Cookstown Area C

Cookstown Area C was one of the three district electoral areas in Cookstown, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected four members to Cookstown District Council, and formed part of the Mid Ulster constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1973 local elections, and contained the wards of Gortalowry, Newbuildings, Old Town and Tullagh. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Cookstown Central DEA.

Councillors

Election Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party)
1981 Alan Kane
(DUP) 		Espie Donaldson
(UUP) 		Margaret Laverty
(SDLP) 		Brigid Neeson
(SDLP)
1977 John Warwick
(UUP)
1973 Alexander McConnell
(UUP)

1981 Election

1977: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP

1981: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP

1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Cookstown Area C - 4 seats[1]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
DUP Alan Kane 27.91% 1,356        
SDLP Brigid Neeson* 22.21% 1,079        
UUP Espie Donaldson* 19.14% 930 1,175.63      
SDLP Margaret Laverty* 19.18% 932 932.87 933.35 934.64 1,038.84
UUP John Warwick* 6.75% 328 432.98 557.54 863.63 864.83
UUP Alexander McConnell 4.80% 233 263.74 337.66    
Electorate: 5,782   Valid: 4,858 (84.02%)   Spoilt: 88   Quota: 972   Turnout: 4,946 (85.54%)  

1977 Election

1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP

1973-1977 Change: SDLP gain from UUP

Cookstown Area C - 4 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
UUP Espie Donaldson* 25.92% 1,018        
SDLP Brigid Neeson* 20.40% 801        
UUP John Warwick* 18.05% 709 804.68      
SDLP Margaret Laverty 15.89% 624 624.69 624.69 728.73 736.49
UUP Alexander McConnell* 8.45% 332 458.73 474.41 730.44 730.5
Alliance Basil McNamee 11.28% 443 450.82 451.46    
Electorate: 5,206   Valid: 3,927 (75.43%)   Spoilt: 121   Quota: 786   Turnout: 4,048 (77.76%)  

1973 Election

1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

Cookstown Area C - 4 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
UUP Espie Donaldson 25.44% 1,029                  
UUP Alexander McConnell 12.81% 518 658.49 658.49 684.53 703.58 703.58 837.5      
UUP John Warwick 11.05% 447 481.65 481.65 490.91 492.33 492.33 530.38 550.78 918.78  
SDLP Brigid Neeson 11.59% 469 469.21 469.21 471.21 472.21 565.21 637.21 639.85 641.75 652.75
SDLP J. McCrystal 8.88% 359 359 379 379 389 509 575 576.68 578.18 586.18
Loyalist Coalition G. B. Somerville 9.62% 389 413.36 413.36 506.93 509.35 510.35 532.4 534.8    
Alliance Basil McNamee 5.69% 230 232.21 232.21 233.52 369.94 379.94        
Republican Clubs S. McElroy 4.55% 184 184 288 288 290          
Alliance Mary Lennox 4.03% 163 165.52 170.52 173.73            
Loyalist Coalition R. J. K. Loughran 3.11% 126 136.29 136.29              
Republican Clubs H. Bradley 3.24% 131 131                
Electorate: 5,159   Valid: 4,045 (78.41%)   Spoilt: 48   Quota: 810   Turnout: 4,093 (79.34%)  

References

  1. ^ "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Archived from the original on 2017-04-01. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Archived from the original on 2017-04-01. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Archived from the original on 2017-04-01. Retrieved 5 August 2021.