Ballymena is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland. The district elects seven members to Mid and East Antrim District Council and contains the wards of Academy, Ardeevin, Ballykeel, Braidwater, Castle Demesne, Fair Green and Park. Ballymena forms part of the North Antrim constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created 2014 local elections, replacing the Ballymena North DEA and Ballymena South DEA which had existed since 1993.
2019: 2 x DUP, 2 x Independent, 1 x TUV, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
2023: 2 x DUP, 1 x TUV, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent
2019âÂÂ2023 Change: Sinn Féin and UUP gain from SDLP and Independent
2014: 3 x DUP, 1 x Independent, 1 x SDLP, 1 x TUV, 1 x UUP
2019: 2 x DUP, 2 x Independent, 1 x SDLP, 1 x TUV, 1 x Alliance
2014-2019 Change: Alliance and Independent gain from DUP and UUP
2014: 3 x DUP, 1 x TUV, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent