# Crossmore (District Electoral Area)

Crossmore was one of the four district electoral areas in Armagh, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 2014. The district elected five members to Armagh City and District Council, and formed part of the Newry and Armagh constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Armagh Area C which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Carriagatuke, Derrynoose, Keady, Killylea and Milford. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and largely moved into the Armagh DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (party) | Councillor (party) | Councillor (party) | Councillor (party) | Councillor (party) |
| 2011 | Mary Doyle (Sinn Féin) | Darren McNally (Sinn Féin) | Thomas O'Hanlon (SDLP) | Gerald Mallon (SDLP) | Mavis Eagle (UUP) |
| 2005 | Cathal Boylan (Sinn Féin) | Pat O'Rawe (Sinn Féin) | Thomas O'Hanlon (SDLP) | Gerald Mallon (SDLP) | Noel Donnelly (DUP) |
| 2001 | Brian Cunningham (Sinn Féin) | Pat O'Rawe (Sinn Féin) | Thomas Kavanagh (SDLP) | James McKernan (SDLP) | Evelyn Corry (UUP) |
| 1997 | Brian Cunningham (Sinn Féin) | James McGleenan (SDLP) | Thomas Kavanagh (SDLP) | James McKernan (SDLP) | Evelyn Corry (UUP) |
| 1993 | James Lennon (SDLP) | James McGleenan (SDLP) | Thomas Kavanagh (SDLP) | James McKernan (SDLP) | Jim Nicholson (UUP) |
| 1989 | Thomas Shilliday (UUP) | Charles Mallon (SDLP) | Thomas Kavanagh (SDLP) | James McKernan (SDLP) | Jim Nicholson (UUP) |
| 1985 | Thomas Shilliday (UUP) | Charles Mallon (SDLP) | Thomas McArdle (SDLP) | James McKernan (SDLP) | Jim Nicholson (UUP) |

## 2011 election

2005: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP
2011: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP
2005-2011 change: UUP gain from DUP
Crossmore - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | SDLP | Thomas O'Hanlon* | 27.55% | 1,620 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Mary Doyle | 19.72% | 1,160 | | | |
| | SDLP | Gerald Mallon* | 10.97% | 645 | 1,141.02 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Darren McNally | 14.76% | 868 | 998.2 | | |
| | UUP | Mavis Eagle | 14.35% | 844 | 849.88 | 907.88 | 935.6 |
| | DUP | Noel Donnelly* | 12.65% | 744 | 746.94 | 796.94 | 821.72 |
| Electorate: 9,268 Valid: 5,881 (63.45%) Spoilt: 129 Quota: 981 Turnout: 6,010 (64.85%) ||||||||

## 2005 election

2001: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
2001-2005 change: DUP gain from UUP
Crossmore - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Sinn Féin | Cathal Boylan | 14.09% | 864 | 898 | 1,374 | | |
| | SDLP | Thomas O'Hanlon | 14.54% | 891 | 982 | 1,025 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Pat O'Rawe* | 13.87% | 850 | 876 | 991 | 1,332.11 | |
| | SDLP | Gerald Mallon | 9.87% | 605 | 964 | 974 | 981.7 | 1,031.75 |
| | DUP | Noel Donnelly | 15.04% | 922 | 923 | 924 | 924 | 925.54 |
| | UUP | Billy Morton | 13.21% | 810 | 818 | 819 | 819 | 821.31 |
| | Sinn Féin | Willie Monaghan | 10.49% | 643 | 661 | | | |
| | SDLP | James Lennon | 8.89% | 545 | | | | |
| Electorate: 8,579 Valid: 6,130 (71.45%) Spoilt: 115 Quota: 1,022 Turnout: 6,245 (72.79%) |||||||||

