# Bannside (District Electoral Area)

Bannside is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland. The district elects six members to Mid and East Antrim District Council and contains the wards of Ahoghill, Cullybackey, Galgorm, Grange, Maine and Portglenone. Bannside forms part of the North Antrim constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1993 local elections, where it contained five wards (Ahoghill, Cullybackey, Dunminning, Grange and Portglenone), replacing The Main DEA which had existed since 1985. For the 2014 local elections it gained an additional ward, gaining Galgorm from the abolished Ballymena North DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| July 2024 Co-Option | Ian Friary (Sinn Féin) | Jackson Minford (UUP) | Tyler Hoey (DUP) | Thomas Gordon (DUP) | Anna Henry (TUV) | | Stewart McDonald (TUV) |
| 2023 | Ian Friary (Sinn Féin) | Jackson Minford (UUP) | Tyler Hoey (DUP) | Thomas Gordon (DUP) | Timothy Gaston (TUV) | | Stewart McDonald (TUV) |
| 2019 | Ian Friary (Sinn Féin) | William McNeilly (UUP) | Tommy Nicholl (DUP) | Thomas Gordon (DUP) | Timothy Gaston (TUV) | | Stewart McDonald (TUV) |
| 2014 | Patrice Hardy (Sinn Féin) | William McNeilly (UUP) | Tommy Nicholl (DUP) | Billy Henry (DUP) | Timothy Gaston (TUV) | | Stewart McDonald (TUV) |
| 2011 | Monica Digney (Sinn Féin) | William McNeilly (UUP) | Tommy Nicholl (DUP) | Billy Henry (DUP) | Roy Gillespie (TUV)/ (DUP) | 5 seats 1993–2014 | 5 seats 1993–2014 |
| 2005 | Monica Digney (Sinn Féin) | William McNeilly (UUP) | Tommy Nicholl (DUP) | Samuel Gaston (DUP) | Roy Gillespie (TUV)/ (DUP) | 5 seats 1993–2014 | 5 seats 1993–2014 |
| 2001 | Seamus Laverty (SDLP) | William McNeilly (UUP) | Tommy Nicholl (DUP) | Samuel Gaston (DUP) | Roy Gillespie (TUV)/ (DUP) | 5 seats 1993–2014 | 5 seats 1993–2014 |
| 1997 | Robert Coulter (UUP) | Ian Johnston (UUP) | Tommy Nicholl (DUP) | Sandy Spence (DUP) | Roy Gillespie (TUV)/ (DUP) | 5 seats 1993–2014 | 5 seats 1993–2014 |
| 1993 | Robert Coulter (UUP) | Ian Johnston (UUP) | Tommy Nicholl (DUP) | Sandy Spence (DUP) | Roy Gillespie (TUV)/ (DUP) | 5 seats 1993–2014 | 5 seats 1993–2014 |

## 2023 Election

2019: 2 x TUV, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2023: 2 x TUV, 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP
2019–2023 Change: No change
Bannside - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | TUV | Timothy Gaston* † | 16.72% | 1,468 | | | | | |
| | TUV | Stewart McDonald* | 16.42% | 1,442 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Ian Friary* | 14.72% | 1,292 | | | | | |
| | DUP | Thomas Gordon* | 14.31% | 1,256 | | | | | |
| | DUP | Tyler Hoey | 9.54% | 838 | 865.45 | 867.45 | 892.28 | 892.43 | 1,295.83 |
| | UUP | Jackson Minford | 10.74% | 943 | 957.1 | 965.1 | 983.69 | 984.14 | 1,238.67 |
| | Alliance | Jack Gibson | 8.75% | 768 | 773.25 | 961.25 | 965.02 | 994.63 | 1,015.02 |
| | TUV | Anna Henry | 6.40% | 562 | 727.75 | 728.9 | 862.54 | 862.75 | |
| | SDLP | Morgan Murphy | 2.40% | 211 | 211.15 | | | | |
| Electorate: 15,197 Valid: 8,780 (57.77%) Spoilt: 82 Quota: 1,255 Turnout: 8,862 (58.31%) ||||||||||

