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[ 2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
DUP
Kenneth Loughrin
21.81%
1,087
Ind. Nationalist
Laurence Loughran *
21.52%
1,073
UUP
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: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Republican
1981: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Republican
1977-1981 Change: UUP and DUP gain from UUUP (two seats)
Cookstown Area B - 6 seats[ 2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
DUP
William McIntyre *
23.51%
1,502
SDLP
Paddy Duffy *
18.74%
1,197
Ind. Republican
Michael McIvor *
15.09%
964
UUP
Victor McGahie *
11.29%
721
1,142.98
UUP
James Howard *
11.27%
720
881.07
882.03
1,109.29
SDLP
Joseph Davidson *
9.47%
605
605.78
834.74
835.18
838.04
Independent
Edward Hagan
10.63%
679
679.39
731.71
731.71
734.35
Electorate: 7,342 Valid: 6,388 (87.01%) Spoilt: 147 Quota: 913 Turnout: 6,535 (89.01%)
1977: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP
1981: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Cookstown Area C - 4 seats[ 2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
DUP
Alan Kane
27.91%
1,356
SDLP
Brigid Neeson *
22.21%
1,079
UUP
Espie Donaldson *
19.14%
930
1,175.63
SDLP
Margaret Laverty *
19.18%
932
932.87
933.35
934.64
1,038.84
UUP
John Warwick*
6.75%
328
432.98
557.54
863.63
864.83
UUP
Alexander McConnell
4.80%
233
263.74
337.66
Electorate: 5,782 Valid: 4,858 (84.02%) Spoilt: 88 Quota: 972 Turnout: 4,946 (85.54%)