Banbridge (District Electoral Area)

Banbridge
Banbridge
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created	1985
Seats	5 (1985-1993) ; 6 (1993-2014) ; 7 (2014-)
Councillors	Glenn Barr (UUP); Ian Burns (UUP); Joy Ferguson (APNI); Paul Greenfield (DUP); Chris McCartan (SF); Kevin Savage (SF); Ian Wilson (DUP);

Created1985

Seats5 (1985-1993)
6 (1993-2014)
7 (2014-)

Councillors

Glenn Barr (UUP)
Ian Burns (UUP)
Joy Ferguson (APNI)
Paul Greenfield (DUP)
Chris McCartan (SF)
Kevin Savage (SF)
Ian Wilson (DUP)

Banbridge is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Northern Ireland.^[1] The district elects seven members to Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council and contains the wards of Banbridge East, Banbridge North, Banbridge South, Banbridge West, Gilford, Loughbrickland and Rathfriland.^[2] Banbridge forms part of the Upper Bann constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Banbridge Area A which had existed since 1973. It was called Banbridge Town until 2014, and contained five wards (Ballydown, Banbridge West, Edenderry, Fort and Seapatrick). For the 1993 local elections it gained an additional ward, The Cut. For the 2014 local elections it gained most of the abolished Knockiveagh DEA.

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Election						Councillor (Party)		Councillor (Party)
2023	Joy Ferguson (Alliance)	Kevin Savage (Sinn Féin)	Chris McCartan (Sinn Féin)	Ian Burns (UUP)	Glenn Barr (UUP)		Ian Wilson (DUP)		Paul Greenfield (DUP)
August 2021 Co-Option	Brian Pope (Alliance)		Jill Macauley (UUP)				Ian Wilson (DUP)
2019	Brian Pope (Alliance)		Jill Macauley (UUP)				Junior McCrum (DUP)
August 2016 Co-Option	Seamus Doyle (SDLP)		Elizabeth Ingram (UUP)
2014	Seamus Doyle (SDLP)	Brendan Curran (Sinn Féin)	Elizabeth Ingram (UUP)
2011	Marie Hamilton (SDLP)	Sheila McQuaid (Alliance)	Joan Baird (UUP)		Jim McElroy (DUP)			6 seats 1993–2014
2005	Patrick McAleenan (SDLP)	Frank McQuaid (Alliance)
2001	Patrick McAleenan (SDLP)	Frank McQuaid (Alliance)					Derick Bell (UUP)
1997	James Walsh (SDLP)/ (Independent Nationalist)	Mel Byrne (SDLP)		William Bell (UUP)	Cyril Vage (DUP)		Derick Bell (UUP)
1993		Frank McQuaid (Alliance)		Archie McKelvey (UUP)	John Dobson (UUP)		Ian Burns (UUP)
1989		Margaret Walker (DUP)			John Dobson (UUP)	5 seats 1985–1993
1985		Jim Wells (DUP)			Ivan Gault (UUP)	5 seats 1985–1993

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6
	Alliance	Joy Ferguson	14.34%	1,961
	UUP	Glenn Barr*	13.92%	1,903
	Sinn Féin	Chris McCartan	12.80%	1,750
	DUP	Paul Greenfield*	12.78%	1,747
	Sinn Féin	Kevin Savage*	11.67%	1,595	1,627.34	1,629.48	1,629.98	2,147.98
	DUP	Ian Wilson*	9.48%	1,296	1,301.46	1,684.74	1,702.04	1,713.04
	UUP	Ian Burns*	7.20%	984	1,029.64	1,143.06	1,262.96	1,344.76	1,433.76
	UUP	Jill Macauley*	7.72%	1,055	1,090.28	1,154.28	1,201.28	1,258.96	1,317.96
	SDLP	Seamus Doyle	5.76%	787	902.78	909.62	912.62
	TUV	Brian Moorhead	4.34%	593	596.78
Electorate: 25,504 Valid: 13,671 (53.60%) Spoilt: 141 Quota: 1,709 Turnout: 13,812 (54.16%)

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	UUP	Glenn Barr*	14.53%	1,764
	DUP	Paul Greenfield*	12.88%	1,563
	UUP	Ian Burns*	10.45%	1,273	1,421.68	1,554.68
	Sinn Féin	Kevin Savage*	8.55%	1,038	1,038.14	1,040.14	1,533.14
	UUP	Jill Macauley	11.12%	1,350	1,418.88	1,504.28	1,506.28	1,509.24	1,533.11
	DUP	Junior McCrum* †	10.15%	1,232	1,250.06	1,478.32	1,481.32	1,508.4	1,519.56
	Alliance	Brian Pope	11.74%	1,425	1,429.34	1,442.62	1,476.76	1,476.94	1,477.25	1,480.04	1,485.93
	SDLP	Seamus Doyle*	10.78%	1,309	1,310.96	1,317.96	1,454.76	1,455.16	1,455.78	1,465.95	1,468.43
	Sinn Féin	Vincent McAleenan	5.57%	676	676.28	676.42
	TUV	William Martin	4.19%	508	511.12
Electorate: 24,418 Valid: 12,138 (49.71%) Spoilt: 136 Quota: 1,518 Turnout: 12,274 (50.27%)

