title: 2011 Ballymena Borough Council election
text: # 2011 Ballymena Borough Council election
  
  Elections to Ballymena Borough Council were held on 5 May 2011 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 24 councillors.
  
  ## Election results
  
  Ballymena Borough Council Election Result 2011 :
  
  | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | DUP | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 45.7 | 10,999 | 9.5 |
  | Ulster Unionist | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16.7 | 16.4 | 3,943 | 5.2 |
  | TUV | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8.3 | 13.6 | 3,259 | New |
  | SDLP | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 2,060 | 1.8 |
  | Sinn Féin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 2,003 | 0.7 |
  | Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 4.2 | 5.7 | 1,365 | 2.3 |
  | Alliance | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 416 | 0.2 |
  
  Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
  
  ## Districts summary
  
  Results of the Ballymena Borough Council election, 2011 by district :
  
  | Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ward | DUP | DUP | UUP | UUP | TUV | TUV | SDLP | SDLP | Sinn Féin | Sinn Féin | Alliance | Alliance | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
  | Ballymena North | 35.7 | 3 | 14.2 | 1 | 10.1 | 0 | 9.9 | 1 | 5.9 | 0 | 6.9 | 1 | 17.3 | 1 | 7 |
  | Ballymena South | 51.2 | 4 | 14.9 | 1 | 14.0 | 1 | 12.4 | 1 | 5.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1.8 | 0 | 7 |
  | Bannside | 44.4 | 2 | 15.3 | 1 | 22.1 | 1 | 6.5 | 0 | 11.7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
  | Braid | 52.5 | 3 | 20.8 | 1 | 7.3 | 0 | 6.5 | 0 | 9.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3.8 | 0 | 5 |
  | Total | 45.7 | 12 | 16.4 | 4 | 13.6 | 2 | 8.6 | 2 | 8.3 | 2 | 1.7 | 1 | 5.7 | 1 | 24 |
  
  ## Districts results
  
  ### Ballymena North
  
  2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent 2011: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent 2005-2011 Change: Alliance gain from UUP
  
  ### Ballymena South
  
  2005: 5 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP 2011: 4 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x TUV, 1 x SDLP 2005-2011 Change: TUV gain from DUP
  
  ### Bannside
  
  2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin 2011: 2 x DUP, 1 x TUV, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin 2005-2011 Change: TUV gain from DUP
  
  ### Braid
  
  2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP 2011: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin 2005-2011 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
  
  