Omagh (District Electoral Area)

[1] The district elects six members to Fermanagh and Omagh District Council and contains the wards of Camowen, Coolnagard, Dergmoney, Gortrush, Killyclogher and Strule.

[2] Omagh forms part of the West Tyrone constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Omagh Area C which had existed since 1973.

It was called Omagh Town until 2014, and originally contained seven wards (Camowen, Coolnagard, Dergmoney, Drumragh, Gortrush, Lisanelly and Strule).

2019: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent 2023: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent 2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP 2014: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP 2019: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent 2014-2019 Change: Alliance and Independent gain from SDLP (two seats) 2011: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x Independent, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP 2014: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP 2011-2014 Change: SDLP gain from Independent, Independent loss due to the reduction of one seat 2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x Independent, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP 2011: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x Independent, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP 2005-2011 Change: No change 2001: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Independent, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP 2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x Independent, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP 2001-2005 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP 1997: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Labour Coalition 2001: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Independent, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP 1997-2001 Change: Independents (two seats) leave SDLP and Labour Coalition, SDLP gain from Alliance 1993: 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Labour Coalition 1997: 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Labour 1993-1997 Change: Independent Labour joins Labour Coalition 1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin 1993: 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Labour 1989-1993 Change: Alliance gain from DUP, Independent Labour leaves SDLP 1985: 2 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Labour 1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin 1985-1989 Change: Independent Labour joins SDLP 1985: 2 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Labour