Knockiveagh was one of the three district electoral areas in Banbridge, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 2014. The district elected five members to Banbridge District Council until 1993, and six members until 2014, and formed part of the Upper Bann constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1985 local elections. Two of its wards came from Banbridge Area A and 3 Banbridge Area B, both of which had existed since 1973. It contained the wards of Bannside, Gilford, Katesbridge, Lawrencestown and Loughbrickland. For the 1993 local elections it gained an additional ward, Rathfriland, which was transferred from Newry and Mourne District Council. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and largely moved into the Banbridge DEA.
Councillors Election Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) 2011 Seamus Doyle (SDLP) Brendan Curran (Sinn Féin) John Hanna (UUP) Elizabeth Ingram (UUP) David Herron (DUP) Glenn Barr (UUP) 2005 Dessie Ward (Sinn Féin) John Ingram (UUP) Wilfred McFadden (DUP) Stephen Herron (DUP) 2001 Malachy McCartan (Independent Nationalist) 1997 Violet Cromie (UUP) 1993 Laurence McCartan (Independent Nationalist) 1989 Vivienne Bennett (UUP) Samuel Walker (UUP) 6 seats1993–2014 1985 Peter McGreevy (SDLP) Raymond McCullough (UUP) Samuel Cowan (UUP)
2011 Election
2005: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2011: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2005-2011 Change: UUP gain from DUP
2005 Election
2001: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
2005: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2001-2005 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Independent
2001 Election
1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
2001: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from UUP, Independent Nationalist becomes Independent
1997 Election
1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1993-1997 Change: No change
1993 Election
1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1989-1993 Change: UUP gain due to the addition of one seat
1989 Election
1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1985-1989 Change: No change
1985 Election
1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
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