# Londonderry Area A

Londonderry Area A, called Derry Area A from 1984, was one of the five district electoral areas in Derry, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected six members to Londonderry City Council, and formed part of the Londonderry constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1973 local elections, and contained the wards of Banagher, Claudy, Eglinton, Enagh, Faughan and Prehen. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Rural DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 1981 | John Henry (DUP) | William Hay (DUP) | Robert Bond (UUP)/ (United Loyalist) | John McNickle (SDLP) | Thomas Doherty (SDLP) | George Peoples (SDLP) |
| 1977 | John Henry (DUP) | Thomas Craig (UUP)/ (United Loyalist) | Robert Bond (UUP)/ (United Loyalist) | John McNickle (SDLP) | Thomas Doherty (SDLP) | George Peoples (SDLP) |
| 1973 | Robinson (United Loyalist) | Thomas Craig (UUP)/ (United Loyalist) | Robert Bond (UUP)/ (United Loyalist) | Arthur Barr (Alliance) | Thomas Doherty (SDLP) | George Peoples (SDLP) |

## 1981 Election

1977: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1981: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP
1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Londonderry Area A - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | DUP | John Henry* | 16.60% | 1,412 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Robert Bond* | 11.01% | 937 | 948.34 | 1,107.62 | 1,269.62 | | |
| | SDLP | Thomas Doherty* | 9.84% | 837 | 837.14 | 921.14 | 921.14 | 1,371.14 | |
| | SDLP | George Peoples* | 11.07% | 942 | 942.14 | 984.14 | 988.14 | 1,232.14 | |
| | SDLP | John McNickle* | 11.97% | 1,018 | 1,018.14 | 1,041.14 | 1,041.28 | 1,148.28 | 1,299.21 |
| | DUP | William Hay | 10.65% | 906 | 1,071.76 | 1,100.9 | 1,159.96 | 1,161.96 | 1,162.74 |
| | UUP | Ernest Hamilton | 6.96% | 592 | 598.3 | 635.58 | 959.74 | 962.74 | 964.3 |
| | SDLP | Danny Ferguson | 9.50% | 808 | 808 | 844 | 844 | | |
| | UUP | Alan Lindsay | 6.18% | 526 | 536.78 | 558.06 | | | |
| | Alliance | John Allen | 3.74% | 318 | 318.56 | | | | |
| | Alliance | James Patterson | 2.03% | 173 | 173.42 | | | | |
| | NI Labour | Delap Stevenson | 0.46% | 39 | 39.14 | | | | |
| Electorate: 11,803 Valid: 8,508 (72.08%) Spoilt: 278 Quota: 1,216 Turnout: 8,786 (74.44%) ||||||||||

## 1977 Election

1973: 3 x United Loyalist, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1977: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1973-1977 Change: UUP (two seats), DUP and SDLP gain from United Loyalists (three seats) and Alliance
Londonderry Area A - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | SDLP | Thomas Doherty* | 10.65% | 762 | 780 | 781 | 781 | 1,124 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Thomas Craig* | 13.21% | 945 | 948 | 963 | 1,002 | 1,004 | 1,004.29 | 1,430.29 | | | |
| | UUP | Robert Bond* | 10.12% | 724 | 728 | 739 | 948 | 950 | 950 | 1,158 | | | |
| | DUP | John Henry | 9.70% | 694 | 695 | 851 | 858 | 858 | 858 | 912 | 1,156 | | |
| | SDLP | John McNickle | 12.33% | 882 | 886 | 886 | 888 | 910 | 979.31 | 981.31 | 983.31 | 983.31 | 984.31 |
| | SDLP | George Peoples* | 10.69% | 765 | 771 | 772 | 773 | 825 | 851.39 | 852.39 | 852.39 | 853.39 | 854.39 |
| | Alliance | Arthur Barr* | 7.35% | 526 | 686 | 688 | 695 | 718 | 720.03 | 730.03 | 760.03 | 807.03 | 827.03 |
| | UUP | Alan Lindsay | 8.81% | 630 | 631 | 642 | 716 | 717 | 717 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Patrick Boyle | 6.49% | 464 | 472 | 472 | 472 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Vincent Lindsay | 4.64% | 332 | 332 | 347 | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Joseph Mooney | 3.02% | 216 | 217 | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | James Patterson | 2.38% | 170 | | | | | | | | | |
| | NI Labour | Delap Stevenson | 0.62% | 44 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,859 Valid: 7,154 (65.88%) Spoilt: 268 Quota: 1,023 Turnout: 7,422 (68.35%) ||||||||||||||

## 1973 Election

1973: 3 x United Loyalist, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
Londonderry Area A - 6 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 |
| | United Loyalist | Thomas Craig | 15.66% | 1,294 | | | | | | | | |
| | United Loyalist | Robert Bond | 13.63% | 1,126 | 1,160.56 | 1,163.72 | 1,163.72 | 1,172.96 | 1,189.96 | | | |
| | SDLP | George Peoples | 10.64% | 879 | 879.08 | 884.08 | 912.08 | 965.08 | 1,018.08 | 1,192.08 | | |
| | United Loyalist | Robinson | 11.62% | 960 | 1,014.64 | 1,020.64 | 1,020.64 | 1,033.96 | 1,034.04 | 1,035.04 | 1,783.04 | |
| | Alliance | Arthur Barr | 5.10% | 421 | 421.8 | 450.8 | 458.8 | 580.04 | 880.36 | 904.36 | 921.32 | 997.32 |
| | SDLP | Thomas Doherty | 6.49% | 536 | 536.08 | 547.08 | 569.08 | 655.16 | 679.16 | 968.16 | 970.16 | 970.16 |
| | SDLP | Courtrey | 9.11% | 753 | 753 | 754 | 776 | 809 | 866 | 915 | 915 | 916 |
| | United Loyalist | Gordon Hegarty | 9.28% | 767 | 777.64 | 778.64 | 779.72 | 782.8 | 786.88 | 788.96 | | |
| | SDLP | Millar | 5.95% | 492 | 492.08 | 494.08 | 505.08 | 552.08 | 564.08 | | | |
| | Alliance | Gormley | 5.02% | 415 | 415.56 | 428.56 | 443.56 | 499.56 | | | | |
| | Republican Clubs | Gillespie | 2.59% | 214 | 214.08 | 214.08 | 251.08 | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Morrison | 2.12% | 175 | 175.88 | 183.88 | 184.88 | | | | | |
| | Nationalist | Mulhern | 1.72% | 142 | 142.08 | 146.08 | | | | | | |
| | NI Labour | Grace Stevenson | 1.07% | 88 | 88.16 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,497 Valid: 8,262 (78.71%) Spoilt: 94 Quota: 1,181 Turnout: 8,356 (79.60%) |||||||||||||