Braid (District Electoral Area)

Braid
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created1993
Seats5 (1993-2014)
7 (2014-)
Councillors
  •   Beth Adger (DUP)
  •   Alan Barr (UUP)
  •   Chelsea Harwood (APNI)
  •   Christopher Jamieson (TUV)
  •   William McCaughey (DUP)
  •   Archie Rae (SF)
  •   Matthew Warwick (TUV)
Braid DEA (1993-2014) within Ballymena
Map of Ballymena, with the Ballymena North DEA (1993-2014) highlighted

Braid is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland.[1] The district elects seven members to Mid and East Antrim District Council and contains the wards of Ballee and Harryville, Broughshane, Glenravel, Glenwhirry, Kells, Kirkinriola and Slemish.[2] Braid forms part of the North Antrim constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1993 local elections, where it contained five wards (Broughshane, Craigywarren, Glenravel, Glenwhirry and Slemish), replacing the Braid Valley DEA which had existed since 1985. For the 2014 local elections it gained two additional wards, gaining Ballee and Harryville and Kells from the abolished Ballymena South DEA.

Councillors

Election Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party)
2023 Chelsea Harwood
(Alliance) 		Alan Barr
(UUP) 		Archie Rae
(Sinn Féin) 		Beth Adger
(DUP) 		Christopher Jamieson
(TUV) 		William McCaughey
(DUP) 		Matthew Warwick
(TUV)
October 2020 Co-Option David Reid
(Alliance) 		Robin Cherry
(UUP) 		Julie Frew
(DUP) 		Brian Collins
(TUV)
2019 Muriel Burnside
(Alliance)
August 2016 Defection Paul Maguire
(Sinn Féin)/
(Independent) 		Beth Clyde
(DUP) 		Samuel Hanna
(DUP)
2014
2011 Paul Frew
(DUP) 		5 seats
1993–2014 		5 seats
1993–2014
2005 Margaret Gribben
(SDLP) 		Robin Stirling
(DUP)
2001 Lexie Scott
(UUP) 		David Clyde
(UUP)
1997 Desmond Armstrong
(UUP)
1993 David McClintock
(DUP) 		Robert Forsythe
(UUP)

2023 Election

2019: 3 x DUP, 2 x TUV, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

2023: 2 x DUP, 2 x TUV, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance

2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from DUP

Braid - 7 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Sinn Féin Archie Rae 13.76% 1,302              
DUP Beth Adger* 13.17% 1,246              
DUP William McCaughey* 12.93% 1,224              
TUV Christopher Jamieson* 12.63% 1,195              
UUP Alan Barr 11.18% 1,058 1,059.4 1,612.4          
Alliance Chelsea Harwood 10.74% 1,016 1,121.6 1,146.1 1,232.1        
TUV Matthew Warwick 8.88% 840 840.5 940.5 1,128.5 1,134.95 1,146.95 1,152.17 1,162.63
DUP Julie Philpott 9.21% 872 872.2 893.2 1,045.2 1,098.6 1,120.6 1,150.87 1,152.04
UUP Keith Turner* 7.50% 710 710.9            
Electorate: 17,809   Valid: 9,463 (53.14%)   Spoilt: 89   Quota: 1,183   Turnout: 9,552 (53.64%)  

2019 Election

2014: 4 x DUP, 1 x TUV, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin

2019: 3 x DUP, 2 x TUV, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

2014-2019 Change: TUV and Alliance gain from DUP and Sinn Féin

Braid - 7 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
UUP Robin Cherry* 12.26% 1,084 1,107          
DUP Beth Adger* 11.03% 975 982 1,284        
Alliance Muriel Burnside † 7.95% 703 896 896 896 896.08 1,296.08  
DUP Julie Frew 10.48% 926 933 1,077 1,103.55 1,103.59 1,106.59  
DUP William McCaughey* 9.33% 825 827 907 1,050.96 1,051.04 1,054.04 1,058.04
TUV Christopher Jamieson 10.20% 902 909 964 966.36 966.36 972.36 983.36
TUV Brian Collins* 9.86% 872 881 894 896.36 896.52 898.52 905.52
UUP Keith Turner 9.05% 800 816 827 827.59 828.03 848.03 898.03
Sinn Féin Colette McAllister 7.14% 631 827 827 827 827.04    
DUP Sam Hanna 6.85% 605 606          
Independent Marian Maguire 4.20% 371            
Independent Roni Browne 1.65% 146            
Electorate: 16,951   Valid: 8,840 (52.15%)   Spoilt: 96   Quota: 1,106   Turnout: 8,936 (52.72%)  

2014 Election

2011: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin

2014: 4 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x TUV, 1 x Sinn Féin

