North Down Area B

North Down Area B was one of the four district electoral areas in North Down, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected five members to North Down Borough Council, and formed part of the North Down constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1973 local elections, and contained the wards of Conlig, Clandeboye, Rathgael, Silverstream and Whitehill. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Abbey DEA and the Bangor West DEA.

Councillors
Election Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)
1981 Wesley Graham
(DUP)		 John McCormick
(DUP)		 Cecil Braniff
(UPUP)		 George Green
(UPUP)/
(Vanguard)/
(Loyalist)		 James Magee
(Alliance)
1977 James Boyle
(DUP)		 Bruce Mulligan
(UUP)		 John Shields
(UUP)
1973 Thomas Braniff
(Independent Unionist)		 John Preston
(UUP)		 Amy Corry
(UUP)

1981 Election

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

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

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

North Down Area B - 5 seats[1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456789101112
UPUP George Green* 17.95% 1,200                      
DUP Wesley Graham 14.54% 972 975 978.99 986.41 1,005.11 1,026.18 1,029.18 1,052.6 1,082.74 1,406.79    
DUP John McCormick 12.28% 821 823 828.18 835.39 857.02 893.23 895.37 909.07 927.49 1,273.82    
Alliance James Magee* 10.96% 733 733 737.76 739.32 761.51 766.51 1,006.58 1,031.91 1,060.17 1,064.31 1,075.31 1,090.78
UPUP Cecil Braniff 4.58% 306 313 324.03 473.79 488.93 561.54 566.68 749.1 782.57 805.92 891.92 980.19
Ulster Unionist Chalmers Quee 5.77% 386 387 393.72 397.42 443.26 455.47 463.89 495.15 771.25 792.67 851.67 906.27
DUP George McMurtry 9.91% 663 667 669.8 674.35 693.71 719.78 721.92 734.34 746.69      
Ulster Unionist Phyllis Brown 5.53% 370 373 376.92 388.69 417.25 429.39 441.46 454.65        
UPUP William Elliott 3.50% 234 236 251.19 273.93 305.42 319.63 325.63          
Alliance Anne Wilson 4.01% 268 268 268.7 269.84 286.26 288.26            
PUP Thomas O'Brien 4.04% 270 272 273.4 276.54 285.75              
Ind. Unionist John Shields* 3.48% 233 235 241.44 246.28                
UPUP James Boyle* 3.04% 203 205 224.39                  
Ind. Unionist William Johnston 0.42% 28                      
Electorate: 14,099   Valid: 6,687 (47.43%)   Spoilt: 201   Quota: 1,115   Turnout: 6,888 (48.85%)  

    1977 Election

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

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

    1973-1977 Change: Vanguard and DUP gain from Loyalist (two seats)

    North Down Area B - 5 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    Vanguard George Green* 18.00% 823        
    Alliance James Magee* 17.08% 781        
    Ulster Unionist Bruce Mulligan 10.89% 498 539 554.92 555.6 864.6
    DUP James Boyle 4.58% 598 713 721.96 722.28 748.76
    Ulster Unionist John Shields 12.05% 551 594 610.16 610.78 742.68
    Alliance John Hoy 10.69% 489 522 526.88 539.56 570.22
    Ulster Unionist Amy Corry* 10.61% 485 514 526.72 527.32  
    Ind. Unionist William Ash 4.02% 184        
    Ind. Unionist William Alexander 3.59% 164        
    Electorate: 12,454   Valid: 4,573 (36.73%)   Spoilt: 172   Quota: 763   Turnout: 4,745 (38.10%)  

      1973 Election

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

      North Down Area B - 5 seats[3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789
      Ulster Unionist John Preston 19.24% 1,276                
      Loyalist George Green 14.09% 934 962 969.02 973.28 990.49 1,316.49      
      Alliance James Magee 8.16% 541 543 546.64 783.68 804.02 821.41 824.76 1,415.76  
      Ulster Unionist Amy Corry 10.83% 718 722 760.22 765.48 892.35 930.38 941.77 956.42 1,121.22
      Loyalist Thomas Braniff 10.33% 685 754 757.9 762.03 771.55 898.37 1,080.61 1,090.06 1,114.86
      Ulster Unionist Arminella McMullan 8.34% 553 553 586.28 591.93 869.78 907.77 919.16 929.81 1,047.41
      Alliance Clifford Creighton 8.20% 544 544 545.69 624.21 629.47 635.99 636.66    
      Loyalist Bruce Mulligan 7.51% 498 526 532.89 535.89 561.92        
      Ulster Unionist Mary Norman 6.09% 404 407 474.21 483.47          
      Alliance Denis Mayne 5.16% 342 344 347.12            
      Loyalist Thomas O'Brien 2.05% 136                
      Electorate: 10,509   Valid: 6,631 (63.10%)   Spoilt: 112   Quota: 1,106   Turnout: 6,743 (64.16%)  

        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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