# Ballinderry (District Electoral Area)

Ballinderry was one of the three district electoral areas in Cookstown, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 2014. The district elected six members to Cookstown District Council, and formed part of the Mid Ulster constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Cookstown Area B which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Ardboe, Coagh, Killycolpy, Moneymore, Stewartstown and The Loop. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and divided between the Cookstown DEA and the Magherafelt DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (party) | Councillor (party) | Councillor (party) | Councillor (party) | Councillor (party) | Councillor (party) |
| 2011 | Patrick McAleer (Sinn Féin) | Michael McIvor (Sinn Féin) | Deirdre Mayo (SDLP) | Christine McFlynn (SDLP) | Robert Kelly (UUP) | Samuel McCartney (DUP) |
| 2005 | Patrick McAleer (Sinn Féin) | Michael McIvor (Sinn Féin) | Patsy McGlone (SDLP) | Mary Baker (SDLP) | Thomas Greer (UUP) | Samuel McCartney (DUP) |
| 2001 | Patrick McAleer (Sinn Féin) | Michael McIvor (Sinn Féin) | Patsy McGlone (SDLP) | Mary Baker (SDLP) | Thomas Greer (UUP) | Anne McCrea (DUP) |
| 1997 | Patrick McAleer (Sinn Féin) | Seamus Campbell (Sinn Féin) | Patsy McGlone (SDLP) | Mary Baker (SDLP) | Thomas Greer (UUP) | Anne McCrea (DUP) |
| 1993 | Victor McGahie (UUP) | Seamus Campbell (Sinn Féin) | Patsy McGlone (SDLP) | Francis Rock (SDLP) | Thomas Greer (UUP) | Anne McCrea (DUP) |
| 1989 | Victor McGahie (UUP) | Francis McNally (Sinn Féin) | John O'Neill (SDLP) | Paddy Duffy (SDLP) | William McIntyre (DUP) | Samuel McCartney (DUP) |
| 1985 | Victor McGahie (UUP) | Francis McNally (Sinn Féin) | Patrick McAleer (Sinn Féin) | Paddy Duffy (SDLP) | William McIntyre (DUP) | Samuel McCartney (DUP) |

## 2011 election

2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
2011: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
2005-2011 change: No change
Ballinderry - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Sinn Féin | Patrick McAleer* | 26.57% | 1,713 | | | |
| | DUP | Samuel McCartney* | 19.32% | 1,246 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Michael McIvor* | 12.72% | 820 | 1,451.2 | | |
| | SDLP | Deirdre Mayo | 12.02% | 775 | 875.32 | 1,026.52 | |
| | UUP | Robert Kelly | 12.08% | 779 | 783.32 | 785.72 | 992.81 |
| | SDLP | Christine McFlynn | 10.14% | 654 | 706.8 | 857.52 | 863.19 |
| | TUV | Walter Millar | 7.15% | 461 | 461.48 | 462.44 | 563.42 |
| Electorate: 9,986 Valid: 6,448 (64.57%) Spoilt: 140 Quota: 922 Turnout: 6,588 (65.97%) ||||||||

## 2005 election

2001: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
2001-2005 change: No change
Ballinderry - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 |
| | SDLP | Mary Baker* | N/A | N/A |
| | UUP | Thomas Greer* | N/A | N/A |
| | Sinn Féin | Patrick McAleer* | N/A | N/A |
| | DUP | Samuel McCartney | N/A | N/A |
| | SDLP | Patsy McGlone* | N/A | N/A |
| | Sinn Féin | Michael McIvor* | N/A | N/A |
| Electorate: N/A Valid: N/A Spoilt: N/A Quota: N/A Turnout: N/A |||||
* As only six candidates had been nominated for six seats, there was no vote in Ballinderry and all six candidates were deemed elected.

## 2001 election

1997: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
2001: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
1997-2001 change: No change
Ballinderry - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | SDLP | Patsy McGlone* | 23.86% | 1,771 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Patrick McAleer* | 21.12% | 1,567 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Mary Baker* | 8.64% | 641 | 1,187.92 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Michael McIvor | 8.84% | 656 | 805.6 | 1,300.85 | | |
| | UUP | Thomas Greer* | 12.75% | 946 | 949.08 | 949.43 | 963.08 | 1,220.08 |
| | DUP | Anne McCrea* | 13.06% | 969 | 970.76 | 972.16 | 973.21 | 1,015.79 |
| | DUP | Samuel McCartney | 7.24% | 537 | 537.88 | 538.93 | 540.33 | 566.26 |
| | UUP | James McCollum | 4.50% | 334 | 337.52 | 337.87 | 341.02 | |
| Electorate: 8,938 Valid: 7,421 (83.03%) Spoilt: 155 Quota: 1,061 Turnout: 7,576 (84.76%) |||||||||

