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[ 2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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: 3 x UUP, 3 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent
1981: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
1977-1981 Change: DUP (two seats) gain from UUP and SDLP
Ballymoney Area B - 8 seats[ 2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
DUP
Charles Steele *
16.01%
791
Independent
Hugh Boyle *
12.45%
615
UUP
Joe Gaston *
12.06%
596
SDLP
Harry Connolly *
6.78%
335
335
345.67
350.19
485.17
485.17
495.17
784.17
SDLP
Edward McClements
7.10%
351
351.62
376.59
477.94
502.04
502.11
506.11
529.17
735.17
DUP
William Gracey
9.59%
474
511.2
511.42
511.42
511.42
512.75
529.41
531.41
531.41
532.41
UUP
William Logan *
7.33%
362
382.77
384.75
384.86
386.3
413.18
501.02
502.55
503.55
516.55
DUP
Bertie McIlhatton
6.03%
298
457.34
457.56
457.56
457.56
460.64
483.12
485.43
485.43
487.43
UUP
Patricia Ellis*
5.63%
278
284.2
285.08
285.08
285.19
290.44
399.22
399.33
400.33
411.33
SDLP
John Mulholland*
5.48%
271
271.93
276.88
279.31
325.18
325.18
326.6
UUP
Samuel Barlett
5.28%
261
274.33
275.32
275.32
276.43
281.05
Independent
Margaret Donnelly
4.29%
212
212
217.94
218.16
SDLP
Malachy McCamphill
1.96%
97
97.31
109.85
Electorate: 6,904 Valid: 4,941 (71.57%) Spoilt: 122 Quota: 550 Turnout: 5,063 (73.33%)
1977: 2 x Independent, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist
1981: 2 x DUP, 2 x Independent
1977-1981 Change: DUP (two seats) gain from Alliance and Independent Unionist
Ballymoney Area C - 5 seats[ 2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
DUP
Cecil Cousley
24.60%
747
DUP
Ralph Stronge
17.71%
538
540
648.54
Independent
Mary Holmes *
18.67%
567
589
600.52
753.52
Independent
Robert McComb *
11.62%
353
379
386.56
511.98
617.98
Alliance
Brendan Smyth*
11.59%
352
435
435.36
462.54
476.54
UUP
James Simpson
10.80%
328
337
342.04
Independent
Thomas McKenna
5.00%
152
Electorate: 4,923 Valid: 3,037 (61.69%) Spoilt: 65 Quota: 608 Turnout: 3,102 (63.01%)