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 McDonnell (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]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6
	DUP	William Beattie*	29.98%	1,909
	UUP	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]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Alliance	John Cousins*	19.23%	1,047	1,053	1,113
	UUP	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
	UUP	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]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	UUP	John Gilchrist	23.20%	1,479
	Alliance	John Cousins	18.38%	1,172	1,177.99	1,185.63	1,447.63
	UUP	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
	UUP	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
	UUP	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.