Dungannon Area A

District electoral areas in Dungannon, Northern Ireland

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

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Election  | Councillor
(Party)  | Councillor
(Party)  | Councillor
(Party)  | Councillor
(Party)  | Councillor
(Party)

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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

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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] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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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

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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] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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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

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1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Unity

Dungannon Area A - 5 seats[3] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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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%)

## References

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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.

*[FPv%]: First preference votes percentage