Limavady Area C was one of the three district electoral areas in Limavady, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected four members to Limavady 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 Binevenagh, Coolessan, Rathbrady and Roeside. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Limavady Town DEA.

Councillors

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Election Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
1981 William Norris
(DUP)
William Barbour
(UUP)/
(United Unionist)
William Cooke
(UUP)
Barry Doherty
(SDLP)
1977 Ronald Nicholl
(UUP)/
(United Unionist)
1973 Stanley Gault
(United Unionist)
William Archibald
(Alliance)

1981 Election

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

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

1977-1981 Change: No change

Limavady Area C - 4 seats[1]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
DUP William Norris* 17.26% 729 776 938      
SDLP Barry Doherty* 15.46% 653 654 689 689 1,222  
UUP William Barbour* 14.73% 622 625 679 717.34 721.34 773.34
UUP William Cooke 15.39% 650 655 699 724.56 727.56 753.56
UUP John Dolan 14.09% 595 598 628 655.69 659.4 680.4
SDLP Geraldine Kearney 12.08% 510 510 559 559.71    
Alliance Francis Parkinson 5.28% 223 223        
DUP George Robinson 3.15% 133 182        
DUP Arthur Reid 2.56% 108          
Electorate: 5,426   Valid: 4,223 (77.83%)   Spoilt: 64   Quota: 845   Turnout: 4,287 (79.01%)  

1977 Election

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1973: 3 x United Unionist, 1 x Alliance

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

1973-1977 Change: UUP (two seats), SDLP and DUP gain from United Unionist (three seats) and Alliance

Limavady Area C - 4 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
SDLP Barry Doherty 22.97% 817          
UUP William Barbour* 19.23% 684 688 690.21 1,025.21    
UUP Ronald Nicholl* 14.48% 515 521 521.68 656.85 918.17  
DUP William Norris 15.72% 559 559 559.34 588.51 618.59 747.59
Alliance William Archibald* 9.28% 330 449 545.22 561.22 580.02 655.02
UUP Stanley Gault* 14.37% 511 519 519.51      
Alliance Brian Brown 3.96% 141          
Electorate: 5,152   Valid: 3,557 (69.04%)   Spoilt: 132   Quota: 712   Turnout: 3,689 (71.60%)  

1973 Election

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1973: 3 x United Unionist, 1 x Alliance

Limavady Area C - 4 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
United Unionist William Barbour 23.97% 854            
United Unionist Ronald Nicholl 18.78% 669 707.08 707.24 707.24 781.24    
United Unionist Stanley Gault 13.67% 487 575.48 576.48 576.48 628.52 671.52 701.32
Alliance William Archibald 7.72% 275 277.24 282.24 325.24 385.04 394.04 695.52
SDLP Jim Tierney 16.62% 592 592.16 637.16 653.16 668.16 668.16 690.16
Alliance Brian Brown 7.66% 273 274.44 275.44 301.44 361.76 371.76  
Independent Alastair Smyth 4.21% 150 152.08 154.08 157.24      
Independent C. G. H. Charlton 3.37% 120 123.36 123.36 123.36      
Alliance Syd Houghton 2.44% 87 87.16 88.16        
SDLP Shaun Burke 1.57% 56 56.16          
Electorate: 4,322   Valid: 3,563 (82.44%)   Spoilt: 41   Quota: 713   Turnout: 3,604 (83.39%)  

References

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  1. ^ "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 18 July 2021.