Craigavon Area D 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 Bleary, Church, Knocknashane, Magheralin, Mourneview, Parklake and Waringstown. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Lurgan DEA.
Councillors Election Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) 1981 Sydney Cairns (UUP) Samuel Gardiner (UUP) George Savage (UUP) Ian Williams (DUP) Frederick Baird (DUP) David Calvert (DUP) Philip Black (UUUP)/ (Vanguard) 1977 James Baird (UUP) Thomas Creith (UUP) Eric Crozier (UUP) Thomas Willey (DUP) 1973 Thomas Megarrell (UUP)
1981 Election
1977: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUUP
1981: 3 x UUP, 3 x DUP, 1 x UUUP
1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from UUP
1977 Election
1973: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Vanguard
1977: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUUP
1973-1977 Change: Vanguard joins UUUP
Area D
1973: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Vanguard
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