Fermanagh Area C

Fermanagh Area C was one of the five district electoral areas in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected four members to Fermanagh District Council, and formed part of the Fermanagh and South Tyrone constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1973 local elections, and contained the wards of Belcoo and Belmore, Derrygonnelly, Florencecourt and Kinawley and Garrison. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced with the Erne West DEA.

Councillors
Election Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)
1981 Wilson Elliott
(UUP)		 Gerry Gallagher
(SDLP)		 Patrick McCaffrey
(IIP)/
(Unity)		 Patrick Flanagan
(Independent Nationalist)
1977
1973 Richard Thornton
(UUP)		 Francis Stewart
(Unity)

1981 Election

1977: 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Unity, 1 x Independent Nationalist

1981: 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x IIP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

1977-1981 Change: Unity joins IIP

Fermanagh Area C - 4 seats[1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123
Irish Independence Patrick McCaffrey* 19.90% 1,178 1,196  
Ulster Unionist Wilson Elliott* 15.90% 941 1,215  
Independent Nationalist Patrick Flanagan* 14.32% 848 901 1,252
SDLP Gerry Gallagher* 13.11% 776 907 1,150
Ulster Unionist Herbert Corrigan 11.71% 693 861 890
Irish Independence Annie Cavanagh 13.78% 816 818  
DUP George Gott 7.91% 468    
SDLP Patrick McGovern 3.38% 200    
Electorate: 6,653   Valid: 5,920 (88.98%)   Spoilt: 174   Quota: 1,185   Turnout: 6,094 (91.60%)  

    1977 Election

    1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x Unity, 1 x Independent Nationalist

    1977: 1 x UUP, 1 x Unity, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

    1973-1977 Change: SDLP gain from UUP

    Fermanagh Area C - 4 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    Ulster Unionist Wilson Elliott* 12.70% 763 763 763 764 1,203    
    Unity Patrick McCaffrey 17.54% 1,054 1,071 1,089 1,131 1,132 1,625  
    SDLP Gerry Gallagher 11.87% 713 837 912 991 994 1,076 1,202
    Independent Nationalist Patrick Flanagan* 12.48% 750 818 852 953 968 1,027 1,142
    UUUP Cyril Brownlee 14.56% 875 875 876 877 953 955 957
    Unity Cornelius Leonard 6.01% 361 368 530 691 693    
    Ulster Unionist Richard Thornton* 9.32% 560 561 561 572      
    Independent James Mellor 6.66% 400 410 415        
    Unity Patrick Keown 4.96% 298 300          
    SDLP Patrick McGovern 3.89% 234            
    Electorate: 6,756   Valid: 6,008 (88.93%)   Spoilt: 154   Quota: 1,202   Turnout: 6,162 (91.21%)  

      Area C

      1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x Unity, 1 x Independent Nationalist

      Fermanagh Area C - 4 seats[3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      Ulster Unionist Wilson Elliott 26.20% 1,581          
      Independent Nationalist Patrick Flanagan 15.54% 938 939.38 939.38 1,297.38    
      Unity Francis Stewart 13.19% 796 796.69 802.15 848.38 917.88 1,201.86
      Ulster Unionist Richard Thornton 7.46% 450 732.9 962.74 962.97 962.97 1,050.56
      Unity Patrick McCaffrey 13.70% 827 827.92 828.92 840.92 851.17 1,037.84
      Alliance Brian Finn 10.97% 662 673.96 690.87 781.1 789.85  
      Unity Patrick O'Flanagan 8.47% 511 511.69 512.69      
      DUP Kenneth Scott 4.47% 270 330.72        
      Electorate: 6,855   Valid: 6,035 (88.04%)   Spoilt: 84   Quota: 1,208   Turnout: 6,119 (89.26%)  

        References
        1. "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
        2. "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
        3. "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
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