# Coleraine Area B

Coleraine Area B was one of the three district electoral areas in Coleraine, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected seven members to Coleraine 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 Ballywillin, Dhu Vallen, Dunluce, Knockantern, Portrush, Portstewart and Strand. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by The Skerries DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 1981 | William Creelman (DUP) | Matthew Kane (DUP) | William Glenn (UUP) | Albert Clarke (UUP) | Elizabeth Connolly (UUP) | Robert Mitchell (UUP) | Patrick McGowan (Alliance) |
| 1977 | Sean Farren (SDLP) | Alexander Sharpe (Independent Unionist)/ (UUP) | William Glenn (UUP) | Albert Clarke (UUP) | Robert Stafford (UUP) | John Earl (UUP) | Thomas Wilson (Alliance) |
| 1973 | J. Fawcett (Alliance) | Alexander Sharpe (Independent Unionist)/ (UUP) | William Glenn (UUP) | Albert Clarke (UUP) | Robert Stafford (UUP) | John Earl (UUP) | Thomas Wilson (Alliance) |

## 1981 Election

1977: 4 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1981: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
1977-1981 Change: DUP (two seats) gain from SDLP and Independent Unionist
Coleraine Area B - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | DUP | William Creelman | 17.09% | 1,119 | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | William Glenn* | 10.29% | 674 | 692.2 | 695.2 | 809.72 | 810.72 | 819.28 | | | | |
| | UUP | Albert Clarke* | 9.62% | 630 | 637.54 | 638.54 | 683.32 | 697.32 | 713.1 | 877.1 | | | |
| | DUP | Matthew Kane | 8.25% | 540 | 611.76 | 614.76 | 621.02 | 624.02 | 777.64 | 790.16 | 791.27 | 1,105.27 | |
| | UUP | Elizabeth Connolly | 6.46% | 423 | 425.6 | 425.6 | 508.6 | 517.6 | 562.16 | 630.24 | 666.13 | 735.82 | 808.82 |
| | Alliance | Patrick McGowan | 6.92% | 453 | 453.78 | 466.78 | 468.3 | 730.3 | 731.3 | 754.08 | 755.93 | 761.64 | 764.64 |
| | UUP | Robert Mitchell | 7.53% | 493 | 494.82 | 494.82 | 508.6 | 519.6 | 531.86 | 583.9 | 599.07 | 636.44 | 718.44 |
| | SDLP | Sean Farren* | 10.05% | 658 | 658.52 | 669.52 | 669.52 | 673.52 | 674.78 | 678.56 | 678.93 | 679.56 | 679.56 |
| | DUP | Roy Hilldrup | 4.15% | 272 | 423.58 | 426.84 | 432.4 | 435.4 | 520.42 | 535.5 | 537.72 | | |
| | UUP | John Earl* | 5.08% | 333 | 341.32 | 341.32 | 351.58 | 356.58 | 357.84 | | | | |
| | DUP | William Sweeney | 4.72% | 309 | 331.36 | 332.36 | 334.36 | 335.36 | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Peter Scott | 4.47% | 293 | 293 | 311 | 316 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Thomas Henry | 4.44% | 291 | 295.68 | 295.68 | | | | | | | |
| | Green (NI) | Malcolm Samuel | 0.93% | 61 | 61.26 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,492 Valid: 6,549 (62.42%) Spoilt: 166 Quota: 819 Turnout: 6,715 (64.00%) ||||||||||||||

## 1977 Election

1973: 5 x UUP, 2 x Alliance
1977: 4 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1973-1977 Change: SDLP gain from Alliance, Independent Unionist leaves UUP
Coleraine Area B - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | UUP | William Glenn* | 13.62% | 725 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Albert Clarke* | 12.55% | 668 | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Thomas Wilson* | 8.25% | 439 | 507 | 521 | 522.68 | 828.68 | | |
| | UUP | Robert Stafford* | 10.60% | 564 | 566 | 567 | 578.2 | 580.2 | 585.73 | 736.73 |
| | Ind. Unionist | Alexander Sharpe* | 11.63% | 619 | 619 | 619 | 624.44 | 626.52 | 654.96 | 697.96 |
| | UUP | John Earl* | 8.55% | 455 | 455 | 459 | 478.76 | 493.76 | 527.73 | 671.39 |
| | SDLP | Sean Farren | 6.74% | 359 | 377 | 595 | 595.08 | 612.08 | 678.44 | 678.44 |
| | Vanguard | Antony Alcock | 8.00% | 426 | 428 | 428 | 433.52 | 436.52 | 452.32 | 498.8 |
| | UUP | Robert Mitchell | 7.04% | 375 | 376 | 376 | 389.04 | 394.12 | 402.81 | |
| | Alliance | Donald Batts | 5.32% | 283 | 348 | 355 | 355.48 | | | |
| | SDLP | Hugh McIlvenna | 4.45% | 237 | 251 | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Patrick McGowan | 3.25% | 173 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,461 Valid: 5,323 (50.88%) Spoilt: 229 Quota: 666 Turnout: 5,552 (53.07%) |||||||||||

## 1973 Election

1973: 5 x UUP, 2 x Alliance
Coleraine Area B - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | UUP | Albert Clarke | 15.94% | 1,163 | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Alexander Sharpe | 11.01% | 803 | 824.84 | 830.84 | 910.85 | 914.75 | | | | | |
| | Alliance | J. Fawcett | 8.39% | 612 | 623.34 | 627.55 | 651.39 | 747.44 | 755.65 | 889.07 | 1,048.07 | | |
| | UUP | John Earl | 8.72% | 636 | 716.85 | 720.9 | 750.58 | 757.42 | 795.2 | 805.62 | 815.62 | 817.62 | 959.62 |
| | UUP | William Glenn | 9.06% | 661 | 685.99 | 687.99 | 698.07 | 708.49 | 761.27 | 777.27 | 779.27 | 779.27 | 954.27 |
| | UUP | Robert Stafford | 11.10% | 810 | 821.13 | 828.13 | 832.91 | 839.59 | 851.06 | 862.48 | 865.69 | 867.69 | 939.69 |
| | Alliance | Thomas Wilson | 5.59% | 408 | 409.89 | 414.89 | 417.1 | 468.52 | 468.52 | 639.73 | 786.73 | 910.73 | 933.73 |
| | Loyalist | Hagan | 4.46% | 325 | 330.46 | 365.3 | 372.3 | 372.51 | 559.19 | 563.19 | 565.4 | 565.4 | 615.4 |
| | UUP | T. D. McVeigh | 5.41% | 395 | 401.51 | 403.51 | 435.98 | 443.98 | 468.61 | 479.61 | 480.61 | 480.61 | |
| | SDLP | Isobel Boylan | 5.32% | 388 | 388.21 | 388.21 | 392.21 | 396.21 | 396.42 | 401.42 | | | |
| | Alliance | R. J. Smyth | 4.10% | 299 | 300.05 | 301.05 | 306.05 | 362.69 | 369.1 | | | | |
| | Independent | C. Dunlop | 3.62% | 264 | 274.92 | 345.76 | 354.81 | 355.81 | | | | | |
| | Alliance | J. Hamill | 3.19% | 233 | 237.2 | 241.2 | 247.62 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Katherine McConaghy | 2.14% | 156 | 214.38 | 219.01 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | J. A. Taggart | 1.88% | 137 | 140.15 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | G. Woods | 0.01% | 5 | 5.42 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,508 Valid: 7,295 (69.42%) Spoilt: 74 Quota: 912 Turnout: 7,369 (70.13%) ||||||||||||||