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2019 Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council election

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Elections to Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council, part of the Northern Ireland local elections on 2 May 2019, returned 41 members to the council using Single Transferable Vote. The Democratic Unionist Party were the largest party in both first-preference votes and seats.

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2019 Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council election

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All 41 council seats
21 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Leader	Arlene Foster	Robin Swann	Michelle O'Neill
Party	DUP	Ulster Unionist	Sinn Féin
Seats won	11	10	10
Seat change	2	2	2

	Fourth party	Fifth party	Sixth party

Leader	Colum Eastwood	Naomi Long
Party	SDLP	Alliance	Independent
Seats won	6	3	1
Seat change	0	3	0

	Seventh party

Leader	Gerard Batten
Party	UKIP
Seats won	0
Seat change	1

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon 2019 Council Election Results by DEA (Shaded by the plurality of FPVs)

Election results

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Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council Election Result 2019^[1]
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
DUP	11	0	3	3	26.8	27.9	21,840	3.3
Sinn Féin	10	2	0	2	24.4	22.0	17,154	1.0
Ulster Unionist	10	0	1	1	24.4	21.6	16,881	4.5
SDLP	6	2	2	0	14.6	13.5	10,513	0.5
Alliance	3	3	0	3	7.3	7.8	6,111	4.4
Independent	1	0	0	0	2.4	3.5	2,761	0.1
TUV	0	0	0	0	0.0	2.0	1,554	0.6
Aontú	0	0	0	0	0.0	1.3	1,052	New
UKIP	0	0	1	1	0.0	0.4	278	1.4

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

The overall turnout was 52.81% with a total of 78,144 valid votes cast. A total of 1,165 ballots were rejected.

Districts summary

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Results of the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council election, 2019
by district
Ward	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	Total Cllrs
Ward	DUP		Sinn Féin		UUP		SDLP		Alliance		Others		Total Cllrs
Armagh	12.9	0	40.3	3	13.3	1	21.5	2	5.3	0	6.7	0	6
Banbridge	23.0	2	14.1	1	36.1	3	10.8	0	11.7	1	4.2	0	7
Craigavon	26.1	1	21.3	1	19.7	1	23.3	2	7.2	0	2.4	0	5
Cusher	30.2	1	13.3	1	25.0	2	7.9	0	4.0	0	19.6	1	5
Lagan River	45.0	3	2.6	0	28.0	1	4.2	0	10.8	1	9.5	0	5
Lurgan	23.1	1	36.9	3	12.7	1	16.4	1	11.0	1	0.0	0	7
Portadown	41.3	3	18.4	1	18.0	1	8.6	1	5.1	0	8.6	0	6
Total	27.9	11	22.0	10	21.6	10	13.5	6	7.8	3	7.2	1	41

District results

Armagh

2014: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP
2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2014-2019 Change: Sinn Féin gain from DUP

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Armagh - 6 seats^[1]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5
	Sinn Féin	Garath Keating* †	16.01%	2,037
	Sinn Féin	Jackie Donnelly	13.18%	1,677	1,680	1,761.3	1,818.1
	SDLP	Mealla Campbell* †	9.79%	1,246	1,250	1,267.8	1,550.6	1,819.6
	SDLP	Thomas O'Hanlon*	11.72%	1,491	1,493	1,502.2	1,615.6	1,811.5
	Ulster Unionist	Sam Nicholson*	13.34%	1,697	1,699	1,699	1,764	1,775
	Sinn Féin	Darren McNally*	11.11%	1,413	1,415	1,493.8	1,522.3	1,680.3
	DUP	Freda Donnelly*	12.87%	1,638	1,638	1,638.3	1,649.3	1,670.6
	Aontú	Martin Kelly	6.46%	822	830	840.1	903.5
	Alliance	Jackie Coade	5.30%	674	677	681.9
	Independent	Pol Oh-Again	0.22%	28
Electorate: 21,982 Valid: 12,723 (57.88%) Spoilt: 191 Quota: 1,818 Turnout: 12,914 (58.75%)

Banbridge

2014: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2019: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance
2014-2019 Change: Alliance gain from SDLP