2011-2014 Change: DUP and TUV gain due to the addition of two seats

Braid - 7 seats[5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
DUP Beth Clyde* 9.81% 865 890 1,210            
DUP William McCaughey* 10.57% 932 955 1,038 1,112.46          
TUV Brian Collins 10.35% 912 939 945 945.34 954.34 1,416.34      
UUP Robin Cherry* 10.90% 961 1,009 1,027 1,028.36 1,057.36 1,090.36 1,160.92    
DUP Beth Adger* 10.11% 891 934 990 1,011.76 1,021.76 1,058.1 1,153.02    
Sinn Féin Paul Maguire* ‡ 8.19% 722 736 737 737 1,044 1,045 1,045 1,045 1,045
DUP Samuel Hanna* 9.08% 800 808 845 851.8 863.14 881.14 923.14 935.74 978.49
UUP Brian Thompson 6.34% 559 618 666 668.04 692.04 745.04 848.35 889.52 897.5
TUV Roy McPeake 6.77% 597 632 645 645.34 649.34        
SDLP Catherine O'Hara 5.95% 524 606 608 608.68          
DUP Chris Wales 6.46% 569 590              
Alliance Danny Donnelly 3.39% 299                
PUP William Parkhill 2.08% 183                
Electorate: 16,543   Valid: 8,814 (53.28%)   Spoilt: 88   Quota: 1,102   Turnout: 8,902 (53.81%)  

2011 Election

2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2011: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2005-2011 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

Braid - 5 seats[6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
DUP Paul Frew* 23.91% 1,511            
DUP Beth Clyde 14.59% 922 1,240.3          
DUP Samuel Hanna* 13.99% 884 958.7 1,118.84        
Sinn Féin Paul Maguire 9.08% 574 574.3 574.3 632.6 633.6 962.5 963.14
UUP Robin Cherry* 10.95% 692 706.1 711.88 712.88 859.66 883.66 910.06
UUP Lexie Scott 9.84% 622 646 653.99 658.99 805.93 847.4 884.84
SDLP Cahal Kerr 6.47% 409 411.7 412.21 558.51 561.51    
TUV Samuel Gaston* 7.28% 460 467.8 470.01 477.01      
Independent Catherine O'Hara 3.89% 246 246.9 247.07        
Electorate: 10,688   Valid: 6,320 (59.13%)   Spoilt: 90   Quota: 1,054   Turnout: 6,410 (59.97%)  

2005 Election

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

2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Braid - 5 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
DUP Paul Frew 23.61% 1,524        
DUP Samuel Hanna* 16.95% 1,094        
DUP Robin Stirling* 13.23% 854 1,238.54      
SDLP Margaret Gribben* 9.99% 645 647.03 647.87 686.87 1,176.87
UUP Robin Cherry 11.59% 748 761.63 808.39 1,045.73 1,047.01
UUP Lexie Scott* 9.23% 596 619.49 686.13 847.27 849.27
Sinn Féin Laurence O'Neill 9.13% 589 589.29 589.29 589.57  
UUP Robert Wilson 6.26% 404 418.5 466.38    
Electorate: 9,694   Valid: 6,454 (66.58%)   Spoilt: 83   Quota: 1,076   Turnout: 6,537 (67.43%)  

2001 Election

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

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

1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Braid - 5 seats[8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
DUP Samuel Hanna 18.75% 1,242          
SDLP Margaret Gribben* 17.48% 1,158          
DUP Robin Stirling* 12.36% 819 831.54 833.54 834.35 1,461.35  
UUP David Clyde* 14.51% 961 964.52 972.52 998.71 1,035.71 1,120.71
UUP Lexie Scott* 13.48% 893 899.93 903.15 912.42 964.99 1,018.99
UUP Desmond Armstrong* 12.30% 815 815 817 829.42 856.82 905.82
DUP Robert Osborne 10.67% 707 817.22 826.33 827.23    
PUP Robert Hamilton 0.44% 29 29.33        
Electorate: 9,397   Valid: 6,624 (70.49%)   Spoilt: 88   Quota: 1,105   Turnout: 6,712 (71.43%)  

1997 Election

1993: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP

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

1993-1997 Change: SDLP gain from DUP

Braid - 5 seats[9]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
SDLP Margaret Gribben 19.57% 1,042        
UUP David Clyde* 18.05% 961        
UUP Desmond Armstrong* 15.33% 816 919.48      
DUP Samuel Hanna* 11.70% 623 632.36 1,029.36    
UUP Lexie Scott 14.37% 765 794.12 812.2 814.72 878.48
DUP Samuel Gaston 11.78% 627 629.08 690.72 826.8 833.92
DUP David McClintock* 9.20% 490 497.8      
Electorate: 9,081   Valid: 5,324 (58.63%)   Spoilt: 91   Quota: 888   Turnout: 5,415 (59.63%)  

1993 Election

1993: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP

Braid - 5 seats[10]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
UUP David Clyde* 27.31% 1,304          
UUP Desmond Armstrong* 21.76% 1,039          
UUP Robert Forsythe 16.57% 791 1,196.45        
DUP Samuel Hanna* 13.68% 653 678.2 718.25 838.33    
DUP David McClintock* 9.15% 437 460.85 482 508.86 582.21 618.61
DUP Samuel Wallace 8.06% 385 420.55 439 501.41 609.27 614.47
DUP Samuel Martin 3.48% 166 182.2 196.15 229.33    
Electorate: 8,781   Valid: 4,775 (54.38%)   Spoilt: 143   Quota: 796   Turnout: 4,918 (56.01%)  

References

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  2. ^ [1], ARK, accessed 8 July 2023
  3. ^ "Local Council Elections 2023 - Results". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Local Council Elections 2019 - Results by Stage". 2 May 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Local Council Elections 2014 - Results by Stage". Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Braid Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.