Drum Manor (District Electoral Area)

Drum Manor was one of the three district electoral areas in Cookstown, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 2014. The district elected five members to Cookstown District Council, and formed part of the Mid Ulster constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

Drum Manor DEA (1993-2014) within Cookstown

It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Cookstown Area A which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Dunnamore, Lissan, Oaklands, Pomeroy and Sandholes. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and largely moved into the Cookstown DEA.

Councillors

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Election Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
2011 Sean Clarke
(Sinn Féin)
Cathal Mallaghan
(Sinn Féin)
James McGarvey
(SDLP)
Samuel Glasgow
(UUP)
Maureen Lees
(DUP)
2005 Oliver Molloy
(Sinn Féin)
2001 Desmond Grimes
(Sinn Féin)
Samuel Parkes
(Independent Unionist)
1997 Finbar Conway
(Sinn Féin)
John McNamee
(Sinn Féin)
1993 William Cuddy
(DUP)
Sean Begley
(Sinn Féin)
1989 Walter Millar
(DUP)
1985 Tony O'Driscoll
(Sinn Féin)

2011 Election

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2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

2011: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

2005-2011 Change: No change

Drum Manor - 5 seats[1]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Sinn Féin Sean Clarke* 19.15% 970      
UUP Samuel Glasgow* 18.99% 962      
DUP Maureen Lees* 16.78% 850      
Sinn Féin Cathal Mallaghan 14.59% 739 838.19 839.75 840.88
SDLP James McGarvey* 11.15% 565 573.32 586.84 770.78
Sinn Féin Oliver Molloy* 10.56% 535 551.25 551.25 552.64
TUV Samuel Parke 8.77% 444 444.39 542.28  
Electorate: 7,406   Valid: 5,065 (68.39%)   Spoilt: 96   Quota: 845   Turnout: 5,161 (69.69%)  

2005 Election

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2001: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent

2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from Independent

Drum Manor - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Sinn Féin Sean Clarke 20.25% 1,055    
DUP Maureen Lees 19.14% 997    
Sinn Féin Oliver Molloy* 18.28% 952    
SDLP James McGarvey* 13.88% 723 895.8  
UUP Samuel Glasgow* 16.15% 841 850 920.46
Independent Samuel Parke* 12.31% 641 642.08 694.08
Electorate: 6,814   Valid: 5,209 (76.45%)   Spoilt: 59   Quota: 869   Turnout: 5,268 (77.31%)  

2001 Election

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1997: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Unionist

2001: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent

1997-2001 Change: Independent Unionist becomes Independent

Drum Manor - 5 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Sinn Féin Desmond Grimes 21.83% 1,233        
UUP Samuel Glasgow* 19.79% 1,118        
Sinn Féin Oliver Molloy 17.15% 969        
SDLP James McGarvey* 15.65% 884 1,170.2      
Independent Samuel Parke* 12.20% 689 692 723.2 827.04 845.04
DUP Maureen Lees 13.38% 756 757.8 765.6 829.6 838.6
Electorate: 6,624   Valid: 5,649 (85.28%)   Spoilt: 87   Quota: 942   Turnout: 5,736 (86.59%)  

1997 Election

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1993: 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist

1997: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Unionist

1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from DUP

Drum Manor - 5 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Sinn Féin Finbar Conway 26.72% 1,446        
UUP Samuel Glasgow* 21.68% 1,173        
SDLP James McGarvey* 12.86% 696 717.28 1,025.28    
Ind. Unionist Samuel Parke* 13.69% 741 741.38 745.38 910.29  
Sinn Féin John McNamee 5.41% 293 774.08 820.84 820.84 941.84
DUP William Cuddy* 12.68% 686 686 691.14 790.04 791.04
SDLP Peter Cassidy 6.95% 376 405.64      
Electorate: 6,595   Valid: 5,411 (82.05%)   Spoilt: 88   Quota: 902   Turnout: 5,499 (83.38%)  

1993 Election

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1989: 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist

1993: 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist

1989-1993 Change: No change

Drum Manor - 5 seats[5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
UUP Samuel Glasgow* 22.44% 1,183        
Sinn Féin Sean Begley* 20.35% 1,073        
Ind. Unionist Samuel Parke* 15.52% 818 1,037.7      
DUP William Cuddy 12.61% 665 739.62 739.62 884.97  
SDLP James McGarvey* 15.91% 839 846.28 853.3 859 906.8
SDLP Sean Mallon 9.65% 509 510.04 515.26 515.64 602.78
Sinn Féin Finbar Conway 3.51% 185 185.52 360.12 360.12  
Electorate: 6,335   Valid: 5,272 (83.22%)   Spoilt: 147   Quota: 879   Turnout: 5,419 (85.54%)  

1989 Election

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1985: 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist

1989: 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist

1985-1989 Change: No change

Drum Manor - 5 seats[6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
UUP Samuel Glasgow* 21.37% 1,096        
Sinn Féin Sean Begley 18.83% 966        
DUP Walter Millar* 16.83% 863        
Ind. Unionist Samuel Parke* 14.56% 747 977.56      
SDLP James McGarvey* 12.63% 648 649.32 668.68 706.68 775.68
SDLP Sean Mallon 8.83% 453 453.22 458.28 487.26 512.48
Sinn Féin Desmond McElhatton 5.19% 266 266.22 266.44 278.44  
Workers' Party Desmond Gourley 1.75% 90 92.42 115.08    
Electorate: 6,167   Valid: 5,129 (83.17%)   Spoilt: 167   Quota: 855   Turnout: 5,296 (85.88%)  

1985 Election

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1985: 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Unionist

Drum Manor - 5 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
DUP Walter Millar 21.78% 1,120        
UUP Samuel Glasgow* 20.26% 1,042        
SDLP James McGarvey 17.66% 908        
Ind. Unionist Samuel Parke* 9.47% 487 746.92 929.26    
Sinn Féin Tony O'Driscoll 15.63% 804 804.48 804.66 808.26 830.94
Sinn Féin Sean Begley 15.21% 782 782.72 782.72 787.76 812.42
Electorate: 6,017   Valid: 5,143 (85.47%)   Spoilt: 105   Quota: 858   Turnout: 5,248 (87.22%)  

References

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  1. ^ "Drum Manor Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 5 August 2021.