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2019 Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council election
← 2014 2 May 2019 2023 →
All 40 council seats
21 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Arlene Foster Robin Swann Michelle O'Neill
Party DUP UUP Sinn Féin
Seats won 11 10 10
Seat change Decrease 2 Decrease 2 Increase 2
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Colum Eastwood Naomi Long
Party SDLP Alliance Independent
Seats won 6 3 1
Seat change Steady Increase 3 Steady
  Seventh party
 
Leader Gerard Batten
Party UKIP
Seats won 0
Seat change Decrease 1

Elections to Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council, part of the Northern Ireland local elections on 2 May 2019, returned 40 members to the council using Single Transferable Vote. The Democratic Unionist Party were the largest party in both first-preference votes and seats.

Results by party

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F6CB2F;" data-sort-value="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #44532A;" data-sort-value="Aontú" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0C3A6A;" data-sort-value="Traditional Unionist Voice" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6D3177;" data-sort-value="UKIP" |
Party Seats ± First
Preference
Votes 		FPV% ±%
DUP 11 Decrease 2 21,840 27.95 Increase 4.10
Sinn Féin 10 Increase 2 17,154 21.95 Increase 1.85
UUP 10 Decrease 2 16,881 21.60 Decrease 3.89
SDLP 6 Steady 10,515 13.46 Increase 0.13
Alliance 3 Increase 3 6,111 7.82 Increase 4.44
Independent 1 Steady 2,761 3.53 Increase 0.05
Aontú 0 Steady 1,052 1.35 N/A
TUV 0 Steady 1,007 1.29 Decrease 1.27
UKIP 0 Decrease 1 278 0.36 Decrease 1.47
Totals 40 78,144 100% —

Council composition

Following the previous election in 2014, the composition of the council was:

↓
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DUP UUP SF SDLP UKIP I

After the election, the composition of the council was:

↓
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DUP UUP SF SDLP APNI I

I - Independent

Results by electoral area

Armagh

2014: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP
2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2014-2019 Change: Sinn Féin gain one seat from DUP

Armagh - 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Sinn Féin Garath Keating* 16.01 2,037
Sinn Féin Jackie Donnelly 13.18 1,677 1,680 1,761.3 1,818.1
SDLP Mealla Campbell* 9.79 1,246 1,250 1,267.8 1,550.6 1,819.6
SDLP Thomas O'Hanlon* 11.72 1,491 1,493 1,502.2 1,615.6 1,811.5
UUP Sam Nicholson* 13.34 1,697 1,699 1,699 1,764 1,775
Sinn Féin Darren McNally* 11.11 1,413 1,415 1,493.8 1,522.3 1,680.3
DUP Freda Donnelly* 12.87 1,638 1,638 1,638.3 1,649.3 1,670.6
Aontú Martin Kelly 6.46 822 830 840.1 903.5
Alliance Jackie Coade 5.30 674 677 681.9
Independent Pol Oh-Again 0.22 28
Electorate: 21,982   Valid: 12,723   Spoilt: 191   Quota: 1,818   Turnout: 12,914 (58.75%)  

Banbridge

2014: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2019: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance
2014-2019 Change: Alliance gain one seat from SDLP

Banbridge - 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
UUP Glenn Barr* 14.53 1,764
DUP Paul Greenfield* 12.88 1,563
UUP Ian Burns* 10.45 1,273 1,421.68 1,554.68
Sinn Féin Kevin Savage* 8.55 1,038 1,038.14 1,040.14 1,533.14
UUP Jill MacAuley 11.12 1,350 1,418.88 1,504.28 1,506.28 1,509.24 1,533.11
DUP Junior McCrum* 10.15 1,232 1,250.06 1,478.32 1,481.32 1,508.4 1,519.56
Alliance Brian Pope 11.74 1,425 1,429.34 1,442.62 1,476.76 1,476.94 1,477.25 1,480.04 1,485.93
SDLP Seamus Doyle* 10.78 1,309 1,310.96 1,317.96 1,454.76 1,455.16 1,455.78 1,465.95 1,468.43
Sinn Féin Vincent McAleenan 5.57 676 676.28 676.42
TUV William Martin 4.19 508 511.12
Electorate: 24,418   Valid: 12,138   Spoilt: 136   Quota: 1,518   Turnout: 12,274 (50.27%)  

Craigavon

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 one seat from DUP

Craigavon - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Sinn Féin Catherine Nelson 13.77 1,332 1,388 1,430 2,072
SDLP Thomas Larkham 12.86 1,244 1,272 1,524 1,591 1,817
UUP Kenneth Twyble* 10.72 1,037 1,037 1,135 1,136 1,139 1,141 1,803
SDLP Declan McAlinden* 10.48 1,014 1,083 1,191 1,218 1,324 1,470 1,544 1,544
DUP Margaret Tinsley* 14.64 1,416 1,416 1,427 1,427 1,428 1,428 1,506 1,508
DUP Robert Woolsey Smith* 11.42 1,105 1,108 1,118 1,119 1,121 1,121 1,235
UUP Kate Evans 9.00 871 873 995 996 998 1,002
Sinn Féin Michael Tallon 7.51 727 749 761
Alliance Sean Hagan 7.22 699 725
Aontú Fergal Lennon* 2.38 230
Electorate: 18,798   Valid: 9,675   Spoilt: 176   Quota: 1,613   Turnout: 9.851 (52.40%)  

