{{Short description|District electoral areas in Limavady, Northern Ireland}}
'''Limavady Area A''' was one of the three district electoral areas in Limavady, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected six members to Limavady Borough Council, and formed part of the Londonderry constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1973 local elections, and contained the wards of Aghanloo, Glack, Gresteel, Magilligan, Myroe and Walworth. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Bellarena DEA.
==Councillors== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col" width="50" | Election ! scope="col" width="150" colspan = "2" | Councillor<br /> (Party) ! scope="col" width="150" colspan = "2" | Councillor<br /> (Party) ! scope="col" width="150" colspan = "2" | Councillor<br /> (Party) ! scope="col" width="150" colspan = "2" | Councillor<br /> (Party) ! scope="col" width="150" colspan = "2" | Councillor<br /> (Party) ! scope="col" width="150" colspan = "2" | Councillor<br /> (Party) |- | '''1981''' ! rowspan = "2" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}" | ! rowspan = "2" | Ernest Murray <br /> (DUP) ! rowspan = "2" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" | ! rowspan = "3" | Robert Grant <br /> (UUP)/ <br /> (United Unionist) ! rowspan = "2" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" | ! rowspan = "1" | Stanley Gault <br /> (UUP) ! rowspan = "3" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" | ! rowspan = "1" | Roy King <br /> (SDLP) ! rowspan = "3" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" | ! rowspan = "2" | Thomas Mullan <br /> (SDLP) ! rowspan = "2" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" | ! rowspan = "2" | Arthur Doherty <br /> (SDLP) |- | '''1977''' ! rowspan = "2" | Florence Sloan <br /> (UUP)/ <br /> (United Unionist) ! rowspan = "2" | Michael Nicholas <br /> (SDLP) |- | '''1973''' ! rowspan = "1" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Independent Unionist}}" | ! rowspan = "1" | James Gilfillan <br /> (United Unionist) ! rowspan = "1" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Independent Unionist}}" | ! rowspan = "1" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Independent Unionist}}" | ! rowspan = "1" | Eddie McGowan <br /> (SDLP) ! rowspan = "1" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}" | ! rowspan = "1" | James Boylan <br /> (Alliance) |}
==1981 Election==
'''1977:''' 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP<br />
'''1981:''' 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP<br />
'''1977-1981 Change:''' No change
{{STV Election box begin2| |title=Limavady Area A - 6 seats<ref>{{cite web|title=Local Government Results 1981|url=https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/064e8d36-856a-4f60-b950-716cf2c3c7bb/local_government_election_results_1981|website=EONI|access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref> |numcounts= 3 }} {{STV Election box candidate2| |party = Social Democratic and Labour Party |candidate = '''Arthur Doherty'''* |count1 = '''727''' |percentage = 18.60% |count2 = |count3 = }} {{STV Election box candidate2| |party = Social Democratic and Labour Party |candidate = '''Roy King''' |count1 = '''678''' |percentage = 17.35% |count2 = |count3 = }} {{STV Election box candidate2| |party = Democratic Unionist Party |candidate = '''Ernest Murray'''* |count1 = '''654''' |percentage = 16.73% |count2 = |count3 = }} {{STV Election box candidate2| |party = Ulster Unionist Party |candidate = '''Robert Grant'''* |count1 = '''563''' |percentage = 14.41% |count2 = |count3 = }} {{STV Election box candidate2| |party = Social Democratic and Labour Party |candidate = '''Thomas Mullan'''* |count1 = '''562''' |percentage = 14.38% |count2 = |count3 = }} {{STV Election box candidate2| |party = Ulster Unionist Party |candidate = '''Stanley Gault''' |count1 = 434 |percentage = 11.11% |count2 = 453 |count3 = '''464''' }} {{STV Election box candidate2| |party = Ulster Unionist Party |candidate = James Gilfillan |count1 = 290 |percentage = 7.42% |count2 = 303 |count3 = 317 }} {{STV Election box end2 |numcounts = 3 |electorate = 5,076 |valid = 3,908 (76.99%) |spoilt = 78 |quota = 559 |turnout = 3,986 (78.53%) }}
==1977 Election==
'''1973:''' 3 x United Unionist, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance<br />
'''1977:''' 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP<br />
'''1973-1977 Change:''' UUP (two seats), DUP and SDLP gain from United Unionist (three seats) and Alliance
{{STV Election box begin2| |title=Limavady Area A - 6 seats<ref>{{cite web|title=Local Government Results 1977|url=https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/4f2c8097-9a51-463d-8373-947a5954aa40/local_government_election_results_1977|website=EONI|access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref> |numcounts= 5 }} {{STV Election box candidate2| |party = Social Democratic and Labour Party |candidate = '''Michael Nicholas'''* |count1 = '''724''' |percentage = 19.43% |count2 = |count3 = |count4 = |count5 = }} {{STV Election box candidate2| |party = Ulster Unionist Party |candidate = '''Robert Grant'''* |count1 = '''552''' |percentage = 14.81% |count2 = |count3 = |count4 = |count5 = }} {{STV Election box candidate2| |party = Social Democratic and Labour Party |candidate = '''Thomas Mullan''' |count1 = 505 |percentage = 