Strabane Area B

Strabane Area B 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 constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1973 local elections, and contained the wards of Artigarvan, Dunnamanagh, Plumbridge, Slievekirk and Victoria Bridge. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced with the Glenelly DEA.

Councillors

Election Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party)
1981 Samuel Rogers
(DUP)/
(United Loyalist Coalition) 		George McIntyre
(DUP) 		Mary Britton
(UUP) 		John Gallagher
(SDLP) 		Francis McConnell
(Independent Nationalist)
1977 Henry Henderson
(UUP)
1973 Seamus Kearney
(SDLP) 		Tom Gormley
(Alliance)

1981 Election

1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

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

1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Strabane Area B - 5 seats[1]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
SDLP John Gallagher* 18.92% 1,101  
Ind. Nationalist Francis McConnell* 17.44% 1,015  
UUP Mary Britton* 16.91% 984  
DUP Samuel Rogers* 16.72% 973  
DUP George McIntyre* 14.21% 827 832
UUP Henry Henderson* 10.43% 607 624
SDLP Mary McAleer 5.38% 313  
Electorate: 7,050   Valid: 5,820 (82.55%)   Spoilt: 177   Quota: 971   Turnout: 5,997 (85.06%)  

1977 Election

1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist Coalition

1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

1973-1977 Change: Independent Nationalist gain from Alliance, United Loyalist Coalition joins DUP

Strabane Area B - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
DUP Samuel Rogers* 21.96% 1,237      
UUP Mary Britton* 19.83% 1,117      
SDLP John Gallagher 17.84% 1,005      
UUP Henry Henderson* 14.95% 842 1,128    
Ind. Nationalist Francis McConnell 12.52% 705 705.25 749.25 855.25
SDLP Aidan McNamee 9.55% 538 538.25 548.25 595.5
Independent James McCormick 2.89% 163 163 205  
Independent James Tinney 0.46% 26 27 30  
Electorate: 7,110   Valid: 5,633 (79.23%)   Spoilt: 214   Quota: 939   Turnout: 5,847 (82.24%)  

1973 Election

1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist Coalition

Strabane Area B - 5 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
UUP Mary Britton 20.45% 1,291                
UUP Henry Henderson 16.25% 1,026 1,128              
United Loyalist Coalition Samuel Rogers 16.60% 1,048 1,069.42              
SDLP Seamus Kearney 14.84% 937 937 937 946 947 953 1,118    
Alliance Tom Gormley 9.09% 574 517.24 534.04 544.04 584.76 772.5 856.5 876.3 1,051.2
SDLP John Melaugh 6.76% 427 427 427 465 468.8 469.8 503.8 536.36 731.64
Independent James McCormick 5.72% 361 361.54 363.14 389.14 393.14 402.92 476.92 488.8  
SDLP Francis McConnell 5.99% 378 378 378 389 389 391      
Alliance Edward Brown 2.28% 144 152.28 200.28 200.28 292.62        
Alliance Robert Sproule 1.39% 88 91.42 190.62 190.62          
Independent John Tracey 1.55% 98 98 98            
Electorate: 7,343   Valid: 6,312 (85.96%)   Spoilt: 54   Quota: 1,053   Turnout: 6,366 (86.69%)  

References

  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.