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

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4
	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

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6
	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

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	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%)