Ballynahinch (District Electoral Area)

District electoral areas in Down, Northern Ireland

Ballynahinch DEA (1993-2014) within Down

Ballynahinch was one of the four district electoral areas in Down, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 2014. The district elected five members to Down District Council, and formed part of the Strangford constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament and part of the South Down constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing parts of Down Area A and Down Area C which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Ballynaglave, Ballynahinch East, Drumaness, Dunmore and Seaforde. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections with Ballynahinch moving to the Rowallane DEA and most of the DEA moving to the new Slieve Croob 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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2011 |  | Patrick Toman
(SDLP)  |  | Anne Marie McAleenan
(SDLP)  |  | Michael Coogan
(Sinn Féin)  |  | Walter Lyons
(UUP)  |  | Garth Craig
(DUP)
2005 | Peter Bowles
(UUP)  | Jim Wells
(DUP)
2001 | Francis Branniff
(Sinn Féin)  | Harvey Bicker
(UUP)
1997 |  | Francis Casement
(SDLP)  | William Alexander
(DUP)
1993 |  | Walter Lyons
(UUP)  | James Cochrane
(UUP)
1989 | James Magee
(SDLP)  | Thomas Poole
(DUP)
1985 | Francis Laverty
(SDLP)  | William Brown
(UUP)

## 2011 Election

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2005: 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP

2011: 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP

2005-2011 Change: No change

Ballynahinch - 5 seats[1] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| DUP | Garth Craig | 21.32%  | 1,260 |  |  |  |  |
| Sinn Féin | Michael Coogan*  | 20.41%  | 1,206 |  |  |  |  |
| UUP | Walter Lyons | 14.26%  | 843  | 898.88  | 899.57  | 908.02  | 971.91  | 1,145.91
| SDLP | Anne Marie McAleenan*  | 12.52%  | 740  | 742.42  | 833.27  | 878.49  | 944.17  | 979.17
| SDLP | Patrick Toman*  | 14.01%  | 828  | 830.42  | 883.09  | 913.38  | 943.13  | 967.67
| Independent | Mark Murnin  | 6.24%  | 369  | 372.74  | 415.75  | 451.12  | 507.09  | 549.01
| DUP | Yvonne Moore  | 4.65%  | 275  | 478.28  | 478.97  | 485.97  | 504.19  |
| Alliance | Andy Corkhill  | 3.60%  | 213  | 215.2  | 225.55  | 269.16  |  |
| Green (NI) | Mark McCormick  | 2.98%  | 176  | 176.88  | 195.74  |  |  |
Electorate: 10,680  Valid: 5,910 (55.34%)  Spoilt: 116  Quota: 986  Turnout: 6,026 (56.42%)

## 2005 Election

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

2005: 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP

2001-2005 Change: No change

Ballynahinch - 5 seats[2] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| DUP | Jim Wells*  | 20.85%  | 1,305 |  |  |  |  |
| Sinn Féin | Michael Coogan | 19.94%  | 1,248 |  |  |  |  |
| UUP | Peter Bowles | 12.90%  | 807  | 845  | 847.07  | 1,211.07 |  |
| SDLP | Anne Marie McAleenan*  | 11.92%  | 746  | 748.6  | 832.55  | 838.98  | 854.91  | 1,188.91
| SDLP | Patrick Toman*  | 14.01%  | 877  | 877.8  | 934.84  | 942.5  | 956.66  | 1,055.23
| DUP | Samuel Hanna  | 5.99%  | 375  | 554  | 554  | 624.8  | 735.72  | 749.85
| SDLP | Francis Casement  | 7.38%  | 462  | 463  | 517.51  | 524.14  | 548.92  |
| UUP | Walter Lyons  | 7.00%  | 438  | 471  | 472.61  |  |  |
Electorate: 9,963  Valid: 6,258 (62.81%)  Spoilt: 106  Quota: 1,044  Turnout: 6,364 (63.88%)

## 2001 Election

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

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

1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

Ballynahinch - 5 seats[3] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| SDLP | Patrick Toman*  | 16.74%  | 1,150 |  |  |  |  |
| SDLP | Anne Marie McAleenan*  | 14.01%  | 962  | 965  | 1,456 |  |  |
| DUP | Jim Wells | 12.55%  | 862  | 951  | 956  | 961  | 1,358 |
| Sinn Féin | Francis Branniff | 13.64%  | 937  | 937  | 985  | 1,123  | 1,125  | 1,125.85
| UUP | Harvey Bicker*  | 11.50%  | 790  | 839  | 855  | 902  | 1,022  | 1,125.7
| UUP | John Cochrane  | 9.81%  | 674  | 778  | 789  | 817  | 911  | 1,018.95
| DUP | William Alexander*  | 8.63%  | 593  | 640  | 644  | 649  |  |
| SDLP | Francis Casement*  | 8.62%  | 592  | 598  |  |  |  |
| UUP | John Reid  | 2.65%  | 182  |  |  |  |  |
| DUP | Alan McIlroy  | 1.83%  | 126  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 9,997  Valid: 6,868 (68.70%)  Spoilt: 137  Quota: 1,145  Turnout: 7,005 (70.07%)

