Armagh Area D was one of the four district electoral areas in Armagh, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected five 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 Demesne, Downs, Lisanally, Lurgyvallen and The Mall. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Armagh City DEA.
Councillors
| Election | Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Frederick Armstrong ( UUP) |
George Macartney ( UUP) |
Pat Brannigan ( SDLP) |
John Agnew ( SDLP) |
Bernard McManus ( Independent Nationalist)/ ( SDLP) | |||||
| 1977 | Norman Creswell ( UUP) |
Oliver Tobin ( SDLP) | ||||||||
| 1973 | Robert Mercer ( UUP) |
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1981 Election
1977: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1981: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1977-1981 Change: No change
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| Ulster Unionist | Frederick Armstrong* | 20.95% | 1,173 | ||||||||
| Independent Nationalist | Bernard McManus* | 18.06% | 1,011 | ||||||||
| SDLP | Pat Brannigan* | 14.41% | 807 | 808.4 | 832.8 | 854.22 | 857.22 | 1,224.22 | |||
| SDLP | John Agnew | 11.02% | 617 | 617.4 | 646.6 | 672.59 | 675.59 | 887.39 | 1,174.49 | ||
| Ulster Unionist | George Macartney | 7.02% | 393 | 457.8 | 469 | 469.18 | 820.58 | 822.87 | 823.74 | 855.93 | |
| DUP | Letitia McClenaghan | 11.66% | 653 | 667.6 | 671.6 | 671.78 | 713.78 | 716.07 | 716.07 | 719.55 | |
| SDLP | Gerald Grimley | 10.14% | 568 | 568.2 | 593.4 | 619.41 | 620.61 | ||||
| Ulster Unionist | Norman Creswell* | 4.34% | 243 | 394.4 | 405.4 | 405.58 | |||||
| Independent Labour | Carson Greer | 2.39% | 134 | 134.8 | |||||||
| Electorate: 8,699 Valid: 5,599 (64.36%) Spoilt: 228 Quota: 934 Turnout: 5,827 (66.98%) | |||||||||||
1977 Election
1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP
1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1973-1977 Change: SDLP gain from UUP, Independent Nationalist leaves SDLP
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
| Ulster Unionist | Frederick Armstrong* | 19.17% | 1,008 | |||||||||
| Independent Nationalist | Bernard McManus* | 15.96% | 839 | 839.78 | 866.91 | 866.91 | 896.91 | |||||
| SDLP | Oliver Tobin* | 13.05% | 686 | 686 | 711 | 712.13 | 784.52 | 981.52 | ||||
| Ulster Unionist | Norman Creswell* | 7.51% | 395 | 481.84 | 485.84 | 697.65 | 807.47 | 808.47 | 1,124.47 | |||
| SDLP | Pat Brannigan | 9.76% | 513 | 513.78 | 528.78 | 531.78 | 555.91 | 658.04 | 660.3 | 673.3 | 765.7 | |
| Republican Clubs | Patrick Houlahan | 9.64% | 507 | 507 | 546 | 547 | 553 | 582 | 583.39 | 590.39 | 602.39 | |
| DUP | Letitia McClenaghan | 7.04% | 370 | 374.42 | 374.55 | 385.72 | 394.24 | 394.24 | ||||
| SDLP | James McAvinchey | 5.67% | 298 | 298.26 | 317.26 | 318.26 | 339.39 | |||||
| Alliance | Norah Dawson | 5.17% | 272 | 274.73 | 302.99 | 309.03 | ||||||
| Ulster Unionist | Robert Mercer* | 3.80% | 200 | 233.41 | 237.54 | |||||||
| Independent Labour | Paddy Grimes | 3.21% | 169 | 169.65 | ||||||||
| Electorate: 8,619 Valid: 5,257 (60.99%) Spoilt: 240 Quota: 877 Turnout: 5,497 (63.78%) | ||||||||||||
1973 Election
1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||||
| Ulster Unionist | Frederick Armstrong | 27.69% | 1,584 | ||||||||||||||
| SDLP | Bernard McManus | 11.63% | 665 | 665 | 668 | 677 | 678 | 684 | 711 | 749 | 822 | 827 | 837 | 1,071 | |||
| Ulster Unionist | Robert Mercer | 8.27% | 473 | 779.54 | 779.54 | 779.54 | 779.54 | 779.54 | 781.54 | 781.54 | 781.54 | 802.85 | 802.85 | 805.85 | 910.12 | ||
| SDLP | Oliver Tobin | 7.06% | 404 | 404.39 | 404.39 | 406.39 | 406.39 | 407.39 | 427.39 | 436.39 | 534.39 | 540.39 | 544.39 | 675.39 | 875.39 | 984.58 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Norman Creswell | 8.41% | 481 | 772.72 | 772.72 | 773.5 | 773.5 | 773.5 | 775.89 | 780.06 | 780.06 | 790.93 | 794.62 | 797.62 | 888.91 | 888.91 | |
| Republican Clubs | Patrick Houlahan | 4.65% | 266 | 266 | 275 | 276 | 297 | 368 | 377 | 398 | 403 | 405 | 720 | 747 | 769 | 775.71 | |
| Alliance | J. Fitzgerald | 4.81% | 275 | 282.8 | 282.8 | 287.8 | 287.8 | 288.8 | 309.8 | 313.8 | 323.8 | 523.75 | 530.75 | 553.75 | |||
| SDLP | T. M. McIntegart | 5.26% | 301 | 301 | 305 | 311 | 314 | 321 | 350 | 369 | 417 | 423 | 431 | ||||
| Republican Clubs | A. P. Cassin | 4.62% | 264 | 264.39 | 270.39 | 271.39 | 297.39 | 323.39 | 327.39 | 365.39 | 367.39 | 369.39 | |||||
| Alliance | M. K. Lamb | 3.85% | 220 | 227.02 | 227.02 | 227.41 | 227.41 | 229.41 | 251.41 | 251.41 | 258.41 | ||||||
| SDLP | M. M. McReynolds | 4.04% | 231 | 231 | 231 | 232 | 233 | 234 | 244 | 246 | |||||||
| Unity | Patrick Agnew | 2.67% | 153 | 154.17 | 164.17 | 165.17 | 167.17 | 171.17 | 177.17 | ||||||||
| NI Labour | Paddy Grimes | 2.48% | 142 | 142.39 | 142.39 | 164.39 | 164.39 | 164.39 | |||||||||
| Republican Clubs | J. Trainor | 1.80% | 103 | 103 | 104 | 105 | 120 | ||||||||||
| Republican Clubs | E. P. Reilly | 1.22% | 70 | 70 | 71 | 71 | |||||||||||
| NI Labour | G. J. McCreesh | 0.89% | 51 | 52.17 | 52.17 | ||||||||||||
| Independent | G. R. Mackey | 0.65% | 37 | 37 | |||||||||||||
| Electorate: 8,434 Valid: 5,720 (67.82%) Spoilt: 122 Quota: 954 Turnout: 5,842 (69.27%) | |||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 26 July 2021.