# Fermanagh Area A

Fermanagh Area A was one of the five district electoral areas in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected four members to Fermanagh 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 Derrylin, Lisnaskea, Newtownbutler and Rosslea. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and divided between the Enniskillen, Erne East and Erne West DEAs.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 1981 | Jack Leahy (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) | Fergus McQuillan (SDLP) | John McMahon (IIP) | John McCusker (Independent Republican)/ (Unity) |
| 1977 | Jack Leahy (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) | Thomas Murray (SDLP)/ (Independent Nationalist) | James McBarron (Independent) | John McCusker (Independent Republican)/ (Unity) |
| 1973 | Jack Leahy (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) | Thomas Murray (SDLP)/ (Independent Nationalist) | John McMahon (Unity) | John McCusker (Independent Republican)/ (Unity) |

## 1981 Election

1977: 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Unity, 1 x Independent
1981: 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x IIP, 1 x Independent Republican
1977-1981 Change: IIP gain from Independent, Independent Republican leaves Unity
Fermanagh Area A - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | UUP | Jack Leahy* | 16.29% | 1,075 | 1,076 | 1,363 | | | |
| | Irish Independence | John McMahon | 19.58% | 1,292 | 1,309 | 1,312 | 1,312 | 1,455 | |
| | Ind. Republican | John McCusker* | 16.20% | 1,069 | 1,085 | 1,086 | 1,086.36 | 1,239.44 | 1,243.44 |
| | SDLP | Fergus McQuillan | 9.52% | 628 | 834 | 838 | 838.72 | 1,005.08 | 1,025.42 |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Thomas Murray* | 12.87% | 849 | 859 | 860 | 860 | 887 | 889 |
| | DUP | Caroline Madill | 8.31% | 548 | 549 | 576 | 612.9 | 616.8 | |
| | Independent | Michael McBarron | 8.00% | 528 | 544 | 546 | 550.32 | | |
| | UUP | Thomas Johnston | 4.99% | 329 | 331 | | | | |
| Electorate: 7,737 Valid: 6,598 (85.28%) Spoilt: 136 Quota: 1,320 Turnout: 6,734 (87.04%) ||||||||||

## 1977 Election

1973: 2 x Unity, 1 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1977: 1 x Unity, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
1973-1977 Change: Independent gain from Unity, Independent Unionist joins UUP and Independent Nationalist joins SDLP
Fermanagh Area A - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | UUP | Jack Leahy* | 20.69% | 1,327 | | |
| | SDLP | Thomas Murray* | 15.72% | 1,008 | 1,361 | |
| | Independent | James McBarron | 18.79% | 1,205 | 1,212 | 1,257 |
| | Unity | John McCusker* | 14.95% | 959 | 1,044 | 1,054 |
| | Unity | John McMahon* | 12.58% | 807 | 843 | 847 |
| | UUP | Thomas Johnston | 9.64% | 618 | 620 | |
| | SDLP | Ann McQuillan | 7.63% | 489 | | |
| Electorate: 7,708 Valid: 6,413 (83.20%) Spoilt: 189 Quota: 1,283 Turnout: 6,602 (85.65%) |||||||

## 1973 Election

1973: 2 x Unity, 1 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Independent Nationalist
Fermanagh Area A - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Ind. Unionist | Jack Leahy | 20.07% | 1,242 | | |
| | Unity | John McCusker | 19.59% | 1,212 | 1,242 | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Thomas Murray | 15.94% | 986 | 1,049 | 1,068 |
| | Unity | John McMahon | 13.88% | 859 | 897 | 913 |
| | Independent | Hugh Reilly | 12.90% | 798 | 871 | 880 |
| | Ind. Unionist | Samuel Hutchinson | 12.38% | 766 | 836 | |
| | Alliance | Maurice Watts | 5.24% | 324 | | |
| Electorate: 7,332 Valid: 6,187 (84.38%) Spoilt: 86 Quota: 1,238 Turnout: 6,273 (85.56%) |||||||