## 1997 Election

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1993: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP

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

1993-1997 Change: SDLP gain from UUP

Ballynahinch - 5 seats[4] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| DUP | William Alexander*  | 24.91%  | 1,362 |  |  |  |  |
| SDLP | Patrick Toman*  | 21.89%  | 1,197 |  |  |  |  |
| UUP | Harvey Bicker | 18.11%  | 990 |  |  |  |  |
| SDLP | Anne Marie McAleenan*  | 17.39%  | 951 |  |  |  |  |
| SDLP | Francis Casement | 7.48%  | 409  | 413.2  | 672.64  | 821.91  | 823.11  | 856.51
| UUP | John Reid  | 5.94%  | 325  | 769.5  | 772.62  | 776.86  | 851.5  | 852.06
| Sinn Féin | John Smyth  | 4.28%  | 234  | 234.7  | 249.58  |  |  |
Electorate: 9,536  Valid: 5,468 (57.34%)  Spoilt: 110  Quota: 912  Turnout: 5,578 (58.49%)

## 1993 Election

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

1993: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP

1989-1993 Change: No change

Ballynahinch - 5 seats[5] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3
| SDLP | Patrick Toman*  | 25.41%  | 1,480 |  |
| SDLP | Anne Marie McAleenan | 23.97%  | 1,396 |  |
| DUP | William Alexander | 19.81%  | 1,154 |  |
| UUP | James Cochrane*  | 16.12%  | 939  | 1,025 |
| UUP | Walter Lyons*  | 8.38%  | 488  | 648  | 867
| UUP | Janet Crothers  | 6.32%  | 368  | 450  | 583
Electorate: 8,953  Valid: 5,825 (65.06%)  Spoilt: 132  Quota: 971  Turnout: 5,957 (66.54%)

## 1989 Election

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1985: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP

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

1985-1989 Change: No change

Ballynahinch - 5 seats[6] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| SDLP | Patrick Toman | 21.33%  | 1,222 |  |  |  |
| UUP | James Cochrane*  | 21.01%  | 1,204 |  |  |  |
| SDLP | James Magee*  | 17.19%  | 985 |  |  |  |
| UUP | Walter Lyons | 15.08%  | 864  | 865.54  | 1,053.91 |  |
| DUP | Thomas Poole*  | 13.79%  | 790  | 791.98  | 848.47  | 935.26  | 967.26
| SDLP | Patrick King  | 6.77%  | 388  | 630.88  | 631.51  | 632.17  | 750.17
| Sinn Féin | Patrick McGreevy  | 2.97%  | 170  | 180.12  | 180.12  | 180.34  |
| Green (NI) | Philip Allen  | 1.87%  | 107  | 109.2  | 111.51  | 115.8  |
Electorate: 8,529  Valid: 5,730 (67.18%)  Spoilt: 126  Quota: 956  Turnout: 5,856 (68.66%)

## 1985 Election

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1985: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP

Ballynahinch - 5 seats[7] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| SDLP | James Magee*  | 19.00%  | 1,020 |  |  |  |
| UUP | William Brown*  | 18.70%  | 1,004 |  |  |  |
| DUP | Thomas Poole*  | 13.82%  | 742  | 742.24  | 971.24 |  |
| UUP | James Cochrane | 14.57%  | 782  | 782  | 822  | 928 |
| SDLP | Francis Laverty*  | 10.36%  | 556  | 630.52  | 630.64  | 788.12  | 879.32
| SDLP | Patrick Savage  | 11.10%  | 596  | 635  | 635  | 711.48  | 728.76
| Alliance | Patrick Forde*  | 7.38%  | 396  | 403.44  | 405.44  |  |
| DUP | Stanley Priestley  | 5.08%  | 273  | 273.12  |  |  |
Electorate: 7,947  Valid: 5,369 (67.56%)  Spoilt: 111  Quota: 895  Turnout: 5,480 (68.96%)

## References

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1. ^ "Ballynahinch Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
2. ^ "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
3. ^ "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
4. ^ "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
5. ^ "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
6. ^ "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
7. ^ "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 27 July 2021.

*[FPv%]: First preference votes percentage