sentences:  He did not contest the 2011 Assembly election, and lost his District Council seat in the 2011 local elections.On 2 February 2019 "The Impartial Reporter" reported that McHugh had joined Aontú, a new pro-life nationalist party founded by Peadar Tóibín.In the May 2019 local election, he was the party's candidate stood in the six-seat Erne East District Electoral Area for Fermanagh and Omagh District Council, finishing last of ten candidates.