Lisburn Area E

Lisburn Area E 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 Collin, Derryaghy, Dunmurry and Seymour Hill. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Dunmurry Cross DEA.

Councillors
Election Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)
1981 William Beattie
(DUP)		 William McAllister
(UUP)		 William McConnell
(SDLP)		 James Davis
(UUUP)
1977 John Cousins
(Alliance)
1973 Robert McNeice
(DUP)		 John Gilchrist
(UUP)		 Walter Groves
(UUP)

1981 Election

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

1981: 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUUP

1977-1981 Change: UUUP gain from Alliance

Lisburn Area E - 4 seats[1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
DUP William Beattie* 29.98% 1,909          
Ulster Unionist William McAllister* 28.74% 1,830          
SDLP William McDonnell* 15.91% 1,013 1,013.74 1,014.73 1,036.73 1,197.1 1,220.47
UUUP James Davis 1.65% 105 674.43 1,096.17 1,099.31 1,100.64 1,158.97
Alliance John Cousins* 8.51% 542 566.42 611.3 619.74 691.4 1,100.58
Alliance Brian Fitzsimons 6.83% 435 463.49 534.77 537.1 552.13  
Republican Clubs Gerard Dunlop 7.26% 462 464.22 468.18 487.18    
Communist Terry Bruton 1.13% 72 76.07 77.72      
Electorate: 12,242   Valid: 6,368 (52.02%)   Spoilt: 463   Quota: 1,274   Turnout: 6,831 (55.80%)  

    1977 Election

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

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

    1973-1977 Change: SDLP gain from UUP

    Lisburn Area E - 4 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    Alliance John Cousins* 19.23% 1,047 1,053 1,113          
    Ulster Unionist William McAllister 18.49% 1,007 1,061 1,064 1,402        
    SDLP William McDonnell 16.09% 876 876 989 990 990 1,145    
    DUP William Beattie 11.57% 630 683 683 705 776 822 833.16 835.16
    DUP Robert McNeice* 9.70% 528 558 558 604 699 777 820.71 828.71
    Alliance Brian Fitzsimons 8.17% 445 451 473 494 584      
    Ulster Unionist David Saulters 7.68% 418 444 444          
    Republican Clubs Gerard Dunlop 5.60% 305 305            
    UUUP Jean Bell 3.47% 189              
    Electorate: 11,522   Valid: 5,445 (47.26%)   Spoilt: 265   Quota: 1,090   Turnout: 5,710 (49.56%)  

      1973 Election

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

      Lisburn Area E - 4 seats[3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      Ulster Unionist John Gilchrist 23.20% 1,479            
      Alliance John Cousins 18.38% 1,172 1,177.99 1,185.63 1,447.63      
      Ulster Unionist Walter Groves 13.68% 872 981.72 1,072 1,093.26 1,096.1 1,126.49 1,613.49
      DUP Robert McNeice 11.29% 720 727.02 754.54 760.8 761.51 1,193.07 1,266.46
      Alliance J. W. Patterson 7.84% 500 504.55 514.59 610.85 774.86 783.86 827.56
      Ulster Unionist Samuel Neill 7.36% 469 516.06 639.22 649.61 651.74 670.26  
      DUP Henry Winton 7.39% 471 472.95 491.47 491.47 491.47    
      NI Labour W. J. B. McIldoon 6.57% 419 420.04 426.17        
      Ulster Unionist Elizabeth Wright 4.30% 274 288.95          
      Electorate: 10,414   Valid: 6,376 (61.23%)   Spoilt: 103   Quota: 1,276   Turnout: 6,479 (62.21%)  

        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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