## 2019 Election

2014: 2 x TUV, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2019: 2 x TUV, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2014-2019 Change: No change
Bannside - 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 |
| | TUV | Stewart McDonald* | 18.63% | 1,504 | | | | | | | |
| | TUV | Timothy Gaston* | 17.75% | 1,433 | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | William McNeilly* | 9.70% | 783 | 855.54 | 916.48 | 1,285.48 | | | | |
| | DUP | Thomas Gordon | 9.21% | 744 | 796.52 | 863.84 | 895.3 | 923.14 | 1,339.14 | | |
| | DUP | Tommy Nicholl* | 8.55% | 690 | 812.72 | 856.72 | 901.14 | 940.5 | 1,242.5 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Ian Friary | 12.03% | 971 | 971.52 | 972.18 | 972.18 | 972.18 | 972.4 | 972.4 | 972.4 |
| | Alliance | Philip Burnside | 9.29% | 750 | 763 | 773.34 | 809.52 | 860.4 | 883.34 | 927.34 | 971.34 |
| | DUP | Andrew Wright | 9.28% | 749 | 773.7 | 828.92 | 843.44 | 854.44 | | | |
| | UUP | Jackson Minford | 5.56% | 449 | 503.08 | 537.4 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 14,393 Valid: 8,073 (56.09%) Spoilt: 96 Quota: 1,154 Turnout: 8,169 (56.76%) ||||||||||||

## 2014 Election

2011: 2 x DUP, 1 x TUV, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2014: 2 x DUP, 2 x TUV, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2011-2014 Change: TUV gain due to the addition of one seat
Bannside - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | TUV | Timothy Gaston* | 15.51% | 1,212 | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Patrice Hardy | 13.24% | 1,035 | 1,123 | | | | | |
| | DUP | Tommy Nicholl* | 9.94% | 777 | 790 | 793.52 | 1,205.52 | | | |
| | DUP | Billy Henry* ‡ | 7.69% | 601 | 614 | 618.08 | 690.52 | 758.14 | 758.4 | 1,270.4 |
| | TUV | Stewart McDonald | 12.17% | 951 | 975 | 1,040.6 | 1,054.88 | 1,057.82 | 1,058.86 | 1,105.67 |
| | UUP | William McNeilly* | 11.09% | 867 | 944 | 947.76 | 967.08 | 968.13 | 971.25 | 1,056.77 |
| | UUP | Andrew Wright | 8.55% | 668 | 720 | 724.56 | 747.52 | 750.25 | 751.81 | 792.51 |
| | DUP | Thomas Gordon | 8.61% | 673 | 694 | 702.16 | 740.64 | 751.77 | 751.77 | |
| | DUP | Phil Moffatt | 7.45% | 582 | 593 | 598.04 | | | | |
| | Alliance | Philip Burnside | 5.76% | 450 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 14,039 Valid: 7,816 (55.67%) Spoilt: 105 Quota: 1,117 Turnout: 7,921 (56.42%) |||||||||||

## 2011 Election

2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2011: 2 x DUP, 1 x TUV, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2005-2011 Change: TUV gain from DUP
Bannside - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | DUP | Tommy Nicholl* | 17.65% | 1,192 | | | | |
| | TUV | Roy Gillespie* | 15.27% | 1,031 | 1,034.05 | 1,040.05 | 1,428.05 | |
| | UUP | William McNeilly* | 15.34% | 1,036 | 1,038.65 | 1,084.7 | 1,109.85 | 1,225.85 |
| | DUP | Billy Henry | 15.04% | 1,016 | 1,046.8 | 1,056.85 | 1,075.45 | 1,155.45 |
| | Sinn Féin | Monica Digney* | 11.65% | 787 | 787.05 | 1,036.1 | 1,039.1 | 1,040.1 |
| | DUP | Philip Moffett | 11.67% | 788 | 808.3 | 814.45 | 832.9 | 891.9 |
| | TUV | Timothy Gaston | 6.88% | 465 | 466.45 | 470.5 | | |
| | SDLP | Eugene Reid | 6.50% | 439 | 439.35 | | | |
| Electorate: 11,284 Valid: 6,754 (59.85%) Spoilt: 118 Quota: 1,126 Turnout: 6,872 (60.90%) |||||||||

