Torrent (District Electoral Area)
{{Short description|District electoral area in Northern Ireland}}
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{{Infobox constituency|name=Torrent|type=Mid Ulster District Council DEA|image=|caption=|year=1985|seats=6 (1985-)|members_label=Councillors|members={{unbulleted list
| {{Color box|{{party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}|border=darkgray}} Jonathan Buchanan (DUP)
| {{Color box|{{party color|Sinn Féin}}|border=darkgray}} Eimear Carney (SF)
| {{Color box|{{party color|Independent (politician)}}|border=darkgray}} Dan Kerr (IND)
| {{Color box|{{party color|Sinn Féin}}|border=darkgray}} Niall McAleer (SF)
| {{Color box|{{party color|Sinn Féin}}|border=darkgray}} Nuala McLernon (SF)
| {{Color box|{{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}|border=darkgray}} Malachy Quinn (SDLP)
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File:Mid Ulster Torrent highlight.svg
File:Dungannon 1993 Torrent highlight.svg
Torrent is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Mid Ulster, 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 six members to Mid Ulster District Council and contains the wards of Ardboe, Coalisland North, Coalisland South, Donaghmore, Stewartstown and Washing Bay.{{Cite web |title=Mid Ulster District Council |url= https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/nlgmu.htm |access-date=2023-07-10 |website=www.ark.ac.uk}} 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
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| 2023
! rowspan = "13" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}}" | ! rowspan = "2" | Niall McAleer ! rowspan = "13" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}}" | ! rowspan = "1" | Eimear Carney ! rowspan = "8" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}}" | ! rowspan = "1" | Nuala McLernon ! rowspan = "3" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}" | ! rowspan = "3" | Dan Kerr ! rowspan = "13" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" | ! rowspan = "6" | Malachy Quinn ! rowspan = "1" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}" | ! rowspan = "1" | Jonathan Buchanan |
| February 2020 Co-Option
! rowspan = "6" | Joe O'Neill ! rowspan = "4" | Niamh Doris ! rowspan = "12" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" | ! rowspan = "3" | Robert Colvin |
| 2019
! rowspan = "4" | Ronan McGinley |
| January 2019 Co-Option
! rowspan = "8" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}}" | ! rowspan = "7" | Mickey Gillespie |
| May 2016 Co-Option
! rowspan = "3" | Kenneth Reid |
| 2014
! rowspan = "1" | Linda Dillon |
| 2011
! rowspan = "3" | Desmond Donnelly ! rowspan = "1" | Pádraig Quinn ! rowspan = "7" | Jim Cavanagh |
| 2005
! rowspan = "4" | Francie Molloy ! rowspan = "1" | Michelle O'Neill ! rowspan = "4" | Norman Badger |
| 2001
! rowspan = "5" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Independent Nationalist}}" | ! rowspan = "5" | Jim Canning |
| 1997
! rowspan = "3" | Brendan Doris |
| 1993
! rowspan = "1" | Denise Sutton |
| 1989
! rowspan = "1" | Martin McCaughey ! rowspan = "2" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" | ! rowspan = "1" | Angela Donnelly ! rowspan = "2" | Thomas Kempton |
| 1985
! rowspan = "1" | Brian Duffin ! rowspan = "1" | Francie Molloy ! rowspan = "1" | Patrick McGlinchey |
2023 Election
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
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|candidate=Eimear Carney
|count1=1,678
|percentage=15.78%
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|candidate=Niall McAleer*
|count1=1,666
|percentage=15.67%
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|candidate=Dan Kerr*
|percentage=13.12%
|count1=1,395
|count2 =1,431.00
|count3 =1,443.69
|count4 =1,994.96
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|party=Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate=Jonathan Buchanan
|percentage=11.00%
|count1=1,170
|count2 =1,181.00
|count3 =1,181.09
|count4 =1,182.09
|count5 =1,186.09
|count6 =1,823.09
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate=Malachy Quinn*
|percentage=9.04%
|count1=961
|count2 =1,084.00
|count3 =1,093.63
|count4 =1,113.90
|count5 =1,170.90
|count6 =1,244.90
|count7 =1,434.90
|count8 =1,448.42
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party=Sinn Féin
|candidate=Nuala McLernon
|count1=1,147
|percentage=10.79%
|count2 =1,161.00
|count3 =1,182.87
|count4 =1,195.05
|count5 =1,243.05
|count6 =1,243.05
|count7 =1,245.05
|count8 =1,349.13
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party=Sinn Féin
|candidate=Paul Kelly
|count1=996
|percentage=9.37%
|count2 =1,012.00
|count3 =1,117.30
|count4 =1,155.57
|count5 =1,288.57
|count6 =1,291.66
|count7 =1,296.66
|count8 =1,310.34
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate=Robert Colvin*
|percentage=6.72%
|count1=714
|count2 =777.00
|count3 =777.09
|count4 =777.09
|count5 =777.09
