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.
Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | ||||||
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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) |
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
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
1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP