Banbridge (District Electoral Area)
Banbridge is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Northern Ireland.[1] The district elects seven members to Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council and contains the wards of Banbridge East, Banbridge North, Banbridge South, Banbridge West, Gilford, Loughbrickland and Rathfriland.[2] Banbridge forms part of the Upper Bann constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
Banbridge | |
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Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council DEA constituency | |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1985 |
Seats | 5 (1985-1993) 6 (1993-2014) 7 (2014-) |
Councillors |
It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Banbridge Area A which had existed since 1973. It was called Banbridge Town until 2014, and contained five wards (Ballydown, Banbridge West, Edenderry, Fort and Seapatrick). For the 1993 local elections it gained an additional ward, The Cut. For the 2014 local elections it gained most of the abolished Knockiveagh DEA.
Councillors
Election | Councillor (Party) |
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2023 | Joy Ferguson (Alliance) |
Kevin Savage (Sinn Féin) |
Chris McCartan (Sinn Féin) |
Ian Burns (UUP) |
Glenn Barr (UUP) |
Ian Wilson (DUP) |
Paul Greenfield (DUP) | |||||||
August 2021 Co-Option | Brian Pope (Alliance) |
Jill Macauley (UUP) | ||||||||||||
2019 | Junior McCrum (DUP) | |||||||||||||
August 2016 Co-Option | Seamus Doyle (SDLP) |
Elizabeth Ingram (UUP) | ||||||||||||
2014 | Brendan Curran (Sinn Féin) | |||||||||||||
2011 | Marie Hamilton (SDLP) |
Sheila McQuaid (Alliance) |
Joan Baird (UUP) |
Jim McElroy (DUP) |
6 seats 1993–2014 | |||||||||
2005 | Patrick McAleenan (SDLP) |
Frank McQuaid (Alliance) | ||||||||||||
2001 | Derick Bell (UUP) | |||||||||||||
1997 | James Walsh (SDLP)/ (Independent Nationalist) |
Mel Byrne (SDLP) |
William Bell (UUP) |
Cyril Vage (DUP) | ||||||||||
1993 | Frank McQuaid (Alliance) |
Archie McKelvey (UUP) |
John Dobson (UUP) |
Ian Burns (UUP) | ||||||||||
1989 | Margaret Walker (DUP) |
5 seats 1985–1993 | ||||||||||||
1985 | Jim Wells (DUP) |
Ivan Gault (UUP) | ||||||||||||
2023 Election
2019: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance
2023: 2 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Alliance | Joy Ferguson | 14.34% | 1,961 | ||||||
Ulster Unionist | Glenn Barr* | 13.92% | 1,903 | ||||||
Sinn Féin | Chris McCartan | 12.80% | 1,750 | ||||||
DUP | Paul Greenfield* | 12.78% | 1,747 | ||||||
Sinn Féin | Kevin Savage* | 11.67% | 1,595 | 1,627.34 | 1,629.48 | 1,629.98 | 2,147.98 | ||
DUP | Ian Wilson* | 9.48% | 1,296 | 1,301.46 | 1,684.74 | 1,702.04 | 1,713.04 | ||
Ulster Unionist | Ian Burns* | 7.20% | 984 | 1,029.64 | 1,143.06 | 1,262.96 | 1,344.76 | 1,433.76 | |
Ulster Unionist | Jill Macauley* | 7.72% | 1,055 | 1,090.28 | 1,154.28 | 1,201.28 | 1,258.96 | 1,317.96 | |
SDLP | Seamus Doyle | 5.76% | 787 | 902.78 | 909.62 | 912.62 | |||
TUV | Brian Moorhead | 4.34% | 593 | 596.78 | |||||
Electorate: 25,504 Valid: 13,671 (53.60%) Spoilt: 141 Quota: 1,709 Turnout: 13,812 (54.16%) |
2019 Election
2014: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2019: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance
2014-2019 Change: Alliance gain from SDLP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | Glenn Barr* | 14.53% | 1,764 | ||||||||
DUP | Paul Greenfield* | 12.88% | 1,563 | ||||||||
Ulster Unionist | Ian Burns* | 10.45% | 1,273 | 1,421.68 | 1,554.68 | ||||||
Sinn Féin | Kevin Savage* | 8.55% | 1,038 | 1,038.14 | 1,040.14 | 1,533.14 | |||||
Ulster Unionist | Jill MacAuley | 11.12% | 1,350 | 1,418.88 | 1,504.28 | 1,506.28 | 1,509.24 | 1,533.11 | |||
DUP | Junior McCrum* † | 10.15% | 1,232 | 1,250.06 | 1,478.32 | 1,481.32 | 1,508.4 | 1,519.56 | |||
