Constituency: West Tyrone


Electorate Seats Total Poll Turnout Valid Poll Spoiled Votes
64,009 1 43,675 68.23% 43,486 189

Vote Distribution

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Count Results

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Barry McElduff Barry McElduff
(SF)

22060

Thomas Buchanan Thomas Buchanan
(DUP)

11718

Daniel McCrossan Daniel McCrossan
(SDLP)

5635

Alicia Clarke Alicia Clarke
(UUP)

2253

Stephen Donnelly Stephen Donnelly
(AP)

1000

Ciaran McClean Ciaran McClean
(GRN)

427

Barry Brown Barry Brown
(CISTA)

393

On the Ballot

Barry Brown

Barry Brown

Citizens Independent Social Thought Alliance

Leader of CISTA in Northern Ireland, Barry Brown runs the party's office in Omagh. Cannabis legalisation is CISTA’s central goal but the party is also developing policies on abortion and same-sex marriage.

Thomas Buchanan

Thomas Buchanan

Democratic Unionist Party

Thomas Buchanan was a member of Omagh District Council for 21 years and was first elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in 2003. He was re-elected in 2016 and again in 2017. Before entering full-time politics, Mr Buchanan was a building contractor.

Alicia Clarke

Alicia Clarke

Ulster Unionist Party

A PR officer and blogger, Alicia Clarke previously stood as the UUP's candidate in West Tyrone in the Northern Ireland Assembly election earlier this year.

Stephen Donnelly

Stephen Donnelly

Alliance Party

A campaigner for integrated education, Stephen Donnelly stood in the Westminster election in 2015 and Assembly elections in 2016 and 2017. He is campaigning for a better road and transport infrastructure. He is against Brexit and in favour of the negotiation of a post-Brexit settlement that protects the Common Travel Area.

Ciaran McClean

Ciaran McClean

Green Party

Environmental activist Ciaran McClean has been at the forefront of opposition to gold mining in the Sperrins and is also involved in the Alternative A5 Alliance which has opposed the route of the A5 dual carriageway. The veteran campaigner has contested previous elections as a socialist candidate. Originally from Beragh, he lives in Brackey and is the son of civil rights activist Paddy Joe McClean.

Daniel McCrossan

Daniel McCrossan

Social Democratic and Labour Party

Daniel McCrossan from Victoria Bridge near Strabane was co-opted to the Northern Ireland Assembly in January 2016 to replace Joe Byrne for whom he previously worked as a constituency assistant. He was elected as MLA for West Tyrone in May last year and again in 2017. He is the SDLP Infrastructure Spokesperson and was recently deputy chair of the PAC. A Policing Board member, he studied law at Liverpool John Moores University.

Barry McElduff

Barry McElduff

Sinn Fein

An MLA since 1998, Barry McElduff was selected to stand for Sinn Fein in the constituency after Pat Doherty announced his decision to retire after 16 years as West Tyrone MP. Mr McElduff is a member of Sinn Fein's Ard Comhairle and a former chair of Omagh District Council. He played gaelic football at senior level for Carrickmore and at minor level for Tyrone and has a keen interest in the Irish language. He wrote a book entitled ‘Keep ‘Er Lit' about his experiences of republicanism, GAA and community activism.


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