# Larne Area B

Larne Area B was one of the three district electoral areas in Larne, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected four members to Larne Borough Council, and formed part of the North Antrim constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1973 local elections, and contained the wards of Ballycarry, Glynn, Island Magee and Kilwaughter. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Larne Lough DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 1981 | John Alexander (DUP) | Samuel McAllister (DUP) | Laurence Niblock (UUP)/ (Vanguard) | Roy Beggs (United Loyalist)/ (DUP)/ (Loyalist) |
| 1977 | Alexander Hunter (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) | William Calwell (Alliance) | Laurence Niblock (UUP)/ (Vanguard) | Roy Beggs (United Loyalist)/ (DUP)/ (Loyalist) |
| 1973 | Alexander Hunter (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) | Robert Semple (Loyalist) | Nelson Stewart (Loyalist) | Roy Beggs (United Loyalist)/ (DUP)/ (Loyalist) |

## 1981 Election

1977: 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Vanguard
1981: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x United Loyalist
1977-1981 Change: DUP and United Loyalist gain from Alliance and Vanguard
Larne Area B - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | DUP | John Alexander | 23.13% | 647 | | |
| | DUP | Samuel McAllister | 21.45% | 600 | | |
| | UUP | Laurence Niblock* | 19.56% | 547 | 562.96 | |
| | United Loyalist | Roy Beggs* | 16.66% | 466 | 514.26 | 575.26 |
| | UUP | Alexander Hunter* | 10.58% | 296 | 314.81 | 429.81 |
| | Alliance | William Calwell* | 11.54% | 241 | 244.61 | |
| Electorate: 4,510 Valid: 2,797 (62.02%) Spoilt: 68 Quota: 560 Turnout: 2,865 (63.53%) |||||||

## 1977 Election

1973: 3 x Loyalist, 1 x Independent Unionist
1977: 1 x DUP, 1 x Vanguard, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP
1973-1977 Change: Vanguard and Alliance gain from Loyalist (two seats), Loyalist joins DUP and Independent Unionist joins UUP
Larne Area B - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | DUP | Roy Beggs* | 29.20% | 675 | | |
| | Alliance | William Calwell | 21.54% | 498 | | |
| | UUP | Alexander Hunter* | 18.30% | 423 | 457.88 | 517.88 |
| | Vanguard | Laurence Niblock | 13.02% | 301 | 309.64 | 464.64 |
| | DUP | Horace Stronge | 7.66% | 177 | 321 | 336 |
| | Vanguard | Robert Semple* | 10.29% | 238 | 261.04 | |
| Electorate: 4,705 Valid: 2,312 (49.14%) Spoilt: 103 Quota: 463 Turnout: 2,415 (51.33%) |||||||

## 1973 Election

1973: 3 x Loyalist, 1 x Independent Unionist
Larne Area B - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Loyalist | Roy Beggs | 20.47% | 691 | | |
| | Loyalist | Robert Semple | 19.59% | 661 | 814 | |
| | Loyalist | Nelson Stewart | 16.03% | 541 | 690 | |
| | Ind. Unionist | Alexander Hunter | 16.59% | 560 | 592 | 637 |
| | Alliance | R. Boyd | 16.77% | 566 | 584 | 596 |
| | Loyalist | Bob Morrow | 10.55% | 356 | | |
| Electorate: 4,961 Valid: 3,375 (68.03%) Spoilt: 57 Quota: 676 Turnout: 3,432 (69.18%) |||||||