| Craigavon | |
| Type: | Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council DEA |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Seats: | 5 (2014-) |
| Members Label: | Councillors |
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.
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.
| Election | Councillor (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 Defection | Fergal Lennon (Aontú)/ (Sinn Féin) | Robert Smith (DUP) | ||||||||
| 2014 | ||||||||||
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)
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
2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP