District electoral areas in Armagh, Northern Ireland
Armagh Area B was one of the four district electoral areas in Armagh, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected six 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 Killeen, Laurelvale, Markethill, Poyntz Pass, Richhill and Tandragee. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Cusher DEA .
Councillors
Election
Councillor (Party)
Councillor (Party)
Councillor (Party)
Councillor (Party)
Councillor (Party)
Councillor (Party)
1981
Thomas Black (DUP )
Francis Little (UUUP )
Jim Speers (UUP )
William McClelland (UUP )
Robert Turner (UUP )
Seamus Mallon (SDLP )
1977
William Henning (UUP )
1973
Nathaniel McMahon (UUP )
Nelson Huddleston (UUP )
Andrew Crothers (UUP )
1981 Election
1977: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUUP
1981: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUUP
1977-1981 Change: No change
Armagh Area B - 6 seats[ 1]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
UUP
Jim Speers *
22.40%
1,931
SDLP
Seamus Mallon *
16.17%
1,394
UUP
William McClelland *
12.67%
1,092
1,264.8
DUP
Thomas Black *
10.64%
917
955.16
959.88
963.38
1,170.16
1,843.16
UUUP
Francis Little *
8.49%
732
768.72
808.08
819.98
867.52
895.84
1,189.84
UUP
Robert Turner
8.61%
742
967
968.72
1,033.12
1,054.48
1,087.38
1,178.38
UUP
Thomas Johnston
8.50%
733
891.4
902.2
970.8
994.04
1,026.44
1,143.44
DUP
John Alexander
6.51%
561
573.96
576.4
582
787.96
DUP
Mervyn Spratt
5.32%
459
498.96
503.96
511.66
UUUP
Frederick Hamilton
0.68%
59
65.48
Electorate: 10,993 Valid: 8,620 (78.41%) Spoilt: 160 Quota: 1,232 Turnout: 8,780 (79.87%)
1977 Election
1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1977: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUUP
1973-1977 Change: UUUP gain from UUP
Armagh Area B - 6 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
UUP
William Henning *
16.55%
1,177
SDLP
Seamus Mallon *
15.35%
1,092
DUP
Thomas Black *
15.14%
1,077
UUP
William McClelland
13.51%
961
1,044.85
UUUP
Francis Little
7.79%
554
561.93
562.23
572.43
659.79
662.24
977.33
988.36
UUP
Jim Speers
9.86%
701
727.39
727.49
729.49
745.3
754.15
807.96
895.12
UUP
George Parks
7.21%
513
539.65
539.85
544.5
555.78
572.53
622.83
794.32
Alliance
James McAfee
4.37%
311
311.91
360.31
360.51
361.51
530.1
530.1
DUP
Mervyn Spratt
5.58%
397
398.69
398.69
430.34
454.26
455.46
Alliance
Christina Glendinning
2.64%
188
190.6
210.7
211.5
214.65
UUUP
David Robb
2.00%
142
143.43
143.43
147.03
Electorate: 10,579 Valid: 7,113 (67.24%) Spoilt: 257 Quota: 1,017 Turnout: 7,370 (69.67%)
1973 Election
1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
Armagh Area B - 6 seats[ 3]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
DUP
Thomas Black
20.51%
1,525
UUP
Nathaniel McMahon
16.26%
1,209
SDLP
Seamus Mallon
14.41%
1,071
UUP
William Henning
14.10%
1,048
1,168.45
UUP
Nelson Huddleston
10.17%
756
838.5
890.46
929.76
931.76
961.08
994.87
1,127.87
UUP
Andrew Crothers
6.66%
495
646.14
687.06
729.66
729.99
748.44
763.25
942.29
UUP
Thomas Hutchinson
6.40%
476
543.32
586.64
607.64
609.76
642.93
678.69
781.7
Alliance
Austin Best
4.32%
321
326.61
328.17
328.47
334.8
416.57
638.41
Alliance
John Lamb
3.23%
240
249.24
252.6
252.9
267.9
329.9
Alliance
Harden Glendinning
1.56%
116
119.63
120.35
120.35
141.47
Independent
Robert Newell
1.30%
97
108.55
110.95
112.15
112.15
NI Labour
Eamon McCann
1.08%
80
80.66
81.02
81.02
Electorate: 9,667 Valid: 7,434 (76.90%) Spoilt: 115 Quota: 1,063 Turnout: 7,549 (78.09%)
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