# Balmoral (District Electoral Area)

Balmoral (from the Irish: Baile Mhoireil) is the most southern of ten district electoral areas (DEA) in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The district elects five members to Belfast City Council and contains the wards of Belvoir; Finaghy; Malone; Musgrave; Windsor; and Upper Malone. Balmoral, along with neighbouring Botanic, forms the greater part of the Belfast South constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
The district is bounded to the west and south west by the M1 Motorway, to east and south east by the River Lagan, to the east and north east by the Malone Road and to the north by Belfast City Hospital, Queen's University Belfast and Royal Victoria Hospital.
The Lisburn Road is the main arterial route through the centre of the district, which also contains a number of public facilities including: the King's Hall conference and exhibition centre, the Musgrave Park Hospital, Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park and Windsor Park, the home ground of the Northern Ireland national football team. It is served by the Adelaide, Balmoral and Finaghy railway stations.

## History

The DEA was created for the 1985 local elections, where it contained five wards. Four of the wards came from the abolished Belfast Area C, which it effectively replaced, with the final ward, Blackstaff, coming from Belfast Area F. From the 1993 local elections to the 2011 elections, the area contained six wards, following the creation of the Musgrave ward. For the 2014 local elections, it lost the wards of Blackstaff and Windsor and gained the Belvoir ward, which had previously been part of the abolished Castlereagh Borough Council. This was as a result of the 2014 Local Government Reform.

## Wards (1985–2011)

| Map | Ward | Population (2011 Census) | Catholic | Protestant | Other | No Religion | Area | Density | NI Assembly | UK Parliament |
| 1 | Blackstaff | 3,998 | 15% | 71.5% | 1.8% | 11.7% | 1.92 km$^2$ | 2,082/km$^2$ | Belfast South | Belfast South |
| 2 | Finaghy | 4,555 | 49.2% | 42.6% | 2.6% | 5.6% | 2.59 km$^2$ | 1,759/km$^2$ | Belfast South | Belfast South |
| 3 | Malone | 5,555 | 61.2% | 30.3% | 2.3% | 6.3% | 2.18 km$^2$ | 2,548/km$^2$ | Belfast South | Belfast South |
| 4 | Musgrave | 4,927 | 60.6% | 32.9% | 1.7% | 4.8% | 1.78 km$^2$ | 2,768/km$^2$ | Belfast South | Belfast South |
| 5 | Upper Malone | 4,841 | 29.4% | 60.1% | 2.5% | 8.1% | 4.32 km$^2$ | 1,121/km$^2$ | Belfast South | Belfast South |
| 6 | Windsor | 8,141 | 41.6% | 40.7% | 5.8% | 11.8% | 0.92 km$^2$ | 8,849/km$^2$ | Belfast South | Belfast South |
| Balmoral | Balmoral | 32,017 | 43.8% | 44.8% | 3.1% | 8.3% | 13.71 km$^2$ | 2,335/km$^2$ | | |

