# 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 | John McAuley (DUP) | Desmond McBurney (DUP) | Albert Young (DUP) | George Sloane (Independent Unionist)/ (UUP) | David Allen (Independent Unionist)/ (Vanguard) |
| 1973 | John McAuley (DUP) | A. Hyndman (UUP) | W. McWilliams (UUP) | George Sloane (Independent Unionist)/ (UUP) | David Allen (Independent Unionist)/ (Vanguard) |

## 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 | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | DUP | Roy West | 19.43% | 1,082 | | | |
| | DUP | Martin Clarke | 17.56% | 978 | | | |
| | UUP | 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 |
| | UUP | William Simpson | 12.46% | 694 | 844 | 851.14 | 852.94 |
| | UUP | 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 | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 |
| | UUP | William Simpson | 7.87% | 323 | 327.59 | 376.94 | 381.04 | 583.55 | 612.39 |
| | UUP | 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 | 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 |
| | Vanguard | David Allen | 20.65% | 1,169 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | John McAuley | 18.35% | 1,039 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | George Sloane | 17.20% | 974 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | 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 |
| | UUP | 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 |
| | UUP | 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%) |||||||||||||||