Larne Area B

Larne Area B 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 Ballycarry, Glynn, Island Magee and Kilwaughter. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Larne Lough DEA.

Councillors

Election	Councillor (Party)		Councillor (Party)		Councillor (Party)		Councillor (Party)
1981		John Alexander (DUP)		Samuel McAllister (DUP)		Laurence Niblock (UUP)/ (Vanguard)		Roy Beggs (United Loyalist)/ (DUP)/ (Loyalist)
1977		Alexander Hunter (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist)		William Calwell (Alliance)
1973				Robert Semple (Loyalist)		Nelson Stewart (Loyalist)

1981 Election

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

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

1977-1981 Change: DUP and United Loyalist gain from Alliance and Vanguard

Larne Area B - 4 seats^[1]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3
	DUP	John Alexander	23.13%	647
	DUP	Samuel McAllister	21.45%	600
	UUP	Laurence Niblock*	19.56%	547	562.96
	United Loyalist	Roy Beggs*	16.66%	466	514.26	575.26
	UUP	Alexander Hunter*	10.58%	296	314.81	429.81
	Alliance	William Calwell*	11.54%	241	244.61
Electorate: 4,510   Valid: 2,797 (62.02%)   Spoilt: 68   Quota: 560   Turnout: 2,865 (63.53%)

1977 Election

1973: 3 x Loyalist, 1 x Independent Unionist

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

1973-1977 Change: Vanguard and Alliance gain from Loyalist (two seats), Loyalist joins DUP and Independent Unionist joins UUP

Larne Area B - 4 seats^[2]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3
	DUP	Roy Beggs*	29.20%	675
	Alliance	William Calwell	21.54%	498
	UUP	Alexander Hunter*	18.30%	423	457.88	517.88
	Vanguard	Laurence Niblock	13.02%	301	309.64	464.64
	DUP	Horace Stronge	7.66%	177	321	336
	Vanguard	Robert Semple*	10.29%	238	261.04
Electorate: 4,705   Valid: 2,312 (49.14%)   Spoilt: 103   Quota: 463   Turnout: 2,415 (51.33%)

1973 Election

1973: 3 x Loyalist, 1 x Independent Unionist

Larne Area B - 4 seats^[3]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3
	Loyalist	Roy Beggs	20.47%	691
	Loyalist	Robert Semple	19.59%	661	814
	Loyalist	Nelson Stewart	16.03%	541	690
	Ind. Unionist	Alexander Hunter	16.59%	560	592	637
	Alliance	R. Boyd	16.77%	566	584	596
	Loyalist	Bob Morrow	10.55%	356
Electorate: 4,961   Valid: 3,375 (68.03%)   Spoilt: 57   Quota: 676   Turnout: 3,432 (69.18%)