Ballymena Town was one of the four district electoral areas in Ballymena, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 1993. The district elected seven members to Ballymena Borough Council, and formed part of the North Antrim constituency for the Northern Ireland Assembly.

It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Ballymena Area D which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Ardeevin, Ballyloughan, Castle Demesne, Dunclug, Fair Green, Park and Summerfield. It was abolished for the 1993 local elections, with Ardeevin, Ballyloughan, Dunclug, Fair Green and Park moving to the new Ballymena North DEA and Castle Demesne and Summerfield moving to the new Ballymena South DEA.

Councillors

Election Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)
1989 Patrick McAvoy
(SDLP)		 Gareth Williams
(Alliance)		 John Wilson
(DUP)		 Maurice Mills
(DUP)		 James Alexander
(UUP)		 Robert Coulter
(UUP)		 Samuel Henry
(Independent Unionist)
1985 Richard McKeown
(DUP)		 Robert Maternaghan
(DUP)		 Gordon Wilson
(UUP)

1989 Election

1985: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Unionist

1989: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist

1985-1989 Change: Alliance gain from DUP

Ballymena Town - 7 seats[1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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SDLP Patrick McAvoy* 15.06% 897              
Alliance Gareth Williams 13.97% 832              
Ind. Unionist Samuel Henry* 13.67% 814              
Ulster Unionist James Alexander 10.60% 631 631.17 651.32 668.06 750.12      
DUP Maurice Mills* 8.14% 485 485 488.12 495.14 501.99 724.64 969.75  
Ulster Unionist Robert Coulter* 9.99% 595 595 612.55 631.54 738.14 743.49 784.65  
DUP John Wilson 7.42% 442 442 445.51 447.94 451.88 466.06 592.47 783.26
SDLP Declan O'Loan 6.77% 403 553.45 573.34 576.04 580.65 581.65 582.65 585.65
DUP John Carson 6.87% 409 409 410.69 413.12 416.87 433.05    
DUP Vera Mills 4.38% 261 261.34 261.99 263.52 264.01      
Ulster Unionist Robert Simpson 3.12% 186 186 204.2 220.13        
Electorate: 12,831   Valid: 5,955 (46.41%)   Spoilt: 130   Quota: 745   Turnout: 6,085 (47.42%)  

    1985 Election

    1985: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Unionist

    Ballymena Town - 7 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    SDLP Patrick McAvoy 17.33% 1,126            
    Ind. Unionist Samuel Henry* 13.48% 876            
    Ulster Unionist Robert Coulter 12.22% 794 794.28 807.58 886.58      
    Ulster Unionist Gordon Wilson* 6.20% 403 403.56 419.17 581.16 711.3 775.3 841.22
    DUP Maurice Mills* 10.89% 708 708.28 711.71 722.99 753.18 756.18 764
    DUP Richard McKeown 9.85% 640 640.84 642.94 644.08 677.99 679.99 691.12
    DUP Robert Maternaghan* 8.66% 563 563.28 566.22 571.36 635.41 637.41 639.32
    DUP John Wilson 8.28% 538 538 539.33 550.89 589.45 591.45 600.37
    SDLP Malachy Reynolds 3.71% 241 550.12 552.29 555.43 565.99 565.99  
    Ind. Unionist James Alexander* 5.05% 328 329.4 340.67 352.72      
    Ulster Unionist Warren Wray 4.34% 282 282 288.72        
    Electorate: 12,497   Valid: 6,499 (52.00%)   Spoilt: 105   Quota: 813   Turnout: 6,604 (52.84%)  

      References

      1. ↑ "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
      2. ↑ "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
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