Braid (District Electoral Area) Last updated July 30, 2025 District electoral area in Northern Ireland
Braid Created 1993 Seats 5 (1993-2014) Councillors UUP ) APNI ) TUV ) DUP ) DUP ) SF ) TUV )
Braid DEA (1993-2014) within Ballymena Map of Ballymena, with the Ballymena North DEA (1993-2014) highlighted Braid is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Mid and East Antrim , Northern Ireland. [ 1] The district elects seven members to Mid and East Antrim District Council and contains the wards of Ballee and Harryville, Broughshane, Glenravel, Glenwhirry, Kells, Kirkinriola and Slemish. [ 2] Braid forms part of the North Antrim constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament .
It was created for the 1993 local elections , where it contained five wards (Broughshane, Craigywarren, Glenravel, Glenwhirry and Slemish), replacing the Braid Valley DEA which had existed since 1985. For the 2014 local elections it gained two additional wards, gaining Ballee and Harryville and Kells from the abolished Ballymena South DEA .
Councillors Election Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor March 2025 Co-Option Chelsea Harwood Alliance ) Alan Barr UUP ) Archie Rae Sinn Féin ) Ruth Lawrence DUP ) Christopher Jamieson TUV ) William McCaughey DUP ) Matthew Warwick TUV ) 2023 Beth Adger DUP ) October 2020 Co-Option David Reid Alliance ) Robin Cherry UUP ) Julie Frew DUP ) Brian Collins TUV ) 2019 Muriel Burnside Alliance ) August 2016 Defection Paul Maguire Sinn Féin )/ Independent ) Beth Clyde DUP ) Samuel Hanna DUP ) 2014 2011 Paul Frew DUP ) 5 seats 5 seats 2005 Margaret Gribben SDLP ) Robin Stirling DUP ) 2001 Lexie Scott UUP ) David Clyde UUP ) 1997 Desmond Armstrong UUP ) 1993 David McClintock DUP ) Robert Forsythe UUP )
2023 Election 2019: 3 x DUP, 2 x TUV, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2023: 2 x DUP, 2 x TUV, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance
2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from DUP
Braid - 7 seats [ 3] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Sinn Féin Archie Rae 13.76% 1,302 DUP Beth Adger* †13.17% 1,246 DUP William McCaughey* 12.93% 1,224 TUV Christopher Jamieson* 12.63% 1,195 UUP Alan Barr 11.18% 1,058 1,059.4 1,612.4 Alliance Chelsea Harwood 10.74% 1,016 1,121.6 1,146.1 1,232.1 TUV Matthew Warwick 8.88% 840 840.5 940.5 1,128.5 1,134.95 1,146.95 1,152.17 1,162.63 DUP Julie Philpott 9.21% 872 872.2 893.2 1,045.2 1,098.6 1,120.6 1,150.87 1,152.04 UUP Keith Turner* 7.50% 710 710.9 Electorate: 17,809 Valid: 9,463 (53.14%) Spoilt: 89 Quota: 1,183 Turnout: 9,552 (53.64%)
2019 Election 2014: 4 x DUP, 1 x TUV, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2019: 3 x DUP, 2 x TUV, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2014-2019 Change: TUV and Alliance gain from DUP and Sinn Féin
Braid - 7 seats [ 4] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UUP Robin Cherry *12.26% 1,084 1,107 DUP Beth Adger *11.03% 975 982 1,284 Alliance Muriel Burnside †7.95% 703 896 896 896 896.08 1,296.08 DUP Julie Frew 10.48% 926 933 1,077 1,103.55 1,103.59 1,106.59 DUP William McCaughey *9.33% 825 827 907 1,050.96 1,051.04 1,054.04 1,058.04 TUV Christopher Jamieson 10.20% 902 909 964 966.36 966.36 972.36 983.36 TUV Brian Collins *9.86% 872 881 894 896.36 896.52 898.52 905.52 UUP Keith Turner 9.05% 800 816 827 827.59 828.03 848.03 898.03 Sinn Féin Colette McAllister 7.14% 631 827 827 827 827.04 DUP Sam Hanna 6.85% 605 606 Independent Marian Maguire 4.20% 371 Independent Roni Browne 1.65% 146 Electorate: 16,951 Valid: 8,840 (52.15%) Spoilt: 96 Quota: 1,106 Turnout: 8,936 (52.72%)
2014 Election 2011: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2014: 4 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x TUV, 1 x Sinn Féin
2011-2014 Change: DUP and TUV gain due to the addition of two seats