## 2001 election

1997: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP
2001: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP
1997-2001 change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Crossmore - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Sinn Féin | Brian Cunningham* | 19.77% | 1,336 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Thomas Kavanagh* | 14.63% | 989 | 1,032.84 | 1,366.84 | | | | |
| | SDLP | James McKernan* | 10.40% | 703 | 704.92 | 751.88 | 862.64 | 1,366.64 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Pat O'Rawe | 12.83% | 867 | 1,010.36 | 1,030.8 | 1,045.62 | 1,114.78 | 1,212.78 | |
| | UUP | Evelyn Corry* | 13.72% | 927 | 927.32 | 927.32 | 927.32 | 934 | 950 | 974 |
| | DUP | Noel Berry | 13.76% | 930 | 930.16 | 930.16 | 930.16 | 933.16 | 933.16 | 935.16 |
| | SDLP | James Lennon | 8.20% | 554 | 558.8 | 609.68 | 722 | | | |
| | SDLP | Joe McGleenan | 6.69% | 452 | 464.32 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 8,488 Valid: 6,758 (79.61%) Spoilt: 125 Quota: 1,127 Turnout: 6,883 (81.09%) |||||||||||

## 1997 election

1993: 4 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
1997: 3 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1993-1997 change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Crossmore - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Sinn Féin | Brian Cunningham | 19.78% | 1,207 | | | | |
| | UUP | Evelyn Corry | 18.60% | 1,135 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Thomas Kavanagh* | 18.14% | 1,107 | | | | |
| | SDLP | James McGleenan* | 8.75% | 534 | 608.36 | 608.66 | 654.66 | 1,070.66 |
| | SDLP | James McKernan* | 14.13% | 862 | 902.48 | 903.58 | 908.78 | 1,029.36 |
| | UUP | William Hamilton | 12.24% | 747 | 748.98 | 859.18 | 859.42 | 863.06 |
| | SDLP | James Lennon* | 8.34% | 509 | 577.64 | 577.84 | 610.64 | |
| Electorate: 8,121 Valid: 6,101 (75.13%) Spoilt: 93 Quota: 1,017 Turnout: 6,194 (76.27%) |||||||||

## 1993 election

1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP
1993: 4 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
1989-1993 change: SDLP gain from UUP
Crossmore - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | SDLP | Thomas Kavanagh* | 22.87% | 1,379 | | |
| | SDLP | James McKernan* | 17.05% | 1,028 | | |
| | UUP | Jim Nicholson* | 16.75% | 1,010 | | |
| | SDLP | James Lennon | 10.93% | 659 | 800.68 | 954.72 |
| | SDLP | James McGleenan | 8.86% | 534 | 717.68 | 919.92 |
| | UUP | William Hamilton | 14.23% | 858 | 859.12 | 869.52 |
| | Sinn Féin | Brian Cunningham | 9.32% | 562 | 597.56 | |
| Electorate: 7,741 Valid: 6,030 (77.90%) Spoilt: 126 Quota: 1,006 Turnout: 6,156 (79.52%) |||||||

## 1989 election

1985: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP
1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP
1985-1989 change: No change
Crossmore - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | UUP | Jim Nicholson* | 28.29% | 1,484 | | |
| | SDLP | Thomas Kavanagh | 22.15% | 1,162 | | |
| | SDLP | James McKernan* | 19.85% | 1,041 | | |
| | UUP | Thomas Shilliday* | 8.39% | 440 | 1,036.96 | |
| | SDLP | Charles Mallon* | 12.26% | 643 | 643.82 | 897.57 |
| | Sinn Féin | Thomas Carroll | 9.06% | 475 | 475 | 499.25 |
| Electorate: 7,295 Valid: 5,245 (71.90%) Spoilt: 158 Quota: 875 Turnout: 5,403 (74.06%) |||||||

## 1985 election

1985: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP
Crossmore - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | SDLP | Charles Mallon | 22.41% | 1,072 | | | |
| | UUP | Jim Nicholson* | 19.84% | 949 | | | |
| | SDLP | James McKernan* | 18.58% | 889 | | | |
| | SDLP | Thomas McArdle | 17.50% | 837 | | | |
| | UUP | Thomas Shilliday | 10.72% | 513 | 541 | 667.88 | 690.88 |
| | DUP | Joseph McBride* | 10.95% | 524 | 580 | 603.36 | 611.36 |
| Electorate: 7,459 Valid: 4,784 (64.14%) Spoilt: 137 Quota: 798 Turnout: 4,921 (65.97%) ||||||||