Braid (District Electoral Area)

Braid
Braid
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created	1993
Seats	5 (1993-2014) ; 7 (2014-)
Councillors	Beth Adger (DUP); Alan Barr (UUP); Chelsea Harwood (APNI); Christopher Jamieson (TUV); William McCaughey (DUP); Archie Rae (SF); Matthew Warwick (TUV);

Last updated March 11, 2024

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 (Party)		Councillor (Party)
2023	Chelsea Harwood (Alliance)	Alan Barr (UUP)	Archie Rae (Sinn Féin)	Beth Adger (DUP)	Christopher Jamieson (TUV)		William McCaughey (DUP)		Matthew Warwick (TUV)
October 2020 Co-Option	David Reid (Alliance)	Robin Cherry (UUP)	Julie Frew (DUP)						Brian Collins (TUV)
2019	Muriel Burnside (Alliance)		Julie Frew (DUP)
August 2016 Defection	Paul Maguire (Sinn Féin)/ (Independent)		Beth Clyde (DUP)		Samuel Hanna (DUP)
2014
2011				Paul Frew (DUP)		5 seats 1993–2014		5 seats 1993–2014
2005	Margaret Gribben (SDLP)		Robin Stirling (DUP)	Paul Frew (DUP)
2001		Lexie Scott (UUP)	Robin Stirling (DUP)	David Clyde (UUP)
1997		Lexie Scott (UUP)	Desmond Armstrong (UUP)
1993	David McClintock (DUP)	Robert Forsythe (UUP)	Desmond Armstrong (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
Party		Candidate	FPv%	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
	Ulster Unionist	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
	Ulster Unionist	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
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	Ulster Unionist	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
	Ulster Unionist	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
Party		Candidate	FPv%	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
	Ulster Unionist	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
	Ulster Unionist	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 SDLP
2011: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2005-2011 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

Braid - 5 seats^[6]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	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
	Ulster Unionist	Robin Cherry*	10.95%	692	706.1	711.88	712.88	859.66	883.66	910.06
	Ulster Unionist	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
Party		Candidate	FPv%	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
	Ulster Unionist	Robin Cherry	11.59%	748	761.63	808.39	1,045.73	1,047.01
	Ulster Unionist	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
	Ulster Unionist	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
Party		Candidate	FPv%	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
	Ulster Unionist	David Clyde*	14.51%	961	964.52	972.52	998.71	1,035.71	1,120.71
	Ulster Unionist	Lexie Scott*	13.48%	893	899.93	903.15	912.42	964.99	1,018.99
	Ulster Unionist	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
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5
	SDLP	Margaret Gribben	19.57%	1,042
	Ulster Unionist	David Clyde*	18.05%	961
	Ulster Unionist	Desmond Armstrong*	15.33%	816	919.48
	DUP	Samuel Hanna*	11.70%	623	632.36	1,029.36
	Ulster Unionist	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
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6
	Ulster Unionist	David Clyde*	27.31%	1,304
	Ulster Unionist	Desmond Armstrong*	21.76%	1,039
	Ulster Unionist	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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↑ "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
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[1] Final Northern Ireland super council recommendations, BBC News, 13 December 2013, accessed 24 May 2014

[2] , ARK, accessed 8 July 2023

[3] "Local Council Elections 2023 - Results". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2023.

[4] "Local Council Elections 2019 - Results by Stage". 2 May 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2022.

[5] "Local Council Elections 2014 - Results by Stage" . Retrieved 23 January 2022.

[6] "Braid Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 7 July 2021.

[7] "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 7 July 2021.

[8] "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 7 July 2021.

[9] "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 7 July 2021.

[10] "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

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