Ballymena Area A

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

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

1981 Election

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
Party		Candidate	FPv%	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

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
Party		Candidate	FPv%	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

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

Ballymena Area A - 4 seats^[3]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	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

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

[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.

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