Strabane Area A

Strabane Area A was one of the three district electoral areas in Strabane, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected five members to Strabane 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 Castlederg, Clare, Glenderg, Newtownstewart and Sion Mills. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and mostly replaced with the Derg DEA, with Sion Mills moving to the Mourne DEA.

Councillors

Election Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party)
1981 Thomas Kerrigan
(DUP) 		Robert Anderson
(DUP) 		Edward Turner
(UUP) 		Mary McCrea
(SDLP) 		Denis McCrory
(Independent Nationalist)
1977 George McIntyre
(DUP) 		Ernest Young
(UUP) 		Daniel Gallagher
(SDLP)
1973 Bobby Moore
(UUP) 		Frances Hamilton
(UUP)

1981 Election

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

1981: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Strabane Area A - 5 seats[1]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Ind. Nationalist Denis McCrory* 22.11% 1,320      
DUP Thomas Kerrigan 20.46% 1,221      
SDLP Mary McCrea 17.24% 1,029      
DUP Robert Anderson 9.72% 580 581 602.6 1,070.22
UUP Edward Turner* 13.94% 832 882 892.26 908.42
UUP Ernest Young* 11.26% 672 738 747.36 754.62
DUP David Baird 5.28% 315 321 497.22  
Electorate: 7,833   Valid: 5,969 (76.20%)   Spoilt: 193   Quota: 995   Turnout: 6,162 (78.67%)  

1977 Election

1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

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

1973-1977 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Strabane Area A - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
DUP George McIntyre 18.18% 1,047            
Ind. Nationalist Denis McCrory* 17.53% 1,010            
SDLP Daniel Gallagher* 8.99% 518 518 542 556 764 1,002  
UUP Edward Turner 13.16% 758 789.04 798.2 864.32 865.32 871.4 875.4
UUP Ernest Young* 12.40% 714 731.04 750.04 791.28 794.28 795.28 807.28
UUP Frank Stewart 10.36% 597 611.24 623.32 708.44 710.44 721.52 736.52
Independent Brian MacBride 7.99% 460 460.08 493.16 500.24 571.24    
SDLP Mary McCrea 5.28% 304 304 311 313.08      
Ind. Unionist James Moore 3.56% 205 219.56 244.56        
Alliance James Smyth 2.55% 147 147.4          
Electorate: 7,693   Valid: 5,760 (74.87%)   Spoilt: 266   Quota: 961   Turnout: 6,026 (78.33%)  

1973 Election

1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

Strabane Area A - 5 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
UUP Bobby Moore 19.99% 1,279                  
UUP Ernest Young 19.55% 1,251                  
UUP Frances Hamilton 17.55% 1,123                  
SDLP Daniel Gallagher 15.18% 971 974 974 975.11 987.11 989.11 996.11 1,019.48 1,457.48  
Ind. Nationalist Denis McCrory 13.46% 861 861 861 862.48 874.48 874.48 877.48 879.85 902.8 1,011.8
Alliance Thomas Riddell 1.83% 117 165 298.95 325.96 341.7 377.1 385.42 563.8 581.8 606.8
SDLP Patrick McCallion 7.28% 466 475 476.9 479.12 484.12 487.12 527.12 537.07    
Alliance Lala Nabney 1.47% 94 129 141.35 145.79 187.9 239.13 252.03      
Independent Labour Robert King 1.42% 91 119 130.4 135.58 136.58 138.53        
Alliance James Smyth 0.81% 52 81 104.75 116.22 121.22          
Alliance Eileen Lynch 1.45% 93 96 96 97.85            
Electorate: 7,897   Valid: 6,398 (81.02%)   Spoilt: 76   Quota: 1,067   Turnout: 6,474 (81.98%)  

References

  1. ^ "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 13 August 2021.