Down Area A was one of the three district electoral areas in Down, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected seven members to Down District Council, and formed part of the South Down constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1973 local elections, and contained the wards of Ballymaglave, Crossgar, Derryboy, Killyleagh, Kilmore, Market and Saintfield. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Rowallane DEA and part of the Ballynahinch DEA.

Councillors

Election Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)
1981 Samuel Osborne
(UUP)		 William Brown
(UUP)		 Dermot Nesbitt
(UUP)		 Cecil Harvey
(DUP)		 Thomas Poole
(DUP)		 Francis Laverty
(SDLP)		 Monica Smyth
(SDLP)
1977 Edward McVeigh
(UUP)		 William Finlay
(UUP)		 Denis Rowan-Hamilton
(Alliance)		 Patrick Smyth
(SDLP)
1973 William Cochrane
(UUP)		 John Cleland
(Vanguard)

1981 Election

1977: 4 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance

1981: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 2 x DUP

1977-1981 Change: DUP (two seats) gain from UUP and Alliance

Down Area A - 7 seats[1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567891011
DUP Cecil Harvey 16.52% 1,387                    
SDLP Francis Laverty* 9.63% 809 810.2 820.2 820.2 829.2 829.2 830.2 1,064.2      
Ulster Unionist Samuel Osborne* 11.36% 954 973.92 974.92 977.16 1,007.4 1,012.72 1,038.44 1,041.68 1,078.68    
SDLP Monica Smyth 8.94% 751 751.48 765.48 765.48 779.48 779.48 703.4 1,021.96 1,272.96    
Ulster Unionist Dermot Nesbitt 8.72% 732 744.96 744.96 772.96 779.96 785.84 965.48 967.2 999.2 1,018.2 1,036.6
Ulster Unionist William Brown* 7.63% 641 652.04 652.04 823.16 828.16 834.36 899.32 899.32 946.56 964.56 969.16
DUP Thomas Poole 5.68% 477 619.32 621.32 632.28 633.52 888.76 901.44 902.44 906.44 909.44 909.44
Ulster Unionist William Finlay* 7.80% 655 667.72 668.72 704.72 707.72 733.36 822.04 827.04 870.28 882.28 887.8
Alliance John Rodgers 3.88% 326 326.48 351.48 353.48 551.48 551.48 552.48 566.72      
SDLP Thomas Murray 5.82% 489 490.68 500.68 500.92 512.92 513.92 515.92        
Ulster Unionist James Glover 4.23% 355 361.24 364.24 385.48 386.48 391.92          
DUP Thomas McKee 2.23% 187 302.2 304.2 307.44 307.44            
Alliance Wanda Rowan-Hamilton 3.41% 286 286.48 286.48 287.48              
Ulster Unionist William Cochrane 3.27% 275 280.28 280.28                
Independent Francis Rice 0.60% 50 50                  
Independent Eileen Rice 0.29% 24 24                  
Electorate: 11,993   Valid: 8,398 (70.02%)   Spoilt: 216   Quota: 1,050   Turnout: 8,614 (71.83%)  

    1977 Election

    1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Vanguard

    1977: 4 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance

    1973-1977 Change: SDLP gain from Vanguard

    Down Area A - 7 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678910
    SDLP Patrick Smyth* 12.65% 837                  
    Ulster Unionist Samuel Osborne* 9.54% 631 638 638 663 663 668 841      
    Alliance Denis Rowan-Hamilton* 7.98% 528 534 534.33 573.33 577.35 638.42 652.42 904.42    
    Ulster Unionist Edward McVeigh* 11.08% 733 736 736.03 770.03 773.03 773.04 803.04 813.09 823.82 963.82
    Ulster Unionist William Finlay* 9.13% 604 605 605 622 622.01 622.01 646.01 648.01 650.6 849.6
    Ulster Unionist William Brown 9.02% 597 601 601 621 621 621.01 634.01 635.01 640.19 801.56
    SDLP Francis Laverty 3.89% 257 260 264.88 267.9 449.39 605.83 605.83 717.4 774.01 778.09
    UUUP Andrew Gaskin 8.60% 569 570 570.01 572.01 572.01 573.01 580.01 582.01 582.01 603.01
    Ulster Unionist William Cochrane* 7.07% 468 475 475.04 517.04 518.06 524.07 548.07 548.09 549.57  
    Alliance John Rodgers 5.47% 362 365 365.64 379.64 404.69 428.76 429.76      
    Ulster Unionist Hugh Martin 4.22% 279 280 280 288 288 290.01        
    Independent George Kerr 4.05% 268 268 268.58 269.58 273.69          
    SDLP Allen Gilgunn 3.33% 220 220 221.7 223.71            
    Unionist Party NI William Hutton 2.45% 162 221 221.03              
    Unionist Party NI John McKee 1.51% 100                  
    Electorate: 11,641   Valid: 6,615 (56.83%)   Spoilt: 221   Quota: 827   Turnout: 6,836 (58.72%)  

      1973 Election

      1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Vanguard

      Down Area A - 7 seats[3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678910
      Ulster Unionist Edward McVeigh 13.51% 1,099                  
      Vanguard John Cleland 12.86% 1,046                  
      SDLP Patrick Smyth 12.34% 1,004 1,004 1,018              
      Ulster Unionist Samuel Osborne 8.35% 679 685.16 694.3 695.37 698.37 706.44 708.64 1,125.64    
      Alliance Denis Rowan-Hamilton 5.46% 444 445.12 455.47 532.54 560.54 864.75 865.11 895.2 899.88 1,173.88
      Ulster Unionist William Finlay 9.77% 795 801.23 812.51 820.51 822.51 834.51 838.83 872.1 896.02 903.09
      Ulster Unionist William Cochrane 8.43% 686 695.45 709.66 713.73 714.73 725.8 730.26 820.72 874.28 883.28
      Ulster Unionist Ben Dickson 6.61% 538 583.43 612.13 617.27 618.27 627.55 632.71 664.49 687.11 694.11
      SDLP Francis Laverty 4.08% 332 332.35 360.42 364.42 607.42 642.42 642.44 642.44 642.44  
      Ulster Unionist Edward Lennon 7.23% 588 592.13 599.27 600.27 601.27 610.34 613.08      
      Alliance Christopher Gotto 3.52% 286 286.63 298.63 399.7 407.7          
      SDLP D. Rice 3.42% 278 278.07 282.07 296.07            
      Alliance Alison Morton 2.48% 202 202.35 217.42              
      Independent I. Jess 1.95% 159 161.31                
      Electorate: 12,148   Valid: 8,136 (66.97%)   Spoilt: 101   Quota: 1,018   Turnout: 8,237 (67.81%)  

        References

        1. ↑ "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
        2. ↑ "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
        3. ↑ "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
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