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Independent (politician)
|candidate=Teresa Quinn
|percentage=5.85%
|count1=622
|count2 =628.00
|count3 =628.90
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate=Simon Graham
|percentage=2.67%
|count1=284
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 8
|electorate = 16,464
|valid = 10,633 (64.58%)
|spoilt = 173
|quota = 1,520
|turnout = 10,806 (65.63%)
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2019 Election
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
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|candidate = Malachy Quinn*
|count1 = 1,631
|percentage = 17.93%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Dan Kerr
|count1 = 1,525
|percentage = 16.76%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Robert Colvin*
|count1 = 1,018
|percentage = 11.19%
|count2 = 1,052.41
|count3 = 1,055.91
|count4 = 1,914.91
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Ronan McGinley* †
|count1 = 1,173
|percentage = 12.89%
|count2 = 1,254.84
|count3 = 1,282.59
|count4 = 1,283.84
|count5 = 1,286.84
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Joe O'Neill*
|count1 = 994
|percentage = 10.93%
|count2 = 1,099.09
|count3 = 1,162.59
|count4 = 1,164.9
|count5 = 1,175.9
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Niamh Doris*
|count1 = 1,002
|percentage = 11.01%
|count2 = 1,066.48
|count3 = 1,175.73
|count4 = 1,157.04
|count5 = 1,170.04
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Mickey Gillespie*
|count1 = 856
|percentage = 9.41%
|count2 = 894.75
|count3 = 931.25
|count4 = 933.25
|count5 = 937.25
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Ian McCrea
|count1 = 899
|percentage = 9.88%
|count2 = 903.96
|count3 = 905.21
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 5
|electorate = 15,458
|valid = 9,098 (58.86%)
|spoilt = 138
|quota = 1,300
|turnout = 9,236 (59.75%)
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2014 Election
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
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Linda Dillon †
|count1 = 1,218
|percentage = 14.81%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Joe O'Neill*
|count1 = 1,147
|percentage = 13.95%
|count2 = 1,310
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Malachy Quinn
|count1 = 733
|percentage = 8.91%
|count2 = 822
|count3 = 846
|count4 = 847.89
|count5 = 1,361.89
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Ronan McGinley
|count1 = 906
|percentage = 11.02%
|count2 = 958
|count3 = 982
|count4 = 985.36
|count5 = 1,139.51
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Kenneth Reid* †
|count1 = 1,104
|percentage = 13.42%
|count2 = 1,106
|count3 = 1,109
|count4 = 1,109.09
|count5 = 1,117.12
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Mickey Gillespie*
|count1 = 840
|percentage = 10.21%
|count2 = 936
|count3 = 1,003
|count4 = 1,031.47
|count5 = 1,069.47
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Keith Buchanan
|count1 = 851
|percentage = 10.35%
|count2 = 852
|count3 = 852
|count4 = 852
|count5 = 856
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Deirdre Mayo*
|count1 = 759
|percentage = 9.23%
|count2 = 800
|count3 = 804
|count4 = 805.05
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Feargal O'Donnell
|count1 = 667
|percentage = 8.11%
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 5
|electorate = 14,672
|valid = 8,225 (56.06%)
|spoilt = 138
|quota = 1,176
|turnout = 8,363 (57.0%)
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2011 Election
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
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Michael Gillespie*
|count1 = 1,152
|percentage = 16.53%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Jim Cavanagh*
|count1 = 1,122
|percentage = 16.10%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Joe O'Neill*
|count1 = 1,050
|percentage = 15.07%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Kenneth Reid
|count1 = 818
|percentage = 11.74%
|count2 = 818.42
|count3 = 820.76
|count4 = 1,131.76
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Desmond Donnelly*
|count1 = 815
|percentage = 11.69%
|count2 = 838.38
|count3 = 871.14
|count4 = 872.4
|count5 = 874.4
|count6 = 908.95
|count7 = 1,032.95
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Pádraig Quinn
|count1 = 675
|percentage = 9.69%
|count2 = 800.44
|count3 = 812.92
|count4 = 813.92
|count5 = 813.92
|count6 = 825.97
|count7 = 971.93
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Patricia Campbell
|count1 = 510
|percentage = 7.32%
|count2 = 514.34
|count3 = 535.4
|count4 = 540.53
|count5 = 577.53
|count6 = 578.93
|count7 = 722.97
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = James Walshe
|count1 = 483
|percentage = 6.93%
|count2 = 484.68
|count3 = 532.13
|count4 = 539.26
|count5 = 575.26
|count6 = 578.11
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Johnny Chartres
|count1 = 344
|percentage = 4.94%
|count2 = 344
|count3 = 345.04
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 7
