Ballymena Area C

District electoral areas in Ballymena, Northern Ireland

Ballymena Area C was one of the four district electoral areas in Ballymena, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected five members to Ballymena 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 Ballee, Ballykeel, Glenwhirry, Harryville and Kells. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Kells Water DEA.

## Councillors

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Election  | Councillor
(Party)  | Councillor
(Party)  | Councillor
(Party)  | Councillor
(Party)  | Councillor
(Party)

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|
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1981 |  | John McAuley
(DUP)  |  | Roy West
(DUP)  |  | Martin Clarke
(DUP)  |  | Edwin Maternaghan
(DUP)  |  | William Brownlees
(UUP)
1977 | Desmond McBurney
(DUP)  | Albert Young
(DUP)  |  | George Sloane
(Independent Unionist)/
(UUP)  |  | David Allen
(Independent Unionist)/ (Vanguard)
1973 |  | A. Hyndman
(UUP)  |  | W. McWilliams
(UUP)  |  |

## 1981 Election

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1977: 3 x DUP, 2 x Independent Unionist

1981: 4 x DUP, 1 x UUP

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

Ballymena Area C - 5 seats[1] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4
| DUP | Roy West | 19.43%  | 1,082 |  |  |
| DUP | Martin Clarke | 17.56%  | 978 |  |  |
| UUP | William Brownlees | 14.63%  | 815  | 953 |  |
| DUP | Edwin Maternaghan | 14.81%  | 825  | 839  | 953.8 |
| DUP | John McAuley*  | 14.81%  | 825  | 846  | 870.22  | 915.62
| UUP | William Simpson  | 12.46%  | 694  | 844  | 851.14  | 852.94
| UUP | William McConnell  | 4.36%  | 243  |  |  |
| UUUP | Ernest Johnston  | 1.94%  | 108  |  |  |
Electorate: 9,902  Valid: 5,570 (56.25%)  Spoilt: 143  Quota: 929  Turnout: 5,713 (57.70%)

## 1977 Election

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1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Vanguard

1977: 3 x DUP, 2 x Independent Unionist

1973-1977 Change: DUP gain from UUP, Independent Unionists (two seats) leave UUP and Vanguard

Ballymena Area C - 5 seats[2] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| DUP | John McAuley*  | 22.61%  | 928 |  |  |  |  |
| Ind. Unionist | George Sloane*  | 20.71%  | 850 |  |  |  |  |
| DUP | Desmond McBurney | 18.56%  | 762 |  |  |  |  |
| Ind. Unionist | David Allen*  | 15.47%  | 635  | 653.34  | 716.36 |  |  |
| DUP | Albert Young | 9.33%  | 383  | 589.82  | 593.81  | 658.41  | 677.66  | 678.92
| UUP | William Simpson  | 7.87%  | 323  | 327.59  | 376.94  | 381.04  | 583.55  | 612.39
| UUP | Robert McCosh  | 5.46%  | 224  | 236.96  | 285.05  | 288.75  |  |
Electorate: 9,789  Valid: 4,105 (41.93%)  Spoilt: 183  Quota: 685  Turnout: 4,288 (43.80%)

## 1973 Election

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1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Vanguard

Ballymena Area C - 5 seats[3] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11
| Vanguard | David Allen | 20.65%  | 1,169 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| DUP | John McAuley | 18.35%  | 1,039 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| UUP | George Sloane | 17.20%  | 974 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| UUP | A. Hyndman | 8.76%  | 496  | 514.24  | 521.17  | 525.69  | 551.96  | 559.58  | 616.08  | 621.47  | 687.04  | 750.6  | 823.03
| UUP | W. McWilliams | 8.21%  | 465  | 477.92  | 484.58  | 489.15  | 513.53  | 523.58  | 565.82  | 570.23  | 639.26  | 693.06  | 744.59
| UUP | F. McNeill  | 6.73%  | 381  | 390.88  | 394.03  | 394.22  | 416.31  | 421.68  | 437.53  | 438.56  | 491.07  | 524.02  | 566.39
| Alliance | M. M. McAleese  | 4.49%  | 254  | 255.33  | 255.33  | 259.33  | 265.33  | 265.93  | 272.14  | 418.23  | 449.66  | 453.36  |
| Vanguard | Elizabeth Roulton  | 1.89%  | 107  | 264.51  | 329.04  | 329.23  | 348.44  | 349.7  | 377.8  | 382.08  | 400.1  |  |
| Ind. Unionist | William Simpson  | 3.74%  | 212  | 216.37  | 218.62  | 219.8  | 241.74  | 243.9  | 274.19  | 298.19  |  |  |
| NI Labour | F. R. Kelly  | 3.06%  | 173  | 174.14  | 174.5  | 213.59  | 226.59  | 226.71  | 238.86  |  |  |  |
| Ind. Unionist | Robert McCosh  | 3.41%  | 193  | 199.84  | 205.87  | 206.96  | 211.15  | 212.92  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | J. Montgomery  | 2.54%  | 144  | 147.23  | 148.67  | 149.67  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| NI Labour | B. Galbraith  | 0.97%  | 55  | 57.85  | 58.21  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 9,068  Valid: 5,662 (62.44%)  Spoilt: 89  Quota: 944  Turnout: 5,751 (63.42%)

## References

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1. ^ "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
2. ^ "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
3. ^ "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

*[FPv%]: First preference votes percentage