## 1997 election

1993: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP
1997: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1993-1997 change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP
Ballinderry - 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 |
| | SDLP | Patsy McGlone* | 22.32% | 1,555 | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Patrick McAleer | 21.79% | 1,518 | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Seamus Campbell | 7.13% | 497 | 580.98 | 1,061.58 | | | | | |
| | DUP | Anne McCrea* | 14.01% | 976 | 977.9 | 978.62 | 982.12 | 1,451.12 | | | |
| | SDLP | Mary Baker | 7.13% | 497 | 912.72 | 935.76 | 983.68 | 985.06 | 986.06 | 1,048.08 | |
| | UUP | Thomas Greer* | 8.87% | 618 | 619.52 | 620.24 | 624.24 | 664.6 | 940.6 | 940.88 | 941.72 |
| | UUP | William Armstrong | 10.55% | 735 | 736.9 | 736.9 | 736.9 | 745.66 | 890.66 | 890.66 | 892.62 |
| | DUP | Samuel McCartney | 7.45% | 519 | 520.52 | 521.24 | 522.24 | | | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Francis Rocks* | 0.76% | 53 | 93.66 | 103.02 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 8,536 Valid: 6,968 (81.63%) Spoilt: 125 Quota: 996 Turnout: 7,093 (83.10%) ||||||||||||

## 1993 election

1989: 2 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1993: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1989-1993 change: UUP gain from DUP
Ballinderry - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | SDLP | Patsy McGlone | 20.05% | 1,314 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Seamus Campbell | 18.90% | 1,239 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Francis Rocks | 12.94% | 848 | 1,205.6 | | | |
| | DUP | Anne McCrea | 14.28% | 936 | 936.6 | 936.87 | 940.47 | |
| | UUP | Thomas Greer | 10.47% | 686 | 686.3 | 687.11 | 690.11 | 980.11 |
| | UUP | Victor McGahie* | 10.51% | 689 | 690.5 | 692.12 | 701.12 | 926.42 |
| | Sinn Féin | Noel Quinn | 4.50% | 295 | 310.3 | 602.98 | 702.58 | 702.58 |
| | DUP | Samuel McCartney* | 8.35% | 547 | 547.3 | 548.11 | 549.61 | |
| Electorate: 8,151 Valid: 6,554 (80.41%) Spoilt: 211 Quota: 937 Turnout: 6,765 (83.00%) |||||||||

## 1989 election

1985: 2 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
1989: 2 x DUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP
1985-1989 change: SDLP gain from Sinn Féin
Ballinderry - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SDLP | Paddy Duffy* | 22.40% | 1,370 | | | | | |
| | DUP | William McIntyre* | 16.99% | 1,039 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Francis McNally* | 14.19% | 868 | 920.54 | | | | |
| | UUP | Victor McGahie* | 12.77% | 781 | 782.11 | 811.66 | 1,208.66 | | |
| | DUP | Samuel McCartney* | 8.63% | 528 | 528 | 648.6 | 764.54 | 1,088.84 | |
| | SDLP | John O'Neill | 6.57% | 402 | 810.11 | 810.41 | 811.41 | 819.87 | 889.43 |
| | Sinn Féin | Siobhan McQuillan | 10.09% | 617 | 636.61 | 636.76 | 637.5 | 637.5 | 637.5 |
| | UUP | Neville Forsythe | 8.37% | 512 | 514.59 | 518.79 | | | |
| Electorate: 7,775 Valid: 6,117 (78.68%) Spoilt: 224 Quota: 874 Turnout: 6,341 (81.56%) ||||||||||

## 1985 election

1985: 2 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
Ballinderry - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | DUP | William McIntyre* | 19.33% | 1,215 | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Patrick McAleer | 16.57% | 1,042 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Paddy Duffy* | 14.25% | 896 | 897.56 | 901.56 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Francis McNally | 12.76% | 802 | 802.26 | 802.26 | 918.46 | | | |
| | UUP | Victor McGahie* | 10.08% | 634 | 671.44 | 684.44 | 685.14 | 685.14 | 1,111.14 | |
| | DUP | Samuel McCartney | 7.13% | 448 | 712.42 | 723.94 | 724.78 | 725.78 | 808.88 | 1,017.68 |
| | SDLP | Joseph Davidson* | 6.52% | 410 | 410.26 | 414.26 | 426.44 | 673.98 | 684.98 | 687.98 |
| | UUP | Andrew Booth | 8.08% | 508 | 517.36 | 528.14 | 528.14 | 531.14 | | |
| | SDLP | John O'Neill | 4.56% | 287 | 287 | 288 | 292.9 | | | |
| | Independent | Eric Brown | 0.72% | 45 | 46.3 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 7,587 Valid: 6,287 (82.87%) Spoilt: 149 Quota: 899 Turnout: 6,436 (84.83%) |||||||||||