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Ballyclare (District Electoral Area)

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Ballyclare
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created1985
Seats5 (1985-)
Councillors
  •   Jeannie Archibald (DUP)
  •   Lewis Boyle (APNI)
  •   Helen Magill (DUP)
  •   Vera McWilliam (UUP)
  •   Michael Stewart (IND)
Ballyclare DEA within Antrim and Newtownabbey
Ballyclare DEA (1993-2014) within Newtownabbey

Ballyclare is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Antrim and Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland.[1] The district elects five members to Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council and contains the wards of Ballyclare East, Ballyclare West, Ballynure, Ballyrobert and Doagh.[2] Ballyclare forms part of the South Antrim constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Newtownabbey Area A which had existed since 1973, where it originally contained five wards (Ballyclare North, Ballyclare South, Ballynure, Doagh and Mallusk). For the 1993 local elections it lost Mallusk to Antrim Line DEA, while a new Ballyrobert ward was created within the DEA.

Councillors

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Election Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
2023 Michael Stewart
(Independent)
Lewis Boyle
(Alliance)
Vera McWilliam
(UUP)
Jeannie Archibald
(DUP)
Helen Magill
(DUP)
September 2020 Co-Option Norrie Ramsey
(UUP)
Mandy Girvan
(DUP)
2019 Danny Kinahan
(UUP)
November 2015 Defection David Arthurs
(UUP)/
(TUV)
James Bingham
(UUP)
Tim Girvan
(DUP)
2014
2011 Pat McCudden
(Alliance)
Jackie Mann
(DUP)
Victoria Girvan
(DUP)
Paul Girvan
(DUP)
2005 Vera McWilliam
(UUP)
Etta Mann
(DUP)
Pamela Hunter
(DUP)
2001 Edward Turkington
(UUP)
1997 Pat McCudden
(Alliance)
1993 Stephen Turkington
(UUP)
Leonard Hardy
(UUP)
Sidney Cameron
(Independent Unionist)
Samuel Cameron
(DUP)
1989 Thomas Downes
(UUP)
Arthur Templeton
(Independent Unionist)
1985 Jim Wilson
(UUP)
Leonard Hardy
(Independent)
Samuel Gardiner
(DUP)

2023 Election

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2019: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Independent

2023: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent

2019–2023 Change: Alliance gain from UUP

Ballyclare - 5 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
DUP Jeannie Archibald* 23.18% 1,655        
DUP Helen Magill 13.18% 947 1,297.46      
UUP Vera McWilliam* 15.74% 1,131 1,151.52 1,159.79 1,620.79  
Alliance Lewis Boyle 13.60% 977 984.02 1,103.02 1,129.29 1,234.29
Independent Michael Stewart* 12.92% 928 937.99 990.99 1,041.5 1,153.5
TUV Mel Lucas 10.40% 747 791.55 793.82 845.14 1,004.14
UUP Norrie Ramsay* 8.41% 604 615.07 619.34    
Green (NI) Robert Robinson 1.52% 109 109.81      
Sinn Féin Gerard Magee 1.20% 86 86.27      
Electorate: 14,151   Valid: 7,184 (50.77%)   Spoilt: 64   Quota: 1,198   Turnout: 7,248 (51.22%)  

2019 Election

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2014: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x TUV

2019: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Independent

2014-2019 Change: Independent gain from TUV

Ballyclare - 5 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
UUP Danny Kinahan 18.54% 1,253          
Independent Michael Stewart 17.49% 1,182          
UUP Vera McWilliam* 10.46% 707 790.4 1,073.2 1,084.95 1,109.3 1,233.3
DUP Jeannie Archibald 10.93% 739 745.4 754.1 756.55 1,054.6 1,130.6
DUP Mandy Girvan* 12.74% 861 865 876.1 880.65 1,006.8 1,091.8
Alliance Gary English 11.47% 775 783.9 799.5 811.35 819.55 900.55
Independent David Arthurs* 6.76% 457 462.9 473.7 496.2 503.75  
DUP Austin Orr 6.56% 443 445.9 465.2 466.8    
UUP Norman Ramsey 5.05% 341 352.8        
Electorate: 13,190   Valid: 6,758 (51.24%)   Spoilt: 63   Quota: 1,127   Turnout: 6,821 (51.71%)  

