Coleraine Area C
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
Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | |||||||
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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
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
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
DUP | James McClure* | 36.16% | 3,203 | ||||||||||
UUP | Robert White* | 15.51% | 1,374 | ||||||||||
Independent | James McFeely* | 13.25% | 1,174 | ||||||||||
UUP | 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 | ||
UUP | 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 | |||||
UUP | 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 | ||||||
UUP | 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
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
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||
UUP | Robert White* | 11.13% | 773 | 968.62 | |||||||||||||||
Independent | Randall Crawford* | 8.94% | 621 | 922.32 | |||||||||||||||
UUP | 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 | ||||
UUP | 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 | |
UUP | 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 | ||||||||
UUP | 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
1973: 4 x UUP, 2 x Independent, 1 x Alliance
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | ||||
UUP | Robert White | 16.73% | 1,269 | |||||||||||||||||
UUP | James Edwards | 16.03% | 1,216 | |||||||||||||||||
UUP | 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 | |||
UUP | 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 | |
UUP | 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 | |||||||
UUP | 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%) |