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 Winston Mulligan
(UUP)		 John Hamilton-Stubber
(UUP)		 Joseph Higgins
(SDLP)		 Edward Donnelly
(SDLP)
1973 Mervyn Patterson
(UUP)		 Jack Mulligan
(UUP)		 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[1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
Independent Republican Seamus Cassidy* 17.81% 1,057          
Ulster Unionist 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  
Ulster Unionist 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    
Ulster Unionist 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[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    SDLP Joseph Higgins* 17.60% 921              
    Ulster Unionist Winston Mulligan 10.26% 537 579 665 1,151        
    Ulster Unionist 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
    Ulster Unionist 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[3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789
      Ulster Unionist Mervyn Patterson 20.26% 1,129                
      Ulster Unionist John Hamilton-Stubber 18.68% 1,041                
      Ulster Unionist 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%)  

        References
        1. "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
        2. "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
        3. "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
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