Doagh Road (District Electoral Area)

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Doagh Road was one of the five district electoral areas in Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 1993. The district elected five members to Newtownabbey Borough Council, and formed part of the South Antrim constituency for the Northern Ireland Assembly and South Antrim for the UK Parliament.

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It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Newtownabbey Area B which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Bradan, Coole, Dunanney, Valley and Whitehouse. It was abolished for the 1993 local elections and replaced with the Macedon DEA.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
1989 Robert Kidd
(Labour '87)/
(Newtownabbey Labour)
John Blair
(Alliance)
Billy Snoddy
(DUP)
Fraser Agnew
(UUP)
Andrew Beattie
(UUP)
1985 Jim Allister
(DUP)
David Hollis
(DUP)

1989 Election

1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Newtownabbey Labour

1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Labour '87

1985-1989 Change: Alliance gain from DUP, Newtownabbey Labour joins Labour '87

Doagh Road - 5 seats [1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
Ulster Unionist Fraser Agnew *21.70%761       
Labour '87 Robert Kidd*20.30%712       
DUP Billy Snoddy 17.22%604       
Ulster Unionist Andrew Beattie*15.00%526660.09      
Alliance John Blair 9.52%334337.91 379.91 387.89 389.31 390.03 469.81 512.87
Ind. Unionist David Hollis*7.01%246254.97 271.56 279.4 294.03 300.79 308.03 392
Ulster Unionist Winifred Wright3.11%109131.77 159.07 215.91 225.58 235.42 245.24  
Workers' Party J. J. Magee2.22%7878 104.88 105.16 109.72 109.84   
Sinn Féin Liam Collins2.74%9696 102.3 102.3 103.3 103.3   
National Front David Kerr1.17%4141.46 44.19 44.33     
Electorate: 8,976  Valid: 3,507 (39.07%)  Spoilt: 118  Quota: 585  Turnout: 3,625 (40.39%)  

    1985 Election

    1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Newtownabbey Labour

    Doagh Road - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678910
    DUP Jim Allister 30.01%1,381         
    Ulster Unionist Fraser Agnew *19.90%916         
    DUP David Hollis5.61%258726.16 737.2 738.2 738.2 844.08    
    Newtownabbey Labour Robert Kidd*9.47%436449.64 452.84 455.84 548 556.08 563.08 693.24 760.12 908.8
    Ulster Unionist Andrew Beattie7.71%355406.04 507.48 509.48 510.48 518.72 534.72 537.04 572.64 653.24
    Ulster Unionist Letitia McCartney*6.67%307325.04 348.08 349.24 350.24 360.8 372.8 373.8 381.96 424.36
    Alliance John Elliott*6.37%293298.72 302.08 303.52 309.52 309.68 309.68 334.68 347.68  
    All Night Party Mark Langhammer 4.41%203207.84 208.48 229.64 232.64 237.52 241.52 270.68   
    Workers' Party Austin Kelly4.19%193193 193.48 195.64 214.64 215.64 215.64    
    DUP Charles South2.17%100142.68 144.44 145.88 145.88      
    Newtownabbey Labour David Lowrie2.78%128128 128.16 128.16       
    All Night PartyRoy Wallace0.28%1313 13        
    All Night PartyDavid Coburn0.26%1212.44 12.92        
    All Night PartyDouglas Edwards0.13%66.44 6.44        
    All Night PartyWilliam McClinton0.02%11 1        
    Electorate: 9,960  Valid: 4,602 (46.20%)  Spoilt: 184  Quota: 768  Turnout: 4,786 (48.05%)  

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      References

      1. "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
      2. "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.