Down Area A

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Down Area A 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.

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It was created for the 1973 local elections, and contained the wards of Ballymaglave, Crossgar, Derryboy, Killyleagh, Kilmore, Market and Saintfield. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Rowallane DEA and part of the Ballynahinch DEA.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)
1981 Samuel Osborne
(UUP)		 William Brown
(UUP)		 Dermot Nesbitt
(UUP)		 Cecil Harvey
(DUP)		Thomas Poole
(DUP)		Francis Laverty
(SDLP)		Monica Smyth
(SDLP)
1977 Edward McVeigh
(UUP)		William Finlay
(UUP)		Denis Rowan-Hamilton
(Alliance)		Patrick Smyth
(SDLP)
1973 William Cochrane
(UUP)		John Cleland
(Vanguard)

1981 Election

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

1981: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 2 x DUP

1977-1981 Change: DUP (two seats) gain from UUP and Alliance

Down Area A - 7 seats [1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567891011
DUP Cecil Harvey 16.52%1,387          
SDLP Francis Laverty*9.63%809810.2 820.2 820.2 829.2 829.2 830.2 1,064.2   
Ulster Unionist Samuel Osborne*11.36%954973.92 974.92 977.16 1,007.4 1,012.72 1,038.44 1,041.68 1,078.68  
SDLP Monica Smyth8.94%751751.48 765.48 765.48 779.48 779.48 703.4 1,021.96 1,272.96  
Ulster Unionist Dermot Nesbitt 8.72%732744.96 744.96 772.96 779.96 785.84 965.48 967.2 999.2 1,018.2 1,036.6
Ulster Unionist William Brown *7.63%641652.04 652.04 823.16 828.16 834.36 899.32 899.32 946.56 964.56 969.16
DUP Thomas Poole5.68%477619.32 621.32 632.28 633.52 888.76 901.44 902.44 906.44 909.44 909.44
Ulster Unionist William Finlay*7.80%655667.72 668.72 704.72 707.72 733.36 822.04 827.04 870.28 882.28 887.8
Alliance John Rodgers3.88%326326.48 351.48 353.48 551.48 551.48 552.48 566.72    
SDLP Thomas Murray5.82%489490.68 500.68 500.92 512.92 513.92 515.92     
Ulster Unionist James Glover4.23%355361.24 364.24 385.48 386.48 391.92      
DUP Thomas McKee2.23%187302.2 304.2 307.44 307.44       
Alliance Wanda Rowan-Hamilton3.41%286286.48 286.48 287.48        
Ulster Unionist William Cochrane3.27%275280.28 280.28         
Independent Francis Rice0.60%5050          
Independent Eileen Rice0.29%2424          
Electorate: 11,993  Valid: 8,398 (70.02%)  Spoilt: 216  Quota: 1,050  Turnout: 8,614 (71.83%)  

    1977 Election

    1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Vanguard

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

    1973-1977 Change: SDLP gain from Vanguard

    Down Area A - 7 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678910
    SDLP Patrick Smyth*12.65%837         
    Ulster Unionist Samuel Osborne*9.54%631638 638 663 663 668 841   
    Alliance Denis Rowan-Hamilton*7.98%528534 534.33 573.33 577.35 638.42 652.42 904.42  
    Ulster Unionist Edward McVeigh*11.08%733736 736.03 770.03 773.03 773.04 803.04 813.09 823.82 963.82
    Ulster Unionist William Finlay*9.13%604605 605 622 622.01 622.01 646.01 648.01 650.6 849.6
    Ulster Unionist William Brown 9.02%597601 601 621 621 621.01 634.01 635.01 640.19 801.56
    SDLP Francis Laverty3.89%257260 264.88 267.9 449.39 605.83 605.83 717.4 774.01 778.09
    UUUP Andrew Gaskin8.60%569570 570.01 572.01 572.01 573.01 580.01 582.01 582.01 603.01
    Ulster Unionist William Cochrane*7.07%468475 475.04 517.04 518.06 524.07 548.07 548.09 549.57  
    Alliance John Rodgers5.47%362365 365.64 379.64 404.69 428.76 429.76    
    Ulster Unionist Hugh Martin4.22%279280 280 288 288 290.01     
    Independent George Kerr4.05%268268 268.58 269.58 273.69      
    SDLP Allen Gilgunn3.33%220220 221.7 223.71       
    Unionist Party NI William Hutton2.45%162221 221.03        
    Unionist Party NI John McKee1.51%100         
    Electorate: 11,641  Valid: 6,615 (56.83%)  Spoilt: 221  Quota: 827  Turnout: 6,836 (58.72%)  

      1973 Election

      1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Vanguard

      Down Area A - 7 seats [3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678910
      Ulster Unionist Edward McVeigh13.51%1,099         
      Vanguard John Cleland12.86%1,046         
      SDLP Patrick Smyth12.34%1,0041,004 1,018       
      Ulster Unionist Samuel Osborne8.35%679685.16 694.3 695.37 698.37 706.44 708.64 1,125.64  
      Alliance Denis Rowan-Hamilton5.46%444445.12 455.47 532.54 560.54 864.75 865.11 895.2 899.88 1,173.88
      Ulster Unionist William Finlay9.77%795801.23 812.51 820.51 822.51 834.51 838.83 872.1 896.02 903.09
      Ulster Unionist William Cochrane8.43%686695.45 709.66 713.73 714.73 725.8 730.26 820.72 874.28 883.28
      Ulster Unionist Ben Dickson6.61%538583.43 612.13 617.27 618.27 627.55 632.71 664.49 687.11 694.11
      SDLP Francis Laverty4.08%332332.35 360.42 364.42 607.42 642.42 642.44 642.44 642.44  
      Ulster Unionist Edward Lennon7.23%588592.13 599.27 600.27 601.27 610.34 613.08    
      Alliance Christopher Gotto3.52%286286.63 298.63 399.7 407.7      
      SDLP D. Rice3.42%278278.07 282.07 296.07       
      Alliance Alison Morton2.48%202202.35 217.42        
      Independent I. Jess1.95%159161.31         
      Electorate: 12,148  Valid: 8,136 (66.97%)  Spoilt: 101  Quota: 1,018  Turnout: 8,237 (67.81%)  

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        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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