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.
| 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) | |||||||||
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
1973: 4 x SDLP, 3 x UUP
1977: 4 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
1977-1981 Change: Alliance gain from UUP
1973: 4 x SDLP, 3 x UUP