Bann Valley (District Electoral Area) Explained

Bann Valley was one of the three district electoral areas in Ballymoney, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 2014. The district elected six members to Ballymoney Borough Council, and formed part of the North Antrim constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Ballymoney Area A and Ballymoney Area B which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Clough Mills, Dunloy, Killoquin Lower, Killoquin Upper, Seacon and The Vow. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and most of the area was moved to the Ballymoney DEA.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
2011Philip McGuigan
(Sinn Féin)
Cathal McLaughlin
(Sinn Féin)
William Blair
(TUV)
Robert Halliday
(DUP)
Jason Atkinson
(DUP)
John Finlay
(DUP)
2005Daithí McKay
(Sinn Féin)
Malachy McCamphill
(SDLP)
Audrey Patterson
(DUP)
Robert Wilson
(DUP)
2001Joe Gaston
(UUP)
Robert Halliday
(DUP)
1997Martin O'Neill
(Sinn Féin)
John Watt
(UUP)
1993Charley O'Kane
(SDLP)
1989
1985Margaret Hogan
(Sinn Féin)
James Patterson
(DUP)
Kenneth Bamford
(UUP)

2011 Election

2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP

2011: 3 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x TUV

2005-2011 Change: TUV gain from SDLP

2005 Election

2001: 3 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP

2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP

2001-2005 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP

2001 Election

1997: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin

2001: 3 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP

1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from UUP

1997 Election

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

1997: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin

1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

1993 Election

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

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

1989-1993 Change: No change

1989 Election

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

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

1985-1989 Change: SDLP gain from Sinn Féin

1985 Election

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