Cookstown Area A

Cookstown Area A was one of the three district electoral areas in Cookstown, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. 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.

It was created for the 1973 local elections, and contained the wards of Dunamore, Lissan, Oaklands, Pomeroy and Sandholes. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Drum Manor DEA.

Councillors
Election Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)
1981 Samuel Parke
(UUUP)/
(Loyalist Coalition)		 Kenneth Loughrin
(DUP)		 Samuel Glasgow
(UUP)		 Patrick Bradley
(SDLP)		 Laurence Loughran
(Independent Nationalist)
1977 Richard Reid
(DUP)		 Peter Kelly
(SDLP)
1973 N. Glasgow
(UUP)		 S. Glasgow
(UUP)		 G. McElhatton
(Republican Clubs)

1981 Election

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

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

1977-1981 Change: No change

Cookstown Area A - 5 seats[1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234
DUP Kenneth Loughrin 21.81% 1,087      
Independent Nationalist Laurence Loughran* 21.52% 1,073      
Ulster Unionist Samuel Glasgow* 21.46% 1,070      
UUUP Samuel Parke* 9.43% 470 711.96 719.55 950.93
SDLP Patrick Bradley 14.48% 722 723.38 822.05 822.74
SDLP Peter Kelly* 11.29% 563 565.07 692.49 692.95
Electorate: 5,876   Valid: 4,985 (84.84%)   Spoilt: 164   Quota: 831   Turnout: 5,149 (87.63%)  

    1977 Election

    1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x Republican Clubs, 1 x Loyalist Coalition, 1 x Independent Nationalist

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

    1973-1977 Change: SDLP and DUP gain from UUP and Republican Clubs, Loyalist Coalition joins UUUP

    Cookstown Area A - 5 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    DUP Richard Reid 17.67% 846          
    Independent Nationalist Laurence Loughran* 17.54% 840          
    SDLP Peter Kelly 12.87% 616 630 890      
    Ulster Unionist Samuel Glasgow* 14.95% 716 745 746 747.5 1,085.5  
    UUUP Samuel Parke* 10.96% 525 529 529 531.25 581.25 848.25
    Republican Clubs Desmond Gourley 9.69% 464 471 490 573.25 573.25 574.25
    Ulster Unionist Stanley Glasgow 7.83% 375 401 403 406    
    SDLP Charles O'Neill 6.22% 298 308        
    Alliance J. R. W. O'Connor 2.26% 108          
    Electorate: 5,982   Valid: 4,788 (80.04%)   Spoilt: 183   Quota: 799   Turnout: 4,971 (83.10%)  

      1973 Election

      1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x Loyalist Coalition, 1 x Republican Clubs, 1 x Independent Nationalist

      Cookstown Area A - 5 seats[3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      Loyalist Coalition Samuel Parke 23.27% 1,137            
      Independent Nationalist Laurence Loughran 11.27% 551 551 556 616.31 661.31 967.31  
      Republican Clubs G. McElhatton 8.64% 422 422 458 466 808 885  
      Ulster Unionist N. Glasgow 13.16% 643 737.24 737.24 755.24 757.24 762.24 775.24
      Ulster Unionist S. Glasgow 10.99% 537 693.55 693.55 708.86 708.86 711.86 716.86
      Ulster Unionist J. Gourley 9.90% 484 545.69 548.69 563.69 563.69 570.69 599.69
      SDLP G. McKeown 7.78% 380 380.31 397.31 494.31 516.31    
      Republican Clubs P. Monaghan 6.51% 318 318 408 424      
      Alliance T. P. Sharpe 4.71% 230 232.48 265.48        
      Republican Clubs C. O'Neill 2.72% 133 133.31          
      Alliance J. E. McGurk 1.06% 52 52          
      Electorate: 5,947   Valid: 4,887 (82.18%)   Spoilt: 123   Quota: 815   Turnout: 5,010 (84.24%)  

        References
        1. "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
        2. "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
        3. "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
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