North Down Area C

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North Down Area C was one of the four district electoral areas in North Down, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected five members to North Down Borough Council, and formed part of the North Down 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 Bangor Castle, Bryansburn, Crawfordsburn, Princestown and Springhill. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Bangor West DEA and the Abbey DEA.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
1981 Mary O'Fee
(UPUP)/
(Vanguard)/
(Loyalist)
Alan Graham
(DUP)
Hazel Bradford
(UUP)
William Morrow
(Alliance)
Brian Wilson
(Alliance)
1977 Maisie McMullan
(UUP)
Thomas Rollins
(Alliance)
1973 Robert Campbell
(UUP)
David Belshaw
(UUP)
John Calvert
(Alliance)
Jean Foster
(Alliance)

1981 Election

1977: 2 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 1 x Vanguard

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

1977-1981 Change: UPUP and DUP gain from UUP and Vanguard

North Down Area C - 5 seats [1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
UPUP Mary O'Fee*18.28%1,021       
Alliance William Morrow*17.17%959       
DUP Alan Graham16.24%929932.92      
Ulster Unionist Hazel Bradford*16.24%907916.36 976.84     
Alliance Brian Wilson 7.95%444447.6 454.68 464.68 459.94 460.02 776.08 834.24
Ulster Unionist Terence McKeag7.56%422428.55 471.72 512.72 513.32 514.16 551.04 765.48
UPUP Maisie McMullan*4.89%273324.44 390 392 392.62 393.38 415.78  
Alliance Thomas Rollins*6.57%367370.84 378.84 378.84 391.18 391.18   
DUP George McKinnie4.71%263264.75       
Electorate: 10,215  Valid: 5,585 (54.67%)  Spoilt: 135  Quota: 931  Turnout: 5,720 (56.00%)  

    1977 Election

    1973: 2 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 1 x Loyalist

    1977: 2 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 1 x Vanguard

    1973-1977 Change: Loyalist joins Vanguard

    North Down Area C - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    Ulster Unionist Hazel Bradford14.05%635717 793    
    Alliance William Morrow15.95%721725 791    
    Vanguard Mary O'Fee*12.17%550565 624 630.6 797.6  
    Alliance Thomas Rollins14.09%637643 701 707.6 710.6 711.04 732.16
    Ulster Unionist Maisie McMullan7.19%325439 496 519.1 662.1 703.9 709.02
    Alliance Jane Copeland13.96%631635 674 676.2 680.2 681.52 691.76
    DUP Alan Graham8.87%401413 423 423    
    Unionist Party NI Frank Gill8.16%369376      
    Ulster Unionist Archibald Pollock5.55%251      
    Electorate: 9,940  Valid: 4,520 (45.47%)  Spoilt: 77  Quota: 754  Turnout: 4,597 (46.25%)  

      1973 Election

      1973: 2 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 1 x Loyalist

      North Down Area C - 5 seats [3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678
      Ulster Unionist Robert Campbell 21.86%1,352       
      Ulster Unionist David Belshaw11.95%739853.17 864.23 868.69 879.92 887.84 1,040.65 
      Alliance John Calvert12.76%789797.05 808.05 844.05 844.05 975.43 988.58 1,080.58
      LoyalistMary O'Fee10.32%638655.94 672.4 677.63 941.7 943.93 966.46 1,071.46
      Alliance Jean Foster11.06%684695.73 726.73 793.96 799.42 974.88 989.41 1,044.82
      Independent James Stark8.18%506522.56 546.79 573.79 577.02 588.71 614.7 735.76
      Ind. Unionist Henry Garner5.09%315376.64 380.87 383.87 390.56 397.56 534.55  
      Ulster Unionist Henry Patton4.43%274342.08 347.77 347.77 351.23 356.46   
      Alliance Thomas Rollins5.01%310313.91 328.91 341.91 341.91    
      LoyalistChristopher Millar4.62%286290.14 294.14 296.14     
      NI Labour Harold Parkhill2.39%148148.92 170.92      
      Independent Brian Wilson 2.31%143145.3       
      Electorate: 9,067  Valid: 6,184 (68.20%)  Spoilt: 53  Quota: 1,031  Turnout: 6,237 (68.79%)  

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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.