Armagh Area B was one of the four district electoral areas in Armagh, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected six members to Armagh District Council, and formed part of the Armagh constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1973 local elections, and contained the wards of Killeen, Laurelvale, Markethill, Poyntz Pass, Richhill and Tandragee. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Cusher DEA.

Councillors

Election Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)
1981 Thomas Black
(DUP)		 Francis Little
(UUUP)		 Jim Speers
(UUP)		 William McClelland
(UUP)		 Robert Turner
(UUP)		 Seamus Mallon
(SDLP)
1977 William Henning
(UUP)
1973 Nathaniel McMahon
(UUP)		 Nelson Huddleston
(UUP)		 Andrew Crothers
(UUP)

1981 Election

1977: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUUP

1981: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUUP

1977-1981 Change: No change

Armagh Area B - 6 seats[1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Ulster Unionist Jim Speers* 22.40% 1,931            
SDLP Seamus Mallon* 16.17% 1,394            
Ulster Unionist William McClelland* 12.67% 1,092 1,264.8          
DUP Thomas Black* 10.64% 917 955.16 959.88 963.38 1,170.16 1,843.16  
UUUP Francis Little* 8.49% 732 768.72 808.08 819.98 867.52 895.84 1,189.84
Ulster Unionist Robert Turner 8.61% 742 967 968.72 1,033.12 1,054.48 1,087.38 1,178.38
Ulster Unionist Thomas Johnston 8.50% 733 891.4 902.2 970.8 994.04 1,026.44 1,143.44
DUP John Alexander 6.51% 561 573.96 576.4 582 787.96    
DUP Mervyn Spratt 5.32% 459 498.96 503.96 511.66      
UUUP Frederick Hamilton 0.68% 59 65.48          
Electorate: 10,993   Valid: 8,620 (78.41%)   Spoilt: 160   Quota: 1,232   Turnout: 8,780 (79.87%)  

    1977 Election

    1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

    1977: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUUP

    1973-1977 Change: UUUP gain from UUP

    Armagh Area B - 6 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    Ulster Unionist William Henning* 16.55% 1,177              
    SDLP Seamus Mallon* 15.35% 1,092              
    DUP Thomas Black* 15.14% 1,077              
    Ulster Unionist William McClelland 13.51% 961 1,044.85            
    UUUP Francis Little 7.79% 554 561.93 562.23 572.43 659.79 662.24 977.33 988.36
    Ulster Unionist Jim Speers 9.86% 701 727.39 727.49 729.49 745.3 754.15 807.96 895.12
    Ulster Unionist George Parks 7.21% 513 539.65 539.85 544.5 555.78 572.53 622.83 794.32
    Alliance James McAfee 4.37% 311 311.91 360.31 360.51 361.51 530.1 530.1  
    DUP Mervyn Spratt 5.58% 397 398.69 398.69 430.34 454.26 455.46    
    Alliance Christina Glendinning 2.64% 188 190.6 210.7 211.5 214.65      
    UUUP David Robb 2.00% 142 143.43 143.43 147.03        
    Electorate: 10,579   Valid: 7,113 (67.24%)   Spoilt: 257   Quota: 1,017   Turnout: 7,370 (69.67%)  

      1973 Election

      1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

      Armagh Area B - 6 seats[3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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      DUP Thomas Black 20.51% 1,525              
      Ulster Unionist Nathaniel McMahon 16.26% 1,209              
      SDLP Seamus Mallon 14.41% 1,071              
      Ulster Unionist William Henning 14.10% 1,048 1,168.45            
      Ulster Unionist Nelson Huddleston 10.17% 756 838.5 890.46 929.76 931.76 961.08 994.87 1,127.87
      Ulster Unionist Andrew Crothers 6.66% 495 646.14 687.06 729.66 729.99 748.44 763.25 942.29
      Ulster Unionist Thomas Hutchinson 6.40% 476 543.32 586.64 607.64 609.76 642.93 678.69 781.7
      Alliance Austin Best 4.32% 321 326.61 328.17 328.47 334.8 416.57 638.41  
      Alliance John Lamb 3.23% 240 249.24 252.6 252.9 267.9 329.9    
      Alliance Harden Glendinning 1.56% 116 119.63 120.35 120.35 141.47      
      Independent Robert Newell 1.30% 97 108.55 110.95 112.15 112.15      
      NI Labour Eamon McCann 1.08% 80 80.66 81.02 81.02        
      Electorate: 9,667   Valid: 7,434 (76.90%)   Spoilt: 115   Quota: 1,063   Turnout: 7,549 (78.09%)  

        References

        1. ↑ "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
        2. ↑ "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
        3. ↑ "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
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