# Kilroot (District Electoral Area)

Kilroot was one of the three district electoral areas in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 2014. The district elected five members to Carrickfergus Borough Council from 1985 to 1993, and six members from 1993 to 2014, and formed part of the East Antrim constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Carrickfergus Area B which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Blackhead, Boneybefore, Eden, Victoria and Whitehead. For the 1993 local elections, it gained a sixth ward, Bluefield. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and most of the area was transferred to the Carrick Castle DEA, with Whitehead moving to the Larne Lough DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 2011 | Isobel Day (Alliance) | Eric Ferguson (UUP) | Lynn McClurg (DUP) | | Terence Clements (DUP) | Billy Ashe (DUP) | | James Brown (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) |
| 2005 | Isobel Day (Alliance) | Eric Ferguson (UUP) | Lynn McClurg (DUP) | | Terence Clements (DUP) | Billy Ashe (DUP) | | James Brown (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) |
| 2001 | Brenda Crampsey (Alliance) | Eric Ferguson (UUP) | Robin Cavan (Alliance) | | Terence Clements (DUP) | Billy Ashe (DUP) | | James Brown (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) |
| 1997 | Brenda Crampsey (Alliance) | Eric Ferguson (UUP) | Robin Cavan (Alliance) | | Samuel Crowe (Conservative)/ (Independent Unionist) | Billy Ashe (DUP) | | James Brown (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) |
| 1993 | Brenda Crampsey (Alliance) | Alexander Beggs (UUP) | William Donaldson (Alliance) | | Samuel Crowe (Conservative)/ (Independent Unionist) | Robert Patton (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) | | James Brown (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) |
| 1989 | Brenda Crampsey (Alliance) | Alexander Beggs (UUP) | William Cross (DUP) | 5 seats 1985–1993 | 5 seats 1985–1993 | | Robert Patton (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) | | James Brown (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) |
| 1985 | Brenda Crampsey (Alliance) | Wesley Mitchell (UUP) | William Cross (DUP) | 5 seats 1985–1993 | 5 seats 1985–1993 | Robert Patton (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) | | James Brown (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) |

## 2011 Election

2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
2011: 3 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
2005-2011 Change: No change
Kilroot - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Independent | James Brown* | 22.17% | 1,179 | | | | | |
| | DUP | Billy Ashe* | 22.06% | 1,173 | | | | | |
| | DUP | Terence Clements* | 9.68% | 515 | 631.4 | 909.32 | | | |
| | Alliance | Isobel Day* | 12.99% | 691 | 753.8 | 762.08 | | | |
| | DUP | Lynn McClurg* | 7.35% | 391 | 456.2 | 545.84 | 558.6 | 688.94 | 744.77 |
| | UUP | Eric Ferguson* | 6.75% | 359 | 428.6 | 443.36 | 455.64 | 464.57 | 726.59 |
| | Alliance | Robert Logan | 9.27% | 493 | 521.8 | 525.04 | 626.04 | 628.13 | 672.21 |
| | UUP | Cathy Vizard | 6.54% | 348 | 402.4 | 413.92 | 425.56 | 426.51 | |
| | Green (NI) | Mark Bailey | 3.18% | 169 | 186.2 | 191.96 | | | |
| Electorate: 11,430 Valid: 5,318 (46.53%) Spoilt: 78 Quota: 760 Turnout: 5,396 (47.21%) ||||||||||

## 2005 Election

2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from Alliance
Kilroot - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | DUP | Billy Ashe* | 31.05% | 1,775 | | | | |
| | Independent | James Brown* | 20.33% | 1,162 | | | | |
| | DUP | Terence Clements* | 6.56% | 375 | 1,178.52 | | | |
| | UUP | Eric Ferguson* | 10.88% | 622 | 650.08 | 673.83 | 820.15 | |
| | Alliance | Isobel Day | 12.40% | 709 | 721.42 | 725.67 | 740.21 | 851.81 |
| | DUP | Lynn McClurg | 4.41% | 252 | 334.62 | 661.37 | 678.9 | 834.1 |
| | Alliance | Robert Logan | 11.12% | 636 | 641.94 | 644.69 | 655.94 | 726.74 |
| | UUP | Carolyn Howarth | 3.25% | 186 | 196.8 | 200.3 | | |
| Electorate: 10,494 Valid: 5,717 (54.48%) Spoilt: 121 Quota: 817 Turnout: 5,838 (55.63%) |||||||||

## 2001 Election

1997: 2 x Alliance, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP
2001: 2 x Alliance, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from Independent Unionist, Independent Unionist becomes Independent
Kilroot - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | DUP | Billy Ashe* | 23.04% | 1,425 | | | |
| | Independent | James Brown* | 20.62% | 1,275 | | | |
| | UUP | Eric Ferguson* | 17.67% | 1,093 | | | |
| | DUP | Terence Clements | 6.95% | 430 | 918.28 | | |
| | Alliance | Brenda Crampsey* | 13.05% | 807 | 814.8 | 911.6 | |
| | Alliance | Robert Cavan* | 11.06% | 684 | 699.6 | 776.16 | 875.63 |
| | Independent | Samuel Crowe* | 7.60% | 470 | 489.89 | 706.81 | 811.5 |
| Electorate: 10,903 Valid: 6,184 (56.72%) Spoilt: 145 Quota: 884 Turnout: 6,329 (58.05%) ||||||||

