Ballymena South (District Electoral Area)

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Ballymena South DEA (1993-2014) within Ballymena

Ballymena South was one of the four district electoral areas in Ballymena, Northern Ireland which existed from 1993 to 2014. The district elected seven members to Ballymena Borough Council, and formed part of the North Antrim constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

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It was created for the 1993 local elections, and contained the wards of Ballee, Ballykeel, Castle Demesne, Harryville, Kells, Moat and Summerfield. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and most of the area was transferred to the new Ballymena DEA, with Ballee, Harryville and Kells moving to the Braid DEA.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
2011 Declan O'Loan
(SDLP)
James Currie
(UUP)
Desmond Robinson
(DUP)
Beth Adger
(DUP)
Hubert Nicholl
(DUP)
Martin Clarke
(DUP)
David Tweed
(TUV)/
(DUP)
2005 Deirdre Nelson
(DUP)
2001 Peter Brown
(UUP)
1997 Malcolm Gilmour
(UUP)
1993 John Scott
(UUP)
William Brownlees
(Independent Unionist)
James McCosh
(DUP)
Frederick Coulter
(DUP)

2011 Election

2005: 5 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

2011: 4 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x TUV, 1 x SDLP

2005-2011 Change: TUV gain from DUP

Ballymena South - 7 seats [1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
DUP Beth Adger*14.98%746       
SDLP Declan O'Loan *12.37%616627      
DUP Hubert Nicholl*10.92%544559 575.64 707.64    
DUP Martin Clarke*10.26%511522 583.92 627.92    
DUP Desmond Robinson9.92%494499 506.04 570.92 648.64   
TUV David Tweed *8.03%400408 409.44 412.08 413.42 416.66 417.66 662.66
UUP James Currie*8.41%419426 430 443.8 448.49 463.61 506.61 518.77
UUP Robin Swann 6.47%322330 332.4 338.04 338.04 344.52 356.52 391.68
TUV Jeremy Saulters5.94%296298 299.28 304.28 304.28 304.82 310.82  
Sinn Féin Thomas O'Hara5.74%286289 289 289 289 289   
DUP Gayle Nelson5.08%253260 282.56      
Independent Deirdre Nelson*1.87%93       
Electorate: 10,675  Valid: 4,980 (46.65%)  Spoilt: 139  Quota: 623  Turnout: 5,119 (47.95%)  

    2005 Election

    2001: 4 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

    2005: 5 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

    2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP

    Ballymena South - 7 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456789
    DUP Beth Adger*16.25%960        
    DUP David Tweed *13.41%792        
    DUP Martin Clarke*13.15%777        
    DUP Hubert Nicholl*12.61%745        
    UUP James Currie*11.41%674699.2 714.68 719.09 721.99 823.99   
    SDLP Declan O'Loan *12.16%718719.2 721.2 721.34 721.34 723.39 726.21 1,034.21 
    DUP Deirdre Nelson5.86%346519.52 552.16 594.37 624.47 652.13 661.53 661.53 669.53
    UUP Robin Swann 4.16%246250.8 256.8 257.71 258.26 336.93 409.31 410.31 477.31
    Sinn Féin Daniel O'Connell5.86%346346.24 346.24 346.24 346.29 347.29 347.29   
    UUP Colette Gilmour3.54%209218.36 234.32 237.33 240.13     
    PUP William McCaughey1.59%9499.76        
    Electorate: 10,637  Valid: 5,907 (55.53%)  Spoilt: 139  Quota: 739  Turnout: 6,046 (56.84%)  

      2001 Election

      1997 3 x DUP, 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

      2001 4 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

      1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from UUP

      Ballymena South - 7 seats [3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678
      SDLP Declan O'Loan *17.29%1,212       
      UUP James Currie*15.58%1,092       
      DUP Beth Adger15.14%1,061       
      DUP David Tweed *14.52%1,018       
      DUP Martin Clarke*11.31%793798.72 805.92 875.45 960.85   
      DUP Hubert Nicholl*10.77%755759.84 770.44 859.35 894.91   
      UUP Peter Brown*6.55%459543.48 624.48 635.19 640.65 649.61 668.38 757.76
      UUP William Moore4.07%285376.52 476.52 479.41 480.53 484.17 511.16 601.89
      Independent David Warwick3.44%241364.2 372 375.23 380.97 387.27 409.61  
      PUP William McCaughey0.73%5159.36 60.56 61.58 62.98 65.08   
      PUP Jean Rainey0.61%4359.28 61.28 61.79 62.91 64.31   
      Electorate: 11,772  Valid: 7,010 (59.55%)  Spoilt: 136  Quota: 877  Turnout: 7,146 (60.70%)  

        1997 Election

        1993: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Unionist

        1997: 3 x DUP, 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

        1993-1997 Change: UUP gain from Independent Unionist

        Ballymena South - 7 seats [4]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456789
        SDLP Declan O'Loan *17.56%967        
        UUP James Currie*16.67%918        
        DUP David Tweed 15.11%832        
        DUP Martin Clarke*10.37%571576.6 581.02 604.99 614.81 655.29 896.29  
        DUP Hubert Nicholl9.70%534535.68 544 575.45 585 622.43 714.87  
        UUP Peter Brown6.85%377425.72 478.24 481.64 524.27 548.93 559.69 583.69 586.41
        UUP Malcolm Gilmour6.63%365390.76 472.66 479.63 495.69 538.51 556.29 577.29 580.86
        UUP John Scott*6.48%357410.2 473.9 479.51 499.95 534.81 546.52 565.52 567.56
        DUP John Carson5.72%315316.68 320.84 369.63 379.16 397.12    
        Ind. Unionist Agnes McLeister3.34%184196.32 203.6 219.75 240.93     
        Ind. Unionist Samuel Balmer1.56%86210.32 214.74 216.1      
        Electorate: 12,043  Valid: 5,506 (45.72%)  Spoilt: 116  Quota: 689  Turnout: 5,622 (46.68%)  

          1993 Election

          1993: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Unionist

          Ballymena South - 7 seats [5]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345678
          Ind. Unionist William Brownlees*22.64%1,301       
          SDLP Declan O'Loan 17.77%1,021       
          UUP John Scott14.41%828       
          UUP James Currie*10.30%592946      
          DUP Martin Clarke*9.99%574649.5 654.06 684.06 703.56 720.56  
          DUP James McCosh*9.55%549580 581.71 602.21 611.96 615.92 677.74 686.08
          DUP Frederick Coulter4.63%266304.5 306.21 322.71 337.96 342.46 493.03 522.35
          Ind. Unionist Agnes McLeister3.90%224263.5 278.89 346.39 381.39 403.74 415.99 499.09
          Independent Charles Magill1.56%6680.5 236.11 257.11 265.11 405.78 409.35  
          DUP John McKendry4.07%234247 250.42 255.92 264.17 271.49   
          Ind. Unionist Melvyn McKendry1.58%91107 224.42 242.42 252.92    
          Electorate: 12,121  Valid: 5,746 (47.41%)  Spoilt: 141  Quota: 719  Turnout: 5,887 (48.57%)  

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            References

            1. "Ballymena South Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
            2. "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
            3. "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
            4. "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
            5. "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.