Erne West (District Electoral Area)
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{{Infobox constituency|name=Erne West|type=Fermanagh and Omagh District Council DEA|image=|caption=|year=1985|seats=5 (1985-)|members_label=Councillors|members={{unbulleted list
| {{Color box|{{party color|Sinn Féin}}|border=darkgray}} Elaine Brough (SF)
| {{Color box|{{party color|Sinn Féin}}|border=darkgray}} Anthony Feely (SF)
| {{Color box|{{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}|border=darkgray}} Adam Gannon (SDLP)
| {{Color box|{{party color|Sinn Féin}}|border=darkgray}} Declan McArdle (SF)
| {{Color box|{{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}|border=darkgray}} Mark Ovens (UUP)
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Erne West is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Fermanagh and Omagh, Northern Ireland.[https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-25357751 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.{{Cite web |title=Fermanagh and Omagh District Council |url= https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/nlgfo.htm |access-date=2023-07-10 |website=www.ark.ac.uk}} 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
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| 2023
! rowspan = "6" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}}" | ! rowspan = "3" | Anthony Feely ! rowspan = "10" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}}" | ! rowspan = "1" | Declan McArdle ! rowspan = "1" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}}" | ! rowspan = "1" | Elaine Brough ! rowspan = "10" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" | ! rowspan = "2" | Adam Gannon ! rowspan = "10" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" | ! rowspan = "1" | Mark Ovens |
| 2019
! rowspan = "1" | Chris McCaffrey ! rowspan = "3" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}" | ! rowspan = "4" | Bernice Swift ! rowspan = "4" | Alex Baird |
| 2014
! rowspan = "2" | Barry Doherty ! rowspan = "2" | Brendan Gallagher |
| 2011
! rowspan = "1" | Frankie Rice |
| 2005
! rowspan = "2" | Stephen Huggett ! rowspan = "1" | Póilín Uí Cathaín ! rowspan = "2" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}}" | ! rowspan = "6" | Gerry Gallagher |
| 2001
! rowspan = "3" | Robin Martin ! rowspan = "1" | Pat Cox ! rowspan = "5" | Wilson Elliott |
| 1997
! rowspan = "3" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Independent Nationalist}}" | ! rowspan = "4" | Patrick McCaffrey ! rowspan = "3" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" | ! rowspan = "3" | Derrick Nixon |
| 1993 |
| 1989
! rowspan = "2" | Paul Corrigan |
| 1985
! rowspan = "1" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Irish Independence Party}}" | ! rowspan = "1" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}}" | ! rowspan = "1" | Patrick McBrien |
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
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|party=Sinn Féin
|candidate=Anthony Feely*
|percentage= 19.68%
|count1= 1,493
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|party=Sinn Féin
|candidate=Elaine Brough
|percentage= 17.95%
|count1= 1,362
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Sinn Féin
|candidate=Declan McArdle
|percentage= 16.56%
|count1= 1,256
|count2 = 1,426.40
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate=Adam Gannon*
|percentage= 11.01%
|count1= 835
|count2=869.35
|count3=1,005.55
|count4=1,053.40
|count5= 1,313.40
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate=Mark Ovens
|percentage= 15.78%
|count1= 1,197
|count2= 1,198.35
|count3=1,250.35
|count4=1,250.95
|count5= 1,273.95
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate=Aaron Elliott
|percentage= 9.06%
|count1= 687
|count2= 687.90
|count3= 692.90
|count4= 693.05
|count5= 699.05
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Independent
|candidate=Paul McColdrick
|percentage= 6.67%
|count1= 506
|count2= 517.85
|count3= 555.15
|count4= 580.65
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate=Gerard McCusker
|percentage= 3.30%
|count1= 250
|count2 = 251.95
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 5
|electorate = 11,196
|valid = 7,586 (67.76%)
|spoilt = 66
|quota = 1,265
|turnout = 7,652 (68.35%)
}}
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
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|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Alex Baird*
|count1 = 1,333
|percentage = 18.05%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Bernice Swift*
|count1 = 1,159
|percentage = 15.69%
|count2 = 1,160.05
|count3 = 1,295.05
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Anthony Feely*
