Newtownabbey Area B
{{Short description|District electoral areas in Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland}}
Newtownabbey Area B was one of the four district electoral areas in Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected six members to Newtownabbey 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 Bradan, Coole, Dunanney, Hopefield, Whiteabbey and Whitehouse. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Doagh Road DEA.
Councillors
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| 1981
! rowspan = "2" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}" | ! rowspan = "1" | David Hanna ! rowspan = "1" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" | ! rowspan = "3" | Cecil Stranger ! rowspan = "3" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" | ! rowspan = "1" | Fraser Agnew ! rowspan = "3" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" | ! rowspan = "1" | Letitia McCartney ! rowspan = "3" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}" | ! rowspan = "3" | John Elliott ! rowspan = "2" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Northern Ireland Labour Party}}" | ! rowspan = "3" | Robert Kidd |
| 1977
! rowspan = "1" | George Herron ! rowspan = "2" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Independent Unionist}}" | ! rowspan = "1" | Ivan Hunter ! rowspan = "2" | Doris Robb |
| 1973
! rowspan = "1" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Independent Unionist}}" | ! rowspan = "1" | Thomas Gourley ! rowspan = "1" | Alex McGowan ! rowspan = "1" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Northern Ireland Labour Party}}" | |
1981 Election
1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Newtownabbey Labour, 1 x Loyalist
1981: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Newtownabbey Labour
1977-1981 Change: Loyalist joins UUP
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = David Hanna
|count1 = 1,964
|percentage = 34.78%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Fraser Agnew
|count1 = 1,090
|percentage = 19.30%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Letitia McCartney
|count1 = 547
|percentage = 9.69%
|count2 = 1,176.37
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Cecil Stringer*
|count1 = 450
|percentage = 7.97%
|count2 = 809.1
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{{STV Election box candidate without party link|
|party = Newtownabbey Labour
|candidate = Robert Kidd*
|count1 = 433
|percentage = 7.67%
|count2 = 510.49
|count3 = 590.5
|count4 = 660.04
|count5 = 801.23
|count6 = 983.23
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = John Elliott*
|count1 = 363
|percentage = 6.42%
|count2 = 392.61
|count3 = 453.09
|count4 = 583.62
|count5 = 595.42
|count6 = 653.68
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Hugh Montgomery
|count1 = 291
|percentage = 5.15%
|count2 = 307.38
|count3 = 351.48
|count4 = 409.62
|count5 = 417.08
|count6 = 445.11
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Republican Clubs
|candidate = Austin Kelly
|count1 = 375
|percentage = 6.64%
|count2 = 378.78
|count3 = 381.93
|count4 = 384.78
|count5 = 396.78
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{{STV Election box candidate without party link|
|party = Newtownabbey Labour
|candidate = Alistair Keery
|count1 = 102
|percentage = 1.81%
|count2 = 123.42
|count3 = 151.14
|count4 = 169.38
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Communist Party of Ireland
|candidate = William Stewart
|count1 = 32
|percentage = 0.57%
|count2 = 33.89
|count3 = 40.19
|count4 = 41.33
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 6
|electorate = 12,043
|valid = 5,647 (46.89%)
|spoilt = 273
|quota = 807
|turnout = 5,920 (49.16%)
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1977 Election
1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x NILP, 1 x Loyalist, 1 x United Loyalist
1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Newtownabbey Labour, 1 x Loyalist
1973-1977 Change: DUP gain from United Loyalist, NILP joins Newtownabbey Labour
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|numcounts= 9
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Ivan Hunter
|count1 = 737
|percentage = 17.02%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = George Herron
|count1 = 693
|percentage = 16.01%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = John Elliott*
|count1 = 516
|percentage = 11.92%
|count2 = 516.96
|count3 = 517.84
|count4 = 543.84
|count5 = 561.84
|count6 = 600
|count7 = 876.43
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{{STV Election box candidate without party link|
|party = Newtownabbey Labour
|candidate = Robert Kidd*
|count1 = 367
|percentage = 8.48%
|count2 = 368.6
|count3 = 370.8
|count4 = 450.91
|count5 = 525.91
|count6 = 578.91
|count7 = 606.07
|count8 = 745.07
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Doris Robb*
|count1 = 529
|percentage = 12.22%
|count2 = 545.64
|count3 = 553.67
|count4 = 554.67
|count5 = 554.67
|count6 = 596.35
|count7 = 661.78
|count8 = 663.78
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{{STV Election box candidate without party link|
|party = Loyalist
|candidate = Cecil Stringer*
|count1 = 457
|percentage = 10.56%
|count2 = 459.08
|count3 = 492.19
|count4 = 492.19
|count5 = 492.19
|count6 = 530.43
|count7 = 534.59
|count8 = 537.59
|count9 = 544.59
