Loughside (District Electoral Area)

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Loughside DEA (1993-2014) within Craigavon

Loughside was one of the four district electoral areas in Craigavon, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 2014. The district elected five members to Craigavon Borough Council, and formed part of the Upper Bann constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

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It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Craigavon Area A which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Aghagallon, Court, Drumnamoe, Kinnegoe and Woodville. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and divided between the Craigavon DEA and the Lurgan DEA.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)
2011 Mairéad O'Dowd
(Sinn Féin)		Johnny McGibbon
(Sinn Féin)		Noel McGeown
(Sinn Féin)		Declan McAlinden
(SDLP)		Joe Nelson
(SDLP)
2005 Leah Small
(Sinn Féin)		Michael Tallon
(Sinn Féin)		Mary McAlinden
(SDLP)		 Dolores Kelly
(SDLP)
2001 John O'Dowd
(Sinn Féin)		Maurice Magill
(Sinn Féin)		Sean McCavanagh
(SDLP)
1997 Kieran McGeown
(SDLP)
1993 Brendan McConville
(Sinn Féin)		Peter Smyth
(Workers' Party)		 Hugh Casey
(SDLP)
1989 Brendan Curran
(Sinn Féin)		 Tom French
(Workers' Party)		Catherine McStravick
(SDLP)
1985 Padraig Breen
(Workers' Party)		Peter Bunting
(SDLP)		Thomas Bell
(UUP)

2011 Election

2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP

2011: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP

2005-2011 Change: No change

Loughside - 5 seats [1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
Sinn Féin Johnny McGibbon32.38%2,465     
Sinn Féin Mairéad O'Dowd*10.67%8121,477.42    
SDLP Declan McAlinden13.99%1,0651,117.43 1,151.43 1,176.63 1,286.63 
SDLP Joe Nelson8.82%671701.87 776.77 787.21 831.88 1,282.88
Sinn Féin Noel McGeown9.66%735978.53 1,007.98 1,107.34 1,108.34 1,157.81
Sinn Féin Maurice Magill7.26%553712.25 724.25 781.49 785.85 862.91
SDLP Caoimhe Dummigan7.74%589619.87 643.87 657.01 729.01  
DUP Philip Carson6.53%497497.49 517.49 518.03   
Independent Mal Nelson2.96%225235.78     
Electorate: 13,346  Valid: 7,612 (57.04%)  Spoilt: 201  Quota: 1,269  Turnout: 7,813 (58.54%)  

    2005 Election

    2001: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin

    2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP

    2001–2005 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

    Loughside - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234
    Sinn Féin Mairéad O'Dowd29.17%2,183   
    SDLP Dolores Kelly *21.71%1,625   
    Sinn Féin Leah Small8.67%6491,263.24  
    SDLP Mary McAlinden*8.50%636736.76 944.36 1,178.72
    Sinn Féin Michael Tallon12.67%9481,092.32 1,108.88 1,153.6
    SDLP Anthony Elliott9.09%680719.16 842.52 994
    UUP Joy Savage4.09%306309.52 313.84  
    DUP Ivan Russell4.04%302302.44 302.92  
    Workers' Party Tom French 2.07%155185.36 205.52  
    Electorate: 12,354  Valid: 7,484 (60.58%)  Spoilt: 228  Quota: 1,248  Turnout: 7,712 (62.43%)  

      2001 Election

      1997: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin

      2001: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin

      1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

      Loughside - 5 seats [3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      SDLP Dolores Kelly *22.84%2,022     
      Sinn Féin John O'Dowd *22.27%1,971     
      SDLP Sean McCavanagh*11.92%1,0551,214.04 1,232.54 1,235.82 1,392.52 1,449.92
      Sinn Féin Maurice Magill12.78%1,1311,175.24 1,376.49 1,378.49 1,394.23 1,404.51
      SDLP Mary McAlinden*8.30%735996.8 1,010.55 1,013.55 1,212.21 1,401.45
      Sinn Féin Mairéad O'Dowd9.98%883904.56 1,144.56 1,145.56 1,167.71 1,168.71
      UUP William Lindsay4.89%433437.48 437.48 641.48 642.48  
      SDLP Kieran McGeown*4.07%360411.24 417.99 417.99   
      DUP Alexander Dougan2.95%261261.28 261.28    
      Electorate: 12,545  Valid: 8,851 (70.55%)  Spoilt: 255  Quota: 1,476  Turnout: 9,106 (72.59%)  

