# Dungannon Area D

Dungannon Area D was one of the four district electoral areas in Dungannon, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected five members to Dungannon 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 Drumglass, Killymaddy, Killymeal, Lisnahull and Moygashel. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Dungannon Town DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 1981 | Maurice Morrow (DUP) | William Brown (UUP) | Ken Maginnis (UUP) | Plunkett O'Donnell (IIP) | Michael McLoughlin (Independent Nationalist)/ (SDLP) |
| 1977 | Maurice Morrow (DUP) | William Brown (UUP) | Jack Hassard (Independent) | John Donaghy (Independent Nationalist) | Michael McLoughlin (Independent Nationalist)/ (SDLP) |
| 1973 | Adam Wilson (UUP) | William Brown (UUP) | Joel Patton (UUP) | Bridget McAleer (Unity) | Michael McLoughlin (Independent Nationalist)/ (SDLP) |

## 1981 Election

1977: 2 x Independent, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1981: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x IIP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1977-1981 Change: UUP and IIP gain from Independent (two seats), Independent Nationalist leaves SDLP
Dungannon Area D - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | DUP | Maurice Morrow* | 19.90% | 1,124 | | | |
| | UUP | Ken Maginnis | 19.21% | 1,085 | | | |
| | Irish Independence | Plunkett O'Donnell | 18.81% | 1,062 | | | |
| | UUP | William Brown* | 18.52% | 1,046 | | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Michael McLoughlin* | 13.30% | 751 | 799 | 835 | 939.26 |
| | SDLP | Peggy Devlin | 10.25% | 579 | 615 | 700 | 712.87 |
| Electorate: 7,669 Valid: 5,647 (73.63%) Spoilt: 115 Quota: 942 Turnout: 5,762 (75.13%) ||||||||

## 1977 Election

1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Unity
1977: 2 x Independent, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1973-1977 Change: Independent (two seats) and DUP gain from UUP (two seats) and Unity
Dungannon 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 |
| | Independent | Jack Hassard | 22.41% | 1,246 | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | William Brown* | 16.46% | 915 | 950.62 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Michael McLoughlin* | 15.07% | 838 | 916.26 | 926.6 | 955.6 | | | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | John Donaghy | 8.42% | 468 | 540.8 | 548.1 | 571.52 | 646.2 | 659.2 | 709.14 | 927.26 |
| | DUP | Maurice Morrow | 14.96% | 832 | 850.98 | 850.98 | 850.98 | 850.98 | 850.98 | 865.84 | 872.4 |
| | UUP | Adam Wilson* | 10.79% | 600 | 614.3 | 618.08 | 618.08 | 618.08 | 618.08 | 727.02 | 731.58 |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Malachy Hughes | 2.88% | 160 | 205.24 | 207.28 | 252.62 | 297.48 | 309.48 | 330.12 | |
| | Alliance | Peter Acheson | 3.18% | 177 | 194.16 | 255.84 | 257.1 | 266.14 | 267.14 | | |
| | SDLP | Sean Kerr | 2.45% | 136 | 145.36 | 148.14 | 158.44 | | | | |
| | Republican Clubs | Patrick McGurk | 1.94% | 108 | 118.14 | 119.14 | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Hugh Cullen | 1.44% | 80 | 91.44 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 7,532 Valid: 5,560 (73.82%) Spoilt: 169 Quota: 927 Turnout: 5,729 (76.06%) ||||||||||||

## 1973 Election

1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Unity
Dungannon Area D - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | 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 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| | UUP | William Brown | 20.92% | 1,143 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Adam Wilson | 15.94% | 871 | 1,002.2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Joel Patton | 15.46% | 845 | 928 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Michael McLoughlin | 11.97% | 654 | 654.2 | 654.2 | 673.2 | 673.2 | 678.2 | 682.2 | 766.2 | 795.2 | 828.2 | 1,010.2 | | | |
| | Unity | Bridget McAleer | 5.36% | 293 | 293 | 293 | 303 | 303.08 | 308.08 | 398.08 | 410.08 | 425.28 | 500.28 | 522.28 | 550.88 | 580.38 | 769.38 |
| | Alliance | Elizabeth Beatty | 4.23% | 231 | 238.6 | 261.6 | 270.2 | 279.8 | 310.4 | 310.4 | 310.4 | 360.52 | 361.52 | 365.52 | 378.52 | 583.43 | 664.43 |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Malachy Hughes | 4.67% | 255 | 255 | 255.8 | 262.8 | 263.36 | 267.36 | 279.36 | 306.56 | 343.04 | 413.04 | 432.04 | 460.64 | 491.67 | |
| | Alliance | Ernest Bullock | 3.73% | 204 | 206 | 213.4 | 217.4 | 220.28 | 238.08 | 240.08 | 246.08 | 259.24 | 264.24 | 279.24 | 307.84 | | |
| | SDLP | Patrick Fox | 3.39% | 185 | 185 | 185 | 191 | 191 | 192 | 198 | 219 | 242 | 254 | | | | |
| | Republican Clubs | Patrick McGurk | 3.28% | 179 | 179 | 179 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 190 | 203 | 213 | | | | | |
| | NI Labour | Noel Abernethy | 2.16% | 118 | 118.4 | 120.2 | 134.4 | 134.96 | 181.48 | 186.48 | 202.48 | | | | | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | John Donaghy | 2.89% | 158 | 158.2 | 158.2 | 168.2 | 168.2 | 171.2 | 182.2 | | | | | | | |
| | Unity | Joseph Arthurs | 2.38% | 130 | 130 | 130 | 137 | 137.08 | 137.08 | | | | | | | | |
| | NI Labour | Patricia Stevenson | 1.96% | 107 | 109.6 | 116.6 | 118.4 | 119.92 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Patrick McQuade | 1.67% | 91 | 91.4 | 94.8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 7,014 Valid: 5,464 (77.90%) Spoilt: 73 Quota: 911 Turnout: 5,537 (78.94%) ||||||||||||||||||