# Limavady Area A

Limavady Area A was one of the three district electoral areas in Limavady, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected six members to Limavady Borough Council, and formed part of the Londonderry constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1973 local elections, and contained the wards of Aghanloo, Glack, Gresteel, Magilligan, Myroe and Walworth. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Bellarena DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 1981 | Ernest Murray (DUP) | Robert Grant (UUP)/ (United Unionist) | Stanley Gault (UUP) | Roy King (SDLP) | Thomas Mullan (SDLP) | Arthur Doherty (SDLP) |
| 1977 | Ernest Murray (DUP) | Robert Grant (UUP)/ (United Unionist) | Florence Sloan (UUP)/ (United Unionist) | Michael Nicholas (SDLP) | Thomas Mullan (SDLP) | Arthur Doherty (SDLP) |
| 1973 | James Gilfillan (United Unionist) | Robert Grant (UUP)/ (United Unionist) | Florence Sloan (UUP)/ (United Unionist) | Michael Nicholas (SDLP) | Eddie McGowan (SDLP) | James Boylan (Alliance) |

## 1981 Election

1977: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1981: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1977-1981 Change: No change
Limavady Area A - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | SDLP | Arthur Doherty* | 18.60% | 727 | | |
| | SDLP | Roy King | 17.35% | 678 | | |
| | DUP | Ernest Murray* | 16.73% | 654 | | |
| | UUP | Robert Grant* | 14.41% | 563 | | |
| | SDLP | Thomas Mullan* | 14.38% | 562 | | |
| | UUP | Stanley Gault | 11.11% | 434 | 453 | 464 |
| | UUP | James Gilfillan | 7.42% | 290 | 303 | 317 |
| Electorate: 5,076 Valid: 3,908 (76.99%) Spoilt: 78 Quota: 559 Turnout: 3,986 (78.53%) |||||||

## 1977 Election

1973: 3 x United Unionist, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1977: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1973-1977 Change: UUP (two seats), DUP and SDLP gain from United Unionist (three seats) and Alliance
Limavady Area A - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | SDLP | Michael Nicholas* | 19.43% | 724 | | | | |
| | UUP | Robert Grant* | 14.81% | 552 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Thomas Mullan | 13.55% | 505 | 510 | 630.58 | | |
| | SDLP | Arthur Doherty | 10.14% | 378 | 378 | 439.36 | 533.86 | |
| | UUP | Florence Sloan* | 9.63% | 359 | 368 | 368 | 368.21 | 629.21 |
| | DUP | Ernest Murray | 13.04% | 486 | 488 | 488.52 | 488.73 | 542.73 |
| | Alliance | James Boylan* | 9.12% | 340 | 383 | 385.6 | 386.65 | 387.65 |
| | UUP | Hugh Guthrie | 8.59% | 320 | 323 | 323.26 | 323.26 | |
| | Alliance | Stanley Stewart | 1.69% | 63 | | | | |
| Electorate: 5,044 Valid: 3,727 (73.89%) Spoilt: 113 Quota: 533 Turnout: 3,840 (76.13%) |||||||||

## 1973 Election

1973: 3 x United Unionist, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
Limavady Area A - 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 |
| | United Unionist | Florence Sloan | 16.40% | 690 | | | | | | | | |
| | United Unionist | Robert Grant | 15.11% | 636 | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Michael Nicholas | 14.64% | 616 | | | | | | | | |
| | United Unionist | James Gilfillan | 13.95% | 587 | 667.76 | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | James Boylan | 7.03% | 296 | 296.12 | 297.2 | 302.8 | 305.04 | 305.16 | 341.46 | 341.5 | 558.72 |
| | SDLP | Eddie McGowan | 7.89% | 332 | 332 | 332 | 332 | 332 | 335.76 | 359.24 | 519.5 | 539.68 |
| | SDLP | Arthur Doherty | 10.41% | 438 | 438 | 438 | 438.4 | 438.4 | 439.66 | 475.06 | 506.72 | 526.34 |
| | Alliance | J. Barr | 5.82% | 245 | 245.48 | 252.32 | 270.32 | 281.08 | 281.54 | 315.98 | 322.1 | |
| | SDLP | Donal Morgan | 4.54% | 191 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 192 | 197.08 | 203.28 | | |
| | Independent | Rosalind Deighan | 1.35% | 57 | 57.12 | 57.12 | 58.32 | 59.32 | 60.04 | | | |
| | Republican Clubs | P. J. Loughrey | 1.38% | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58.4 | 59.4 | 59.98 | | | |
| | Alliance | Bill Cunningham | 1.12% | 47 | 47.6 | 48.08 | 52.08 | 54.96 | 55.08 | | | |
| | Alliance | Desmond Wallace | 0.36% | 15 | 15.6 | 16.68 | 20.28 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 5,298 Valid: 4,208 (79.43%) Spoilt: 40 Quota: 602 Turnout: 4,248 (80.18%) |||||||||||||