Banbridge Area B was one of the two district electoral areas in Banbridge, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected eight members to Banbridge District Council, and formed part of the South Down constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1973 local elections, and contained the wards of Annaclone, Ballyoolymore, Croob, Dromore, Drumadonnell, Garran, Quilly and Skeagh. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Dromore DEA.
| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Brian Biggerstaff (DUP) | David Herron (DUP) | Raymond McCullough (UUP) | Herbert Heslip (UUP) | Matthew Bailey (UUP) | Robert Hill (UUP) | George Gamble (UUP) | Patrick McEvoy (SDLP) | ||||||||
| 1977 | Robert Barr (UUP) | |||||||||||||||
| 1973 | J. Gibson (UUP) | J. McClughan (UUP) | Eric Williamson (UUP) | |||||||||||||
1977: 5 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1981: 5 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1977-1981 Change: No change
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||
| SDLP | Patrick McAvoy* | 16.17% | 1,125 | |||||||||||
| DUP | Brian Biggerstaff* | 10.78% | 750 | 751.92 | 774.92 | |||||||||
| Ulster Unionist | Raymond McCullough * | 10.19% | 709 | 719.08 | 720.08 | 720.08 | 789.08 | |||||||
| Ulster Unionist | Matthew Bailey* | 8.47% | 589 | 598.6 | 626.6 | 641.04 | 685.52 | 688.51 | 852.51 | |||||
| Ulster Unionist | George Gamble | 7.55% | 525 | 527.88 | 528.88 | 647.2 | 652.88 | 652.91 | 790.91 | |||||
| Ulster Unionist | Herbert Heslip * | 7.09% | 493 | 494.44 | 502.92 | 505.92 | 674.4 | 682.68 | 707.39 | 740.87 | 784.87 | |||
| Ulster Unionist | Robert Hill* | 6.40% | 445 | 447.88 | 455.88 | 478.88 | 498.88 | 501.64 | 556.64 | 582.02 | 646.1 | 659.7 | 670.34 | |
| DUP | David Herron* | 6.79% | 472 | 473.92 | 530.92 | 539.4 | 574.4 | 574.86 | 600.57 | 609.75 | 623.59 | 626.95 | 626.95 | |
| DUP | Robert McIlroy | 6.40% | 445 | 450.76 | 569.72 | 577.72 | 583.72 | 584.18 | 598.18 | 608.98 | 617.34 | 617.82 | 618.96 | |
| Alliance | Ebezener Mulligan | 1.50% | 104 | 349.28 | 353.16 | 447.4 | 462.88 | 462.88 | 470.8 | 471.34 | ||||
| Ulster Unionist | Robert Barr* | 5.26% | 366 | 373.2 | 391.2 | 429.08 | 447.08 | 447.54 | ||||||
| Ulster Unionist | Eric Williamson | 5.46% | 380 | 388.16 | 395.16 | 397.12 | ||||||||
| Ind. Unionist | Thompson Howe | 4.03% | 280 | 326.56 | 326.56 | |||||||||
| DUP | Robert McIlroy | 3.92% | 273 | 277.32 | ||||||||||
| Electorate: 9,513 Valid: 6,956 (73.12%) Spoilt: 172 Quota: 773 Turnout: 7,128 (74.93%) | ||||||||||||||
1973: 7 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
1977: 5 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1973-1977 Change: DUP (two seats) gain from UUP (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
| Ulster Unionist | Matthew Bailey* | 12.96% | 805 | |||||||||
| SDLP | Patrick McAvoy* | 10.91% | 678 | 678.14 | 734.14 | |||||||
