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

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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 Thomas Seymour
(Vanguard)/ (Loyalist)
Kathleen O'Brien
(Independent)
Agnew Hamilton
(Independent)
1973 Thomas McKeever
(Loyalist)
A. Girvan
(Independent)

1981 Election

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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[1]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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

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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[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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

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1973: 4 x Loyalist, 2 x Alliance, 1 x Independent

Larne Area C - 7 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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%)  

References

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  1. ^ "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.