# Ballymena South (District Electoral Area)

Ballymena South 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 Ballee, Ballykeel, Castle Demesne, Harryville, Kells, Moat and Summerfield. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and most of the area was transferred to the new Ballymena DEA, with Ballee, Harryville and Kells moving to the Braid DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 2011 | Declan O'Loan (SDLP) | James Currie (UUP) | Desmond Robinson (DUP) | Beth Adger (DUP) | Hubert Nicholl (DUP) | Martin Clarke (DUP) | David Tweed (TUV)/ (DUP) |
| 2005 | Declan O'Loan (SDLP) | James Currie (UUP) | Deirdre Nelson (DUP) | Beth Adger (DUP) | Hubert Nicholl (DUP) | Martin Clarke (DUP) | David Tweed (TUV)/ (DUP) |
| 2001 | Declan O'Loan (SDLP) | James Currie (UUP) | Peter Brown (UUP) | Beth Adger (DUP) | Hubert Nicholl (DUP) | Martin Clarke (DUP) | David Tweed (TUV)/ (DUP) |
| 1997 | Declan O'Loan (SDLP) | James Currie (UUP) | Peter Brown (UUP) | Malcolm Gilmour (UUP) | Hubert Nicholl (DUP) | Martin Clarke (DUP) | David Tweed (TUV)/ (DUP) |
| 1993 | Declan O'Loan (SDLP) | James Currie (UUP) | John Scott (UUP) | William Brownlees (Independent Unionist) | James McCosh (DUP) | Martin Clarke (DUP) | Frederick Coulter (DUP) |

## 2011 Election

2005: 5 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2011: 4 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x TUV, 1 x SDLP
2005-2011 Change: TUV gain from DUP
Ballymena South - 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 | Beth Adger* | 14.98% | 746 | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Declan O'Loan* | 12.37% | 616 | 627 | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Hubert Nicholl* | 10.92% | 544 | 559 | 575.64 | 707.64 | | | | |
| | DUP | Martin Clarke* | 10.26% | 511 | 522 | 583.92 | 627.92 | | | | |
| | DUP | Desmond Robinson | 9.92% | 494 | 499 | 506.04 | 570.92 | 648.64 | | | |
| | TUV | David Tweed* | 8.03% | 400 | 408 | 409.44 | 412.08 | 413.42 | 416.66 | 417.66 | 662.66 |
| | UUP | James Currie* | 8.41% | 419 | 426 | 430 | 443.8 | 448.49 | 463.61 | 506.61 | 518.77 |
| | UUP | Robin Swann | 6.47% | 322 | 330 | 332.4 | 338.04 | 338.04 | 344.52 | 356.52 | 391.68 |
| | TUV | Jeremy Saulters | 5.94% | 296 | 298 | 299.28 | 304.28 | 304.28 | 304.82 | 310.82 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Thomas O'Hara | 5.74% | 286 | 289 | 289 | 289 | 289 | 289 | | |
| | DUP | Gayle Nelson | 5.08% | 253 | 260 | 282.56 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Deirdre Nelson* | 1.87% | 93 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,675 Valid: 4,980 (46.65%) Spoilt: 139 Quota: 623 Turnout: 5,119 (47.95%) ||||||||||||

## 2005 Election

2001: 4 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2005: 5 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Ballymena South - 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 |
| | DUP | Beth Adger* | 16.25% | 960 | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | David Tweed* | 13.41% | 792 | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Martin Clarke* | 13.15% | 777 | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Hubert Nicholl* | 12.61% | 745 | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | James Currie* | 11.41% | 674 | 699.2 | 714.68 | 719.09 | 721.99 | 823.99 | | | |
| | SDLP | Declan O'Loan* | 12.16% | 718 | 719.2 | 721.2 | 721.34 | 721.34 | 723.39 | 726.21 | 1,034.21 | |
| | DUP | Deirdre Nelson | 5.86% | 346 | 519.52 | 552.16 | 594.37 | 624.47 | 652.13 | 661.53 | 661.53 | 669.53 |
| | UUP | Robin Swann | 4.16% | 246 | 250.8 | 256.8 | 257.71 | 258.26 | 336.93 | 409.31 | 410.31 | 477.31 |
| | Sinn Féin | Daniel O'Connell | 5.86% | 346 | 346.24 | 346.24 | 346.24 | 346.29 | 347.29 | 347.29 | | |
| | UUP | Colette Gilmour | 3.54% | 209 | 218.36 | 234.32 | 237.33 | 240.13 | | | | |
| | PUP | William McCaughey | 1.59% | 94 | 99.76 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,637 Valid: 5,907 (55.53%) Spoilt: 139 Quota: 739 Turnout: 6,046 (56.84%) |||||||||||||