13.55% |count2 = 510 |count3 = '''630.58''' |count4 = |count5 = }} {{STV Election box candidate2| |party = Social Democratic and Labour Party |candidate = '''Arthur Doherty''' |count1 = 378 |percentage = 10.14% |count2 = 378 |count3 = 439.36 |count4 = '''533.86''' |count5 = }} {{STV Election box candidate2| |party = Ulster Unionist Party |candidate = '''Florence Sloan'''* |count1 = 359 |percentage = 9.63% |count2 = 368 |count3 = 368 |count4 = 368.21 |count5 = '''629.21''' }} {{STV Election box candidate2| |party = Democratic Unionist Party |candidate = '''Ernest Murray''' |count1 = 486 |percentage = 13.04% |count2 = 488 |count3 = 488.52 |count4 = 488.73 |count5 = '''542.73''' }} {{STV Election box candidate2| |party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |candidate = James Boylan* |count1 = 340 |percentage = 9.12% |count2 = 383 |count3 = 385.6 |count4 = 386.65 |count5 = 387.65 }} {{STV Election box candidate2| |party = Ulster Unionist Party |candidate = Hugh Guthrie |count1 = 320 |percentage = 8.59% |count2 = 323 |count3 = 323.26 |count4 = 323.26 |count5 = }} {{STV Election box candidate2| |party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |candidate = Stanley Stewart |count1 = 63 |percentage = 1.69% |count2 = |count3 = |count4 = |count5 = }} {{STV Election box end2 |numcounts = 5 |electorate = 5,044 |valid = 3,727 (73.89%) |spoilt = 113 |quota = 533 |turnout = 3,840 (76.13%) }}
==1973 Election==
'''1973:''' 3 x United Unionist, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
{{STV Election box begin2| |title=Limavady Area A - 6 seats<ref>{{cite web|title=Local Government Results 1973|url=https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/76aa0570-21f1-4b65-9c6e-764faf19cdb4/local_government_election_results_1973|website=EONI|access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref> |numcounts= 9 }} {{STV Election box candidate without party link| |party = United Unionist |candidate = '''Florence Sloan''' |count1 = '''690''' |percentage = 16.40% |count2 = |count3 = |count4 = |count5 = |count6 = |count7 = |count8 = |count9 = }} {{STV Election box candidate without party link| |party = United Unionist |candidate = '''Robert Grant''' |count1 = '''636''' |percentage = 15.11% |count2 = |count3 = |count4 = |count5 = |count6 = |count7 = |count8 = |count9 = }} {{STV Election box candidate2| |party = Social Democratic and Labour Party |candidate = '''Michael Nicholas''' |count1 = '''616''' |percentage = 14.64% |count2 = |count3 = |count4 = |count5 = |count6 = |count7 = |count8 = |count9 = }} {{STV Election box candidate without party link| |party = United Unionist |candidate = '''James Gilfillan''' |count1 = 587 |percentage = 13.95% |count2 = '''667.76''' |count3 = |count4 = |count5 = |count6 = |count7 = |count8 = |count9 = }} {{STV Election box candidate2| |party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |candidate = '''James Boylan''' |count1 = 296 |percentage = 7.03% |count2 = 296.12 |count3 = 297.2 |count4 = 302.8 |count5 = 305.04 |count6 = 305.16 |count7 = 341.46 |count8 = 341.5 |count9 = '''558.72''' }} {{STV Election box candidate2| |party = Social Democratic and Labour Party |candidate = '''Eddie McGowan''' |count1 = 332 |percentage = 7.89% |count2 = 332 |count3 = 332 |count4 = 332 |count5 = 332 |count6 = 335.76 |count7 = 359.24 |count8 = 519.5 |count9 = '''539.68''' }} {{STV Election box candidate2| |party = Social Democratic and Labour Party |candidate = Arthur Doherty |count1 = 438 |percentage = 10.41% |count2 = 438 |count3 = 438 |count4 = 438.4 |count5 = 438.4 |count6 = 439.66 |count7 = 475.06 |count8 = 506.72 |count9 = 526.34 }} {{STV Election box candidate2| |party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |candidate = J. Barr |count1 = 245 |percentage = 5.82% |count2 = 245.48 |count3 = 252.32 |count4 = 270.32 |count5 = 281.08 |count6 = 281.54 |count7 = 315.98 |count8 = 322.1 |count9 = }} {{STV Election box candidate2| |party = Social Democratic and Labour Party |candidate = Donal Morgan |count1 = 191 |percentage = 4.54% |count2 = 191 |count3 = 191 |count4 = 191 |count5 = 192 |count6 = 197.08 |count7 = 203.28 |count8 = |count9 = }} {{STV Election box candidate2| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Rosalind Deighan |count1 = 57 |percentage = 1.35% |count2 = 57.12 |count3 = 57.12 |count4 = 58.32 |count5 = 59.32 |count6 = 60.04 |count7 = |count8 = |count9 = }} {{STV Election box candidate2| |party = Republican Clubs |candidate = P. J. Loughrey |count1 = 58 |percentage = 1.38% |count2 = 58 |count3 = 58 |count4 = 58.4 |count5 = 59.4 |count6 = 59.98 |count7 = |count8 = |count9 = }} {{STV Election box candidate2| |party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |candidate = Bill Cunningham |count1 = 47 |percentage = 1.12% |count2 = 47.6 |count3 = 48.08 |count4 = 52.08 |count5 = 54.96 |count6 = 55.08 |count7 = |count8 = |count9 = }} {{STV Election box candidate2| |party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |candidate = Desmond Wallace |count1 = 15 |percentage = 0.36% |count2 = 15.6 |count3 = 16.68 |count4 = 20.28 |count5 = |count6 = |count7 = |count8 = |count9 = }} {{STV Election box end2 |numcounts = 9 |electorate = 5,298 |valid = 4,208 (79.43%) |spoilt = 40 |quota = 602 |turnout = 4,248 (80.18%) }}
==References== {{Reflist}}
Category:1973 establishments in Northern Ireland Category:1985 disestablishments in Northern Ireland