# Ballymoney Area B

Ballymoney Area B was one of the three district electoral areas in Ballymoney, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected eight members to Ballymoney 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 Ballyhoe and Corkey, Benvardin, Castlequarter, Clogh Mills, Derrick, Dunloy, Kilraghts and Stranocum. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Bann Valley DEA and the Bushvale DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 1981 | Charles Steele (DUP) | William Gracey (DUP) | Bertie McIlhatton (DUP) | Joe Gaston (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) | William Logan (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) | Harry Connolly (SDLP) | Edward McClements (SDLP) | Hugh Boyle (Independent) |
| 1977 | Charles Steele (DUP) | Daniel McAlonan (SDLP) | Patricia Ellis (UUP) | Joe Gaston (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) | William Logan (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) | Harry Connolly (SDLP) | John Mulholland (SDLP) | Hugh Boyle (Independent) |
| 1973 | Samuel Montgomery (UUP) | Robert Chestnutt (UUP) | Patricia Ellis (UUP) | Joe Gaston (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) | William Logan (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) | Harry Connolly (SDLP) | John Mulholland (SDLP) | Edward McClements (Independent Nationalist) |

## 1981 Election

1977: 3 x UUP, 3 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent
1981: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
1977-1981 Change: DUP (two seats) gain from UUP and SDLP
Ballymoney Area B - 8 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | DUP | Charles Steele* | 16.01% | 791 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Hugh Boyle* | 12.45% | 615 | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Joe Gaston* | 12.06% | 596 | | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Harry Connolly* | 6.78% | 335 | 335 | 345.67 | 350.19 | 485.17 | 485.17 | 495.17 | 784.17 | | |
| | SDLP | Edward McClements | 7.10% | 351 | 351.62 | 376.59 | 477.94 | 502.04 | 502.11 | 506.11 | 529.17 | 735.17 | |
| | DUP | William Gracey | 9.59% | 474 | 511.2 | 511.42 | 511.42 | 511.42 | 512.75 | 529.41 | 531.41 | 531.41 | 532.41 |
| | UUP | William Logan* | 7.33% | 362 | 382.77 | 384.75 | 384.86 | 386.3 | 413.18 | 501.02 | 502.55 | 503.55 | 516.55 |
| | DUP | Bertie McIlhatton | 6.03% | 298 | 457.34 | 457.56 | 457.56 | 457.56 | 460.64 | 483.12 | 485.43 | 485.43 | 487.43 |
| | UUP | Patricia Ellis* | 5.63% | 278 | 284.2 | 285.08 | 285.08 | 285.19 | 290.44 | 399.22 | 399.33 | 400.33 | 411.33 |
| | SDLP | John Mulholland* | 5.48% | 271 | 271.93 | 276.88 | 279.31 | 325.18 | 325.18 | 326.6 | | | |
| | UUP | Samuel Barlett | 5.28% | 261 | 274.33 | 275.32 | 275.32 | 276.43 | 281.05 | | | | |
| | Independent | Margaret Donnelly | 4.29% | 212 | 212 | 217.94 | 218.16 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Malachy McCamphill | 1.96% | 97 | 97.31 | 109.85 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 6,904 Valid: 4,941 (71.57%) Spoilt: 122 Quota: 550 Turnout: 5,063 (73.33%) ||||||||||||||

## 1977 Election

1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1977: 3 x UUP, 3 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent
1973-1977 Change: DUP, SDLP and Independent gain from UUP (two seats) and Independent Nationalist, Independent Unionists (two seats) join UUP
Ballymoney Area B - 8 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | DUP | Charles Steele | 18.10% | 753 | | | | |
| | Independent | Hugh Boyle | 14.23% | 592 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Daniel McAlonan | 13.84% | 576 | | | | |
| | UUP | William Logan* | 11.39% | 474 | | | | |
| | UUP | Joe Gaston* | 8.96% | 373 | 464.68 | | | |
| | SDLP | Harry Connolly* | 8.82% | 367 | 367 | 421.6 | 473.8 | |
| | SDLP | John Mulholland* | 7.95% | 331 | 331.96 | 384.74 | 444.34 | 445.26 |
| | UUP | Patricia Ellis* | 7.55% | 314 | 350 | 355.72 | 355.72 | 491.18 |
| | UUP | Robert Chestnutt* | 5.65% | 235 | 318.04 | 326.62 | 326.62 | 391.2 |
| | UUP | Ronald McDowell | 3.51% | 146 | 224.24 | 227.1 | 227.9 | |
| Electorate: 6,951 Valid: 4,161 (59.86%) Spoilt: 96 Quota: 463 Turnout: 4,257 (61.24%) |||||||||

## 1973 Election

1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Independent Nationalist
Ballymoney Area B - 8 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Edward McClements | 16.42% | 702 | | | | | | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | Joe Gaston | 14.11% | 603 | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | John Mulholland | 10.79% | 461 | 573.96 | | | | | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | William Logan | 10.34% | 442 | 442.32 | 519.81 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Harry Connolly | 8.49% | 363 | 466.36 | 466.36 | 556.52 | | | | |
| | UUP | Patricia Ellis | 9.80% | 419 | 419.32 | 424.36 | 424.64 | 424.64 | 490.48 | | |
| | UUP | Samuel Montgomery | 7.81% | 334 | 335.28 | 342.63 | 342.91 | 345.39 | 391.81 | 441.88 | 458.13 |
| | UUP | Robert Chestnutt | 8.12% | 347 | 347 | 364.22 | 364.22 | 364.84 | 382.58 | 415.47 | 435.23 |
| | UUP | J. F. Jamison | 6.62% | 283 | 283 | 295.81 | 295.81 | 296.43 | 316.05 | 356.3 | 362.41 |
| | Alliance | T. Stuart | 3.93% | 168 | 172.16 | 173.21 | 179.09 | 255.35 | 255.56 | | |
| | UUP | J. G. Lyons | 3.56% | 152 | 152.32 | 154.84 | 154.84 | 155.46 | | | |
| Electorate: 7,161 Valid: 4,274 (59.68%) Spoilt: 72 Quota: 475 Turnout: 4,346 (60.69%) ||||||||||||