Braid - 7 seats [ 5] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DUP Beth Clyde *9.81% 865 890 1,210 DUP William McCaughey *10.57% 932 955 1,038 1,112.46 TUV Brian Collins 10.35% 912 939 945 945.34 954.34 1,416.34 UUP Robin Cherry *10.90% 961 1,009 1,027 1,028.36 1,057.36 1,090.36 1,160.92 DUP Beth Adger *10.11% 891 934 990 1,011.76 1,021.76 1,058.1 1,153.02 Sinn Féin Paul Maguire * ‡8.19% 722 736 737 737 1,044 1,045 1,045 1,045 1,045 DUP Samuel Hanna *9.08% 800 808 845 851.8 863.14 881.14 923.14 935.74 978.49 UUP Brian Thompson 6.34% 559 618 666 668.04 692.04 745.04 848.35 889.52 897.5 TUV Roy McPeake 6.77% 597 632 645 645.34 649.34 SDLP Catherine O'Hara 5.95% 524 606 608 608.68 DUP Chris Wales 6.46% 569 590 Alliance Danny Donnelly 3.39% 299 PUP William Parkhill 2.08% 183 Electorate: 16,543 Valid: 8,814 (53.28%) Spoilt: 88 Quota: 1,102 Turnout: 8,902 (53.81%)
2011 Election 2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP2011: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin2005-2011 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Braid - 5 seats [ 6] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 DUP Paul Frew *23.91% 1,511 DUP Beth Clyde 14.59% 922 1,240.3 DUP Samuel Hanna *13.99% 884 958.7 1,118.84 Sinn Féin Paul Maguire 9.08% 574 574.3 574.3 632.6 633.6 962.5 963.14 UUP Robin Cherry *10.95% 692 706.1 711.88 712.88 859.66 883.66 910.06 UUP Lexie Scott 9.84% 622 646 653.99 658.99 805.93 847.4 884.84 SDLP Cahal Kerr 6.47% 409 411.7 412.21 558.51 561.51 TUV Samuel Gaston* 7.28% 460 467.8 470.01 477.01 Independent Catherine O'Hara 3.89% 246 246.9 247.07 Electorate: 10,688 Valid: 6,320 (59.13%) Spoilt: 90 Quota: 1,054 Turnout: 6,410 (59.97%)
2005 Election 2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Braid - 5 seats [ 7] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 DUP Paul Frew 23.61% 1,524 DUP Samuel Hanna *16.95% 1,094 DUP Robin Stirling *13.23% 854 1,238.54 SDLP Margaret Gribben *9.99% 645 647.03 647.87 686.87 1,176.87 UUP Robin Cherry 11.59% 748 761.63 808.39 1,045.73 1,047.01 UUP Lexie Scott* 9.23% 596 619.49 686.13 847.27 849.27 Sinn Féin Laurence O'Neill 9.13% 589 589.29 589.29 589.57 UUP Robert Wilson 6.26% 404 418.5 466.38 Electorate: 9,694 Valid: 6,454 (66.58%) Spoilt: 83 Quota: 1,076 Turnout: 6,537 (67.43%)
2001 Election 1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Braid - 5 seats [ 8] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 DUP Samuel Hanna 18.75% 1,242 SDLP Margaret Gribben *17.48% 1,158 DUP Robin Stirling *12.36% 819 831.54 833.54 834.35 1,461.35 UUP David Clyde *14.51% 961 964.52 972.52 998.71 1,035.71 1,120.71 UUP Lexie Scott *13.48% 893 899.93 903.15 912.42 964.99 1,018.99 UUP Desmond Armstrong* 12.30% 815 815 817 829.42 856.82 905.82 DUP Robert Osborne 10.67% 707 817.22 826.33 827.23 PUP Robert Hamilton 0.44% 29 29.33 Electorate: 9,397 Valid: 6,624 (70.49%) Spoilt: 88 Quota: 1,105 Turnout: 6,712 (71.43%)
1997 Election 1993: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP
1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1993-1997 Change: SDLP gain from DUP
Braid - 5 seats [ 9] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 SDLP Margaret Gribben 19.57% 1,042 UUP David Clyde *18.05% 961 UUP Desmond Armstrong *15.33% 816 919.48 DUP Samuel Hanna *11.70% 623 632.36 1,029.36 UUP Lexie Scott 14.37% 765 794.12 812.2 814.72 878.48 DUP Samuel Gaston 11.78% 627 629.08 690.72 826.8 833.92 DUP David McClintock* 9.20% 490 497.8 Electorate: 9,081 Valid: 5,324 (58.63%) Spoilt: 91 Quota: 888 Turnout: 5,415 (59.63%)
1993 Election 1993: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP
Braid - 5 seats [ 10] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 UUP David Clyde *27.31% 1,304 UUP Desmond Armstrong *21.76% 1,039 UUP Robert Forsythe 16.57% 791 1,196.45 DUP Samuel Hanna *13.68% 653 678.2 718.25 838.33 DUP David McClintock *9.15% 437 460.85 482 508.86 582.21 618.61 DUP Samuel Wallace 8.06% 385 420.55 439 501.41 609.27 614.47 DUP Samuel Martin 3.48% 166 182.2 196.15 229.33 Electorate: 8,781 Valid: 4,775 (54.38%) Spoilt: 143 Quota: 796 Turnout: 4,918 (56.01%)
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