## 2001 Election

1997 3 x DUP, 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2001 4 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Ballymena South - 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 |
| | SDLP | Declan O'Loan* | 17.29% | 1,212 | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | James Currie* | 15.58% | 1,092 | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Beth Adger | 15.14% | 1,061 | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | David Tweed* | 14.52% | 1,018 | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Martin Clarke* | 11.31% | 793 | 798.72 | 805.92 | 875.45 | 960.85 | | | |
| | DUP | Hubert Nicholl* | 10.77% | 755 | 759.84 | 770.44 | 859.35 | 894.91 | | | |
| | UUP | Peter Brown* | 6.55% | 459 | 543.48 | 624.48 | 635.19 | 640.65 | 649.61 | 668.38 | 757.76 |
| | UUP | William Moore | 4.07% | 285 | 376.52 | 476.52 | 479.41 | 480.53 | 484.17 | 511.16 | 601.89 |
| | Independent | David Warwick | 3.44% | 241 | 364.2 | 372 | 375.23 | 380.97 | 387.27 | 409.61 | |
| | PUP | William McCaughey | 0.73% | 51 | 59.36 | 60.56 | 61.58 | 62.98 | 65.08 | | |
| | PUP | Jean Rainey | 0.61% | 43 | 59.28 | 61.28 | 61.79 | 62.91 | 64.31 | | |
| Electorate: 11,772 Valid: 7,010 (59.55%) Spoilt: 136 Quota: 877 Turnout: 7,146 (60.70%) ||||||||||||

## 1997 Election

1993: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1997: 3 x DUP, 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
1993-1997 Change: UUP gain from Independent Unionist
Ballymena South - 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 |
| | SDLP | Declan O'Loan* | 17.56% | 967 | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | James Currie* | 16.67% | 918 | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | David Tweed | 15.11% | 832 | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Martin Clarke* | 10.37% | 571 | 576.6 | 581.02 | 604.99 | 614.81 | 655.29 | 896.29 | | |
| | DUP | Hubert Nicholl | 9.70% | 534 | 535.68 | 544 | 575.45 | 585 | 622.43 | 714.87 | | |
| | UUP | Peter Brown | 6.85% | 377 | 425.72 | 478.24 | 481.64 | 524.27 | 548.93 | 559.69 | 583.69 | 586.41 |
| | UUP | Malcolm Gilmour | 6.63% | 365 | 390.76 | 472.66 | 479.63 | 495.69 | 538.51 | 556.29 | 577.29 | 580.86 |
| | UUP | John Scott* | 6.48% | 357 | 410.2 | 473.9 | 479.51 | 499.95 | 534.81 | 546.52 | 565.52 | 567.56 |
| | DUP | John Carson | 5.72% | 315 | 316.68 | 320.84 | 369.63 | 379.16 | 397.12 | | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | Agnes McLeister | 3.34% | 184 | 196.32 | 203.6 | 219.75 | 240.93 | | | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | Samuel Balmer | 1.56% | 86 | 210.32 | 214.74 | 216.1 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 12,043 Valid: 5,506 (45.72%) Spoilt: 116 Quota: 689 Turnout: 5,622 (46.68%) |||||||||||||

## 1993 Election

1993: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Unionist
Ballymena South - 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 | William Brownlees* | 22.64% | 1,301 | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Declan O'Loan | 17.77% | 1,021 | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | John Scott | 14.41% | 828 | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | James Currie* | 10.30% | 592 | 946 | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Martin Clarke* | 9.99% | 574 | 649.5 | 654.06 | 684.06 | 703.56 | 720.56 | | |
| | DUP | James McCosh* | 9.55% | 549 | 580 | 581.71 | 602.21 | 611.96 | 615.92 | 677.74 | 686.08 |
| | DUP | Frederick Coulter | 4.63% | 266 | 304.5 | 306.21 | 322.71 | 337.96 | 342.46 | 493.03 | 522.35 |
| | Ind. Unionist | Agnes McLeister | 3.90% | 224 | 263.5 | 278.89 | 346.39 | 381.39 | 403.74 | 415.99 | 499.09 |
| | Independent | Charles Magill | 1.56% | 66 | 80.5 | 236.11 | 257.11 | 265.11 | 405.78 | 409.35 | |
| | DUP | John McKendry | 4.07% | 234 | 247 | 250.42 | 255.92 | 264.17 | 271.49 | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | Melvyn McKendry | 1.58% | 91 | 107 | 224.42 | 242.42 | 252.92 | | | |
| Electorate: 12,121 Valid: 5,746 (47.41%) Spoilt: 141 Quota: 719 Turnout: 5,887 (48.57%) ||||||||||||