|electorate = 11,130
|valid = 6,969 (62.61%)
|spoilt = 104
|quota = 996
|turnout = 7,073 (63.55%)
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2005 Election
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
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Michael Gillespie*
|count1 = 1,392
|percentage = 18.24%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Michelle O'Neill
|count1 = 1,270
|percentage = 16.64%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Francie Molloy*
|count1 = 1,173
|percentage = 15.37%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Desmond Donnelly*
|count1 = 815
|percentage = 10.68%
|count2 = 1,090.44
|count3 = 1,090.66
|count4 = 1,247.74
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Norman Badger*
|count1 = 732
|percentage = 9.59%
|count2 = 732.22
|count3 = 1,076.22
|count4 = 1,076.5
|count5 = 1,076.5
|count6 = 1,077.88
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Jim Cavanagh*
|count1 = 956
|percentage = 12.53%
|count2 = 968.32
|count3 = 972.32
|count4 = 978.2
|count5 = 990.1
|count6 = 1,025.29
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Jim Canning*
|count1 = 923
|percentage = 12.10%
|count2 = 927.84
|count3 = 932.84
|count4 = 941.94
|count5 = 958.88
|count6 = 1,002.81
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Robert McFarland
|count1 = 369
|percentage = 4.84%
|count2 = 369.44
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 6
|electorate = 10,410
|valid = 7,630 (73.29%)
|spoilt = 90
|quota = 1,091
|turnout = 7,720 (74.16%)
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2001 Election
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
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|title=Torrent - 6 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=7 August 2021}}
|numcounts= 7
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Francie Molloy*
|count1 = 1,393
|percentage = 16.60%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Michael Gillespie*
|count1 = 1,336
|percentage = 15.92%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Jim Cavanagh*
|count1 = 1,274
|percentage = 15.18%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Jim Canning*
|count1 = 1,244
|percentage = 14.83%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Norman Badger*
|count1 = 910
|percentage = 10.85%
|count2 = 1,198
|count3 = 1,198.6
|count4 = 1,198.7
|count5 = 1,207.94
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Desmond Donnelly
|count1 = 944
|percentage = 11.25%
|count2 = 944
|count3 = 1,076.6
|count4 = 1,098.9
|count5 = 1,155.99
|count6 = 1,176.44
|count7 = 1,177.76
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Brendan Doris*
|count1 = 985
|percentage = 11.74%
|count2 = 985
|count3 = 1,043.8
|count4 = 1,146.6
|count5 = 1,152.65
|count6 = 1,170.05
|count7 = 1,170.6
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Robert McFarland
|count1 = 304
|percentage = 3.62%
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 7
|electorate = 10,314
|valid = 8,390 (81.35%)
|spoilt = 172
|quota = 1,199
|turnout = 8,562 (83.01%)
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1997 Election
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
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Torrent - 6 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=8 August 2021}}
|numcounts= 4
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Francie Molloy*
|count1 = 1,407
|percentage = 19.41%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Norman Badger*
|count1 = 1,212
|percentage = 16.72%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent Nationalist
|candidate = Jim Canning*
|count1 = 1,183
|percentage = 16.32%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Michael Gillespie
|count1 = 1,017
|percentage = 14.03%
|count2 = 1,045.6
|count3 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Jim Cavanagh*
|count1 = 832
|percentage = 11.48%
|count2 = 844.48
|count3 = 1,078.48
|count4 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Brendan Doris*
|count1 = 822
|percentage = 11.34%
|count2 = 955.64
|count3 = 970.98
|count4 = 990.98
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Jim O'Donnell
|count1 = 493
|percentage = 6.80%
|count2 = 670.58
|count3 = 687.88
|count4 = 695.88
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Joseph Gervin
|count1 = 283
|percentage = 3.90%
|count2 = 288.46
|count3 =
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 4
|electorate = 9,730
|valid = 7,249 (74.50%)
|spoilt = 159
|quota = 1,036
|turnout = 7,408 (76.14%)
}}
1993 Election
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
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|numcounts= 6
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Francie Molloy
|count1 = 1,482
|percentage = 21.52%
|count2 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Norman Badger
|count1 = 1,320
|percentage = 19.17%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent Nationalist
|candidate = Jim Canning*
