# Magherafelt Area B

Magherafelt Area B was one of the three district electoral areas in Magherafelt, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected five members to Magherafelt 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 Bellaghy, Gulladuff, Knockloughrim, Upperlands and Valley. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Moyola DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 1981 | Robert Overend (UUUP) | Thomas Milligan (DUP) | John Junkin (UUP) | Henry McErlean (SDLP) | Oliver Hughes (IIP) |
| 1977 | Robert Overend (UUUP) | Matthew Hyndman (DUP) | Thomas Kelso (UUP) | Patrick Scullion (SDLP) | Vincent O'Neill (Independent Nationalist) |
| 1973 | Ian Davidson (Vanguard) | David Porte (UUP) | Thomas Kelso (UUP) | Patrick Scullion (SDLP) | Vincent O'Neill (Independent Nationalist) |

## 1981 Election

1977: 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1981: 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUUP, 1 x IIP
1977-1981 Change: IIP gain from Independent Nationalist
Magherafelt Area B - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Irish Independence | Oliver Hughes | 33.77% | 1,961 | | | | | |
| | UUUP | Robert Overend* | 18.43% | 1,070 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Henry McErlean | 4.89% | 284 | 679.66 | 679.66 | 1,075.39 | | |
| | DUP | Thomas Milligan | 11.50% | 668 | 668.55 | 705.49 | 705.58 | 1,146.58 | |
| | UUP | John Junkin | 11.88% | 690 | 695.99 | 736.79 | 736.79 | 818.03 | 991.87 |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Vincent O'Neill* | 5.17% | 300 | 712.02 | 712.49 | 797.72 | 797.81 | 800.99 |
| | DUP | Alexander Montgomery | 8.82% | 512 | 513.1 | 534.72 | 534.72 | | |
| | SDLP | Francis Madden | 5.55% | 322 | 498.58 | 498.86 | | | |
| Electorate: 6,702 Valid: 5,807 (86.65%) Spoilt: 178 Quota: 968 Turnout: 5,985 (89.30%) ||||||||||

## 1977 Election

1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Vanguard, 1 x Independent Nationalist 1977: 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist 1973-1977 Change: DUP and UUUP gain from UUP and Vanguard
Magherafelt Area B - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 |
| | DUP | Matthew Hyndman | 14.81% | 768 | 809 | 812 | 812 | 812 | 960 | | | | | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Vincent O'Neill* | 13.21% | 685 | 685 | 698 | 712 | 753 | 753 | 753 | 912 | | | | |
| | UUP | Thomas Kelso* | 11.27% | 584 | 647 | 667 | 667 | 667 | 713 | 726 | 727 | 986 | | | |
| | UUUP | Robert Overend | 10.13% | 525 | 545 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 686 | 760.75 | 761.75 | 914.75 | | | |
| | SDLP | Patrick Scullion* | 9.82% | 509 | 509 | 530 | 568 | 602 | 602 | 602 | 651 | 654 | 658 | 661 | 685.96 |
| | SDLP | John Madden | 7.29% | 378 | 379 | 388 | 405 | 566 | 566 | 566 | 626 | 630 | 637 | 639 | 660.32 |
| | UUP | Robert Shiels | 7.35% | 381 | 393 | 414 | 414 | 414 | 451 | 456.85 | 461.85 | | | | |
| | Republican Clubs | Murty Dorrity | 5.42% | 281 | 283 | 289 | 397 | 402 | 402 | 402 | | | | | |
| | UUP | David Porte* | 5.90% | 306 | 321 | 326 | 328 | 328 | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Frank McWilliams | 4.38% | 227 | 227 | 234 | 243 | | | | | | | | |
| | Republican Clubs | Michael Scullion | 3.67% | 190 | 190 | 198 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Thomas Smyth | 3.57% | 185 | 190 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vanguard | Ian Davidson* | 3.18% | 165 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 6,757 Valid: 5,184 (76.72%) Spoilt: 192 Quota: 865 Turnout: 5,376 (79.56%) ||||||||||||||||

## 1973 Election

1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Vanguard, 1 x Independent Nationalist
Magherafelt Area B - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | UUP | Thomas Kelso | 20.79% | 1,172 | | | | | |
| | Vanguard | Ian Davidson | 19.21% | 1,083 | | | | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Vincent O'Neill | 15.75% | 888 | 888 | 888.52 | 949.52 | | |
| | UUP | David Porte | 8.35% | 471 | 562.77 | 615.94 | 615.94 | 657.79 | 1,051.79 |
| | SDLP | Patrick Scullion | 13.07% | 737 | 737.19 | 737.56 | 760.58 | 813.58 | 816.57 |
| | SDLP | John Madden | 10.89% | 614 | 614 | 614.13 | 626.13 | 655.32 | 662.07 |
| | UUP | T. J. Johnston | 6.78% | 382 | 506.07 | 583.55 | 583.55 | 638.93 | |
| | Alliance | John Stewart | 3.37% | 190 | 194.56 | 197.03 | 197.03 | | |
| | Unity | Harry McCoy | 1.79% | 101 | 101.19 | 101.32 | | | |
| Electorate: 6,838 Valid: 5,638 (82.45%) Spoilt: 57 Quota: 940 Turnout: 5,695 (83.28%) ||||||||||