Larne Area A

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

It was created for the 1973 local elections, and contained the wards of Ballyloran, Carncastle, Carnlough and Glenarm. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Coast Road DEA.

Councillors

Election	Councillor (Party)		Councillor (Party)		Councillor (Party)		Councillor (Party)
1981		Rachel Rea (DUP)		Thomas Robinson (UUP)		Hugh Wilson (Alliance)		William Cunning (Independent Nationalist)
1977		Samuel Martin (DUP)/ (Loyalist)						John Turnley (SDLP)
1973				D. Harper (UUP)				F. J. O'Neill (Independent)

1981 Election

1977: 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist

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

1977-1981 Change: Independent Nationalist gain from SDLP

Larne Area A - 4 seats^[1]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3
	UUP	Thomas Robinson*	27.71%	897
	Ind. Nationalist	William Cunning	27.03%	875
	DUP	Rachel Rea*	17.98%	582	715.4
	Alliance	Hugh Wilson*	14.49%	469	520.91	745.19
	DUP	Robert Campbell	12.79%	414	470.26	472.42
Electorate: 5,107   Valid: 3,237 (63.38%)   Spoilt: 74   Quota: 648   Turnout: 3,311 (64.83%)

1977 Election

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

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

1973-1977 Change: SDLP gain from Independent, Loyalist joins DUP

Larne Area A - 4 seats^[2]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1
	DUP	Samuel Martin*	N/A	N/A
	UUP	Thomas Robinson	N/A	N/A
	Alliance	Hugh Wilson*	N/A	N/A
	SDLP	John Turnley	N/A	N/A
Electorate: N/A   Valid: N/A   Spoilt: N/A   Quota: N/A   Turnout: N/A

• As only four candidates had been nominated for four seats, there was no vote in Area A and all four candidates were deemed elected.

1973 Election

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

Larne Area A - 4 seats^[3]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5
	Loyalist	Samuel Martin	21.92%	751
	UUP	D. Harper	18.71%	641	983
	Alliance	Hugh Wilson	18.42%	631	668	810
	Independent	F. J. O'Neill	13.57%	465	469	526	583	639.4
	SDLP	John Turnley	15.85%	543	543	544	546	553.52
	Ind. Unionist	A. Crooks	11.53%	395
Electorate: 5,026   Valid: 3,426 (68.17%)   Spoilt: 33   Quota: 686   Turnout: 3,459 (68.82%)