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| August 2024 Co-Option | | Sarah Bunting (DUP) | Tara Brooks (Alliance) | Micky Murray (Alliance) | Natasha Brennan (Sinn Féin) | Dónal Lyons (SDLP) | 5 seats 2014-present | 5 seats 2014-present |
| 2023 | | Sarah Bunting (DUP) | Tara Brooks (Alliance) | Micky Murray (Alliance) | Geraldine McAteer (Sinn Féin) | Dónal Lyons (SDLP) | 5 seats 2014-present | 5 seats 2014-present |
| May 2022 Co-Option | | Sarah Bunting (DUP) | Gareth Spratt (DUP) | Micky Murray (Alliance) | Geraldine McAteer (Sinn Féin) | Dónal Lyons (SDLP) | 5 seats 2014-present | 5 seats 2014-present |
| May 2020 Co-Option | | Sarah Bunting (DUP) | Gareth Spratt (DUP) | Kate Nicholl (Alliance) | Geraldine McAteer (Sinn Féin) | Dónal Lyons (SDLP) | 5 seats 2014-present | 5 seats 2014-present |
| 2019 | | Sarah Bunting (DUP) | David Graham (DUP) | Kate Nicholl (Alliance) | Geraldine McAteer (Sinn Féin) | Dónal Lyons (SDLP) | 5 seats 2014-present | 5 seats 2014-present |
| May/June 2016 Co-Options | | Lee Reynolds (DUP) | Jeff Dudgeon (UUP) | Kate Nicholl (Alliance) | Geraldine McAteer (Sinn Féin) | Dónal Lyons (SDLP) | 5 seats 2014-present | 5 seats 2014-present |
| July 2015 Co-Option | | Christopher Stalford (DUP) | Jeff Dudgeon (UUP) | Paula Bradshaw (Alliance) | Geraldine McAteer (Sinn Féin) | Dónal Lyons (SDLP) | 5 seats 2014-present | 5 seats 2014-present |
| October 2014 Co-Option | | Christopher Stalford (DUP) | Jeff Dudgeon (UUP) | Paula Bradshaw (Alliance) | Geraldine McAteer (Sinn Féin) | Claire Hanna (SDLP) | 5 seats 2014-present | 5 seats 2014-present |
| 2014 | | Christopher Stalford (DUP) | Jeff Dudgeon (UUP) | Paula Bradshaw (Alliance) | Máirtín Ó Muilleoir (Sinn Féin) | Claire Hanna (SDLP) | 5 seats 2014-present | 5 seats 2014-present |
| 2011 | | Ruth Patterson (DUP) | Bob Stoker (UUP) | Tom Ekin (Alliance) | Máirtín Ó Muilleoir (Sinn Féin) | Claire Hanna (SDLP) | | Bernie Kelly (SDLP) |
| 2005 | | Ruth Patterson (DUP) | Bob Stoker (UUP) | Tom Ekin (Alliance) | Jim Kirkpatrick (DUP) | Carmel Hanna (SDLP) | | Bernie Kelly (SDLP) |
| 2001 | | Ruth Patterson (DUP) | Bob Stoker (UUP) | Tom Ekin (Alliance) | Mary Crooks (UUP) | Carmel Hanna (SDLP) | | Catherine Molloy (SDLP) |
| 1997 | | Harry Smith (DUP) | Bob Stoker (UUP) | Tom Ekin (Alliance) | Mary Crooks (UUP) | Carmel Hanna (SDLP) | | Catherine Molloy (SDLP) |
| 1993 | | Harry Smith (DUP) | Jim Kirkpatrick (UUP) | Philip McGarry (Alliance) | Mary Crooks (UUP) | Dorita Field (SDLP) | | John Parkes (DUP) |
| 1989 | 5 seats 2014-present | 5 seats 2014-present | Jim Kirkpatrick (UUP) | Mark Long (Alliance) | Mary Crooks (UUP) | Dorita Field (SDLP) | | John Parkes (DUP) |
| 1985 | 5 seats 2014-present | 5 seats 2014-present | Jim Kirkpatrick (UUP) | John Montgomery (Alliance) | Mary Crooks (UUP) | William Dickson (DUP) | | John Parkes (DUP) |
In May 2011, Councillors Tom Ekin, Ruth Patterson and Bob Stoker were appointed as Aldermen by Belfast City Council. Alderman Ruth Patterson also served as Deputy Lord Mayor, 2011–12, while Mairtin O'Muilleoir is serving as Lord Mayor for 2013–14.

## 2023 Election

2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Fein
2023: 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2019–2023 Change: Alliance gain from DUP
Balmoral - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Sinn Féin | Geraldine McAteer* † | 19.91% | 2,037 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Donal Lyons* | 15.80% | 1,616 | 1,641.28 | 1,894.28 | | | | |
| | Alliance | Tara Brooks | 14.88% | 1,522 | 1,530.64 | 1,555.28 | 1,729.28 | | | |
| | DUP | Sarah Bunting* | 14.79% | 1,513 | 1,513.32 | 1,514.32 | 1,523.32 | 1,524.98 | 1,722.98 | |
| | Alliance | Micky Murray* | 10.66% | 1,090 | 1,096.72 | 1,121.16 | 1,197.16 | 1,324.15 | 1,501.12 | 1,788.12 |
| | DUP | Gareth Spratt* | 7.99% | 817 | 817 | 818 | 825 | 825 | 940 | 941 |
| | Sinn Féin | Seán Napier | 4.17% | 427 | 699.80 | 716.72 | 755 | 806.46 | 809.46 | |
| | UUP | Joshua Lowry | 5.39% | 551 | 551.16 | 554.16 | 567.16 | 574.63 | | |
| | Green (NI) | Lauren Kendall | 3.26% | 333 | 334.60 | 340.08 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Sarah Mulgrew | 3.16% | 323 | 332.12 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 18,691 Valid: 10,229 (54.73%) Spoilt: 147 Quota: 1,705 Turnout: 10,376 (55.51%) |||||||||||