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = James McWatters
|count1 = 210
|percentage = 4.85%
|count2 = 302.48
|count3 = 322.39
|count4 = 325.66
|count5 = 325.66
|count6 = 377.06
|count7 = 379.49
|count8 = 403.49
|count9 = 450.49
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = John Mellor
|count1 = 304
|percentage = 7.02%
|count2 = 305.28
|count3 = 305.61
|count4 = 307.61
|count5 = 329.61
|count6 = 342.72
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent Unionist
|candidate = Thomas Gourley*
|count1 = 231
|percentage = 5.34%
|count2 = 232.6
|count3 = 238.98
|count4 = 240.14
|count5 = 253.25
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Republican Clubs
|candidate = J. J. Magee
|count1 = 168
|percentage = 3.88%
|count2 = 168
|count3 = 168.11
|count4 = 171.11
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{{STV Election box candidate without party link|
|party = Newtownabbey Labour
|candidate = Brian Caul
|count1 = 117
|percentage = 2.70%
|count2 = 117.32
|count3 = 117.65
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 9
|electorate = 12,848
|valid = 4,329 (33.69%)
|spoilt = 208
|quota = 619
|turnout = 4,537 (35.31%)
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1973 Election
1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x NILP, 1 x Loyalist, 1 x United Loyalist
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|numcounts= 13
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Alex McGowan
|count1 = 1,665
|percentage = 20.58%
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{{STV Election box candidate without party link|
|party = Loyalist
|candidate = Cecil Stringer
|count1 = 1,106
|percentage = 13.67%
|count2 = 1,121.3
|count3 = 1,122.3
|count4 = 1,122.3
|count5 = 1,124.3
|count6 = 1,124.3
|count7 = 1,142.6
|count8 = 1,142.6
|count9 = 1,463.6
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{{STV Election box candidate without party link|
|party = United Loyalist
|candidate = Thomas Gourley
|count1 = 748
|percentage = 9.25%
|count2 = 761.8
|count3 = 762.8
|count4 = 762.8
|count5 = 764.4
|count6 = 767.4
|count7 = 777.5
|count8 = 777.5
|count9 = 853.5
|count10= 1,118.31
|count11= 1,121.31
|count12= 1,244.31
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = John Elliott
|count1 = 789
|percentage = 9.75%
|count2 = 794.1
|count3 = 804.1
|count4 = 807.1
|count5 = 814.1
|count6 = 1,043.4
|count7 = 1,051.1
|count8 = 1,067.1
|count9 = 1,068.1
|count10= 1,068.1
|count11= 1,153.1
|count12= 1,237.1
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Doris Robb
|count1 = 488
|percentage = 6.03%
|count2 = 744.5
|count3 = 745.5
|count4 = 747.8
|count5 = 747.8
|count6 = 756.1
|count7 = 894.6
|count8 = 895.6
|count9 = 898.8
|count10= 917.23
|count11= 918.23
|count12= 1,100.01
|count13= 1,158.97
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
|candidate = Robert Kidd
|count1 = 437
|percentage = 5.40%
|count2 = 440.3
|count3 = 460.3
|count4 = 485.3
|count5 = 602.2
|count6 = 609.2
|count7 = 612.1
|count8 = 658.1
|count9 = 659.1
|count10= 664.92
|count11= 1,034.92
|count12= 1,124.52
|count13= 1,128.04
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Agnes Moore
|count1 = 709
|percentage = 8.76%
|count2 = 823.3
|count3 = 823.3
|count4 = 826.3
|count5 = 828.3
|count6 = 834.3
|count7 = 914.8
|count8 = 914.8
|count9 = 916.6
|count10= 923.39
|count11= 925.69
|count12= 995.48
|count13= 1,021.36
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Edna Stack
|count1 = 483
|percentage = 5.97%
|count2 = 493.8
|count3 = 497.8
|count4 = 505.8
|count5 = 508.4
|count6 = 515.4
|count7 = 534.8
|count8 = 540.8
|count9 = 545.8
|count10= 557.44
|count11= 579.44
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
|candidate = William Byrne
|count1 = 215
|percentage = 2.66%
|count2 = 215
|count3 = 230
|count4 = 266
|count5 = 285.3
|count6 = 292.3
|count7 = 293.3
|count8 = 511.3
|count9 = 511.3
|count10= 511.3
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{{STV Election box candidate without party link|
|party = Loyalist
|candidate = John Watson
|count1 = 398
|percentage = 4.92%
|count2 = 402.8
|count3 = 403.8
|count4 = 403.8
|count5 = 404.8
|count6 = 405.8
|count7 = 410.3
|count8 = 410.3
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
|candidate = Deirdre Byrne
|count1 = 209
|percentage = 2.58%
|count2 = 209.3
|count3 = 238.3
|count4 = 271.3
|count5 = 282.3
|count6 = 288.3
|count7 = 288.3
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Joseph Sherrard
|count1 = 210
|percentage = 2.60%
|count2 = 279.6
|count3 = 279.6
|count4 = 280.6
|count5 = 281.6
|count6 = 282.9
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Phyllis Fortune
|count1 = 264
|percentage = 3.26%
|count2 = 264.9
|count3 = 268.9
|count4 = 271.9
|count5 = 275.9
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
|candidate = R. Johnston
|count1 = 151
|percentage = 1.87%
|count2 = 153.4
|count3 = 158.4
|count4 = 168.4
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Northern Ireland Labour Party
|candidate = Colm Mullan
|count1 = 111
|percentage = 1.37%
|count2 = 111.3
|count3 = 124.3
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Communist Party of Ireland
|candidate = Joseph Bowers
|count1 = 107
|percentage = 1.32%
|count2 = 107
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 13
|electorate = 13,188
|valid = 8,090 (61.34%)
|spoilt = 110
|quota = 1,156
|turnout = 8,200 (62.18%)
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