12	0	0.43	0	7
Dungannon	28.39	2 1	28.64	2	6.25	1	5.48	0 1	3.11	0	4.90	0	23.13	1	6
Magherafelt	43.68	2	25.55	2	9.74	1	7.11	0	8.13	0	5.79	0	0.00	0	5
Moyola	57.21	3	17.07	1	7.11	1 1	6.47	0 1	5.67	0	2.70	0	3.79	0	5
Torrent	51.61	3	11.00	1 1	9.04	1	6.72	0 1	0.00	0	2.67	0	18.97	1	6
Total	47.16	19 2	20.81	11 2	8.39	5 1	7.27	2 4	3.97	0	2.82	0	9.59	3 1	40

District results

Carntogher

2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

2023: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP

2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

Carntogher - 5 seats^[3]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5
	Sinn Féin	Brian McGuigan*	21.62%	1,909
	Sinn Féin	Sean McPeake*	17.44%	1,540
	Sinn Féin	Paddy Kelly	11.88%	1,049	1,397.26	1,407.10	1,518.10
	Sinn Féin	Córa Corry*	14.53%	1,283	1,335.36	1,381.20	1,472.62
	DUP	Kyle Black*	13.69%	1,209	1,209.00	1,209.04	1,227.04	1,681.04
	SDLP	Martin Kearney*	9.39%	829	843.08	847.52	979.00	994.00
	TUV	James Artt	6.00%	530	530.00	530.00	533.00
	Aontú	Noreen McEldowney	5.45%	481	486.06	487.38
Electorate: 12,744 Valid: 8,830 (69.29%) Spoilt: 81 Quota: 1,472 Turnout: 8,911 (69.92%)

Clogher Valley

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

Clogher Valley - 6 seats^[3]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5
	DUP	Frances Burton*	15.43%	1,656
	DUP	Mark Robinson*	14.61%	1,568
	Sinn Féin	Gael Gildernew	13.75%	1,475	1,475.91	1,720.91
	Independent	Kevin McElvogue	12.68%	1,361	1,361.56	1,567.56
	Sinn Féin	Eugene McConnell	11.29%	1,212	1,212.07	1,408.07	1,497.32	1,497.36
	UUP	Meta Graham*	11.74%	1,260	1,367.59	1,452.36	1,458.31	1,487.83
	Sinn Féin	Sean McGuigan*	10.75%	1,154	1,154.21	1,327.35	1,417.45	1,417.47
	SDLP	Sharon McAleer*	9.74%	1,045	1,046.82
Electorate: 15,846 Valid: 10,731 (67.72%) Spoilt: 108 Quota: 1,534 Turnout: 10,839 (68.40%)

Cookstown

2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

2023: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

2019–2023 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Cookstown - 7 seats^[3]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
	Sinn Féin	Cathal Mallaghan* †	20.97%	2,157
	Sinn Féin	John McNamee*	17.21%	1,771
	Sinn Féin	Gavin Bell*	11.81%	1,215	2,010.20
	SDLP	Kerri Martin*	7.48%	769	813.80	1,013.00	1,381.48
	DUP	Wilbert Buchanan*	12.14%	1,249	1,249.80	1,249.80	1,250.74	1,252.74	1,252.74	1,360.74
	UUP	Trevor Wilson*	6.82%	702	702.40	702.40	708.04	708.04	712.64	983.27	1,002.87	1,201.33
	DUP	Eva Cahoon	7.47%	768	768.00	768.00	769.41	769.41	769.41	843.41	886.81	919.54
	TUV	Timothy Hagan	6.44%	663	663.00	663.80	667.56	669.56	670.02	707.02	716.12	740.19
	Alliance	Chris Hillcox	4.12%	424	435.60	480.40	569.70	598.25	684.96	711.89	713.29
	UUP	Mark Glasgow*	5.11%	526	527.60	530.00	530.47	531.47	532.39
	Independent	Louise Taylor	0.43%	44	46.40	51.60	62.41
Electorate: 17,175 Valid: 10,288 (59.90%) Spoilt: 145 Quota: 1,287 Turnout: 10,433 (60.75%)

Dungannon

2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent (Rep)

2023: 2 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent (Rep)

