The Orchard (District Electoral Area)
The Orchard was one of the four district electoral areas in Armagh, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 2014. The district elected five members to Armagh City and District Council, and formed part of the Newry and Armagh constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Armagh Area A which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Ballymartrim, Charlemont, Hockley, Loughgall and Rich Hill. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and largely moved into the Cusher DEA.
Councillors[edit]
| Election | Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | John Campbell (SDLP) |
Gerard White (Sinn Féin) |
Jim Speers (UUP) |
Joy Rollston (UUP) |
William Irwin (DUP) | |||||
| 2005 | Paul Corrigan (Sinn Féin) |
Charles Rollston (UUP) | ||||||||
| 2001 | Brian Hutchinson (DUP) | |||||||||
| 1997 | Olive Whitten (UUP) | |||||||||
| 1993 | John Kernan (SDLP) | |||||||||
| 1989 | Samuel Foster (UUP) |
Douglas Hutchinson (DUP) | ||||||||
| 1985 | Christopher McAnallen (SDLP) |
Ronald Allen (UUP) | ||||||||
2011 Election[edit]
2005: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2011: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2005-2011 Change: No change
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| DUP | William Irwin* | 24.46% | 1,520 | |||||
| Sinn Féin | Gerard White | 19.55% | 1,215 | |||||
| Ulster Unionist | Jim Speers* | 19.42% | 1,207 | |||||
| SDLP | John Campbell* | 15.11% | 939 | 944.12 | 946.76 | 1,115.56 | ||
| Ulster Unionist | Joy Rollston | 11.65% | 724 | 828.64 | 904.44 | 905.24 | 1,054.19 | |
| DUP | Philip Weir | 7.48% | 465 | 814.12 | 863.32 | 864.72 | 886.47 | |
| TUV | Paul Coleman | 2.32% | 144 | 154.56 | ||||
| Electorate: 9,928 Valid: 6,214 (62.59%) Spoilt: 79 Quota: 1,036 Turnout: 6,293 (63.39%) | ||||||||
2005 Election[edit]
2001: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2005: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2001-2005 Change: No change
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| DUP | William Irwin | 28.02% | 1,809 | |||||
| Ulster Unionist | Jim Speers* | 18.88% | 1,219 | |||||
| Sinn Féin | Paul Corrigan* | 18.49% | 1,194 | |||||
| SDLP | John Campbell* | 17.59% | 1,136 | |||||
| Ulster Unionist | Charles Rollston* | 11.12% | 718 | 845.1 | 973.14 | 1,072.34 | 1,123 | |
| DUP | Robert Steenson | 5.90% | 381 | 982.47 | 995.79 | 1,013.39 | 1,018.66 | |
| Electorate: 9,140 Valid: 6,457 (70.65%) Spoilt: 95 Quota: 1,077 Turnout: 6,552 (71.68%) | ||||||||
2001 Election[edit]
1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
2001: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| DUP | Brian Hutchinson* | 18.99% | 1,363 | |||||
| Ulster Unionist | Jim Speers* | 18.45% | 1,324 | |||||
| Sinn Féin | Paul Corrigan | 17.01% | 1,221 | |||||
| SDLP | John Campbell* | 11.09% | 796 | 796.48 | 797.48 | 798.08 | 1,407.08 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Charles Rollston* | 8.99% | 645 | 653.88 | 1,056.16 | 1,164.66 | 1,174.28 | |
| DUP | William Irwin | 9.56% | 686 | 831.92 | 898.12 | 914.42 | 919.52 | |
| SDLP | Eamon McNeill | 9.07% | 651 | 651.24 | 656.24 | 657.14 | ||
| Ulster Unionist | Olive Whitten* | 6.85% | 492 | 497.16 | ||||
| Electorate: 9,234 Valid: 7,178 (77.73%) Spoilt: 117 Quota: 1,197 Turnout: 7,295 (79.00%) | ||||||||
1997 Election[edit]
1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1993-1997 Change: No change
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Ulster Unionist | Jim Speers* | 26.38% | 1,630 | ||||
| DUP | Brian Hutchinson* | 16.36% | 1,011 | 1,119.78 | |||
| Ulster Unionist | Charles Rollston* | 13.53% | 836 | 1,061.33 | |||
| Ulster Unionist | Olive Whitten* | 9.92% | 613 | 873.85 | 960.3 | ||
| SDLP | John Campbell | 14.27% | 882 | 883.11 | 883.46 | 1,205.46 | |
| SDLP | Eamon McNeill | 10.18% | 629 | 631.22 | 632.62 | 717.62 | |
| Sinn Féin | Elizabeth Gartland | 9.35% | 578 | 578 | 578 | ||
| Electorate: 8,976 Valid: 6,179 (68.84%) Spoilt: 80 Quota: 1,030 Turnout: 6,259 (69.73%) | |||||||
1993 Election[edit]
1989: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1989-1993 Change: No change
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Ulster Unionist | Jim Speers* | 27.66% | 1,620 | |||
| SDLP | John Kernan* | 24.08% | 1,410 | |||
| DUP | Brian Hutchinson | 20.05% | 1,174 | |||
| Ulster Unionist | Charles Rollston | 12.79% | 749 | 991 | ||
| Ulster Unionist | Olive Whitten* | 9.48% | 555 | 940.2 | 985.95 | |
| Sinn Féin | Brendan Casey | 5.94% | 348 | 348.8 | 733.55 | |
| Electorate: 8,581 Valid: 5,856 (68.24%) Spoilt: 93 Quota: 977 Turnout: 5,949 (69.33%) | ||||||
1989 Election[edit]
1985: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1989: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1985-1989 Change: No change
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Ulster Unionist | Jim Speers* | 28.95% | 1,665 | ||||
| SDLP | John Kernan | 20.92% | 1,203 | ||||
| Ulster Unionist | Samuel Foster* | 14.87% | 855 | 1,179.24 | |||
| DUP | Douglas Hutchinson* | 16.52% | 950 | 1,081.88 | |||
| Ulster Unionist | Olive Whitten | 11.77% | 677 | 910.52 | 928 | 1,147.9 | |
| Sinn Féin | Brendan Casey | 6.97% | 401 | 401 | 625.02 | 625.02 | |
| Electorate: 8,056 Valid: 5,751 (71.39%) Spoilt: 111 Quota: 959 Turnout: 5,862 (72.77%) | |||||||
1985 Election[edit]
1985: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Ulster Unionist | Jim Speers* | 21.13% | 1,189 | ||||||
| DUP | Douglas Hutchinson* | 20.44% | 1,150 | ||||||
| Ulster Unionist | Ronald Allen* | 15.55% | 875 | 972.23 | |||||
| Ulster Unionist | Samuel Foster* | 12.02% | 676 | 823.21 | 1,027.81 | ||||
| SDLP | Christopher McAnallen | 10.88% | 612 | 612.63 | 612.83 | 626.43 | 783.63 | 794.34 | |
| SDLP | Francis McIlvanna* | 10.29% | 579 | 579.84 | 580.04 | 584.64 | 771.04 | 773.14 | |
| Sinn Féin | Brigid McCartan | 9.69% | 545 | 545 | 546.4 | 546.6 | |||
| Electorate: 7,682 Valid: 5,626 (73.24%) Spoilt: 92 Quota: 938 Turnout: 5,718 (74.43%) | |||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "The Orchard Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 24 July 2021.