Carrickfergus Area B 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 Blackhead, Boneybefore, Eden, Victoria and Whitehead. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Kilroot DEA.
| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | William Cross (DUP) | William Knox (DUP) | Hugh McLean (UUP) | James Brown (UUP) | Patrick Conway (Alliance) | |||||
| 1977 | Charles Hilditch (Alliance) | Desmond Scott (DUP) | George Armstrong (UUP) | |||||||
| 1973 | S. Campbell (Independent) | J. Craig (United Loyalist) | David McCune (UUP) | R. Lorimer (Alliance) | ||||||
1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
1981: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from Alliance
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
| DUP | William Cross | 18.98% | 748 | |||||||||
| UUP | Hugh McLean* | 17.79% | 701 | |||||||||
| UUP | James Brown | 14.92% | 588 | 590.64 | 606.18 | 608.24 | 687.24 | |||||
| Alliance | Patrick Conway* | 11.32% | 446 | 446.84 | 448.28 | 469.28 | 472.18 | 498.54 | 501.74 | 694.74 | ||
| DUP | William Knox | 9.11% | 359 | 433.52 | 437.24 | 438.3 | 454.88 | 483.6 | 495.76 | 500.94 | 749.94 | |
| Alliance | Charles Hilditch* | 7.79% | 307 | 308.2 | 312.82 | 340.82 | 347.6 | 368.32 | 374.08 | 433.06 | 439.06 | |
| DUP | Steven Watters | 6.32% | 249 | 256.8 | 259.2 | 259.2 | 265.52 | 274.82 | 280.58 | 285.58 | ||
| Alliance | Alice Bateman | 5.86% | 231 | 231 | 231.42 | 249.42 | 250.72 | 277.02 | 280.22 | |||
| UPUP | Robert Wilson | 3.10% | 122 | 122.6 | 124.34 | 131.4 | 134.02 | |||||
| UUP | Henry Cardwell | 2.66% | 105 | 106.2 | 117 | 123 | ||||||
| Newtownabbey Labour | Richard Hopkins | 2.16% | 85 | 85 | 85.18 | |||||||
| Electorate: 6,627 Valid: 3,941 (59.47%) Spoilt: 133 Quota: 657 Turnout: 4,074 (61.48%) | ||||||||||||
1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist, 1 x Independent
1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
1973-1977 Change: Alliance and DUP gain from United Loyalist and Independent
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Alliance | Charles Hilditch | 21.44% | 745 | |||||||
| UUP | George Armstrong | 19.65% | 683 | |||||||
| DUP | Desmond Scott | 12.23% | 425 | 425.22 | 427.92 | 453.37 | 617.37 | |||
| Alliance | Patrick Conway | 7.80% | 271 | 349.1 | 350.15 | 367.38 | 369.75 | 370.57 | 617.57 | |
| UUP | Hugh McLean* | 11.94% | 415 | 425.56 | 455.41 | 493.75 | 514.72 | 527.43 | 557.53 | |
| UUP | David McCune* | 7.02% | 244 | 255.44 | 308.84 | 332.18 | 390.68 | 411.18 | 447.27 | |
| Alliance | Alice Bateman | 7.37% | 256 | 306.38 | 309.83 | 341.35 | 348.09 | 351.37 | ||
| United Loyalist | James Brown | 7.28% | 253 | 254.1 | 260.55 | 278.77 | ||||
| Independent | Elizabeth McMaster | 5.27% | 183 | 192.02 | 195.77 | |||||
| Electorate: 6,389 Valid: 3,475 (54.39%) Spoilt: 91 Quota: 580 Turnout: 3,566 (55.81%) | ||||||||||
1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist, 1 x Independent
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| United Loyalist | J. Craig | 29.81% | 1,231 | |||||
| UUP | David McCune | 14.04% | 580 | 853.24 | ||||
| UUP | Hugh McLean | 11.02% | 455 | 581.5 | 707.5 | |||
| Alliance | R. Lorimer | 15.33% | 633 | 649.56 | 650.96 | 707.96 | ||
| Independent | S. Campbell | 9.88% | 408 | 495.86 | 513.22 | 517.98 | 731.98 | |
| Alliance | E. McGowan | 10.15% | 419 | 429.58 | 433.22 | 499.18 | 529.18 | |
| Independent | S. Niblock | 6.17% | 255 | 275.24 | 282.8 | 299.48 | ||
| NI Labour | H. McKeown | 3.61% | 149 | 155.9 | 158.98 | |||
| Electorate: 6,154 Valid: 4,130 (67.11%) Spoilt: 49 Quota: 689 Turnout: 4,179 (67.91%) | ||||||||
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