2023 Fermanagh and Omagh District Council election

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. The Northern Ireland elections were delayed by 2 weeks to avoid overlapping with the coronation of King Charles III.

Main article: 2023 Northern Ireland local elections
2023 Fermanagh and Omagh District Council election
18 May 2023
All 40 council seats
21 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Michelle O'Neill Doug Beattie Jeffrey Donaldson
Party Sinn Féin Ulster Unionist DUP
Last election 15 9 5
Seats won 21 7 6
Seat change 6 2 1
Popular vote 26,749 7,467 8,580
Percentage 49.24% 13.75% 15.80%
Swing 12.43% 2.84% 0.14%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Colum Eastwood Naomi Long
Party SDLP Alliance Independent
Last election 5 1 4
Seats won 3 2 1
Seat change 2 1 3
Popular vote 4,283 3,248 2,482
Percentage 7.89% 5.98% 4.57%
Swing 2.66% 2.06% 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

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

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