Armagh (District Electoral Area)

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Armagh
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created1985
Seats6 (1985-)
Councillors
  •   Scott Armstrong (DUP)
  •   Fergal Donnelly (SF)
  •   Sarah Duffy (SF)
  •   Ashley Mallon (SF)
  •   Thomas O'Hanlon (SDLP)
  •   John Óg O'Kane (SF)
Armagh DEA within Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Armagh highlight.svg
Armagh DEA within Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
Armagh City DEA (1993-2014) within Armagh Armagh 1993 Armagh City highlight.svg
Armagh City DEA (1993-2014) within Armagh

Armagh is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Northern Ireland. [1] The district elects six members to Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council and contains the wards of Blackwatertown, Cathedral, Demesne, Keady, Navan and The Mall. [2] Armagh forms part of the Newry and Armagh constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

Contents

It was created for the 1985 local elections, where it was called Armagh City until 2014. It replaced Armagh Area D which had existed since 1973, and originally contained five wards (Abbey Park, Callan Bridge, Demesne, Downs, Observatory and The Mall). For the 2014 local elections it gained most of the abolished Crossmore DEA.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
(party)		Councillor
(party)		Councillor
(party)		Councillor
(party)		Councillor
(party)		Councillor
(party)
2023 Fergal Donnelly
(Sinn Féin)		Sarah Duffy
(Sinn Féin)		Ashley Mallon
(Sinn Féin)		John Óg O'Kane
(Sinn Féin)		Thomas O'Hanlon
(SDLP)		Scott Armstrong
(DUP)
February 2022 co-optionDarren McNally
(Sinn Féin)		Jackie Donnelly
(Sinn Féin)		Grainne O'Neill
(SDLP)		Sam Nicholson
(UUP)
January 2021 co-optionGarath Keating
(Sinn Féin)
2019 Mealla Campbell
(SDLP)
2014 Freda Donnelly
(DUP)
2011 Cathy Rafferty
(Sinn Féin)		Noel Sheridan
(Sinn Féin)		Roy McCartney
(Sinn Féin)		Sylvia McRoberts
(UUP)
2005 Pat Brannigan
(SDLP)
2001 Patrick McMagee
(Sinn Féin)		Anna Brolly
(SDLP)
1997 Noel Sheridan
(Sinn Féin)		Seán McGirr
(Sinn Féin)		Gordon Frazer
(UUP)
1993 John Agnew
(SDLP)
1989 Seamus Hart
(Sinn Féin)		George Macartney
(UUP)		John Doogan
(UUP)
1985 Thomas Carroll
(Sinn Féin)		Geoffrey Knipe
(DUP)

2023 election

2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP

2023: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

2019–2023 change: Sinn Féin and DUP gain from SDLP and UUP

Armagh - 6 seats [3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
Sinn Féin Fergal Donnelly*15.89%2,158     
DUP Scott Armstrong14.16%1,9241,943    
SDLP Thomas O'Hanlon*12.18%1,6541,758 1,886 1,898.30 2,591.30 
Sinn Féin Sarah Duffy10.37%1,4091,442 1,498 1,663.90 1,864.70 2,091.70
Sinn Féin Ashley Mallon12.23%1,6611,694 1,716 1,729.60 1,782.20 1,848.20
Sinn Féin John Óg O'Kane11.10%1,5081,526 1,547 1,560.90 1,689.40 1,794.40
UUP Sam Nicholson*9.78%1,3281,329 1,442 1,442.20 1,504.20 1,572.20
SDLP Gráinne O'Neill*7.11%9661,006 1,263 1,271.80   
Alliance Hanagh Winter4.55%619638     
Aontú Daniel Connolly2.63%357     
Electorate: 22,800  Valid: 13,584 (59.58%)  Spoilt: 205  Quota: 1,941  Turnout: 13,789 (60.48%)  

    2019 election

    2014: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP

    2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP

    2014-2019 change: Sinn Féin gain from DUP

    Armagh - 6 seats [4]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    Sinn Féin Garath Keating* †16.01%2,037    
    Sinn Féin Jackie Donnelly13.18%1,6771,680 1,761.3 1,818.1 
    SDLP Mealla Campbell* †9.79%1,2461,250 1,267.8 1,550.6 1,819.6
    SDLP Thomas O'Hanlon*11.72%1,4911,493 1,502.2 1,615.6 1,811.5
    UUP Sam Nicholson*13.34%1,6971,699 1,699 1,764 1,775
    Sinn Féin Darren McNally*11.11%1,4131,415 1,493.8 1,522.3 1,680.3
    DUP Freda Donnelly*12.87%1,6381,638 1,638.3 1,649.3 1,670.6
    Aontú Martin Kelly6.46%822830 840.1 903.5  
    Alliance Jackie Coade5.30%674677 681.9   
    Independent Pol Oh-Again0.22%28    
    Electorate: 21,982  Valid: 12,723 (57.88%)  Spoilt: 191  Quota: 1,818  Turnout: 12,914 (58.75%)  

