Craigavon 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 Bleary, Brownlow, Craigavon Centre, Derrytrasna and Kernan. 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.
Councillors Election Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) May 2026 Defection Catherine Nelson (Sinn Féin) Jude Mallon (Sinn Féin) Robbie Alexander (Alliance) Margaret Tinsley (DUP) Kate Evans (Independent)/ (UUP)20232019 Declan McAlinden (SDLP) Thomas Larkham (SDLP) Kenneth Twyble (UUP)February 2019 Defection Fergal Lennon (Aontú)/ (Sinn Féin) Robert Smith (DUP)2014
2023 Election
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)
2019 Election
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 Election
2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
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