Carrickfergus Area C

Carrickfergus Area C was one of the three district electoral areas in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected five members to Carrickfergus 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 Castle, Clipperstown, Love Lane, Northland and Sunnylands. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Carrick Castle DEA.

Councillors

Election Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party)
1981 Ken McFaul
(DUP)/
(United Loyalist) 		William McKeown
(DUP) 		James Strange
(DUP) 		Samuel Murphy
(Independent Unionist)/
(UPNI) 		Séan Neeson
(Alliance)
1977 John Moore
(DUP) 		Samuel Simms
(UUP)
1973 Gladys Ritchie
(United Loyalist) 		Ernest Burton
(Loyalist) 		W. Black
(Alliance)

1981 Election

1977: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UPNI, 1 x UUP

1981: 3 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist

1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from UUP, Independent Unionist leaves UPNI

Carrickfergus Area C - 5 seats[1]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
DUP Ken McFaul* 37.41% 1,572              
DUP William McKeown 5.74% 241 816.12            
Alliance Sean Neeson* 15.78% 663 692.68 694.99 787.99        
Ind. Unionist Samuel Murphy* 12.52% 526 561.28 564.14 578.37 602.37 623.17 675.66 722.66
DUP James Strange 3.97% 167 312.04 410.05 417.5 425.5 433.85 447.77 561.86
UUP Elizabeth Carson 5.47% 230 245.12 246.99 257.1 268.1 327.23 454.28 509.77
PUP Samuel Stewart 8.40% 353 382.12 385.86 386.86 391.86 402.88 419  
UUP Robert Hunter* 3.78% 159 178.6 180.03 185.37 194.37 263.73    
UUP John Haslett 3.69% 155 171.24 172.01 176.79 181.79      
Alliance Arthur McQuitty 2.52% 106 109.36 110.57          
Ind. Unionist Edwin Cummings 0.71% 30 30.56 30.89          
Electorate: 6,939   Valid: 4,202 (60.56%)   Spoilt: 165   Quota: 701   Turnout: 4,367 (62.93%)  

1977 Election

1973: 2 x United Loyalist, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Loyalist

1977: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UPNI, 1 x UUP

1973-1977 Change: DUP (two seats) and UPNI gain from United Loyalist (two seats) and Loyalist

Carrickfergus Area C - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
DUP Ken McFaul* 24.46% 788            
Unionist Party NI Samuel Murphy 20.71% 667            
DUP John Moore 4.47% 144 313.57 320.17 421.38 430.11 608.11  
UUP Samuel Simms* 7.39% 238 242.96 282.16 294.29 493.93 557.93  
Alliance Sean Neeson 12.26% 395 396.55 412.55 414.95 423.06 435.78 444.78
Alliance Alison Lowry 10.99% 354 355.86 374.06 378.46 388.88 398.8 417.8
UUUP Gladys Ritchie* 7.36% 237 270.48 278.68 351.59 369.03    
UUP James Penny 6.36% 205 209.34 244.14 253.27      
United Loyalist Ernest Burton* 5.99% 193 220.9 224.9        
Electorate: 6,524   Valid: 3,221 (49.37%)   Spoilt: 155   Quota: 537   Turnout: 3,376 (51.75%)  

1973 Election

1973: 2 x United Loyalist, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Loyalist

Carrickfergus Area C - 5 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
United Loyalist Gladys Ritchie 18.98% 789                      
United Loyalist Ken McFaul 12.42% 516 566.88 574 575 586.36 707.36            
Alliance W. Black 10.83% 450 450.36 451.36 453.36 460.36 460.84 550.84 748.84        
UUP Samuel Simms 8.76% 364 367.72 372.72 373.72 395.84 400.6 405.72 417.84 434.94 563.66 566.72 838.72
Loyalist Ernest Burton 13.45% 559 567.04 587.28 589.4 596.52 615.32 621.32 623.8 626.05 643.98 653.33 685.45
Independent T. Patterson 7.56% 314 314.6 318.6 318.6 336.84 337.92 356.92 364.52 387.47 404.1 404.44 440.09
UUP T. Wilson 6.16% 256 258.4 259.4 260.4 273.4 277.84 279.84 285.08 291.83 398.07 399.43  
UUP S. Steele 5.90% 245 246.92 248.92 248.92 259.92 263.48 267.48 271.48 277.33      
Alliance P. Wallace 4.38% 182 183.56 187.56 193.56 202.68 205.52 239.52          
NI Labour R. Binnie 3.42% 142 142 144 183 184.12              
United Loyalist E. Loughlin 3.18% 132 154.8 155.92 157.04 163.16              
Independent J. Henderson 2.43% 101 102.08 104.08 106.08                
NI Labour J. Polley 1.32% 55 55.24 55.24                  
Independent J. Hunter 1.23% 51 51.48                    
Electorate: 6,578   Valid: 4,156 (63.18%)   Spoilt: 69   Quota: 693   Turnout: 4,225 (64.23%)  

References

  1. ^ "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.