Alliance | Brian Pope | 11.74% | 1,425 | 1,429.34 | 1,442.62 | 1,476.76 | 1,476.94 | 1,477.25 | 1,480.04 | 1,485.93 | |
SDLP | Seamus Doyle* | 10.78% | 1,309 | 1,310.96 | 1,317.96 | 1,454.76 | 1,455.16 | 1,455.78 | 1,465.95 | 1,468.43 | |
Sinn Féin | Vincent McAleenan | 5.57% | 676 | 676.28 | 676.42 | ||||||
TUV | William Martin | 4.19% | 508 | 511.12 | |||||||
Electorate: 24,418 Valid: 12,138 (49.71%) Spoilt: 136 Quota: 1,518 Turnout: 12,274 (50.27%) |
2014 Election
2011: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
2014: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2011-2014 Change: UUP and Sinn Féin gain from Alliance and due to the addition of one seat
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | Glenn Barr* | 17.49% | 1,999 | |||||||
Ulster Unionist | Ian Burns* | 12.01% | 1,373 | 1,724.12 | ||||||
Ulster Unionist | Elizabeth Ingram* | 11.53% | 1,318 | 1,431.68 | ||||||
DUP | Paul Greenfield | 8.45% | 966 | 986.44 | 1,090.04 | 1,114.12 | 1,114.12 | 1,137.24 | 1,554.24 | |
DUP | Junior McCrum* | 9.01% | 1,030 | 1,059.68 | 1,157.68 | 1,180.92 | 1,180.92 | 1,217.32 | 1,492.32 | |
Sinn Féin | Brendan Curran* † | 7.54% | 862 | 862.56 | 862.56 | 866.56 | 1,291.56 | 1,333.56 | 1,334.56 | |
SDLP | Seamus Doyle* | 8.53% | 975 | 976.96 | 982.84 | 1,023.96 | 1,079.96 | 1,259.88 | 1,275.68 | |
SDLP | Marie Hamilton* | 5.95% | 680 | 682.8 | 685.04 | 720.6 | 771.6 | 1,003.56 | 1,028.36 | |
DUP | Ian Wilson | 6.38% | 730 | 755.48 | 814.56 | 843.08 | 843.08 | 868.04 | ||
Alliance | Sheila McQuaid* | 5.07% | 579 | 582.92 | 592.72 | 740.52 | 753.52 | |||
Sinn Féin | Kevin Savage | 4.79% | 547 | 547 | 547 | 555 | ||||
NI21 | Emma Hutchinson | 3.25% | 371 | 374.92 | 389.48 | |||||
Electorate: 23,380 Valid: 11,430 (48.89%) Spoilt: 162 Quota: 1,429 Turnout: 11,592 (49.58%) |
2011 Election
2005: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
2011: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
2005-2011 Change: No change
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | Joan Baird* | 24.86% | 1,466 | ||||||||
DUP | Junior McCrum* | 17.60% | 1,038 | ||||||||
Ulster Unionist | Ian Burns* | 11.46% | 676 | 1,200.6 | |||||||
DUP | Jim McElroy* | 8.02% | 473 | 518.58 | 750.57 | 917.01 | |||||
Alliance | Sheila McQuaid | 8.19% | 483 | 495.47 | 544.68 | 546.39 | 546.63 | 588.63 | 679.03 | 788.34 | |
SDLP | Marie Hamilton | 6.22% | 367 | 375.17 | 389.97 | 391.11 | 391.27 | 450.7 | 655.84 | 684.07 | |
Sinn Féin | Vincent McAleenan | 7.38% | 435 | 435.86 | 436.23 | 436.23 | 436.23 | 601.23 | 645.6 | 645.68 | |
DUP | John McKinstry | 5.22% | 308 | 324.34 | 370.59 | 391.11 | 457.35 | 460.35 | 468.6 | ||
SDLP | Cassie McDermott* | 5.36% | 316 | 325.46 | 339.52 | 340.66 | 340.99 | 383.9 | |||
Independent | Dessie Ward* | 5.68% | 335 | 335.43 | 335.8 | 335.8 | 335.8 | ||||
Electorate: 11,532 Valid: 5,897 (51.14%) Spoilt: 124 Quota: 843 Turnout: 6,021 (52.21%) |
2005 Election
2001: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
2005: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | Joan Baird* | 24.17% | 1,501 | ||||||
SDLP | Patrick McAleenan* | 19.91% | 1,236 | ||||||
DUP | Jim McElroy* | 17.54% | 1,089 | ||||||
DUP | Junior McCrum | 15.25% | 947 | ||||||
Alliance | Frank McQuaid* | 8.95% | 556 | 593.8 | 920.54 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | Ian Burns* | 8.84% | 549 | 724.14 | 729.72 | 839.44 | 862.93 | 876.13 | |
Ulster Unionist | Derick Bell* | 5.33% | 331 | 727.06 | 740.7 | 824.68 | 857.08 | 873.8 | |
Electorate: 10,610 Valid: 6,209 (58.52%) Spoilt: 102 Quota: 888 Turnout: 6,311 (59.48%) |
2001 Election
1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
2001: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1997-2001 Change: Alliance gain from Independent Nationalist
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | Joan Baird* | 28.06% | 1,979 | ||||||
SDLP | Patrick McAleenan | 19.90% | 1,404 | ||||||
