Omagh Area C

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Omagh Area C was one of the four district electoral areas in Omagh, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected seven members to Omagh District Council, and formed part of the Mid Ulster 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 Dergmoney, Drumragh, East, Fairgreen, Killyclogher, Strule and West. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and mostly replaced with the Omagh Town DEA, with Killyclogher moving to the Mid Tyrone DEA.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
1981 Oliver Gibson
(DUP)
John Ashenhurst
(UUP)
William Thompson
(UUP)
Aidan Lagan
(Alliance)
Bernadette Grant
(SDLP)
Stephen McKenna
(SDLP)
Patrick Fahy
(IIP)
1977 Cecil Walker
(UUP)
Harold McCauley
(UUP)
Alfred Barnett
(UUP)
Gerald McEnhill
(SDLP)
1973 Norman Wilson
(UUP)
Albert Cooper
(Alliance)
Paddy McGill
(Nationalist)

1981 Election

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

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

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

Omagh Area C - 7 seats [1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567
Irish Independence Patrick Fahy15.77%1,185      
DUP Oliver Gibson 13.65%1,026      
SDLP Bernadette Grant*10.88%818839.84 840.08 843.08 847.18 849.39 ????
Alliance Aidan Lagan*9.62%723744 744.8 753.8 766.53 769.53 ????
Ulster Unionist John Ashenhurst8.70%654654 658.16 668.24 668.24 750.2 ????
Ulster Unionist William Thompson 6.08%457457 461.72 468.8 468.8 548.2 ????
SDLP Stephen McKenna*6.83%513526.23 526.39 526.39 536.75 536.75 ????
SDLP Patrick McGowan 6.60%496503.98 503.98 504.98 512.87 512.87 ????
SDLP Arthur Breen6.03%453464.13 464.13 464.13 471.39 473.39 ????
Alliance Richard Hinds4.47%336336.42 336.74 337.74 337.74 339.74 ????
DUP William Caldwell4.45%251251.21 281.77 292.25 292.25 305.81 ????
Irish Independence Michael Kelly1.05%79179.38 179.38 181.38 273.99 273.99 ????
DUP James Mitchell2.30%173173 209.8 224.2 224.2 238.92 ????
Ulster Unionist Alfred Barnett*2.58%194194.21 196.93 203.93 203.93   
Irish Independence Francis Loughran1.10%83146.21 146.21 147.21    
Ind. Unionist Edward Sayers0.98%7474 75.04     
Electorate: 10,778  Valid: 7,515 (69.73%)  Spoilt: 166  Quota: 940  Turnout: 7,681 (71.27%)  

    1977 Election

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

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

    1973-1977 Change: SDLP gain from Nationalist

    Omagh Area C - 7 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    Alliance Aidan Lagan16.51%1,012       
    SDLP Gerald McEnhill*15.17%930       
    Ulster Unionist Cecil Walker *14.37%881       
    SDLP Stephen McKenna*11.45%702746.25 849.78     
    Ulster Unionist Alfred Barnett8.79%539539.25 539.42 568.02 568.02 787.02  
    Ulster Unionist Harold McCauley*7.37%452457.75 458.26 509.09 509.37 685.63 703 857
    SDLP Bernadette Grant8.73%535555 578.97 579.23 618.57 620.95 620.95 726.31
    SDLP Daniel Campbell6.43%394412 434.44 434.44 470.84 475.22 475.31 539.32
    Alliance Ethne McClelland4.76%292443 447.25 449.59 454.21 467.66 468.29  
    Ulster Unionist Archibald Burton6.41%393394.25 394.25 424.93 425.07    
    Electorate: 10,073  Valid: 6,130 (60.86%)  Spoilt: 277  Quota: 767  Turnout: 6,407 (63.61%)  

      1973 Election

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

      Omagh Area C - 7 seats [3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678910111213141516171819
      Ulster Unionist Cecil Walker 14.51%901                  
      SDLP Stephen McKenna11.55%717717 736 743 751 767 797            
      Ulster Unionist Norman Wilson9.70%602651.14 651.14 651.14 651.14 652.14 653.14 653.14 653.21 655.4 680.18 681.18 756.9 769.16 770.16 792.16   
      Alliance Albert Cooper3.67%228228.52 228.52 229.52 230.52 230.52 236.52 236.52 261.52 310.52 310.65 323.65 334.78 431.46 468.14 783.14   
      Nationalist Paddy McGill 5.67%352352 354 371 409 444 478 486.84 494.84 505.84 505.84 529.52 529.52 534.52 598.2 605.2 958.2  
      SDLP Gerald McEnhill6.44%400400 410 410 417 425 436 439.4 445.4 455.4 455.4 520.08 521.08 533.08 752.44 767.44 834.44  
      Ulster Unionist Harold McCauley5.70%354385.07 385.07 385.07 385.07 385.07 386.07 386.07 389.07 393.33 408.41 408.41 548.47 555.73 559.73 592.9 596.9 617.9 619.9
      United Loyalist CoalitionEdward Sayers5.07%315325.53 326.66 326.66 326.66 326.66 328.66 328.66 330.66 332.66 475.65 475.65 490.21 493.47 493.47 518.99 522.99 540.99 540.99
      Nationalist Roderick O'Connor 5.17%321321 321 343 361 388 413 413 420 430 430 452 452 460 481.36 488.36    
      Alliance Victor Leitch3.64%226227.3 227.3 227.3 228.3 230.3 231.3 231.3 251.3 294.56 296.95 299.95 313.08 439.21 450.21     
      SDLP Peter Bradley4.12%256256 260 260 265 267 279 281.04 284.72 286.72 286.72 378.76 378.76 383.76      
      Alliance Ethne McClelland2.98%185185.52 186.52 187.52 187.52 187.52 187.52 187.52 229.2 274.2 274.46 276.46 279.59       
      Ulster Unionist James Charleton3.74%232246.82 246.82 246.82 246.82 246.82 246.82 246.82 247.82 248.82 257.86 259.86        
      SDLP Liam Brogan3.13%194194 197 197 205 211 222 226.08 230.08 232.08 232.08         
      United Loyalist CoalitionErnest Marshall3.09%192200.19 200.19 200.19 200.19 200.19 200.19 200.19 200.19 200.19          
      Alliance James Cunningham2.43%151151.65 151.65 152.65 153.65 158.65 161.65 161.65 188.65           
      Alliance Enda McShane2.30%143143.13 144.13 148.13 149.13 152.13 152.13 153.49            
      Independent Nationalist Michael Cunningham2.17%135135 136 138 138 151              
      Nationalist Jackie Martin1.69%105105 105 108 118               
      Nationalist Paddy Doherty1.42%8888 89 99                
      Nationalist Felix McRory1.10%6868 68                 
      SDLP Henry Graham0.69%4343.13                  
      Electorate: 8,980  Valid: 6,208 (69.13%)  Spoilt: 73  Quota: 777  Turnout: 6,281 (69.94%)  

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        References

        1. "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
        2. "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
        3. "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 16 August 2021.