Ballymoney Area A

Ballymoney Area A was one of the three district electoral areas in Ballymoney, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected four members to Ballymoney 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 Killoquin Lower, Killoquin Upper, Seacon and The Vow. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Bann Valley DEA.

Councillors
Election Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)
1981 Robert Halliday
(DUP)		 James Patterson
(DUP)		 Kenneth Bamford
(UUP)/
(Independent Unionist)		 Hugh McFarland
(Alliance)
1977 Ralph Stronge
(DUP)		 Adam Taylor
(UUP)
1973 David Hanna
(DUP)		 W. Campbell
(Independent)		 R. D. Gilmour
(UUP)

1981 Election

1977: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP

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

1977-1981 Change: Alliance gain from UUP

Ballymoney Area A - 4 seats[1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123
DUP Robert Halliday* 21.17% 575    
Ulster Unionist Kenneth Bamford* 14.87% 404 666  
Alliance Hugh McFarland 19.00% 516 525 567
DUP James Patterson 17.82% 484 512 544
DUP Robert Wilson 14.84% 403 423 441
Ulster Unionist Adam Taylor* 6.92% 188    
DUP Olive Craig 5.38% 146    
Electorate: 3,877   Valid: 2,716 (70.05%)   Spoilt: 41   Quota: 544   Turnout: 2,757 (71.11%)  

    1977 Election

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

    1977: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP

    1973-1977 Change: DUP gain from Independent, Independent Unionist joins UUP

    Ballymoney Area A - 4 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    DUP Robert Halliday 21.05% 430        
    Ulster Unionist Kenneth Bamford* 16.10% 329 372 372.36 395.36 411.36
    DUP Ralph Stronge 10.96% 224 240 250.68 250.68 443.68
    Ulster Unionist Adam Taylor 13.71% 280 372 372.44 372.44 378.24
    Alliance Hugh McFarland 10.18% 208 212 212.04 369.04 370.04
    DUP David Hanna* 10.47% 214 216 221.6 223.6  
    Independent Henry McCloy 9.69% 198 198 198    
    Ulster Unionist James Taylor 7.83% 160        
    Electorate: 4,037   Valid: 2,043 (50.61%)   Spoilt: 75   Quota: 409   Turnout: 2,118 (52.46%)  

      1973 Election

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

      Ballymoney Area A - 4 seats[3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      Ind. Unionist Kenneth Bamford 22.59% 453        
      Ulster Unionist R. D. Gilmour 17.06% 342 352.67 418.67    
      DUP David Hanna 19.25% 386 389.41 401.41 402.66  
      Independent W. Campbell 9.18% 184 210.51 226.26 237.76 374.36
      DUP T. Milligan 15.01% 301 303.64 316.64 317.64 347.08
      Independent T. L. McElderry 10.32% 207 209.64 230.97 233.47  
      Independent M. A. Hunter 6.58% 132 135.08      
      Electorate: 3,947   Valid: 2,005 (50.80%)   Spoilt: 29   Quota: 402   Turnout: 2,034 (51.53%)  

        References
        1. "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
        2. "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
        3. "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
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