# Armagh Area B

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 | Thomas Black (DUP) | Francis Little (UUUP) | Jim Speers (UUP) | William McClelland (UUP) | William Henning (UUP) | Seamus Mallon (SDLP) |
| 1973 | Thomas Black (DUP) | Nathaniel McMahon (UUP) | Nelson Huddleston (UUP) | Andrew Crothers (UUP) | William Henning (UUP) | Seamus Mallon (SDLP) |

## 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 :
| 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 | 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 :
| 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 | 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%) ||||||||||||