Ballynahinch (District Electoral Area)

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.

Ballynahinch DEA (1993-2014) within Down

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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.