|count1 = 1,208
|percentage = 16.36%
|count2 = 1,208.14
|count3 = 1,238.14
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Chris McCaffrey
|count1 = 1,136
|percentage = 15.38%
|count2 = 1,136
|count3 = 1,153
|count4 = 1,154.56
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Adam Gannon
|count1 = 611
|percentage = 8.27%
|count2 = 619.82
|count3 = 799.8
|count4 = 1,116.59
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Fionnuala Leonard
|count1 = 879
|percentage = 11.90%
|count2 = 879
|count3 = 895
|count4 = 898.28
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Carol Johnston
|count1 = 547
|percentage = 7.41%
|count2 = 601.88
|count3 = 712.65
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Trevor Armstrong
|count1 = 512
|percentage = 6.93%
|count2 = 537.27
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 4
|electorate = 10,825
|valid = 7,385 (68.22%)
|spoilt = 88
|quota = 1,231
|turnout = 7,473 (69.03%)
}}
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
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Alex Baird*
|count1 = 1,619
|percentage = 23.39%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Bernice Swift*
|count1 = 1,195
|percentage = 17.26%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Barry Doherty*
|count1 = 985
|percentage = 14.23%
|count2 = 987.48
|count3 = 993.09
|count4 = 1,567.09
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Anthony Feely
|count1 = 946
|percentage = 13.66%
|count2 = 946.93
|count3 = 956.47
|count4 = 1,083.41
|count5 = 1,465.61
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Brendan Gallagher
|count1 = 962
|percentage = 13.90%
|count2 = 1,014.39
|count3 = 1,024.83
|count4 = 1,090.67
|count5 = 1,120.07
|count6 = 1,199.87
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Jeremy Campbell
|count1 = 425
|percentage = 6.14%
|count2 = 831.1
|count3 = 831.37
|count4 = 831.37
|count5 = 832.21
|count6 = 834.73
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Leanne Maguire
|count1 = 791
|percentage = 11.43%
|count2 = 791.43
|count3 = 798.47
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 6
|electorate = 10,279
|valid = 6,923 (67.35%)
|spoilt = 88
|quota = 1,154
|turnout = 7,011 (68.21%)
}}
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
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|title=Erne West - 5 seats{{cite web|title=Erne West Result Sheet|url=https://www.eoni.org.uk/EONI/files/11/1162f398-296d-46cb-95dd-636f5b481d0e.pdf|website=EONI|access-date=8 July 2021}}
|numcounts= 4
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Brendan Gallagher
|count1 = 1,265
|percentage = 17.04%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Alex Baird*
|count1 = 1,259
|percentage = 16.95%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Frankie Rice
|count1 = 1,098
|percentage = 14.79%
|count2 = 1,101
|count3 = 1,636
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Barry Doherty
|count1 = 1,159
|percentage = 15.61%
|count2 = 1,159
|count3 = 1,274
|count4 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Bernice Swift*
|count1 = 1,004
|percentage = 13.52%
|count2 = 1,010
|count3 = 1,078
|count4 = 1,224
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Alan Hassard
|count1 = 714
|percentage = 9.61%
|count2 = 846
|count3 = 847
|count4 = 850
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Stephen Huggett*
|count1 = 757
|percentage = 10.19%
|count2 = 757
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Ruth Wilson
|count1 = 170
|percentage = 2.29%
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 4
|electorate = 10,250
|valid = 7,426 (72.45%)
|spoilt = 160
|quota = 1,238
|turnout = 7,586 (74.01%)
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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
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|numcounts= 4
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Gerry Gallagher*
|count1 = 1,559
|percentage = 21.62%
|count2 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Stephen Huggett*
|count1 = 1,121
|percentage = 15.55%
|count2 = 1,240.48
|count3 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Póilín Uí Catháin
|count1 = 1,134
|percentage = 15.73%
|count2 = 1,175.18
|count3 = 1,210.18
|count4 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Bernice Swift
|count1 = 1,086
|percentage = 15.06%
|count2 = 1,153.86
|count3 = 1,207.86
|count4 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Alex Baird
|count1 = 689
|percentage = 9.56%
|count2 = 702.92
|count3 = 728.23
|count4 = 1,153.34
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Cyril Brownlee
|count1 = 912
|percentage = 12.65%
|count2 = 916.93
|count3 = 922.80
|count4 = 1,022.99
