# Strabane Area C

Strabane Area C was one of the three district electoral areas in Strabane, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected five members to Strabane District Council, and formed part of the Mid Ulster constituency for the Northern Ireland Assembly and for the UK parliament, Mid Ulster until 1983 and Foyle until 1985.
It was created for the 1973 local elections, and contained the wards of East, Finn, North, South and West. For the 1985 local elections it was replaced with the Mourne DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 1981 | Robert Fleming (UUP) | Paul O'Hare (SDLP) | William Flanagan (SDLP) | James O'Kane (Independent Nationalist) | John O'Kane (Independent Nationalist) |
| 1977 | Robert Fleming (UUP) | William Carlin (SDLP) | John McKelvey (SDLP) | Ivan Cooper (SDLP) | John O'Kane (Independent Nationalist) |
| 1973 | C. Russell (UUP) | William Carlin (SDLP) | John McKelvey (SDLP) | Douglas Cooper (Alliance) | John O'Kane (Independent Nationalist) |

## 1981 Election

1977: 3 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1981: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x UUP
1977-1981 Change: Independent Nationalist gain from SDLP
Strabane Area C - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 |
| | Ind. Nationalist | James O'Kane | 27.52% | 1,459 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | John O'Kane* | 7.89% | 418 | 818.98 | 826.8 | 836.62 | 857.54 | 890.18 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Paul O'Hare | 11.32% | 600 | 659.45 | 666.27 | 670.27 | 682.91 | 688.32 | 836.83 | 902.83 | | | |
| | SDLP | William Flanagan | 10.90% | 578 | 599.73 | 601.14 | 605.14 | 610.55 | 619.78 | 727.29 | 790.16 | 807.96 | 886.96 | |
| | UUP | Robert Fleming* | 8.49% | 450 | 450.82 | 451.82 | 467.23 | 472.23 | 473.23 | 473.23 | 475.64 | 475.94 | 555.35 | 562.35 |
| | DUP | Desmond Monteith | 7.00% | 371 | 371.41 | 371.41 | 377.41 | 385.41 | 394.41 | 394.41 | 394.41 | 394.41 | 397.41 | 399.41 |
| | Anti H-Block | William Gallagher | 5.58% | 296 | 305.84 | 313.84 | 313.84 | 315.84 | 331.25 | 333.25 | 382.89 | 385.49 | 385.49 | |
| | Alliance | Patrick Wallace | 5.43% | 288 | 304.4 | 308.81 | 319.22 | 339.86 | 343.86 | 349.09 | 370.14 | 374.04 | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | John McCrory | 4.66% | 247 | 264.63 | 272.04 | 276.04 | 289.09 | 303.91 | 312.32 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Jane O'Donnell | 5.06% | 268 | 280.3 | 280.71 | 281.71 | 288.94 | 294.94 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Michael Dunne | 2.17% | 115 | 119.92 | 123.92 | 131.92 | 131.92 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | David Fleming | 1.81% | 96 | 108.71 | 109.71 | 110.71 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | William Crichton | 1.36% | 72 | 73.64 | 73.64 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | John Tracey | 0.81% | 43 | 46.28 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 7,630 Valid: 5,301 (69.48%) Spoilt: 146 Quota: 884 Turnout: 5,447 (71.39%) |||||||||||||||

## 1977 Election

1973: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1977: 3 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1973-1977 Change: SDLP gain from Alliance
Strabane Area C - 5 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 | Ivan Cooper | 26.72% | 1,457 | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | William Carlin* | 14.69% | 801 | 1,077.12 | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | John McKelvey* | 9.46% | 516 | 683.31 | 816.75 | 822.14 | 834.72 | 858.69 | 918.69 | | |
| | UUP | Robert Fleming | 10.67% | 582 | 583.17 | 583.65 | 585.04 | 585.04 | 586.04 | 589.04 | 914.04 | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | John O'Kane* | 10.86% | 592 | 623.2 | 631.36 | 635.36 | 666.48 | 692.76 | 768.84 | 772.84 | 913.84 |
| | Republican Clubs | Ivan Barr | 5.81% | 317 | 332.21 | 337.01 | 337.4 | 393.57 | 416.74 | 443.24 | 444.24 | 471.26 |
| | Alliance | Douglas Cooper* | 5.72% | 312 | 323.7 | 326.34 | 362.36 | 365.92 | 380.79 | 392.35 | 406.35 | |
| | UUP | Sydney Browne | 6.55% | 357 | 357.39 | 357.39 | 358.39 | 358.39 | 358.39 | 358.39 | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | John McCrory | 3.63% | 198 | 208.14 | 214.14 | 214.14 | 222.53 | 241.4 | | | |
| | Independent | Thomas Forbes | 2.68% | 146 | 160.04 | 166.76 | 168.39 | 173.56 | | | | |
| | Republican Clubs | Gerard McCafferty | 1.22% | 67 | 71.68 | 72.4 | 74.4 | | | | | |
| | Independent | James McDaid | 1.05% | 57 | 63.63 | 64.83 | 64.83 | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Mamie Quigley | 0.94% | 51 | 54.51 | 55.47 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 7,754 Valid: 5,453 (70.32%) Spoilt: 317 Quota: 909 Turnout: 5,770 (74.41%) |||||||||||||

## 1973 Election

1973: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist
Strabane Area C - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 |
| | Ind. Nationalist | John O'Kane | 20.83% | 1,164 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | C. Russell | 20.58% | 1,150 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | John McKelvey | 11.31% | 632 | 664.76 | 667.58 | 673.1 | 691.4 | 772.84 | 791.44 | 895.06 | ???? | | |
| | SDLP | William Carlin | 8.70% | 486 | 525.78 | 525.78 | 536.34 | 544.38 | 584.84 | 597.54 | 703.38 | ???? | ???? | |
| | Alliance | Douglas Cooper | 6.10% | 341 | 356.6 | 498.54 | 502.27 | 577.51 | 589.55 | 792.15 | 798.45 | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| | Republican Clubs | Ivan Barr | 10.95% | 612 | 648.14 | 650.49 | 723.21 | 724.73 | 738.59 | 744.11 | 765.23 | ???? | ???? | ???? |
| | SDLP | John McGurk | 6.57% | 367 | 381.82 | 382.76 | 385.02 | 391.28 | 432.84 | 439.3 | 483.16 | | | |
| | SDLP | Bridie McMenamin | 3.94% | 220 | 247.56 | 247.56 | 250.08 | 253.6 | 293.46 | 295.98 | | | | |
| | Alliance | Sheila Sinclair | 2.42% | 135 | 147.48 | 203.88 | 208.96 | 279.18 | 285.96 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Margaret Duddy | 3.67% | 205 | 225.8 | 226.74 | 231.78 | 242.34 | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Patrick McDaid | 3.20% | 179 | 191.74 | 197.38 | 199.38 | | | | | | | |
| | Republican Clubs | Thomas Barr | 0.79% | 44 | 50.76 | 53.58 | | | | | | | | |
| | Republican Clubs | Joseph Dillon | 0.50% | 28 | 31.12 | 31.12 | | | | | | | | |
| | Republican Clubs | Brendan Douglas | 0.45% | 25 | 27.34 | 28.75 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 7,752 Valid: 5,588 (72.08%) Spoilt: 121 Quota: 932 Turnout: 5,709 (73.65%) |||||||||||||||
* Data missing from stages 9 to 11