## 2019 Election

2014: 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Fein, 1 x UUP
2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Fein
2014-2019 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Balmoral - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Alliance | Kate Nicholl* † | 20.00% | 1,842 | | | | | |
| | DUP | David Graham † | 15.62% | 1,442 | 1,447.44 | 1,494.44 | 1,705.44 | | |
| | SDLP | Dónal Lyons* | 14.18% | 1,306 | 1,374.51 | 1,396.55 | 1,461.75 | 1,469.94 | 1,608.94 |
| | DUP | Sarah Bunting | 11.12% | 1,025 | 1,029.08 | 1,056.25 | 1,285.35 | 1,432.77 | 1,478.69 |
| | Sinn Féin | Geraldine McAteer* | 13.93% | 1,283 | 1,291.16 | 1,311.16 | 1,313.33 | 1,313.33 | 1,421.98 |
| | SDLP | Michael Mulhern | 8.82% | 813 | 863.15 | 896.55 | 930.31 | 934.86 | 1,233.18 |
| | Green (NI) | Caoimhe O'Connell | 5.47% | 504 | 616.37 | 752.02 | 862.6 | 870.79 | |
| | UUP | Jeffrey Dudgeon* | 7.16% | 660 | 696.71 | 745.74 | | | |
| | People Before Profit | Pádraigín Mervyn | 2.19% | 202 | 215.94 | | | | |
| | UKIP | William Traynor | 1.44% | 133 | 134.53 | | | | |
| Electorate: 17,864 Valid: 9,210 (51.56%) Spoilt: 116 Quota: 1,536 Turnout: 9,326 (52.21%) ||||||||||

## 2014 Election

This election was carried out under new ward boundaries, as a result of local government reform.
2011: 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2014: 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP
2011-2014 Change: SDLP loss due to the reduction of one seat
Balmoral - 5 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 |
| | Sinn Féin | Máirtín Ó Muilleoir* † | 17.13% | 1,525 | | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Claire Hanna* † | 17.12% | 1,524 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Paula Bradshaw † | 9.06% | 806 | 809.66 | 812.42 | 830.6 | 896.05 | 986.43 | 989.46 | 1,435.23 | 1,748.23 | |
| | DUP | Christopher Stalford* † | 10.88% | 968 | 968.36 | 968.52 | 981.54 | 986.54 | 1,000.54 | 1,233.58 | 1,234.58 | 1,247.47 | 1,256.5 |
| | UUP | Jeffrey Dudgeon | 9.86% | 878 | 878 | 878.2 | 908.2 | 917.2 | 955.22 | 1,129.22 | 1,141.26 | 1,170.51 | 1,191.5 |
| | DUP | Sarah Clarke | 10.67% | 950 | 950.09 | 950.23 | 956.23 | 957.23 | 966.23 | 1,063.23 | 1,069.25 | 1,083.16 | 1,090.2 |
| | SDLP | Justin Cartwright | 6.62% | 589 | 613.93 | 635.39 | 648.8 | 690.62 | 740.48 | 746.5 | 810.83 | | |
| | Alliance | Jamie Doyle | 4.83% | 430 | 434.71 | 437.47 | 454.65 | 515.39 | 594.08 | 601.13 | | | |
| | PUP | Simon Rice | 5.99% | 533 | 533.03 | 533.11 | 544.11 | 546.11 | 553.14 | | | | |
| | NI21 | Tina McKenzie | 2.88% | 256 | 257.38 | 258.32 | 325.81 | 349.12 | | | | | |
| | Green (NI) | Elli Kontorravdis | 2.52% | 224 | 226.73 | 227.47 | 251.63 | | | | | | |
| | NI21 | Barbara Neeson | 0.83% | 74 | 74.6 | 74.8 | | | | | | | |
| | NI Conservatives | David Timson | 0.83% | 74 | 74.18 | 74.22 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Gerard Collins | 0.79% | 70 | 70.57 | 70.81 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 17,107 Valid: 8,901 (52.03%) Spoilt: 131 Quota: 1,484 Turnout: 9,032 (52.80%) ||||||||||||||

