Ballynahinch (District Electoral Area)

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Ballynahinch DEA (1993-2014) within Down

Ballynahinch was one of the four district electoral areas in Down, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 2014. The district elected five members to Down District Council, and formed part of the Strangford constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament and part of the South Down constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

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It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing parts of Down Area A and Down Area C which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Ballynaglave, Ballynahinch East, Drumaness, Dunmore and Seaforde. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections with Ballynahinch moving to the Rowallane DEA and most of the DEA moving to the new Slieve Croob DEA.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)
2011 Patrick Toman
(SDLP)		Anne Marie McAleenan
(SDLP)		Michael Coogan
(Sinn Féin)		Walter Lyons
(UUP)		Garth Craig
(DUP)
2005 Peter Bowles
(UUP)		 Jim Wells
(DUP)
2001 Francis Branniff
(Sinn Féin)		 Harvey Bicker
(UUP)
1997 Francis Casement
(SDLP)		William Alexander
(DUP)
1993 Walter Lyons
(UUP)		James Cochrane
(UUP)
1989 James Magee
(SDLP)		Thomas Poole
(DUP)
1985 Francis Laverty
(SDLP)		 William Brown
(UUP)

2011 Election

2005: 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP

2011: 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP

2005-2011 Change: No change

Ballynahinch - 5 seats [1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
DUP Garth Craig21.32%1,260     
Sinn Féin Michael Coogan*20.41%1,206     
UUP Walter Lyons14.26%843898.88 899.57 908.02 971.91 1,145.91
SDLP Anne Marie McAleenan*12.52%740742.42 833.27 878.49 944.17 979.17
SDLP Patrick Toman*14.01%828830.42 883.09 913.38 943.13 967.67
Independent Mark Murnin6.24%369372.74 415.75 451.12 507.09 549.01
DUP Yvonne Moore4.65%275478.28 478.97 485.97 504.19  
Alliance Andy Corkhill3.60%213215.2 225.55 269.16   
Green (NI) Mark McCormick2.98%176176.88 195.74    
Electorate: 10,680  Valid: 5,910 (55.34%)  Spoilt: 116  Quota: 986  Turnout: 6,026 (56.42%)  

    2005 Election

    2001: 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP

    2005: 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP

    2001-2005 Change: No change

    Ballynahinch - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    DUP Jim Wells *20.85%1,305     
    Sinn Féin Michael Coogan19.94%1,248     
    UUP Peter Bowles12.90%807845 847.07 1,211.07  
    SDLP Anne Marie McAleenan*11.92%746748.6 832.55 838.98 854.91 1,188.91
    SDLP Patrick Toman*14.01%877877.8 934.84 942.5 956.66 1,055.23
    DUP Samuel Hanna5.99%375554 554 624.8 735.72 749.85
    SDLP Francis Casement7.38%462463 517.51 524.14 548.92  
    UUP Walter Lyons7.00%438471 472.61    
    Electorate: 9,963  Valid: 6,258 (62.81%)  Spoilt: 106  Quota: 1,044  Turnout: 6,364 (63.88%)  

      2001 Election

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

      2001: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin

      1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

      Ballynahinch - 5 seats [3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      SDLP Patrick Toman*16.74%1,150     
      SDLP Anne Marie McAleenan*14.01%962965 1,456   
      DUP Jim Wells 12.55%862951 956 961 1,358 
      Sinn Féin Francis Branniff13.64%937937 985 1,123 1,125 1,125.85
      UUP Harvey Bicker *11.50%790839 855 902 1,022 1,125.7
      UUP John Cochrane9.81%674778 789 817 911 1,018.95
      DUP William Alexander*8.63%593640 644 649   
      SDLP Francis Casement*8.62%592598     
      UUP John Reid2.65%182     
      DUP Alan McIlroy1.83%126     
      Electorate: 9,997  Valid: 6,868 (68.70%)  Spoilt: 137  Quota: 1,145  Turnout: 7,005 (70.07%)  

        1997 Election

        1993: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP

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

        1993-1997 Change: SDLP gain from UUP

        Ballynahinch - 5 seats [4]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456
        DUP William Alexander*24.91%1,362     
        SDLP Patrick Toman*21.89%1,197     
        UUP Harvey Bicker 18.11%990     
        SDLP Anne Marie McAleenan*17.39%951     
        SDLP Francis Casement7.48%409413.2 672.64 821.91 823.11 856.51
        UUP John Reid5.94%325769.5 772.62 776.86 851.5 852.06
        Sinn Féin John Smyth4.28%234234.7 249.58    
        Electorate: 9,536  Valid: 5,468 (57.34%)  Spoilt: 110  Quota: 912  Turnout: 5,578 (58.49%)  

          1993 Election

          1989: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP

          1993: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP

          1989-1993 Change: No change

          Ballynahinch - 5 seats [5]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123
          SDLP Patrick Toman*25.41%1,480  
          SDLP Anne Marie McAleenan23.97%1,396  
          DUP William Alexander19.81%1,154  
          UUP James Cochrane*16.12%9391,025 
          UUP Walter Lyons*8.38%488648 867
          UUP Janet Crothers6.32%368450 583
          Electorate: 8,953  Valid: 5,825 (65.06%)  Spoilt: 132  Quota: 971  Turnout: 5,957 (66.54%)  

            1989 Election

            1985: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP

            1989: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP

            1985-1989 Change: No change

            Ballynahinch - 5 seats [6]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            12345
            SDLP Patrick Toman21.33%1,222    
            UUP James Cochrane*21.01%1,204    
            SDLP James Magee*17.19%985    
            UUP Walter Lyons15.08%864865.54 1,053.91  
            DUP Thomas Poole*13.79%790791.98 848.47 935.26 967.26
            SDLP Patrick King6.77%388630.88 631.51 632.17 750.17
            Sinn Féin Patrick McGreevy2.97%170180.12 180.12 180.34  
            Green (NI) Philip Allen1.87%107109.2 111.51 115.8  
            Electorate: 8,529  Valid: 5,730 (67.18%)  Spoilt: 126  Quota: 956  Turnout: 5,856 (68.66%)  

              1985 Election

              1985: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP

              Ballynahinch - 5 seats [7]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              12345
              SDLP James Magee*19.00%1,020    
              UUP William Brown *18.70%1,004    
              DUP Thomas Poole*13.82%742742.24 971.24  
              UUP James Cochrane14.57%782782 822 928 
              SDLP Francis Laverty*10.36%556630.52 630.64 788.12 879.32
              SDLP Patrick Savage11.10%596635 635 711.48 728.76
              Alliance Patrick Forde*7.38%396403.44 405.44   
              DUP Stanley Priestley5.08%273273.12    
              Electorate: 7,947  Valid: 5,369 (67.56%)  Spoilt: 111  Quota: 895  Turnout: 5,480 (68.96%)  

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                References

                1. ↑ "Ballynahinch Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
                2. ↑ "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
                3. ↑ "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
                4. ↑ "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
                5. ↑ "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
                6. ↑ "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
                7. ↑ "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
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