Moyle Area C
Moyle Area C was one of the three district electoral areas in Moyle, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected four members to Moyle District 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 Dalraida, Knocklayd, Quay and Rathlin. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Ballycastle DEA.
Councillors
| Election | Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Elizabeth Johnston (UUP) |
Richard Kerr (SDLP) |
Michael O'Cleary (SDLP) |
Archibald McAuley (Independent) | ||||
| 1977 | John Black (SDLP) |
John McAfee (SDLP) | ||||||
| 1973 | ||||||||
1981 Election
1977: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
1981: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
1977-1981 Change: No change
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Social Democratic and Labour | Richard Kerr | 18.51% | 296 | 304 | 304 | 385 | |||
| Social Democratic and Labour | Michael O'Cleary | 13.88% | 222 | 229 | 229 | 272 | 324 | ||
| Ulster Unionist | Elizabeth Johnston* | 9.38% | 150 | 156 | 246 | 249 | 249.8 | 354.8 | |
| Independent | Archibald McAuley* | 14.82% | 237 | 251 | 255 | 280 | 288.8 | 332.8 | |
| Irish Independence | Eamonn Scally | 11.13% | 178 | 184 | 184 | 196 | 198.4 | 198.4 | |
| Alliance | Hugh Sayers | 8.69% | 139 | 160 | 181 | 185 | 185.8 | ||
| Social Democratic and Labour | Joseph Donaghy | 9.82% | 157 | 170 | 170 | ||||
| Democratic Unionist | Norman Campbell | 8.01% | 128 | 132 | |||||
| Alliance | Thomas Cecil | 5.75% | 92 | ||||||
| Electorate: 2,393 Valid: 1,599 (66.82%) Spoilt: 48 Quota: 320 Turnout: 1,647 (68.83%) | |||||||||
1977 Election
1973: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
1977: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
1973-1977 Change: No change
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Social Democratic and Labour | John Black* | 29.54% | 418 | ||||
| Ulster Unionist | Elizabeth Johnston* | 19.72% | 279 | 283.48 | 287.48 | ||
| Independent | Archibald McAuley* | 16.18% | 229 | 255.88 | 266.48 | 334.48 | |
| Social Democratic and Labour | John McAfee* | 14.13% | 200 | 248.64 | 256.52 | 281.48 | |
| Social Democratic and Labour | Joseph Donaghy | 8.20% | 116 | 159.84 | 169.12 | 187.76 | |
| Alliance | John Scott | 7.56% | 107 | 108.28 | 147.92 | ||
| Alliance | Maurice McHenry | 4.66% | 66 | 73.36 | |||
| Electorate: 2,304 Valid: 1,415 (61.41%) Spoilt: 66 Quota: 284 Turnout: 1,481 (64.28%) | |||||||
1973 Election
1973: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Ulster Unionist | Elizabeth Johnston | 20.07% | 324 | |||||||
| Social Democratic and Labour | John Black | 17.10% | 276 | 281 | 302 | 336 | ||||
| Social Democratic and Labour | John McAfee | 10.90% | 176 | 190 | 210 | 223 | 227 | 360 | ||
| Independent | Archibald McAuley | 10.47% | 169 | 176 | 186 | 194 | 243 | 286 | 311.85 | |
| Alliance | E. Molloy | 9.60% | 155 | 168 | 181 | 183 | 229 | 250 | 261 | |
| Social Democratic and Labour | C. Lynn | 9.91% | 160 | 165 | 173 | 202 | 208 | |||
| Ulster Unionist | J. Greer | 7.81% | 126 | 140 | 142 | 146 | ||||
| Social Democratic and Labour | F. Duncan | 5.20% | 84 | 89 | 91 | |||||
| Ulster Liberal | J. B. Bakewell | 4.77% | 77 | 80 | ||||||
| Independent | A. J. Watt | 4.15% | 67 | |||||||
| Electorate: 2,185 Valid: 1,614 (73.87%) Spoilt: 19 Quota: 323 Turnout: 1,633 (74.74%) | ||||||||||
References
- ^ "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 13 July 2021.