Newtownabbey Area A

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Newtownabbey Area A was one of the four district electoral areas in Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected five members to Newtownabbey 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 Ballyclare, Ballyeaston, Ballynure, Doagh and Mallusk. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Ballyclare DEA.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)
1981 Mary Harkness
(DUP)		 Trevor Kirkland
(DUP)		 Jim Wilson
(UUP)		Arthur Templeton
(UUP)		Sidney Cameron
(Independent Unionist)/
(UUP)
1977 Pat McCudden
(Alliance)
1973 Thomas Bell
(DUP)		James Craig
(UUP)		Samuel Todd
(UUP)

1981 Election

1977: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance

1981: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist

1977-1981 Change: DUP and Independent Unionist gain from UUP and Alliance

Newtownabbey Area A - 5 seats [1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234
Ulster Unionist Jim Wilson *16.62%850951  
Ulster Unionist Arthur Templeton*14.82%758832 872 
DUP Trevor Kirkland 16.23%830852 853 
DUP Mary Harkness*16.00%818833 836 836.73
Ind. Unionist Sidney Cameron*11.69%598760 789 799.22
Ulster Unionist John Anderson13.88%710762 786 794.03
Alliance Pat McCudden*10.75%550   
Electorate: 8,958  Valid: 5,114 (57.09%)  Spoilt: 129  Quota: 853  Turnout: 5,243 (58.53%)  

    1977 Election

    1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP

    1977: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance

    1973-1977 Change: Alliance gain from UUP

    Newtownabbey Area A - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234
    Ulster Unionist Sidney Cameron*28.90%1,053   
    DUP Mary Harkness17.73%646   
    Ulster Unionist Jim Wilson 15.70%572685.82  
    Ulster Unionist Arthur Templeton*13.23%482671.42  
    Alliance Pat McCudden14.93%544572.56 579.46 603.96
    Ulster Unionist Samuel Todd*5.46%199280.9 346.9 461.18
    Dominion Party Kennedy Lindsay 4.04%147168.84 173.64  
    Electorate: 8,719  Valid: 3,643 (41.78%)  Spoilt: 109  Quota: 608  Turnout: 3,752 (43.03%)  

      1973 Election

      1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP

      Newtownabbey Area A - 5 seats [3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      Ulster Unionist Sidney Cameron26.45%1,379     
      DUP Thomas Bell16.84%878     
      Ulster Unionist James Craig15.46%8061,085.35    
      Ulster Unionist Arthur Templeton11.10%579642.64 643.01 674.93 680.78 912.17
      Ulster Unionist Samuel Todd11.37%593684.39 684.39 737.87 757.28 890.28
      Alliance T. A. Peoples7.04%367382.17 398.17 409.93 699.52 749.92
      Ulster Unionist Margaret McGregor4.95%258306.84 309.21 409.19 442.93  
      Alliance Elizabeth McDowell5.77%301309.51 343.25 354.45   
      NI Labour Alex Byrne1.02%5354.85     
      Electorate: 8,286  Valid: 5,214 (62.93%)  Spoilt: 60  Quota: 870  Turnout: 5,274 (63.65%)  

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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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