Cusher is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Northern Ireland.Final Northern Ireland super council recommendations, BBC News, 13 December 2013, accessed 24 May 2014 The district elects five members to Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council and contains the wards of Hamiltonsbawn, Markethill, Richhill, Seagahan and Tandragee., ARK, accessed 8 July 2023 Armagh forms part of the Newry and Armagh constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Armagh Area B which had existed since 1973, where it contained six wards (Hamiltonsbawn, Killeen, Laurelvale, Markethill, Poyntz Pass and Tandragee). For the 2014 local elections it was reduced by one ward but gained most of the abolished The Orchard DEA.
Councillors Election Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) January 2026 Co-Option Bróna Haughey (Sinn Féin) Keith Ratcliffe (TUV) Gordon Kennedy (UUP) Adam Copeland (DUP) Paul Berry (Independent)/ (DUP) 5 seats2014–present2023 Gareth Wilson (DUP)2019 Jim Speers (UUP)2014 Sharon Haughey (SDLP) 2011 Robert Turner (UUP) Terry McWilliams (DUP) 2005 Eric Speers (UUP) Margaret Black (DUP) 2001 Thomas Canavan (SDLP) James Clayton (UUP) 1997 Sharon McClelland (UUP) 1993 Robert McWilliams (UUP) 1989 Thomas Johnston (UUP) Thomas Black (DUP) 1985 Seamus Mallon (SDLP)
2023 Election
2019: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent
2023: 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x TUV, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
2019–2023 Change: TUV gain from UUP
2019 Election
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
2014 Election
2011: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
2014: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
2011-2014 Change: DUP loss due to the reduction of one seat
2011 Election
2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2011: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
2005-2011 Change: Independent gain from DUP
2005 Election
2001: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP
2001 Election
1997: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
2001: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from UUP
1997 Election
1993: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1997: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1993-1997 Change: No change
1993 Election
1989: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1993: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1989-1993 Change: No change
1989 Election
1985: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1989: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1985-1989 Change: No change
1985 Election
1985: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
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