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

It was created for the 1973 local elections, and contained the wards of Castlewellan, Donard, Dundrum, Dunmore, Seaforde, Shimna and Tollymore. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Newcastle DEA and part of the Ballynahinch DEA.

Councillors

Election Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)
1981 Ethel Smyth
(DUP)/
(UUP)		 Gerald Douglas
(UUP)		 Patrick Forde
(Alliance)		 Patrick O'Donoghue
(SDLP)		 Eamon O'Neill
(SDLP)		 James Magee
(SDLP)		 James Curry
(SDLP)
1977 Norman Bicker
(UUP)		 Jarlath Carey
(SDLP)
1973 William McCombe
(UUP)		 John Beck
(UUP)		 Robert Thompson
(UUP)		 S. Fitzpatrick
(SDLP)		 Dan Rice
(SDLP)

1981 Election

1977: 4 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

1981: 4 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP

1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Down Area C - 7 seats[1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678910
SDLP Patrick O'Donoghue* 16.27% 1,328                  
DUP Ethel Smyth* 13.93% 1,137                  
Ulster Unionist Gerald Douglas 11.50% 939 940.15 991.35 994.35 1,097.35          
SDLP Eamon O'Neill* 10.07% 822 939.53 939.93 949.93 954.41 954.41 1,068.41      
SDLP James Curry 9.34% 762 828.47 828.47 847.16 856.49 856.49 960.38 1,152.38    
SDLP James Magee* 10.12% 826 857.05 857.05 861.28 861.28 861.28 900.26 1,099.26    
Alliance Patrick Forde* 5.97% 487 498.27 500.47 502.47 661.39 670.87 732.48 758.51 810.51 852.51
Ulster Unionist Norman Bicker* 7.02% 573 573 595.9 601.33 711.06 776.63 778.09 781.32 784.32 791.32
SDLP Stephen McClean 5.39% 440 477.49 477.49 482.72 485.95 486.74 535.18      
Workers' Party Edward O'Hagan 4.28% 349 376.14 376.34 442.95 447.95 447.95        
Ulster Unionist William Keown 2.23% 182 182.23 211.63 211.63            
Alliance Anthony Dickinson 2.45% 200 203.22 203.92 205.92            
Republican Clubs David Allister 1.43% 117 120.22 120.42              
Electorate: 11,077   Valid: 8,162 (73.68%)   Spoilt: 251   Quota: 1,021   Turnout: 8,413 (75.95%)  

    1977 Election

    1973: 4 x SDLP, 3 x UUP

    1977: 4 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

    1977-1981 Change: Alliance gain from UUP

    Down Area C - 7 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    SDLP Patrick O'Donoghue* 18.73% 1,335              
    SDLP Eamon O'Neill 9.13% 651 814.35 824.67 824.67 898.89      
    Ulster Unionist Ethel Smyth 11.04% 787 787 799 851 857.66 1,155.66    
    Ulster Unionist Norman Bicker 9.30% 663 663 671 829 837.66 1,042.66    
    Alliance Patrick Forde 5.92% 422 429.59 539.25 620.58 818.87 844.87 901.87  
    SDLP Jarlath Carey* 9.02% 643 772.36 789.02 794.02 845.23 847.56 849.56 860.56
    SDLP James Magee 9.64% 687 713.4 728.73 729.73 744.03 746.03 747.03 753.03
    SDLP James McClean 6.92% 493 556.69 561.35 561.35 578.99 579.99 581.99 583.99
    Ulster Unionist William Keown 6.57% 468 468.66 477.66 544.66 555.32      
    Alliance Joseph Keenan 5.11% 364 402.94 421.27 442.27        
    Unionist Party NI John Beck 4.66% 332 332.33 409.33          
    Alliance Patrick Doherty 2.47% 176 180.29            
    Unionist Party NI Henry Cromie 1.49% 106 106.66            
    Electorate: 10,834   Valid: 7,127 (65.78%)   Spoilt: 398   Quota: 891   Turnout: 7,525 (69.46%)  

      1973 Election

      1973: 4 x SDLP, 3 x UUP

      Down Area C - 7 seats[3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678910111213141516
      Ulster Unionist William McCombe 19.45% 1,532                              
      Ulster Unionist John Beck 12.95% 1,020                              
      SDLP Patrick O'Donoghue 7.97% 628 628 629 629.03 632.03 637.03 646.03 655.03 660.03 668.03 736.03 751.39 778.39 999.39    
      SDLP S. Fitzpatrick 8.10% 638 638.72 638.72 638.75 638.75 647.75 648.75 655.75 658.75 659.75 681.75 696.75 785.75 914.75 1,023.75  
      SDLP Jarlath Carey 7.35% 579 580.44 580.44 580.65 581.65 584.65 585.65 593.65 600.65 603.65 625.65 648.65 778.65 837.65 930.65 960.86
      Ulster Unionist Robert Thompson 3.87% 305 823.4 823.4 850.46 850.46 850.49 852.52 860.08 860.08 861.53 872.98 882.18 882.18 883.18 884.18 884.18
      SDLP Dan Rice 7.72% 608 608 609 609.09 610.45 612.45 612.45 616.45 624.45 625.45 627.45 635.45 761.48 782.51 868.51 874.78
      Alliance Anthony Dickinson 5.27% 415 430.12 430.12 431.59 431.59 431.59 434.59 449.95 449.95 539.45 579.62 795.4 802.4 805.43 823.43 825.14
      Republican Clubs Edward O'Hagan 3.82% 301 301.36 304.36 304.36 327.36 352.36 362.36 369.36 473.36 475.36 506.36 514.36 519.39 541.39    
      SDLP James McClean 5.46% 430 430.36 431.36 431.42 435.42 436.42 440.45 441.45 466.45 471.45 487.45 490.45 500.45      
      SDLP M. Fitzpatrick 4.72% 372 372 373 373.06 374.06 374.06 374.06 376.06 379.06 383.06 391.06 404.06        
      Alliance Gerald McCormick 2.82% 222 223.8 223.8 224.04 224.04 224.04 224.04 227.46 229.46 294.82 320.82          
      Independent Joseph Keenan 2.36% 186 187.08 187.08 187.17 188.17 189.17 210.56 259.59 262.59 278.62            
      Alliance Danny Goodman 2.31% 182 184.16 184.16 184.46 184.46 184.46 191.46 196.85 197.85              
      Republican Clubs Patrick Sloan 1.46% 115 115 123 123 139 175 176 176                
      Independent Richard Hall 1.40% 110 112.88 112.88 113.24 113.24 113.24 127.24                  
      Independent Hughes 1.08% 85 85.36 85.36 85.45 85.45 85.45                    
      Republican Clubs Anthony Small 0.95% 75 75.72 76.72 76.78 82.78                      
      Republican Clubs McCusker 0.70% 55 55.36 56.36 56.36                        
      Republican Clubs John Sloane 0.22% 17 17                            
      Electorate: 10,845   Valid: 7,875 (72.61%)   Spoilt: 156   Quota: 985   Turnout: 8,031 (74.05%)  

        References

        1. ↑ "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
        2. ↑ "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
        3. ↑ "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
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