Lisburn Area E was one of the five district electoral areas in Lisburn, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected five members to Lisburn Borough Council, and formed part of the South Antrim constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1973 local elections, and contained the wards of Collin, Derryaghy, Dunmurry and Seymour Hill. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Dunmurry Cross DEA.

Councillors

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Election Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
1981 William Beattie
(DUP)
William McAllister
(UUP)
William McDonnell
(SDLP)
James Davis
(UUUP)
1977 John Cousins
(Alliance)
1973 Robert McNeice
(DUP)
John Gilchrist
(UUP)
Walter Groves
(UUP)

1981 Election

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1977: 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

1981: 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUUP

1977-1981 Change: UUUP gain from Alliance

Lisburn Area E - 4 seats[1]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
DUP William Beattie* 29.98% 1,909          
UUP William McAllister* 28.74% 1,830          
SDLP William McDonnell* 15.91% 1,013 1,013.74 1,014.73 1,036.73 1,197.1 1,220.47
UUUP James Davis 1.65% 105 674.43 1,096.17 1,099.31 1,100.64 1,158.97
Alliance John Cousins* 8.51% 542 566.42 611.3 619.74 691.4 1,100.58
Alliance Brian Fitzsimons 6.83% 435 463.49 534.77 537.1 552.13  
Republican Clubs Gerard Dunlop 7.26% 462 464.22 468.18 487.18    
Communist Terry Bruton 1.13% 72 76.07 77.72      
Electorate: 12,242   Valid: 6,368 (52.02%)   Spoilt: 463   Quota: 1,274   Turnout: 6,831 (55.80%)  

1977 Election

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1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP

1977: 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

1973-1977 Change: SDLP gain from UUP

Lisburn Area E - 4 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Alliance John Cousins* 19.23% 1,047 1,053 1,113          
UUP William McAllister 18.49% 1,007 1,061 1,064 1,402        
SDLP William McDonnell 16.09% 876 876 989 990 990 1,145    
DUP William Beattie 11.57% 630 683 683 705 776 822 833.16 835.16
DUP Robert McNeice* 9.70% 528 558 558 604 699 777 820.71 828.71
Alliance Brian Fitzsimons 8.17% 445 451 473 494 584      
UUP David Saulters 7.68% 418 444 444          
Republican Clubs Gerard Dunlop 5.60% 305 305            
UUUP Jean Bell 3.47% 189              
Electorate: 11,522   Valid: 5,445 (47.26%)   Spoilt: 265   Quota: 1,090   Turnout: 5,710 (49.56%)  

1973 Election

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1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP

Lisburn Area E - 4 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
UUP John Gilchrist 23.20% 1,479            
Alliance John Cousins 18.38% 1,172 1,177.99 1,185.63 1,447.63      
UUP Walter Groves 13.68% 872 981.72 1,072 1,093.26 1,096.1 1,126.49 1,613.49
DUP Robert McNeice 11.29% 720 727.02 754.54 760.8 761.51 1,193.07 1,266.46
Alliance J. W. Patterson 7.84% 500 504.55 514.59 610.85 774.86 783.86 827.56
UUP Samuel Neill 7.36% 469 516.06 639.22 649.61 651.74 670.26  
DUP Henry Winton 7.39% 471 472.95 491.47 491.47 491.47    
NI Labour W. J. B. McIldoon 6.57% 419 420.04 426.17        
UUP Elizabeth Wright 4.30% 274 288.95          
Electorate: 10,414   Valid: 6,376 (61.23%)   Spoilt: 103   Quota: 1,276   Turnout: 6,479 (62.21%)  

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.