Fermanagh Area B

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

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It was created for the 1973 local elections, and contained the wards of Brookeborough, Lisbellaw, Maguire's Bridge and Tempo. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and divided between the Enniskillen and Erne East DEAs.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
1981 Roy Coulter
(DUP)
Cecil Noble
(UUP)
Norman Brown
(UUP)
Anthony Cox
(IIP)
1977 Hugh Buchanan
(UUUP)
Damien Campbell
(SDLP)
1973 James Nethercott
(UUP)
James Breen
(Unity)

1981 Election

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

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

1977-1981 Change: IIP and DUP gain from UUUP and SDLP

Fermanagh Area B - 4 seats [1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
Ulster Unionist Cecil Noble*29.30%1,660     
Irish Independence Anthony Cox21.47%1,216     
Ulster Unionist Norman Brown*15.75%8921,181.85    
DUP Roy Coulter9.44%535583.05 583.14 826.68 828.3 1,136.3
SDLP Thomas Doherty6.97%395395.93 437.06 437.06 746.36 749.36
Ulster Unionist Cyril Crozier6.99%396551 551.99 575.71 580.8  
SDLP Seamus Carson5.47%310310.93 348.01 350.01   
DUP Margaret Veitch4.61%261276.5 276.5    
Electorate: 6,582  Valid: 5,665 (86.07%)  Spoilt: 109  Quota: 1,134  Turnout: 5,774 (87.72%)  

    1977 Election

    1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x Unity

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

    1973-1977 Change: UUUP and SDLP gain from UUP and Unity

    Fermanagh Area B - 4 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    Ulster Unionist Cecil Noble*22.09%1,202      
    UUUP Hugh Buchanan19.86%1,0811,100.35     
    Ulster Unionist Norman Brown*11.65%634678.01 735.73 737.73 737.82 737.82 1,270.82
    SDLP Damien Campbell14.19%772772.27 790.36 933.36 985.36 1,034.36 1,036.99
    Unity Patrick Martin6.63%361361 362 393 467 804 808
    Ulster Unionist Cyril Crozier10.16%553594.58 618.76 619.76 621.85 622.94  
    Unity Vera Cleary5.07%276276.09 277.18 280.18 407.18   
    Unity Patrick McKenna4.65%253253.18 255.18 263.18    
    SDLP Margaret Traynor3.51%191191 196     
    Alliance James Henderson2.19%119120.35      
    Electorate: 6,755  Valid: 5,442 (80.56%)  Spoilt: 179  Quota: 1,089  Turnout: 5,621 (83.21%)  

      1973 Election

      1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x Unity

      Fermanagh Area B - 4 seats [3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234
      Unity James Breen27.49%1,584   
      Ulster Unionist Cecil Noble25.13%1,448   
      Ulster Unionist Norman Brown18.48%1,0651,068.51 1,167.51 
      Ulster Unionist James Nethercott12.83%739741.43 910.23 1,251.23
      Unity Margaret Traynor5.73%330727.71 727.91 838.67
      DUP Irene Hughes5.38%310311.35 327.75  
      Alliance James Henderson4.96%286302.2 306.8  
      Electorate: 6,666  Valid: 5,762 (86.44%)  Spoilt: 88  Quota: 1,153  Turnout: 5,850 (87.76%)  

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        References

        1. "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
        2. "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
        3. "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 18 August 2021.