Ballymoney Area C

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Ballymoney Area C was one of the three district electoral areas in Ballymoney, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected four members to Ballymoney 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 1973 local elections, and contained the wards of Fairhill, Newhill, The Hills and Town Park. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Ballymoney Town DEA.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
1981 Cecil Cousley
(DUP)
Ralph Stronge
(DUP)
Mary Holmes
(Independent)
Robert McComb
(Independent)
1977 Brendan Smyth
(Alliance)
Frederick Holland
(Independent Unionist)
1973

1981 Election

1977: 2 x Independent, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist

1981: 2 x DUP, 2 x Independent

1977-1981 Change: DUP (two seats) gain from Alliance and Independent Unionist

Ballymoney Area C - 5 seats [1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
DUP Cecil Cousley 24.60%747    
DUP Ralph Stronge17.71%538540 648.54  
Independent Mary Holmes*18.67%567589 600.52 753.52 
Independent Robert McComb*11.62%353379 386.56 511.98 617.98
Alliance Brendan Smyth*11.59%352435 435.36 462.54 476.54
Ulster Unionist James Simpson10.80%328337 342.04   
Independent Thomas McKenna5.00%152    
Electorate: 4,923  Valid: 3,037 (61.69%)  Spoilt: 65  Quota: 608  Turnout: 3,102 (63.01%)  

    1977 Election

    1973: 2 x Independent, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist

    1977: 2 x Independent, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist

    1973-1977 Change: No change

    Ballymoney Area C - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234
    Independent Robert McComb*39.33%875   
    Independent Mary Holmes*16.40%365526  
    Alliance Brendan Smyth*18.20%405440.36 448.72 
    Ind. Unionist Frederick Holland*12.13%270326.16 377.08 450.06
    Ulster Unionist Samuel Montgomery7.55%168240.8 294.76 343.44
    Independent Ernest Lee2.56%5793.4 115.44  
    Alliance John Greer3.82%8592.28 96.84  
    Electorate: 4,382  Valid: 2,225 (50.78%)  Spoilt: 73  Quota: 446  Turnout: 2,298 (52.44%)  

      1973 Election

      1973: 2 x Independent, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist

      Ballymoney Area C - 5 seats [3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      Independent Robert McComb29.69%753    
      Independent Mary Holmes14.16%359438.56 482.78 502.2 579.2
      Alliance Brendan Smyth14.83%376390.96 395.64 496.36 516.36
      Ind. Unionist Frederick Holland15.77%400436.72 456.76 466.12 514.76
      Ulster Unionist James Simpson10.69%271301.6 325.08 334.42 377.98
      Independent G. S. H. Hughes5.95%151191.8 210.28 222.3  
      Alliance J. A. Scott5.32%135144.18 152.88   
      Independent J. Pollock3.59%91121.94    
      Electorate: 4,073  Valid: 2,536 (62.26%)  Spoilt: 22  Quota: 508  Turnout: 2,558 (62.80%)  
        1. "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
        2. "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
        3. "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 11 July 2021.

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