## 2005 Election

2001: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2001-2005 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Bannside - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | DUP | Roy Gillespie* | 22.95% | 1,664 | | | |
| | UUP | William McNeilly* | 18.93% | 1,373 | | | |
| | DUP | Samuel Gaston* | 13.49% | 978 | 1,147.02 | 1,187.2 | 1,195.71 |
| | Sinn Féin | Monica Digney | 11.65% | 733 | 733.54 | 733.68 | 1,152.07 |
| | DUP | Tommy Nicholl* | 13.22% | 959 | 1,065.38 | 1,121.24 | 1,150.11 |
| | DUP | William Wilkinson | 12.67% | 919 | 1,079.38 | 1,105.98 | 1,108.8 |
| | SDLP | Seamus Laverty* | 8.63% | 626 | 628.7 | 660.2 | |
| Electorate: 10,772 Valid: 7,252 (67.32%) Spoilt: 92 Quota: 1,209 Turnout: 7,344 (68.18%) ||||||||

## 2001 Election

1997: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP
2001: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
1997-2001 Change: SDLP gain from UUP
Bannside - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | DUP | Roy Gillespie* | 19.13% | 1,427 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Seamus Laverty | 12.57% | 938 | 938.65 | 941.65 | 1,276.65 | | |
| | UUP | William McNeilly | 14.21% | 1,060 | 1,068.58 | 1,111.97 | 1,112.97 | 1,806.97 | |
| | DUP | Tommy Nicholl* | 12.90% | 962 | 993.72 | 1,052.93 | 1,055.06 | 1,075.97 | 1,247.97 |
| | DUP | Samuel Gaston | 11.93% | 890 | 934.46 | 976.24 | 976.24 | 989.45 | 1,121.45 |
| | DUP | William Wilkinson | 11.29% | 842 | 926.76 | 971.19 | 972.19 | 981.1 | 1,057.1 |
| | UUP | Samuel McLean | 9.75% | 727 | 733.11 | 763.5 | 765.63 | | |
| | SDLP | Joseph Montgomery | 5.03% | 375 | 375.39 | 375.39 | | | |
| | NI Unionist | Norman Sloan | 2.49% | 186 | 190.16 | | | | |
| | PUP | Kenneth McCaughey | 0.71% | 53 | 54.3 | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,493 Valid: 7,460 (71.10%) Spoilt: 152 Quota: 1,244 Turnout: 7,612 (72.54%) ||||||||||

## 1997 Election

1993: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP
1997: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP
1993-1997 Change: No change
Bannside - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | DUP | Roy Gillespie* | 18.75% | 1,110 | | | | |
| | DUP | Tommy Nicholl* | 17.70% | 1,048 | | | | |
| | UUP | Robert Coulter* | 17.13% | 1,014 | | | | |
| | DUP | Sandy Spence* | 14.27% | 845 | 949.28 | 1,004.6 | | |
| | UUP | Ian Johnston* | 15.81% | 936 | 948.43 | 953.71 | 972.89 | 987.89 |
| | SDLP | Seamus Laverty | 16.33% | 967 | 967.33 | 967.39 | 967.55 | 967.67 |
| Electorate: 9,931 Valid: 5,920 (59.61%) Spoilt: 115 Quota: 987 Turnout: 6,035 (60.77%) |||||||||

## 1993 Election

1993: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP
Bannside - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | UUP | Robert Coulter* | 21.69% | 1,239 | | | |
| | UUP | Ian Johnston* | 15.82% | 904 | 1,136.3 | | |
| | DUP | Roy Gillespie* | 11.61% | 663 | 677.49 | 691.75 | 999.75 |
| | DUP | Tommy Nicholl* | 13.85% | 791 | 799.28 | 823.89 | 985.89 |
| | DUP | Sandy Spence* | 11.59% | 662 | 678.56 | 749.4 | 905.35 |
| | SDLP | Seamus Laverty | 14.04% | 802 | 802.46 | 812.12 | 814.35 |
| | DUP | Hubert Nicholl* | 11.41% | 652 | 658.67 | 677.3 | |
| Electorate: 9,229 Valid: 5,713 (61.90%) Spoilt: 102 Quota: 953 Turnout: 5,815 (63.01%) ||||||||