Lisburn Area A

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Lisburn Area A was one of the five district electoral areas in Lisburn, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected four members to Lisburn Borough Council, and formed part of the South Antrim 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 Glenavy, Magheragall, Moira and Tullyrusk. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Killultagh DEA.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
1981 Jim Wells
(DUP)
Ronald Campbell
(UUP)
Jim Dillon
(UUP)
John Clenaghan
(SDLP)
1977 Charles Woodburne
(DUP)
1973 John Maze
(UUP)
George McCartney
(UUP)
Thomas Wilson
(UUP)
Patrick Ritchie
(SDLP)

1981 Election

1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

1981: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

1977-1981 Change: No change

Lisburn Area A - 4 seats [1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
Ulster Unionist Ronald Campbell*25.81%1,299    
DUP Jim Wells 19.95%1,004    
Ulster Unionist Jim Dillon*18.20%9161,129.21   
SDLP John Clenaghan*17.98%905913.97 915.65 915.86 932.28
DUP Charles Woodburne*10.23%515527.19 537.55 548.68 842.47
Ulster Unionist Henry Stewart7.83%394429.65 539.13 545.01  
Electorate: 7,983  Valid: 5,033 (63.05%)  Spoilt: 109  Quota: 1,007  Turnout: 5,142 (64.41%)  

    1977 Election

    1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

    1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

    1973-1977 Change: DUP gain from UUP

    Lisburn Area A - 4 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123
    Ulster Unionist Ronald Campbell25.72%889  
    DUP Charles Woodburne20.11%695  
    SDLP John Clenaghan19.88%687691.62 828.62
    Ulster Unionist Jim Dillon14.27%493634.46 733.46
    Ulster Unionist Henry Stewart9.90%342371.92 447.72
    Alliance Patrick Dorrian7.00%242245.52  
    UUUP Henry Sloan3.13%108118.56  
    Electorate: 7,040  Valid: 3,456 (49.09%)  Spoilt: 174  Quota: 692  Turnout: 3,630 (51.56%)  

      1973 Election

      1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

      Lisburn Area A - 4 seats [3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678
      Ulster Unionist John Maze18.43%857876 919 1,003    
      SDLP Patrick Ritchie17.83%829857 861 970    
      Ulster Unionist George McCartney16.07%747759 768 808 940   
      Ulster Unionist Thomas Wilson11.51%535536 560 588 776 832 868 876.8
      DUP Charles Woodburne16.54%769769 817 827 855 863 865 865.4
      Ulster Unionist William Moore6.73%313316 354 381     
      Alliance James Megarry4.54%211330 337      
      Ind. Unionist Henry Stewart4.39%204205       
      Alliance Patrick Dorrian3.96%184       
      Electorate: 7,210  Valid: 4,649 (64.48%)  Spoilt: 58  Quota: 930  Turnout: 4,707 (65.28%)  

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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.