Torrent (District Electoral Area)

Torrent is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Mid Ulster, Northern Ireland. 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. 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

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

2019 Election

2014: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP<br />

2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent<br />

2014–2019 Change: Independent gain from Sinn Féin

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

2011 Election

2005: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP<br />

2011: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP<br />

2005-2011 Change: No change

2005 Election

2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent<br />

2005: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP<br />

2001-2005 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Independent

2001 Election

1997: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist<br />

2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent<br />

1997-2001 Change: Independent Nationalist becomes Independent

1997 Election

1993: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist<br />

1997: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist<br />

1993-1997 Change: No change

1993 Election

1989: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist<br />

1993: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist<br />

1989-1993 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

1989 Election

1985: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist<br />

1989: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist<br />

1985-1989 Change: No change

1985 Election

1985: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

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