## 1997 Election

1993: 2 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Independent Unionist
1997: 2 x Alliance, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1993-1997 Change: DUP gain from Independent Unionist, Independent Unionists leave UUP and Conservatives
Kilroot - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Ind. Unionist | James Brown* | 21.31% | 908 | | | | | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | Samuel Crowe* | 12.98% | 553 | 633.28 | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Brenda Crampsey* | 13.00% | 554 | 571.64 | 593.36 | 595.76 | 613.76 | | |
| | DUP | Billy Ashe | 8.38% | 357 | 392.28 | 402.64 | 404.08 | 462.96 | 679.96 | |
| | Alliance | Robert Cavan | 12.46% | 531 | 553.68 | 570.76 | 572.8 | 590 | 605.8 | 608.92 |
| | UUP | Eric Ferguson | 8.71% | 371 | 418.52 | 428.68 | 435.76 | 482.64 | 511.64 | 547 |
| | UUP | Colin McAuley | 8.50% | 362 | 389 | 404.16 | 407.76 | 445 | 482.16 | 513.88 |
| | DUP | Desmond Robinson | 6.13% | 261 | 286.92 | 298.36 | 301.72 | 351.24 | | |
| | PUP | Billy Donaldson | 5.56% | 237 | 258.96 | 284.12 | 287.12 | | | |
| | Independent | Norman Dixon | 2.98% | 127 | 139.96 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,234 Valid: 4,261 (41.64%) Spoilt: 56 Quota: 609 Turnout: 4,317 (42.18%) |||||||||||

## 1993 Election

1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1993: 2 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Independent Unionist
1989-1993 Change: Alliance and Conservative gain from DUP and due to the addition of one seat
Kilroot - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | Alliance | Brenda Crampsey* | 20.13% | 850 | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | William Donaldson | 9.21% | 389 | 568.22 | 568.51 | 573.83 | 579.7 | 589.44 | 591.44 | 625.44 | |
| | Ind. Unionist | Robert Patton* | 9.21% | 389 | 400.02 | 403.31 | 416.63 | 427.21 | 442.5 | 454.4 | 588.69 | 603.69 |
| | UUP | James Brown* | 12.34% | 521 | 523.9 | 532.19 | 535.19 | 552.19 | 555.19 | 560.19 | 574.19 | 574.19 |
| | NI Conservatives | Samuel Crowe | 10.90% | 460 | 469.57 | 470.57 | 530.15 | 533.73 | 540.73 | 546.73 | 559.02 | 562.02 |
| | UUP | Alexander Beggs* | 10.97% | 463 | 471.7 | 490.99 | 494.86 | 550.02 | 572.31 | 579.31 | 593.31 | 593.31 |
| | DUP | William Cross* | 9.55% | 403 | 406.19 | 409.19 | 412.19 | 419.19 | 425.19 | 535.19 | 547.48 | 547.48 |
| | Independent Labour | Norman Dixon | 5.42% | 229 | 234.22 | 234.22 | 236.22 | 237.22 | 298.67 | 299.67 | | |
| | DUP | Eric Higgins | 3.43% | 145 | 145.58 | 146.58 | 147.58 | 149.58 | 151.58 | | | |
| | Independent Labour | William Venables | 2.91% | 123 | 128.51 | 135.51 | 137.8 | 142.09 | | | | |
| | UUP | Ronald Mowat | 2.20% | 93 | 96.48 | 109.77 | 120.93 | | | | | |
| | NI Conservatives | Robert Wilson | 2.39% | 101 | 109.41 | 109.7 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Eric Ferguson | 1.33% | 56 | 57.74 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 9,306 Valid: 4,222 (45.37%) Spoilt: 109 Quota: 605 Turnout: 4,331 (46.54%) |||||||||||||

## 1989 Election

1985: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1985-1989 Change: Independent Unionist leaves UUP
Kilroot - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | UUP | Alexander Beggs | 20.05% | 739 | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Brenda Crampsey* | 19.51% | 719 | | | | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | Robert Patton* | 18.13% | 668 | | | | | |
| | UUP | James Brown* | 16.26% | 599 | 668.02 | | | | |
| | DUP | William Cross* | 14.52% | 535 | 545.37 | 547.92 | 558 | 574.11 | 660.11 |
| | Alliance | David McCann | 5.78% | 213 | 216.74 | 309.89 | 310.87 | 327.16 | 383.59 |
| | UUP | Eric Ferguson | 5.75% | 212 | 250.59 | 257.49 | 298.37 | 314.84 | |
| Electorate: 7,981 Valid: 3,685 (46.17%) Spoilt: 84 Quota: 615 Turnout: 3,769 (47.22%) ||||||||||

## 1985 Election

1985: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
Kilroot - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | UUP | James Brown* | 31.37% | 1,146 | | | | | |
| | DUP | William Cross* | 19.03% | 695 | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Brenda Crampsey | 16.84% | 615 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Wesley Mitchell | 5.56% | 203 | 485.47 | 487.99 | 500.35 | 533.4 | 614.4 |
| | UUP | Robert Patton | 6.68% | 244 | 361.97 | 367.13 | 373.25 | 401.01 | 485.66 |
| | Ind. Unionist | Robert Hunter | 8.49% | 310 | 369.69 | 375.09 | 380.21 | 447.15 | 484.79 |
| | DUP | William Sloan | 3.59% | 131 | 157.32 | 218.16 | 328.43 | 337.32 | |
| | Alliance | Elma McMaster | 5.15% | 188 | 214.32 | 215.64 | 218.58 | | |
| | DUP | Raymond Templeton | 3.31% | 121 | 137.45 | 143.69 | | | |
| Electorate: 6,968 Valid: 3,653 (52.43%) Spoilt: 89 Quota: 609 Turnout: 3,742 (53.70%) ||||||||||