Lisburn Area B 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 Ballymacbrennan, Dromara, Drumbo, Hillsborough and Maze. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Downshire DEA.

Councillors

Election Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)
1981 Charles Poots
(DUP)		 Samuel Dorman
(DUP)		 James McCann
(DUP)		 Thomas Lilburn
(UUP)		 William Bleakes
(UUP)
1977 Elsie Kelsey
(UUP)
1973 David Titterington
(UUP)		 James Lilley
(UUP)		 Ivan McKeever
(UUP)

1981 Election

1977: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP

1981: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP

1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Lisburn Area B - 5 seats[1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
DUP Charles Poots* 25.09% 1,469          
Ulster Unionist William Bleakes* 20.87% 1,222          
Ulster Unionist Thomas Lilburn* 11.19% 655 697.57 843.77 965.88 1,356.88  
DUP Samuel Dorman* 10.59% 620 789.62 825.22 850.59 891.39 956.39
DUP James McCann 8.01% 469 688.45 697.05 760.62 827.96 891.96
Alliance John Alderdice 10.64% 623 625.97 639.57 701.5 741.55 828.55
Ulster Unionist Joseph McCullough 7.63% 447 479.34 509.54 582.25    
Independent William Johnston 5.99% 351 364.2 370.4      
Electorate: 9,350   Valid: 5,856 (62.63%)   Spoilt: 121   Quota: 977   Turnout: 5,977 (63.93%)  

    1977 Election

    1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP

    1977: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP

    1973-1977 Change: DUP gain from UUP

    Lisburn Area B - 5 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    DUP Charles Poots* 27.05% 1,174        
    DUP Samuel Dorman 7.33% 318 677.19 778.19    
    Ulster Unionist Thomas Lilburn 12.05% 523 537.82 558.94 733.54  
    Ulster Unionist Elsie Kelsey* 12.63% 548 558.53 586.55 710.25 729.25
    Ulster Unionist William Bleakes 13.96% 606 618.09 638.99 681.67 707.67
    Alliance Moore Sinnerton 15.12% 656 657.95 660.73 673.51 675.51
    Ulster Unionist James Lilley* 7.70% 334 352.72 372.4    
    UUUP John Curry 4.17% 181 211.42      
    Electorate: 8,866   Valid: 4,340 (48.95%)   Spoilt: 108   Quota: 724   Turnout: 4,448 (50.17%)  

      1973 Election

      1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP

      Lisburn Area B - 5 seats[3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678
      Ulster Unionist David Titterington 19.70% 1,102              
      DUP Charles Poots 19.46% 1,089              
      Ulster Unionist Elsie Kelsey 17.23% 964              
      Ulster Unionist James Lilley 9.85% 551 607.55 621.83 640.64 648.56 659.42 678.93 864.41
      Ulster Unionist Ivan McKeever 10.35% 579 660 674.98 682.48 684.96 697.93 714.56 857.02
      Alliance Oliver Hunter 8.10% 453 457.95 459.49 460.18 542.66 715.93 721.21 733.28
      Vanguard Robert Rush 5.42% 303 311.1 388.8 389.34 389.34 390.48 648.28  
      Vanguard David Williamson 4.61% 258 263.85 302.49 302.85 306.18 308.13    
      Alliance Nancy McIntyre 2.81% 157 159.55 160.11 160.62 204.4      
      Alliance Moore Sinnerton 2.48% 139 141.25 142.37 142.52        
      Electorate: 9,328   Valid: 5,595 (59.98%)   Spoilt: 87   Quota: 933   Turnout: 5,682 (60.91%)  

        References

        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.
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