Moyle Area B
Moyle Area B was one of the three district electoral areas in Moyle, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected eight members to Moyle District 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 Armoy, Ballintoy, Ballylough, Bushmills, Carnmoon, Dunservick, Kinbane and Moss-side. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Giant's Causeway DEA.
Councillors
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | James McShane (Independent) |
James Rodgers (DUP) |
Ronnie McIlvar (DUP) |
Mary Morrison (Independent Unionist)/ (DUP) |
Price McConaghy (Independent Unionist)/ (UUP) |
Robert Getty (UUP) |
Hugh Acheson (UUP) |
James McAuley (UUP) | ||||||||
| 1977 | Maureen Gaston (Independent) |
George McFadden (DUP) |
Robert McKay (UUP) |
Matt Colgan (Independent Unionist) |
Samuel Adams (Independent Unionist) | |||||||||||
| 1973 | James Gault (Independent) |
W. Baxter (UUP) |
S. Montgomery (UUP) |
Hugh Acheson (Independent Unionist) | ||||||||||||
1981 Election
[edit]1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 2 x Independent
1981: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Independent
1977-1981 Change: UUP gain from Independent
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| DUP | James Rodgers | 15.44% | 445 | ||||||||||
| Independent | James McShane* | 11.97% | 345 | ||||||||||
| Ind. Unionist | Price McConaghy* | 13.22% | 381 | ||||||||||
| Ind. Unionist | Mary Morrison* | 10.41% | 300 | 310.08 | 326.4 | ||||||||
| UUP | Robert Getty | 10.37% | 299 | 299.84 | 313.1 | 313.1 | 316.44 | 325.44 | |||||
| DUP | Ronnie McIlvar | 8.43% | 243 | 257.28 | 258.98 | 258.98 | 297.4 | 298.13 | 298.49 | 298.49 | 397.49 | ||
| UUP | Hugh Acheson | 8.78% | 253 | 254.12 | 261.6 | 263.6 | 267.77 | 271.45 | 273.25 | 275.14 | 291 | 305 | |
| UUP | James McAuley | 6.70% | 193 | 206.72 | 217.6 | 217.6 | 218.16 | 236.5 | 238.3 | 239.56 | 274.69 | 287.69 | |
| Alliance | Maurice McHenry | 4.93% | 142 | 142.56 | 143.75 | 164.35 | 164.35 | 222.72 | 222.81 | 223.44 | 226.09 | 227.09 | |
| DUP | Andrew Dobbin | 4.61% | 133 | 200.48 | 203.88 | 203.88 | 219.58 | 221.58 | 222.75 | 223.38 | |||
| Alliance | John Shanks | 3.19% | 92 | 94.52 | 97.58 | 98.68 | 99.68 | ||||||
| DUP | Samuel Simpson | 1.94% | 56 | 68.6 | 70.47 | 70.67 | |||||||
| Electorate: 4,438 Valid: 2,882 (64.94%) Spoilt: 73 Quota: 321 Turnout: 2,955 (66.58%) | |||||||||||||
1977 Election
[edit]1973: 4 x UUP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 2 x Independent
1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 2 x Independent
1973-1977 Change: DUP (two seats) gain from UUP (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
| Independent | James McShane* | 18.70% | 472 | |||||||||
| UUP | Price McConaghy* | 16.64% | 420 | |||||||||
| Ind. Unionist | Matt Colgan | 13.19% | 333 | |||||||||
| UUP | Robert McKay* | 8.16% | 206 | 210.8 | 271.66 | 291.82 | ||||||
| Ind. Unionist | Samuel Adams* | 6.30% | 159 | 170.4 | 180.26 | 182.5 | 183.5 | 200.42 | 303.42 | |||
| Independent | Maureen Gaston | 4.08% | 103 | 263 | 262.86 | 267.02 | 267.02 | 280.58 | 298.58 | |||
| DUP | Mary Morrison | 8.95% | 226 | 226.6 | 235.44 | 239.92 | 247.6 | 269.82 | 271.98 | 272.74 | 273.24 | |
| DUP | George McFadden | 6.58% | 166 | 168.4 | 169.76 | 171.52 | 215.52 | 221.9 | 228.24 | 235.84 | 237.84 | |
| Ind. Unionist | Lee Walker | 5.74% | 145 | 145.6 | 156.48 | 167.36 | 180.36 | 193.2 | 201.2 | 215.26 | 223.26 | |
| UUP | Hugh Acheson* | 5.74% | 145 | 157 | 160.06 | 161.18 | 161.18 | 166.38 | ||||
| Unionist Party NI | William McConaghy | 3.17% | 80 | 89 | 119.6 | 124.24 | 126.24 | |||||
| DUP | Ronnie McIlvar | 2.73% | 69 | 69 | 70.36 | 70.68 | ||||||
| Electorate: 4,511 Valid: 2,524 (55.95%) Spoilt: 65 Quota: 281 Turnout: 2,589 (57.39%) | ||||||||||||
1973 Election
[edit]1973: 4 x UUP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 2 x Independent
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| UUP | Robert McKay | 18.96% | 535 | |||||||
| UUP | Price McConaghy | 12.66% | 357 | |||||||
| Ind. Unionist | Samuel Adams | 9.75% | 275 | 299.6 | 306.56 | 331.56 | ||||
| UUP | W. Baxter | 9.22% | 260 | 307.15 | 313.39 | 316.59 | ||||
| Ind. Unionist | Hugh Acheson | 7.55% | 213 | 272.45 | 276.77 | 309.54 | 331.54 | |||
| Independent | James Gault | 9.25% | 261 | 283.55 | 292.31 | 313.9 | 330.9 | |||
| UUP | S. Montgomery | 7.52% | 212 | 254.23 | 263.71 | 283.65 | 327.65 | |||
| Independent | James McShane | 8.83% | 249 | 249.82 | 250.3 | 250.83 | 275.83 | 278.83 | 283.83 | |
| Independent | James McToal | 8.26% | 233 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 236.12 | 237.12 | 238.12 | |
| Alliance | R. Irwin | 4.57% | 129 | 137.2 | 138.52 | 143.28 | ||||
| DUP | R. W. Taggart | 3.44% | 97 | 110.12 | 113.96 | |||||
| Electorate: 4,655 Valid: 2,821 (60.60%) Spoilt: 28 Quota: 314 Turnout: 2,849 (61.20%) | ||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 13 July 2021.