## 2011 Election

2005: 2 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP
2011: 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2005-2011 Change: Sinn Féin gain from DUP
Balmoral - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | Alliance | Tom Ekin* | 17.70% | 1,762 | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Ruth Patterson* | 15.60% | 1,553 | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Máirtín Ó Muilleoir | 14.71% | 1,465 | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Claire Hanna | 14.49% | 1,443 | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Bob Stoker* | 9.26% | 922 | 961.27 | 961.69 | 972.57 | 997.17 | 1,296.56 | 1,296.74 | 1,789.74 | |
| | SDLP | Bernie Kelly* | 7.09% | 706 | 793.78 | 816.51 | 817.63 | 916.95 | 927.52 | 945.04 | 1,005.25 | 1,099.65 |
| | SDLP | Niall Kelly | 7.46% | 743 | 767.15 | 782.57 | 783.13 | 831.22 | 836.25 | 852.18 | 874.21 | 903.21 |
| | UUP | Jim Kirkpatrick* | 5.80% | 578 | 655.91 | 660.75 | 665.71 | 693.72 | 817.05 | 817.14 | | |
| | DUP | Sharon Simpson | 3.98% | 396 | 412.38 | 415.8 | 516.92 | 541.93 | | | | |
| | Green (NI) | Mark Simpson | 2.83% | 282 | 349.41 | 400.34 | 403.3 | | | | | |
| | People Before Profit | Andrew King | 1.07% | 107 | 120.86 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 18,752 Valid: 9,957 (53.10%) Spoilt: 139 Quota: 1,423 Turnout: 10,096 (53.84%) |||||||||||||

## 2005 Election

2001: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
2005: 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Balmoral - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | SDLP | Carmel Hanna* | 17.34% | 2,030 | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Bernie Kelly | 7.09% | 906 | 908 | 1,137.84 | 1,949.84 | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Tom Ekin* | 12.88% | 1,508 | 1,524 | 1,559.19 | 1,613.31 | 1,755.9 | | | | |
| | UUP | Bob Stoker* | 10.08% | 1,180 | 1,288 | 1,291.93 | 1,296.74 | 1,300.17 | 1,312.42 | 2,163.42 | | |
| | DUP | Jim Kirkpatrick | 12.58% | 1,473 | 1,484 | 1,485.19 | 1,485.19 | 1,487.15 | 1,488.13 | 1,642.79 | 1,934.39 | |
| | DUP | Ruth Patterson* | 9.65% | 1,130 | 1,180 | 1,180.17 | 1,183.51 | 1,183.51 | 1,184 | 1,261.66 | 1,452.46 | 1,706.11 |
| | Sinn Féin | Stiofán Long | 10.26% | 1,202 | 1,204 | 1,220.15 | 1,305.88 | 1,423.48 | 1,458.27 | 1,470.98 | 1,474.58 | 1,479.92 |
| | UUP | Esmond Birnie | 9.61% | 1,125 | 1,137 | 1,142.95 | 1,153.16 | 1,160.51 | 1,183.05 | | | |
| | SDLP | Mary Kennedy | 8.05% | 943 | 943 | 991.96 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Thomas Wilson | 1.82% | 213 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 18,382 Valid: 11,710 (63.70%) Spoilt: 192 Quota: 1,673 Turnout: 11,902 (64.75%) |||||||||||||

## 2001 Election

1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
2001: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
1997-2001 Change: No change
Balmoral - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | SDLP | Carmel Hanna* | 22.60% | 3,077 | | | |
| | UUP | Mary Crooks* | 16.72% | 2,276 | | | |
| | UUP | Bob Stoker* | 14.93% | 2,032 | | | |
| | SDLP | Catherine Molloy* | 7.25% | 987 | 1,919.77 | 1,945.77 | |
| | Alliance | Tom Ekin* | 12.37% | 1,684 | 1,780.57 | 1,935.49 | 2,047.4 |
| | DUP | Ruth Patterson | 10.11% | 1,377 | 1,377.74 | 1,779.11 | 1,982.6 |
| | Sinn Féin | Stephen Long | 9.91% | 1,349 | 1,435.21 | 1,445.58 | 1,446.53 |
| | DUP | Thomas Morrow | 3.09% | 421 | 425.07 | | |
| | UUP | John Hiddleston | 3.02% | 411 | 415.44 | | |
| Electorate: 20,958 Valid: 13,614 (64.96%) Spoilt: 259 Quota: 1,945 Turnout: 13,873 (66.19%) ||||||||

