Ballymena Town (District Electoral Area)

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Ballymena Town was one of the four district electoral areas in Ballymena, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 1993. The district elected seven members to Ballymena Borough Council, and formed part of the North Antrim constituency for the Northern Ireland Assembly.

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It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Ballymena Area D which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Ardeevin, Ballyloughan, Castle Demesne, Dunclug, Fair Green, Park and Summerfield. It was abolished for the 1993 local elections, with Ardeevin, Ballyloughan, Dunclug, Fair Green and Park moving to the new Ballymena North DEA and Castle Demesne and Summerfield moving to the new Ballymena South DEA.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
1989 Patrick McAvoy
(SDLP)
Gareth Williams
(Alliance)
John Wilson
(DUP)
Maurice Mills
(DUP)
James Alexander
(UUP)
Robert Coulter
(UUP)
Samuel Henry
(Independent Unionist)
1985 Richard McKeown
(DUP)
Robert Maternaghan
(DUP)
Gordon Wilson
(UUP)

1989 Election

1985: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Unionist

1989: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist

1985-1989 Change: Alliance gain from DUP

Ballymena Town - 7 seats [1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
SDLP Patrick McAvoy*15.06%897       
Alliance Gareth Williams13.97%832       
Ind. Unionist Samuel Henry*13.67%814       
UUP James Alexander10.60%631631.17 651.32 668.06 750.12   
DUP Maurice Mills*8.14%485485 488.12 495.14 501.99 724.64 969.75 
UUP Robert Coulter *9.99%595595 612.55 631.54 738.14 743.49 784.65 
DUP John Wilson7.42%442442 445.51 447.94 451.88 466.06 592.47 783.26
SDLP Declan O'Loan 6.77%403553.45 573.34 576.04 580.65 581.65 582.65 585.65
DUP John Carson6.87%409409 410.69 413.12 416.87 433.05   
DUP Vera Mills4.38%261261.34 261.99 263.52 264.01    
UUP Robert Simpson3.12%186186 204.2 220.13     
Electorate: 12,831  Valid: 5,955 (46.41%)  Spoilt: 130  Quota: 745  Turnout: 6,085 (47.42%)  

    1985 Election

    1985: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Unionist

    Ballymena Town - 7 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    SDLP Patrick McAvoy17.33%1,126      
    Ind. Unionist Samuel Henry*13.48%876      
    UUP Robert Coulter 12.22%794794.28 807.58 886.58   
    UUP Gordon Wilson*6.20%403403.56 419.17 581.16 711.3 775.3 841.22
    DUP Maurice Mills*10.89%708708.28 711.71 722.99 753.18 756.18 764
    DUP Richard McKeown9.85%640640.84 642.94 644.08 677.99 679.99 691.12
    DUP Robert Maternaghan*8.66%563563.28 566.22 571.36 635.41 637.41 639.32
    DUP John Wilson8.28%538538 539.33 550.89 589.45 591.45 600.37
    SDLP Malachy Reynolds3.71%241550.12 552.29 555.43 565.99 565.99  
    Ind. Unionist James Alexander*5.05%328329.4 340.67 352.72    
    UUP Warren Wray4.34%282282 288.72     
    Electorate: 12,497  Valid: 6,499 (52.00%)  Spoilt: 105  Quota: 813  Turnout: 6,604 (52.84%)  

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      References

      1. "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
      2. "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 9 July 2021.