Lisburn Area C

Lisburn Area C was one of the five district electoral areas in Lisburn, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected five members to Lisburn 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 Blaris, Hillhall, Knockmore, Lagan Valley and Old Warren. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and mainly replaced by the Lisburn Town DEA, with Blaris moving to the Downshire DEA and Knockmore moving to the Killultagh DEA.

Councillors
Election Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)
1981 William Belshaw
(DUP)		 Denis McCarroll
(DUP)		 Robert Dunsmore
(DUP)		 William Gardiner-Watson
(UUP)		 Seamus Close
(Alliance)
1977 George Morrison
(UUUP)/ (Vanguard)		 Wilfred McClung
(UUP)
1973 Norman Bicker
(UUP)		 James McKeown
(UUP)

1981 Election

1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUUP

1981: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

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

Lisburn Area C - 5 seats[1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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DUP William Belshaw* 35.49% 2,412            
DUP Denis McCarroll 12.60% 856 1,290.6          
DUP Robert Dunsmore 6.22% 423 979.5 989.56 1,110.4 1,189.4    
Ulster Unionist William Gardiner-Watson* 11.95% 812 884.61 889.67 895.75 1,011.89 1,221.89  
Alliance Seamus Close* 11.93% 811 826.37 890.55 891.69 979 1,002.28 1,007.88
Ulster Unionist Wilfred McClung* 8.61% 585 632.17 634.23 641.07 683.74 863.24 945.56
UUUP George Morrison* 5.90% 401 488.45 494.51 509.33 581.25    
Independent William Whitley 5.72% 389 430.34 446.87 451.43      
NI Labour Robert Clarke 1.57% 107 115.48          
Electorate: 11,569   Valid: 6,796 (58.74%)   Spoilt: 196   Quota: 1,133   Turnout: 6,992 (60.44%)  

    1977 Election

    1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Vanguard

    1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUUP

    1973-1977 Change: Vanguard joins UUUP

    Lisburn Area C - 5 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    DUP William Belshaw* 26.53% 1,388        
    Alliance Seamus Close* 18.68% 987        
    Ulster Unionist William Gardiner-Watson 17.09% 894        
    UUUP George Morrison* 13.46% 704 783.92 796.4 804.91 934.91
    Ulster Unionist Wilfred McClung 8.61% 397 416.98 499.35 575.02 787.35
    DUP Denis McCarroll 4.45% 233 573.77 577.14 580.13 689.82
    Vanguard Ronnie Crawford 8.43% 441 499.83 524.2 550.65  
    Alliance Thomas Hughes 3.59% 188 190.59      
    Electorate: 11,377   Valid: 5,232 (45.99%)   Spoilt: 224   Quota: 873   Turnout: 5,456 (47.96%)  

      1973 Election

      1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Vanguard

      Lisburn Area C - 5 seats[3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678910
      DUP William Belshaw 16.53% 1,222 1,230 1,231 1,234            
      Ulster Unionist Norman Bicker 12.57% 929 953 955 955 966 975 1,062 1,107 1,298  
      Ulster Unionist James McKeown 12.20% 902 954 956 960 984 988 1,026 1,171 1,283  
      Alliance Seamus Close 8.17% 604 607 661 727 727 943 946 950 1,027 1,486
      Vanguard George Morrison 9.57% 707 712 712 713 921 926 1,072 1,081 1,136 1,140
      Ulster Unionist William Gardiner-Watson 7.28% 538 563 567 575 580 593 618 701 776 780
      SDLP Peter O'Hagan 6.18% 457 457 461 551 551 561 561 561 572  
      Independent Robert Allen 6.02% 445 447 454 470 475 501 534 551    
      Ulster Unionist William Matthews 4.07% 301 334 334 336 337 348 361      
      DUP David Shanks 3.91% 289 294 294 295 310 310        
      Alliance W. Ferris 2.50% 185 185 269 295 297          
      Vanguard Thomas Herron 3.67% 271 273 273 273            
      NI Labour A. Whitby 2.90% 214 215 224              
      Alliance W. G. Hammond 2.25% 166 167                
      Ulster Unionist Harold McClure 2.18% 161                  
      Electorate: 13,617   Valid: 7,391 (54.28%)   Spoilt: 127   Quota: 1,232   Turnout: 7,518 (55.21%)  

        References
        1. "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
        2. "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
        3. "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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