Coleraine Area C

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Coleraine Area C was one of the three district electoral areas in Coleraine, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected seven members to Coleraine Borough Council, and formed part of the Londonderry constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1973 local elections, and contained the wards of Central, Churchland, Cross Glebe, Mount Sandel, The Cuts, university and Waterside. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by Coleraine Town DEA.

Councillors[edit]

Election Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party)
1981 James McClure
(DUP) 		Robert Bolton
(DUP) 		Robert White
(UUP) 		Paul Baxter
(UUP) 		William McNabb
(Independent) 		Randall Crawford
(Independent) 		James McFeely
(Independent)
1977 Matthew Adams
(UUP) 		Victor Hanson
(UUP) 		William Mathews
(Alliance)
1973 James Edwards
(UUP) 		I. Wilson
(UUP)

1981 Election[edit]

1977: 3 x UUP, 2 x Independent, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance

1981: 3 x Independent, 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP

1977-1981 Change: DUP and Independent gain from UUP and Alliance

Coleraine Area C - 7 seats[1]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
DUP James McClure* 36.16% 3,203                  
Ulster Unionist Robert White* 15.51% 1,374                  
Independent James McFeely* 13.25% 1,174                  
Ulster Unionist Paul Baxter 6.94% 615 800.46 863.35 864.13 872.8 959.61 979.83 1,186.83    
Independent William McNabb 8.42% 746 909.02 935.24 953.72 968.95 1,007.37 1,018.35 1,096.82 1,116.82  
Independent Randall Crawford* 5.28% 468 627.72 652.23 658.77 664.87 686.75 707.44 798.61 815.66 1,086.08
DUP Robert Bolton 0.78% 69 634.62 637.85 637.85 637.85 643.55 781.35 824.6 847.15 873.36
DUP Robert McElfatrick 0.68% 60 588.66 591.32 591.5 594.48 601.63 729.34 764.44 773.79 794.16
Alliance William Mathews* 5.64% 500 525.08 545.6 571.34 573.84 663.43 667.94 700.07 709.42  
Ulster Unionist Matthew Adams* 4.01% 355 469.84 537.29 538.01 541.2 573.36 581.32      
DUP Elizabeth Gaston 0.44% 39 328.08 329.22 329.4 329.4 336.61        
Ulster Unionist Antony Alcock 0.54% 48 58.56 90.86 90.86 90.86          
Green (NI) Avril McCandless 0.91% 81 84.3 84.49 86.77 88.89          
Ulster Unionist Robert Hunter 0.44% 39 56.82 67.65 67.71 68.77          
Alliance Margaret Smith 0.61% 54 57.3 58.63 59.95 62.01          
Independent James Leonard 0.37% 33 43.56 45.46 47.8            
Electorate: 12,636   Valid: 8,858 (70.10%)   Spoilt: 215   Quota: 1,108   Turnout: 9,073 (71.80%)  

1977 Election[edit]

1973: 4 x UUP, 2 x Independent, 1 x Alliance

1977: 3 x UUP, 2 x Independent, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance

