Fermanagh Area C

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Fermanagh Area C 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 Belcoo and Belmore, Derrygonnelly, Florencecourt and Kinawley and Garrison. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced with the Erne West DEA.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
1981 Wilson Elliott
(UUP)
Gerry Gallagher
(SDLP)
Patrick McCaffrey
(IIP)/
(Unity)
Patrick Flanagan
(Independent Nationalist)
1977
1973 Richard Thornton
(UUP)
Francis Stewart
(Unity)

1981 Election

1977: 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Unity, 1 x Independent Nationalist

1981: 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x IIP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

1977-1981 Change: Unity joins IIP

Fermanagh Area C - 4 seats [1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123
Irish Independence Patrick McCaffrey*19.90%1,1781,196 
Ulster Unionist Wilson Elliott*15.90%9411,215 
Independent Nationalist Patrick Flanagan*14.32%848901 1,252
SDLP Gerry Gallagher*13.11%776907 1,150
Ulster Unionist Herbert Corrigan11.71%693861 890
Irish Independence Annie Cavanagh13.78%816818  
DUP George Gott7.91%468  
SDLP Patrick McGovern3.38%200  
Electorate: 6,653  Valid: 5,920 (88.98%)  Spoilt: 174  Quota: 1,185  Turnout: 6,094 (91.60%)  

    1977 Election

    1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x Unity, 1 x Independent Nationalist

    1977: 1 x UUP, 1 x Unity, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

    1973-1977 Change: SDLP gain from UUP

    Fermanagh Area C - 4 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    Ulster Unionist Wilson Elliott*12.70%763763 763 764 1,203  
    Unity Patrick McCaffrey17.54%1,0541,071 1,089 1,131 1,132 1,625 
    SDLP Gerry Gallagher11.87%713837 912 991 994 1,076 1,202
    Independent Nationalist Patrick Flanagan*12.48%750818 852 953 968 1,027 1,142
    UUUP Cyril Brownlee14.56%875875 876 877 953 955 957
    Unity Cornelius Leonard6.01%361368 530 691 693   
    Ulster Unionist Richard Thornton*9.32%560561 561 572    
    Independent James Mellor6.66%400410 415     
    Unity Patrick Keown4.96%298300      
    SDLP Patrick McGovern3.89%234      
    Electorate: 6,756  Valid: 6,008 (88.93%)  Spoilt: 154  Quota: 1,202  Turnout: 6,162 (91.21%)  

      Area C

      1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x Unity, 1 x Independent Nationalist

      Fermanagh Area C - 4 seats [3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      Ulster Unionist Wilson Elliott26.20%1,581     
      Independent Nationalist Patrick Flanagan15.54%938939.38 939.38 1,297.38  
      Unity Francis Stewart13.19%796796.69 802.15 848.38 917.88 1,201.86
      Ulster Unionist Richard Thornton7.46%450732.9 962.74 962.97 962.97 1,050.56
      Unity Patrick McCaffrey13.70%827827.92 828.92 840.92 851.17 1,037.84
      Alliance Brian Finn10.97%662673.96 690.87 781.1 789.85  
      Unity Patrick O'Flanagan8.47%511511.69 512.69    
      DUP Kenneth Scott4.47%270330.72     
      Electorate: 6,855  Valid: 6,035 (88.04%)  Spoilt: 84  Quota: 1,208  Turnout: 6,119 (89.26%)  

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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.