Ballynahinch (District Electoral Area)

Ballynahinch was one of the four district electoral areas in Down, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 2014. The district elected five members to Down District Council, and formed part of the Strangford constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament and part of the South Down constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing parts of Down Area A and Down Area C which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Ballynaglave, Ballynahinch East, Drumaness, Dunmore and Seaforde. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections with Ballynahinch moving to the Rowallane DEA and most of the DEA moving to the new Slieve Croob DEA.

Councillors Election Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) 2011 Patrick Toman (SDLP) Anne Marie McAleenan (SDLP) Michael Coogan (Sinn Féin) Walter Lyons (UUP) Garth Craig (DUP) 2005 Peter Bowles (UUP) Jim Wells (DUP) 2001 Francis Branniff (Sinn Féin) Harvey Bicker (UUP) 1997 Francis Casement (SDLP) William Alexander (DUP) 1993 Walter Lyons (UUP) James Cochrane (UUP) 1989 James Magee (SDLP) Thomas Poole (DUP) 1985 Francis Laverty (SDLP) William Brown (UUP)

2011 Election

2005: 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP

2011: 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP

2005-2011 Change: No change

2005 Election

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

2005: 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP

2001-2005 Change: No change

2001 Election

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

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

1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

1997 Election

1993: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP

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

1993-1997 Change: SDLP gain from UUP

1993 Election

1989: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP

1993: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP

1989-1993 Change: No change

1989 Election

1985: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP

1989: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP

1985-1989 Change: No change

1985 Election

1985: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP

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