# Larne Area C

Larne Area C was one of the three district electoral areas in Larne, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected seven 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 Antiville, Blackcave, Central, Craigy Hill, Gardenmore, Harbour and Town Parks. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and mainly replaced by the Larne Town DEA, with areas also going to the Coast Road and Larne Lough DEAs.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 1981 | Jack McKee (DUP)/ (Loyalist) | Winston Fulton (DUP) | Leonard Sluman (DUP) | Rosalie Armstrong (UUP)/ (Vanguard)/ (Loyalist) | Robert Robinson (UUP) | William Kelly (Alliance) | Thomas Benson (Alliance) |
| 1977 | Jack McKee (DUP)/ (Loyalist) | Thomas Seymour (Vanguard)/ (Loyalist) | Kathleen O'Brien (Independent) | Rosalie Armstrong (UUP)/ (Vanguard)/ (Loyalist) | Agnew Hamilton (Independent) | William Kelly (Alliance) | Thomas Benson (Alliance) |
| 1973 | Jack McKee (DUP)/ (Loyalist) | Thomas Seymour (Vanguard)/ (Loyalist) | Thomas McKeever (Loyalist) | Rosalie Armstrong (UUP)/ (Vanguard)/ (Loyalist) | A. Girvan (Independent) | William Kelly (Alliance) | Thomas Benson (Alliance) |

## 1981 Election

1977: 2 x Alliance, 2 x Vanguard, 2 x Independent, 1 x DUP
1981: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance
1977-1981 Change: DUP (two seats) and UUP (two seats) gain from Vanguard (two seats) and Independent (two seats)
Larne Area C - 7 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 |
| | DUP | Jack McKee* | 25.18% | 1,436 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Robert Robinson | 13.50% | 770 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Winston Fulton | 8.93% | 509 | 927 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | William Kelly* | 8.91% | 508 | 514.5 | 515.8 | 532.8 | 557.8 | 559.41 | 605.38 | 620.42 | 927.42 | | |
| | Alliance | Thomas Benson* | 7.50% | 428 | 428.5 | 430.06 | 442.56 | 464.56 | 467.36 | 504.62 | 518.95 | 641.52 | 847.12 | |
| | DUP | Leonard Sluman | 3.12% | 178 | 348 | 529.48 | 539.48 | 551 | 552.54 | 565.84 | 628.8 | 630.3 | 630.3 | 633.5 |
| | UUP | Rosalie Armstrong* | 6.79% | 387 | 405.5 | 413.04 | 419.54 | 439.3 | 460.02 | 498.9 | 597.22 | 598.79 | 601.99 | 629.99 |
| | UUP | Joseph Wallace | 5.70% | 325 | 348 | 354.24 | 360.24 | 393.74 | 412.57 | 459.91 | 533.55 | 541.62 | 544.82 | 564.82 |
| | Alliance | Amelia Kelly | 6.94% | 396 | 398.5 | 398.5 | 412.5 | 423.5 | 423.78 | 467.92 | 474.06 | | | |
| | United Loyalist | Samuel Martin* | 4.59% | 262 | 302.5 | 309.78 | 317.28 | 326.78 | 330.98 | 358.14 | | | | |
| | Independent | James Clements | 3.82% | 218 | 233.5 | 236.36 | 281.36 | 302.12 | 304.71 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Agnew Hamilton* | 2.74% | 156 | 160 | 161.56 | 173.56 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Patrick Todd | 1.21% | 69 | 74.5 | 75.28 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | William Fleck | 1.07% | 61 | 65.5 | 66.02 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,614 Valid: 5,703 (53.73%) Spoilt: 191 Quota: 713 Turnout: 5,894 (55.53%) |||||||||||||||

