Banbridge (District Electoral Area)

Banbridge
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
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 DEA within Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
Banbridge Town DEA (1993-2014) within Banbridge

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.

Councillors

Election Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		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)
2019 Junior McCrum
(DUP)
August 2016 Co-Option Seamus Doyle
(SDLP) 		Elizabeth Ingram
(UUP)
2014 Brendan Curran
(Sinn Féin)
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 Derick Bell
(UUP)
1997 James Walsh
(SDLP)/ (Independent Nationalist) 		Mel Byrne
(SDLP) 		William Bell
(UUP) 		Cyril Vage
(DUP)
1993 Frank McQuaid
(Alliance) 		Archie McKelvey
(UUP) 		John Dobson
(UUP) 		Ian Burns
(UUP)
1989 Margaret Walker
(DUP) 		5 seats
1985–1993
1985 Jim Wells
(DUP) 		Ivan Gault
(UUP)

2023 Election

2019: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance

2023: 2 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance

2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP

Banbridge - 7 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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%)  

2019 Election

2014: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP

2019: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance

2014-2019 Change: Alliance gain from SDLP

Banbridge - 7 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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%)  

2014 Election

2011: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance

2014: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin

2011-2014 Change: UUP and Sinn Féin gain from Alliance and due to the addition of one seat

Banbridge - 7 seats[5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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%)  

2011 Election

2005: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance

2011: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance

2005-2011 Change: No change

Banbridge Town - 6 seats[6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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%)  

2005 Election

2001: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance

2005: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance

2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Banbridge Town - 6 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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%)  

2001 Election

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

2001: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance

1997-2001 Change: Alliance gain from Independent Nationalist

Banbridge Town - 6 seats[8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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%)  

1997 Election

1993: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance

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

1993-1997 Change: DUP and Independent Nationalist gain from UUP and Alliance

Banbridge Town - 6 seats[9]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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%)  

1993 Election

1989: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

1993: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance

1989-1993 Change: UUP and Alliance gain from DUP and due to the addition of one seat

Banbridge Town - 6 seats[10]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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%)  

1989 Election

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

1989: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

1985-1989 Change: No change

Banbridge Town - 5 seats[11]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
UUP Joan Baird* 31.18% 1,549      
UUP Archie McKelvey* 16.83% 836      
UUP John Dobson 15.74% 782 1,384.07    
DUP Margaret Walker 9.78% 486 572.01 1,054.96  
SDLP James Walsh* 15.58% 774 782.46 800.66 826.01
Alliance Mary Doyle 6.90% 343 355.22 394.87 452.72
SDLP Robert Murray 3.99% 198 199.41 206.56 214.36
Electorate: 8,871   Valid: 4,968 (56.00%)   Spoilt: 126   Quota: 829   Turnout: 5,094 (57.42%)  

1985 Election

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

Banbridge Town - 5 seats[12]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
DUP Jim Wells 17.85% 912          
UUP Archie McKelvey 17.40% 889          
SDLP James Walsh* 12.33% 630 630.24 685.24 1,023.24    
UUP Joan Baird 15.87% 811 818.62 844.68 847.68 854.68  
UUP Ivan Gault 10.96% 560 564.32 600.38 600.38 602.38 853.38
Independent Leslie Mathews 7.12% 364 366.46 435.56 442.46 580.46 618.44
DUP Gareth Bennett* 7.67% 392 431.6 432.6 432.6 433.6  
SDLP James Smyth 6.22% 318 318 353      
Alliance Frank McQuaid 4.58% 234 234.12        
Electorate: 8,320   Valid: 5,110 (61.42%)   Spoilt: 81   Quota: 852   Turnout: 5,191 (62.39%)  

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