Armagh Area A

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.

Councillors

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)

1981 Election

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

Armagh Area A - 4 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3
	UUP	Ronald Allen	22.78%	938
	Democratic Unionist Party	Douglas Hutchinson*	21.32%	878
	UUP	Samuel Foster*	14.81%	610	844
	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Francis McIlvanna*	18.97%	781	784	804
	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Francis Kernan	14.40%	593	599	676
	Democratic Unionist Party	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%)

1977 Election

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

Armagh Area A - 4 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4
	Democratic Unionist Party	Douglas Hutchinson*	23.00%	821
	UUP	Mary Huey*	19.27%	688	785
	UUP	Samuel Foster*	17.93%	640	738
	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Francis McIlvanna	17.70%	632	633	650	651
	Social Democratic and Labour Party	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 Election

1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent

Armagh Area A - 4 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Democratic Unionist Party	Douglas Hutchinson	24.83%	1,076
	UUP	Mary Huey	16.87%	731	847.55	849.97	849.97	930.97
	UUP	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
	Social Democratic and Labour Party	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
	Social Democratic and Labour Party	S. R. D. Coyle	5.81%	252	252	263	267	302.21	303.21
	Alliance Party of Northern Ireland	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%)