District electoral areas in Banbridge, Northern Ireland
Knockiveagh DEA (1993-2014) within Banbridge
Knockiveagh was one of the three district electoral areas in Banbridge, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 2014. The district elected five members to Banbridge District Council until 1993, and six members until 2014, and formed part of the Upper Bann constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament .
It was created for the 1985 local elections , replacing Banbridge Area A which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Bannside, Gilford, Katesbridge, Lawrencestown and Loughbrickland. For the 1993 local elections it gained an additional ward, Rathfriland. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and largely moved into the Banbridge DEA .
Councillors
2011 Election
2005: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2011: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2005-2011 Change: UUP gain from DUP
Knockiveagh - 6 seats[ 1]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
SDLP
Seamus Doyle *
19.12%
1,238
UUP
Elizabeth Ingram
17.53%
1,135
Sinn Féin
Brendan Curran
16.05%
1,039
DUP
David Herron *
13.42%
869
922.9
991.9
UUP
John Hanna *
10.67%
691
803.7
844.4
945.1
UUP
Glenn Barr
10.38%
672
763.7
815.9
893.61
955.11
DUP
Ian Wilson
9.59%
621
645.5
690.3
711.96
764.46
TUV
Stephen Herron*
3.23%
209
234.9
Electorate: 11,012 Valid: 6,474 (58.79%) Spoilt: 105 Quota: 925 Turnout: 6,579 (59.74%)
2005 Election
2001: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
2005: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2001-2005 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Independent
Knockiveagh - 6 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
SDLP
Seamus Doyle *
15.74%
1,051
DUP
Stephen Herron *
15.36%
1,026
UUP
John Ingram *
13.15%
878
882.68
927.58
932.74
1,176.74
UUP
John Hanna *
8.88%
593
594.71
674.15
675.95
784.37
964.85
DUP
Wilfred McFadden *
11.08%
740
740.54
755.54
792.98
826.64
852.56
1,272.56
Sinn Féin
Dessie Ward
11.35%
758
787.25
798.31
798.31
801.67
802.63
804.65
804.65
Independent
Malachy McCartan*
7.46%
498
534.99
610.73
610.85
620.54
625.34
636.96
723.96
DUP
Ian Wilson
6.72%
449
449.27
460.27
475.63
493.26
501.9
UUP
John McCallister
5.78%
386
387.53
423.71
425.15
Alliance
David Griffin
4.49%
300
315.57
Electorate: 10,151 Valid: 6,679 (65.80%) Spoilt: 117 Quota: 955 Turnout: 6,796 (66.95%)
2001 Election
1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
2001: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from UUP, Independent Nationalist becomes Independent
Knockiveagh - 6 seats[ 3]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
SDLP
Seamus Doyle *
18.29%
1,351
UUP
John Ingram *
16.28%
1,202
DUP
Wilfred McFadden *
14.68%
1,084
UUP
John Hanna *
8.35%
617
622
669.47
734.43
1,122.43
DUP
Stephen Herron
9.95%
735
736
744.57
963.64
1,089.19
Independent
Malachy McCartan *
10.40%
768
921
922.16
936.75
951.48
1,014.62
Sinn Féin
Brendan Curran
10.22%
755
874
874.37
875.6
879.67
882.75
UUP
Violet Cromie*
6.58%
486
492
571.88
648.68
UK Unionist
Stephen Briggs
5.24%
387
388
392.83
Electorate: 9,937 Valid: 7,385 (74.32%) Spoilt: 108 Quota: 1,056 Turnout: 7,493 (75.41%)
1997 Election
1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1993-1997 Change: No change
Knockiveagh - 6 seats[ 4]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
UUP
John Ingram *
18.22%
1,129
DUP
Wilfred McFadden *
17.80%
1,103
SDLP
Seamus Doyle *
15.26%
946
UUP
John Hanna *
12.89%
799
862.14
900.14
UUP
Violet Cromie *
10.83%
671
844.14
880.78
1,082.03
Ind. Nationalist
Malachy McCartan
11.16%
692
694.42
769.64
781.64
799.64
SDLP
Oliver Moore
10.66%
661
661.22
692.22
694.22
697.72
Alliance
Mary Cook
3.18%
197
200.52
Electorate: 9,460 Valid: 6,198 (65.52%) Spoilt: 75 Quota: 886 Turnout: 6,273 (66.31%)
1993 Election
1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1989-1993 Change: UUP gain due to the addition of one seat
Knockiveagh - 6 seats[ 5]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
SDLP
Seamus Doyle *
19.12%
1,229
UUP
John Ingram
16.85%
1,083
DUP
Wilfred McFadden *
15.20%
977
Ind. Nationalist
Laurence McCartan *
11.39%
732
811.3
812.8
1,047.8
UUP
Violet Cromie
12.17%
782
785.9
902
921.38
UUP
John Hanna
10.45%
672
672.52
690.52
695.42
714.42
741.3
UUP
Samuel Walker*
9.55%
614
614.26
638.56
648.88
663.88
693.42
SDLP
Liam McDermott
5.27%
339
559.74
559.74
Electorate: 9,323 Valid: 6,428 (68.95%) Spoilt: 107 Quota: 919 Turnout: 6,535 (70.10%)
1989 Election
1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1985-1989 Change: No change
Knockiveagh - 5 seats[ 6]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
SDLP
Seamus Doyle
14.52%
739
942
Ind. Nationalist
Laurence McCartan *
15.41%
784
839
926.84
UUP
Vivienne Bennett
14.17%
721
723
724.22
729.1
1,019.1
DUP
Wilfred McFadden *
16.20%
824
824
825.83
828.88
915.88
UUP
Samuel Walker
13.74%
699
699
699
700.83
796.83
843.03
UUP
John Hanna
10.34%
526
526
527.22
527.83
570.44
691.64
UUP
James McRoberts
10.30%
524
524
524
524.61
SDLP
Peter McGreevy*
5.34%
272
Electorate: 7,162 Valid: 5,089 (71.06%) Spoilt: 117 Quota: 849 Turnout: 5,206 (72.69%)
1985 Election
1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
Knockiveagh - 5 seats[ 7]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
DUP
Wilfred McFadden *
15.78%
766
904
UUP
Samuel Cowan *
14.94%
725
728
744.72
991.72
UUP
Raymond McCullough *
15.52%
753
758
799.8
829.8
Ind. Nationalist
Laurence McCartan *
14.30%
694
695
695.76
714.76
718.91
810.91
SDLP
Peter McGreevy
10.51%
510
510
510
510
510
809
UUP
Herbert Heslip *
10.34%
510
516
538.04
588.4
766.02
766.02
SDLP
Helen Stewart
8.14%
395
395
395
395
395
UUP
William Hamilton
7.07%
343
345
358.68
DUP
Elizabeth McDowell
3.24%
157
Electorate: 7,012 Valid: 4,853 (69.21%) Spoilt: 88 Quota: 809 Turnout: 4,941 (70.46%)
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