Armagh Area A was one of the four district electoral areas in Armagh, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected four members to Armagh District Council, and formed part of the Armagh constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1973 local elections, and contained the wards of Ballymartin, Charlemont, Hockley and Loughgall. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by The Orchard DEA.
| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Douglas Hutchinson (DUP) | Samuel Foster (UUP) | Ronald Allen (UUP) | Francis McIlvanna (SDLP) | ||||
| 1977 | Mary Huey (UUP) | |||||||
| 1973 | D. Magee (Independent) | |||||||
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
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Ulster Unionist | Ronald Allen | 22.78% | 938 | |||
| DUP | Douglas Hutchinson * | 21.32% | 878 | |||
| Ulster Unionist | Samuel Foster* | 14.81% | 610 | 844 | ||
| SDLP | Francis McIlvanna* | 18.97% | 781 | 784 | 804 | |
| SDLP | Francis Kernan | 14.40% | 593 | 599 | 676 | |
| DUP | Norman Kerr | 5.93% | 244 | |||
| UUUP | Robert Cummings | 1.80% | 74 | |||
| Electorate: 5,833 Valid: 4,118 (70.60%) Spoilt: 178 Quota: 824 Turnout: 4,296 (73.65%) | ||||||
1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent
1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1973-1977 Change: SDLP gain from Independent
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| DUP | Douglas Hutchinson * | 23.00% | 821 | ||||
| Ulster Unionist | Mary Huey* | 19.27% | 688 | 785 | |||
| Ulster Unionist | Samuel Foster* | 17.93% | 640 | 738 | |||
| SDLP | Francis McIlvanna | 17.70% | 632 | 633 | 650 | 651 | |
| SDLP | Francis Kernan | 15.49% | 553 | 561 | 598 | 605 | |
| UUUP | Noel Lyttle | 6.61% | 236 | ||||
| Electorate: 5,767 Valid: 3,570 (61.90%) Spoilt: 222 Quota: 715 Turnout: 3,792 (65.75%) | |||||||
1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| DUP | Douglas Hutchinson | 24.83% | 1,076 | ||||||||
| Ulster Unionist | Mary Huey | 16.87% | 731 | 847.55 | 849.97 | 849.97 | 930.97 | ||||
| Ulster Unionist | Samuel Foster | 17.44% | 756 | 837.9 | 837.9 | 837.9 | 876.9 | ||||
| Independent | D. Magee | 11.14% | 483 | 484.05 | 517.26 | 528.26 | 570.73 | 590.73 | 680.94 | 795.94 | |
| SDLP | Francis McIlvanna | 8.84% | 383 | 383 | 398 | 415.21 | 435.21 | 437.21 | 606.21 | 729.21 | |
| Republican Clubs | T. C. McGleenan | 3.39% | 147 | 147 | 198 | 320 | 323 | 323 | 349 | ||
| SDLP | S. R. D. Coyle | 5.81% | 252 | 252 | 263 | 267 | 302.21 | 303.21 | |||
| Alliance | R. W. Anderson | 5.31% | 230 | 235.46 | 237.46 | 238.46 | |||||
| Republican Clubs | P. McCusker | 3.32% | 144 | 144.21 | 157.21 | ||||||
| Republican Clubs | M. J. Toal | 1.75% | 76 | 76 | |||||||
| NI Labour | P. Hunter | 0.74% | 32 | 32.84 | |||||||
| Independent | P. Fox | 0.55% | 24 | 24 | |||||||
| Electorate: 5,667 Valid: 4,334 (76.48%) Spoilt: 88 Quota: 867 Turnout: 4,422 (78.03%) | |||||||||||
Area G was one of the eight district electoral areas (DEA) which existed in Belfast, Northern Ireland from 1973 to 1985. Covering Belfast city centre and the inner parts of the north and west of the city, the district elected six members to Belfast City Council and contained the wards of Central; Court; Crumlin; New Lodge; North Howard; and Shankill. The DEA formed part of the Belfast North and Belfast West constituencies.
Area H was one of the eight district electoral areas (DEA) which existed in Belfast, Northern Ireland from 1973 to 1985. Located in the north of the city, it covered the Antrim and Shore Road areas, together with parts of the Cliftonville area. The district elected seven members to Belfast City Council and contained the wards of Bellevue, Castleview; Cavehill, Cliftonville; Duncairn; Fortwilliam; and Grove. The DEA largely formed part of the Belfast North constituency.
Elections to Armagh District Council were held on 20 May 1981 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 20 councillors.
Elections to Armagh District Council were held on 18 May 1977 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 20 councillors.
Elections to Armagh District Council were held on 30 May 1973 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 20 councillors.
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The Orchard was one of the four district electoral areas in Armagh, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 2014. The district elected five members to Armagh City and District Council, and formed part of the Newry and Armagh constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
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Coleraine Area A was one of the three district electoral areas in Coleraine, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected six members to Coleraine Borough Council, and formed part of the Londonderry constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
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Larne Area A was one of the three district electoral areas in Larne, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected four members to Larne Borough Council, and formed part of the North Antrim constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
Newry and Mourne Area A was one of the six district electoral areas in Newry and Mourne, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected five members to Newry and Mourne District Council, and formed part of the South Down constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
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