# Cookstown Area C

Cookstown Area C was one of the three district electoral areas in Cookstown, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected four members to Cookstown 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 Gortalowry, Newbuildings, Old Town and Tullagh. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Cookstown Central DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 1981 | Alan Kane (DUP) | Espie Donaldson (UUP) | Margaret Laverty (SDLP) | Brigid Neeson (SDLP) |
| 1977 | John Warwick (UUP) | Espie Donaldson (UUP) | Margaret Laverty (SDLP) | Brigid Neeson (SDLP) |
| 1973 | John Warwick (UUP) | Espie Donaldson (UUP) | Alexander McConnell (UUP) | Brigid Neeson (SDLP) |

## 1981 Election

1977: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP
1981: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Cookstown Area C - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | DUP | Alan Kane | 27.91% | 1,356 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Brigid Neeson* | 22.21% | 1,079 | | | | |
| | UUP | Espie Donaldson* | 19.14% | 930 | 1,175.63 | | | |
| | SDLP | Margaret Laverty* | 19.18% | 932 | 932.87 | 933.35 | 934.64 | 1,038.84 |
| | UUP | John Warwick* | 6.75% | 328 | 432.98 | 557.54 | 863.63 | 864.83 |
| | UUP | Alexander McConnell | 4.80% | 233 | 263.74 | 337.66 | | |
| Electorate: 5,782 Valid: 4,858 (84.02%) Spoilt: 88 Quota: 972 Turnout: 4,946 (85.54%) |||||||||

## 1977 Election

1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP
1973-1977 Change: SDLP gain from UUP
Cookstown Area C - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | UUP | Espie Donaldson* | 25.92% | 1,018 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Brigid Neeson* | 20.40% | 801 | | | | |
| | UUP | John Warwick* | 18.05% | 709 | 804.68 | | | |
| | SDLP | Margaret Laverty | 15.89% | 624 | 624.69 | 624.69 | 728.73 | 736.49 |
| | UUP | Alexander McConnell* | 8.45% | 332 | 458.73 | 474.41 | 730.44 | 730.5 |
| | Alliance | Basil McNamee | 11.28% | 443 | 450.82 | 451.46 | | |
| Electorate: 5,206 Valid: 3,927 (75.43%) Spoilt: 121 Quota: 786 Turnout: 4,048 (77.76%) |||||||||

## 1973 Election

1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
Cookstown Area C - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | UUP | Espie Donaldson | 25.44% | 1,029 | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Alexander McConnell | 12.81% | 518 | 658.49 | 658.49 | 684.53 | 703.58 | 703.58 | 837.5 | | | |
| | UUP | John Warwick | 11.05% | 447 | 481.65 | 481.65 | 490.91 | 492.33 | 492.33 | 530.38 | 550.78 | 918.78 | |
| | SDLP | Brigid Neeson | 11.59% | 469 | 469.21 | 469.21 | 471.21 | 472.21 | 565.21 | 637.21 | 639.85 | 641.75 | 652.75 |
| | SDLP | J. McCrystal | 8.88% | 359 | 359 | 379 | 379 | 389 | 509 | 575 | 576.68 | 578.18 | 586.18 |
| | Loyalist Coalition | G. B. Somerville | 9.62% | 389 | 413.36 | 413.36 | 506.93 | 509.35 | 510.35 | 532.4 | 534.8 | | |
| | Alliance | Basil McNamee | 5.69% | 230 | 232.21 | 232.21 | 233.52 | 369.94 | 379.94 | | | | |
| | Republican Clubs | S. McElroy | 4.55% | 184 | 184 | 288 | 288 | 290 | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Mary Lennox | 4.03% | 163 | 165.52 | 170.52 | 173.73 | | | | | | |
| | Loyalist Coalition | R. J. K. Loughran | 3.11% | 126 | 136.29 | 136.29 | | | | | | | |
| | Republican Clubs | H. Bradley | 3.24% | 131 | 131 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 5,159 Valid: 4,045 (78.41%) Spoilt: 48 Quota: 810 Turnout: 4,093 (79.34%) ||||||||||||||