|count1 = 1,095
|percentage = 15.90%
|count2 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Brendan Doris*
|count1 = 711
|percentage = 10.33%
|count2 = 1,138.32
|count3 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Jim Cavanagh*
|count1 = 825
|percentage = 11.98%
|count2 = 835.44
|count3 = 982.8
|count4 = 985.14
|count5 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Denise Sutton
|count1 = 771
|percentage = 11.20%
|count2 = 810.6
|count3 = 811.56
|count4 = 955.99
|count5 = 962.49
|count6 = 978.88
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Angela Donnelly*
|count1 = 320
|percentage = 4.65%
|count2 = 323.6
|count3 = 471.92
|count4 = 472.05
|count5 = 516.25
|count6 = 817.95
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Joe Gervin
|count1 = 362
|percentage = 5.26%
|count2 = 368.12
|count3 = 403.16
|count4 = 404.85
|count5 = 462.44
|count6 =
}}
{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 6
|electorate = 9,047
|valid = 6,886 (76.11%)
|spoilt = 166
|quota = 984
|turnout = 7,052 (77.95%)
}}
1989 Election
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
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Torrent - 6 seats{{cite web|title=Local Government Results 1989|url=https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/c747b644-74fb-4401-a84f-1900f7818722/local_government_election_results_1989|website=EONI|access-date=8 August 2021}}
|numcounts= 6
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent Nationalist
|candidate = Jim Canning*
|count1 = 1,626
|percentage = 26.02%
|count2 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Thomas Kempton*
|count1 = 1,333
|percentage = 21.33%
|count2 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Jim Cavanagh*
|count1 = 683
|percentage = 10.93%
|count2 = 1,148.01
|count3 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Angela Donnelly
|count1 = 357
|percentage = 5.71%
|count2 = 383.95
|count3 = 733.11
|count4 = 835.48
|count5 = 984.48
|count6 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Brendan Doris
|count1 = 758
|percentage = 12.13%
|count2 = 835.91
|count3 = 836.77
|count4 = 848.66
|count5 = 878.44
|count6 = 884.44
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Martin McCaughey
|count1 = 729
|percentage = 11.66%
|count2 = 737.33
|count3 = 740.77
|count4 = 743.09
|count5 = 752.53
|count6 = 753.53
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = John Corr
|count1 = 550
|percentage = 8.80%
|count2 = 617.62
|count3 = 624.5
|count4 = 656.4
|count5 = 688.57
|count6 = 697.57
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Bridie O'Donnell
|count1 = 214
|percentage = 3.42%
|count2 = 294.85
|count3 = 373.11
|count4 = 476.64
|count5 =
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}}
{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 6
|electorate = 8,643
|valid = 6,250 (72.31%)
|spoilt = 222
|quota = 893
|turnout = 6,472 (74.88%)
}}
1985 Election
1985: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Torrent - 6 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=8 August 2021}}
|numcounts= 6
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Thomas Kempton*
|count1 = 1,120
|percentage = 17.27%
|count2 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Francie Molloy
|count1 = 1,079
|percentage = 16.64%
|count2 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent Nationalist
|candidate = Jim Canning*
|count1 = 852
|percentage = 13.14%
|count2 = 853.44
|count3 = 923.44
|count4 = 935.2
|count5 =
|count6 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Brian Duffin
|count1 = 653
|percentage = 10.07%
|count2 = 653
|count3 = 668
|count4 = 785.6
|count5 = 786.6
|count6 = 821.3
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Patrick McGlinchey*
|count1 = 571
|percentage = 8.80%
|count2 = 572.26
|count3 = 590.26
|count4 = 594.04
|count5 = 628.6
|count6 = 789.4
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Jim Cavanagh
|count1 = 588
|percentage = 9.07%
|count2 = 588.36
|count3 = 609.36
|count4 = 610.48
|count5 = 648
|count6 = 773.92
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Frances Donaghy
|count1 = 641
|percentage = 9.88%
|count2 = 641
|count3 = 644
|count4 = 653.38
|count5 = 653.38
|count6 = 763.08
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent Nationalist
|candidate = Owen Nugent*
|count1 = 552
|percentage = 8.51%
|count2 = 553.08
|count3 = 561.08
|count4 = 564.16
|count5 = 596.38
|count6 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Edith White
|count1 = 290
|percentage = 4.47%
|count2 = 478.64
|count3 = 479.64
|count4 = 479.64
|count5 =
|count6 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent Republican (Ireland)
|candidate = John Corr*
|count1 = 140
|percentage = 2.16%
|count2 = 140
|count3 =
|count4 =
|count5 =
|count6 =
}}
{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 6
|electorate = 8,203
|valid = 6,486 (79.07%)
|spoilt = 174
|quota = 927
|turnout = 6,660 (81.19%)
}}
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