2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP

Dungannon - 6 seats^[3]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
	DUP	Clement Cuthbertson*	21.81%	2,096
	Sinn Féin	Dominic Molloy*	15.81%	1,519
	DUP	James Burton	6.83%	656	1,198.30	1,198.57	1,200.57	1,218.57	1,407.57
	Sinn Féin	Deirdre Varsani	12.58%	1,219	1,219.00	1,325.65	1,347.37	1,363.37	1,366.37	1,414.37
	Independent	Barry Monteith*	12.28%	1,180	1,181.02	1,185.70	1,211.79	1,274.79	1,275.79	1,310.88	1,868.88
	SDLP	Karol McQuade	6.25%	601	604.06	615.67	636.12	684.21	687.89	913.92	979.17	1,139.17
	UUP	Ian Irwin	5.48%	527	588.54	588.72	589.72	617.46	781.69	907.47	911.47	913.47
	Independent	Marian Vincent	6.54%	628	628.00	632.59	654.68	673.77	675.86	699.86
	Alliance	Claire Hackett	4.90%	471	478.14	480.21	489.30	549.98	556.02
	TUV	Kinley Tenner	3.11%	299	385.70	385.88	396.22	398.90
	Labour Alternative	Gerry Cullen	2.79%	268	273.78	274.05	285.39
	Aontú	Denise Mullen*	1.52%	146	147.36	148.98
Electorate: 16,325 Valid: 9,610 (58.87%) Spoilt: 201 Quota: 1,373 Turnout: 9,811 (60.10%)

Magherafelt

2019: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

2023: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

2019–2023 Change: No change

Magherafelt - 5 seats^[3]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6
	Sinn Féin	Darren Totten*	25.15%	2,077
	Sinn Féin	Sean Clarke*	18.53%	1,530
	SDLP	Christine McFlynn*	9.74%	804	1,336.40	1,457.24
	DUP	Paul McLean*	13.84%	1,143	1,146.96	1,147.68	1,147.92	1,283.92	1,616.92
	DUP	Wesley Brown*	11.71%	967	967.88	967.88	967.88	1,230.32	1,526.32
	Alliance	Padraic Farrell	5.79%	478	628.04	650.36	706.64	779.92	786.92
	TUV	Raymond Love	8.13%	671	673.64	673.88	674.24	767.80
	UUP	Ian Brown	7.11%	587	589.64	589.88	591.20
Electorate: 13,741 Valid: 8,257 (60.09%) Spoilt: 58 Quota: 1,377 Turnout: 8.315 (60.51%)

Moyola

2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP

2023: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

2019–2023 Change: SDLP gain from UUP

Moyola - 5 seats^[3]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Sinn Féin	Ian Milne*	24.24%	2,219
	Sinn Féin	Jolene Groogan	20.47%	1,874
	DUP	Anne Forde*	17.07%	1,563
	Sinn Féin	Donal McPeake*	12.50%	1,144	1,775.47
	SDLP	Denise Johnston	7.11%	651	676.73	888.70	1,022.20	1,220.96	1,221.14	1,227.91	1,486.61
	UUP	Derek McKinney*	6.47%	592	592.93	863.98	595.88	631.30	658.68	1,108.52	1,112.86
	Aontú	Sheila Fullerton	3.79%	347	368.39	445.88	528.98	558.06	558.38	561.46
	TUV	Glenn Moore	5.67%	519	519.31	519.72	519.72	523.43	536.29
	Alliance	Caleb Ross	2.70%	247	251.03	299.82	325.32
Electorate: 13,524 Valid: 9,156 (67.70%) Spoilt: 90 Quota: 1,527 Turnout: 9,246 (68.37%)

Torrent

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

Torrent - 6 seats^[3]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	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%)

Changes during the term

† Co-options

Date co-opted	Electoral Area	Party		Outgoing	Co-optee	Reason
17 July 2024	Cookstown		Sinn Féin	Cathal Mallaghan	Donna Mullin	Cathal Mallaghan elected as the Member of Parliament for Mid Ulster in the 2024 general election.^[4]

Notes

^ The leader of Sinn Féin is Mary Lou McDonald, who sits as a TD in the Irish Dáil Éireann for Dublin Central. O'Neill is the leader of the party in Northern Ireland.

References

^ "Local government elections in Northern Ireland". www.electoralcommission.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
^ "NI council election moved to avoid coronation clash". BBC News. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Northern Ireland council election: List of all the candidates in the May 2023 poll". Belfast Live. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
^ "New Councillor - Cookstown District Electoral Area".

[SFnote-1] The leader of Sinn Féin is Mary Lou McDonald, who sits as a TD in the Irish Dáil Éireann for Dublin Central. O'Neill is the leader of the party in Northern Ireland.

[2] "Local government elections in Northern Ireland". www.electoralcommission.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-05-19.

[3] "NI council election moved to avoid coronation clash". BBC News. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.

[Candidates-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Northern Ireland council election: List of all the candidates in the May 2023 poll". Belfast Live. Retrieved 2023-05-06.

[5] "New Councillor - Cookstown District Electoral Area".

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