Craigavon Area B was one of the four district electoral areas in Craigavon, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected seven 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 Annagh, Breagh, Brownstown, Edgarstown, Hartfield, Tavanagh and Woodside. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and mainly replaced by the Portadown DEA.
Councillors Election Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) 1981 Herbert Whitten (UUP) Alan Locke (UUP) Arnold Hatch (UUP) Gladys McCullough (DUP) James Forsythe (DUP) William Ramsey (Alliance) Daniel Murphy (SDLP) 1977 John Wright (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) Sean Hagan (Alliance) 1973 Samuel McCammick (Vanguard) C. Atkinson (Vanguard)
1981 Election
1977: 3 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1981: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP
1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from Alliance
1977 Election
1973: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 2 x Vanguard, 1 x Independent Unionist
1977: 3 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1973-1977 Change: DUP and SDLP gain from Vanguard (two seats), Independent Unionist joins UUP
Area B
1973: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 2 x Vanguard, 1 x Independent Unionist
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