# Fermanagh Area E

Fermanagh Area E was one of the five district electoral areas in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected four members to Fermanagh 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 Castlecoole, Devenish, Erne and Rossorry. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced with the Enniskillen DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 1981 | Raymond Ferguson (UUP) | Samuel Foster (UUP) | James Lunny (SDLP) | Patrick O'Reilly (IIP) |
| 1977 | Raymond Ferguson (UUP) | Thomas Scott (UUUP)/ (UUP) | James Lunny (SDLP) | James Donnelly (SDLP) |
| 1973 | George Cathcart (Independent Unionist) | Thomas Scott (UUUP)/ (UUP) | James Lunny (SDLP) | Mary Corrigan (SDLP) |

## 1981 Election

1977: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x UUUP
1981: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x IIP
1977-1981 Change: UUP and IIP gain from SDLP and UUUP
Fermanagh Area E - 4 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 |
| | UUP | Raymond Ferguson* | 18.26% | 1,116 | 1,124 | 1,225 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | James Lunny* | 8.49% | 519 | 629 | 694 | 790 | 795 | 1,294 | | |
| | Irish Independence | Patrick O'Reilly | 13.50% | 825 | 836 | 844 | 931 | 931 | 984 | 1,558 | |
| | UUP | Samuel Foster | 9.21% | 563 | 570 | 596 | 603 | 996 | 1,001 | 1,006 | 1,041 |
| | DUP | Nigel Dodds | 12.55% | 767 | 768 | 772 | 781 | 813 | 815 | 823 | 837 |
| | Irish Independence | Edward Bermingham | 8.97% | 548 | 552 | 553 | 623 | 624 | 639 | | |
| | SDLP | James Donnelly* | 7.46% | 456 | 512 | 532 | 608 | 609 | | | |
| | UUP | Alwin Loane | 6.79% | 415 | 421 | 436 | 440 | | | | |
| | Independent Labour | Thomas Campbell | 5.92% | 362 | 384 | 425 | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Marjorie Moore | 4.88% | 298 | 313 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Roy Tarbotton | 3.96% | 242 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 7,934 Valid: 6,111 (77.02%) Spoilt: 142 Quota: 1,223 Turnout: 6,253 (78.81%) ||||||||||||

## 1977 Election

1973: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1977: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x UUUP
1973-1977 Change: UUUP gain from Independent Unionist
Fermanagh Area E - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | SDLP | James Lunny* | 12.96% | 707 | 768 | 825 | 866 | 1,128 | | | | |
| | UUP | Raymond Ferguson | 14.19% | 774 | 774 | 810 | 993 | 1,001 | 1,001.48 | 1,614.48 | | |
| | UUUP | Thomas Scott* | 16.77% | 915 | 917 | 922 | 945 | 947 | 947.16 | 1,020.16 | 1,485.16 | |
| | SDLP | James Donnelly | 10.23% | 558 | 581 | 601 | 611 | 789 | 819.56 | 825.56 | 833.56 | 859.56 |
| | Unity | James Cox | 12.06% | 658 | 698 | 703 | 717 | 760 | 763.52 | 770.68 | 778.68 | 788.68 |
| | UUP | Robert Donaldson | 10.70% | 584 | 594 | 604 | 727 | 730 | 730.48 | | | |
| | SDLP | Matthew Kelly | 7.77% | 424 | 480 | 511 | 520 | | | | | |
| | Unionist Party NI | George Cathcart* | 6.05% | 330 | 332 | 447 | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Marjorie Moore | 5.35% | 292 | 302 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Thaddeus McKeown | 3.92% | 214 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 7,530 Valid: 5,456 (72.46%) Spoilt: 171 Quota: 1,092 Turnout: 5,627 (74.73%) |||||||||||||

## 1973 Election

1973: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
Fermanagh Area E - 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 |
| | Ind. Unionist | George Cathcart | 25.74% | 1,496 | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Thomas Scott | 13.32% | 774 | 1,007.42 | 1,007.42 | 1,008.96 | 1,009.18 | 1,012.06 | 1,012.06 | 1,429.06 | | |
| | SDLP | James Lunny | 12.04% | 700 | 700 | 715 | 723 | 738 | 778.44 | 1,007.32 | 1,020.98 | 1,024.98 | 1,263.98 |
| | SDLP | Mary Corrigan | 9.64% | 560 | 561.54 | 568.54 | 572.54 | 578.54 | 590.54 | 706.54 | 712.76 | 713.76 | 939.76 |
| | Alliance | Marjorie Moore | 4.70% | 273 | 290.6 | 307.6 | 405.98 | 407.98 | 599.26 | 611.26 | 659.74 | 721.74 | 745.4 |
| | Unity | John McManus | 6.62% | 385 | 385.22 | 426.22 | 427.44 | 638.44 | 645.66 | 678.66 | 688.66 | 689.66 | |
| | DUP | Robert Donaldson | 8.77% | 510 | 560.82 | 561.82 | 576.02 | 578.02 | 582.78 | 586.78 | | | |
| | SDLP | James Donnelly | 6.57% | 382 | 382.88 | 388.88 | 392.88 | 397.88 | 408.88 | | | | |
| | Alliance | James Falconer | 3.66% | 213 | 219.82 | 231.82 | 281.46 | 281.46 | | | | | |
| | Unity | Anthony Maguire | 3.65% | 212 | 212 | 245.22 | 247.22 | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Herfort Ritchie | 2.89% | 168 | 181.86 | 187.86 | | | | | | | |
| | Unity | Joseph Owens | 1.34% | 78 | 78 | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Edward Love | 1.05% | 61 | 61.44 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 7,232 Valid: 5,812 (80.37%) Spoilt: 75 Quota: 1,163 Turnout: 5,887 (81.40%) ||||||||||||||