Larne Area A
Larne Area A was one of the three district electoral areas in Larne, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected four members to Larne Borough Council, and formed part of the North Antrim constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1973 local elections, and contained the wards of Ballyloran, Carncastle, Carnlough and Glenarm. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Coast Road DEA.
Councillors[edit]
| Election | Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Rachel Rea (DUP) |
Thomas Robinson (UUP) |
Hugh Wilson (Alliance) |
William Cunning (Independent Nationalist) | ||||
| 1977 | Samuel Martin (DUP)/ (Loyalist) |
John Turnley (SDLP) | ||||||
| 1973 | D. Harper (UUP) |
F. J. O'Neill (Independent) | ||||||
1981 Election[edit]
1977: 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1981: 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP
1977-1981 Change: Independent Nationalist gain from SDLP
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Ulster Unionist | Thomas Robinson* | 27.71% | 897 | |||
| Independent Nationalist | William Cunning | 27.03% | 875 | |||
| DUP | Rachel Rea* | 17.98% | 582 | 715.4 | ||
| Alliance | Hugh Wilson* | 14.49% | 469 | 520.91 | 745.19 | |
| DUP | Robert Campbell | 12.79% | 414 | 470.26 | 472.42 | |
| Electorate: 5,107 Valid: 3,237 (63.38%) Spoilt: 74 Quota: 648 Turnout: 3,311 (64.83%) | ||||||
1977 Election[edit]
1973: 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Loyalist, 1 x Independent
1977: 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1973-1977 Change: SDLP gain from Independent, Loyalist joins DUP
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| DUP | Samuel Martin* | N/A | N/A | |
| Ulster Unionist | Thomas Robinson | N/A | N/A | |
| Alliance | Hugh Wilson* | N/A | N/A | |
| SDLP | John Turnley | N/A | N/A | |
| Electorate: N/A Valid: N/A Spoilt: N/A Quota: N/A Turnout: N/A | ||||
- As only four candidates had been nominated for four seats, there was no vote in Area A and all four candidates were deemed elected.
1973 Election[edit]
1973: 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Loyalist, 1 x Independent
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Loyalist | Samuel Martin | 21.92% | 751 | |||||
| Ulster Unionist | D. Harper | 18.71% | 641 | 983 | ||||
| Alliance | Hugh Wilson | 18.42% | 631 | 668 | 810 | |||
| Independent | F. J. O'Neill | 13.57% | 465 | 469 | 526 | 583 | 639.4 | |
| SDLP | John Turnley | 15.85% | 543 | 543 | 544 | 546 | 553.52 | |
| Ind. Unionist | A. Crooks | 11.53% | 395 | |||||
| Electorate: 5,026 Valid: 3,426 (68.17%) Spoilt: 33 Quota: 686 Turnout: 3,459 (68.82%) | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.