Ards Area B

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

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It was created for the 1973 local elections, and contained the wards of Central, Glen, Loughries, Movilla, Scrabo and Ulsterville. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Newtownards DEA.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)
1981 Hugh Boyd
(DUP)		John Elliott
(DUP)		 Simpson Gibson
(DUP)		Robert Brown
(UPUP)		Owen Dorrian
(Alliance)		Robert Gaw
(NILP)
1977 John Algie
(UUP)		William Boal
(UUP)		Herbert Gallagher
(Alliance)
1973 Cecilia Cooke
(UUP)		William Spratt
(UUP)		Robert Brown
(Loyalist Coalition)

1981 Election

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

1981: 3 x DUP, 1 x NILP, 1 x UPUP, 1 x Alliance

1977-1981 Change: DUP (two seats) and UPUP gain from UUP (two seats) and Alliance

Ards Area B - 7 seats [1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678910
DUP Hugh Boyd*20.16%1,681         
NI Labour Robert Gaw*15.71%1,310         
DUP John Elliott8.03%6701,036.27 1,044.46 1,066.06 1,070.82 1,084.82 1,093.18 1,113.92 1,141.51 1,182.71
DUP Simpson Gibson 12.05%1,0051,067.06 1,071.02 1,083.75 1,086.93 1,100.93 1,105.93 1,125.96 1,138.81 1,167.29
Alliance Owen Dorrian*9.41%784786.61 803.89 835.65 838.65 841.19 1,059.78 1,086.68 1,108.78 1,154.96
UPUP Robert Brown6.09%508538.16 545.72 552.61 559.17 566.46 575.73 686.73 724.76 1,136.69
Ulster Unionist Hugh Patton4.59%383387.35 392.57 396.65 485.84 558.85 570.57 599.14 1,004.54 1,078.36
UPUP James Murray5.61%468471.77 478.61 486.76 493.85 499.12 505.84 660.55 686.21  
Ulster Unionist Robert Hamilton5.49%458465.54 469.68 475.02 502.29 558.03 569.21 593.6   
UPUP Hugh Yeaman4.32%360362.9 368.03 374.92 379.3 388.93 397.58    
Alliance James Murphy3.24%270270.29 273.53 286.5 289.59 294.86     
Ulster Unionist Edward McLoughlin1.99%166166.87 169.03 174.66 192.2      
Ulster Unionist William Speers1.94%162163.45 165.7 168.51       
NI Labour John Gray1.37%114115.16 164.12        
Electorate: 16,070  Valid: 8,339 (51.89%)  Spoilt: 310  Quota: 1,192  Turnout: 8,649 (53.82%)  

    1977 Election

    1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x NILP, 1 x Loyalist

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

    1973-1977 Change: Alliance and DUP gain from UUP and Loyalist

    Ards Area B - 7 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    NI Labour Robert Gaw*14.06%843874    
    DUP Hugh Boyd13.01%780868    
    Ulster Unionist John Algie*13.71%822861    
    Ulster Unionist William Boal6.36%381415 418.5 512.5 774.5 852.2
    Alliance Herbert Gallagher10.94%656667 669.8 685.8 720.8 813.5
    Alliance Owen Dorrian*10.23%613621 621 626 638.7 802.4
    Unionist Party NI Cecilia Cooke*8.59%515536 537.4 562.4 649.1 733.5
    NI Labour William Allen8.44%506515 520.6 541.3 567.3  
    Ulster Unionist Hugh Yeaman5.24%314323 325.1 457.8   
    Ulster Unionist William Spratt*4.80%288302 303.4    
    Vanguard Robert Brown*4.62%277     
    Electorate: 15,342  Valid: 5,995 (39.08%)  Spoilt: 232  Quota: 857  Turnout: 6,227 (40.59%)  

      1973 Election

      1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x NILP, 1 x Loyalist Coalition

      Ards Area B - 7 seats [3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567891011121314
      Ulster Unionist John Algie19.38%1,568             
      Ulster Unionist Cecilia Cooke11.79%9541,120.14 1,120.14 1,130.14 1,146.92 1,228.92        
      Alliance Owen Dorrian8.26%668671.9 719.9 755.9 830.42 835.68 836.59 1,207.59      
      Ulster Unionist William Spratt8.80%712777.26 777.26 791.26 793.26 949.34 986.65 1,005.69 1,016.89 1,039.62 1,328.62   
      Loyalist CoalitionRobert Brown6.90%558573.86 573.86 580.86 581.38 587.9 589.72 593.72 593.88 961.9 1,009.53 1,044.53 1,605.53 
      NI Labour Robert Gaw7.00%566584.46 591.46 630.46 648.72 652.72 652.72 687.93 702.33 712.43 789.12 815.12 858.26 934.26
      NI Labour William Allen6.09%493515.62 522.62 550.88 556.88 562.88 562.88 583.79 593.55 608.75 670.86 699.86 729.73 784.73
      Loyalist CoalitionWilliam Hannigan6.64%537541.94 542.2 543.2 546.2 550.72 552.54 554.54 555.98 642.28 674.99 697.99   
      Ulster Unionist Georgina Foulis4.59%371430.54 430.54 443.8 449.06 512.7 539.09 560.39 570.31 607.3     
      DUP Irene Brown6.34%513533.54 534.54 537.54 540.54 545.54 547.36 550.88 552.64      
      Alliance W. H. Forsythe4.19%339343.68 344.68 354.68 477.68 481.68 484.41        
      Ulster Unionist H. McGimpsey4.02%325344.76 344.76 349.28 351.28          
      Alliance G. Hirst2.97%240242.34 242.34 254.34           
      Ulster Liberal Albert McElroy 2.06%167168.04 182.04            
      SDLP D. G. C. Devaney0.98%7979.26             
      Electorate: 13,801  Valid: 8,090 (58.62%)  Spoilt: 127  Quota: 1,156  Turnout: 8,217 (59.54%)  

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        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.
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