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	UUP	Glenn Barr*	17.49%	1,999
	UUP	Ian Burns*	12.01%	1,373	1,724.12
	UUP	Elizabeth Ingram*	11.53%	1,318	1,431.68
	DUP	Paul Greenfield	8.45%	966	986.44	1,090.04	1,114.12	1,114.12	1,137.24	1,554.24
	DUP	Junior McCrum*	9.01%	1,030	1,059.68	1,157.68	1,180.92	1,180.92	1,217.32	1,492.32
	Sinn Féin	Brendan Curran* †	7.54%	862	862.56	862.56	866.56	1,291.56	1,333.56	1,334.56
	SDLP	Seamus Doyle*	8.53%	975	976.96	982.84	1,023.96	1,079.96	1,259.88	1,275.68
	SDLP	Marie Hamilton*	5.95%	680	682.8	685.04	720.6	771.6	1,003.56	1,028.36
	DUP	Ian Wilson	6.38%	730	755.48	814.56	843.08	843.08	868.04
	Alliance	Sheila McQuaid*	5.07%	579	582.92	592.72	740.52	753.52
	Sinn Féin	Kevin Savage	4.79%	547	547	547	555
	NI21	Emma Hutchinson	3.25%	371	374.92	389.48
Electorate: 23,380 Valid: 11,430 (48.89%) Spoilt: 162 Quota: 1,429 Turnout: 11,592 (49.58%)

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	UUP	Joan Baird*	24.86%	1,466
	DUP	Junior McCrum*	17.60%	1,038
	UUP	Ian Burns*	11.46%	676	1,200.6
	DUP	Jim McElroy*	8.02%	473	518.58	750.57	917.01
	Alliance	Sheila McQuaid	8.19%	483	495.47	544.68	546.39	546.63	588.63	679.03	788.34
	SDLP	Marie Hamilton	6.22%	367	375.17	389.97	391.11	391.27	450.7	655.84	684.07
	Sinn Féin	Vincent McAleenan	7.38%	435	435.86	436.23	436.23	436.23	601.23	645.6	645.68
	DUP	John McKinstry	5.22%	308	324.34	370.59	391.11	457.35	460.35	468.6
	SDLP	Cassie McDermott*	5.36%	316	325.46	339.52	340.66	340.99	383.9
	Independent	Dessie Ward*	5.68%	335	335.43	335.8	335.8	335.8
Electorate: 11,532 Valid: 5,897 (51.14%) Spoilt: 124 Quota: 843 Turnout: 6,021 (52.21%)

Banbridge (District Electoral Area)

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1997 Election

1993 Election

1989 Election

1985 Election

References

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Banbridge Town - 6 seats^[7]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6
	UUP	Joan Baird*	24.17%	1,501
	SDLP	Patrick McAleenan*	19.91%	1,236
	DUP	Jim McElroy*	17.54%	1,089
	DUP	Junior McCrum	15.25%	947
	Alliance	Frank McQuaid*	8.95%	556	593.8	920.54
	UUP	Ian Burns*	8.84%	549	724.14	729.72	839.44	862.93	876.13
	UUP	Derick Bell*	5.33%	331	727.06	740.7	824.68	857.08	873.8
Electorate: 10,610 Valid: 6,209 (58.52%) Spoilt: 102 Quota: 888 Turnout: 6,311 (59.48%)

Banbridge Town - 6 seats^[8]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6
	UUP	Joan Baird*	28.06%	1,979
	SDLP	Patrick McAleenan	19.90%	1,404
	UUP	Derick Bell*	6.49%	458	1,063.5
	Alliance	Frank McQuaid	5.95%	420	461.5	702.68	724.68	1,054.68
	DUP	Jim McElroy	10.97%	774	808.5	810.67	938.17	952.41	953.49
	UUP	Ian Burns	6.88%	485	674	679.58	800.58	882	926
	DUP	Kyle Ferguson	9.88%	697	723	723.31	813.62	819.05	819.93
	Independent	Frank Downey	6.35%	448	467.5	608.55	633.05
	UK Unionist	David Hudson	5.51%	389	431.5	431.81
Electorate: 10,939 Valid: 7,054 (64.48%) Spoilt: 118 Quota: 1,008 Turnout: 7,172 (65.56%)

Banbridge Town - 6 seats^[9]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6
	UUP	Joan Baird*	28.00%	1,438
	Ind. Nationalist	James Walsh*	15.75%	809
	UUP	William Bell	11.72%	602	773.99
	UUP	Derick Bell	7.59%	390	729.08	730.88	752.44
	SDLP	Mel Byrne	10.40%	534	536.94	577.34	577.45	577.45	771.45
	DUP	Cyril Vage	11.31%	581	639.31	641.41	644.6	646.3	675.26
	UUP	Ian Burns*	6.99%	359	460.92	462.02	472.47	487.47	571.21
	Alliance	Frank McQuaid*	8.24%	423	444.56	469.96	472.05	473.15
Electorate: 10,351 Valid: 5,136 (49.62%) Spoilt: 79 Quota: 734 Turnout: 5,215 (50.38%)

Banbridge Town - 6 seats^[10]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3
	UUP	Joan Baird*	27.45%	1,352
	SDLP	James Walsh*	24.08%	1,186
	UUP	Archie McKelvey*	14.66%	722
	UUP	Ian Burns	10.29%	507	830.4
	UUP	John Dobson*	10.50%	517	744.85
	Alliance	Frank McQuaid	5.87%	289	303.21	776.25
	DUP	Margaret Davis	7.17%	353	426.01	320.87
Electorate: 9,533 Valid: 4,926 (51.67%) Spoilt: 88 Quota: 704 Turnout: 5,014 (52.60%)