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Banbridge - 7 seats^[1]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Ulster Unionist	Glenn Barr*	14.53%	1,764
	DUP	Paul Greenfield*	12.88%	1,563
	Ulster Unionist	Ian Burns*	10.45%	1,273	1,421.68	1,554.68
	Sinn Féin	Kevin Savage*	8.55%	1,038	1,038.14	1,040.14	1,533.14
	Ulster Unionist	Jill MacAuley	11.12%	1,350	1,418.88	1,504.28	1,506.28	1,509.24	1,533.11
	DUP	Junior McCrum* †	10.15%	1,232	1,250.06	1,478.32	1,481.32	1,508.4	1,519.56
	Alliance	Brian Pope	11.74%	1,425	1,429.34	1,442.62	1,476.76	1,476.94	1,477.25	1,480.04	1,485.93
	SDLP	Seamus Doyle*	10.78%	1,309	1,310.96	1,317.96	1,454.76	1,455.16	1,455.78	1,465.95	1,468.43
	Sinn Féin	Vincent McAleenan	5.57%	676	676.28	676.42
	TUV	William Martin	4.19%	508	511.12
Electorate: 24,418 Valid: 12,138 (49.71%) Spoilt: 136 Quota: 1,518 Turnout: 12,274 (50.27%)

Craigavon

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

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Craigavon - 5 seats^[1]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	Sinn Féin	Catherine Nelson	13.77%	1,332	1,388	1,430	2,072
	SDLP	Thomas Larkham	12.86%	1,244	1,272	1,524	1,591	1,817
	Ulster Unionist	Kenneth Twyble*	10.72%	1,037	1,037	1,135	1,136	1,139	1,141	1,803
	SDLP	Declan McAlinden*	10.48%	1,014	1,083	1,191	1,218	1,324	1,470	1,544
	DUP	Margaret Tinsley*	14.64%	1,416	1,416	1,427	1,427	1,428	1,428	1,506
	DUP	Robert Smith*	11.42%	1,105	1,108	1,118	1,119	1,121	1,121	1,235
	Ulster Unionist	Kate Evans	9.00%	871	873	995	996	998	1,002
	Sinn Féin	Michael Tallon	7.51%	727	749	761
	Alliance	Sean Hagan	7.22%	699	725
	Aontú	Fergal Lennon*	2.38%	230
Electorate: 18,798 Valid: 9,675 (51.47%) Spoilt: 176 Quota: 1,613 Turnout: 9,851 (52.40%)

Cusher

2014: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
2019: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent
2014-2019 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

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Cusher - 5 seats^[1]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	DUP	Gareth Wilson*	19.62%	2,248
	Independent	Paul Berry*	17.54%	2,009
	Sinn Féin	Bróna Haughey	13.26%	1,519	1,519.15	1,552.3	2,094.3
	Ulster Unionist	Jim Speers*	14.25%	1,633	1,697.05	1,827.3	1,931.3
	Ulster Unionist	Gordon Kennedy*	10.73%	1,229	1,254.95	1,393.5	1,465.5	1,520.5	1,567.6	1,585.96
	DUP	Quincey Dougan	10.60%	1,215	1,445.1	1,514.95	1,527.4	1,538.4	1,581.4	1,584.12
	SDLP	Seamus Livingstone	7.86%	901	902.45	1,106.05
	Alliance	Gareth Hay	4.03%	462	463.05
	Independent	Paul Bowbanks	2.10%	241	253.15
Electorate: 18,496 Valid: 11,457 (61.94%) Spoilt: 112 Quota: 1,910 Turnout: 11,569 (62.55%)

Lagan River

2014: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP
2019: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2014-2019 Change: Alliance gain from UUP

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Lagan River - 5 seats^[1]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
	DUP	Mark Baxter*	21.12%	1,876
	Ulster Unionist	Kyle Savage	18.17%	1,614
	DUP	Paul Rankin* ††	16.25%	1,444	1,519.39
	Alliance	Eóin Tennyson †	10.81%	960	963.36	968	991.29	991.4	1,027.4	1,064.98	1,495.98
	DUP	Tim McClelland	7.63%	678	945.96	960.36	988.12	1,020.79	1,020.79	1,049.72	1,052.74	1,352.02
	Ulster Unionist	Olive Mercer	9.80%	871	981.37	987.29	1,010.09	1,013.83	1,014.25	1,102.37	1,141.06	1,311.62
	TUV	Samuel Morrison	5.62%	499	511.39	517.55	542.58	543.13	543.13	581.51	588.51
	SDLP	John O'Hare	4.15%	369	369.42	370.3	372.38	372.38	548.38	559.46
	Independent	Sammy Ogle	2.44%	217	220.36	222.92	234	234.33	238.33
	Sinn Féin	Tony Gorrell	2.56%	227	227.84	227.84	228.84	228.84
	UKIP	Jordan Stewart	1.45%	129	133.2	134.88
Electorate: 17,249 Valid: 8,884 (51.50%) Spoilt: 75 Quota: 1,481 Turnout: 8,959 (51.94%)

Lurgan

2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
2014-2019 Change: Alliance gain from DUP