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Derrick Nixon
|count1 = 515
|percentage = 7.14%
|count2 = 532.69
|count3 = 561.32
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Kevin Nolan
|count1 = 115
|percentage = 1.60%
|count2 = 158.79
|count3 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Green Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Laurence Speight
|count1 = 79
|percentage = 1.10%
|count2 = 125.69
|count3 =
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 4
|electorate = 9,424
|valid = 7,210 (76.51%)
|spoilt = 135
|quota = 1,202
|turnout = 7,345 (77.94%)
}}
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
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|title=Erne West - 5 seats{{cite web|title=Local Government Results 2001|url=https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/46b84d90-302a-4615-8a4f-f16d5137e7fa/local_government_election_results_2001|website=EONI|access-date=16 August 2021}}
|numcounts= 3
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Gerry Gallagher*
|count1 = 1,578
|percentage = 21.62%
|count2 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Pat Cox
|count1 = 1,266
|percentage = 17.34%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Stephen Huggett
|count1 = 1,111
|percentage = 15.22%
|count2 = 1,112
|count3 = 1,298.66
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Robin Martin*
|count1 = 1,139
|percentage = 15.60%
|count2 = 1,140
|count3 = 1,253.22
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Wilson Elliott*
|count1 = 981
|percentage = 13.44%
|count2 = 1,179
|count3 = 1,217.08
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Derrick Nixon*
|count1 = 832
|percentage = 11.40%
|count2 = 979
|count3 = 1,000.42
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = David Black
|count1 = 392
|percentage = 5.37%
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 3
|electorate = 9,196
|valid = 7,299 (79.37%)
|spoilt = 167
|quota = 1,217
|turnout = 7,466 (81.19%)
}}
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
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Erne West - 5 seats{{cite web|title=Local Government Results 1997|url=https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/28aa14fd-8434-4a56-b274-e155002d47b6/local_government_election_results_1997|website=EONI|access-date=16 August 2021}}
|numcounts= 5
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Wilson Elliott*
|count1 = 1,616
|percentage = 23.88%
|count2 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent Nationalist
|candidate = Patrick McCaffrey*
|count1 = 1,250
|percentage = 18.47%
|count2 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Robin Martin*
|count1 = 1,179
|percentage = 17.42%
|count2 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Gerry Gallagher*
|count1 = 1,071
|percentage = 15.83%
|count2 = 1,077.6
|count3 = 1,183.6
|count4 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Derrick Nixon*
|count1 = 612
|percentage = 9.04%
|count2 = 1,078.8
|count3 = 1,088.2
|count4 = 1,100.6
|count5 = 1,113.6
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Stephen Huggett
|count1 = 863
|percentage = 12.75%
|count2 = 863.9
|count3 = 892.2
|count4 = 996.8
|count5 = 1,025.8
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Northern Ireland Women's Coalition
|candidate = Imelda Maguire
|count1 = 176
|percentage = 2.60%
|count2 = 180.2
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 5
|electorate = 8,872
|valid = 6,767 (76.27%)
|spoilt = 149
|quota = 1,128
|turnout = 6,916 (77.95%)
}}
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
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Erne West - 5 seats{{cite web|title=Local Government Results 1993|url=https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/b0d9bd01-b804-48bd-8641-9d763ec66466/local_government_election_results_1993|website=EONI|access-date=15 August 2021}}
|numcounts= 6
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Wilson Elliott*
|count1 = 1,507
|percentage = 21.89%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent Nationalist
|candidate = Patrick McCaffrey*
|count1 = 1,462
|percentage = 21.23%
|count2 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Gerry Gallagher*
|count1 = 1,039
|percentage = 15.09%
|count2 = 1,042.12
|count3 = 1,120.55
|count4 = 1,159.55
|count5 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Derrick Nixon*
|count1 = 601
|percentage = 8.73%
|count2 = 937.48
|count3 = 939.78
|count4 = 1,139.82
|count5 = 1,160.82
|count6 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Robin Martin
|count1 = 730
|percentage = 10.60%
|count2 = 730.24
|count3 = 785.67
|count4 = 844.44
|count5 = 937.13
|count6 = 939.13
