# Fermanagh Area D

Fermanagh Area D was one of the five district electoral areas in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected four members to Fermanagh District Council, and formed part of the Fermanagh and South Tyrone constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1973 local elections, and contained the wards of Ballinamallard, Belleek and Boa, Irvinestown and Kesh, Ederny and Lack. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced with the Erne North DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 1981 | Bert Johnston (DUP)/ (UUUP) | Herbert Kerr (UUP) | Caldwell McClaughry (UUP) | John O'Kane (SDLP) |
| 1977 | Bert Johnston (DUP)/ (UUUP) | Hugh Keys (UUP) | Thomas Daly (SDLP) | John Maguire (SDLP) |
| 1973 | Francis Gage (UUP) | Ben Loane (UUP) | Thomas Daly (SDLP) | John Maguire (SDLP) |

## 1981 Election

1977: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x UUUP
1981: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1977-1981 Change: UUP gain from SDLP, UUUP joins DUP
Fermanagh Area D - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | UUP | Herbert Kerr | 19.31% | 1,214 | 1,290 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | John O'Kane | 13.41% | 843 | 868 | 868 | 869.98 | 990.98 | 1,003.98 | 1,505.98 | |
| | DUP | Bert Johnston* | 14.39% | 905 | 921 | 1,180 | 1,181.98 | 1,183.98 | 1,187.98 | 1,194.98 | 1,197.98 |
| | UUP | Caldwell McClaughry | 17.08% | 1,074 | 1,117 | 1,124 | 1,149.74 | 1,153.74 | 1,156.74 | 1,167.4 | 1,191.4 |
| | Irish Independence | Gerry O'Donnell | 8.65% | 544 | 547 | 548 | 548 | 576 | 876 | 992 | 1,170 |
| | SDLP | John Cunningham | 6.30% | 396 | 414 | 415 | 416.98 | 647.98 | 752.98 | | |
| | Irish Independence | Patrick Keown | 7.13% | 448 | 450 | 451 | 451 | 460 | | | |
| | SDLP | Patrick McGrath | 6.22% | 391 | 403 | 403 | 403 | | | | |
| | DUP | Mariam Cuthbertson | 4.23% | 266 | 270 | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | John Haslett | 2.85% | 179 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 7,320 Valid: 6,287 (85.89%) Spoilt: 84 Quota: 1,258 Turnout: 6,371 (87.04%) ||||||||||||

## 1977 Election

1973: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP
1977: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x UUUP
1973-1977 Change: UUUP gain from UUP
Fermanagh Area D - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | UUUP | Bert Johnston | 22.36% | 1,358 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Thomas Daly* | 16.89% | 1,026 | 1,026.2 | 1,042.2 | 1,057.3 | 1,117.3 | 1,395.3 | |
| | SDLP | John Maguire* | 15.76% | 957 | 957.2 | 990.2 | 999.2 | 1,119.2 | 1,216.2 | |
| | UUP | Hugh Keys | 11.79% | 716 | 768 | 777.3 | 887.9 | 893.1 | 894.1 | 1,172.4 |
| | UUP | Caldwell McClaughry | 10.75% | 653 | 683.5 | 687.7 | 725.2 | 727.2 | 728.3 | 945.7 |
| | UUP | Robert McFarland | 6.91% | 420 | 462.6 | 467.9 | 518.7 | 518.7 | 518.7 | |
| | SDLP | James Montague | 5.15% | 313 | 313.1 | 329.1 | 333.2 | 382.2 | | |
| | Unity | James Gallagher | 4.91% | 298 | 298.4 | 304.4 | 305.4 | | | |
| | Unionist Party NI | Francis Gage* | 3.24% | 197 | 201 | 240.2 | | | | |
| | Alliance | Patrick Reihill | 2.24% | 136 | 137 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 7,292 Valid: 6,074 (83.30%) Spoilt: 130 Quota: 1,215 Turnout: 6,204 (85.08%) |||||||||||

## 1973 Election

1973: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP
Fermanagh Area D - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| | UUP | Francis Gage | 18.87% | 1,143 | 1,160 | 1,168 | 1,194 | 1,282 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | John Maguire | 13.21% | 800 | 801 | 802 | 857 | 857 | 857 | 1,082 | 1,363 | | | |
| | UUP | Ben Loane | 11.51% | 697 | 706 | 712 | 724 | 836 | 884 | 885 | 885 | 1,411 | | |
| | SDLP | Thomas Daly | 11.13% | 674 | 674 | 674 | 690 | 690 | 690 | 756 | 976 | 976 | 978 | 1,125.32 |
| | Independent | David Brien | 11.29% | 684 | 697 | 700 | 778 | 850 | 856 | 871 | 882 | 919 | 1,095 | 1,097.32 |
| | UUP | Warren Loane | 8.50% | 515 | 516 | 520 | 534 | 572 | 583 | 583 | 584 | | | |
| | SDLP | John Monaghan | 7.00% | 424 | 430 | 430 | 438 | 438 | 438 | 536 | | | | |
| | Unity | James Gallagher | 6.90% | 418 | 418 | 418 | 426 | 427 | 428 | | | | | |
| | DUP | Crowe | 4.94% | 299 | 299 | 383 | 383 | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Anthony Ruddy | 1.80% | 109 | 137 | 137 | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Robert Stewart | 1.68% | 102 | 113 | 113 | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Samuel Robinson | 1.75% | 106 | 106 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Jack Askwith | 1.44% | 87 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 6,993 Valid: 6,058 (86.63%) Spoilt: 60 Quota: 1,212 Turnout: 6,118 (87.49%) |||||||||||||||