      2014 election

      2011: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP

      2014: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP

      2011-2014 change: SDLP gain from Sinn Féin

      Armagh - 6 seats [5]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      Sinn Féin Garath Keating*20.13%2,298     
      SDLP Thomas O'Hanlon*14.94%1,705     
      Sinn Féin Darren McNally*12.23%1,3961,681.07    
      UUP Sam Nicholson11.64%1,3291,329.58 1,389.87 2,010.87  
      DUP Freda Donnelly*9.59%1,0951,096.16 1,172.16 1,435.16 1,790.51 
      SDLP Mealla Campbell*11.83%1,3501,403.36 1,496.52 1,515.81 1,537.89 1,690.77
      Sinn Féin Gerard White*8.60%9821,287.08 1,297.66 1,300.66 1,301.35 1,307.23
      UUP Joy Rollston*7.69%878878.29 951.29    
      UKIP Adam Watt2.10%240241.74     
      Alliance Mohammad Zahid1.23%140144.35     
      Electorate: 21,049  Valid: 11,413 (54.22%)  Spoilt: 221  Quota: 1,631  Turnout: 11,634 (55.26%)  

        2011 election

        2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP

        2011: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP

        2005-2011 change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

        Armagh City - 6 seats [6]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345
        Sinn Féin Cathy Rafferty*18.62%1,001    
        UUP Sylvia McRoberts*16.78%902    
        Sinn Féin Noel Sheridan*16.09%865    
        DUP Freda Donnelly*12.98%698698.72 806.56  
        Sinn Féin Roy McCartney10.40%559743.08 744.36 816.74 
        SDLP Mealla Campbell*13.02%700724.96 732.64 743.2 757.94
        SDLP Pat Brannigan*12.13%652670.72 686.08 694.55 705.88
        Electorate: 9,993  Valid: 5,377 (53.81%)  Spoilt: 127  Quota: 769  Turnout: 5,504 (55.08%)  

          2005 election

          2001: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP

          2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP

          2001-2005 change: No change

          Armagh City - 6 seats [7]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234567
          DUP Freda Donnelly*15.97%1,004      
          SDLP Pat Brannigan*14.82%932      
          UUP Sylvia McRoberts*14.81%931      
          Sinn Féin Cathy Rafferty*14.28%898898.22 932.22    
          Sinn Féin Noel Sheridan10.16%639639.22 680.66 1,103.66   
          SDLP Mealla Bratton7.44%468511.78 734.72 754.72 814.72 828.72 854.31
          Independent John Nixon9.40%591618.08 647.5 688.5 782.5 793.5 794.43
          Sinn Féin John Crowley7.81%491491.22 498.22     
          SDLP Michael Carson5.31%334366.78      
          Electorate: 9,743  Valid: 6,288 (64.54%)  Spoilt: 119  Quota: 899  Turnout: 6,407 (65.76%)  

            2001 election

            1997: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP

            2001: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP

            1997-2001 change: DUP gain from UUP

            Armagh City - 6 seats [8]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            12345678910
            Sinn Féin Patrick McNamee16.95%1,261         
            Sinn Féin Cathy Rafferty12.11%9011,059.24 1,078.24       
            SDLP Pat Brannigan*13.62%1,0131,018.6 1,043.76 1,142.76      
            UUP Sylvia McRoberts*11.67%868868.48 883.12 890.12 891.84 891.84 1,333.84   
            DUP Freda Donnelly11.58%861861 867 868 868 868 943 1,159.48  
            SDLP Anna Brolly*4.97%370373.2 395.36 503.12 553.86 559.86 562.86 588.28 644.04 1,030.66
            Independent John Nixon8.69%646663.12 708.6 741.4 745.7 749.7 753.7 763.54 779.94 902.92
            SDLP Michael Carson6.13%456461.76 482.24 574.52 596.88 600.88 601.88 619.92 639.6  
            UUP Gordon Frazer*7.10%528528 546 547 547 547     
            SDLP Mealla Bratton4.37%325329.8 353.96        
            NI Women's Coalition Margaret Connolly2.81%209211.56         
            Electorate: 10,014  Valid: 7,438 (74.28%)  Spoilt: 170  Quota: 1,063  Turnout: 7,608 (75.97%)  

