Omagh Area C was one of the four district electoral areas in Omagh, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected seven members to Omagh 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 Dergmoney, Drumragh, East, Fairgreen, Killyclogher, Strule and West. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and mostly replaced with the Omagh Town DEA, with Killyclogher moving to the Mid Tyrone DEA.

Councillors

Election Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
1981 Oliver Gibson
(DUP)
John Ashenhurst
(UUP)
William Thompson
(UUP)
Aidan Lagan
(Alliance)
Bernadette Grant
(SDLP)
Stephen McKenna
(SDLP)
Patrick Fahy
(IIP)
1977 Cecil Walker
(UUP)
Harold McCauley
(UUP)
Alfred Barnett
(UUP)
Gerald McEnhill
(SDLP)
1973 Norman Wilson
(UUP)
Albert Cooper
(Alliance)
Paddy McGill
(Nationalist)

1981 Election

1977: 3 x SDLP, 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

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

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

Omagh Area C - 7 seats[1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Irish Independence Patrick Fahy 15.77% 1,185            
DUP Oliver Gibson 13.65% 1,026            
SDLP Bernadette Grant* 10.88% 818 839.84 840.08 843.08 847.18 849.39 ????
Alliance Aidan Lagan* 9.62% 723 744 744.8 753.8 766.53 769.53 ????
Ulster Unionist John Ashenhurst 8.70% 654 654 658.16 668.24 668.24 750.2 ????
Ulster Unionist William Thompson 6.08% 457 457 461.72 468.8 468.8 548.2 ????
SDLP Stephen McKenna* 6.83% 513 526.23 526.39 526.39 536.75 536.75 ????
SDLP Patrick McGowan 6.60% 496 503.98 503.98 504.98 512.87 512.87 ????
SDLP Arthur Breen 6.03% 453 464.13 464.13 464.13 471.39 473.39 ????
Alliance Richard Hinds 4.47% 336 336.42 336.74 337.74 337.74 339.74 ????
DUP William Caldwell 4.45% 251 251.21 281.77 292.25 292.25 305.81 ????
Irish Independence Michael Kelly 1.05% 79 179.38 179.38 181.38 273.99 273.99 ????
DUP James Mitchell 2.30% 173 173 209.8 224.2 224.2 238.92 ????
Ulster Unionist Alfred Barnett* 2.58% 194 194.21 196.93 203.93 203.93    
Irish Independence Francis Loughran 1.10% 83 146.21 146.21 147.21      
Ind. Unionist Edward Sayers 0.98% 74 74 75.04        
Electorate: 10,778   Valid: 7,515 (69.73%)   Spoilt: 166   Quota: 940   Turnout: 7,681 (71.27%)  
    • Data missing from stage 7 onwards

    1977 Election

    1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Nationalist

    1977: 3 x UUP, 3 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance

    1973-1977 Change: SDLP gain from Nationalist

    Omagh Area C - 7 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    Alliance Aidan Lagan 16.51% 1,012              
    SDLP Gerald McEnhill* 15.17% 930              
    Ulster Unionist Cecil Walker* 14.37% 881              
    SDLP Stephen McKenna* 11.45% 702 746.25 849.78          
    Ulster Unionist Alfred Barnett 8.79% 539 539.25 539.42 568.02 568.02 787.02    
    Ulster Unionist Harold McCauley* 7.37% 452 457.75 458.26 509.09 509.37 685.63 703 857
    SDLP Bernadette Grant 8.73% 535 555 578.97 579.23 618.57 620.95 620.95 726.31
    SDLP Daniel Campbell 6.43% 394 412 434.44 434.44 470.84 475.22 475.31 539.32
    Alliance Ethne McClelland 4.76% 292 443 447.25 449.59 454.21 467.66 468.29  
    Ulster Unionist Archibald Burton 6.41% 393 394.25 394.25 424.93 425.07      
    Electorate: 10,073   Valid: 6,130 (60.86%)   Spoilt: 277   Quota: 767   Turnout: 6,407 (63.61%)  

      1973 Election

      1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Nationalist, 1 x Alliance

      Omagh Area C - 7 seats[3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678910111213141516171819
      Ulster Unionist Cecil Walker 14.51% 901                                    
      SDLP Stephen McKenna 11.55% 717 717 736 743 751 767 797                        
      Ulster Unionist Norman Wilson 9.70% 602 651.14 651.14 651.14 651.14 652.14 653.14 653.14 653.21 655.4 680.18 681.18 756.9 769.16 770.16 792.16      
      Alliance Albert Cooper 3.67% 228 228.52 228.52 229.52 230.52 230.52 236.52 236.52 261.52 310.52 310.65 323.65 334.78 431.46 468.14 783.14      
      Nationalist Paddy McGill 5.67% 352 352 354 371 409 444 478 486.84 494.84 505.84 505.84 529.52 529.52 534.52 598.2 605.2 958.2    
      SDLP Gerald McEnhill 6.44% 400 400 410 410 417 425 436 439.4 445.4 455.4 455.4 520.08 521.08 533.08 752.44 767.44 834.44    
      Ulster Unionist Harold McCauley 5.70% 354 385.07 385.07 385.07 385.07 385.07 386.07 386.07 389.07 393.33 408.41 408.41 548.47 555.73 559.73 592.9 596.9 617.9 619.9
      United Loyalist Coalition Edward Sayers 5.07% 315 325.53 326.66 326.66 326.66 326.66 328.66 328.66 330.66 332.66 475.65 475.65 490.21 493.47 493.47 518.99 522.99 540.99 540.99
      Nationalist Roderick O'Connor 5.17% 321 321 321 343 361 388 413 413 420 430 430 452 452 460 481.36 488.36      
      Alliance Victor Leitch 3.64% 226 227.3 227.3 227.3 228.3 230.3 231.3 231.3 251.3 294.56 296.95 299.95 313.08 439.21 450.21        
      SDLP Peter Bradley 4.12% 256 256 260 260 265 267 279 281.04 284.72 286.72 286.72 378.76 378.76 383.76          
      Alliance Ethne McClelland 2.98% 185 185.52 186.52 187.52 187.52 187.52 187.52 187.52 229.2 274.2 274.46 276.46 279.59            
      Ulster Unionist James Charleton 3.74% 232 246.82 246.82 246.82 246.82 246.82 246.82 246.82 247.82 248.82 257.86 259.86              
      SDLP Liam Brogan 3.13% 194 194 197 197 205 211 222 226.08 230.08 232.08 232.08                
      United Loyalist Coalition Ernest Marshall 3.09% 192 200.19 200.19 200.19 200.19 200.19 200.19 200.19 200.19 200.19                  
      Alliance James Cunningham 2.43% 151 151.65 151.65 152.65 153.65 158.65 161.65 161.65 188.65                    
      Alliance Enda McShane 2.30% 143 143.13 144.13 148.13 149.13 152.13 152.13 153.49                      
      Independent Nationalist Michael Cunningham 2.17% 135 135 136 138 138 151                          
      Nationalist Jackie Martin 1.69% 105 105 105 108 118                            
      Nationalist Paddy Doherty 1.42% 88 88 89 99                              
      Nationalist Felix McRory 1.10% 68 68 68                                
      SDLP Henry Graham 0.69% 43 43.13                                  
      Electorate: 8,980   Valid: 6,208 (69.13%)   Spoilt: 73   Quota: 777   Turnout: 6,281 (69.94%)  

        References

        1. "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
        2. "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
        3. "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
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