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Knockiveagh (District Electoral Area)
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 The Parliament of the United Kingdom is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. It meets at the Palace of Westminster, London. It alone possesses legislative supremac .... 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, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banbridge 1993 Knockiveagh Highlight
Banbridge ( , ) is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies on the River Bann and the A1 road and is named after a bridge built over the River Bann in 1712. It is situated in the civil parish of Seapatrick and the historic barony of Iveagh Upper, Upper Half. The town began as a coaching stop on the road from Belfast to Dublin and thrived from Irish linen manufacturing. The town was home to the headquarters of the former Banbridge District Council. Following a reform of local government in Northern Ireland in 2015, Banbridge became part of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council. It had a population of 16,637 in the 2011 Census. The town's main street is very unusual, rising to a steep hill before levelling out. In 1834 an underpass was built as horses with heavy loads would faint before reaching the top of the hill. It was built by William Dargan and is officially named 'Downshire Bridge', though it is often called "The Cut". History Banbridge, home to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulster Unionist Party
The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) is a unionist political party in Northern Ireland. The party was founded in 1905, emerging from the Irish Unionist Alliance in Ulster. Under Edward Carson, it led unionist opposition to the Irish Home Rule movement. Following the partition of Ireland, it was the governing party of Northern Ireland between 1921 and 1972. It was supported by most unionist voters throughout the conflict known as the Troubles, during which time it was often referred to as the Official Unionist Party (OUP). Under David Trimble, the party helped negotiate the Good Friday Agreement of 1998, which ended the conflict. Trimble served as the first First Minister of Northern Ireland from 1998 to 2002. However, it was overtaken as the largest unionist party in 2003 by the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). As of 2022 it is the fourth-largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly, after the DUP, Sinn Féin, and the Alliance Party. The party has been unrepresented in Westmins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Heslip
Herbert Heslip (1913 in Ballinaskeagh, near Banbridge, County Down – 1992) was a Northern Irish politician with the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP). Heslip was a well-known figure in County Down Unionism, serving as a member of Down District Council from 1968 to 1973 and then of Banbridge District Council until 1985.W.D. Flackes & Sydney Elliott, ''Northern Ireland: A Political Directory 1968–1993'', The Blackstaff Press, 1994, p. 183 Following the death of Raymond McCullough in 1985 Heslip attempted to regain his seat in a by-election but was defeated by McCullough's daughter, Vivienne. banbridgeleader.co.uk. Accessed 6 January 2023. Heslip was elected to the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John McCallister
John McCallister (born 20 February 1972) is a Northern Irish Unionist politician. In 2007, he was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly as an Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) member for South Down. On 14 February 2013, McCallister announced that he had resigned from the UUP due to its decision to engage in an electoral pact with the Democratic Unionist Party. He was a co-founder of the NI21 party with fellow ex-UUP member Basil McCrea but resigned the following year following disputes with McCrea. He re-contested his seat as an Independent at the 2016 election but lost his seat, receiving just 2.8% of the vote. Political career A native of Rathfriland, John McCallister has had a strong interest in agriculture and environmental issues in the community and voluntary sector and has been assigned to serve on the Committee for Health, Social Services and Public Safety and the Committee for Regional Development. He has been a member of the Young Farmers' Clubs of Ulster (YFCU) sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond McCullough
Raymond McCullough (1919 – June 1985) was a Northern Ireland politician with the Ulster Unionist Party. McCullough, who was Honorary Secretary of the South Down Unionist Association, was elected to Banbridge District Council on that body's creation in 1973 and subsequently served as chairman.W.D. Flackes & Sydney Elliott, ''Northern Ireland: A Political Directory 1968–1993'', Belfast: Blackstaff Press, 1994, p. 219 He was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly at the 1982 election to represent South Down and remained a member until his death, serving as deputy chairman of the Agriculture Committee and a member of the Environment Committee. He was also a member of the committee of the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland. Following his death McCullough's Assembly seat was won by Jeffrey Donaldson whilst his council seat went to his daughter Vivienne McCullough as an independent Unionist Independent Unionist has been a label sometimes used by candidates in elections in the Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 Banbridge District Council Election
Elections to Banbridge District Council were held on 17 May 1989 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 15 councillors. Election results Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. Districts summary , - class="unsortable" align="centre" !rowspan=2 align="left", Ward ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs !rowspan=2, TotalCllrs , - class="unsortable" align="center" !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="white", , - , align="left", Banbridge Town , bgcolor="40BFF5", 63.7 , bgcolor="40BFF5", 3 , 19.6 , 1 , 9.8 , 1 , 6.9 , 0 , 5 , - , align="left", Dromore , bgcolor="40BFF5", 61.7 , bgcolor="40BFF5", 4 , 18.3 , 1 , 14.5 , 0 , 5.5 , 0 , 5 , - , align="left", Knockiveagh , bgcolor="40BFF5", 48.5 , bgcolor="40BFF5", 2 , 19.9 , 1 , 16.2 , 1 , 15.4 , 1 , 5 , - class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Banbridge District Council Election
