Craigavon (District Electoral Area)

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Craigavon
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created2014
Seats5 (2014-)
Councillors
  •   Robbie Alexander (APNI)
  •   Kate Evans (UUP)
  •   Jude Mallon (SF)
  •   Catherine Nelson (SF)
  •   Margaret Tinsley (DUP)

Craigavon is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Northern Ireland. [1] The district elects five members to Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council and contains the wards of Bleary, Brownlow, Craigavon Centre, Derrytrasna and Kernan. [2] Craigavon forms part of the Upper Bann constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

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It was created for the 2014 local elections, largely replacing the Craigavon Central DEA and parts of the Loughside DEA which had existed since 1985.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
2023 Catherine Nelson
(Sinn Féin)
Jude Mallon
(Sinn Féin)
Robbie Alexander
(Alliance)
Margaret Tinsley
(DUP)
Kate Evans
(UUP)
2019 Declan McAlinden
(SDLP)
Thomas Larkham
(SDLP)
Kenneth Twyble
(UUP)
February 2019 DefectionFergal Lennon
(Aontú)/
(Sinn Féin)
Robert Smith
(DUP)
2014

2023 Election

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

2023: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP

2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin and Alliance gain from SDLP (two seats)

Craigavon - 5 seats [3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
Sinn Féin Jude Mallon18.26%1,964    
Sinn Féin Catherine Nelson*17.64%1,897    
DUP Margaret Tinsley*16.84%1,811    
Alliance Robbie Alexander12.94%1,3921,439 1,935  
Ulster Unionist Kate Evans12.13%1,3051,313 1,375 1,531.40 1,671.58
DUP Ian Patterson12.64%1,3601,361 1,379 1,393.28 1,395.00
SDLP Declan McAlinden*7.08%762889    
SDLP Jackie Coade1.82%196    
Electorate: 20,449  Valid: 10,757 (52.60%)  Spoilt: 172  Quota: 1,793  Turnout: 10,929 (53.45%)  

    2019 Election

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

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

    2014-2019 Change: SDLP gain from DUP

    Craigavon - 5 seats [4]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    Sinn Féin Catherine Nelson 13.77%1,3321,388 1,430 2,072   
    SDLP Thomas Larkham12.86%1,2441,272 1,524 1,591 1,817  
    Ulster Unionist Kenneth Twyble*10.72%1,0371,037 1,135 1,136 1,139 1,141 1,803
    SDLP Declan McAlinden*10.48%1,0141,083 1,191 1,218 1,324 1,470 1,544
    DUP Margaret Tinsley*14.64%1,4161,416 1,427 1,427 1,428 1,428 1,506
    DUP Robert Smith*11.42%1,1051,108 1,118 1,119 1,121 1,121 1,235
    Ulster Unionist Kate Evans9.00%871873 995 996 998 1,002  
    Sinn Féin Michael Tallon7.51%727749 761     
    Alliance Sean Hagan7.22%699725      
    Aontú Fergal Lennon*2.38%230      
    Electorate: 18,798  Valid: 9,675 (51.47%)  Spoilt: 176  Quota: 1,613  Turnout: 9,851 (52.40%)  

      2014 Election

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

      Craigavon - 5 seats [5]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789
      Ulster Unionist Kenneth Twyble*16.41%1,3891,389 1,451      
      DUP Robert Smith*14.76%1,2501,250 1,265 1,430     
      SDLP Declan McAlinden*9.93%841858 893 896 896.88 896.88 1,247.52 1,416.52 
      Sinn Féin Fergal Lennon10.75%9101,023 1,044 1,049 1,049.88 1,049.88 1,111.88 1,236.88 
      DUP Margaret Tinsley*10.62%899899 912 964 967.52 981.6 983.6 999.71 1,303.71
      Sinn Féin Tommy O'Connor*9.24%782837 844 844 844 844 881 991 995
      Ulster Unionist Julie Flaherty5.26%445445 476 633 659.4 661.71 667.47 694.58  
      Independent Kieran Corr5.79%490494 542 545 546.76 546.98 596.98   
      SDLP Thomas Larkham5.19%439451 537 539 544.28 544.28    
      PUP Brian Cummings4.85%411411 424       
      Alliance John Cleland4.69%397401        
      Sinn Féin Vincent McAleenan2.52%213        
      Electorate: 17,589  Valid: 8,466 (48.13%)  Spoilt: 174  Quota: 1,412  Turnout: 8,640 (49.12%)  

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