Dungannon Area D

Dungannon Area D 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 Drumglass, Killymaddy, Killymeal, Lisnahull and Moygashel. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Dungannon Town DEA.

Councillors

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Election Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
1981 Maurice Morrow
(DUP)
William Brown
(UUP)
Ken Maginnis
(UUP)
Plunkett O'Donnell
(IIP)
Michael McLoughlin
(Independent Nationalist)/
(SDLP)
1977 Jack Hassard
(Independent)
John Donaghy
(Independent Nationalist)
1973 Adam Wilson
(UUP)
Joel Patton
(UUP)
Bridget McAleer
(Unity)

1981 Election

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1977: 2 x Independent, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

1981: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x IIP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

1977-1981 Change: UUP and IIP gain from Independent (two seats), Independent Nationalist leaves SDLP

Dungannon Area D - 5 seats[1]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
DUP Maurice Morrow* 19.90% 1,124      
UUP Ken Maginnis 19.21% 1,085      
Irish Independence Plunkett O'Donnell 18.81% 1,062      
UUP William Brown* 18.52% 1,046      
Ind. Nationalist Michael McLoughlin* 13.30% 751 799 835 939.26
SDLP Peggy Devlin 10.25% 579 615 700 712.87
Electorate: 7,669   Valid: 5,647 (73.63%)   Spoilt: 115   Quota: 942   Turnout: 5,762 (75.13%)  

1977 Election

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

1977: 2 x Independent, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

1973-1977 Change: Independent (two seats) and DUP gain from UUP (two seats) and Unity

Dungannon Area D - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Independent Jack Hassard 22.41% 1,246              
UUP William Brown* 16.46% 915 950.62            
SDLP Michael McLoughlin* 15.07% 838 916.26 926.6 955.6        
Ind. Nationalist John Donaghy 8.42% 468 540.8 548.1 571.52 646.2 659.2 709.14 927.26
DUP Maurice Morrow 14.96% 832 850.98 850.98 850.98 850.98 850.98 865.84 872.4
UUP Adam Wilson* 10.79% 600 614.3 618.08 618.08 618.08 618.08 727.02 731.58
Ind. Nationalist Malachy Hughes 2.88% 160 205.24 207.28 252.62 297.48 309.48 330.12  
Alliance Peter Acheson 3.18% 177 194.16 255.84 257.1 266.14 267.14    
SDLP Sean Kerr 2.45% 136 145.36 148.14 158.44        
Republican Clubs Patrick McGurk 1.94% 108 118.14 119.14          
Alliance Hugh Cullen 1.44% 80 91.44            
Electorate: 7,532   Valid: 5,560 (73.82%)   Spoilt: 169   Quota: 927   Turnout: 5,729 (76.06%)  

1973 Election

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

Dungannon Area D - 5 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
UUP William Brown 20.92% 1,143                          
UUP Adam Wilson 15.94% 871 1,002.2                        
UUP Joel Patton 15.46% 845 928                        
SDLP Michael McLoughlin 11.97% 654 654.2 654.2 673.2 673.2 678.2 682.2 766.2 795.2 828.2 1,010.2      
Unity Bridget McAleer 5.36% 293 293 293 303 303.08 308.08 398.08 410.08 425.28 500.28 522.28 550.88 580.38 769.38
Alliance Elizabeth Beatty 4.23% 231 238.6 261.6 270.2 279.8 310.4 310.4 310.4 360.52 361.52 365.52 378.52 583.43 664.43
Ind. Nationalist Malachy Hughes 4.67% 255 255 255.8 262.8 263.36 267.36 279.36 306.56 343.04 413.04 432.04 460.64 491.67  
Alliance Ernest Bullock 3.73% 204 206 213.4 217.4 220.28 238.08 240.08 246.08 259.24 264.24 279.24 307.84    
SDLP Patrick Fox 3.39% 185 185 185 191 191 192 198 219 242 254        
Republican Clubs Patrick McGurk 3.28% 179 179 179 183 183 183 190 203 213          
NI Labour Noel Abernethy 2.16% 118 118.4 120.2 134.4 134.96 181.48 186.48 202.48            
Ind. Nationalist John Donaghy 2.89% 158 158.2 158.2 168.2 168.2 171.2 182.2              
Unity Joseph Arthurs 2.38% 130 130 130 137 137.08 137.08                
NI Labour Patricia Stevenson 1.96% 107 109.6 116.6 118.4 119.92                  
Independent Patrick McQuade 1.67% 91 91.4 94.8                      
Electorate: 7,014   Valid: 5,464 (77.90%)   Spoilt: 73   Quota: 911   Turnout: 5,537 (78.94%)  

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.