Craigavon Area C Explained

Craigavon Area C was one of the four district electoral areas in Craigavon, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected six members to Craigavon Borough Council, and formed part of the Armagh constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1973 local elections, and contained the wards of Bachelors Walk, Brownlow, Court, Killycomain, Keenan and Taghnevan. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and mainly replaced by the Craigavon Central DEA.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
1981Cyril McLoughlin
(UUP)
Mary Simpson
(UUP)
William Smith
(DUP)
Robert Dodds
(DUP)
Hugh News
(SDLP)
Tom French
(Republican Clubs)
1977Frank Dale
(UUP)
Ronald Williamson
(DUP)
Robert McEvoy
(SDLP)
Brian English
(Alliance)
1973J. A. Johnston
(UUP)
H. McCourt
(UUP)
Frederick Crowe
(Vanguard)

1981 Election

1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP

1981: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Republican Clubs

1977-1981 Change: DUP and Republican Clubs gain from SDLP and Alliance

1977 Election

1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Vanguard

1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP

1973-1977 Change: SDLP and DUP gain from UUP and Vanguard

1973 Election

1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Vanguard