Lisburn Area D

Lisburn Area D 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 Hilden, Lambeg, Lisnagarvey, Magheralave and Tonagh. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and divided between the Lisburn Town DEA and the Dunmurry Cross DEA.

Councillors
Election Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)
1981 Ivan Davis
(DUP)		 Robert McNeice
(DUP)		 Samuel Semple
(UUP)		 Maureen McKinney
(UUP)		 George Boyd
(Alliance)
1977 Robert Kirkwood
(UPNI)/
(UUP)
1973 William Henry
(UUP)		 G. W. C. McCartney
(Alliance)

1981 Election

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

1981: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from UPNI

Lisburn Area D - 5 seats[1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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DUP Ivan Davis* 44.02% 3,720            
DUP Robert McNeice 5.56% 470 2,105.84          
Ulster Unionist Samuel Semple* 12.65% 1,069 1,313.48 1,630.28        
Ulster Unionist Maureen McKinney* 9.32% 788 963.36 1,090.56 1,156.81 1,264.48 1,437.38  
Alliance George Boyd* 12.85% 1,086 1,125.68 1,138.58 1,140.33 1,178.5 1,204.89 1,665.89
Ulster Unionist David Trimble 5.37% 454 494.96 565.16 683.41 764.25 903.76 903.76
Alliance James Mulholland 5.67% 479 498.84 503.94 504.94 520.36 535.35  
UUUP John Curry 1.81% 153 246.44 373.04 393.29 455.76    
Unionist Party NI David Gordon 2.75% 232 291.52 327.22 334.47      
Electorate: 14,016   Valid: 8,451 (60.30%)   Spoilt: 158   Quota: 1,409   Turnout: 8,639 (61.64%)  

    1977 Election

    1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance

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

    1973-1977 Change: UPNI gain from UUP

    Lisburn Area D - 5 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    DUP Ivan Davis* 25.77% 1,758          
    Unionist Party NI Robert Kirkwood* 21.76% 1,485          
    Alliance George Boyd 17.85% 1,218          
    Ulster Unionist Samuel Semple* 13.92% 950 1,055.08 1,184.2      
    Ulster Unionist Maureen McKinney 9.32% 476 540.01 613.45 708.46 710.08 1,074.54
    UUUP James Davis 4.13% 282 688.26 704.34 780.9 781.86 807.53
    Alliance Hazel Ervine 5.58% 381 390.62 474.14 584.19 652.89  
    Independent Gerald King 3.03% 207 218.84 240.68      
    Ulster Unionist Andrew Oliver 0.97% 66 85.61 100.49      
    Electorate: 13,881   Valid: 6,823 (49.15%)   Spoilt: 199   Quota: 1,138   Turnout: 7,022 (50.59%)  

      1973 Election

      1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance

      Lisburn Area D - 5 seats[3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678910
      Ulster Unionist Samuel Semple 26.52% 2,294                  
      Ulster Unionist Robert Kirkwood 13.02% 1,126 1,508.58                
      Alliance G. W. C. McCartney 14.36% 1,242 1,282.33 1,285.75 1,325.75 1,325.75 1,333.41 1,353.27 1,506.27    
      DUP Ivan Davis 10.66% 922 955.3 957.52 958.89 993.29 995.09 1,008.06 1,015.49 1,025.49 1,479.49
      Ulster Unionist William Henry 9.19% 795 974.08 1,000.24 1,005.67 1,009.58 1,083.64 1,324.76 1,337.65 1,341.02 1,432.33
      Alliance George Boyd 6.97% 603 613.73 614.51 632.88 632.88 635.62 641.82 783.9 1,131.27 1,138.7
      Vanguard James Davis 5.61% 485 501.28 502.3 502.3 605.32 609.11 613.46 613.89 614.89  
      SDLP P. J. Rowen 5.03% 435 436.11 436.11 463.11 463.11 463.11 463.11 469.48    
      Alliance Hazel Ervine 3.47% 300 305.55 305.85 319.85 320.22 322.34 328      
      Ulster Unionist Myrtle McMaster 1.04% 90 220.98 233.82 236.19 240.25 303.93        
      Ulster Unionist James Hutchinson 1.17% 101 138.37 152.65 156.77 159.51          
      Vanguard Marjorie Lockhart 1.64% 142 150.88 151.3 152.3            
      NI Labour R. N. Hill 1.34% 116 117.48 117.66              
      Electorate: 10,564   Valid: 8,651 (81.89%)   Spoilt: 72   Quota: 1,442   Turnout: 8,723 (82.57%)  

        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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