Banbridge (District Electoral Area)

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.

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)

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
	Independent 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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