2014 Election

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2011: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

2014: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x TUV

2011-2014 Change: UUP and TUV gain from DUP and Alliance

Ballyclare - 5 seats[5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
DUP Mandy Girvan* 16.57% 930 938      
UUP James Bingham* 14.59% 819 831 886 936  
DUP Tim Girvan* 10.40% 584 589 621 654 1,057
UUP Vera McWilliam 14.52% 815 828 856 895 938
TUV David Arthurs ‡‡ 13.36% 750 766 834 853 900
Alliance Pat McCudden* 9.85% 553 581 585 720 730
DUP Jordan Greer 8.78% 493 500 515 526  
NI21 Gary English 5.56% 312 343 348    
PUP Scott McDowell 3.81% 214 220      
Independent David McMaster 1.85% 104        
Independent Robert Moore 0.69% 39        
Electorate: 12,408   Valid: 5,613 (45.24%)   Spoilt: 71   Quota: 936   Turnout: 5,684 (45.81%)  

2011 Election

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2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP

2011: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

2005-2011 Change: Alliance gain from UUP

Ballyclare - 5 seats[6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
DUP Paul Girvan* 41.96% 2,545      
DUP Victoria Girvan 6.30% 382 1,484.27    
UUP James Bingham* 14.79% 897 980.57 1,008.92 1,095.92
Alliance Pat McCudden 15.23% 924 977.07 994.08 1,014.96
DUP Jackie Mann 6.94% 421 598.51 982.45 998.32
UUP Vera McWilliam* 11.76% 713 788.64 822.66 895.88
UUP Gavin Eastwood 3.02% 183 205.57 213.94  
Electorate: 12,689   Valid: 6,065 (47.80%)   Spoilt: 109   Quota: 1,011   Turnout: 6,174 (48.66%)  

2005 Election

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2001: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP

2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP

2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Ballyclare - 5 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
DUP Paul Girvan* 50.74% 3,402        
DUP Pamela Hunter* 2.68% 180 1,896.54      
DUP Etta Mann 2.60% 174 371.65 1,104.55 1,127.55  
UUP James Bingham* 13.80% 925 1,031.53 1,042.03 1,089.01 1,193.01
UUP Vera McWilliam* 10.96% 735 850.91 860.51 931.21 1,093.21
UUP Edward Turkington* 8.99% 603 691.44 701.64 746.59 841.59
Alliance Patrick Sweeney 6.73% 451 457.7 458 511.61  
NI Conservatives Alan Greer 3.50% 235 261.13 264.43    
Electorate: 12,101   Valid: 6,705 (55.41%)   Spoilt: 155   Quota: 1,118   Turnout: 6,860 (56.69%)  

2001 Election

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

2001: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP

1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from Alliance

Ballyclare - 5 seats[8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
DUP Paul Girvan* 34.22% 2,583            
DUP Pamela Hunter 4.08% 308 1,449.4          
UUP Vera McWilliam* 16.31% 1,231 1,265.32          
UUP James Bingham* 15.79% 1,192 1,232.56 1,296.91        
UUP Edward Turkington* 7.17% 541 560.76 604.57 673.67 701.03 783.91 1,108.91
Alliance Pat McCudden* 10.08% 761 774.52 783.1 813.61 814.51 880.12 927.12
UUP Peter Walker 3.54% 267 272.72 284.94 307.49 311.27 339.53  
PUP Norman Lavery 3.30% 249 270.84 291.12 305.8 307.87 327.17  
Independent Sharon Parkes 3.27% 247 254.8 272.22 285.6 287.22    
NI Conservatives Alan Greer 2.24% 169 188.76 204.75        
Electorate: 12,666   Valid: 7,548 (59.59%)   Spoilt: 186   Quota: 1,259   Turnout: 7,734 (61.06%)  

1997 Election

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1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist

