# Strabane Area B

Strabane Area B 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 constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1973 local elections, and contained the wards of Artigarvan, Dunnamanagh, Plumbridge, Slievekirk and Victoria Bridge. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced with the Glenelly DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 1981 | Samuel Rogers (DUP)/ (United Loyalist Coalition) | George McIntyre (DUP) | Mary Britton (UUP) | John Gallagher (SDLP) | Francis McConnell (Independent Nationalist) |
| 1977 | Samuel Rogers (DUP)/ (United Loyalist Coalition) | Henry Henderson (UUP) | Mary Britton (UUP) | John Gallagher (SDLP) | Francis McConnell (Independent Nationalist) |
| 1973 | Samuel Rogers (DUP)/ (United Loyalist Coalition) | Henry Henderson (UUP) | Mary Britton (UUP) | Seamus Kearney (SDLP) | Tom Gormley (Alliance) |

## 1981 Election

1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1981: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Strabane Area B - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 |
| | SDLP | John Gallagher* | 18.92% | 1,101 | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Francis McConnell* | 17.44% | 1,015 | |
| | UUP | Mary Britton* | 16.91% | 984 | |
| | DUP | Samuel Rogers* | 16.72% | 973 | |
| | DUP | George McIntyre* | 14.21% | 827 | 832 |
| | UUP | Henry Henderson* | 10.43% | 607 | 624 |
| | SDLP | Mary McAleer | 5.38% | 313 | |
| Electorate: 7,050 Valid: 5,820 (82.55%) Spoilt: 177 Quota: 971 Turnout: 5,997 (85.06%) ||||||

## 1977 Election

1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist Coalition
1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1973-1977 Change: Independent Nationalist gain from Alliance, United Loyalist Coalition joins DUP
Strabane Area B - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | DUP | Samuel Rogers* | 21.96% | 1,237 | | | |
| | UUP | Mary Britton* | 19.83% | 1,117 | | | |
| | SDLP | John Gallagher | 17.84% | 1,005 | | | |
| | UUP | Henry Henderson* | 14.95% | 842 | 1,128 | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Francis McConnell | 12.52% | 705 | 705.25 | 749.25 | 855.25 |
| | SDLP | Aidan McNamee | 9.55% | 538 | 538.25 | 548.25 | 595.5 |
| | Independent | James McCormick | 2.89% | 163 | 163 | 205 | |
| | Independent | James Tinney | 0.46% | 26 | 27 | 30 | |
| Electorate: 7,110 Valid: 5,633 (79.23%) Spoilt: 214 Quota: 939 Turnout: 5,847 (82.24%) ||||||||

## 1973 Election

1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist Coalition
Strabane Area B - 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 |
| | UUP | Mary Britton | 20.45% | 1,291 | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Henry Henderson | 16.25% | 1,026 | 1,128 | | | | | | | |
| | United Loyalist Coalition | Samuel Rogers | 16.60% | 1,048 | 1,069.42 | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Seamus Kearney | 14.84% | 937 | 937 | 937 | 946 | 947 | 953 | 1,118 | | |
| | Alliance | Tom Gormley | 9.09% | 574 | 517.24 | 534.04 | 544.04 | 584.76 | 772.5 | 856.5 | 876.3 | 1,051.2 |
| | SDLP | John Melaugh | 6.76% | 427 | 427 | 427 | 465 | 468.8 | 469.8 | 503.8 | 536.36 | 731.64 |
| | Independent | James McCormick | 5.72% | 361 | 361.54 | 363.14 | 389.14 | 393.14 | 402.92 | 476.92 | 488.8 | |
| | SDLP | Francis McConnell | 5.99% | 378 | 378 | 378 | 389 | 389 | 391 | | | |
| | Alliance | Edward Brown | 2.28% | 144 | 152.28 | 200.28 | 200.28 | 292.62 | | | | |
| | Alliance | Robert Sproule | 1.39% | 88 | 91.42 | 190.62 | 190.62 | | | | | |
| | Independent | John Tracey | 1.55% | 98 | 98 | 98 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 7,343 Valid: 6,312 (85.96%) Spoilt: 54 Quota: 1,053 Turnout: 6,366 (86.69%) |||||||||||||