Magherafelt_Area_C

Magherafelt Area C

District electoral areas in Magherafelt, Northern Ireland

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.

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"Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 4 August 2021.

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"Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 4 August 2021.

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"Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 4 August 2021.

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

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
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%)

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
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%)

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
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%)

Magherafelt_Area_C

Magherafelt Area C

Councillors

1981 Election

1977 Election

1973 Election

References

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