| Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council | |
| Logo Pic: | Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council.svg |
| Logo Res: | 200px |
| Foundation: | 1 April 2015 |
| Jurisdiction: | Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon |
| Preceded By: | Armagh City and District Council Banbridge District Council Craigavon Borough Council |
| Leader1 Type: | Lord Mayor |
| Leader1: | Margaret Tinsley |
| Party1: | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Leader2 Type: | Deputy Lord Mayor |
| Leader2: | Sorchá McGeown |
| Party2: | Sinn Féin |
| Members: | 41 |
| Structure1: | Abc_district_council_2023.svg |
| Structure1 Res: | 260px |
| Political Groups1: | Sinn Féin (15) DUP (13) UUP (6) Alliance (4) SDLP (1) TUV (1) Independent (1) |
| Last Election1: | 18 May 2023 |
| Next Election1: | 2027 |
| Meeting Place: | Civic and Conference Centre |
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council is a local authority that was established on 1 April 2015. It replaced Armagh City and District Council, Banbridge District Council and Craigavon Borough Council. The first elections to the authority were on 22 May 2014 and it acted as a shadow authority, before the Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon district was created on 1 April 2015.[1]
| From | To | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2016 | Darryn Causby | ||
| 2016 | 2017 | Garath Keating | ||
| 2017 | 2018 | Gareth Wilson | ||
| 2018 | 2019 | Julie Flaherty | ||
| 2019 | 2020 | Mealla Campbell | ||
| 2020 | 2021 | Kevin Savage | ||
| 2021 | 2022 | Glenn Barr | ||
| 2022 | 2023 | Paul Greenfield | ||
| 2023 | 2024 | Margaret Tinsley |
| From | To | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2016 | Catherine Seeley | ||
| 2016 | 2017 | Paul Greenfield | ||
| 2017 | 2018 | Sam Nicholson | ||
| 2018 | 2019 | Paul Duffy | ||
| 2019 | 2020 | Margaret Tinsley | ||
| 2020 | 2021 | Kyle Savage | ||
| 2021 | 2022 | Jackie Donnelly | ||
| 2022 | 2023 | Tim McClelland | ||
| 2023 | Present | Sorchá McGeown |
For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas (DEA):[2]
| Area | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Armagh | 6 | |
| Banbridge | 7 | |
| Craigavon | 5 | |
| Cusher | 5 | |
| Lagan River | 5 | |
| Lurgan | 7 | |
| Portadown | 6 |
| Party | Elected 2019 | Elected 2023 | Current | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinn Féin | 10 | 15 | 15 | ||
| DUP | 11 | 13 | 13 | ||
| UUP | 10 | 6 | 6 | ||
| Alliance | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| SDLP | 6 | 1 | 1 | ||
| TUV | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Independents | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
For further details see 2023 Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council election.
The area covered by the council has a population of 199,693 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.[3] This made it the second largest council, in terms of population, after Belfast City Council.
The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Borough of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough.