Cookstown Area C was one of the three district electoral areas in Cookstown, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985.
The district elected four 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 Gortalowry, Newbuildings, Old Town and Tullagh.
It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Cookstown Central DEA.
1977: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP 1981: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP 1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from UUP 1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP 1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP 1973-1977 Change: SDLP gain from UUP 1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP