Omagh Area A

Omagh Area A was one of the four district electoral areas in Omagh, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected five members to Omagh 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 Clanabogan, Dromore, Drumquin, Fairy Water and Trillick. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the West Tyrone DEA.

Councillors

Election	Councillor (Party)		Councillor (Party)		Councillor (Party)		Councillor (Party)		Councillor (Party)
1981		Ivan Foster (DUP)		Arthur McFarland (UUP)		Liam McQuaid (SDLP)		John Skelton (SDLP)		Charles McElholm (IIP)
1977		Cecil Anderson (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist)								Michael O'Hagan (Independent Nationalist)
1973										Patsy Kelly (Independent Nationalist)

1981 Election

1977: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

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

1977-1981 Change: IIP and DUP gain from UUP and Independent Nationalist

Omagh Area A - 5 seats[1]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	UUP	Arthur McFarland*	15.54%	846	935
	SDLP	Liam McQuaid*	15.43%	840	858	859	1,148
	Irish Independence	Charles McElholm	14.16%	771	778	780	788	799.05	1,151.05
	SDLP	John Skelton*	9.88%	538	550	550	625	841.75	943.75
	DUP	Ivan Foster	8.71%	474	518	800	800	800	807	810
	UUP	William Montgomery	9.00%	490	538	577	577	577	577	580
	Irish Independence	John Fahy	9.11%	496	510	512	520	530.2
	SDLP	Vincent O'Brien	6.91%	376	391	392
	DUP	George Thompson	6.06%	330	345
	Ind. Unionist	Cecil Anderson*	3.60%	196
	Alliance	Dermot McCormick	1.60%	87
Electorate: 6,459   Valid: 5,444 (84.29%)   Spoilt: 166   Quota: 908   Turnout: 5,610 (86.86%)

1977 Election

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

1977: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

1973-1977 Change: Independent Unionist joins UUP

Omagh Area A - 5 seats[2]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6
	SDLP	Liam McQuaid*	23.29%	1,218
	Ind. Nationalist	Michael O'Hagan	17.54%	917
	UUP	Arthur McFarland*	17.35%	907
	SDLP	John Skelton*	9.81%	513	820.8	833.5	872.9
	UUP	Cecil Anderson*	14.15%	740	740.9	758.9	758.9	772.88	1,165.88
	Alliance	Seamus McGale	7.53%	394	415.9	473.3	476.1	476.4	482.4
	UUP	William Brunt	8.34%	436	436	451.3	451.4	463.58
	Alliance	Anthony Pollock	1.99%	104	117.8
Electorate: 6,527   Valid: 5,229 (80.11%)   Spoilt: 189   Quota: 872   Turnout: 5,418 (83.01%)

1973 Election

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

Omagh Area A - 5 seats[3]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6
	UUP	Arthur McFarland	27.70%	1,456
	SDLP	Liam McQuaid	22.66%	1,191
	Ind. Unionist	Cecil Anderson	16.45%	865	1,424.2
	SDLP	John Skelton	9.09%	478	478	478.4	680.16	694.8	825.58
	Ind. Nationalist	Patsy Kelly	11.26%	592	592	593.6	638.58	662.3	737.76
	Alliance	Seamus McGale	4.45%	234	239.6	261.2	274.72	396.2	483.56
	Independent	Brendan Harper	5.73%	301	301.8	308.2	324.06	338.7
	Alliance	Eamon Logue	2.66%	140	147.2	175.6	204.2
Electorate: 6,598   Valid: 5,257 (79.68%)   Spoilt: 114   Quota: 877   Turnout: 5,371 (81.40%)

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.