2023 Fermanagh and Omagh District Council election

Main article: 2023 Northern Ireland local elections
2023 Fermanagh and Omagh District Council election
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All 40 council seats
21 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
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Leader Michelle O'Neill[n 1] Doug Beattie Jeffrey Donaldson
Party Sinn Féin UUP DUP
Last election 15 9 5
Seats won 21 7 6
Seat change Increase 6 Decrease 2 Increase 1
Popular vote 26,749 7,467 8,580
Percentage 49.24% 13.75% 15.80%
Swing Increase 12.43% Decrease 2.84% Decrease 0.14%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
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Leader Colum Eastwood Naomi Long
Party SDLP Alliance Independent
Last election 5 1 4
Seats won 3 2 1
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 1 Decrease 3
Popular vote 4,283 3,248 2,482
Percentage 7.89% 5.98% 4.57%
Swing Decrease 2.66% Increase 2.06% Decrease 5.35%
Fermanagh and Omagh 2023 Council Election Results by DEA (Shaded by plurality of FPVs)
Council control before election

No overall control

 Council control after election

Sinn Féin

The 2023 election to Fermanagh and Omagh District Council was 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]

Voters returned 40 members to the council via Single Transferable Vote.[3] In the elections, Sinn Féin took control of the council from no overall control.[4]


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  1. ^ "Local government elections in Northern Ireland". www.electoralcommission.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  2. ^ "NI council election moved to avoid coronation clash". BBC News. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  3. ^ Henderson, Roisin (2023-05-16). "Everything you need to know about the local election". The Fermanagh Herald. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  4. ^ Coyle, Conor (2023-05-20). "Your full list of new councillors elected in Fermanagh and Omagh". BelfastLive. Retrieved 2023-05-20.