Dungannon Area C

Dungannon Area C was one of the four district electoral areas in Dungannon, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected five members to Dungannon 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 Aughnacloy, Benburb, Caledon, Killyman and Moy. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Blackwater DEA.

Councillors

Election	Councillor (Party)		Councillor (Party)		Councillor (Party)		Councillor (Party)		Councillor (Party)
1981		James Ewing (DUP)		Derek Irwin (UUP)		Jim Brady (UUP)		John Taggart (UUP)		Patrick Daly (SDLP)
1977		Wilfred Dilworth (UUP)						William Buchanan (UUP)
1973

1981 Election

1977: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1981: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Dungannon Area C - 5 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6
	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Patrick Daly*	23.02%	1,324
	UUP	Derek Irwin*	17.06%	981
	Democratic Unionist Party	James Ewing	13.53%	778	788.8	848.8	867.2	868.6	1,054.28
	UUP	John Taggart	11.25%	647	669.2	712.4	728.8	730.18	906.1
	UUP	Jim Brady*	9.93%	571	599.8	631	653.8	669.14	848.06
	Democratic Unionist Party	Norman Lockhart	10.14%	583	585.4	620.4	638.2	638.82	664.5
	Ind. Unionist	Wilfred Dilworth*	9.70%	558	570.6	602.8	623	623.64
	Independent	William Lucas	1.81%	104	383	386
	UUUP	James McNeill	3.56%	205	212.8
Electorate: 7,091   Valid: 5,751 (81.10%)   Spoilt: 125   Quota: 959   Turnout: 5,876 (82.87%)

1977 Election

1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
1977: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
1973-1977 Change: No change

Dungannon Area C - 5 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3
	UUP	Wilfred Dilworth*	22.08%	1,182
	UUP	Derek Irwin*	21.30%	1,140
	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Patrick Daly*	18.31%	980
	UUP	William Buchanan*	12.89%	690	894.12
	UUP	Jim Brady*	14.85%	795	876.27	1,117.17
	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Mary McKinney	5.51%	295	296.08	297.18
	Independent	Anthony Byrne	5.06%	271	272.89	275.97
Electorate: 7,175   Valid: 5,353 (74.61%)   Spoilt: 277   Quota: 893   Turnout: 5,630 (78.47%)

1973 Election

1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

Dungannon Area C - 5 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	UUP	Derek Irwin	21.26%	1,291
	UUP	Wilfred Dilworth	18.03%	1,095
	UUP	Jim Brady	13.90%	844	1,084.24
	UUP	William Buchanan	13.85%	841	863.26	936.27	958.04	1,025.36
	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Patrick Daly	12.74%	774	774.42	774.56	783.56	783.62	783.82	978.89	1,056.89
	Independent	Anthony Byrne	5.55%	337	337	337.14	342.21	342.21	342.37	350.37	492.37
	Alliance Party of Northern Ireland	R. F. Hobson	5.71%	347	353.09	354.42	413.49	414.09	424.13	429.13	436.13
	Unity	John McAnespie	3.67%	223	223	223	225	225.12	225.16	237.16
	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Matt Hegarty	3.52%	214	214	214.07	224.07	224.13	224.13
	Alliance Party of Northern Ireland	Jim Boyd	1.76%	107	107.84	108.4
Electorate: 7,218   Valid: 6,073 (84.14%)   Spoilt: 72   Quota: 1,013   Turnout: 6,145 (85.13%)