        1997 Election

        1993: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Workers' Party

        1997: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin

        1993-1997 Change: SDLP gain from Workers' Party

        Loughside - 5 seats [4]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678
        Sinn Féin John O'Dowd *35.26%2,320       
        SDLP Sean McCavanagh*22.80%1,500       
        SDLP Dolores Kelly *10.52%692926.96 1,019.03 1,021.79 1,030.94 1,077.05 1,134.05 
        SDLP Mary McAlinden8.54%562830.4 922.2 929.14 942.59 979.61 1,022.58 1,125.58
        SDLP Kieran McGeown5.15%339755.24 923.18 931 938.03 974.87 1,015.23 1,065.23
        UUP Thomas Crozier7.16%471471 471.54 471.54 487.54 566.54 572.54 575.54
        Workers' Party Tom French 3.44%226358.88 371.3 378.97 391.15 406.95 491.98  
        Labour Coalition Hugh Casey*3.09%203258.44 270.86 274.04 279.04 294.83   
        Labour Coalition Mark McKavanagh1.54%101161.72 173.33 179.12 186    
        DUP Anne Hanlon1.35%8990.76 90.76 90.76 90.76    
        Alliance Adrian McKinney0.94%6277.84 80.27 84.15     
        Labour Coalition Mary Sheen0.21%1447.44 50.14      
        Electorate: 11,783  Valid: 6,579 (55.83%)  Spoilt: 109  Quota: 1,097  Turnout: 6,688 (56.76%)  

          1993 Election

          1989: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Workers' Party

          1993: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Workers' Party

          1989-1993 Change: No change

          Loughside - 5 seats [5]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456
          SDLP Sean McCavanagh*25.49%1,470     
          SDLP Hugh Casey *22.43%1,294     
          Sinn Féin Brendan McConville21.86%1,261     
          SDLP Dolores Kelly 14.16%8171,272.1    
          Workers' Party Peter Smyth3.90%225264.59 584.17 757.7 761.39 994.39
          UUP Thomas Crozier9.83%567568.11 573.33 577.77 700.83 708.83
          DUP Anne Hanlon2.32%134135.85 141.07 141.81   
          Electorate: 11,256  Valid: 5,768 (51.24%)  Spoilt: 213  Quota: 962  Turnout: 5,981 (53.14%)  

            1989 Election

            1985: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Workers' Party, 1 x UUP

            1989: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Workers' Party

            1985-1989 Change: SDLP gain from UUP

            Loughside - 5 seats [6]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            123456
            SDLP Sean McCavanagh*23.79%1,393     
            Sinn Féin Brendan Curran*10.81%633640 1,048.5   
            SDLP Hugh Casey 12.88%754867.7 870.7 1,054.7  
            SDLP Catherine McStravick10.30%603749.7 763.3 994  
            Workers' Party Tom French *12.18%713747.8 762.4 834.7 912.05 977.05
            UUP Thomas Bell*14.70%861861.9 863.9 863.9 864.81 867.81
            SDLP Patrick Crilly7.24%424521.5 529.7    
            Sinn Féin John O'Dowd 8.11%475480.4     
            Electorate: 10,783  Valid: 5,856 (54.31%)  Spoilt: 191  Quota: 976  Turnout: 6,047 (56.08%)  

              1985 Election

              1985: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Workers' Party, 1 x UUP

              Loughside - 5 seats [7]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              1234567
              SDLP Sean McCavanagh*17.01%990      
              Workers' Party Padraig Breen*16.10%9371,028     
              UUP Thomas Bell11.50%669671 1,049    
              Sinn Féin Brendan Curran14.38%837839 839 839 857.6 1,328.6 
              SDLP Peter Bunting13.78%802820 820 844 866.32 880.32 929.32
              SDLP Patrick Crilly*9.54%555565 565 576 589.02 600.88 655.88
              Sinn Féin Michael McKee8.87%516520 521 521 524.72   
              DUP Robert Russell6.56%382382      
              Workers' Party Karen McStravick2.25%131      
              Electorate: 9,941  Valid: 5,819 (58.54%)  Spoilt: 227  Quota: 970  Turnout: 6,046 (60.82%)  

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                References

                1. ↑ "Loughside Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
                2. ↑ "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
                3. ↑ "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
                4. ↑ "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
                5. ↑ "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
                6. ↑ "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
                7. ↑ "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
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