Braid Valley (District Electoral Area)

Braid Valley was one of the four district electoral areas in Ballymena, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 1993. The district elected five members to Ballymena Borough Council, and formed part of the North Antrim constituency for the Northern Ireland Assembly.

It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Ballymena Area A which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Broughshane, Craigywarren, Dunminning, Glenravel and Slemish. It was abolished for the 1993 local elections, and replaced with the new Braid DEA.

Councillors
Election Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)
1989 Desmond Armstrong
(UUP)		 Margaret Alexander
(UUP)		 John Armstrong
(DUP)		 Samuel Hanna
(DUP)		 James Woulahan
(Independent)
1985 John Porter
(DUP)

1989 Election

1985: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP

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

1985-1989 Change: Independent gain from DUP

Braid Valley - 5 seats[1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
Ulster Unionist Desmond Armstrong* 18.78% 957          
Independent James Woulahan 17.41% 887          
Ulster Unionist Margaret Alexander* 15.60% 795 848.02 864.49      
DUP John Armstrong* 10.00% 510 526.39 527.2 528.82 852.94  
DUP Samuel Hanna* 13.19% 672 676.07 677.96 677.96 697.89 790.39
DUP Agnes McLeister 9.95% 507 507.66 507.66 508.2 537.18 625.5
Ulster Unionist William Owens 7.30% 372 394 406.15 413.71 430.64  
DUP Robert Robinson 7.75% 395 399.73 404.32 404.32    
Electorate: 8,336   Valid: 5,095 (61.12%)   Spoilt: 116   Quota: 850   Turnout: 5,211 (62.51%)  

    1985 Election

    1985: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP

    Braid Valley - 5 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    DUP John Armstrong* 11.85% 628 981          
    Ulster Unionist Margaret Alexander 11.81% 626 635 925        
    Ulster Unionist Desmond Armstrong* 14.28% 757 794 921        
    DUP Samuel Hanna* 14.07% 746 787 829 850.33 869.58 892.2  
    DUP John Porter 13.66% 724 753 778 850.63 865.88 875.16 882.36
    Independent James Woulahan* 16.15% 856 857 860 860 865.25 869.89 870.79
    Ulster Unionist Harbinson McCullough 9.24% 490 493          
    DUP Samuel Martin 8.94% 474            
    Electorate: 7,829   Valid: 5,301 (67.71%)   Spoilt: 110   Quota: 884   Turnout: 5,411 (69.11%)  

      References
      1. "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
      2. "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
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