# Ballymoney Area A

Ballymoney Area A was one of the three district electoral areas in Ballymoney, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected four members to Ballymoney 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 Killoquin Lower, Killoquin Upper, Seacon and The Vow. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Bann Valley DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 1981 | Robert Halliday (DUP) | James Patterson (DUP) | Kenneth Bamford (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) | Hugh McFarland (Alliance) |
| 1977 | Robert Halliday (DUP) | Ralph Stronge (DUP) | Kenneth Bamford (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) | Adam Taylor (UUP) |
| 1973 | David Hanna (DUP) | W. Campbell (Independent) | Kenneth Bamford (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) | R. D. Gilmour (UUP) |

## 1981 Election

1977: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP
1981: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
1977-1981 Change: Alliance gain from UUP
Ballymoney Area A - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | DUP | Robert Halliday* | 21.17% | 575 | | |
| | UUP | Kenneth Bamford* | 14.87% | 404 | 666 | |
| | Alliance | Hugh McFarland | 19.00% | 516 | 525 | 567 |
| | DUP | James Patterson | 17.82% | 484 | 512 | 544 |
| | DUP | Robert Wilson | 14.84% | 403 | 423 | 441 |
| | UUP | Adam Taylor* | 6.92% | 188 | | |
| | DUP | Olive Craig | 5.38% | 146 | | |
| Electorate: 3,877 Valid: 2,716 (70.05%) Spoilt: 41 Quota: 544 Turnout: 2,757 (71.11%) |||||||

## 1977 Election

1973: 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Independent
1977: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP
1973-1977 Change: DUP gain from Independent, Independent Unionist joins UUP
Ballymoney Area A - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | DUP | Robert Halliday | 21.05% | 430 | | | | |
| | UUP | Kenneth Bamford* | 16.10% | 329 | 372 | 372.36 | 395.36 | 411.36 |
| | DUP | Ralph Stronge | 10.96% | 224 | 240 | 250.68 | 250.68 | 443.68 |
| | UUP | Adam Taylor | 13.71% | 280 | 372 | 372.44 | 372.44 | 378.24 |
| | Alliance | Hugh McFarland | 10.18% | 208 | 212 | 212.04 | 369.04 | 370.04 |
| | DUP | David Hanna* | 10.47% | 214 | 216 | 221.6 | 223.6 | |
| | Independent | Henry McCloy | 9.69% | 198 | 198 | 198 | | |
| | UUP | James Taylor | 7.83% | 160 | | | | |
| Electorate: 4,037 Valid: 2,043 (50.61%) Spoilt: 75 Quota: 409 Turnout: 2,118 (52.46%) |||||||||

## 1973 Election

1973: 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Independent
Ballymoney Area A - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Ind. Unionist | Kenneth Bamford | 22.59% | 453 | | | | |
| | UUP | R. D. Gilmour | 17.06% | 342 | 352.67 | 418.67 | | |
| | DUP | David Hanna | 19.25% | 386 | 389.41 | 401.41 | 402.66 | |
| | Independent | W. Campbell | 9.18% | 184 | 210.51 | 226.26 | 237.76 | 374.36 |
| | DUP | T. Milligan | 15.01% | 301 | 303.64 | 316.64 | 317.64 | 347.08 |
| | Independent | T. L. McElderry | 10.32% | 207 | 209.64 | 230.97 | 233.47 | |
| | Independent | M. A. Hunter | 6.58% | 132 | 135.08 | | | |
| Electorate: 3,947 Valid: 2,005 (50.80%) Spoilt: 29 Quota: 402 Turnout: 2,034 (51.53%) |||||||||