The Main (District Electoral Area)

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The Main 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 B which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Ahoghill, Cullybackey, Galgorm, Grange and Portglenone. It was abolished for the 1993 local elections, and mostly replaced with the new Bannside DEA with Galgorm moving to the new Ballymena North DEA.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)
1989 Ian Johnston
(UUP)		Roy Gillespie
(DUP)		Sandy Spence
(DUP)		Tommy Nicholl
(DUP)		Hubert Nicholl
(DUP)
1985

1989 Election

1985: 4 x DUP, 1 x UUP

1989: 4 x DUP, 1 x UUP

1985-1989 Change: No change

The Main - 5 seats [1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567
DUP Roy Gillespie*19.54%1,068      
Ulster Unionist Ian Johnston*10.94%598608.5 628.65 780.8 1,072.25  
DUP Sandy Spence*13.76%752773.75 788.05 816.8 857.45 918.75 
DUP Tommy Nicholl*13.71%749761.15 770.15 791.45 811.75 819.75 891.9
DUP Hubert Nicholl*9.61%525626.7 628.7 649.6 673.65 694.65 777.45
SDLP Seamus Laverty11.45%626626 626 632 632.15 632.15 691.3
Alliance David Alderdice 8.20%448451 458 465.15 481.6 517.6  
Ulster Unionist Robert Megaw4.72%258262.2 342.2 402.35    
Ulster Unionist Sarah McCullough5.32%291293.85 308.85     
Ulster Unionist John Sutter2.74%150150.45      
Electorate: 9,076  Valid: 5,465 (60.21%)  Spoilt: 118  Quota: 911  Turnout: 5,583 (61.51%)  

    1985 Election

    1985: 4 x DUP, 1 x UUP

    The Main - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234
    DUP Roy Gillespie*21.36%1,076   
    DUP Tommy Nicholl*19.06%960   
    DUP Sandy Spence*15.80%796831.64 925.48 
    DUP Hubert Nicholl12.57%633792.94 804.7 876.75
    Ulster Unionist Ian Johnston*16.12%812834.88 838.24 841.76
    Ulster Unionist William Wright*15.09%760774.08 777.92 782.43
    Electorate: 8,309  Valid: 5,037 (60.62%)  Spoilt: 213  Quota: 840  Turnout: 5,250 (63.18%)  

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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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