Down Area B was one of the three district electoral areas in Down, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected six 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 Ardglass, Audley's Acre, Cathedral, Killough, Quoile and Strangford. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Downpatrick DEA.

Councillors

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Election Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
1981 Cecil Maxwell
(UUP)
Eddie McGrady
(SDLP)
Dermot Curran
(SDLP)
John Ritchie
(SDLP)
Raymond Blaney
(Republican Clubs)
Malachi Curran
(Independent Labour)
1977 Sean Quinn
(SDLP)
George Flinn
(Alliance)
1973 William Hampton
(Independent)
Terence McKee
(Alliance)

1981 Election

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

1981: 3 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Republican Clubs, 1 x Independent Labour

1977-1981 Change: Republican Clubs and Independent Labour gain from SDLP and Alliance

Down Area B - 6 seats[1]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
SDLP Eddie McGrady* 21.56% 1,711              
Republican Clubs Raymond Blaney 14.13% 1,121 1,153.64            
SDLP Dermot Curran* 11.25% 893 987.52 1,016.9 1,178.9        
UUP Cecil Maxwell* 11.03% 875 882.14 894.82 905.5 1,403.5      
SDLP John Ritchie* 8.15% 647 787.08 803.76 869.48 869.48 874.48 880.48 1,171.48
Independent Labour Malachi Curran 8.38% 665 691.86 717.9 763.74 764.74 779.74 788.14 994.8
Alliance George Flinn* 5.68% 451 461.2 634.2 652.92 659.92 822.92 823.82 902.56
SDLP Sean Quinn* 4.70% 373 552.18 580.86 723.34 724.34 727.34 756.74  
UUP Elizabeth Kennedy 6.46% 513 513 515 515        
SDLP John Bryce 4.81% 382 455.78 461.46          
Alliance Michael Healy 3.84% 305 312.82            
Electorate: 10,747   Valid: 7,936 (73.84%)   Spoilt: 252   Quota: 1,134   Turnout: 8,188 (76.19%)  

1977 Election

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1973: 3 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent

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

1973-1977 Change: SDLP gain from Independent

Down Area B - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
SDLP Eddie McGrady* 21.72% 1,524                  
SDLP Dermot Curran* 14.17% 994 1,069.48                
UUP Cecil Maxwell* 12.09% 848 853.44 854.34 862.68 873.68 903.36 1,325.36      
SDLP John Ritchie* 8.48% 595 694.96 707.56 722.52 738.18 771.2 771.88 772.88 1,153.76  
SDLP Sean Quinn 7.81% 548 755.06 780.86 806.16 823.2 921.78 924.76 925.76 1,153.76  
Alliance George Flinn 5.20% 365 373.84 374.74 388.42 564.76 618.46 631.46 768.46 793.66 833.66
Republican Clubs Raymond Blaney 7.64% 536 551.64 554.04 586.72 593.72 661.34 662.34 680.34 735.08 782.08
SDLP Theresa McEvoy 6.66% 467 525.48 540.18 551.86 556.88 614.5 615.5 616.5    
UUP Robert Nicholson 6.30% 442 443.7 444 448 451 454        
Independent John Bryce 4.12% 289 308.04 313.14 376.18 384.54          
Alliance William McNamara 3.26% 229 242.94 244.74 250.08            
Independent James McDowell 2.55% 179 187.16 188.66              
Electorate: 10,436   Valid: 7,016 (67.23%)   Spoilt: 262   Quota: 1,003   Turnout: 7,278 (69.74%)  

1973 Election

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1973: 3 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent

Down Area B - 6 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
SDLP Eddie McGrady 17.51% 1,246                
Independent William Hampton 15.45% 1,099                
SDLP John Ritchie 7.01% 499 563.08 567.91 577.62 584.12 637.02 656.8 922.12 1,078.12
Alliance Terence McKee 6.42% 457 470.5 491.57 555.86 692.93 714.12 963.84 992.08 1,033.08
SDLP Dermot Curran 8.14% 579 600.6 610.61 621.83 633.47 706.44 723.36 813.22 1,018.22
UUP Cecil Maxwell 12.69% 903 905.7 909.55 912.62 924.62 927.72 946.29 949.82 975.45
UUP Martin Lowe 11.03% 785 785.18 786.58 788.58 798.58 800.65 809.72 813.72 823.97
SDLP Owen Adams 4.12% 293 363.38 369.4 372.15 380.19 450.29 473.65 531.57  
SDLP Daniel Sharvin 5.10% 363 378.66 381.46 383.6 386.67 438.09 454.61    
Alliance Brendan Rodgers 3.20% 228 237.72 245.56 298.49 370.09 376.29      
SDLP Aidan Laverty 3.54% 252 268.92 276.97 282.12 287.12        
Alliance Elsie Flinn 3.06% 218 219.44 222.52 269.74          
Alliance Patrick McFarlane 2.71% 193 220.2 204.05            
Electorate: 9,757   Valid: 7,115 (72.92%)   Spoilt: 104   Quota: 1,017   Turnout: 7,219 (73.99%)  

References

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  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.