Ulster Unionist | Derick Bell* | 6.49% | 458 | 1,063.5 | |||||
Alliance | Frank McQuaid | 5.95% | 420 | 461.5 | 702.68 | 724.68 | 1,054.68 | ||
DUP | Jim McElroy | 10.97% | 774 | 808.5 | 810.67 | 938.17 | 952.41 | 953.49 | |
Ulster Unionist | Ian Burns | 6.88% | 485 | 674 | 679.58 | 800.58 | 882 | 926 | |
DUP | Kyle Ferguson | 9.88% | 697 | 723 | 723.31 | 813.62 | 819.05 | 819.93 | |
Independent | Frank Downey | 6.35% | 448 | 467.5 | 608.55 | 633.05 | |||
UK Unionist | David Hudson | 5.51% | 389 | 431.5 | 431.81 | ||||
Electorate: 10,939 Valid: 7,054 (64.48%) Spoilt: 118 Quota: 1,008 Turnout: 7,172 (65.56%) |
1997 Election
1993: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1993-1997 Change: DUP and Independent Nationalist gain from UUP and Alliance
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | Joan Baird* | 28.00% | 1,438 | ||||||
Independent Nationalist | James Walsh* | 15.75% | 809 | ||||||
Ulster Unionist | William Bell | 11.72% | 602 | 773.99 | |||||
Ulster Unionist | Derick Bell | 7.59% | 390 | 729.08 | 730.88 | 752.44 | |||
SDLP | Mel Byrne | 10.40% | 534 | 536.94 | 577.34 | 577.45 | 577.45 | 771.45 | |
DUP | Cyril Vage | 11.31% | 581 | 639.31 | 641.41 | 644.6 | 646.3 | 675.26 | |
Ulster Unionist | Ian Burns* | 6.99% | 359 | 460.92 | 462.02 | 472.47 | 487.47 | 571.21 | |
Alliance | Frank McQuaid* | 8.24% | 423 | 444.56 | 469.96 | 472.05 | 473.15 | ||
Electorate: 10,351 Valid: 5,136 (49.62%) Spoilt: 79 Quota: 734 Turnout: 5,215 (50.38%) |
1993 Election
1989: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1993: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1989-1993 Change: UUP and Alliance gain from DUP and due to the addition of one seat
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
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1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | Joan Baird* | 27.45% | 1,352 | |||
SDLP | James Walsh* | 24.08% | 1,186 | |||
Ulster Unionist | Archie McKelvey* | 14.66% | 722 | |||
Ulster Unionist | Ian Burns | 10.29% | 507 | 830.4 | ||
Ulster Unionist | John Dobson* | 10.50% | 517 | 744.85 | ||
Alliance | Frank McQuaid | 5.87% | 289 | 303.21 | 776.25 | |
DUP | Margaret Davis | 7.17% | 353 | 426.01 | 320.87 | |
Electorate: 9,533 Valid: 4,926 (51.67%) Spoilt: 88 Quota: 704 Turnout: 5,014 (52.60%) |
1989 Election
1985: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1989: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1985-1989 Change: No change
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | Joan Baird* | 31.18% | 1,549 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | Archie McKelvey* | 16.83% | 836 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | John Dobson | 15.74% | 782 | 1,384.07 | |||
DUP | Margaret Walker | 9.78% | 486 | 572.01 | 1,054.96 | ||
SDLP | James Walsh* | 15.58% | 774 | 782.46 | 800.66 | 826.01 | |
Alliance | Mary Doyle | 6.90% | 343 | 355.22 | 394.87 | 452.72 | |
SDLP | Robert Murray | 3.99% | 198 | 199.41 | 206.56 | 214.36 | |
Electorate: 8,871 Valid: 4,968 (56.00%) Spoilt: 126 Quota: 829 Turnout: 5,094 (57.42%) |
1985 Election
1985: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
DUP | Jim Wells | 17.85% | 912 | ||||||
Ulster Unionist | Archie McKelvey | 17.40% | 889 | ||||||
SDLP | James Walsh* | 12.33% | 630 | 630.24 | 685.24 | 1,023.24 | |||
Ulster Unionist | Joan Baird | 15.87% | 811 | 818.62 | 844.68 | 847.68 | 854.68 | ||
Ulster Unionist | Ivan Gault | 10.96% | 560 | 564.32 | 600.38 | 600.38 | 602.38 | 853.38 | |
Independent | Leslie Mathews | 7.12% | 364 | 366.46 | 435.56 | 442.46 | 580.46 | 618.44 | |
DUP | Gareth Bennett* | 7.67% | 392 | 431.6 | 432.6 | 432.6 | 433.6 | ||
SDLP | James Smyth | 6.22% | 318 | 318 | 353 | ||||
Alliance | Frank McQuaid | 4.58% | 234 | 234.12 | |||||
Electorate: 8,320 Valid: 5,110 (61.42%) Spoilt: 81 Quota: 852 Turnout: 5,191 (62.39%) |
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