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Strabane Area C

Strabane Area C was one of the three district electoral areas in Strabane, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected five members to Strabane District Council, and formed part of the Mid Ulster constituency for the Northern Ireland Assembly and for the UK parliament, Mid Ulster until 1983 and Foyle until 1985.

It was created for the 1973 local elections, and contained the wards of East, Finn, North, South and West. For the 1985 local elections it was replaced with the Mourne DEA.

Councillors edit

Election Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party)
1981 Robert Fleming
(UUP) 		Paul O'Hare
(SDLP) 		William Flanagan
(SDLP) 		James O'Kane
(Independent Nationalist) 		John O'Kane
(Independent Nationalist)
1977 William Carlin
(SDLP) 		John McKelvey
(SDLP) 		Ivan Cooper
(SDLP)
1973 C. Russell
(UUP) 		Douglas Cooper
(Alliance)

1981 Election edit

1977: 3 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

1981: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x UUP

1977-1981 Change: Independent Nationalist gain from SDLP

Strabane Area C - 5 seats[1]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Independent Nationalist James O'Kane 27.52% 1,459                    
Independent Nationalist John O'Kane* 7.89% 418 818.98 826.8 836.62 857.54 890.18          
SDLP Paul O'Hare 11.32% 600 659.45 666.27 670.27 682.91 688.32 836.83 902.83      
SDLP William Flanagan 10.90% 578 599.73 601.14 605.14 610.55 619.78 727.29 790.16 807.96 886.96  
Ulster Unionist Robert Fleming* 8.49% 450 450.82 451.82 467.23 472.23 473.23 473.23 475.64 475.94 555.35 562.35
DUP Desmond Monteith 7.00% 371 371.41 371.41 377.41 385.41 394.41 394.41 394.41 394.41 397.41 399.41
Anti H-Block William Gallagher 5.58% 296 305.84 313.84 313.84 315.84 331.25 333.25 382.89 385.49 385.49  
Alliance Patrick Wallace 5.43% 288 304.4 308.81 319.22 339.86 343.86 349.09 370.14 374.04    
Independent Nationalist John McCrory 4.66% 247 264.63 272.04 276.04 289.09 303.91 312.32        
SDLP Jane O'Donnell 5.06% 268 280.3 280.71 281.71 288.94 294.94          
Independent Michael Dunne 2.17% 115 119.92 123.92 131.92 131.92            
Independent David Fleming 1.81% 96 108.71 109.71 110.71              
Independent William Crichton 1.36% 72 73.64 73.64                
Independent John Tracey 0.81% 43 46.28                  
Electorate: 7,630   Valid: 5,301 (69.48%)   Spoilt: 146   Quota: 884   Turnout: 5,447 (71.39%)  

1977 Election edit

1973: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist

1977: 3 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

1973-1977 Change: SDLP gain from Alliance

Strabane Area C - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
SDLP Ivan Cooper 26.72% 1,457                
SDLP William Carlin* 14.69% 801 1,077.12              
SDLP John McKelvey* 9.46% 516 683.31 816.75 822.14 834.72 858.69 918.69    
Ulster Unionist Robert Fleming 10.67% 582 583.17 583.65 585.04 585.04 586.04 589.04 914.04  
Independent Nationalist John O'Kane* 10.86% 592 623.2 631.36 635.36 666.48 692.76 768.84 772.84 913.84
Republican Clubs Ivan Barr 5.81% 317 332.21 337.01 337.4 393.57 416.74 443.24 444.24 471.26
Alliance Douglas Cooper* 5.72% 312 323.7 326.34 362.36 365.92 380.79 392.35 406.35  
Ulster Unionist Sydney Browne 6.55% 357 357.39 357.39 358.39 358.39 358.39 358.39    
Independent Nationalist John McCrory 3.63% 198 208.14 214.14 214.14 222.53 241.4      
Independent Thomas Forbes 2.68% 146 160.04 166.76 168.39 173.56        
Republican Clubs Gerard McCafferty 1.22% 67 71.68 72.4 74.4          
Independent James McDaid 1.05% 57 63.63 64.83 64.83          
Alliance Mamie Quigley 0.94% 51 54.51 55.47            
Electorate: 7,754   Valid: 5,453 (70.32%)   Spoilt: 317   Quota: 909   Turnout: 5,770 (74.41%)  

1973 Election edit

1973: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist

Strabane Area C - 5 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Independent Nationalist John O'Kane 20.83% 1,164                    
Ulster Unionist C. Russell 20.58% 1,150                    
SDLP John McKelvey 11.31% 632 664.76 667.58 673.1 691.4 772.84 791.44 895.06 ????    
SDLP William Carlin 8.70% 486 525.78 525.78 536.34 544.38 584.84 597.54 703.38 ???? ????  
Alliance Douglas Cooper 6.10% 341 356.6 498.54 502.27 577.51 589.55 792.15 798.45 ???? ???? ????
Republican Clubs Ivan Barr 10.95% 612 648.14 650.49 723.21 724.73 738.59 744.11 765.23 ???? ???? ????
SDLP John McGurk 6.57% 367 381.82 382.76 385.02 391.28 432.84 439.3 483.16      
SDLP Bridie McMenamin 3.94% 220 247.56 247.56 250.08 253.6 293.46 295.98        
Alliance Sheila Sinclair 2.42% 135 147.48 203.88 208.96 279.18 285.96          
SDLP Margaret Duddy 3.67% 205 225.8 226.74 231.78 242.34            
Alliance Patrick McDaid 3.20% 179 191.74 197.38 199.38              
Republican Clubs Thomas Barr 0.79% 44 50.76 53.58                
Republican Clubs Joseph Dillon 0.50% 28 31.12 31.12                
Republican Clubs Brendan Douglas 0.45% 25 27.34 28.75                
Electorate: 7,752   Valid: 5,588 (72.08%)   Spoilt: 121   Quota: 932   Turnout: 5,709 (73.65%)  
  • Data missing from stages 9 to 11

References edit

  1. ^ "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
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