              1997 election

              1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin

              1997: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin

              1993-1997 change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

              Armagh City - 6 seats [9]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              12345
              SDLP Pat Brannigan*19.23%1,251    
              SDLP Anna Brolly*8.41%547792.7 938.32  
              UUP Sylvia McRoberts*13.81%898900.34 949.34  
              UUP Gordon Frazer*11.52%749750.04 774.04 1,279.04 
              Sinn Féin Noel Sheridan*12.99%845851.5 858.8 858.8 859.8
              Sinn Féin Seán McGirr12.93%841847.24 857.02 858.02 858.02
              SDLP Michael Carson8.16%531572.08 639.98 642.98 699.98
              DUP Noel Donnelly8.13%529529.52 532.52   
              Alliance Ryan Williams2.57%167171.68    
              SDLP Ann McKenna2.24%146157.44    
              Electorate: 10,035  Valid: 6,504 (64.81%)  Spoilt: 129  Quota: 930  Turnout: 6,633 (66.10%)  

                1993 election

                1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin

                1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin

                1989-1993 change: No change

                Armagh City - 6 seats [10]
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                12345
                SDLP John Agnew*18.75%1,156    
                SDLP Pat Brannigan*16.42%1,012    
                UUP Gordon Frazer16.09%992    
                Sinn Féin Noel Sheridan15.59%961    
                SDLP Anna Brolly*11.52%710981.18   
                UUP Sylvia McRoberts10.45%644645.82 758.46 839.31 860.89
                DUP Harold Carson11.19%690691.82 709.42 735.6 743.92
                Electorate: 9,590  Valid: 6,165 (64.29%)  Spoilt: 182  Quota: 881  Turnout: 6,347 (66.18%)  

                  1989 election

                  1985: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP

                  1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin

                  1985-1989 change: SDLP gain from DUP

                  Armagh City - 6 seats [11]
                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                  123456
                  SDLP John Agnew*16.07%1,019     
                  UUP George Macartney*15.44%979     
                  UUP John Doogan*14.16%898     
                  SDLP Pat Brannigan*14.08%893967.69    
                  SDLP Anna Brolly12.87%816841.19 841.26 897.96 996.96 
                  Sinn Féin Seamus Hart8.51%540544.18 544.18 545.08 576.81 881.64
                  DUP Harold Carson10.41%660660.33 666.56 666.56 672.93 673.93
                  Sinn Féin Stephen Fields4.81%305307.09 307.09 307.54 325.76  
                  Workers' Party Patrick McCusker3.66%232235.74 236.65 237.91   
                  Electorate: 9,628  Valid: 6,342 (65.87%)  Spoilt: 202  Quota: 907  Turnout: 6,544 (67.97%)  

                    1985 election

                    1985: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP

                    Armagh City - 6 seats [12]
                    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                    123456
                    Sinn Féin Thomas Carroll16.11%970     
                    SDLP John Agnew*12.27%739762.94 920.94   
                    SDLP Pat Brannigan*10.16%612622.92 861.42   
                    UUP John Doogan10.71%645645.14 646.14 646.14 901.14 
                    UUP George Macartney*10.30%620620.14 625.14 625.9 871.9 
                    DUP Geoffrey Knipe12.55%756756.14 757.14 757.14 816.14 854.33
                    Ind. Nationalist Bernard McManus*10.63%640699.78 773.84 832.36 835.36 835.93
                    UUP Robert Orr9.37%564564 565 565   
                    SDLP Oliver Tobin7.90%476487.62     
                    Electorate: 9,766  Valid: 6,022 (61.66%)  Spoilt: 100  Quota: 861  Turnout: 6,122 (62.69%)  

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                      2. ↑ , ARK, accessed 8 July 2023
                      3. ↑ "Local Council Elections 2023 - Results". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
                      4. ↑ "Local Council Elections 2019 - Results by Stage". 2 May 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
                      5. ↑ "Local Council Elections 2014 - Results by Stage" . Retrieved 23 January 2022.
                      6. ↑ "Armagh City Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
                      7. ↑ "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
                      8. ↑ "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
                      9. ↑ "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
                      10. ↑ "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
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                      12. ↑ "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
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