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.
| 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) | ||||||
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
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| DUP | John Alexander | 23.13% | 647 | |||
| DUP | Samuel McAllister | 21.45% | 600 | |||
| Ulster Unionist | Laurence Niblock* | 19.56% | 547 | 562.96 | ||
| United Loyalist | Roy Beggs * | 16.66% | 466 | 514.26 | 575.26 | |
| Ulster Unionist | 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%) | ||||||
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
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| DUP | Roy Beggs * | 29.20% | 675 | |||
| Alliance | William Calwell | 21.54% | 498 | |||
| Ulster Unionist | 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: 3 x Loyalist, 1 x Independent Unionist
| 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%) | ||||||
Area E was one of the eight district electoral areas (DEA) which existed in Belfast, Northern Ireland from 1973 to 1985. Located in the north-west of the city, the district elected six members to Belfast City Council and contained the wards of Ardoyne; Ballygomartin; Ballysillan; Highfield; Legoniel; and Woodvale. The DEA formed part of the Belfast North and Belfast West constituencies.
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Elections to Castlereagh Borough Council were held on 18 May 1977 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 19 councillors.
Elections to Newtownabbey Borough Council were held on 20 May 1981 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 21 councillors.
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