District electoral areas in Londonderry, Northern Ireland
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
Thomas Craig (UUP )/ (United Loyalist)
1973
Robinson (United Loyalist)
Arthur Barr (Alliance )
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[ 1]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
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[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
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[ 3]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
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%)
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