Sinn Féin once again asserted its dominance in an area that has traditionally been a key battleground.
With 17 seats, the party continues to be the largest in the mainly nationalists council area.
Overall the SDLP saw its share of the vote rise as it managed to hold on to its six sitting councillors.
The DUP also saw its percentage increase as it grabbed an extra seat in Magherafelt at the expense of veteran UUP councillor George Shiels.
Counting got off the brisk start at the Meadowbank Arena in Magherafelt and Sinn Féin’s Darren Totten was the first declared early in the day.
As results tumbled in it became clear that there would be little change in the district, which covers an area from the border to the Sperrin Mountains.
In Dungannon town independent republican Barry Monteith again comfortably retained his seat.
A previous poll topper, this time around the Dungannon man had carved up the district with fellow independent Niall Bowen as part of an ambiguous bid to get two independents returned. However, Mr Bowen’s 345 first-preference votes soon saw him eliminated.
The SDLP Denise Mullen held off a charge from Sinn Féin to retain her seat. The high-profile councillor had been viewed by some as vulnerable, especially after Mr Bowen’s entry.
In the Torrent ward Ian McCrea – a son of former MP the Rev William McCrea – was attempting to make a political comeback but his efforts were held off by sitting UUP councillor Robert Colvin.
Dan Kerr’s victory in an electoral area that takes in Michelle O’Neill’s home town of Coalisland means there are now two independent republican councillors in east Tyrone.
The SDLP’s Malachy Quinn topped the poll in the district with 1631 votes.
Observers had been keeping a close eye on the Carntogher district electoral area where anti-abortion party Aontú had entered the contest through Irish language activist Pádraigin Ui Raifeartaigh.
Its bid for success failed to materialise as she recorded just 632 first-preference votes.
The DUP had a significant success with Kyle Black, whose father David was shot dead by the ‘IRA’ in 2012, taking a seat.
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Mid Ulster District Council
40 seats
Change since 2014:
SF 17 (-1), DUP 9 (+1), UUP (-1), SDLP 6 (-), Ind 2 (+1)
Turnout: 60 per cent
Clogher Valley (6 seats, Quota 1,300)
Frances Burton (DUP) 1,891
Sharon McAleer (SDLP) 1,635
Sean McGuigan (SF) 1,494
Phelim Gildernew (SF) 1,352
Wilis Robinson (DUP) 1,083
Meta Graham (UUP) 990
Robert Mulligan (UUP) 650
Elected
Frances Burton (DUP) 1st count
Sharon McAleer (SDLP) 1st count
Sean McGuigan (SF) 1st count
Phelim Gildernew (SF) 1st count
Wilis Robinson (DUP) 2nd count
Meta Graham (UUP) 4th count
Magherafelt (5 seats, Quota 1,216)
Darren Totten (SF) 1,665
Wesley Brown (DUP) 1,218
Paul McLean (DUP) 1,213
Christine McFlynn (SDLP) 1,206
Sean Clarke (SF) 1,058
George Shiels (UUP) 996
Kevin Donnelly (Aontú) 214
Elected
Darren Totten (SF) 1st count
Christine McFlynn (SDLP) 2nd count
Sean Clarke (SF) 3rd count
Wesley Brown (DUP) 5th count
Paul McLean (DUP) 5th count
Dungannon (6 seats, Quota 1,185)
Clement Cuthbertson (DUP) 1,833
Barry Monteith (Ind) 1,414
Dominic Molloy (SF) 995
Kim Ashton (DUP) 807
Deirdre Varsani (SF) 718
Denise Mullen (SDLP) 710
Walter Cuddy (UUP) 607
Kim McNeill (UUP) 434
Mel Boyle (All) 431
Niall Bowen (Ind) 345
Elected
Clement Cuthbertson (DUP) 1st count
Barry Monteith (Ind) 1st count
Kim Ashton (DUP) 2nd count
Dominic Molloy (SF) 6th count
Walter Cuddy (UUP) 7th count
Denise Mullen (SDLP) 8th count
Cookstown (7 seats, Quota 1,156)
Cathal Mallaghan (SF) 1,710
John McNamee (SF) 1,369
Kerri Hughes (SDLP) 1,339
Wilbert Buchanan (DUP) 1,225
Trevor Wilson (UUP) 1,041
Gavin Bell (SF) 840
Mark Glasgow (UUP) 793
Grace Neville (DUP) 694
Alan Day (TUV) 230
Elected
Cathal Mallaghan (SF) 1st count
John McNamee (SF) 1st count
Kerri Hughes (DUP) 1st count
Wilbert Buchanan (DUP) 1st count
Gavin Bell (SF) 2nd count
Trevor Wilson (UUP) 5th count
Mark Glasgow (UUP) 6th count
Moyola (5 seats, Quota 1,313)
Ian Milne (SF) 1,710
Anne Forde (DUP) 1,619
Catherine Elattar (SF) 1,388
Denise Johnston (SDLP) 920
Derek McKinney (UUP) 906
Donal McPeake (SF) 906
Aidan Bradley (All) 298
Hugh Scullion (Workers Party) 95
Elected
Ian Milne (SF) 1st count
Anne Forde (DUP) 1st count
Catherine Elattar (SF) 1st count
Donal McPeake (SF) 3rd count
Derek McKinney (UUP) 4th count
Carntogher (5 seats, Quota 1,325)
Brian McGuigan (SF) 1,406
Kyle Black (DUP) 1,228
Sean McPeake (SF) 1,164
Martin Kearney (SDLP) 1,071
Cora Groogan (SF) 990
Paul Henry (SF) 763
Pádraigin Ui Raifeartaigh (Aontú) 632
Christopher Reid (UUP) 555
James Armour (Ind) 138
Elected
Brian McGuigan (SF) 1st count
Kyle Black (DUP) 4th count
Martin Kearney (SDLP) 5th count
Sean McPeake (SF) 6th count
Cora Groogan (SF) 6th count
Torrent (6 seats, Quota 1,300)
Malachy Quinn (SDLP) 1,631
Dan Kerr (Ind) 1,525
Ronan McGinley (SF) 1,173
Robert Colvin (UUP) 1,018
Niamh Doris (SF) 1,002
Joe O’Neill (SF) 994
Ian McCrea (DUP) 899
Mickey Gillespie (SF) 856
Elected
Malachy Quinn (SDLP) 1st count
Dan Kerr (Ind) 1st count
Robert Colvin (UUP) 4th count
Niamh Doris (SF) 6th count
Joe O’Neill (SF) 6th count
Ronan McGinley (SF) 6th count
