Elections to
Omagh District Council were held on 7 June 2001 on the same day as the other
Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 21
councillors.
Election results
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
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Cllrs
, - class="unsortable" align="center"
!colspan=2 bgcolor="" , Sinn Féin
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!colspan=2 bgcolor="" , UUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="" , DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white", Others
, -
, align="left", Mid Tyrone
, bgcolor="#008800", 56.5
, bgcolor="#008800", 4
, 20.7
, 2
, 12.5
, 1
, 10.3
, 0
, 0.0
, 0
, 7
, -
, align="left", Omagh Town
, bgcolor="#008800", 23.6
, bgcolor="#008800", 1
, 15.8
, 2
, 23.2
, 1
, 22.8
, 1
, 14.6
, 2
, 7
, -
, align="left", West Tyrone
, bgcolor="#008800", 38.3
, bgcolor="#008800", 3
, 22.6
, 2
, 19.8
, 1
, 14.8
, 1
, 4.5
, 0
, 7
, -
, - class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
, align="left", Total
, 40.4
, 8
, 22.0
, 6
, 15.6
, 3
, 13.5
, 2
, 8.5
, 2
, 21
, -
District results
Mid Tyrone
1997: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2001: 4 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from DUP
Omagh Town
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
West Tyrone
1997: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP
2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP
References
{{2001 United Kingdom local elections
Omagh District Council elections
Omagh