# 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) | Arthur McFarland (UUP) | Liam McQuaid (SDLP) | John Skelton (SDLP) | Michael O'Hagan (Independent Nationalist) |
| 1973 | Cecil Anderson (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) | Arthur McFarland (UUP) | Liam McQuaid (SDLP) | John Skelton (SDLP) | 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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%) ||||||||||