# Antrim Area A

Antrim Area A was one of the three district electoral areas in Antrim, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected five members to Antrim 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 Cranfield, Drumanaway, Randalstown, Tardree and Toome. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced with the Antrim North West DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 1981 | Wilson Clyde (DUP) | James Graham (UUP) | John Blakeley (UUP) | Robert Loughran (SDLP) | John Heffron (IIP)/ (Independent Nationalist) |
| 1977 | Stewart Dunlop (DUP) | James Graham (UUP) | Samuel Getty (UUP) | Gerard Berry (Independent) | John Heffron (IIP)/ (Independent Nationalist) |
| 1973 | Stewart Dunlop (DUP) | James Graham (UUP) | Bolton Minford (UUP) | Hugh O'Donnell (Independent) | John Heffron (IIP)/ (Independent Nationalist) |

## 1981 Election

1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1981: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x IIP
1977-1981 Change: SDLP gain from Independent, Independent Nationalist joins IIP
Antrim Area A - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| | UUP | James Graham* | 27.13% | 1,293 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Irish Independence | John Heffron* | 11.27% | 537 | 538.14 | 540.14 | 545.14 | 609.14 | 609.14 | 959.14 | | | | |
| | DUP | Wilson Clyde | 11.18% | 533 | 599.12 | 643.24 | 645.62 | 645.62 | 654.56 | 654.56 | 654.56 | 1,034.56 | | |
| | UUP | John Blakeley* | 4.34% | 207 | 434.24 | 455.7 | 489.88 | 489.88 | 660.94 | 660.94 | 660.94 | 734.9 | 971.64 | |
| | SDLP | Robert Loughran | 12.65% | 603 | 603.76 | 605.14 | 632.52 | 645.52 | 648.9 | 666.9 | 721.9 | 722.66 | 723.54 | 728.82 |
| | SDLP | Gerard Carolan | 9.00% | 429 | 429.38 | 430.38 | 442.38 | 451.38 | 453.38 | 492.38 | 583.38 | 584.38 | 584.38 | 585.26 |
| | DUP | Frew Rainey | 7.99% | 381 | 432.68 | 467.28 | 470.28 | 470.28 | 481.4 | 481.4 | 482.4 | | | |
| | Irish Independence | Desmond McAteer | 7.11% | 339 | 339 | 339 | 340 | 418 | 418 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Mary Marshall | 1.59% | 76 | 175.94 | 187.12 | 210.92 | 210.92 | | | | | | |
| | Irish Independence | James Totten | 3.44% | 164 | 164 | 164 | 167 | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | James McConnell | 2.37% | 113 | 121.74 | 124.88 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | Stewart Dunlop* | 1.91% | 91 | 120.64 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 6,381 Valid: 4,766 (74.69%) Spoilt: 135 Quota: 795 Turnout: 4,901 (76.81%) |||||||||||||||

## 1977 Election

1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1973-1977 Change: No change
Antrim Area A - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | UUP | James Graham* | 24.03% | 1,018 | | | | | | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | John Heffron* | 16.03% | 679 | 680.2 | 682.5 | 761.5 | | | | |
| | DUP | Stewart Dunlop* | 11.78% | 499 | 538.6 | 549.1 | 556.1 | 556.1 | 904.1 | | |
| | UUP | Samuel Getty | 3.97% | 168 | 351 | 468 | 525.7 | 526.3 | 548.8 | 742.32 | |
| | Independent | Gerard Berry | 12.79% | 542 | 542 | 542 | 593.3 | 677.3 | 677.6 | 678.42 | 697.42 |
| | Independent | James Marrion | 8.61% | 365 | 365.9 | 367.2 | 378.2 | 594.5 | 594.5 | 596.96 | 631.92 |
| | DUP | James Brown | 8.50% | 360 | 374.4 | 379.9 | 383.5 | 383.5 | | | |
| | Independent | John McKeever | 6.84% | 290 | 290.6 | 290.9 | 311.8 | | | | |
| | Alliance | Patrick Gribben | 5.31% | 225 | 229.2 | 237.8 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Moira Marshall | 2.15% | 91 | 150.1 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 6,140 Valid: 4,237 (69.01%) Spoilt: 163 Quota: 707 Turnout: 4,400 (71.66%) ||||||||||||

## 1973 Election

1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent, 1 x Independent Nationalist
Antrim Area A - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | DUP | Stewart Dunlop | 16.19% | 748 | 756 | 836 | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | John Heffron | 12.64% | 584 | 632 | 634 | 634.81 | 939.81 |
| | Independent | Hugh O'Donnell | 13.96% | 645 | 719 | 724 | 724 | 837 |
| | UUP | Bolton Minford | 13.03% | 602 | 662 | 755 | 763.91 | 773.91 |
| | UUP | James Graham | 10.32% | 477 | 492 | 714 | 760.17 | 763.17 |
| | Independent | R. C. Rainey | 8.81% | 407 | 458 | 474 | 482.1 | 497.1 |
| | Independent | James Totten | 8.48% | 392 | 462 | 462 | 462.81 | |
| | UUP | John Blakeley | 8.87% | 410 | 423 | | | |
| | Alliance | Bill Simpson | 5.15% | 238 | | | | |
| | Alliance | Bob McElroy | 2.55% | 118 | | | | |
| Electorate: 6,461 Valid: 4,621 (71.52%) Spoilt: 87 Quota: 771 Turnout: 4,708 (72.87%) |||||||||