# Coleraine Area A

Coleraine Area A was one of the three district electoral areas in Coleraine, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected six 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 Agivey, Castlerock, Garvagh, Kilrea, Macosquin and Ringsend. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Bann DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 1981 | Robert Catherwood (DUP) | Thomas Malone (DUP) | William King (UUP) | George McIlrath (UUP) | Gerard O'Kane (SDLP) | John Dallat (SDLP) |
| 1977 | Robert Catherwood (DUP) | James Anderson (UUP) | William King (UUP) | George McIlrath (UUP) | William Watt (Independent Unionist) | John Dallat (SDLP) |
| 1973 | Leslie Morrell (UUP) | James Anderson (UUP) | Robert McMaster (UUP) | J. H. McElfatrick (UUP) | William Watt (Independent Unionist) | Patrick Cassidy (SDLP) |

## 1981 Election

1977: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1981: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 2 x SDLP
1977-1981 Change: DUP and SDLP gain from UUP and Independent Unionist
Coleraine Area A - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | SDLP | John Dallat* | 15.14% | 1,061 | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Gerard O'Kane | 12.86% | 901 | 925 | 975.7 | | | | | |
| | UUP | William King* | 12.33% | 864 | 883 | 883.1 | 890.15 | 943.15 | 1,235.15 | | |
| | UUP | George McIlrath* | 9.85% | 690 | 702 | 702.25 | 712.25 | 910.25 | 1,058.25 | | |
| | DUP | Thomas Malone | 11.17% | 783 | 784 | 784 | 983 | 992 | 1,026 | | |
| | DUP | Robert Catherwood* | 9.70% | 680 | 682 | 682 | 802 | 827 | 888 | 969 | 998.68 |
| | Ind. Unionist | William Watt* | 10.06% | 705 | 725 | 725.65 | 745.65 | 773.65 | 788.65 | 898.65 | 924.41 |
| | UUP | James Anderson* | 6.36% | 446 | 460 | 460 | 464 | 562 | | | |
| | UUP | Mayne Long | 5.64% | 395 | 405 | 405 | 413 | | | | |
| | DUP | Irwin Holmes | 5.22% | 366 | 368 | 368.1 | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Anne Lambert | 1.67% | 117 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 8,960 Valid: 7,008 (78.21%) Spoilt: 179 Quota: 1,002 Turnout: 7,187 (80.21%) ||||||||||||

## 1977 Election

1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1977: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1973-1977 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Coleraine Area A - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | DUP | Robert Catherwood | 10.04% | 605 | 606 | 609 | 1,015 | | | |
| | UUP | James Anderson* | 12.63% | 761 | 762 | 790 | 822 | 871.28 | | |
| | UUP | George McIlrath | 9.01% | 543 | 543 | 573 | 582 | 604.88 | 926.88 | |
| | UUP | William King | 11.19% | 674 | 675 | 706 | 730 | 764.32 | 878.32 | |
| | Ind. Unionist | William Watt* | 10.34% | 623 | 624 | 668 | 689 | 719.36 | 796.28 | 861.02 |
| | SDLP | John Dallat | 10.34% | 623 | 709 | 819 | 819 | 819 | 819 | 819.39 |
| | SDLP | Patrick Cassidy* | 9.16% | 552 | 592 | 751 | 751 | 751.44 | 751.44 | 751.83 |
| | UUP | Robert McMaster* | 8.37% | 504 | 506 | 515 | 526 | 540.96 | | |
| | DUP | Robert Campbell | 5.64% | 508 | 508 | 512 | | | | |
| | Alliance | Martha McGrath | 4.66% | 281 | 283 | | | | | |
| | Republican Clubs | Jerry Mullan | 3.44% | 207 | 210 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Robert Tosh | 2.37% | 143 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 9,014 Valid: 6,024 (66.83%) Spoilt: 260 Quota: 861 Turnout: 6,284 (69.71%) |||||||||||

### Area A

1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Unionist
Coleraine Area A - 6 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 |
| | Ind. Unionist | William Watt | 16.24% | 1,121 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Leslie Morrell | 15.57% | 1,075 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | James Anderson | 13.41% | 926 | 941.36 | 987.52 | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | J. H. McElfatrick | 9.34% | 645 | 678.12 | 689.16 | 706 | 718.48 | 767.32 | 768.44 | 803.52 | 807.52 | 1,099.52 | |
| | SDLP | Patrick Cassidy | 7.87% | 543 | 543.12 | 543.36 | 545.48 | 572.2 | 574.32 | 596.32 | 702.56 | 970.64 | 972.72 | 972.72 |
| | UUP | Robert McMaster | 7.88% | 544 | 568.6 | 577.96 | 583.8 | 595.44 | 629.4 | 630.4 | 658.32 | 660.32 | 850.48 | 961.66 |
| | SDLP | P. McIntyre | 8.00% | 552 | 552.24 | 552.24 | 552.24 | 555.32 | 555.44 | 566.44 | 631.68 | 744.04 | 745.32 | 745.32 |
| | UUP | G. Campbell | 5.58% | 385 | 396.64 | 408.64 | 420.4 | 435.68 | 476.72 | 477.72 | 533.84 | 533.84 | | |
| | Republican Clubs | J. B. McNicholl | 3.98% | 275 | 275.24 | 275.24 | 275.24 | 276.36 | 276.36 | 467.36 | 474.56 | | | |
| | Alliance | J. B. Austin | 4.74% | 327 | 330.24 | 331.92 | 332.16 | 345.68 | 351.6 | 351.6 | | | | |
| | Republican Clubs | Jerry Mullan | 3.22% | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 230.12 | 230.12 | | | | | |
| | Independent | H. McMaster | 2.20% | 152 | 164.6 | 167.96 | 176.4 | 182.88 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | C. R. Lee | 1.22% | 84 | 109.56 | 110.12 | 112.24 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | S. Boyd | 0.77% | 53 | 57.8 | 58.28 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 8,878 Valid: 6,904 (77.77%) Spoilt: 64 Quota: 987 Turnout: 6,968 (78.49%) |||||||||||||||