## 1997 Election

1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
1993-1997 Change: SDLP gain from DUP
Balmoral - 6 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 |
| | UUP | Mary Crooks* | 20.49% | 2,329 | | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Carmel Hanna | 16.85% | 1,916 | | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Harry Smith* | 8.13% | 924 | 969.9 | 969.9 | 979.3 | 983.3 | 1,034.5 | 1,129.5 | 1,690.5 | | |
| | UUP | Bob Stoker | 8.35% | 949 | 1,070.5 | 1,070.5 | 1,083.9 | 1,088.2 | 1,169.2 | 1,448.9 | 1,550.8 | 1,936.8 | |
| | SDLP | Catherine Molloy | 9.21% | 1,047 | 1,048.2 | 1,310.55 | 1,328.55 | 1,415.2 | 1,422.5 | 1,423.65 | 1,424.25 | 1,426.65 | 1,430.65 |
| | Alliance | Tom Ekin | 8.54% | 971 | 986.3 | 994.4 | 1,017 | 1,086.05 | 1,099.35 | 1,119.95 | 1,127.15 | 1,227.55 | 1,305.55 |
| | Alliance | Philip McGarry* | 8.43% | 958 | 974.2 | 984.55 | 1,004.15 | 1,052.35 | 1,074.25 | 1,080.85 | 1,087.35 | 1,166.25 | 1,203.25 |
| | UUP | Gordon Lucy | 2.67% | 304 | 688.6 | 688.6 | 719.3 | 723.2 | 763.2 | 848.5 | 908.9 | | |
| | DUP | Joan Parkes | 5.75% | 654 | 712.5 | 712.5 | 719 | 721 | 779.9 | 804.5 | | | |
| | Ulster Democratic | Heather Calvert | 4.57% | 520 | 534.1 | 534.25 | 535.55 | 549.15 | 662.05 | | | | |
| | PUP | Gordon McCrea | 3.49% | 397 | 415 | 415 | 422 | 433 | | | | | |
| | NI Women's Coalition | Nuala Bradley | 2.08% | 236 | 238.4 | 241.7 | 267.75 | | | | | | |
| | Green (NI) | Mary Ringland | 0.81% | 92 | 95.3 | 95.75 | | | | | | | |
| | NI Conservatives | Hubert Mullan | 0.62% | 71 | 80 | 80.15 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 22,826 Valid: 11,368 (49.80%) Spoilt: 245 Quota: 1,625 Turnout: 11,613 (50.88%) ||||||||||||||

## 1993 Election

1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1989-1993 Change: DUP gain due to the addition of one seat
Balmoral - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| | SDLP | Dorita Field* | 19.12% | 2,262 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | John Parkes* | 17.55% | 2,076 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Philip McGarry | 10.76% | 1,273 | 1,545.43 | 1,547.41 | 1,550.68 | 1,572.94 | 1,596.07 | 1,633.33 | 1,695.77 | | | | |
| | UUP | Mary Crooks* | 13.66% | 1,616 | 1,617.89 | 1,638.59 | 1,639.22 | 1,640.22 | 1,644.4 | 1,644.58 | 1,649.85 | 1,790.85 | | | |
| | UUP | Jim Kirkpatrick* | 11.80% | 1,396 | 1,397.35 | 1,411.57 | 1,411.75 | 1,412.75 | 1,413.75 | 1,417.75 | 1,425.2 | 1,553.36 | 1,906.36 | | |
| | DUP | Harry Smith | 5.89% | 697 | 697.81 | 993.37 | 995.55 | 995.73 | 996.73 | 1,002.18 | 1,011.54 | 1,070.86 | 1,242.48 | 1,363.48 | 1,396.48 |
| | Alliance | Mark Long* | 7.80% | 923 | 1,065.02 | 1,066.46 | 1,068.46 | 1,078.69 | 1,101.01 | 1,149.61 | 1,222.54 | 1,298.24 | 1,310.14 | 1,325.14 | 1,357.14 |
| | UUP | Bob Stoker | 5.17% | 611 | 611 | 627.74 | 628.74 | 630.1 | 631.1 | 635.1 | 637.37 | 707.88 | | | |
| | NI Conservatives | Esmond Birnie | 2.36% | 279 | 279.54 | 280.26 | 304.26 | 304.26 | 307.98 | 311.25 | 318.79 | | | | |
| | NI Conservatives | William Dickson | 2.23% | 264 | 264.81 | 276.33 | 276.51 | 276.51 | 279.51 | 292.78 | 296.05 | | | | |
| | Green (NI) | Roderick McAlister | 1.05% | 124 | 168.28 | 168.82 | 172.82 | 189.38 | 213.13 | 273.59 | | | | | |
| | Independent Labour | Niall Cusack | 0.96% | 113 | 153.5 | 154.04 | 166.04 | 178.25 | 207.45 | | | | | | |
| | Democratic Left | Jean Craig | 0.82% | 97 | 117.52 | 118.06 | 118.06 | 133.81 | | | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Shaun McKeown | 0.40% | 48 | 85.53 | 86.25 | 86.25 | | | | | | | | |
| | NI Conservatives | Hubert Mullan | 0.42% | 50 | 50.54 | 51.98 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 23,497 Valid: 11,829 (50.34%) Spoilt: 331 Quota: 1,690 Turnout: 12,160 (51.75%) ||||||||||||||||

