Braid Valley (District Electoral Area)

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Braid Valley was one of the four district electoral areas in Ballymena, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 1993. The district elected five 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 A which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Broughshane, Craigywarren, Dunminning, Glenravel and Slemish. It was abolished for the 1993 local elections, and replaced with the new Braid DEA.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)
1989 Desmond Armstrong
(UUP)		Margaret Alexander
(UUP)		John Armstrong
(DUP)		Samuel Hanna
(DUP)		James Woulahan
(Independent)
1985 John Porter
(DUP)

1989 Election

1985: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP

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

1985-1989 Change: Independent gain from DUP

Braid Valley - 5 seats [1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
Ulster Unionist Desmond Armstrong*18.78%957     
Independent James Woulahan17.41%887     
Ulster Unionist Margaret Alexander*15.60%795848.02 864.49   
DUP John Armstrong*10.00%510526.39 527.2 528.82 852.94 
DUP Samuel Hanna*13.19%672676.07 677.96 677.96 697.89 790.39
DUP Agnes McLeister9.95%507507.66 507.66 508.2 537.18 625.5
Ulster Unionist William Owens7.30%372394 406.15 413.71 430.64  
DUP Robert Robinson7.75%395399.73 404.32 404.32   
Electorate: 8,336  Valid: 5,095 (61.12%)  Spoilt: 116  Quota: 850  Turnout: 5,211 (62.51%)  

    1985 Election

    1985: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP

    Braid Valley - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    DUP John Armstrong*11.85%628981     
    Ulster Unionist Margaret Alexander11.81%626635 925    
    Ulster Unionist Desmond Armstrong*14.28%757794 921    
    DUP Samuel Hanna*14.07%746787 829 850.33 869.58 892.2 
    DUP John Porter13.66%724753 778 850.63 865.88 875.16 882.36
    Independent James Woulahan*16.15%856857 860 860 865.25 869.89 870.79
    Ulster Unionist Harbinson McCullough9.24%490493      
    DUP Samuel Martin8.94%474      
    Electorate: 7,829  Valid: 5,301 (67.71%)  Spoilt: 110  Quota: 884  Turnout: 5,411 (69.11%)  

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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.
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