Banbridge Area A was one of the two district electoral areas in Banbridge, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected seven members to Banbridge District Council, and formed part of the South Down constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1973 local elections, and contained the wards of Ballydown, Central, Edenderry, Gilford, Lawrencetown, Loughbrickland and Seapatrick. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Banbridge Town DEA and the Knockiveagh DEA.
Councillors Election Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) 1981 Wilfred McFadden (DUP) Gareth Bennett (DUP) Wilson Davidson (UUP) Samuel Cowan (UUP) Norman Ferguson (UUP) James Walsh (SDLP) Laurence McCartan (Independent Nationalist) 1977 Hugh Anderson (Independent Unionist) James McElroy (DUP) 1973 James Crozier (UUP) William McCullagh (UUP) Daniel Lennon (Independent Nationalist)
1981 Election
1977: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Independent Unionist
1981: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from Independent Unionist
1977 Election
1973: 4 x UUP, 2 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Independent Unionist
1977: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Independent Unionist
1973-1977 Change: DUP and SDLP gain from UUP and Independent Nationalist
1973 Election
1973: 4 x UUP, 2 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Independent Unionist
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