Cookstown Area B

Cookstown Area B was one of the three district electoral areas in Cookstown, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected six 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 Ardboe, Coach, Killycoply, Moneymore, Stewartstown and The Loop. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Ballinderry DEA.

Councillors

Election	Councillor (Party)		Councillor (Party)		Councillor (Party)		Councillor (Party)		Councillor (Party)		Councillor (Party)
1981		William McIntyre (DUP)/ (UUUP)/ (UUP)		Victor McGahie (UUP)/ (UUUP)		James Howard (UUP)		Paddy Duffy (SDLP)		Joseph Davidson (SDLP)		Michael McIvor (Independent Republican)
1977
1973												J. J. O'Kane (Independent Nationalist)

1981 Election

1977: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Republican

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

1977-1981 Change: UUP and DUP gain from UUUP (two seats)

Cookstown Area B - 6 seats ^[1]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5
	DUP	William McIntyre*	23.51%	1,502
	SDLP	Paddy Duffy *	18.74%	1,197
	Ind. Republican	Michael McIvor*	15.09%	964
	UUP	Victor McGahie*	11.29%	721	1,142.98
	UUP	James Howard*	11.27%	720	881.07	882.03	1,109.29
	SDLP	Joseph Davidson*	9.47%	605	605.78	834.74	835.18	838.04
	Independent	Edward Hagan	10.63%	679	679.39	731.71	731.71	734.35
Electorate: 7,342  Valid: 6,388 (87.01%)  Spoilt: 147  Quota: 913  Turnout: 6,535 (89.01%)

1977 Election

1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

1977: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Republican

1973-1977 Change: UUUP (two seats) and Independent Republican gain from UUP (two seats) and Independent Nationalist

Cookstown Area B - 6 seats ^[2]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5
	SDLP	Paddy Duffy *	17.21%	973
	UUP	James Howard*	16.47%	931
	Ind. Republican	Michael McIvor	16.34%	924
	UUUP	Victor McGahie*	16.29%	921
	UUUP	William McIntyre*	12.12%	685	685.85	778.54	856.54
	SDLP	Joseph Davidson*	10.42%	589	705.62	706.14	728.68	772.68
	SDLP	James Malone	7.71%	436	473.74	474.65	500.27	569.67
	Alliance	Austin Hutchinson	3.45%	195	197.38	219.61
Electorate: 7,343  Valid: 5,654 (77.00%)  Spoilt: 227  Quota: 808  Turnout: 5,881 (80.09%)

1973 Election

1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

Cookstown Area B - 6 seats ^[3]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	UUP	James Howard	18.23%	1,050
	UUP	Victor McGahie	17.43%	1,004
	SDLP	Paddy Duffy	17.41%	1,003
	UUP	William McIntyre	12.43%	716	915.92
	Ind. Nationalist	J. J. O'Kane	12.58%	725	725	727.76	748.46	749.31	772.29	987.29
	SDLP	Joseph Davidson	7.98%	460	460.42	460.88	586.34	586.51	611.67	774.85
	Alliance	Austin Hutchinson	4.34%	250	269.32	444.12	450.6	537.81	541.71	554.15
	Republican Clubs	F. Crozier	4.88%	281	281	281	291.8	291.97	515.73
	Republican Clubs	Rita Heron	4.72%	272	272	272.46	285.42	285.42
Electorate: 7,153  Valid: 5,761 (80.54%)  Spoilt: 98  Quota: 824  Turnout: 5,859 (81.91%)

References

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