Cusher

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 one seat from SDLP

Cusher - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
DUP Gareth Wilson* 19.62 2,248
Independent Paul Berry* 17.54 2,009 2,009 2,009 2,009 2,009
Sinn Féin Bróna Haughey 13.26 1,519 1,519.15 1,552.3 2,094.3
UUP Jim Speers* 14.25 1,633 1,697.05 1,827.3 1,931.3 1,931.3 1,931.3
UUP Gordon Kennedy* 10.73 1,229 1,254.95 1,393.5 1,465.5 1,520.5 1,567.6 1,585.96
DUP Quincey Dougan 10.60 1,215 1,445.1 1,514.95 1,527.4 1,538.4 1,581.4 1,584.12
SDLP Seamus Livingstone 7.86 901 902.45 1,106.05
Alliance Gareth Hay 4.03 462 463.05
Independent Paul Bowbanks 2.10 241 253.15
Electorate: 18,496   Valid: 11,457   Spoilt: 112   Quota: 1,910   Turnout: 11,569 (62.55%)  

Lagan River

2014: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP
2019: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2014-2019 Change: Alliance gain one seat from UUP

Lagan River - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
DUP Mark Baxter* 21.12 1,876
UUP Kyle Savage 18.17 1,614
DUP Paul Rankin* 16.25 1,444 1,519.39
Alliance Eóin Tennyson 10.81 960 963.36 968 991.29 991.4 1,027.4 1,064.98 1,495.98
DUP Tim McClelland 7.63 678 945.96 960.36 988.12 1,020.79 1,020.79 1,049.72 1,052.74 1,352.02
UUP Olive Mercer 9.80 871 981.37 987.29 1,010.09 1,083.83 1,014.25 1,102.37 1,141.06 1,311.62
TUV Samuel Morrison 5.62 499 511.39 517.55 542.58 543.13 543.13 581.51 588.51
SDLP John O'Hare 4.15 369 369.42 370.3 372.38 372.38 548.38 559.46
Independent Sammy Ogle 2.44 217 220.36 222.92 234 234.33 238.33
Sinn Féin Tony Gorrell 2.56 227 227.84 227.84 228.84 228.84
UKIP Jordan Stewart 1.45 129 133.2 134.88
Electorate: 17,249   Valid: 8,884   Spoilt: 75   Quota: 1,481   Turnout: 8,959 (51.94%)  

Lurgan

2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
2014-2019 Change: Alliance gain one seat from DUP

Lurgan - 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Sinn Féin Keith Haughlan* 16.39 1,974
UUP Louise McKinstry 12.65 1,524
Sinn Féin Liam Mackle 9.88 1,190 1,362.32 1,595.32
SDLP Joe Nelson* 8.68 1,046 1,060.64 1,104.52 1,860.52
Alliance Peter Lavery 10.97 1,321 1,347.16 1,371.12 1,462.28 1,701.05
DUP Stephen Moutray* 12.48 1,504 1,504.24 1,504.24 1,504.24 1,504.87 1,505.5
Sinn Féin Sorcha McGeown 6.83 823 1,010.44 1,195.4 1,255.84 1,388.61 1,457.44
DUP Terry McWilliams* 10.64 1,282 1,282.64 1,283.64 1,284.64 1,285.5 1,286.13
SDLP Ciarán Toman 7.71 928 948.08 957.72
Sinn Féin Noel McGeown 3.77 454 496.88
Electorate: 25,336   Valid: 12,044   Spoilt: 251   Quota: 1,506   Turnout: 12,295 (48.53%)  

Portadown

2014: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UKIP
2019: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2014-2019 Change: DUP and SDLP gain one seat each from UUP and UKIP

Portadown - 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
DUP Darryn Causby* 18.51 2,077
DUP Sydney Anderson 15.11 1,696
Sinn Féin Paul Duffy* 14.92 1,675
UUP Julie Flaherty* 13.47 1,512 1,591.2 1,607.2
DUP Lavelle McIlwrath 7.72 866 1,157.72 1,210.62 1,238.87 1,238.99 1,330.67 1,331.67 1,343.91 1,618.91
SDLP Eamonn McNeill 8.62 967 967.44 967.79 967.84 976.36 983.36 1,250.25 1,583.4 1,590.4
UUP Arnold Hatch* 4.51 506 518.1 522.9 544.93 545.21 633.08 636.32 758.94 976.94
TUV Darrin Foster 4.87 547 575.38 580.73 615.96 616.24 697.6 698.64 713.25
Alliance Emma Hutchinson 5.08 570 573.3 573.85 580.9 582.58 596.02 630.71
Sinn Féin Callum O'Dufaigh 3.49 392 392.44 392.54 392.54 446.02 448.06
Independent David Jones* 2.37 266 289.98 291.53 340.39 340.43
UKIP David Jameson 1.33 149 163.08 164.88
Electorate: 21,698   Valid: 11,223   Spoilt: 224   Quota: 1,604   Turnout: 11,447 (52.76%)  

Changes during the term

† Co-options

None

‡ Changes in affiliation

None

– Suspensions

None

Last updated 7 May 2020.

Current composition: see Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council

References

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