1973: 4 x UUP, 2 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Independent Unionist
1977: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Independent Unionist
1973-1977 Change: DUP and SDLP gain from UUP and Independent Nationalist
Banbridge Area A - 7 seats[ 2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
SDLP
James Walsh
12.18%
758
759
780
UUP
Wilson Davidson *
11.20%
697
726
727
727
748
819
Ind. Nationalist
Laurence McCartan *
8.47%
527
529
555
555.7
555.7
555.7
778.3
UUP
Samuel Cowan *
8.00%
498
503
503
503
513
575
576
782
Ind. Unionist
Hugh Anderson *
6.73%
419
485
487
487.1
493.1
506.1
510.1
539.1
542.82
782.82
DUP
James McElroy
10.17%
633
640
640
640
733
737
739
768
769.24
779.24
UUP
Norman Ferguson
7.99%
497
516
516
516
519
575
576
635
668.48
764.48
DUP
Frederick Baxter
7.65%
476
479
479
479
546
556
556
569
570.86
575.86
Alliance
John McWhirter
6.12%
381
396
488
488.3
489.3
489.4
499.4
504.4
505.02
UUP
William McCullagh*
5.63%
350
352
352
352
359
363
365
Ind. Nationalist
Daniel Lennon*
3.46%
215
218
250
250.8
251.8
251.8
UUP
John Anderson
3.42%
213
221
221
221.1
223.1
UUUP
John Porter
3.52%
219
221
221
221
Alliance
Peter Finnegan
2.80%
174
176
Ind. Unionist
James Crozier*
2.65%
165
Electorate: 10,687 Valid: 6,222 (58.22%) Spoilt: 262 Quota: 778 Turnout: 6,484 (60.67%)
1973: 7 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
1977: 5 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1973-1977 Change: DUP (two seats) gain from UUP (two seats)
Banbridge Area B - 8 seats[ 2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
UUP
Matthew Bailey *
12.96%
805
SDLP
Patrick McAvoy *
10.91%
678
678.14
734.14
UUP
Raymond McCullough *
10.19%
678
688.36
695.36
DUP
David Herron
10.11%
628
640.32
642.32
740.32
UUP
Herbert Heslip *
7.60%
472
480.26
498.4
517.54
519.62
519.62
805.62
UUP
Robert Barr
6.04%
375
427.5
456.78
474.48
475
475
507.26
591.31
629.47
DUP
Brian Biggerstaff
6.73%
418
422.9
423.9
493.32
537
537
553.08
558.41
566.13
UUP
Robert Hill *
6.91%
429
430.82
455.96
475.24
476.8
477.61
524.78
540.36
551.94
UUP
George Gamble
7.36%
457
461.76
481.76
491.04
491.56
492.42
512.26
520.87
545.89
SDLP
Michael O'Hare
6.89%
428
428.42
447.56
448.56
448.56
487.26
491.26
491.26
UUP
Eric Williamson*
6.10%
379
390.06
407.2
415.62
416.17
418.72
UUUP
John McKinstry
3.96%
246
248.1
250.24
Alliance
Edward Gibney
3.53%
219
219.98
Electorate: 9,844 Valid: 6,212 (63.10%) Spoilt: 245 Quota: 691 Turnout: 6,457 (65.59%)