Down Area C
Down Area C was one of the three district electoral areas in Down, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected seven members to Down District Council, and formed part of the South Down constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1973 local elections, and contained the wards of Castlewellan, Donard, Dundrum, Dunmore, Seaforde, Shimna and Tollymore. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Newcastle DEA and part of the Ballynahinch DEA.
Councillors
Election | Councillor (Party) |
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1981 | Ethel Smyth (DUP)/ (UUP) |
Gerald Douglas (UUP) |
Patrick Forde (Alliance) |
Patrick O'Donoghue (SDLP) |
Eamon O'Neill (SDLP) |
James Magee (SDLP) |
James Curry (SDLP) | |||||||
1977 | Norman Bicker (UUP) |
Jarlath Carey (SDLP) | ||||||||||||
1973 | William McCombe (UUP) |
John Beck (UUP) |
Robert Thompson (UUP) |
S. Fitzpatrick (SDLP) |
Dan Rice (SDLP) |
1981 Election
1977: 4 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
1981: 4 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Patrick O'Donoghue* | 16.27% | 1,328 | ||||||||||
Democratic Unionist | Ethel Smyth* | 13.93% | 1,137 | ||||||||||
Ulster Unionist | Gerald Douglas | 11.50% | 939 | 940.15 | 991.35 | 994.35 | 1,097.35 | ||||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Eamon O'Neill* | 10.07% | 822 | 939.53 | 939.93 | 949.93 | 954.41 | 954.41 | 1,068.41 | ||||
Social Democratic and Labour | James Curry | 9.34% | 762 | 828.47 | 828.47 | 847.16 | 856.49 | 856.49 | 960.38 | 1,152.38 | |||
Social Democratic and Labour | James Magee* | 10.12% | 826 | 857.05 | 857.05 | 861.28 | 861.28 | 861.28 | 900.26 | 1,099.26 | |||
Alliance | Patrick Forde* | 5.97% | 487 | 498.27 | 500.47 | 502.47 | 661.39 | 670.87 | 732.48 | 758.51 | 810.51 | 852.51 | |
Ulster Unionist | Norman Bicker* | 7.02% | 573 | 573 | 595.9 | 601.33 | 711.06 | 776.63 | 778.09 | 781.32 | 784.32 | 791.32 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | Stephen McClean | 5.39% | 440 | 477.49 | 477.49 | 482.72 | 485.95 | 486.74 | 535.18 | ||||
Workers' Party | Edward O'Hagan | 4.28% | 349 | 376.14 | 376.34 | 442.95 | 447.95 | 447.95 | |||||
Ulster Unionist | William Keown | 2.23% | 182 | 182.23 | 211.63 | 211.63 | |||||||
Alliance | Anthony Dickinson | 2.45% | 200 | 203.22 | 203.92 | 205.92 | |||||||
Republican Clubs | David Allister | 1.43% | 117 | 120.22 | 120.42 | ||||||||
Electorate: 11,077 Valid: 8,162 (73.68%) Spoilt: 251 Quota: 1,021 Turnout: 8,413 (75.95%) |
1977 Election
1973: 4 x SDLP, 3 x UUP
1977: 4 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
1977-1981 Change: Alliance gain from UUP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Patrick O'Donoghue* | 18.73% | 1,335 | ||||||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Eamon O'Neill | 9.13% | 651 | 814.35 | 824.67 | 824.67 | 898.89 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | Ethel Smyth | 11.04% | 787 | 787 | 799 | 851 | 857.66 | 1,155.66 | |||
Ulster Unionist | Norman Bicker | 9.30% | 663 | 663 | 671 | 829 | 837.66 | 1,042.66 | |||
Alliance | Patrick Forde | 5.92% | 422 | 429.59 | 539.25 | 620.58 | 818.87 | 844.87 | 901.87 | ||
Social Democratic and Labour | Jarlath Carey* | 9.02% | 643 | 772.36 | 789.02 | 794.02 | 845.23 | 847.56 | 849.56 | 860.56 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | James Magee | 9.64% | 687 | 713.4 | 728.73 | 729.73 | 744.03 | 746.03 | 747.03 | 753.03 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | James McClean | 6.92% | 493 | 556.69 | 561.35 | 561.35 | 578.99 | 579.99 | 581.99 | 583.99 | |
