# Magherafelt Area C

Magherafelt Area C 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 Ballymaguigan, Castledawson, Lecumpher, Town Parks East and Town Parks West. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Magherafelt Town DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 1981 | William McCrea (DUP)/ (United Loyalist) | George Miller (DUP) | William Lees (UUP) | Roddy Gribben (SDLP) | Bernard Murphy (Independent Republican) |
| 1977 | William McCrea (DUP)/ (United Loyalist) | George Miller (DUP) | Thomas Bradley (UUP) | Michael O'Neill (SDLP) | William Conaghan (SDLP) |
| 1973 | William McCrea (DUP)/ (United Loyalist) | William Galway (UUP) | Thomas Bradley (UUP) | Michael O'Neill (SDLP) | Aidan Larkin (SDLP) |

## 1981 Election

1977: 2 x DUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
1981: 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Republican
1977-1981 Change: Independent Republican gain from SDLP
Magherafelt Area C - 5 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 |
| | DUP | William McCrea* | 33.51% | 2,248 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ind. Republican | Bernard Murphy | 18.01% | 1,208 | | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | George Miller* | 4.22% | 283 | 1,181 | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | William Lees | 5.16% | 346 | 412 | 427.58 | 427.58 | 432.8 | 494.45 | 720.81 | 720.85 | 1,186.35 | |
| | SDLP | Roddy Gribben | 9.51% | 638 | 638 | 638 | 679.52 | 683.6 | 705 | 706 | 976.76 | 977.54 | 978.04 |
| | SDLP | William Conaghan* | 10.38% | 696 | 697 | 697.11 | 707.83 | 710.79 | 793.65 | 798.15 | 937.43 | 950.6 | 952.6 |
| | UUUP | Ernest Caldwell | 4.61% | 309 | 403 | 429.49 | 429.57 | 444.72 | 482.52 | 600.66 | 602.66 | | |
| | SDLP | Michael O'Neill* | 5.93% | 398 | 399 | 399.07 | 419.07 | 420.43 | 430.83 | 430.83 | | | |
| | UUP | James Artt | 3.82% | 256 | 298 | 312.98 | 312.98 | 325.68 | 373.01 | | | | |
| | Alliance | Wilfred Brennan | 4.29% | 288 | 301.5 | 302.61 | 303.73 | 306.59 | | | | | |
| | Independent | John Gregg | 0.57% | 38 | 44 | 46.41 | 52.17 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 7,951 Valid: 6,708 (84.37%) Spoilt: 147 Quota: 1,119 Turnout: 6,855 (86.22%) ||||||||||||||

## 1977 Election

1973: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x United Loyalist
1977: 2 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP
1973-1977 Change: DUP gain from UUP, United Loyalist joins DUP
Magherafelt Area C - 5 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 |
| | DUP | William McCrea* | 24.73% | 1,322 | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Michael O'Neill* | 14.65% | 783 | 783 | 791 | 791 | 793 | 1,012 | | |
| | SDLP | William Conaghan | 15.23% | 814 | 814.32 | 819.32 | 820.32 | 820.32 | 920.32 | | |
| | DUP | George Miller | 6.70% | 358 | 665.2 | 665.54 | 682.84 | 772.04 | 772.04 | 772.04 | 980.04 |
| | UUP | Thomas Bradley* | 10.23% | 547 | 575.8 | 578.8 | 657.12 | 686.88 | 686.88 | 689.88 | 839.36 |
| | Alliance | Wilfred Brennan | 8.75% | 468 | 474.08 | 519.4 | 551.4 | 555.04 | 570.04 | 670.04 | 697.88 |
| | UUUP | Robert Ditty | 4.86% | 260 | 294.88 | 294.88 | 333.84 | 434.92 | 435.92 | 435.92 | |
| | SDLP | Joseph Walls | 6.58% | 352 | 352 | 358 | 358 | 362 | | | |
| | UUUP | Ruby Speer | 3.50% | 187 | 227.96 | 227.96 | 234.28 | | | | |
| | Unionist Party NI | William Galway* | 3.39% | 181 | 182.92 | 182.92 | | | | | |
| | Alliance | George Logue | 1.38% | 74 | 74.64 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 7,307 Valid: 5,346 (73.16%) Spoilt: 272 Quota: 892 Turnout: 5,618 (76.89%) ||||||||||||

## 1973 Election

1973: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x United Loyalist
Magherafelt Area C - 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 |
| | United Loyalist | William McCrea | 28.39% | 1,639 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Aidan Larkin | 17.18% | 992 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Michael O'Neill | 6.53% | 377 | 377 | 387.88 | 395.06 | 402.12 | 410.34 | 422.54 | 423.54 | 654.06 | 654.06 | 789.64 | 1,018.64 |
| | UUP | Thomas Bradley | 6.57% | 379 | 431.89 | 431.89 | 431.89 | 431.89 | 436.71 | 436.71 | 541.42 | 541.42 | 716.18 | 824.88 | 827.92 |
| | UUP | William Galway | 7.64% | 441 | 466.83 | 466.87 | 466.87 | 467.87 | 467.87 | 467.87 | 502.25 | 504.27 | 663.96 | 772.78 | 774.84 |
| | United Loyalist | James Palmer | 1.91% | 110 | 633.98 | 633.98 | 633.98 | 634.98 | 635.98 | 636.98 | 674.46 | 674.46 | 700.66 | 716.96 | 717.98 |
| | Republican Clubs | M. Devlin | 4.59% | 265 | 265 | 265.84 | 278.92 | 310.94 | 317.02 | 427.14 | 427.14 | 508.66 | 509.66 | 527.37 | |
| | Alliance | W. G. Wade | 5.21% | 301 | 305.92 | 306.62 | 308.64 | 317.07 | 433.41 | 437.41 | 444.41 | 464.73 | 499.96 | | |
| | UUP | R. A. Brown | 6.15% | 355 | 380.83 | 380.83 | 380.83 | 380.83 | 382.83 | 382.83 | 401.52 | 401.52 | | | |
| | SDLP | H. P. Walls | 5.30% | 306 | 306 | 311.14 | 316.14 | 346.32 | 350.52 | 384.8 | 384.8 | | | | |
| | UUP | William Lees | 2.98% | 172 | 207.67 | 207.67 | 207.67 | 207.67 | 208.67 | 208.67 | | | | | |
| | Republican Clubs | M. McKenna | 2.20% | 127 | 127 | 127.4 | 136.58 | 168.6 | 170.64 | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | L. Luparia | 2.37% | 137 | 137.82 | 138.74 | 140.8 | 147.82 | | | | | | | |
| | Republican Clubs | Michael O'Neill | 1.66% | 96 | 96.41 | 96.67 | 132.75 | | | | | | | | |
| | Republican Clubs | William Mulholland | 1.32% | 76 | 76 | 76.6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 7,314 Valid: 5,773 (78.93%) Spoilt: 87 Quota: 963 Turnout: 5,860 (80.12%) ||||||||||||||||