North Down Area A

North Down Area A was one of the four district electoral areas in North Down, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected five members to North Down Borough Council, and formed part of the North Down constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1973 local elections, and contained the wards of Ballyholme, Ballymagee, Bangor Harbour, Churchill and Groomsport. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Ballyholme and Groomsport DEA.

Councillors

Election Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party)
1981 Edmund Mills
(Independent Unionist)/
(UUP) 		William Bailie
(UPNI) 		Bruce Mulligan
(UUP) 		Raymond Truesdale
(DUP) 		Donald Hayes
(Alliance)
1977 Thomas Barkley
(UUP) 		James Hamilton
(Alliance) 		Bertie McConnell
(Alliance)
1973 Robert Topping
(UUP) 		Maurice Butler
(UUP)

1981 Election

1977: 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x UPNI, 1 x Independent Unionist

1981: 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x UPNI, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist

1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from Alliance

North Down Area A - 5 seats[1]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ind. Unionist Edmund Mills* 17.64% 1,216                  
DUP Raymond Trousdale 10.74% 740 742 744.8 752.9 753.9 794.55 1,356.55      
UUP Bruce Mulligan* 10.05% 693 696 701.1 715.35 720.4 784.45 826.3 900.78 1,391.78  
Unionist Party NI William Bailie* 9.50% 655 680 691.2 700.55 707.65 796.95 812.35 860.51 1,036.64 1,218.14
Alliance Donald Hayes 11.78% 812 821 825.95 834.05 984.35 1,023.6 1,024.65 1,034.17 1,053.48 1,092.48
Alliance Jane Copeland 10.30% 710 713 716.15 726.2 856.5 880 888.05 893.65 910.32 932.07
UUP George Allport 8.78% 605 609 618.25 631.6 632.75 703.75 728.75 798.19    
DUP Elizabeth Loan 8.59% 592 592 594.6 612.75 612.85 672.45        
UPUP Valerie Kinghan 4.05% 279 284 288.3 448.2 450.25          
Alliance Julian Hamilton 4.32% 298 300 301.1 302.1            
UPUP Margaret McGimpsey 3.58% 247 250 253.4              
Unionist Party NI Dorothy Smith 0.81% 56                  
Electorate: 12,648   Valid: 6,893 (54.50%)   Spoilt: 176   Quota: 1,149   Turnout: 7,067 (55.87%)  

1977 Election

1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x Alliance

1977: 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x UPNI, 1 x Independent Unionist

1973-1977 Change: UPNI and Independent Unionist gain from UUP (two seats)

North Down Area A - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Alliance Bertie McConnell* 23.71% 1,372          
Unionist Party NI William Bailie 20.38% 1,179          
Ind. Unionist Edmund Mills* 14.45% 836 863 943.37 980.37    
Alliance James Hamilton* 7.17% 415 667.9 703.81 711.78 729.06 1,074.06
UUP Thomas Barkley 8.14% 471 478.8 516.23 595.41 933.1 941.1
DUP Sammy Wilson 10.82% 626 628.7 636.11 645.11 663.53 666.53
Alliance Clifford Creighton 6.33% 366 472.2 492.53 494.21 502.35  
UUP Hugh Irvine 4.84% 280 286.3 304.35 415.1    
UUP Lillie Navan 4.17% 241 244.9 257.44      
Electorate: 11,231   Valid: 5,786 (51.52%)   Spoilt: 121   Quota: 965   Turnout: 5,907 (52.60%)  

1973 Election

1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x Alliance

North Down Area A - 5 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
UUP Robert Topping 25.99% 1,786              
UUP Maurice Butler 14.20% 976 1,180.8            
Alliance Bertie McConnell 15.35% 1,055 1,090.35 1,102.55 1,103.99 1,109.49 1,248.49    
UUP Edmund Mills 8.08% 555 686.95 800.25 804.09 832.96 845.8 848.96 1,279.96
Alliance James Hamilton 10.26% 705 727.05 731.1 731.48 740.58 926.39 1,052 1,166.93
Loyalist Thomas Barkley 6.46% 444 452.4 460.45 460.63 740.92 744.97 744.97 837.39
UUP Robert McCready 7.19% 494 615.1 693.05 698.13 729.98 741.12 743.49  
Alliance Anne Mayne 5.43% 373 377.9 385.35 385.49 388.86      
Loyalist Campbell McCormick 4.17% 344 365.7 372.45 372.69        
UUP James Warden 2.02% 139 232.1            
Electorate: 9,818   Valid: 6,871 (69.99%)   Spoilt: 64   Quota: 1,146   Turnout: 6,935 (70.64%)  

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.