Ballymoney Area B

Ballymoney Area B was one of the three district electoral areas in Ballymoney, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected eight 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 Ballyhoe and Corkey, Benvardin, Castlequarter, Clogh Mills, Derrick, Dunloy, Kilraghts and Stranocum. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Bann Valley DEA and the Bushvale DEA.

Councillors

Election Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party)
1981 Charles Steele
(DUP) 		William Gracey
(DUP) 		Bertie McIlhatton
(DUP) 		Joe Gaston
(UUP)/
(Independent Unionist) 		William Logan
(UUP)/
(Independent Unionist) 		Harry Connolly
(SDLP) 		Edward McClements
(SDLP) 		Hugh Boyle
(Independent)
1977 Daniel McAlonan
(SDLP) 		Patricia Ellis
(UUP) 		John Mulholland
(SDLP)
1973 Samuel Montgomery
(UUP) 		Robert Chestnutt
(UUP) 		Edward McClements
(Independent Nationalist)

1981 Election

1977: 3 x UUP, 3 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent

1981: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Independent

1977-1981 Change: DUP (two seats) gain from UUP and SDLP

Ballymoney Area B - 8 seats[1]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
DUP Charles Steele* 16.01% 791                  
Independent Hugh Boyle* 12.45% 615                  
UUP Joe Gaston* 12.06% 596                  
SDLP Harry Connolly* 6.78% 335 335 345.67 350.19 485.17 485.17 495.17 784.17    
SDLP Edward McClements 7.10% 351 351.62 376.59 477.94 502.04 502.11 506.11 529.17 735.17  
DUP William Gracey 9.59% 474 511.2 511.42 511.42 511.42 512.75 529.41 531.41 531.41 532.41
UUP William Logan* 7.33% 362 382.77 384.75 384.86 386.3 413.18 501.02 502.55 503.55 516.55
DUP Bertie McIlhatton 6.03% 298 457.34 457.56 457.56 457.56 460.64 483.12 485.43 485.43 487.43
UUP Patricia Ellis* 5.63% 278 284.2 285.08 285.08 285.19 290.44 399.22 399.33 400.33 411.33
SDLP John Mulholland* 5.48% 271 271.93 276.88 279.31 325.18 325.18 326.6      
UUP Samuel Barlett 5.28% 261 274.33 275.32 275.32 276.43 281.05        
Independent Margaret Donnelly 4.29% 212 212 217.94 218.16            
SDLP Malachy McCamphill 1.96% 97 97.31 109.85              
Electorate: 6,904   Valid: 4,941 (71.57%)   Spoilt: 122   Quota: 550   Turnout: 5,063 (73.33%)  

1977 Election

1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Independent Nationalist

1977: 3 x UUP, 3 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent

1973-1977 Change: DUP, SDLP and Independent gain from UUP (two seats) and Independent Nationalist, Independent Unionists (two seats) join UUP

Ballymoney Area B - 8 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
DUP Charles Steele 18.10% 753        
Independent Hugh Boyle 14.23% 592        
SDLP Daniel McAlonan 13.84% 576        
UUP William Logan* 11.39% 474        
UUP Joe Gaston* 8.96% 373 464.68      
SDLP Harry Connolly* 8.82% 367 367 421.6 473.8  
SDLP John Mulholland* 7.95% 331 331.96 384.74 444.34 445.26
UUP Patricia Ellis* 7.55% 314 350 355.72 355.72 491.18
UUP Robert Chestnutt* 5.65% 235 318.04 326.62 326.62 391.2
UUP Ronald McDowell 3.51% 146 224.24 227.1 227.9  
Electorate: 6,951   Valid: 4,161 (59.86%)   Spoilt: 96   Quota: 463   Turnout: 4,257 (61.24%)  

1973 Election

1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Independent Nationalist

Ballymoney Area B - 8 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Ind. Nationalist Edward McClements 16.42% 702              
Ind. Unionist Joe Gaston 14.11% 603              
SDLP John Mulholland 10.79% 461 573.96            
Ind. Unionist William Logan 10.34% 442 442.32 519.81          
SDLP Harry Connolly 8.49% 363 466.36 466.36 556.52        
UUP Patricia Ellis 9.80% 419 419.32 424.36 424.64 424.64 490.48    
UUP Samuel Montgomery 7.81% 334 335.28 342.63 342.91 345.39 391.81 441.88 458.13
UUP Robert Chestnutt 8.12% 347 347 364.22 364.22 364.84 382.58 415.47 435.23
UUP J. F. Jamison 6.62% 283 283 295.81 295.81 296.43 316.05 356.3 362.41
Alliance T. Stuart 3.93% 168 172.16 173.21 179.09 255.35 255.56    
UUP J. G. Lyons 3.56% 152 152.32 154.84 154.84 155.46      
Electorate: 7,161   Valid: 4,274 (59.68%)   Spoilt: 72   Quota: 475   Turnout: 4,346 (60.69%)  

References

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