Fermanagh Area E

Fermanagh Area E 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 Castlecoole, Devenish, Erne and Rossorry. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced with the Enniskillen DEA.

Councillors
Election Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)
1981 Raymond Ferguson
(UUP)		 Samuel Foster
(UUP)		 James Lunny
(SDLP)		 Patrick O'Reilly
(IIP)
1977 Thomas Scott
(UUUP)/
(UUP)		 James Donnelly
(SDLP)
1973 George Cathcart
(Independent Unionist)		 Mary Corrigan
(SDLP)

1981 Election

1977: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x UUUP

1981: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x IIP

1977-1981 Change: UUP and IIP gain from SDLP and UUUP

Fermanagh Area E - 4 seats[1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Ulster Unionist Raymond Ferguson* 18.26% 1,116 1,124 1,225          
SDLP James Lunny* 8.49% 519 629 694 790 795 1,294    
Irish Independence Patrick O'Reilly 13.50% 825 836 844 931 931 984 1,558  
Ulster Unionist Samuel Foster 9.21% 563 570 596 603 996 1,001 1,006 1,041
DUP Nigel Dodds 12.55% 767 768 772 781 813 815 823 837
Irish Independence Edward Bermingham 8.97% 548 552 553 623 624 639    
SDLP James Donnelly* 7.46% 456 512 532 608 609      
Ulster Unionist Alwin Loane 6.79% 415 421 436 440        
Independent Labour Thomas Campbell 5.92% 362 384 425          
Alliance Marjorie Moore 4.88% 298 313            
SDLP Roy Tarbotton 3.96% 242              
Electorate: 7,934   Valid: 6,111 (77.02%)   Spoilt: 142   Quota: 1,223   Turnout: 6,253 (78.81%)  

    1977 Election

    1973: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Unionist

    1977: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x UUUP

    1973-1977 Change: UUUP gain from Independent Unionist

    Fermanagh Area E - 4 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456789
    SDLP James Lunny* 12.96% 707 768 825 866 1,128        
    Ulster Unionist Raymond Ferguson 14.19% 774 774 810 993 1,001 1,001.48 1,614.48    
    UUUP Thomas Scott* 16.77% 915 917 922 945 947 947.16 1,020.16 1,485.16  
    SDLP James Donnelly 10.23% 558 581 601 611 789 819.56 825.56 833.56 859.56
    Unity James Cox 12.06% 658 698 703 717 760 763.52 770.68 778.68 788.68
    Ulster Unionist Robert Donaldson 10.70% 584 594 604 727 730 730.48      
    SDLP Matthew Kelly 7.77% 424 480 511 520          
    Unionist Party NI George Cathcart* 6.05% 330 332 447            
    Alliance Marjorie Moore 5.35% 292 302              
    Independent Thaddeus McKeown 3.92% 214                
    Electorate: 7,530   Valid: 5,456 (72.46%)   Spoilt: 171   Quota: 1,092   Turnout: 5,627 (74.73%)  

      1973 Election

      1973: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Unionist

      Fermanagh Area E - 4 seats[3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678910
      Ind. Unionist George Cathcart 25.74% 1,496                  
      Ulster Unionist Thomas Scott 13.32% 774 1,007.42 1,007.42 1,008.96 1,009.18 1,012.06 1,012.06 1,429.06    
      SDLP James Lunny 12.04% 700 700 715 723 738 778.44 1,007.32 1,020.98 1,024.98 1,263.98
      SDLP Mary Corrigan 9.64% 560 561.54 568.54 572.54 578.54 590.54 706.54 712.76 713.76 939.76
      Alliance Marjorie Moore 4.70% 273 290.6 307.6 405.98 407.98 599.26 611.26 659.74 721.74 745.4
      Unity John McManus 6.62% 385 385.22 426.22 427.44 638.44 645.66 678.66 688.66 689.66  
      DUP Robert Donaldson 8.77% 510 560.82 561.82 576.02 578.02 582.78 586.78      
      SDLP James Donnelly 6.57% 382 382.88 388.88 392.88 397.88 408.88        
      Alliance James Falconer 3.66% 213 219.82 231.82 281.46 281.46          
      Unity Anthony Maguire 3.65% 212 212 245.22 247.22            
      Alliance Herfort Ritchie 2.89% 168 181.86 187.86              
      Unity Joseph Owens 1.34% 78 78                
      Alliance Edward Love 1.05% 61 61.44                
      Electorate: 7,232   Valid: 5,812 (80.37%)   Spoilt: 75   Quota: 1,163   Turnout: 5,887 (81.40%)  

        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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