## 1989 Election

1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
1989: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP
1985-1989 Change: SDLP gain from DUP
Balmoral - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | UUP | Mary Crooks* | 18.97% | 2,163 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Jim Kirkpatrick* | 15.94% | 1,818 | 1,968.72 | | | | | |
| | DUP | John Parkes* | 14.05% | 1,602 | 1,631.76 | 1,997.76 | | | | |
| | Alliance | Mark Long | 9.69% | 1,105 | 1,111 | 1,178.68 | 1,182.37 | 1,188.37 | 2,118.37 | |
| | SDLP | Dorita Field | 14.35% | 1,636 | 1,637.08 | 1,708.32 | 1,708.73 | 1,708.85 | 1,778.63 | 1,888.89 |
| | Ind. Unionist | William Dickson* | 10.32% | 1,177 | 1,207.84 | 1,418.56 | 1,505.89 | 1,558.09 | 1,639.9 | 1,743.87 |
| | Alliance | John Montgomery* | 9.30% | 1,061 | 1,067.24 | 1,152.32 | 1,157.65 | 1,162.09 | | |
| | DUP | Caroline Bingham | 5.25% | 599 | 626 | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Shaun McKeown | 2.14% | 243 | 243.72 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 23,343 Valid: 11,404 (48.85%) Spoilt: 314 Quota: 1,901 Turnout: 11,718 (50.20%) |||||||||||

## 1985 Election

1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
Balmoral - 6 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 |
| | UUP | Mary Crooks* | 19.07% | 2,438 | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Jim Kirkpatrick | 14.23% | 1,820 | 2,014.16 | 2,061.12 | 2,137.12 | | | | |
| | DUP | William Dickson* | 12.81% | 1,638 | 1,660.56 | 1,676.68 | 1,931.32 | 2,321.32 | | | |
| | Alliance | John Montgomery | 10.37% | 1,326 | 1,329.12 | 1,426.48 | 1,430.6 | 1,488.68 | 1,497.39 | 2,449.39 | |
| | DUP | John Parkes | 7.80% | 998 | 1,009.28 | 1,032.64 | 1,281.76 | 1,536 | 1,691.44 | 1,780.22 | 1,908.19 |
| | SDLP | Dorita Field | 10.42% | 1,332 | 1,332.24 | 1,446.24 | 1,448.24 | 1,457.24 | 1,457.24 | 1,587.04 | 1,772.63 |
| | Alliance | David Cook* | 8.15% | 1,042 | 1,054 | 1,180.48 | 1,191.08 | 1,345.04 | 1,367.82 | | |
| | UUP | James Stewart* | 8.38% | 1,071 | 1,102.08 | 1,127.68 | 1,166.44 | | | | |
| | DUP | Clarke Gibson | 7.80% | 620 | 633.68 | 646.8 | | | | | |
| | Labour Party NI | Stanley Graham | 1.45% | 186 | 187.08 | | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Shaun McKeown | 1.04% | 133 | 133.12 | | | | | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | Victor Brennan | 0.99% | 127 | 127.6 | | | | | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | William Stevenson* | 0.44% | 56 | 57.44 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 23,220 Valid: 12,787 (55.07%) Spoilt: 315 Quota: 2,132 Turnout: 13,102 (56.43%) ||||||||||||