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Francis Doherty
|count1 = 548
|percentage = 7.96%
|count2 = 548.24
|count3 = 578.6
|count4 = 708.51
|count5 = 915.78
|count6 = 915.78
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent Nationalist
|candidate = Patrick Flanagan
|count1 = 541
|percentage = 7.86%
|count2 = 542.92
|count3 = 674.94
|count4 = 696.72
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Stephen Huggett
|count1 = 250
|percentage = 3.63%
|count2 = 250.72
|count3 = 260.61
|count4 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Jack Thompson
|count1 = 207
|percentage = 3.01%
|count2 = 220.44
|count3 = 221.13
|count4 =
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 6
|electorate = 8,474
|valid = 6,885 (81.25%)
|spoilt = 180
|quota = 1,148
|turnout = 7,065 (83.37%)
}}
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
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|party = Independent Nationalist
|candidate = Patrick McCaffrey*
|count1 = 1,604
|percentage = 23.60%
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|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Wilson Elliott*
|count1 = 1,397
|percentage = 20.55%
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|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Paul Corrigan*
|count1 = 1,186
|percentage = 17.45%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Gerry Gallagher*
|count1 = 889
|percentage = 13.08%
|count2 = 1,055.6
|count3 = 1,265.6
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Derrick Nixon
|count1 = 871
|percentage = 12.81%
|count2 = 875.08
|count3 = 880.46
|count4 = 1,138.86
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Vincent Martin
|count1 = 595
|percentage = 8.75%
|count2 = 754.12
|count3 = 815.46
|count4 = 816.98
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Patrick McGovern
|count1 = 256
|percentage = 3.77%
|count2 = 390.98
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|numcounts = 4
|electorate = 8,034
|valid = 6,798 (84.62%)
|spoilt = 203
|quota = 1,134
|turnout = 7,001 (87.14%)
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1985 Election
1985: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x IIP, 1 x SDLP
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|title=Erne West - 5 seats{{cite web|title=Local Government Results 1985|url=https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/2d57a980-809e-4f90-b658-0175b954d3a2/local_government_election_results_1985|website=EONI|access-date=15 August 2021}}
|numcounts= 8
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|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Wilson Elliott*
|count1 = 1,261
|percentage = 17.05%
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|party = Irish Independence Party
|candidate = Patrick McCaffrey*
|count1 = 1,156
|percentage = 15.63%
|count2 = 1,167
|count3 = 1,202
|count4 = 1,203
|count5 = 1,305
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Paul Corrigan
|count1 = 716
|percentage = 9.68%
|count2 = 720
|count3 = 868
|count4 = 868
|count5 = 881
|count6 = 884.68
|count7 = 1,511.68
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Gerry Gallagher*
|count1 = 826
|percentage = 11.17%
|count2 = 937
|count3 = 973
|count4 = 977
|count5 = 1,123
|count6 = 1,167.16
|count7 = 1,202.16
|count8 = 1,216.73
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Patrick McBrien
|count1 = 532
|percentage = 7.20%
|count2 = 536
|count3 = 659
|count4 = 660
|count5 = 844
|count6 = 867
|count7 = 932.92
|count8 = 1,193.77
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Derrick Nixon
|count1 = 759
|percentage = 10.27%
|count2 = 759
|count3 = 759
|count4 = 1,143
|count5 = 1,151
|count6 = 1,151
|count7 = 1,154
|count8 = 1,154
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Patrick Reilly
|count1 = 757
|percentage = 10.24%
|count2 = 758
|count3 = 765
|count4 = 765
|count5 = 767
|count6 = 767.92
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent Nationalist
|candidate = Patrick Flanagan*
|count1 = 465
|percentage = 6.29%
|count2 = 486
|count3 = 489
|count4 = 491
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|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Diannah Gott
|count1 = 405
|percentage = 5.48%
|count2 = 407
|count3 = 407
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Thomas Keaney
|count1 = 355
|percentage = 4.80%
|count2 = 356
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Patrick McGovern
|count1 = 162
|percentage = 2.19%
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|numcounts = 8
|electorate = 8,343
|valid = 7,394 (88.63%)
|spoilt = 141
|quota = 1,233
|turnout = 7,535 (90.32%)
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