# Dungannon Area A

Dungannon Area A 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 Augher, Ballygawley, Castlecaulfield, Clogher and Fivemiletown. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Clogher Valley DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 1981 | William McIlwrath (DUP) | Noel Mulligan (UUP) | Samuel Brush (UUP) | Anthony McGonnell (SDLP) | Seamus Cassidy (Independent Republican) |
| 1977 | William McIlwrath (DUP) | Winston Mulligan (UUP) | John Hamilton-Stubber (UUP) | Joseph Higgins (SDLP) | Edward Donnelly (SDLP) |
| 1973 | Mervyn Patterson (UUP) | Jack Mulligan (UUP) | John Hamilton-Stubber (UUP) | Joseph Higgins (SDLP) | Vincent Trainor (Unity) |

## 1981 Election

1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1981: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Republican
1977-1981 Change: Independent Republican gain from SDLP
Dungannon Area A - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Ind. Republican | Seamus Cassidy* | 17.81% | 1,057 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Noel Mulligan | 13.43% | 797 | 797.1 | 1,146.1 | | | |
| | DUP | William McIlwrath* | 9.82% | 583 | 583.1 | 620.1 | 630.45 | 1,092.45 | |
| | UUP | Samuel Brush | 10.67% | 633 | 633.5 | 784.5 | 927.15 | 1,033.05 | |
| | SDLP | Anthony McGonnell | 14.98% | 889 | 923.1 | 925.1 | 925.1 | 927.1 | 948.1 |
| | SDLP | John Monaghan | 14.43% | 856 | 885 | 886 | 886.45 | 886.45 | 891.45 |
| | DUP | Frederick Burrows | 9.61% | 570 | 570 | 579 | 580.35 | | |
| | UUP | Winston Mulligan* | 9.25% | 549 | 549 | | | | |
| Electorate: 6,624 Valid: 5,934 (89.58%) Spoilt: 92 Quota: 990 Turnout: 6,026 (90.97%) ||||||||||

## 1977 Election

1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Unity
1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1973-1977 Change: SDLP and DUP gain from UUP and Unity
Dungannon Area A - 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 |
| | SDLP | Joseph Higgins* | 17.60% | 921 | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Winston Mulligan | 10.26% | 537 | 579 | 665 | 1,151 | | | | |
| | UUP | John Hamilton-Stubber* | 13.49% | 706 | 804 | 836 | 900 | | | | |
| | DUP | William McIlwrath | 9.77% | 511 | 528 | 778 | 809 | 1,009 | | | |
| | SDLP | Edward Donnelly | 12.63% | 661 | 695 | 695 | 695 | 698 | 700 | 734.85 | 735.85 |
| | Independent | Brian McKenna | 13.23% | 692 | 710 | 714 | 715 | 717 | 722 | 729.4 | 733.4 |
| | UUP | Mervyn Patterson* | 10.67% | 558 | 566 | 592 | | | | | |
| | UUUP | Ian McCormick | 7.66% | 401 | 414 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Jack Johnston | 4.68% | 245 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 6,660 Valid: 5,232 (78.56%) Spoilt: 237 Quota: 873 Turnout: 5,469 (82.12%) ||||||||||||

## 1973 Election

1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Unity
Dungannon Area A - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | UUP | Mervyn Patterson | 20.26% | 1,129 | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | John Hamilton-Stubber | 18.68% | 1,041 | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Jack Mulligan | 13.85% | 772 | 958.49 | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Joseph Higgins | 12.38% | 690 | 690 | 691.36 | 704.36 | 718.53 | 718.87 | 730.87 | 769.76 | 1,169.76 |
| | Unity | Vincent Trainor | 11.27% | 628 | 628 | 628.68 | 634.68 | 641.68 | 641.85 | 698.85 | 712.23 | 728.23 |
| | Unity | Bernadette Hughes | 6.10% | 340 | 340 | 342.38 | 347.55 | 349.72 | 349.89 | 539.89 | 544.74 | 575.74 |
| | SDLP | Joseph Farrell | 7.45% | 415 | 415.17 | 415.51 | 423.51 | 425.85 | 426.36 | 437.36 | 463.06 | |
| | Alliance | Arthur Noble | 1.76% | 98 | 98.51 | 175.35 | 191.69 | 304.37 | 317.46 | 319.46 | | |
| | Unity | William McDonald | 4.92% | 274 | 274 | 274.34 | 274.68 | 275.68 | 275.85 | | | |
| | Alliance | Norman Kyle | 1.88% | 105 | 106.7 | 131.52 | 161.88 | | | | | |
| | Alliance | P. R. Mallon | 1.44% | 80 | 81.36 | 85.78 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 6,772 Valid: 5,572 (82.28%) Spoilt: 89 Quota: 929 Turnout: 5,661 (83.59%) |||||||||||||