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Lurgan - 7 seats^[1]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6
	Sinn Féin	Keith Haughlan*	16.39%	1,974
	Ulster Unionist	Louise McKinstry	12.65%	1,524
	Sinn Féin	Liam Mackle	9.88%	1,190	1,362.32	1,595.32
	SDLP	Joe Nelson* †	8.68%	1,046	1,060.64	1,104.52	1,860.52
	Alliance	Peter Lavery	10.97%	1,321	1,347.16	1,371.12	1,462.28	1,701.05
	DUP	Stephen Moutray*	12.48%	1,504	1,504.24	1,504.24	1,504.24	1,504.87	1,505.5
	Sinn Féin	Sorcha McGeown	6.83%	823	1,010.44	1,195.4	1,255.84	1,388.61	1,457.44
	DUP	Terry McWilliams*	10.64%	1,282	1,282.64	1,283.64	1,284.64	1,285.5	1,286.13
	SDLP	Ciarán Toman	7.71%	928	948.08	957.72
	Sinn Féin	Noel McGeown	3.77%	454	496.88
Electorate: 25,336 Valid: 12,044 (47.54%) Spoilt: 251 Quota: 1,506 Turnout: 12,295 (48.53%)

Portadown

2014: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UKIP
2019: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2014-2019 Change: DUP and SDLP gain from UUP and UKIP

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Portadown - 6 seats^[1]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
	DUP	Darryn Causby* ‡‡†	18.51%	2,077
	DUP	Sydney Anderson	15.11%	1,696
	Sinn Féin	Paul Duffy*	14.92%	1,675
	Ulster Unionist	Julie Flaherty*	13.47%	1,512	1,591.2	1,607.2
	DUP	Lavelle McIlwrath	7.72%	866	1,157.72	1,210.62	1,238.87	1,238.99	1,330.67	1,331.67	1,343.91	1,618.91
	SDLP	Eamonn McNeill	8.62%	967	967.44	967.79	967.84	976.36	983.36	1,250.25	1,583.4	1,590.4
	Ulster Unionist	Arnold Hatch*	4.51%	506	518.1	522.9	544.93	545.21	633.08	636.32	758.94	976.94
	TUV	Darrin Foster	4.87%	547	575.38	580.73	615.96	616.24	697.6	698.64	713.25
	Alliance	Emma Hutchinson	5.08%	570	573.3	573.85	580.9	582.58	596.02	630.71
	Sinn Féin	Callum O'Dufaigh	3.49%	392	392.44	392.54	392.54	446.02	448.06
	Independent	David Jones*	2.37%	266	289.98	291.53	340.39	340.43
	UKIP	David Jameson	1.33%	149	163.08	164.88
Electorate: 21,698 Valid: 11,223 (51.72%) Spoilt: 224 Quota: 1,604 Turnout: 11,447 (52.76%)

Changes during the term

† Co-options

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Date co-opted	Electoral Area		Outgoing	Co-optee	Reason
1 January 2021	Armagh	SDLP	Mealla Campbell	Grainne O'Neill	Campbell resigned.
1 January 2021	Lurgan	SDLP	Joe Nelson	Ciaran Toman	Nelson resigned.
20 August 2021	Banbridge	DUP	Junior McCrum	Ian Wilson	McCrum died.
21 February 2022	Lagan River	DUP	Paul Rankin	Keith Parke	Rankin was co-opted to the Northern Ireland Assembly.
23 February 2022	Armagh	Sinn Féin	Garath Keating	Fergal Donnelly	Keating resigned.
26 May 2022	Lagan River	Alliance	Eóin Tennyson	Jessica Johnston	Tennyson was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly.
31 May 2022	Lagan River	DUP	Keith Parke	Paul Rankin	Rankin returned to council having briefly been co-opted to the Northern Ireland Assembly before the Assembly election.
7 November 2022	Portadown	DUP	Darryn Causby	Kyle Moutray	Causby resigned.

‡ Changes in affiliation

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Date	Electoral Area	Name	Previous affiliation		New affiliation		Circumstance
18 June 2021	Portadown	Darryn Causby		DUP		Independent	Resigned from the DUP over disagreements with the new party leadership.^[2]
23 November 2021	Portadown	Darryn Causby		Independent		DUP	Rejoined the DUP after resolving disagreements with the new party leadership.^[3]

– Suspensions

None

Last updated 7 November 2022.

Current composition: see Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council

References

[1]
"Local Council Elections 2019 - Results by Stage". 2 May 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
[2]
Leebody, Christopher. "Portadown DUP councillor quits following Poots resignation, says party is 'disintegrating' and 'irreparably damaged'". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
[3]
Leebody, Christopher. "Portadown councillor Darryn Causby who quit DUP in summer rejoins party". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 23 November 2021.

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