Lisburn Town (District Electoral Area)

Lisburn Town was one of the four district electoral areas in Lisburn, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 1993. The district elected seven members to Lisburn Borough Council, and formed part of the South Antrim constituency for the Northern Ireland Assembly and Lagan Valley for the UK parliament.

It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Lisburn Area C and Lisburn Area D which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Harmony Hill, Hilden, Lagan Valley, Magheralave, Old Warren, Tonagh and Wallace Park. It was abolished for the 1993 local elections and divided between the Lisburn North DEA and the Lisburn South DEA.

Councillors

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Election Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
1989 Seamus Close
(Alliance)
William Belshaw
(UUP)
Samuel Semple
(UUP)
George Morrison
(UUP)
William Gardiner-Watson
(UUP)
Ivan Davis
(UUP)/
(DUP)
Robin McMaster
(DUP)
1985 James Davis
(UUP)
Maureen McKinney
(UUP)
Robin Dunsmore
(DUP)

1989 Election

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1985: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance

1989: 5 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance

1985-1989 Change: UUP gain from DUP

Lisburn Town - 7 seats[1]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
UUP Ivan Davis* 36.59% 2,530            
Alliance Seamus Close* 18.90% 1,307            
UUP William Belshaw* 15.17% 1,049            
UUP Samuel Semple* 9.89% 684 1,156.6          
UUP George Morrison 2.56% 177 585.68 620.54 722.54 769.88 886.56  
UUP William Gardiner-Watson 2.82% 195 513.24 582.12 670.12 746.44 857.4 880.4
DUP Robin McMaster 6.10% 422 586.56 596.64 614.64 635.34 667.86 719.54
DUP James Mulholland 4.19% 290 417.84 428.34 446.34 460.74 497.92 538.18
Workers' Party Paul McDonald 2.04% 141 160.04 445.22 449.22 450.84 452.78  
UUP Andrew Park 1.72% 119 261.8 291.62 351.12 366.96    
Electorate: 14,362   Valid: 6,914 (48.14%)   Spoilt: 145   Quota: 865   Turnout: 7,059 (49.15%)  

1985 Election

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1985: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance

Lisburn Town - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
DUP Ivan Davis* 38.80% 2,888        
UUP William Belshaw* 16.27% 1,211        
Alliance Seamus Close* 13.61% 1,013        
UUP Maureen McKinney* 11.26% 838 1,107.96      
DUP Robin Dunsmore* 1.84% 137 946.88      
UUP Samuel Semple* 7.00% 521 705.96 812.04 909.54 1,012.54
UUP James Davis* 4.58% 341 570.84 710.76 742.26 844.94
DUP James Mulholland 2.40% 179 558.44 581.24 614.74 657.28
Alliance Maura Mulholland 4.23% 315 370.76 379.4 390.9  
Electorate: 14,285   Valid: 7,443 (52.10%)   Spoilt: 163   Quota: 931   Turnout: 7,606 (53.24%)  

References

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  1. ^ "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.