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Ballymena Area A

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Ballymena Area A was one of the four district electoral areas in Ballymena, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected four members to Ballymena Borough Council, and formed part of the North Antrim constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1973 local elections, and contained the wards of Broughshane, Craigywarren, Glenravel and Slemish. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Braid Valley DEA.

Councillors

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Election Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
1981 John Armstrong
(DUP)
Samuel Hanna
(DUP)
Desmond Armstrong
(UUP)
James Woulahan
(Independent)
1977 William Turtle
(DUP)
James Millar
(DUP)
Thomas Hume
(UUP)
1973 William Wilson
(DUP)
Thomas McCaughey
(UUP)
Clifford Davison
(Independent Unionist)

1981 Election

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1977: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent

1981: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent

1977-1981 Change: No change

Ballymena Area A - 4 seats[1]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
UUP Desmond Armstrong 22.71% 964      
DUP John Armstrong 19.39% 823 945    
DUP Samuel Hanna 13.74% 583 842 852.32  
Independent James Woulahan* 19.42% 824 826 826.48 827.48
UUP James McKay 15.08% 640 656 754.52 798.52
DUP James Millar* 9.66% 410      
Electorate: 5,861   Valid: 4,244 (72.41%)   Spoilt: 121   Quota: 549   Turnout: 4,365 (74.48%)  

1977 Election

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1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent

1977: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent

1973-1977 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Ballymena Area A - 4 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Independent James Woulahan 21.93% 784    
DUP William Turtle 20.28% 725    
DUP James Millar 20.03% 584 716  
UUP Thomas Hume* 14.43% 516 531 698
UUP Thomas McCaughey* 13.87% 496 498 589
Ind. Unionist Lyle Cubitt 8.62% 308 315  
Ind. Unionist William Wilson* 4.53% 162    
Electorate: 5,986   Valid: 3,575 (59.72%)   Spoilt: 79   Quota: 716   Turnout: 3,654 (61.04%)  

1973 Election

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1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist

Ballymena Area A - 4 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
UUP Thomas Hume 21.74% 934          
Ind. Unionist Clifford Davison 20.81% 894          
UUP Thomas McCaughey 14.87% 639 666 1,036      
DUP William Wilson 13.64% 586 592 612 759.4 818.57 849.95
Independent J. J. O'Hagan 17.99% 773 792 794 822.6 835.02 835.46
UUP D. McCarthy 8.70% 374 409        
Alliance S. O. Nesbitt 2.26% 97          
Electorate: 6,576   Valid: 4,297 (65.34%)   Spoilt: 57   Quota: 860   Turnout: 4,354 (66.21%)  

References

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  1. ^ "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 9 July 2021.