## 1977 Election

1973: 4 x Loyalist, 2 x Alliance, 1 x Independent
1977: 2 x Alliance, 2 x Vanguard, 2 x Independent, 1 x DUP
1973-1977 Change: Independent gain from Loyalist, Loyalist (three seats) join Vanguard (two seats) and DUP
Larne Area C - 7 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 |
| | Vanguard | Thomas Seymour* | 24.01% | 1,273 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | William Kelly* | 17.34% | 919 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Jack McKee* | 11.94% | 633 | 645 | 645.84 | 650.84 | 679.84 | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Thomas Benson* | 6.83% | 362 | 419.6 | 564.36 | 572.8 | 575.28 | 575.28 | 577.76 | 579.04 | 735.04 | | |
| | Independent | Kathleen O'Brien | 9.32% | 494 | 550.64 | 561.56 | 580.84 | 610.68 | 611.35 | 626.83 | 636.87 | 675.03 | | |
| | Vanguard | Rosalie Armstrong* | 3.24% | 172 | 361.6 | 363 | 381.44 | 408.68 | 410.69 | 424.61 | 578.93 | 610.89 | 626.53 | 629.05 |
| | Independent | Agnew Hamilton | 6.60% | 350 | 439.76 | 449.84 | 461.96 | 484.24 | 485.58 | 495.06 | 510.46 | 563.26 | 618.34 | 623.94 |
| | DUP | Winston Fulton | 7.79% | 413 | 419.24 | 420.08 | 424.56 | 447.04 | 458.43 | 588.77 | 605.25 | 609.01 | 609.69 | 610.25 |
| | Alliance | John Snoddy | 3.51% | 186 | 236.4 | 313.4 | 319.4 | 327.12 | 327.12 | 381.92 | 339.12 | | | |
| | Vanguard | Frederick Dodds | 1.57% | 83 | 183.8 | 186.04 | 194.96 | 213.88 | 213.88 | 220.88 | | | | |
| | Dominion Party | James Wisely | 3.36% | 178 | 183.28 | 184.68 | 189.16 | 199.64 | 200.98 | | | | | |
| | UUUP | Thomas McKeever* | 2.75% | 146 | 168.08 | 168.64 | 182.68 | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Alexander Marrs | 1.74% | 92 | 104.96 | 106.92 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,203 Valid: 5,301 (51.96%) Spoilt: 145 Quota: 663 Turnout: 5,446 (53.38%) |||||||||||||||

## 1973 Election

1973: 4 x Loyalist, 2 x Alliance, 1 x Independent
Larne Area C - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 |
| | Loyalist | Thomas Seymour | 18.39% | 1,213 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Loyalist | Jack McKee | 16.33% | 1,077 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | William Kelly | 15.89% | 1,048 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Loyalist | Rosalie Armstrong | 6.43% | 424 | 554.24 | 606.22 | 607.69 | 662.13 | 668.6 | 684.58 | 722.91 | 903.91 | | | |
| | Loyalist | Thomas McKeever | 5.11% | 337 | 454.44 | 514.01 | 515.06 | 580.71 | 587.94 | 611.6 | 662.01 | 874.29 | | | |
| | Alliance | Thomas Benson | 7.88% | 520 | 525.76 | 526.22 | 567.38 | 568.38 | 614.7 | 629.46 | 648.31 | 653.61 | 662.61 | 663.76 | 866.76 |
| | Independent | A. Girvan | 5.17% | 341 | 352.52 | 364.82 | 358.6 | 359.7 | 373.12 | 452.57 | 610.41 | 619.61 | 643.61 | 645.22 | 728.22 |
| | Alliance | Margaret McIlgorm | 4.62% | 305 | 305.64 | 306.56 | 415.87 | 417.29 | 484.23 | 489.67 | 493.72 | 495.16 | 496.16 | 496.39 | 586.39 |
| | Alliance | Alexander Marrs | 5.17% | 341 | 348.68 | 351.21 | 399.72 | 403.78 | 427.83 | 447.75 | 468.7 | 474.72 | 477.72 | 478.41 | |
| | Loyalist | A. Milliken | 4.23% | 279 | 326.36 | 378.11 | 379.58 | 426.86 | 432.33 | 436.3 | 453.16 | | | | |
| | Independent | William Workman | 3.36% | 232 | 242.88 | 247.25 | 249.77 | 252.14 | 258.89 | 333.17 | | | | | |
| | Independent | J. Sandford | 3.27% | 216 | 226.56 | 230.01 | 231.27 | 234.01 | 243.54 | | | | | | |
| | NI Labour | R. Thompson | 2.76% | 182 | 186.8 | 188.87 | 196.43 | 198.12 | | | | | | | |
| | Loyalist | Horace Stronge | 1.23% | 81 | 120.36 | 184.07 | 184.49 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,139 Valid: 6,596 (65.06%) Spoilt: 79 Quota: 825 Turnout: 6,675 (65.83%) ||||||||||||||||