1973-1977 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Coleraine Area C - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
DUP James McClure 30.40% 2,111                              
Independent James McFeely* 13.12% 911                              
Ulster Unionist Robert White* 11.13% 773 968.62                            
Independent Randall Crawford* 8.94% 621 922.32                            
Ulster Unionist Matthew Adams* 7.53% 523 690.4 703.9 714.58 714.82 721.28 724.14 737.59 778.54 812.82 874.26          
Alliance William Mathews* 7.86% 546 560.88 561.38 562.46 570.34 570.96 572 573.66 577.28 579.36 651.47 694.95 890.95      
Ulster Unionist Victor Hanson 2.72% 189 267.12 281.37 286.89 287.37 288.49 290.61 296.34 321.75 332.09 369.36 387.66 391.42 394.94 466.45 604.14
Independent William McNabb 2.97% 206 299 301.25 306.89 309.33 314.55 322.55 332.88 338.48 357.08 375.06 411.18 430.74 444.18 490.11 546.1
Ulster Unionist John Millar 2.23% 155 208.32 214.32 218.04 218.28 220.15 221.15 332.88 338.48 357.08 375.06 411.18 430.74 444.18 490.11  
Vanguard Adrian Eakin 1.31% 91 255.92 261.17 273.65 273.65 276.39 277.39 284.15 289.85 293.82 301.41 309.27 309.35 309.67    
Alliance Francis Trainor 3.23% 224 226.48 226.73 226.85 244.05 245.17 245.25 248.57 249.61 250.89 258.93 279.05        
Independent Henry McCormick 1.73% 120 171.46 172.21 174.25 177.93 178.05 184.05 193.21 198.07 250.67 253.54          
Ind. Unionist James Edwards* 2.92% 203 221.6 226.1 227.42 227.54 228.91 234.03 237.65 240.01 250.5            
Independent Samuel Walker 1.22% 85 120.96 122.96 124.88 125.48 137.4 146.12 160.88 164.24              
Ulster Unionist Charles Graham 1.01% 70 109.68 115.93 119.53 119.61 120.23 122.13 124.37                
Independent Frederick Millar 0.69% 48 73.42 74.67 76.23 76.71 79.37 92.64                  
Independent Samuel Oliver 0.55% 38 46.06 47.06 48.14 48.34 57.82                    
Independent Howard Platt 0.43% 30 44.88 45.38 47.54 47.82                      
Electorate: 11,649   Valid: 6,944 (59.61%)   Spoilt: 253   Quota: 869   Turnout: 7,197 (61.78%)  

1973 Election[edit]

1973: 4 x UUP, 2 x Independent, 1 x Alliance

Coleraine Area C - 7 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Ulster Unionist Robert White 16.73% 1,269                                
Ulster Unionist James Edwards 16.03% 1,216                                
Ulster Unionist Matthew Adams 14.66% 1,112                                
Independent James McFeely 9.58% 727 733.75 735.51 738.17 740.17 746.62 769.56 848.7 852.09 927.34 934.26 962.26          
Alliance William Mathews 5.75% 436 450.25 466.75 470.53 470.53 539.35 540.74 543.74 543.99 640.93 645.59 727.45 730.3 748.19 1,017.19    
Ulster Unionist I. Wilson 4.13% 313 476 597.88 617.76 618.4 624.34 633.48 633.48 641.35 646.82 688.52 706.03 706.6 786.61 796.93 822.13 1,065.13
Independent Randall Crawford 5.10% 387 402.5 407.78 422.06 435.31 436.31 496.72 496.72 628.96 628.96 674.81 694.76 695.9 753.63 754.1 758.3 803.81
Independent J. Doherty 4.27% 324 335.5 339.8 359.92 362.06 365.31 369.92 373.92 384.12 386.12 400.55 428.8 429.94 501.06 514.45 545.65 609.49
Ulster Unionist J. Hamill 2.66% 202 251 330.2 349.94 356.44 358.91 364.47 364.47 369 370.5 450.21 463.12 463.69 515.54 520.21 526.81  
Alliance W. E. O'Hara 3.11% 236 239.5 242.14 242.28 242.28 253.53 253.53 258.67 260.67 303.67 303.67 327.06 333.9 337.34      
Independent S. J. Walker 3.05% 231 245.5 256.06 267.54 271.82 274.21 279.46 279.46 287.1 289.32 310.23 331.25 331.25        
NI Labour R. E. Adams 2.64% 200 204 210.16 214.5 214.5 217.64 220.78 236.78 243.06 249.06 249.89            
Ulster Unionist R. H. S. Edmundson 1.85% 140 158.5 169.94 211.38 213.66 214.13 226.55 226.55 238.34 239.62              
Alliance Eileen Farrell 2.73% 207 208 209.1 209.66 209.66 218.66 219.8 233.8 234.8                
Independent J. Anderson 1.70% 129 132.5 133.16 142.4 155.79 158.04 196.62 196.62                
Republican Clubs J. A. Fleming 2.14% 162 162 162 162.14 162.14 162.14 162.28                    
Independent A. Eakin 1.58% 120 122.75 124.73 127.95 148 148.34                      
Alliance Hamilton 1.46% 111 115 117.42 117.98 117.98                        
Independent K. Ferguson 0.84% 64 66.25 66.69 68.09                          
Electorate: 10,886   Valid: 7,586 (69.69%)   Spoilt: 108   Quota: 949   Turnout: 7,694 (70.68%)  

References[edit]

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