Ballynahinch (District Electoral Area)

Ballynahinch was one of the four district electoral areas in Down, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 2014. The district elected five members to Down District Council, and formed part of the Strangford constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament and part of the South Down constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing parts of Down Area A and Down Area C which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Ballynaglave, Ballynahinch East, Drumaness, Dunmore and Seaforde. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections with Ballynahinch moving to the Rowallane DEA and most of the DEA moving to the new Slieve Croob DEA.

Councillors
Election Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)
2011 Patrick Toman
(SDLP)		 Anne Marie McAleenan
(SDLP)		 Michael Coogan
(Sinn Féin)		 Walter Lyons
(UUP)		 Garth Craig
(DUP)
2005 Peter Bowles
(UUP)		 Jim Wells
(DUP)
2001 Francis Branniff
(Sinn Féin)		 Harvey Bicker
(UUP)
1997 Francis Casement
(SDLP)		 William Alexander
(DUP)
1993 Walter Lyons
(UUP)		 James Cochrane
(UUP)
1989 James Magee
(SDLP)		 Thomas Poole
(DUP)
1985 Francis Laverty
(SDLP)		 William Brown
(UUP)

2011 Election

2005: 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP

2011: 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP

2005-2011 Change: No change

Ballynahinch - 5 seats[1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
DUP Garth Craig 21.32% 1,260          
Sinn Féin Michael Coogan* 20.41% 1,206          
Ulster Unionist Walter Lyons 14.26% 843 898.88 899.57 908.02 971.91 1,145.91
SDLP Anne Marie McAleenan* 12.52% 740 742.42 833.27 878.49 944.17 979.17
SDLP Patrick Toman* 14.01% 828 830.42 883.09 913.38 943.13 967.67
Independent Mark Murnin 6.24% 369 372.74 415.75 451.12 507.09 549.01
DUP Yvonne Moore 4.65% 275 478.28 478.97 485.97 504.19  
Alliance Andy Corkhill 3.60% 213 215.2 225.55 269.16    
Green (NI) Mark McCormick 2.98% 176 176.88 195.74      
Electorate: 10,680   Valid: 5,910 (55.34%)   Spoilt: 116   Quota: 986   Turnout: 6,026 (56.42%)  

    2005 Election

    2001: 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP

    2005: 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP

    2001-2005 Change: No change

    Ballynahinch - 5 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    DUP Jim Wells* 20.85% 1,305          
    Sinn Féin Michael Coogan 19.94% 1,248          
    Ulster Unionist Peter Bowles 12.90% 807 845 847.07 1,211.07    
    SDLP Anne Marie McAleenan* 11.92% 746 748.6 832.55 838.98 854.91 1,188.91
    SDLP Patrick Toman* 14.01% 877 877.8 934.84 942.5 956.66 1,055.23
    DUP Samuel Hanna 5.99% 375 554 554 624.8 735.72 749.85
    SDLP Francis Casement 7.38% 462 463 517.51 524.14 548.92  
    Ulster Unionist Walter Lyons 7.00% 438 471 472.61      
    Electorate: 9,963   Valid: 6,258 (62.81%)   Spoilt: 106   Quota: 1,044   Turnout: 6,364 (63.88%)  

      2001 Election

      1997: 3 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP

      2001: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin

      1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

      Ballynahinch - 5 seats[3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      SDLP Patrick Toman* 16.74% 1,150          
      SDLP Anne Marie McAleenan* 14.01% 962 965 1,456      
      DUP Jim Wells 12.55% 862 951 956 961 1,358  
      Sinn Féin Francis Branniff 13.64% 937 937 985 1,123 1,125 1,125.85
      Ulster Unionist Harvey Bicker* 11.50% 790 839 855 902 1,022 1,125.7
      Ulster Unionist John Cochrane 9.81% 674 778 789 817 911 1,018.95
      DUP William Alexander* 8.63% 593 640 644 649    
      SDLP Francis Casement* 8.62% 592 598        
      Ulster Unionist John Reid 2.65% 182          
      DUP Alan McIlroy 1.83% 126          
      Electorate: 9,997   Valid: 6,868 (68.70%)   Spoilt: 137   Quota: 1,145   Turnout: 7,005 (70.07%)  

        1997 Election

        1993: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP

        1997: 3 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP

        1993-1997 Change: SDLP gain from UUP

        Ballynahinch - 5 seats[4]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456
        DUP William Alexander* 24.91% 1,362          
        SDLP Patrick Toman* 21.89% 1,197          
        Ulster Unionist Harvey Bicker 18.11% 990          
        SDLP Anne Marie McAleenan* 17.39% 951          
        SDLP Francis Casement 7.48% 409 413.2 672.64 821.91 823.11 856.51
        Ulster Unionist John Reid 5.94% 325 769.5 772.62 776.86 851.5 852.06
        Sinn Féin John Smyth 4.28% 234 234.7 249.58      
        Electorate: 9,536   Valid: 5,468 (57.34%)   Spoilt: 110   Quota: 912   Turnout: 5,578 (58.49%)  

          1993 Election

          1989: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP

          1993: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP

          1989-1993 Change: No change

          Ballynahinch - 5 seats[5]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123
          SDLP Patrick Toman* 25.41% 1,480    
          SDLP Anne Marie McAleenan 23.97% 1,396    
          DUP William Alexander 19.81% 1,154    
          Ulster Unionist James Cochrane* 16.12% 939 1,025  
          Ulster Unionist Walter Lyons* 8.38% 488 648 867
          Ulster Unionist Janet Crothers 6.32% 368 450 583
          Electorate: 8,953   Valid: 5,825 (65.06%)   Spoilt: 132   Quota: 971   Turnout: 5,957 (66.54%)  

            1989 Election

            1985: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP

            1989: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP

            1985-1989 Change: No change

            Ballynahinch - 5 seats[6]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            12345
            SDLP Patrick Toman 21.33% 1,222        
            Ulster Unionist James Cochrane* 21.01% 1,204        
            SDLP James Magee* 17.19% 985        
            Ulster Unionist Walter Lyons 15.08% 864 865.54 1,053.91    
            DUP Thomas Poole* 13.79% 790 791.98 848.47 935.26 967.26
            SDLP Patrick King 6.77% 388 630.88 631.51 632.17 750.17
            Sinn Féin Patrick McGreevy 2.97% 170 180.12 180.12 180.34  
            Green (NI) Philip Allen 1.87% 107 109.2 111.51 115.8  
            Electorate: 8,529   Valid: 5,730 (67.18%)   Spoilt: 126   Quota: 956   Turnout: 5,856 (68.66%)  

              1985 Election

              1985: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP

              Ballynahinch - 5 seats[7]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              12345
              SDLP James Magee* 19.00% 1,020        
              Ulster Unionist William Brown* 18.70% 1,004        
              DUP Thomas Poole* 13.82% 742 742.24 971.24    
              Ulster Unionist James Cochrane 14.57% 782 782 822 928  
              SDLP Francis Laverty* 10.36% 556 630.52 630.64 788.12 879.32
              SDLP Patrick Savage 11.10% 596 635 635 711.48 728.76
              Alliance Patrick Forde* 7.38% 396 403.44 405.44    
              DUP Stanley Priestley 5.08% 273 273.12      
              Electorate: 7,947   Valid: 5,369 (67.56%)   Spoilt: 111   Quota: 895   Turnout: 5,480 (68.96%)  

                References
                1. "Ballynahinch Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
                2. "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
                3. "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
                4. "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
                5. "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
                6. "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
                7. "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
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