Dromore (District Electoral Area)

Dromore DEA (1993-2014) within Banbridge

Dromore was one of the three district electoral areas in Banbridge, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 2014. The district elected five members to Banbridge District Council, and formed part of the Lagan Valley constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1985 local elections, and contained the wards of Croob, Dromore North, Dromore South, Garran and Quilly. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and largely moved into the Lagan River DEA.

Councillors

Election Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party)
2011 Paul Gribben
(Sinn Féin) 		Carol Black
(UUP) 		Olive Mercer
(UUP) 		Paul Rankin
(DUP) 		Hazel Gamble
(DUP)
2008 Norah Beare
(DUP/
(UUP) 		David Herron
(DUP)
2005 Cassie McDermott
(SDLP) 		Tyrone Howe
(UUP)
2001 William Martin
(UUP)
1997 William McCracken
(UUP) 		Thomas Gribben
(UUP)
1993 Drew Nelson
(UUP)
1989 Robert Hill
(UUP)
1985 Robert Barr
(UUP) 		Brian Biggerstaff
(DUP)

2011 Election

2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

2011: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin

2005-2011 Change: UUP and Sinn Féin gain from DUP and SDLP

Dromore - 5 seats[1]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
DUP Paul Rankin* 16.49% 967 1,013          
DUP Hazel Gamble* 16.08% 943 983          
UUP Carol Black 13.98% 820 883 976 982.23      
UUP Olive Mercer 12.05% 707 751 842 850.01 850.86 851.7 923.7
Sinn Féin Paul Gribben 10.18% 597 597 604 604 604 604 880
DUP Norah Beare* 11.68% 685 705 746 766.47 770.38 773.74 814.74
SDLP Louis Boyle 8.32% 488 488 601 601 601.17 601.17  
Alliance David Griffin 6.97% 409 422          
TUV Lyle Rea 4.25% 249            
Electorate: 10,290   Valid: 5,865 (57.00%)   Spoilt: 59   Quota: 978   Turnout: 5,924 (57.57%)  

2008 By-Election

Dromore by-election 13 February 2008[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
UUP Carol Black 24.2 912 937 1,119 1,194 1,571
DUP Paul Stewart 28.3 1,069 1,074 1,127 1,178 1,505
TUV Keith Harbinson 19.6 739 742 801 828  
Sinn Féin Paul Gribben 9.3 350 507 567    
Alliance David Griffin 9.5 357 479      
SDLP Paul Gribben 7.7 290        
Green (NI) Helen Corry 1.6 59        
Valid: 3,776   Spoilt: 17   Quota: 1,889   Turnout: 3,793  

2005 Election

2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Dromore - 5 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
UUP Tyrone Howe 21.64% 1,304      
DUP Norah Beare* 21.44% 1,292      
SDLP Cassie McDermott* 11.82% 712 725.11 1,054.11  
DUP David Herron* 13.91% 838 858.24 862.24 1,055.84
DUP Paul Rankin* 14.44% 870 897.14 897.6 976.8
UUP William Martin* 9.63% 580 814.6 834.83 843.85
Sinn Féin Francis Branniff 7.12% 429 429.92    
Electorate: 9,542   Valid: 6,025 (63.14%)   Spoilt: 94   Quota: 1,005   Turnout: 6,119 (64.13%)  

2001 Election

1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

2001: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Dromore - 5 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
DUP Paul Rankin 22.43% 1,375    
SDLP Cassie McDermott* 19.61% 1,202    
DUP David Herron* 16.84% 1,032    
UUP William Martin* 14.59% 894 905 1,033.7
UUP Norah Beare 14.62% 896 910 1,020.22
UUP Thompson Howe 11.18% 685 696 806.22
NI Unionist Joseph McIlwaine 0.73% 45    
Electorate: 9,149   Valid: 6,129 (66.99%)   Spoilt: 103   Quota: 1,022   Turnout: 6,232 (68.12%)  

1997 Election

1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

1993-1997 Change: No change

Dromore - 5 seats[5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
UUP William McCracken* 28.77% 1,358      
UUP Thomas Gribben 14.13% 667 919.84    
UUP William Martin* 15.02% 709 876.16    
DUP David Herron* 16.31% 770 836.36    
SDLP Cassie McDermott* 15.44% 729 732.78 735.98 816.98
Ind. Unionist Robert Hill 6.06% 286 349 467.8 539.36
Alliance Julian Crozier 4.28% 202 209.98 218.78  
Electorate: 8,457   Valid: 4,721 (55.82%)   Spoilt: 66   Quota: 787   Turnout: 4,787 (56.60%)  

1993 Election

1989: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

1989-1993 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Dromore - 5 seats[6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
UUP Drew Nelson* 19.63% 980    
SDLP Cassie McDermott* 19.05% 951    
DUP David Herron 17.48% 873    
UUP William Martin* 15.44% 771 794.4 854.85
UUP William McCracken* 14.92% 745 826 845.53
UUP Robert Hill* 13.48% 673 711.1 748.61
Electorate: 7,917   Valid: 4,993 (63.07%)   Spoilt: 70   Quota: 833   Turnout: 5,063 (63.95%)  

1989 Election

1985: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

1989: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

1985-1989 Change: UUP gain from DUP

Dromore - 5 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
UUP Drew Nelson 20.81% 1,109          
SDLP Cassie McDermott* 18.31% 976          
UUP William Martin* 15.87% 846 874.8 876 916.32    
UUP Robert Hill* 14.39% 767 814 821.4 844.36 893.36  
UUP William McCracken 10.68% 569 669.8 676 683.56 729.96 822.6
DUP Robert McIlroy 8.37% 446 458.2 467.4 475.24 495.12 784.36
DUP William Lough 6.14% 327 346.4 350.6 354.24 439.4  
Ulster Democratic Colin Halliday 4.07% 217 224.4 268.8 271.32    
Ulster Democratic Thomas Dickson 1.37% 73 74.6        
Electorate: 7,883   Valid: 5,330 (67.61%)   Spoilt: 103   Quota: 889   Turnout: 5,433 (68.92%)  

1985 Election

1985: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

Dromore - 5 seats[8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
DUP Brian Biggerstaff* 18.79% 923            
UUP Robert Barr 17.48% 859            
UUP Robert Hill* 13.13% 645 662 684.66 833.66      
SDLP Cassie McDermott 9.44% 464 465 466.1 473.1 474.15 474.15 904.15
UUP William Martin 11.66% 573 580 582.42 760.28 787.73 800.45 809.45
DUP Robert McIlroy 8.51% 418 575 640.78 660.99 668.34 669.9 670.9
SDLP Bernard Rice 9.57% 470 471 471 471 471.2 471.2  
UUP James McRoberts 7.21% 354 373 380.04        
DUP Robert McGregor 4.21% 207            
Electorate: 7,240   Valid: 4,913 (67.86%)   Spoilt: 116   Quota: 819   Turnout: 5,029 (69.46%)  

References

  1. ^ "Dromore Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Dromore by Election Result 2008" (PDF). Banbridge DC By election. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 21 July 2021.