Lisburn Town (District Electoral Area)

District electoral areas in Lisburn, Northern Ireland

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)

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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

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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

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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.

*[FPv%]: First preference votes percentage