Lisburn Area D

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Lisburn Area D was one of the five district electoral areas in Lisburn, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected five 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 Hilden, Lambeg, Lisnagarvey, Magheralave and Tonagh. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections with 4 of the wards going to Lisburn Town DEA and Lambeg to the Dunmurry Cross DEA.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)
1981 Ivan Davis
(DUP)		Robert McNeice
(DUP)		Samuel Semple
(UUP)		Maureen McKinney
(UUP)		George Boyd
(Alliance)
1977 Robert Kirkwood
(UPNI)/
(UUP)
1973 William Henry
(UUP)		G. W. C. McCartney
(Alliance)

1981 Election

1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UPNI

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

1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from UPNI

Lisburn Area D - 5 seats [1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567
DUP Ivan Davis *44.02%3,720      
DUP Robert McNeice5.56%4702,105.84     
UUP Samuel Semple*12.65%1,0691,313.48 1,630.28    
UUP Maureen McKinney*9.32%788963.36 1,090.56 1,156.81 1,264.48 1,437.38 
Alliance George Boyd*12.85%1,0861,125.68 1,138.58 1,140.33 1,178.5 1,204.89 1,665.89
UUP David Trimble 5.37%454494.96 565.16 683.41 764.25 903.76 903.76
Alliance James Mulholland5.67%479498.84 503.94 504.94 520.36 535.35  
UUUP John Curry1.81%153246.44 373.04 393.29 455.76   
Unionist Party NI David Gordon2.75%232291.52 327.22 334.47    
Electorate: 14,016  Valid: 8,451 (60.30%)  Spoilt: 158  Quota: 1,409  Turnout: 8,639 (61.64%)  

    1977 Election

    1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance

    1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UPNI

    1973-1977 Change: UPNI gain from UUP

    Lisburn Area D - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    DUP Ivan Davis *25.77%1,758     
    Unionist Party NI Robert Kirkwood*21.76%1,485     
    Alliance George Boyd17.85%1,218     
    UUP Samuel Semple*13.92%9501,055.08 1,184.2   
    UUP Maureen McKinney9.32%476540.01 613.45 708.46 710.08 1,074.54
    UUUP James Davis4.13%282688.26 704.34 780.9 781.86 807.53
    Alliance Hazel Ervine5.58%381390.62 474.14 584.19 652.89  
    Independent Gerald King3.03%207218.84 240.68    
    UUP Andrew Oliver0.97%6685.61 100.49    
    Electorate: 13,881  Valid: 6,823 (49.15%)  Spoilt: 199  Quota: 1,138  Turnout: 7,022 (50.59%)  

      1973 Election

      1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance

      Lisburn Area D - 5 seats [3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678910
      UUP Samuel Semple26.52%2,294         
      UUP Robert Kirkwood13.02%1,1261,508.58        
      Alliance G. W. C. McCartney14.36%1,2421,282.33 1,285.75 1,325.75 1,325.75 1,333.41 1,353.27 1,506.27  
      DUP Ivan Davis 10.66%922955.3 957.52 958.89 993.29 995.09 1,008.06 1,015.49 1,025.49 1,479.49
      UUP William Henry9.19%795974.08 1,000.24 1,005.67 1,009.58 1,083.64 1,324.76 1,337.65 1,341.02 1,432.33
      Alliance George Boyd6.97%603613.73 614.51 632.88 632.88 635.62 641.82 783.9 1,131.27 1,138.7
      Vanguard James Davis5.61%485501.28 502.3 502.3 605.32 609.11 613.46 613.89 614.89  
      SDLP P. J. Rowen5.03%435436.11 436.11 463.11 463.11 463.11 463.11 469.48   
      Alliance Hazel Ervine3.47%300305.55 305.85 319.85 320.22 322.34 328    
      UUP Myrtle McMaster1.04%90220.98 233.82 236.19 240.25 303.93     
      UUP James Hutchinson1.17%101138.37 152.65 156.77 159.51      
      Vanguard Marjorie Lockhart1.64%142150.88 151.3 152.3       
      NI Labour R. N. Hill1.34%116117.48 117.66        
      Electorate: 10,564  Valid: 8,651 (81.89%)  Spoilt: 72  Quota: 1,442  Turnout: 8,723 (82.57%)  

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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.
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