Strabane Area B

Strabane Area B was one of the three district electoral areas in Strabane, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected five members to Strabane 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 Artigarvan, Dunnamanagh, Plumbridge, Slievekirk and Victoria Bridge. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced with the Glenelly DEA.

Councillors

Election
1981	Samuel Rogers (DUP)/ (United Loyalist Coalition)	George McIntyre (DUP)	Mary Britton (UUP)	John Gallagher (SDLP)	Francis McConnell (Independent Nationalist)
1977		Henry Henderson (UUP)		John Gallagher (SDLP)	Francis McConnell (Independent Nationalist)
1973		Henry Henderson (UUP)		Seamus Kearney (SDLP)	Tom Gormley (Alliance)

1981 Election

1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

1981: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Strabane Area B - 5 seats^[1]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2
	SDLP	John Gallagher*	18.92%	1,101
	Ind. Nationalist	Francis McConnell*	17.44%	1,015
	UUP	Mary Britton*	16.91%	984
	DUP	Samuel Rogers*	16.72%	973
	DUP	George McIntyre*	14.21%	827	832
	UUP	Henry Henderson*	10.43%	607	624
	SDLP	Mary McAleer	5.38%	313
Electorate: 7,050 Valid: 5,820 (82.55%) Spoilt: 177 Quota: 971 Turnout: 5,997 (85.06%)

1977 Election

1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist Coalition

1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

1973-1977 Change: Independent Nationalist gain from Alliance, United Loyalist Coalition joins DUP

Strabane Area B - 5 seats^[2]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4
	DUP	Samuel Rogers*	21.96%	1,237
	UUP	Mary Britton*	19.83%	1,117
	SDLP	John Gallagher	17.84%	1,005
	UUP	Henry Henderson*	14.95%	842	1,128
	Ind. Nationalist	Francis McConnell	12.52%	705	705.25	749.25	855.25
	SDLP	Aidan McNamee	9.55%	538	538.25	548.25	595.5
	Independent	James McCormick	2.89%	163	163	205
	Independent	James Tinney	0.46%	26	27	30
Electorate: 7,110 Valid: 5,633 (79.23%) Spoilt: 214 Quota: 939 Turnout: 5,847 (82.24%)

1973 Election

1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist Coalition

Strabane Area B - 5 seats^[3]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
	UUP	Mary Britton	20.45%	1,291
	UUP	Henry Henderson	16.25%	1,026	1,128
	United Loyalist Coalition	Samuel Rogers	16.60%	1,048	1,069.42
	SDLP	Seamus Kearney	14.84%	937	937	937	946	947	953	1,118
	Alliance	Tom Gormley	9.09%	574	517.24	534.04	544.04	584.76	772.5	856.5	876.3	1,051.2
	SDLP	John Melaugh	6.76%	427	427	427	465	468.8	469.8	503.8	536.36	731.64
	Independent	James McCormick	5.72%	361	361.54	363.14	389.14	393.14	402.92	476.92	488.8
	SDLP	Francis McConnell	5.99%	378	378	378	389	389	391
	Alliance	Edward Brown	2.28%	144	152.28	200.28	200.28	292.62
	Alliance	Robert Sproule	1.39%	88	91.42	190.62	190.62
	Independent	John Tracey	1.55%	98	98	98
Electorate: 7,343 Valid: 6,312 (85.96%) Spoilt: 54 Quota: 1,053 Turnout: 6,366 (86.69%)

References

^ "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
^ "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
^ "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 13 August 2021.

[1] "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 13 August 2021.

[2] "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 13 August 2021.

[3] "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 13 August 2021.

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