Carrickfergus Area A

Carrickfergus Area A was one of the three district electoral areas in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected five members to Carrickfergus Borough Council, and formed part of the South Antrim constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1973 local elections, and contained the wards of Knockagh, Lower Greenisland, Middle Greenisland, Trooperslane and Woodburn. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Knockagh Monument DEA.

Councillors

Election	Councillor (Party)		Councillor (Party)		Councillor (Party)		Councillor (Party)		Councillor (Party)
1981		Charles Johnston (United Loyalist)		William Haggan (DUP)		Samuel Irvine (DUP)		Mary Ardill (UUP)		Joan Tomlin (Alliance)
1977				Stewart Dickson (Alliance)		Robert Hunter (UUP)
1973				Robert Gordon (United Loyalist)		Robert McAllister (UUP)		Edward Simms (UUP)

1981 Election

1977: 2 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 1 x United Loyalist

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

1977-1981 Change: DUP (two seats) gain from Alliance and UUP

Carrickfergus Area A - 5 seats^[1]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	United Loyalist	Charles Johnston*	21.11%	819
	UUP	Mary Ardill*	11.81%	458	475.4	585.69	587.92	695.92
	Alliance	Joan Tomlin*	13.20%	512	541.21	542.21	634.44	646.82	847.82
	DUP	William Haggan	14.41%	559	589.59	594.05	596.28	625.27	633.5	637.5
	DUP	Samuel Irvine	12.99%	504	550.69	551.92	554.15	576.83	590.75	598.75
	Unionist Party NI	Anne Dickson	9.10%	353	366.8	372.49	373.49	390.56	411.63	502.63
	Alliance	Stewart Dickson*	5.36%	208	213.52	216.52	257.52	263.44
	UUP	Ernest Burton	4.85%	188	203.64	217.25	220.25
	Alliance	Robert Gordon	3.74%	145	145.92	145.92
	UUP	Mary Anderson	3.43%	133	142.2
Electorate: 6,062   Valid: 3,879 (63.99%)   Spoilt: 98   Quota: 647   Turnout: 3,977 (65.61%)

1977 Election

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

1977: 2 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 1 x United Loyalist

1973-1977 Change: Alliance gain from United Loyalist

Carrickfergus Area A - 5 seats^[2]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Alliance	Joan Tomlin*	22.67%	709
	United Loyalist	Charles Johnston*	18.39%	575
	UUP	Mary Ardill	12.25%	383	387.16	389.77	414.39	476.19	562.19
	Alliance	Stewart Dickson	7.26%	227	383	384.89	394.67	399.63	519.97
	UUP	Robert Hunter	7.45%	233	235.08	236.61	275.96	371.1	458.42	486.15	494.41
	DUP	Joseph Seaton	12.09%	378	382.42	419.59	423.12	447.11	477.88	479.06	479.06
	Unionist Party NI	William Johnstone	10.39%	325	335.4	337.83	343.27	363.36
	UUP	Robert McAllister*	5.31%	166	167.3	169.28	217.16
	UUP	Edward Simms*	4.19%	131	133.6	135.4
Electorate: 5,868   Valid: 3,127 (53.29%)   Spoilt: 140   Quota: 522   Turnout: 3,267 (55.67%)

Area A

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

Carrickfergus Area A - 5 seats^[3]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6
	UUP	Robert McAllister	16.68%	646
	UUP	Edward Simms	12.03%	466	468	482	807
	United Loyalist	Charles Johnston	15.00%	581	586	591	618	669
	United Loyalist	Robert Gordon	15.34%	594	599	603	633	681
	Alliance	Joan Tomlin	10.72%	415	461	577	603	634.2	638.4
	Alliance	Alison Lowry	8.86%	343	386	528	555	585	590.4
	UUP	C. W. W. Torrance	11.05%	428	430	443
	Alliance	H. Munnis	7.07%	274	294
	NI Labour	P. V. Cachart	3.25%	126
Electorate: 5,759   Valid: 3,873 (67.25%)   Spoilt: 70   Quota: 646   Turnout: 3,943 (68.47%)