Elections to Banbridge District Council were held on 21 May 1997 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 17 councillors. Election results Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. Districts summary , - class="unsortable" align="centre" !rowspan=2 align="left", Ward ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs !rowspan=2, TotalCllrs , - class="unsortable" align="center" !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="white", , - , align="left", Banbridge Town , bgcolor="40BFF5", 54.3 , bgcolor="40BFF5", 3 , 10.4 , 1 , 11.3 , 1 , 8.2 , 0 , 15.8 , 1 , 6 , - , align="left", Dromore , bgcolor="40BFF5", 57.8 , bgcolor="40BFF5", 3 , 15.4 , 1 , 16.4 , 1 , 4.3 , 0 , 6.1 , 0 , 5 , - , align="left", Knockiveagh , bgcolor="40BFF5", 43.3 , bgcolor="40BFF5", 3 , 26.8 , 1 , 18.4 , 1 , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Nationalist
Independent Nationalist ( ga, Náisiúnach Neamhspleách) is a political title frequently used by Irish Nationalism, Irish nationalists when contesting elections to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the United Kingdom Great Britain and Ireland not as members of the Irish Parliamentary Party, in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In the main, but certainly not always, such Independent Nationalist candidates were either the Healyite Nationalists, supporters of Timothy Michael Healy, or the All-for-Ireland League, O'Brienite Nationalists, supporters of William O'Brien. Some others were elected as Independent Nationalists outside of the above groupings, such as Timothy Harrington (1900 United Kingdom general election, 1900 and 1906 United Kingdom general election, 1906), Joseph Nolan (politician), Joseph Nolan (1900), D. D. Sheehan (1906), and Laurence Ginnell (in both the January 1910 United Kingdom general election, January and De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Banbridge District Council Election
Elections to Banbridge District Council were held on 7 June 2001 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 17 councillors. Election results Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. Districts summary , - class="unsortable" align="centre" !rowspan=2 align="left", Ward ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs !rowspan=2, TotalCllrs , - class="unsortable" align="center" !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="white", , - , align="left", Banbridge Town , bgcolor="40BFF5", 41.4 , bgcolor="40BFF5", 3 , 20.8 , 1 , 19.9 , 0 , 6.0 , 1 , 11.9 , 0 , 6 , - , align="left", Dromore , bgcolor="40BFF5", 40.4 , bgcolor="40BFF5", 2 , 39.3 , 2 , 19.6 , 1 , 0.0 , 0 , 0.7 , 0 , 5 , - , align="left", Knockiveagh , bgcolor="40BFF5", 31.2 , bgcolor="40BFF5", 2 , 24.6 , 2 , 18.3 , 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Banbridge District Council Election
Elections to Banbridge District Council were held on 5 May 2005 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 17 councillors. Election results Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. Districts summary , - class="unsortable" align="centre" !rowspan=2 align="left", Ward ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs !rowspan=2, TotalCllrs , - class="unsortable" align="center" !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, !colspan=2 bgcolor="white", Others , - , align="left", Banbridge, Banbridge Town , 32.8 , 2 , bgcolor="40BFF5", 38.3 , bgcolor="40BFF5", 2 , 19.9 , 1 , 0.0 , 0 , 9.0 , 1 , 0.0 , 0 , 6 , - , align="left", Dromore, County Down, Dromore , bgcolor="#D46A4C", 49.8 , bgcolor="#D46A4C", 3 , 31.3 , 1 , 11.8 , 1 , 7.1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Unionist Party
The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) is a unionist, loyalist, and national conservative political party in Northern Ireland. It was founded in 1971 during the Troubles by Ian Paisley, who led the party for the next 37 years. Currently led by Jeffrey Donaldson, it is the second largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly, and is the fifth-largest party in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. The party has been described as right-wing and socially conservative, being anti-abortion and opposing same-sex marriage. The DUP sees itself as defending Britishness and Ulster Protestant culture against Irish nationalism and Irish republicanism; the party is Eurosceptic and supported Brexit. It supports Northern Ireland remaining in the United Kingdom and opposes the unification of Ireland. The DUP evolved from the Protestant Unionist Party and has historically strong links to the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster, the church Paisley founded. During the Troubles, the DUP oppos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin ( , ; en, " eOurselves") is an Irish republican and democratic socialist political party active throughout both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The original Sinn Féin organisation was founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith. Its members founded the revolutionary Irish Republic and its parliament, the First Dáil, during the Irish War of Independence. The party split in the aftermath of the Irish Civil War, giving rise to the two traditionally dominant parties of southern Irish politics: Fianna Fáil, and Cumann na nGaedheal (which became Fine Gael). For several decades the remaining Sinn Féin organisation was small without parliamentary representation. Another split in 1970 at the start of the Troubles led to the Sinn Féin of today, with the other faction eventually becoming the Workers' Party. During the Troubles, Sinn Féin was associated with the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). For most of that conflict, there were broadcasting bans on Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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