# Newtownabbey Area D

Newtownabbey Area D was one of the four district electoral areas in Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected five members to Newtownabbey 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 Ballyhenry, Glengormley, Mossgrove, Mossley and Whitewell. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Antrim Line DEA and the Manse Road DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 1981 | James Smith (DUP) | Arthur Kell (UUP) | Ivan Hunter (UUP) | James Rooney (Alliance) | George Herron (Independent Unionist) |
| 1977 | James Smith (DUP) | Arthur Kell (UUP) | William McKee (UUP) | James Rooney (Alliance) | John Drysdale (Alliance) |
| 1973 | James Smith (DUP) | Arthur Kell (UUP) | William McKee (UUP) | M. J. Alexander (UUP) | John Drysdale (Alliance) |

## 1981 Election

1977: 2 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1981: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist
1977-1981 Change: Independent Unionist gain from Alliance
Newtownabbey Area D - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | DUP | James Smith* | 37.29% | 2,926 | | | | | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | George Herron* | 12.12% | 951 | 1,557.1 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Ivan Hunter | 12.10% | 949 | 1,282.5 | 1,406.26 | | | | |
| | Alliance | James Rooney* | 13.61% | 1,068 | 1,091.2 | 1,096.14 | 1,096.62 | 1,193.2 | 1,793.2 | |
| | UUP | Arthur Kell* | 7.14% | 560 | 781.56 | 833.04 | 914.4 | 926.24 | 993.24 | 1,169.24 |
| | UUP | William McKee* | 6.63% | 520 | 889.46 | 942.5 | 955.94 | 962.68 | 991.52 | 1,065.52 |
| | Independent | John Drysdale* | 4.12% | 323 | 330.54 | 333.66 | 333.9 | 396.48 | | |
| | Alliance | John Smith | 3.93% | 308 | 337.58 | 341.22 | 341.94 | 376.68 | | |
| | Newtownabbey Labour | Thomas Davidson | 1.87% | 147 | 159.76 | 161.84 | 161.84 | | | |
| | Newtownabbey Labour | Lindsay Prior | 1.20% | 94 | 96.5 | 97.16 | 97.4 | | | |
| Electorate: 14,796 Valid: 7,846 (53.03%) Spoilt: 263 Quota: 1,308 Turnout: 8,109 (54.81%) |||||||||||

## 1977 Election

1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
1977: 2 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1977-1981 Change: Alliance gain from UUP
Newtownabbey Area D - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Alliance | John Drysdale* | 27.67% | 1,553 | | | |
| | DUP | James Smith* | 23.93% | 1,343 | | | |
| | UUP | Arthur Kell* | 16.96% | 952 | | | |
| | Alliance | James Rooney | 11.24% | 631 | 1,209.8 | | |
| | UUP | William McKee* | 11.14% | 625 | 650.2 | 881.9 | 1,084.14 |
| | UUP | James Michael | 9.05% | 508 | 517.2 | 686.25 | 756.97 |
| Electorate: 13,277 Valid: 5,612 (42.27%) Spoilt: 168 Quota: 916 Turnout: 5,780 (43.53%) ||||||||

## 1973 Election

1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
Newtownabbey Area D - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | 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 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| | UUP | Arthur Kell | 16.89% | 1,381 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | William McKee | 16.19% | 1,324 | 1,326.39 | 1,327.39 | 1,327.39 | 1,328.39 | 1,333.39 | 1,349.41 | 1,353.43 | 1,430.43 | | | | | |
| | DUP | James Smith | 15.84% | 1,295 | 1,295.29 | 1,295.29 | 1,299.29 | 1,299.29 | 1,307.29 | 1,329.29 | 1,332.3 | 1,348.43 | 1,355.79 | 1,457.79 | | | |
| | UUP | M. J. Alexander | 6.30% | 515 | 516.52 | 516.52 | 516.52 | 516.52 | 520.52 | 556.53 | 559.54 | 750.89 | 750.89 | 884.02 | 922.02 | 1,364.9 | |
| | Alliance | John Drysdale | 10.88% | 890 | 890.21 | 891.21 | 891.21 | 893.21 | 925.21 | 930.22 | 1,055.24 | 1,058.25 | 1,060.09 | 1,097.11 | 1,098.11 | 1,115.12 | 1,270.04 |
| | Alliance | Daniel Leckey | 8.30% | 679 | 679.24 | 682.24 | 683.24 | 685.24 | 713.24 | 714.24 | 830.26 | 831.28 | 833.12 | 860.12 | 864.12 | 876.44 | 1,201.44 |
| | SDLP | A. Carlin | 6.21% | 508 | 508.01 | 512.01 | 523.01 | 527.01 | 559.01 | 559.01 | 563.01 | 563.01 | 563.01 | 568.01 | 569.01 | 570.94 | |
| | UUP | George Rae | 4.63% | 379 | 382.65 | 384.65 | 384.65 | 385.65 | 386.65 | 388.67 | 388.68 | 414.19 | 469.39 | 523.44 | 545.44 | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | George Herron | 3.40% | 278 | 278.16 | 278.16 | 280.16 | 281.16 | 287.16 | 373.18 | 379.18 | 385.23 | 385.23 | | | | |
| | UUP | R. Martin | 3.63% | 297 | 302.09 | 303.09 | 303.09 | 307.11 | 312.11 | 321.11 | 325.13 | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | M. Johnston | 2.89% | 236 | 236.1 | 238.1 | 242.1 | 245.1 | 269.1 | 269.11 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | R. G. Maxwell | 2.16% | 177 | 177.09 | 177.09 | 177.09 | 177.09 | 181.09 | | | | | | | | |
| | NI Labour | Eleanor McDowell | 0.84% | 69 | 69 | 90 | 99 | 163 | | | | | | | | | |
| | NI Labour | David Lowrie | 0.78% | 64 | 64.02 | 69.02 | 82.02 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Communist | William Somerset | 0.55% | 45 | 45 | 46 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | NI Labour | James McFall | 0.50% | 41 | 41 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 11,933 Valid: 8,178 (68.53%) Spoilt: 63 Quota: 1,364 Turnout: 8,241 (69.06%) ||||||||||||||||||