# Ballymena North (District Electoral Area)

Ballymena North was one of the four district electoral areas in Ballymena, Northern Ireland which existed from 1993 to 2014. The district elected seven 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 1993 local elections, and contained the wards of academy, Ardeevin, Ballyloughan, Dunclug, Fair Green, Galgorm and Park. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and most of the area was transferred to the new Ballymena DEA, with Galgorm moving to the Bannside DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 2011 | Patrick McAvoy (SDLP) | Jayne Dunlop (Alliance) | James McClean (UUP) | John Carson (DUP) | Audrey Wales (DUP) | Maurice Mills (DUP) | James Henry (Independent Unionist) |
| 2005 | Patrick McAvoy (SDLP) | Neil Armstrong (UUP) | Joseph McKernan (UUP) | John Carson (DUP) | James Alexander (DUP)/ (UUP) | Maurice Mills (DUP) | James Henry (Independent Unionist) |
| 2001 | Patrick McAvoy (SDLP) | Neil Armstrong (UUP) | Joseph McKernan (UUP) | William Wright (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) | James Alexander (DUP)/ (UUP) | Maurice Mills (DUP) | James Henry (Independent Unionist) |
| 1997 | Patrick McAvoy (SDLP) | Jayne Dunlop (Alliance) | Joseph McKernan (UUP) | William Wright (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) | James Alexander (DUP)/ (UUP) | Maurice Mills (DUP) | Samuel Henry (Independent Unionist) |
| 1993 | Patrick McAvoy (SDLP) | Gareth Williams (Alliance) | Joseph McKernan (UUP) | William Wright (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) | James Alexander (DUP)/ (UUP) | Maurice Mills (DUP) | Samuel Henry (Independent Unionist) |

## 2011 Election

2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
2011: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent
2005-2011 Change: Alliance gain from UUP
Ballymena North - 7 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 |
| | Independent | James Henry* | 17.13% | 1,026 | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | John Carson* | 15.71% | 941 | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Maurice Mills* | 12.45% | 746 | 787.44 | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Patrick McAvoy* | 9.95% | 596 | 617.84 | 619.31 | 622.15 | 910.15 | | | | |
| | UUP | James McClean | 7.28% | 436 | 477.72 | 485.7 | 503.9 | 505.18 | 509.18 | 512.96 | 826.96 | |
| | DUP | Audrey Wales | 7.53% | 451 | 479.56 | 643.36 | 664.77 | 666.05 | 674.05 | 700.51 | 745.78 | 780.1 |
| | Alliance | Jayne Dunlop | 6.94% | 416 | 463.88 | 466.61 | 474.45 | 492.01 | 624.01 | 625.63 | 674.96 | 699.05 |
| | TUV | James Alexander* | 6.49% | 389 | 412.52 | 417.98 | 575.88 | 575.88 | 575.88 | 577.23 | 620.8 | 638.95 |
| | UUP | Neil Armstrong* | 6.94% | 416 | 463.32 | 468.57 | 481.25 | 481.25 | 482.25 | 486.3 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Sean Davey | 5.94% | 356 | 357.96 | 357.96 | 357.96 | | | | | |
| | TUV | David Lynn | 3.64% | 218 | 232.56 | 237.81 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 12,118 Valid: 5,991 (49.44%) Spoilt: 118 Quota: 749 Turnout: 6,109 (50.41%) |||||||||||||

## 2005 Election

2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x Independent, 1 x SDLP
2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from Independent
Ballymena North - 7 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 |
| | DUP | James Alexander* | 21.90% | 1,503 | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Maurice Mills* | 13.55% | 930 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | James Henry* | 13.20% | 906 | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | John Carson | 8.25% | 566 | 1,125 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Neil Armstrong* | 9.56% | 656 | 693.41 | 839.56 | 875.83 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Patrick McAvoy* | 11.00% | 755 | 756.29 | 762.95 | 764.51 | 1,025.51 | | | |
| | UUP | Joseph McKernan* | 6.28% | 431 | 445.62 | 499.27 | 512.66 | 512.66 | 520.66 | 536.86 | 878.51 |
| | Alliance | Jayne Dunlop | 5.89% | 404 | 413.03 | 427.09 | 430.08 | 449.08 | 574.08 | 584.34 | 631.34 |
| | UUP | Peter Brown | 5.39% | 370 | 388.92 | 432.58 | 449.22 | 453.22 | 456.22 | 475.9 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Padraig McShane | 4.97% | 341 | 341 | 341 | 341.26 | | | | |
| Electorate: 11,822 Valid: 6,862 (58.04%) Spoilt: 101 Quota: 858 Turnout: 6,963 (58.90%) ||||||||||||

