Banbridge is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in

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, Northern Ireland. The district elects seven members to

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and contains the wards of Banbridge East, Banbridge North, Banbridge South, Banbridge West, Gilford, Loughbrickland and Rathfriland.
ARK, accessed 8 July 2023 Banbridge forms part of the Upper Bann constituencies for the Upper Bann (Assembly constituency), Northern Ireland Assembly and

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. It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Banbridge Area A which had existed since 1973. It was called Banbridge Town until 2014, and contained five wards (Ballydown, Banbridge West, Edenderry, Fort and Seapatrick). For the 1993 local elections it gained an additional ward, The Cut. For the 2014 local elections it gained most of the abolished Knockiveagh DEA.

Councillors

2023 Election

2019: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance 2023: 2 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance 2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP

2019 Election

2014: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2019: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance
2014-2019 Change: Alliance gain from SDLP

2014 Election

2011: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance 2014: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin 2011-2014 Change: UUP and Sinn Féin gain from Alliance and due to the addition of one seat

2011 Election

2005: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
2011: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
2005-2011 Change: No change

2005 Election

2001: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
2005: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP

2001 Election

1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
2001: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1997-2001 Change: Alliance gain from Independent Nationalist

1997 Election

1993: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1993-1997 Change: DUP and Independent Nationalist gain from UUP and Alliance

1993 Election

1989: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1993: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1989-1993 Change: UUP and Alliance gain from DUP and due to the addition of one seat

1989 Election

1985: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1989: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1985-1989 Change: No change

1985 Election

1985: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

References

{{reflist 1985 establishments in Northern Ireland