Antrim Area A was one of the three district electoral areas in Antrim, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected five members to Antrim 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 Cranfield, Drumanaway, Randalstown, Tardree and Toome. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced with the Antrim North West DEA.
Councillors Election Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) 1981 Wilson Clyde (DUP) James Graham (UUP) John Blakeley (UUP) Robert Loughran (SDLP) John Heffron (IIP)/ (Independent Nationalist) 1977 Stewart Dunlop (DUP) Samuel Getty (UUP) Gerard Berry (Independent) 1973 Bolton Minford (UUP) Hugh O'Donnell (Independent)
1981 Election
1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1981: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x IIP
1977-1981 Change: SDLP gain from Independent, Independent Nationalist joins IIP
1977 Election
1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1973-1977 Change: No change
1973 Election
1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent, 1 x Independent Nationalist
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