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

1993-1997 Change: Alliance gain from Independent Unionist

Ballyclare - 5 seats[9]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
UUP James Bingham* 19.68% 847            
DUP Paul Girvan 16.38% 705 719.1          
Alliance Pat McCudden 13.62% 586 588.85 596.85 598.85 613.3 701.3 755.3
UUP Vera McWilliam 11.09% 477 532.8 549.95 565.7 610.05 670.05 729.05
UUP Edward Turkington 8.41% 362 384.65 401.4 424.45 479.9 518.65 641.3
UUP Peter Walker 8.09% 348 358.65 367.25 378.85 396.45 425.45 482
Ind. Unionist Samuel Cameron* 6.09% 262 268.75 286.9 316.15 354.3 399.6  
Newtownabbey Ratepayers Etta Mann 6.02% 259 259.9 269.9 275.05 296.35    
PUP Norman Lavery 5.23% 225 228.15 230.15 263.2      
Ulster Democratic Dave Burgess 3.18% 137 142.85 145        
Ind. Unionist Leslie Porter 2.21% 95 96.95          
Electorate: 11,796   Valid: 4,303 (36.48%)   Spoilt: 79   Quota: 718   Turnout: 4,382 (37.15%)  

1993 Election

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1989: 2 x Independent Unionist, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP

1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist

1989-1993 Change: UUP gain from Independent Unionist

Ballyclare - 5 seats[10]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Ind. Unionist Sidney Cameron* 22.49% 942      
UUP Stephen Turkington* 20.82% 872      
DUP Samuel Cameron* 16.73% 701      
UUP James Bingham 13.97% 585 675.72 744.81  
UUP Leonard Hardy 7.42% 311 416 486.98 608.64
Alliance Trevor Strain 12.20% 511 529.48 538.09 547.94
DUP Greg Steele 6.37% 267 289.4 309.35  
Electorate: 11,161   Valid: 4,189 (37.53%)   Spoilt: 112   Quota: 699   Turnout: 4,301 (38.54%)  

1989 Election

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1985: 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent

1989: 2 x Independent Unionist, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP

1985-1989 Change: UUP gain from Independent

Ballyclare - 5 seats[11]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
UUP Stephen Turkington 21.48% 969          
Ind. Unionist Arthur Templeton* 19.13% 863          
UUP Thomas Downes 15.98% 721 846.12        
Ind. Unionist Sidney Cameron* 12.52% 565 594.67 656.62 697.15 791.15  
DUP Samuel Cameron 9.55% 431 442.96 461.26 478.48 527.16 600.94
DUP Samuel Gardiner* 7.96% 359 384.3 396.3 414.57 456.23 507.23
Alliance Trevor Strain 7.16% 323 326.22 332.37 334.26 399.81  
Independent Leonard Hardy* 6.23% 281 297.79 308.29 319.63    
Electorate: 11,546   Valid: 4,512 (39.08%)   Spoilt: 106   Quota: 753   Turnout: 4,618 (40.00%)  

1985 Election

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1985: 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent

Ballyclare - 5 seats[12]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Ind. Unionist Arthur Templeton* 19.29% 1,007            
DUP Samuel Gardiner 17.24% 900            
Ind. Unionist Sidney Cameron* 14.46% 755 804.79 822.61 823.42 881.42    
UUP Jim Wilson* 11.61% 606 636.68 679.63 680.2 713.59 734.14 1,058.14
Independent Leonard Hardy 7.45% 389 392.77 402.9 403.17 481.56 774.63 828.64
DUP Winston Hanna 8.27% 432 449.68 470.59 494.71 501.9 521.15 598.25
UUP William Christie 7.22% 377 389.35 463.38 464.04 482.59 507.72  
Independent Nan Foster 5.71% 298 301.12 304.12 304.42 372.55    
Alliance Albert Reid 5.55% 290 292.21 295.21 295.3      
UUP Robert McKenzie 3.20% 167 176.36          
Electorate: 10,303   Valid: 5,221 (50.67%)   Spoilt: 115   Quota: 871   Turnout: 5,336 (51.79%)  

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 21 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Local Council Elections 2014 - Results by Stage". Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Ballyclare Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.