# Omagh Area C

Omagh Area C was one of the four district electoral areas in Omagh, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected seven 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 Dergmoney, Drumragh, East, Fairgreen, Killyclogher, Strule and West. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and mostly replaced with the Omagh Town DEA, with Killyclogher moving to the Mid Tyrone DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 1981 | Oliver Gibson (DUP) | John Ashenhurst (UUP) | William Thompson (UUP) | Aidan Lagan (Alliance) | Bernadette Grant (SDLP) | Stephen McKenna (SDLP) | Patrick Fahy (IIP) |
| 1977 | Cecil Walker (UUP) | Harold McCauley (UUP) | Alfred Barnett (UUP) | Aidan Lagan (Alliance) | Bernadette Grant (SDLP) | Stephen McKenna (SDLP) | Gerald McEnhill (SDLP) |
| 1973 | Cecil Walker (UUP) | Harold McCauley (UUP) | Norman Wilson (UUP) | Albert Cooper (Alliance) | Paddy McGill (Nationalist) | Stephen McKenna (SDLP) | Gerald McEnhill (SDLP) |

## 1981 Election

1977: 3 x SDLP, 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
1981: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x IIP
1977-1981 Change: DUP and IIP gain from SDLP and UUP
Omagh Area C - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Irish Independence | Patrick Fahy | 15.77% | 1,185 | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Oliver Gibson | 13.65% | 1,026 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Bernadette Grant* | 10.88% | 818 | 839.84 | 840.08 | 843.08 | 847.18 | 849.39 | ???? |
| | Alliance | Aidan Lagan* | 9.62% | 723 | 744 | 744.8 | 753.8 | 766.53 | 769.53 | ???? |
| | UUP | John Ashenhurst | 8.70% | 654 | 654 | 658.16 | 668.24 | 668.24 | 750.2 | ???? |
| | UUP | William Thompson | 6.08% | 457 | 457 | 461.72 | 468.8 | 468.8 | 548.2 | ???? |
| | SDLP | Stephen McKenna* | 6.83% | 513 | 526.23 | 526.39 | 526.39 | 536.75 | 536.75 | ???? |
| | SDLP | Patrick McGowan | 6.60% | 496 | 503.98 | 503.98 | 504.98 | 512.87 | 512.87 | ???? |
| | SDLP | Arthur Breen | 6.03% | 453 | 464.13 | 464.13 | 464.13 | 471.39 | 473.39 | ???? |
| | Alliance | Richard Hinds | 4.47% | 336 | 336.42 | 336.74 | 337.74 | 337.74 | 339.74 | ???? |
| | DUP | William Caldwell | 4.45% | 251 | 251.21 | 281.77 | 292.25 | 292.25 | 305.81 | ???? |
| | Irish Independence | Michael Kelly | 1.05% | 79 | 179.38 | 179.38 | 181.38 | 273.99 | 273.99 | ???? |
| | DUP | James Mitchell | 2.30% | 173 | 173 | 209.8 | 224.2 | 224.2 | 238.92 | ???? |
| | UUP | Alfred Barnett* | 2.58% | 194 | 194.21 | 196.93 | 203.93 | 203.93 | | |
| | Irish Independence | Francis Loughran | 1.10% | 83 | 146.21 | 146.21 | 147.21 | | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | Edward Sayers | 0.98% | 74 | 74 | 75.04 | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,778 Valid: 7,515 (69.73%) Spoilt: 166 Quota: 940 Turnout: 7,681 (71.27%) |||||||||||
* Data missing from stage 7 onwards

## 1977 Election

1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Nationalist
1977: 3 x UUP, 3 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1973-1977 Change: SDLP gain from Nationalist
Omagh Area C - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Alliance | Aidan Lagan | 16.51% | 1,012 | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Gerald McEnhill* | 15.17% | 930 | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Cecil Walker* | 14.37% | 881 | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Stephen McKenna* | 11.45% | 702 | 746.25 | 849.78 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Alfred Barnett | 8.79% | 539 | 539.25 | 539.42 | 568.02 | 568.02 | 787.02 | | |
| | UUP | Harold McCauley* | 7.37% | 452 | 457.75 | 458.26 | 509.09 | 509.37 | 685.63 | 703 | 857 |
| | SDLP | Bernadette Grant | 8.73% | 535 | 555 | 578.97 | 579.23 | 618.57 | 620.95 | 620.95 | 726.31 |
| | SDLP | Daniel Campbell | 6.43% | 394 | 412 | 434.44 | 434.44 | 470.84 | 475.22 | 475.31 | 539.32 |
| | Alliance | Ethne McClelland | 4.76% | 292 | 443 | 447.25 | 449.59 | 454.21 | 467.66 | 468.29 | |
| | UUP | Archibald Burton | 6.41% | 393 | 394.25 | 394.25 | 424.93 | 425.07 | | | |
| Electorate: 10,073 Valid: 6,130 (60.86%) Spoilt: 277 Quota: 767 Turnout: 6,407 (63.61%) ||||||||||||