| Ulster Unionist | Raymond McCullough * | 10.19% | 678 | 688.36 | 695.36 | |||||||
| DUP | David Herron | 10.11% | 628 | 640.32 | 642.32 | 740.32 | ||||||
| Ulster Unionist | Herbert Heslip * | 7.60% | 472 | 480.26 | 498.4 | 517.54 | 519.62 | 519.62 | 805.62 | |||
| Ulster Unionist | Robert Barr | 6.04% | 375 | 427.5 | 456.78 | 474.48 | 475 | 475 | 507.26 | 591.31 | 629.47 | |
| DUP | Brian Biggerstaff | 6.73% | 418 | 422.9 | 423.9 | 493.32 | 537 | 537 | 553.08 | 558.41 | 566.13 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Robert Hill* | 6.91% | 429 | 430.82 | 455.96 | 475.24 | 476.8 | 477.61 | 524.78 | 540.36 | 551.94 | |
| Ulster Unionist | George Gamble | 7.36% | 457 | 461.76 | 481.76 | 491.04 | 491.56 | 492.42 | 512.26 | 520.87 | 545.89 | |
| SDLP | Michael O'Hare | 6.89% | 428 | 428.42 | 447.56 | 448.56 | 448.56 | 487.26 | 491.26 | 491.26 | ||
| Ulster Unionist | Eric Williamson* | 6.10% | 379 | 390.06 | 407.2 | 415.62 | 416.17 | 418.72 | ||||
| UUUP | John McKinstry | 3.96% | 246 | 248.1 | 250.24 | |||||||
| Alliance | Edward Gibney | 3.53% | 219 | 219.98 | ||||||||
| Electorate: 9,844 Valid: 6,212 (63.10%) Spoilt: 245 Quota: 691 Turnout: 6,457 (65.59%) | ||||||||||||
1973: 7 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||
| Ulster Unionist | Matthew Bailey | 15.89% | 1,220 | |||||||||||
| Ulster Unionist | Raymond McCullough | 11.28% | 866 | |||||||||||
| Ulster Unionist | J. Gibson | 10.64% | 817 | 917.5 | ||||||||||
| Ulster Unionist | Herbert Heslip | 10.88% | 835 | 876.7 | ||||||||||
| Ulster Unionist | Eric Williamson | 7.76% | 596 | 767.6 | 783.8 | 794.96 | 796.34 | 798.64 | 815.24 | 821.74 | 904.74 | |||
| Ulster Unionist | J. McClughan | 8.48% | 651 | 662.7 | 672.3 | 674.82 | 676.82 | 677.82 | 701.42 | 701.72 | 740.16 | 927.16 | ||
| Ulster Unionist | Robert Hill | 7.26% | 557 | 570.5 | 600.9 | 608.46 | 609.64 | 610.64 | 623.44 | 624.15 | 680.9 | 775.3 | 845.86 | |
| SDLP | Patrick McAvoy | 7.82% | 600 | 600.3 | 600.3 | 600.3 | 605.3 | 707.3 | 742.3 | 742.3 | 701.3 | 772.31 | 774.2 | |
| SDLP | Michael O'Hare | 7.60% | 583 | 583.6 | 583.6 | 583.6 | 602.6 | 649.6 | 671.9 | 671.9 | 679.1 | 706.1 | 706.73 | |
| Independent | J. McGrehan | 3.62% | 278 | 281 | 282.6 | 282.78 | 286.78 | 292.78 | 327.78 | 327.81 | 397.02 | |||
| Independent | J. S. Higginson | 3.11% | 239 | 247.7 | 251.3 | 252.92 | 254.22 | 262.42 | 321.72 | 322.36 | ||||
| Alliance | Edward Gibney | 1.85% | 142 | 147.7 | 148.5 | 148.5 | 235.5 | 257.5 | ||||||
| Independent | P. B. Hillen | 2.19% | 168 | 168.6 | 168.8 | 168.8 | 169.8 | |||||||
| Alliance | G. B. H. Smyth | 0.85% | 65 | 65 | 65.2 | 65.2 | ||||||||
| Alliance | Ebezener Mulligan | 0.77% | 59 | 59.3 | 59.3 | 59.84 | ||||||||
| Electorate: 10,784 Valid: 7,676 (71.18%) Spoilt: 85 Quota: 853 Turnout: 7,761 (71.97%) | ||||||||||||||
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