## 2001 Election

1997: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist
2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x Independent, 1 x SDLP
1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from Alliance, Independent leaves UUP and Independent Unionist becomes Independent
Ballymena North - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 |
| | DUP | James Alexander* | 14.34% | 1,110 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Patrick McAvoy* | 13.83% | 1,071 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | James Henry | 13.69% | 1,060 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Joseph McKernan* | 7.92% | 613 | 614.32 | 616.32 | 625.12 | 642.58 | 806.06 | 855.29 | 942.07 | 992.25 | | |
| | DUP | Maurice Mills* | 8.07% | 625 | 663.28 | 673.4 | 674.1 | 680.76 | 684.04 | 705.49 | 711.56 | 713.86 | 1,092.86 | |
| | Independent | William Wright* | 7.14% | 553 | 557.32 | 561.32 | 561.72 | 578.28 | 584.37 | 651.57 | 691.17 | 709.97 | 753.83 | 835.94 |
| | UUP | Neil Armstrong | 6.88% | 533 | 538.28 | 540.4 | 541.5 | 551.58 | 585.49 | 613.77 | 682.18 | 701.58 | 732.55 | 760.09 |
| | UUP | Gillian Scott | 6.87% | 532 | 534.04 | 538.04 | 539.94 | 546.6 | 569.19 | 598.75 | 698.32 | 706.41 | 719.98 | 734.26 |
| | DUP | Simon Hamilton | 5.31% | 411 | 489.24 | 494.6 | 494.8 | 499.21 | 504.63 | 516.99 | 525.11 | 526.41 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Gerard Magee | 4.93% | 382 | 382 | 382 | 429 | 429.72 | 429.72 | 433.22 | 454.9 | | | |
| | Alliance | Jayne Dunlop* | 4.09% | 317 | 318.08 | 319.08 | 348.28 | 357.28 | 358.47 | 427.39 | | | | |
| | Independent | Audrey Wales | 3.40% | 263 | 263.6 | 265.6 | 275 | 288.68 | 302.13 | | | | | |
| | UUP | William McElfatrick | 3.13% | 242 | 242.72 | 242.72 | 244.12 | 250.87 | | | | | | |
| | PUP | William Parkhill | 0.39% | 30 | 30.6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 12,285 Valid: 7,742 (63.02%) Spoilt: 134 Quota: 968 Turnout: 7,876 (64.11%) |||||||||||||||

## 1997 Election

1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist
1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist
1993-1997 Change: No change
Ballymena North - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SDLP | Patrick McAvoy* | 16.84% | 975 | | | | | |
| | UUP | William Wright* | 16.46% | 953 | | | | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | Samuel Henry* | 12.58% | 728 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Joseph McKernan* | 10.88% | 630 | 669.9 | 785.34 | | | |
| | UUP | James Alexander* | 9.45% | 547 | 551.8 | 620.92 | 675.52 | 778.52 | |
| | DUP | Maurice Mills* | 10.54% | 610 | 610.3 | 624.46 | 626.15 | 650.28 | 768.28 |
| | Alliance | Jayne Dunlop | 7.72% | 447 | 641.4 | 645 | 645.91 | 700.61 | 703.09 |
| | DUP | John Stewart | 7.20% | 417 | 417.3 | 428.1 | 429.4 | 439.14 | 562.22 |
| | DUP | David Warwick | 4.27% | 247 | 247.3 | 253.78 | 253.91 | 269.15 | |
| | Ind. Unionist | Herbert Park | 4.06% | 235 | 242.2 | 246.28 | 247.58 | | |
| Electorate: 12,239 Valid: 5,789 (47.30%) Spoilt: 81 Quota: 724 Turnout: 5,870 (47.96%) ||||||||||

## 1993 Election

1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Unionist
Ballymena North - 7 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. Unionist | Samuel Henry* | 15.50% | 964 | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Patrick McAvoy* | 13.83% | 860 | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | William Wright | 13.19% | 820 | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Gareth Williams* | 11.69% | 727 | 765.6 | 800.8 | | | | | |
| | UUP | James Alexander* | 10.95% | 681 | 727.4 | 728.4 | 751.45 | 771.05 | 791.05 | | |
| | DUP | Maurice Mills* | 7.24% | 450 | 461.8 | 462 | 463.35 | 468.05 | 671.55 | 951.55 | |
| | UUP | Joseph McKernan* | 7.93% | 493 | 539.6 | 545.2 | 555.7 | 568.5 | 574.55 | 615.05 | 684.05 |
| | Alliance | Ethel Kenny | 7.94% | 494 | 521 | 553.2 | 555 | 569.9 | 573.9 | 582.85 | 593.85 |
| | DUP | John Wilson* | 5.53% | 344 | 350.2 | 350.2 | 351.75 | 359.15 | 423.25 | | |
| | DUP | John Carson | 4.66% | 290 | 293.2 | 293.2 | 293.5 | 306.5 | | | |
| | Ulster Democratic | Samuel Balmer | 1.53% | 95 | 100.2 | 101.1 | 102.15 | | | | |
| Electorate: 12,034 Valid: 6,218 (51.67%) Spoilt: 72 Quota: 778 Turnout: 6,290 (52.27%) ||||||||||||