Limavady Area A

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

It was created for the 1973 local elections, and contained the wards of Aghanloo, Glack, Gresteel, Magilligan, Myroe and Walworth. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Bellarena DEA.

Councillors
Election Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)
1981 Ernest Murray
(DUP)		 Robert Grant
(UUP)/
(United Unionist)		 Stanley Gault
(UUP)		 Roy King
(SDLP)		 Thomas Mullan
(SDLP)		 Arthur Doherty
(SDLP)
1977 Florence Sloan
(UUP)/
(United Unionist)		 Michael Nicholas
(SDLP)
1973 James Gilfillan
(United Unionist)		 Eddie McGowan
(SDLP)		 James Boylan
(Alliance)

1981 Election

1977: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP

1981: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP

1977-1981 Change: No change

Limavady Area A - 6 seats[1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123
SDLP Arthur Doherty* 18.60% 727    
SDLP Roy King 17.35% 678    
DUP Ernest Murray* 16.73% 654    
Ulster Unionist Robert Grant* 14.41% 563    
SDLP Thomas Mullan* 14.38% 562    
Ulster Unionist Stanley Gault 11.11% 434 453 464
Ulster Unionist James Gilfillan 7.42% 290 303 317
Electorate: 5,076   Valid: 3,908 (76.99%)   Spoilt: 78   Quota: 559   Turnout: 3,986 (78.53%)  

    1977 Election

    1973: 3 x United Unionist, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance

    1977: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP

    1973-1977 Change: UUP (two seats), DUP and SDLP gain from United Unionist (three seats) and Alliance

    Limavady Area A - 6 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    SDLP Michael Nicholas* 19.43% 724        
    Ulster Unionist Robert Grant* 14.81% 552        
    SDLP Thomas Mullan 13.55% 505 510 630.58    
    SDLP Arthur Doherty 10.14% 378 378 439.36 533.86  
    Ulster Unionist Florence Sloan* 9.63% 359 368 368 368.21 629.21
    DUP Ernest Murray 13.04% 486 488 488.52 488.73 542.73
    Alliance James Boylan* 9.12% 340 383 385.6 386.65 387.65
    Ulster Unionist Hugh Guthrie 8.59% 320 323 323.26 323.26  
    Alliance Stanley Stewart 1.69% 63        
    Electorate: 5,044   Valid: 3,727 (73.89%)   Spoilt: 113   Quota: 533   Turnout: 3,840 (76.13%)  

      1973 Election

      1973: 3 x United Unionist, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance

      Limavady Area A - 6 seats[3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789
      United Unionist Florence Sloan 16.40% 690                
      United Unionist Robert Grant 15.11% 636                
      SDLP Michael Nicholas 14.64% 616                
      United Unionist James Gilfillan 13.95% 587 667.76              
      Alliance James Boylan 7.03% 296 296.12 297.2 302.8 305.04 305.16 341.46 341.5 558.72
      SDLP Eddie McGowan 7.89% 332 332 332 332 332 335.76 359.24 519.5 539.68
      SDLP Arthur Doherty 10.41% 438 438 438 438.4 438.4 439.66 475.06 506.72 526.34
      Alliance J. Barr 5.82% 245 245.48 252.32 270.32 281.08 281.54 315.98 322.1  
      SDLP Donal Morgan 4.54% 191 191 191 191 192 197.08 203.28    
      Independent Rosalind Deighan 1.35% 57 57.12 57.12 58.32 59.32 60.04      
      Republican Clubs P. J. Loughrey 1.38% 58 58 58 58.4 59.4 59.98      
      Alliance Bill Cunningham 1.12% 47 47.6 48.08 52.08 54.96 55.08      
      Alliance Desmond Wallace 0.36% 15 15.6 16.68 20.28          
      Electorate: 5,298   Valid: 4,208 (79.43%)   Spoilt: 40   Quota: 602   Turnout: 4,248 (80.18%)  

        References
        1. "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
        2. "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
        3. "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
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