# 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 | Douglas Hutchinson (DUP) | Samuel Foster (UUP) | Mary Huey (UUP) | Francis McIlvanna (SDLP) |
| 1973 | Douglas Hutchinson (DUP) | Samuel Foster (UUP) | Mary Huey (UUP) | 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 | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | UUP | Ronald Allen | 22.78% | 938 | | |
| | DUP | Douglas Hutchinson* | 21.32% | 878 | | |
| | UUP | Samuel Foster* | 14.81% | 610 | 844 | |
| | SDLP | Francis McIlvanna* | 18.97% | 781 | 784 | 804 |
| | SDLP | Francis Kernan | 14.40% | 593 | 599 | 676 |
| | DUP | 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 | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | DUP | Douglas Hutchinson* | 23.00% | 821 | | | |
| | UUP | Mary Huey* | 19.27% | 688 | 785 | | |
| | UUP | Samuel Foster* | 17.93% | 640 | 738 | | |
| | SDLP | Francis McIlvanna | 17.70% | 632 | 633 | 650 | 651 |
| | SDLP | 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 | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | DUP | 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 |
| | SDLP | 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 | |
| | SDLP | S. R. D. Coyle | 5.81% | 252 | 252 | 263 | 267 | 302.21 | 303.21 | | |
| | Alliance | 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%) ||||||||||||