Lagan River (District Electoral Area)

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Lagan River
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created2014
Seats5 (2014-)
Councillors
  •   Mark Baxter (DUP)
  •   Jessica Johnston (APNI)
  •   Tim McClelland (DUP)
  •   Paul Rankin (DUP)
  •   Kyle Savage (UUP)

Lagan River 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 Donaghcloney, Dromore, Gransha, Quilly and Waringstown. [2] Lagan River forms part of the Upper Bann constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament and part of the Lagan Valley constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

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

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)
2023 Jessica Johnston
(Alliance)		Kyle Savage
(UUP)		Tim McClelland
(DUP)		 Paul Rankin
(DUP)		Mark Baxter
(DUP)
May 2022 Co-Options
February 2022 Co-Option Eóin Tennyson
(Alliance)		Keith Parke
(DUP)
2019 Paul Rankin
(DUP)
November 2015 DefectionCarol Black
(UUP)/
(Independent)		Marc Woods
(UUP)		Hazel Gamble
(DUP)
2014

2023 Election

2019: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

2023: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

2019–2023 Change: No change

Lagan River - 5 seats [3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
DUP Mark Baxter*22.61%2,261     
Alliance Jessica Johnston*17.62%1,762     
Ulster Unionist Kyle Savage*13.93%1,3931,477.76 1,494.02 1,519.08 1,997.08 
DUP Paul Rankin*15.05%1,5051,594.44 1,597.70 1,602.18 1,677.18 
DUP Tim McClelland*11.37%1,1371,501.52 1,505.78 1,508.16 1,537.55 1,736.55
TUV Samuel Morrison6.27%627658.20 662.46 665.54 682.34 799.34
Sinn Féin Vincent McAleenan5.02%502502.26 647.78 677.39 685.38 694.38
Ulster Unionist Sammy Ogle5.93%593603.66 624.66 653.85   
SDLP Oisín Edwards2.20%220222.34     
Electorate: 18,389  Valid: 10,000 (54.38%)  Spoilt: 69  Quota: 1,667  Turnout: 10,069 (54.76%)  

    2019 Election

    2014: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP

    2019: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

    2014-2019 Change: Alliance gain from UUP

    Lagan River - 5 seats [4]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456789
    DUP Mark Baxter*21.12%1,876        
    Ulster Unionist Kyle Savage18.17%1,614        
    DUP Paul Rankin * ††16.25%1,4441,519.39       
    Alliance Eóin Tennyson †10.81%960963.36 968 991.29 991.4 1,027.4 1,064.98 1,495.98 
    DUP Tim McClelland7.63%678945.96 960.36 988.12 1,020.79 1,020.79 1,049.72 1,052.74 1,352.02
    Ulster Unionist Olive Mercer9.80%871981.37 987.29 1,010.09 1,013.83 1,014.25 1,102.37 1,141.06 1,311.62
    TUV Samuel Morrison5.62%499511.39 517.55 542.58 543.13 543.13 581.51 588.51  
    SDLP John O'Hare4.15%369369.42 370.3 372.38 372.38 548.38 559.46   
    Independent Sammy Ogle2.44%217220.36 222.92 234 234.33 238.33    
    Sinn Féin Tony Gorrell2.56%227227.84 227.84 228.84 228.84     
    UKIP Jordan Stewart1.45%129133.2 134.88       
    Electorate: 17,249  Valid: 8,884 (51.50%)  Spoilt: 75  Quota: 1,481  Turnout: 8,959 (51.94%)  

      2014 Election

      2014: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP

      Lagan River - 5 seats [5]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789
      DUP Mark Baxter*16.00%1,3411,352 1,353 1,369 1,373 1,484   
      DUP Paul Rankin *15.13%1,2681,308 1,311 1,322 1,335 1,484   
      Ulster Unionist Marc Woods12.21%1,0231,032 1,032 1,054 1,059 1,229 1,235.72 1,249.8 1,483.8
      Ulster Unionist Carol Black* ‡10.08%845867 871 904 919 1,023 1,035.6 1,049.68 1,450.68
      DUP Hazel Gamble*9.59%804819 820 832 836 915 980.52 1,031.72 1,226.04
      Alliance Harry Hamilton6.23%522546 570 715 1,034 1,053 1,053.84 1,053.84 1,080.84
      Ulster Unionist Olive Mercer*9.12%764775 776 795 811 909 909.84 916.24  
      TUV Samuel Morrison9.14%766777 778 789 792     
      SDLP Maureen Litter3.77%316321 527 553      
      NI21 Neville Hutchinson3.42%287302 314       
      Sinn Féin Keara Downey3.25%272273        
      Independent Frazer McCammond2.06%173        
      Electorate: 16,260  Valid: 8,381 (51.54%)  Spoilt: 92  Quota: 1,397  Turnout: 8,473 (52.11%)  

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        2. ↑ "Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 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.
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