Larne Area B

Larne Area B 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 Ballycarry, Glynn, Island Magee and Kilwaughter. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Larne Lough DEA.

Councillors

Election Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party)
1981 John Alexander
(DUP) 		Samuel McAllister
(DUP) 		Laurence Niblock
(UUP)/
(Vanguard) 		Roy Beggs
(United Loyalist)/
(DUP)/
(Loyalist)
1977 Alexander Hunter
(UUP)/
(Independent Unionist) 		William Calwell
(Alliance)
1973 Robert Semple
(Loyalist) 		Nelson Stewart
(Loyalist)

1981 Election

1977: 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Vanguard

1981: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x United Loyalist

1977-1981 Change: DUP and United Loyalist gain from Alliance and Vanguard

Larne Area B - 4 seats[1]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
DUP John Alexander 23.13% 647    
DUP Samuel McAllister 21.45% 600    
UUP Laurence Niblock* 19.56% 547 562.96  
United Loyalist Roy Beggs* 16.66% 466 514.26 575.26
UUP Alexander Hunter* 10.58% 296 314.81 429.81
Alliance William Calwell* 11.54% 241 244.61  
Electorate: 4,510   Valid: 2,797 (62.02%)   Spoilt: 68   Quota: 560   Turnout: 2,865 (63.53%)  

1977 Election

1973: 3 x Loyalist, 1 x Independent Unionist

1977: 1 x DUP, 1 x Vanguard, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP

1973-1977 Change: Vanguard and Alliance gain from Loyalist (two seats), Loyalist joins DUP and Independent Unionist joins UUP

Larne Area B - 4 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
DUP Roy Beggs* 29.20% 675    
Alliance William Calwell 21.54% 498    
UUP Alexander Hunter* 18.30% 423 457.88 517.88
Vanguard Laurence Niblock 13.02% 301 309.64 464.64
DUP Horace Stronge 7.66% 177 321 336
Vanguard Robert Semple* 10.29% 238 261.04  
Electorate: 4,705   Valid: 2,312 (49.14%)   Spoilt: 103   Quota: 463   Turnout: 2,415 (51.33%)  

1973 Election

1973: 3 x Loyalist, 1 x Independent Unionist

Larne Area B - 4 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Loyalist Roy Beggs 20.47% 691    
Loyalist Robert Semple 19.59% 661 814  
Loyalist Nelson Stewart 16.03% 541 690  
Ind. Unionist Alexander Hunter 16.59% 560 592 637
Alliance R. Boyd 16.77% 566 584 596
Loyalist Bob Morrow 10.55% 356    
Electorate: 4,961   Valid: 3,375 (68.03%)   Spoilt: 57   Quota: 676   Turnout: 3,432 (69.18%)  

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.