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Map by Conal Kelly
The Elections
| 1981 Results | 1977 Results | 1973 Results |
| Votes by
Party: UUP: 5,945 (38.0%), 7 Councillors DUP: 4,389 (28.1%), 4 Councillors Alliance: 1,704 (10.9%), 1 Councillor SDLP: 1,670 (10.7%), 2 Councillors IIP: 1,040 (6.6%), 1 Councillor Labour League: 562 (3.6%) Ind U: 91 (0.6%) Independent: 243 (1.6%) |
Votes by
Party: UUP: 4,543 (38.6%), 8 Councillors DUP: 2,164 (18.4%), 3 Councillors Alliance: 1,981 (16.9%), 2 Councillors VUP: 299 (2.5%) Dominion Party: 205 (1.7%) Independent: 2,564 (21.8%), 2 Councillors |
Votes by
Party: UUP: 6,062 (42.6%), 8 Councillors Alliance: 2,291 (16.1%), 2 Councillors Unionist: 976 (6.8%), 1 Councillor Vanguard Loyalist: 866 (6.1%), 1 Councillor DUP: 748 (5.3%), 1 Councillor SDLP: 343 (2.4%) NILP: 287 (2%) Independent: 2,663 (18.7%), 2 Councillors |
| Electorate: 26,801; votes cast: 16,136; spoilt votes: 492 (3.0%); valid votes: 15,644 | Electorate: 24,159; votes cast: 11,756; spoilt votes: 507(4.1%); valid votes: 11,756 (95.9%) | Electorate: 21,908; votes cast: 14,467; spoilt votes: 231 (1.6%); valid votes: 14,236 (98.4%) |
Antrim A
1981
results (spreadsheet)
| First Count: J. Graham (UUP) 1,293 R. Loughran (SDLP) 603 J. Neffron (IIP) 537 W. Clyde (DUP) 533 G. Carolan (SDLP) 429 F. Rainey (DUP) 381 D. McAteer (IIP) 339 J. Blakeley (UUP) 207 J. Totten (IIP)164 Dr. J.B. McConnell (Alliance) 113 S.J. Dunlop (Ind U) 91 Miss M. Marshall (UUP) 76 |
Votes by Party: UUP: 1,576 (33.1%), 2 seats IIP: 1,040 (21.8%), 1 seat SDLP: 1,032 (21.7%), 1 seat DUP: 914 (19.2%), 1 seat Alliance: 113 (2.4%) Ind U: 91 (1.9%) |
| Electorate: 6,381; seats: 5; votes cast: 4,901; spoilt votes: 135 (2.8%); valid votes: 4,766 (97.2%); quota: 795 |
1977
results (spreadsheet)
| First Count: J.Graham (UUP) 1,018 J. Heffron (Ind) 679 G. Berry (Ind) 542 S.J. Dunlop (DUP) 499 J. Marrion (Ind) 365 J.Brown (DUP) 360 J. McKeever (Ind) 290 P. Gribben (Alliance) 225 S. Getty (UUP) 168 Miss Marshall (UUP) 91 |
Votes by Party: Independent: 1,876 (44.2%), 2 seats UUP: 1,277 (30.1%), 2 seats DUP: 859 (20.2%), 1 seat Alliance: 225 (5.3%) |
| Electorate: 6,074; seats: 5; votes cast: 4,400; spoilt votes: 163 (3.7%); valid votes: 4,237 (96.3%); quota: 707 |
1973 Results (spreadsheet)
| First Count: S.J. Dunlop (DUP) 748 Hugh O'Donnell (Ind) 645 Bolton Minford (UUP) 602 John Heffron (Ind) 584 James Graham (UUP) 477 Jack Blakely (UUP) 410 R.C. Rainy (Ind) 407 James Totten (Ind) 392 Bill Simpson (Alliance) 238 Bob McElroy (Alliance) 118 |
Votes by Party: UUP: 1,489 (23.2%) 2 seats DUP: 748 (16.2%) 1 seat Alliance: 356 (5.6%) Independent: 2,028 (31.6%) 2 seats |
| Electorate: 6,491; seats: 5; votes cast: 4,708; spoilt votes: 87(1.8%); valid votes: 4,621(98.2%); quota: 771 |
1981
Results (spreadsheet)
| First Count: T.E. Wallace (UUP) 688 J.M. Cunningham (UUP) 684 R. Burns (SDLP) 638 R. Thompson (DUP) 587 A. Lucas (DUP) 554 T.D. Grant (UUP) 398 A. Wilson (UUP) 252 J.R. McCourt (Alliance) 195 G.P. Luke (Alliance) 134 |
Votes by Party: UUP: 2,022 (49.0%), 3 seats DUP: 1,141 (27.6%), 1 seat SDLP: 638 (15.4%), 1 seat Alliance: 329 (8.0%) |
| Electorate: 5,966; seats: 5; votes cast: 4,251; spoilt votes: 121 (2.8%); valid votes: 4,130 (97.2%); quota: 689 |
1977
results (spreadsheet)
| First Count: T.E. Wallace (UUP) 459 J.M. Cunningham (UUP) 446 McCourt (Alliance) 394 G.A. Dundas (UUP) 306 W. Jones (UUP) 270 A.T. Lucas (DUP) 266 A. Wilson (UUP) 245 G.P. Luke (Alliance) 236 J.J. Patterson (DUP) 217 |
Votes by Party: UUP: 1,726 (60.8%), 3 seats Alliance: 630 (22.2%), 1 seat DUP: 483 (17.0%), 1 seat |
| Electorate: 5,858; seats: 5; votes cast: 2,966; spoilt votes: 127 (4.3%); valid votes: 2,839 (95.7%); quota: |
1973
results (spreadsheet)
