Dungannon is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Mid Ulster, Northern Ireland.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 Ballysaggart, Killyman, Killymeal, Moy, Moygashel and Mullaghmore. Dungannon 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 Dungannon Area D which had existed since 1973. It was called Dungannon Town until 2014, and originally contained six wards (Ballysaggart, Coolhill, Drumglass, Killymeal, Moygashel and Mullaghmore). For the 2014 local elections it gained Killyman and Moy from the abolished Blackwater DEA.
Councillors Election Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party)2023 Clement Cuthbertson (DUP) James Burton (DUP) Deirdre Varsani (Sinn Féin) Karol McQuade (SDLP) Dominic Molloy (Sinn Féin) Barry Monteith (Independent)/ (Sinn Féin)July 2019 Defection Kim Ashton (DUP) Walter Cuddy (UUP) Denise Mullen (Aontú)/ (SDLP)20192014 2011 Maurice Morrow (DUP) Bronwyn McGahan (Sinn Féin) John McLarnon (Sinn Féin)2009 June Defection Gilbert Greenaway (DUP)/(UUP) Vincent Currie (SDLP) 2005 2001 Ken Maginnis (UUP) 1997 Joan Carson (UUP) John Reilly (UUP) Vincent Kelly (Sinn Féin) Gerry Cullen (Democratic Left)/ (Workers' Party) 1993 Leslie Holmes (UUP) William Brown (UUP) 1989 Ken Maginnis (UUP) Michael McLoughlin (Independent Nationalist) 1985 Anita Cavlan (Sinn Féin)
2023 Election
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
2019 Election
2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
2014–2019 Change: No change
2014 Election
2011: 2 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
2011-2014 Change: SDLP gain from Sinn Féin
2011 Election
2005: 2 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2011: 2 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
2005-2011 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP, Independent leaves Sinn Féin
2005 Election
2001: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP
2001 Election
1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Democratic Left
2001: 2 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Democratic Left
1997 Election
1993: 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Democratic Left
1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Democratic Left
1993-1997 Change: No change
1993 Election
1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Workers' Party, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1993: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Democratic Left
1989-1993 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Independent Nationalist, Workers' Party joins Democratic Left
1989 Election
1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Workers' Party, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1985-1989 Change: Workers' Party gain from Sinn Féin
1985 Election
1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
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