District electoral areas in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
Fermanagh Area E 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 .
It was created for the 1973 local elections , and contained the wards of Castlecoole, Devenish, Erne and Rossorry. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced with the Enniskillen DEA .
Councillors
1981 Election
1977: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x UUUP
1981: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x IIP
1977-1981 Change: UUP and IIP gain from SDLP and UUUP
Fermanagh Area E - 4 seats[ 1]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
UUP
Raymond Ferguson *
18.26%
1,116
1,124
1,225
SDLP
James Lunny *
8.49%
519
629
694
790
795
1,294
Irish Independence
Patrick O'Reilly
13.50%
825
836
844
931
931
984
1,558
UUP
Samuel Foster
9.21%
563
570
596
603
996
1,001
1,006
1,041
DUP
Nigel Dodds
12.55%
767
768
772
781
813
815
823
837
Irish Independence
Edward Bermingham
8.97%
548
552
553
623
624
639
SDLP
James Donnelly*
7.46%
456
512
532
608
609
UUP
Alwin Loane
6.79%
415
421
436
440
Independent Labour
Thomas Campbell
5.92%
362
384
425
Alliance
Marjorie Moore
4.88%
298
313
SDLP
Roy Tarbotton
3.96%
242
Electorate: 7,934 Valid: 6,111 (77.02%) Spoilt: 142 Quota: 1,223 Turnout: 6,253 (78.81%)
1977 Election
1973: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1977: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x UUUP
1973-1977 Change: UUUP gain from Independent Unionist
Fermanagh Area E - 4 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
SDLP
James Lunny *
12.96%
707
768
825
866
1,128
UUP
Raymond Ferguson
14.19%
774
774
810
993
1,001
1,001.48
1,614.48
UUUP
Thomas Scott *
16.77%
915
917
922
945
947
947.16
1,020.16
1,485.16
SDLP
James Donnelly
10.23%
558
581
601
611
789
819.56
825.56
833.56
859.56
Unity
James Cox
12.06%
658
698
703
717
760
763.52
770.68
778.68
788.68
UUP
Robert Donaldson
10.70%
584
594
604
727
730
730.48
SDLP
Matthew Kelly
7.77%
424
480
511
520
Unionist Party NI
George Cathcart*
6.05%
330
332
447
Alliance
Marjorie Moore
5.35%
292
302
Independent
Thaddeus McKeown
3.92%
214
Electorate: 7,530 Valid: 5,456 (72.46%) Spoilt: 171 Quota: 1,092 Turnout: 5,627 (74.73%)
1973 Election
1973: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
Fermanagh Area E - 4 seats[ 3]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Ind. Unionist
George Cathcart
25.74%
1,496
UUP
Thomas Scott
13.32%
774
1,007.42
1,007.42
1,008.96
1,009.18
1,012.06
1,012.06
1,429.06
SDLP
James Lunny
12.04%
700
700
715
723
738
778.44
1,007.32
1,020.98
1,024.98
1,263.98
SDLP
Mary Corrigan
9.64%
560
561.54
568.54
572.54
578.54
590.54
706.54
712.76
713.76
939.76
Alliance
Marjorie Moore
4.70%
273
290.6
307.6
405.98
407.98
599.26
611.26
659.74
721.74
745.4
Unity
John McManus
6.62%
385
385.22
426.22
427.44
638.44
645.66
678.66
688.66
689.66
DUP
Robert Donaldson
8.77%
510
560.82
561.82
576.02
578.02
582.78
586.78
SDLP
James Donnelly
6.57%
382
382.88
388.88
392.88
397.88
408.88
Alliance
James Falconer
3.66%
213
219.82
231.82
281.46
281.46
Unity
Anthony Maguire
3.65%
212
212
245.22
247.22
Alliance
Herfort Ritchie
2.89%
168
181.86
187.86
Unity
Joseph Owens
1.34%
78
78
Alliance
Edward Love
1.05%
61
61.44
Electorate: 7,232 Valid: 5,812 (80.37%) Spoilt: 75 Quota: 1,163 Turnout: 5,887 (81.40%)
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