| First Count: Edgar Wallace (UUP) 832 Robert Erwin (UUP) 640 George Dundas (UUP) 614 W. Jones (UUP) 515 Alexander Wilson (UUP) 445 Richard McCourt (Alliance) 280 Mrs. Patricia Mackean (Alliance) 225 William Gregg (NILP) 287 Francis O'Brien (SDLP) 343 |
Votes by Party: UUP: 3,046 (72.9%), 4 seats Alliance: 505 (12.1%), 1 seat NILP: 287 (6.9%) SDLP: 343 (8.2%) |
| Electorate: 6,211; seats: 5; votes cast: 4,236; spoilt votes: 55 (1.3%); valid votes: 4,181 (98.7%); quota: 697 |
Antrim C
1981
results (spreadsheet)
| First Count: S. Dunlop (DUP) 1,719 F.R.M. Marks (UUP) 1,182 A. Allen (UUP) 961 C. Quinn (DUP) 615 J. Ginnons (Labour League) 562 M. Donoghue (Alliance) 531 C.H.G. Kinahan (Alliance) 465 Mrs M. Wallace (Alliance) 266 P.S. Henry (Ind) 243 H.K. Johnston (UUP) 204 |
Votes by Party: UUP: 2,347 (34.8%), 2 seats DUP: 2,334 (34.6%), 2 seats Alliance: 1,262 (18.7%), 1 seat Labour League: 562 (8.3%) Independent: 243 (3.6%) |
| Electorate: 14,454; seats: 5; votes cast: 6,984; spoilt votes: 236 (3.4%); valid votes: 6,748 (96.6%); quota: 1,125 |
1977
results (spreadsheet)
| First Count: C.Kinahan (Alliance) 825 J.H. Allen (UUP) 801 S. Dunlop (DUP) 540 S. McCombe (UUP) 416 J.W. Craig (UUP) 323 Mrs F. McLernon (Alliance) 301 J. Clarke (VUP) 299 P. Niesh (Ind) 271 Mrs E. Lagan (Ind) 219 W.N. McCormick (DUP) 282 D.A. Gregg (Dominion Party) 136 L. McCabe (Ind) 116 M. Hanna (Ind) 82 S. Ferson (Dominion Party) 69 |
Votes by Party: UUP: 1,540 (32.9%), 3 seats Alliance: 1,126 (24.1%), 1 seat DUP: 822 (17.6%), 1 seat Independent: 688 (14.7%) VUP: 299 (6.4%) Ulster Dominion Party: 205 (4.4%) |
| Electorate: 12,227; seats: 5; votes cast: 4,897; spoilt votes: 217 (4.4%); valid votes: 4,680 (95.6%); quota: 781 |
1973
results (spreadsheet - NB includes small
correction to published result)
| First Count: Michael O'Donaghue (Alliance) 939 Samuel McCombe (UUP) 807 James W. Craig (UUP) 544 James Clarke (Van Loy) 535 William Clarke (Unionist) 507 John H. Allen (Unionist) 469 Thomas Hay Simpson (Ind) 397 David McCreight (Van Loy) 331 Peter Neish (Ind) 238 William Gawn (Alliance) 178 R.W. Rutherford-Browne (UUP) 174 Charlie Greer (Alliance) 169 Alan Finlay (Alliance) 144 |
Votes by Party: UUP: 1,527 (36.5%), 2 seats Alliance: 1,430 (34.2%), 1 seat Unionist: 976 (23,3%), 1 seat Vanguard Loyalist: 866 (20.7%), 1 seat Independent: 635 (15.1%) |
| Electorate: 9,206; seats: 5; votes cast: 5,523; spoilt votes: 89 (1.6%); valid votes: 4,181(98.4%); quota: 906 |
Local council election results from 1973 to 1983: Antrim | Ards | Armagh | Ballymena | Ballymoney | Banbridge | Belfast | Carrickfergus | Castlereagh | Coleraine | Cookstown | Craigavon | Derry | Down | Dungannon | Fermanagh | Larne | Limavady | Lisburn | Magherafelt | Moyle | Newry and Mourne | Newtownabbey | North Down | Omagh | Strabane
Local
council election results from 1985 to 1989: Antrim
| Ards
| Armagh
| Ballymena
| Ballymoney
| Banbridge
| Belfast
| Carrickfergus
| Castlereagh
| Coleraine
| Cookstown
| Craigavon
| Derry
| Down
| Dungannon
| Fermanagh
| Larne
| Limavady
| Lisburn
| Magherafelt
| Moyle
| Newry
and Mourne | Newtownabbey
| North
Down | Omagh
| Strabane
Local council election results from 1993 to 2011: Antrim
| Ards
| Armagh
| Ballymena
| Ballymoney
| Banbridge
| Belfast
| Carrickfergus
| Castlereagh
| Coleraine
| Cookstown
| Craigavon
| Derry
| Down
| Dungannon
| Fermanagh
| Larne
| Limavady
| Lisburn
| Magherafelt
| Moyle
| Newry
and Mourne | Newtownabbey
| North
Down | Omagh |
Strabane
Results from 1983 to 1995 for each seat: East Belfast | North Belfast | South Belfast | West Belfast | East Antrim | North Antrim | South Antrim | North Down | South Down | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Foyle | Lagan Valley | East Londonderry | Mid Ulster | Newry and Armagh | Strangford | Upper Bann
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