In a first for local politics two brothers have been successful at the local council elections and will now sit together on the new Fermanagh and Omagh council.
No seats, but we’re on the up, says TUV
The hardline Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) party may not have taken a seat in the local elections, but Erne North candidate Alex Elliott told the Herald the party is on a high
Nationalists in the driving seat in new council
The political battle lines have been drawn following the wrap up of the local government election results with Sinn Fein sitting comfortably in the top spot of the new Fermanagh and Omagh super council.
It’s as you were in Enniskillen as voter apathy takes its toll
The political landscape of Enniskillen has remained comparatively unchanged following the outcome of Saturday’s local government election results.
Sinn Fein still the dominant party in Erne East
Richie McPhilips pulls of personal coup as Sinn Fein fails to translate vote into fourth seat
Biggest personal vote goes to Baird
It was a good election for outgoing council chairman Alex Baird.
Experienced UUP score impressive Erne North one-two
It was an impressive one-two for the Ulster Unionist party in Erne North with the party’s two candidates romping home over the quota on the first count.
All change as old guard make way for new face of local politics
A sprinkling new faces have been elected to council
Election 2014 – Sinn Fein the big winners, but resilient SDLP make a fight of it
As the political circus rolled into Omagh town on Friday it was inevitable that Sinn Fein would emerge as the over-all leading party across the nationalist dominated councils.