Ulster Unionist | William Keown | 6.57% | 468 | 468.66 | 477.66 | 544.66 | 555.32 | ||||
Alliance | Joseph Keenan | 5.11% | 364 | 402.94 | 421.27 | 442.27 | |||||
Unionist Party NI | John Beck* | 4.66% | 332 | 332.33 | 409.33 | ||||||
Alliance | Patrick Doherty | 2.47% | 176 | 180.29 | |||||||
Unionist Party NI | Henry Cromie | 1.49% | 106 | 106.66 | |||||||
Electorate: 10,834 Valid: 7,127 (65.78%) Spoilt: 398 Quota: 891 Turnout: 7,525 (69.46%) |
1973 Election
1973: 4 x SDLP, 3 x UUP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | William McCombe | 19.45% | 1,532 | ||||||||||||||||
Ulster Unionist | John Beck | 12.95% | 1,020 | ||||||||||||||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Patrick O'Donoghue | 7.97% | 628 | 628 | 629 | 629.03 | 632.03 | 637.03 | 646.03 | 655.03 | 660.03 | 668.03 | 736.03 | 751.39 | 778.39 | 999.39 | |||
Social Democratic and Labour | S. Fitzpatrick | 8.10% | 638 | 638.72 | 638.72 | 638.75 | 638.75 | 647.75 | 648.75 | 655.75 | 658.75 | 659.75 | 681.75 | 696.75 | 785.75 | 914.75 | 1,023.75 | ||
Social Democratic and Labour | Jarlath Carey | 7.35% | 579 | 580.44 | 580.44 | 580.65 | 581.65 | 584.65 | 585.65 | 593.65 | 600.65 | 603.65 | 625.65 | 648.65 | 778.65 | 837.65 | 930.65 | 960.86 | |
Ulster Unionist | Robert Thompson | 3.87% | 305 | 823.4 | 823.4 | 850.46 | 850.46 | 850.49 | 852.52 | 860.08 | 860.08 | 861.53 | 872.98 | 882.18 | 882.18 | 883.18 | 884.18 | 884.18 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | Dan Rice | 7.72% | 608 | 608 | 609 | 609.09 | 610.45 | 612.45 | 612.45 | 616.45 | 624.45 | 625.45 | 627.45 | 635.45 | 761.48 | 782.51 | 868.51 | 874.78 | |
Alliance | Anthony Dickinson | 5.27% | 415 | 430.12 | 430.12 | 431.59 | 431.59 | 431.59 | 434.59 | 449.95 | 449.95 | 539.45 | 579.62 | 795.4 | 802.4 | 805.43 | 823.43 | 825.14 | |
Republican Clubs | Edward O'Hagan | 3.82% | 301 | 301.36 | 304.36 | 304.36 | 327.36 | 352.36 | 362.36 | 369.36 | 473.36 | 475.36 | 506.36 | 514.36 | 519.39 | 541.39 | |||
Social Democratic and Labour | James McClean | 5.46% | 430 | 430.36 | 431.36 | 431.42 | 435.42 | 436.42 | 440.45 | 441.45 | 466.45 | 471.45 | 487.45 | 490.45 | 500.45 | ||||
Social Democratic and Labour | M. Fitzpatrick | 4.72% | 372 | 372 | 373 | 373.06 | 374.06 | 374.06 | 374.06 | 376.06 | 379.06 | 383.06 | 391.06 | 404.06 | |||||
Alliance | Gerald McCormick | 2.82% | 222 | 223.8 | 223.8 | 224.04 | 224.04 | 224.04 | 224.04 | 227.46 | 229.46 | 294.82 | 320.82 | ||||||
Independent | Joseph Keenan | 2.36% | 186 | 187.08 | 187.08 | 187.17 | 188.17 | 189.17 | 210.56 | 259.59 | 262.59 | 278.62 | |||||||
Alliance | Danny Goodman | 2.31% | 182 | 184.16 | 184.16 | 184.46 | 184.46 | 184.46 | 191.46 | 196.85 | 197.85 | ||||||||
Republican Clubs | Patrick Sloan | 1.46% | 115 | 115 | 123 | 123 | 139 | 175 | 176 | 176 | |||||||||
Independent | Richard Hall | 1.40% | 110 | 112.88 | 112.88 | 113.24 | 113.24 | 113.24 | 127.24 | ||||||||||
Independent | Hughes | 1.08% | 85 | 85.36 | 85.36 | 85.45 | 85.45 | 85.45 | |||||||||||
Republican Clubs | Anthony Small | 0.95% | 75 | 75.72 | 76.72 | 76.78 | 82.78 | ||||||||||||
Republican Clubs | McCusker | 0.70% | 55 | 55.36 | 56.36 | 56.36 | |||||||||||||
Republican Clubs | John Sloane | 0.22% | 17 | 17 | |||||||||||||||
Electorate: 10,845 Valid: 7,875 (72.61%) Spoilt: 156 Quota: 985 Turnout: 8,031 (74.05%) |
References
- ^ "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 28 July 2021.