Limavady Area B was one of the three district electoral areas in Limavady, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected five members to Limavady Borough Council, and formed part of the Londonderry constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1973 local elections, and contained the wards of Dungiven, Feeny, Forest, The Highlands and Upper Glenshane. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Benbradagh DEA.
| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | David Robinson (UUP) | Max Gault (UUP)/ (United Unionist) | Denis Farren (Independent) | Lawrence Hegarty (SDLP) | Sean McCloskey (IIP) | |||||
| 1977 | Raymond Brady (SDLP) | Joseph McLaughlin (SDLP) | ||||||||
| 1973 | William Ross (United Unionist) | Perry O'Connor (SDLP) | ||||||||
1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
1981: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x IIP, 1 x Independent
1977-1981 Change: IIP gain from SDLP
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| Ulster Unionist | David Robinson* | 24.56% | 883 | ||||||||
| SDLP | Lawrence Hegarty | 15.88% | 571 | 571.32 | 591.32 | 592.32 | 613.32 | ||||
| Ulster Unionist | Max Gault* | 9.15% | 329 | 554.28 | 554.28 | 569.28 | 569.28 | 569.28 | 805.28 | ||
| Independent | Denis Farren* | 13.94% | 501 | 504.52 | 510.52 | 511.52 | 518.84 | 535.84 | 545.88 | 559.88 | |
| Irish Independence | Sean McCloskey | 8.87% | 319 | 319.96 | 329.96 | 329.96 | 383.96 | 537.96 | 537.96 | 537.96 | |
| SDLP | James Brolly | 8.62% | 310 | 310 | 319 | 320.64 | 325.64 | 372.64 | 373.64 | 375.64 | |
| DUP | Alex Fulton | 6.12% | 220 | 256.8 | 256.8 | 324.32 | 324.32 | 324.32 | |||
| Irish Independence | George McCormick | 5.48% | 197 | 197 | 203 | 203 | 237 | ||||
| Irish Independence | Andrew Murphy | 3.53% | 127 | 127.96 | 138.96 | 138.96 | |||||
| DUP | John McKay | 2.09% | 75 | 87.48 | 87.48 | ||||||
| Republican Clubs | Jerry Mullan | 1.75% | 63 | 63.32 | |||||||
| Electorate: 5,007 Valid: 3,595 (71.80%) Spoilt: 120 Quota: 600 Turnout: 3,715 (74.20%) | |||||||||||
1973: 2 x United Unionist, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
1973-1977 Change: UUP (two seats) gain from United Unionist
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Ulster Unionist | David Robinson | 20.62% | 627 | ||||||
| SDLP | Raymond Brady* | 17.92% | 545 | ||||||
| Independent | Denis Farren* | 16.18% | 492 | 494.47 | 494.85 | 535.85 | |||
| Ulster Unionist | Max Gault* | 11.84% | 360 | 447.02 | 504.09 | 504.09 | 504.09 | 504.69 | |
| SDLP | Joseph McLaughlin | 9.40% | 286 | 286.19 | 288.38 | 304.38 | 444.57 | 481.77 | |
| DUP | John McKay | 12.43% | 378 | 392.44 | 400.53 | 401.72 | 401.72 | 401.82 | |
| SDLP | James Brolly | 5.69% | 173 | 173.19 | 173.38 | 211.38 | |||
| Republican Clubs | James McLaughlin | 3.98% | 121 | 121 | 122.19 | ||||
| Ulster Unionist | William Scott | 1.94% | 59 | 72.49 | |||||
| Electorate: 5,110 Valid: 3,041 (59.51%) Spoilt: 134 Quota: 507 Turnout: 3,175 (62.13%) | |||||||||
1973: 2 x United Unionist, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| United Unionist | William Ross | 21.73% | 836 | ||||||||
| United Unionist | Max Gault | 20.17% | 776 | ||||||||
| SDLP | Raymond Brady | 8.37% | 322 | 322 | 323 | 334 | 439 | 457 | 664 | ||
| SDLP | Perry O'Connor | 10.24% | 394 | 394 | 398 | 407 | 469 | 500 | 600 | 618.8 | |
| Independent | Denis Farren | 6.58% | 253 | 352 | 376 | 420 | 429 | 518 | 543 | 543.5 | |
| Republican Clubs | A. D. Hegarty | 11.05% | 425 | 425 | 425 | 427 | 438 | 494 | 534 | 534.8 | |
| SDLP | James Mulhern | 8.47% | 326 | 326 | 326 | 328 | 355 | 391 | |||
| Independent | James McLaughlin | 5.98% | 230 | 243 | 245 | 263 | 268 | ||||
| SDLP | Vincent McMacken | 5.67% | 218 | 219 | 219 | 222 | |||||
| Alliance | Neil Strouts | 1.74% | 67 | 111 | 138 | ||||||
| Electorate: 5,059 Valid: 3,847 (76.04%) Spoilt: 57 Quota: 642 Turnout: 3,904 (77.17%) | |||||||||||
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