## 1973 Election

1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Nationalist, 1 x Alliance
Omagh Area C - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| | UUP | Cecil Walker | 14.51% | 901 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Stephen McKenna | 11.55% | 717 | 717 | 736 | 743 | 751 | 767 | 797 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Norman Wilson | 9.70% | 602 | 651.14 | 651.14 | 651.14 | 651.14 | 652.14 | 653.14 | 653.14 | 653.21 | 655.4 | 680.18 | 681.18 | 756.9 | 769.16 | 770.16 | 792.16 | | | |
| | Alliance | Albert Cooper | 3.67% | 228 | 228.52 | 228.52 | 229.52 | 230.52 | 230.52 | 236.52 | 236.52 | 261.52 | 310.52 | 310.65 | 323.65 | 334.78 | 431.46 | 468.14 | 783.14 | | | |
| | Nationalist | Paddy McGill | 5.67% | 352 | 352 | 354 | 371 | 409 | 444 | 478 | 486.84 | 494.84 | 505.84 | 505.84 | 529.52 | 529.52 | 534.52 | 598.2 | 605.2 | 958.2 | | |
| | SDLP | Gerald McEnhill | 6.44% | 400 | 400 | 410 | 410 | 417 | 425 | 436 | 439.4 | 445.4 | 455.4 | 455.4 | 520.08 | 521.08 | 533.08 | 752.44 | 767.44 | 834.44 | | |
| | UUP | Harold McCauley | 5.70% | 354 | 385.07 | 385.07 | 385.07 | 385.07 | 385.07 | 386.07 | 386.07 | 389.07 | 393.33 | 408.41 | 408.41 | 548.47 | 555.73 | 559.73 | 592.9 | 596.9 | 617.9 | 619.9 |
| | United Loyalist Coalition | Edward Sayers | 5.07% | 315 | 325.53 | 326.66 | 326.66 | 326.66 | 326.66 | 328.66 | 328.66 | 330.66 | 332.66 | 475.65 | 475.65 | 490.21 | 493.47 | 493.47 | 518.99 | 522.99 | 540.99 | 540.99 |
| | Nationalist | Roderick O'Connor | 5.17% | 321 | 321 | 321 | 343 | 361 | 388 | 413 | 413 | 420 | 430 | 430 | 452 | 452 | 460 | 481.36 | 488.36 | | | |
| | Alliance | Victor Leitch | 3.64% | 226 | 227.3 | 227.3 | 227.3 | 228.3 | 230.3 | 231.3 | 231.3 | 251.3 | 294.56 | 296.95 | 299.95 | 313.08 | 439.21 | 450.21 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Peter Bradley | 4.12% | 256 | 256 | 260 | 260 | 265 | 267 | 279 | 281.04 | 284.72 | 286.72 | 286.72 | 378.76 | 378.76 | 383.76 | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Ethne McClelland | 2.98% | 185 | 185.52 | 186.52 | 187.52 | 187.52 | 187.52 | 187.52 | 187.52 | 229.2 | 274.2 | 274.46 | 276.46 | 279.59 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | James Charleton | 3.74% | 232 | 246.82 | 246.82 | 246.82 | 246.82 | 246.82 | 246.82 | 246.82 | 247.82 | 248.82 | 257.86 | 259.86 | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Liam Brogan | 3.13% | 194 | 194 | 197 | 197 | 205 | 211 | 222 | 226.08 | 230.08 | 232.08 | 232.08 | | | | | | | | |
| | United Loyalist Coalition | Ernest Marshall | 3.09% | 192 | 200.19 | 200.19 | 200.19 | 200.19 | 200.19 | 200.19 | 200.19 | 200.19 | 200.19 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | James Cunningham | 2.43% | 151 | 151.65 | 151.65 | 152.65 | 153.65 | 158.65 | 161.65 | 161.65 | 188.65 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Enda McShane | 2.30% | 143 | 143.13 | 144.13 | 148.13 | 149.13 | 152.13 | 152.13 | 153.49 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Michael Cunningham | 2.17% | 135 | 135 | 136 | 138 | 138 | 151 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nationalist | Jackie Martin | 1.69% | 105 | 105 | 105 | 108 | 118 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nationalist | Paddy Doherty | 1.42% | 88 | 88 | 89 | 99 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nationalist | Felix McRory | 1.10% | 68 | 68 | 68 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Henry Graham | 0.69% | 43 | 43.13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 8,980 Valid: 6,208 (69.13%) Spoilt: 73 Quota: 777 Turnout: 6,281 (69.94%) |||||||||||||||||||||||