Ballymena Area C

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

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

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

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4
	DUP	Roy West	19.43%	1,082
	DUP	Martin Clarke	17.56%	978
	Ulster Unionist	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
	Ulster Unionist	William Simpson	12.46%	694	844	851.14	852.94
	Ulster Unionist	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

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

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				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
	Ulster Unionist	William Simpson	7.87%	323	327.59	376.94	381.04	583.55	612.39
	Ulster Unionist	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

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

Ballymena Area C - 5 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				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
	Ulster Unionist	George Sloane	17.20%	974
	Ulster Unionist	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
	Ulster Unionist	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
	Ulster Unionist	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%)