Dungannon Area C

Dungannon Area C was one of the four district electoral areas in Dungannon, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected five members to Dungannon District Council, and formed part of the Fermanagh and South Tyrone constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1973 local elections, and contained the wards of Aughnacloy, Benburb, Caledon, Killyman and Moy. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Blackwater DEA.

Councillors

Election Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party)
1981 James Ewing
(DUP) 		Derek Irwin
(UUP) 		Jim Brady
(UUP) 		John Taggart
(UUP) 		Patrick Daly
(SDLP)
1977 Wilfred Dilworth
(UUP) 		William Buchanan
(UUP)
1973

1981 Election

1977: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

1981: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Dungannon Area C - 5 seats[1]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
SDLP Patrick Daly* 23.02% 1,324          
UUP Derek Irwin* 17.06% 981          
DUP James Ewing 13.53% 778 788.8 848.8 867.2 868.6 1,054.28
UUP John Taggart 11.25% 647 669.2 712.4 728.8 730.18 906.1
UUP Jim Brady* 9.93% 571 599.8 631 653.8 669.14 848.06
DUP Norman Lockhart 10.14% 583 585.4 620.4 638.2 638.82 664.5
Ind. Unionist Wilfred Dilworth* 9.70% 558 570.6 602.8 623 623.64  
Independent William Lucas 1.81% 104 383 386      
UUUP James McNeill 3.56% 205 212.8        
Electorate: 7,091   Valid: 5,751 (81.10%)   Spoilt: 125   Quota: 959   Turnout: 5,876 (82.87%)  

1977 Election

1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

1977: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

1973-1977 Change: No change

Dungannon Area C - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
UUP Wilfred Dilworth* 22.08% 1,182    
UUP Derek Irwin* 21.30% 1,140    
SDLP Patrick Daly* 18.31% 980    
UUP William Buchanan* 12.89% 690 894.12  
UUP Jim Brady* 14.85% 795 876.27 1,117.17
SDLP Mary McKinney 5.51% 295 296.08 297.18
Independent Anthony Byrne 5.06% 271 272.89 275.97
Electorate: 7,175   Valid: 5,353 (74.61%)   Spoilt: 277   Quota: 893   Turnout: 5,630 (78.47%)  

1973 Election

1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

Dungannon Area C - 5 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
UUP Derek Irwin 21.26% 1,291              
UUP Wilfred Dilworth 18.03% 1,095              
UUP Jim Brady 13.90% 844 1,084.24            
UUP William Buchanan 13.85% 841 863.26 936.27 958.04 1,025.36      
SDLP Patrick Daly 12.74% 774 774.42 774.56 783.56 783.62 783.82 978.89 1,056.89
Independent Anthony Byrne 5.55% 337 337 337.14 342.21 342.21 342.37 350.37 492.37
Alliance R. F. Hobson 5.71% 347 353.09 354.42 413.49 414.09 424.13 429.13 436.13
Unity John McAnespie 3.67% 223 223 223 225 225.12 225.16 237.16  
SDLP Matt Hegarty 3.52% 214 214 214.07 224.07 224.13 224.13    
Alliance Jim Boyd 1.76% 107 107.84 108.4          
Electorate: 7,218   Valid: 6,073 (84.14%)   Spoilt: 72   Quota: 1,013   Turnout: 6,145 (85.13%)  

References

  1. ^ "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 5 August 2021.