# Carrickfergus Area C

Carrickfergus Area C was one of the three district electoral areas in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected five members to Carrickfergus 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 Castle, Clipperstown, Love Lane, Northland and Sunnylands. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Carrick Castle DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 1981 | Ken McFaul (DUP)/ (United Loyalist) | William McKeown (DUP) | James Strange (DUP) | Samuel Murphy (Independent Unionist)/ (UPNI) | Séan Neeson (Alliance) |
| 1977 | Ken McFaul (DUP)/ (United Loyalist) | John Moore (DUP) | Samuel Simms (UUP) | Samuel Murphy (Independent Unionist)/ (UPNI) | Séan Neeson (Alliance) |
| 1973 | Ken McFaul (DUP)/ (United Loyalist) | Gladys Ritchie (United Loyalist) | Samuel Simms (UUP) | Ernest Burton (Loyalist) | W. Black (Alliance) |

## 1981 Election

1977: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UPNI, 1 x UUP
1981: 3 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist
1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from UUP, Independent Unionist leaves UPNI
Carrickfergus Area C - 5 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 |
| | DUP | Ken McFaul* | 37.41% | 1,572 | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | William McKeown | 5.74% | 241 | 816.12 | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Sean Neeson* | 15.78% | 663 | 692.68 | 694.99 | 787.99 | | | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | Samuel Murphy* | 12.52% | 526 | 561.28 | 564.14 | 578.37 | 602.37 | 623.17 | 675.66 | 722.66 |
| | DUP | James Strange | 3.97% | 167 | 312.04 | 410.05 | 417.5 | 425.5 | 433.85 | 447.77 | 561.86 |
| | UUP | Elizabeth Carson | 5.47% | 230 | 245.12 | 246.99 | 257.1 | 268.1 | 327.23 | 454.28 | 509.77 |
| | PUP | Samuel Stewart | 8.40% | 353 | 382.12 | 385.86 | 386.86 | 391.86 | 402.88 | 419 | |
| | UUP | Robert Hunter* | 3.78% | 159 | 178.6 | 180.03 | 185.37 | 194.37 | 263.73 | | |
| | UUP | John Haslett | 3.69% | 155 | 171.24 | 172.01 | 176.79 | 181.79 | | | |
| | Alliance | Arthur McQuitty | 2.52% | 106 | 109.36 | 110.57 | | | | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | Edwin Cummings | 0.71% | 30 | 30.56 | 30.89 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 6,939 Valid: 4,202 (60.56%) Spoilt: 165 Quota: 701 Turnout: 4,367 (62.93%) ||||||||||||

## 1977 Election

1973: 2 x United Loyalist, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Loyalist
1977: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UPNI, 1 x UUP
1973-1977 Change: DUP (two seats) and UPNI gain from United Loyalist (two seats) and Loyalist
Carrickfergus Area C - 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 | Ken McFaul* | 24.46% | 788 | | | | | | |
| | Unionist Party NI | Samuel Murphy | 20.71% | 667 | | | | | | |
| | DUP | John Moore | 4.47% | 144 | 313.57 | 320.17 | 421.38 | 430.11 | 608.11 | |
| | UUP | Samuel Simms* | 7.39% | 238 | 242.96 | 282.16 | 294.29 | 493.93 | 557.93 | |
| | Alliance | Sean Neeson | 12.26% | 395 | 396.55 | 412.55 | 414.95 | 423.06 | 435.78 | 444.78 |
| | Alliance | Alison Lowry | 10.99% | 354 | 355.86 | 374.06 | 378.46 | 388.88 | 398.8 | 417.8 |
| | UUUP | Gladys Ritchie* | 7.36% | 237 | 270.48 | 278.68 | 351.59 | 369.03 | | |
| | UUP | James Penny | 6.36% | 205 | 209.34 | 244.14 | 253.27 | | | |
| | United Loyalist | Ernest Burton* | 5.99% | 193 | 220.9 | 224.9 | | | | |
| Electorate: 6,524 Valid: 3,221 (49.37%) Spoilt: 155 Quota: 537 Turnout: 3,376 (51.75%) |||||||||||

## 1973 Election

1973: 2 x United Loyalist, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Loyalist
Carrickfergus Area C - 5 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 |
| | United Loyalist | Gladys Ritchie | 18.98% | 789 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | United Loyalist | Ken McFaul | 12.42% | 516 | 566.88 | 574 | 575 | 586.36 | 707.36 | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | W. Black | 10.83% | 450 | 450.36 | 451.36 | 453.36 | 460.36 | 460.84 | 550.84 | 748.84 | | | | |
| | UUP | Samuel Simms | 8.76% | 364 | 367.72 | 372.72 | 373.72 | 395.84 | 400.6 | 405.72 | 417.84 | 434.94 | 563.66 | 566.72 | 838.72 |
| | Loyalist | Ernest Burton | 13.45% | 559 | 567.04 | 587.28 | 589.4 | 596.52 | 615.32 | 621.32 | 623.8 | 626.05 | 643.98 | 653.33 | 685.45 |
| | Independent | T. Patterson | 7.56% | 314 | 314.6 | 318.6 | 318.6 | 336.84 | 337.92 | 356.92 | 364.52 | 387.47 | 404.1 | 404.44 | 440.09 |
| | UUP | T. Wilson | 6.16% | 256 | 258.4 | 259.4 | 260.4 | 273.4 | 277.84 | 279.84 | 285.08 | 291.83 | 398.07 | 399.43 | |
| | UUP | S. Steele | 5.90% | 245 | 246.92 | 248.92 | 248.92 | 259.92 | 263.48 | 267.48 | 271.48 | 277.33 | | | |
| | Alliance | P. Wallace | 4.38% | 182 | 183.56 | 187.56 | 193.56 | 202.68 | 205.52 | 239.52 | | | | | |
| | NI Labour | R. Binnie | 3.42% | 142 | 142 | 144 | 183 | 184.12 | | | | | | | |
| | United Loyalist | E. Loughlin | 3.18% | 132 | 154.8 | 155.92 | 157.04 | 163.16 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | J. Henderson | 2.43% | 101 | 102.08 | 104.08 | 106.08 | | | | | | | | |
| | NI Labour | J. Polley | 1.32% | 55 | 55.24 | 55.24 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | J. Hunter | 1.23% | 51 | 51.48 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 6,578 Valid: 4,156 (63.18%) Spoilt: 69 Quota: 693 Turnout: 4,225 (64.23%) ||||||||||||||||