North Down Area B Explained

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

It was created for the 1973 local elections, and contained the wards of Conlig, Clandeboye, Rathgael, Silverstream and Whitehill. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Abbey DEA and the Bangor West DEA.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
1981Wesley Graham
(DUP)
John McCormick
(DUP)
Cecil Braniff
(UPUP)
George Green
(UPUP)/
(Vanguard)/
(Loyalist)
James Magee
(Alliance)
1977James Boyle
(DUP)
Bruce Mulligan
(UUP)
John Shields
(UUP)
1973Thomas Braniff
(Independent Unionist)
John Preston
(UUP)
Amy Corry
(UUP)

1981 Election

1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Vanguard

1981: 2 x DUP, 2 x UPUP, 1 x Alliance

1977-1981 Change: UPUP (two seats) and DUP gain from UUP (two seats) and Vanguard

1977 Election

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

1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Vanguard, 1 x DUP

1973-1977 Change: Vanguard and DUP gain from Loyalist (two seats)

1973 Election

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