Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
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Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council | |
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| Coat of arms or logo | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1 April 2015 |
| Preceded by | Armagh City and District Council Banbridge District Council Craigavon Borough Council |
| Leadership | |
Lord Mayor | Garath Keating, Sinn Féin |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 41 |
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Political groups | DUP (13) UUP (12) Sinn Féin (8) SDLP (6) UKIP (1) Independents (1) |
| Elections | |
Last election | 22 May 2014 |
| Meeting place | |
,_September_2009.JPG) Civic and Conference Centre | |
| Website | |
| www.armaghbanbridgecraigavon.org | |
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council is a local authority that was established on 1 April 2015. It replaced Armagh City and District Council, Banbridge District Council and Craigavon Borough Council. The first elections to the authority were on 22 May 2014 and it acted as a shadow authority, prior to the creation of the Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon district on 1 April 2015.[1]
Mayoralty
Lord Mayor
| From | To | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2016 | Darryn Causby
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DUP | |
| 2016 | 2017 | Garath Keating
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Sinn Féin |
Deputy Lord Mayor
| From | To | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2016 | Catherine Seeley
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Sinn Féin | |
| 2016 | 2017 | Paul Greenfield
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DUP |
Councillors
For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas (DEA):[2]
| Area | Seats |
|---|---|
| Armagh | 6 |
| Banbridge | 7 |
| Craigavon | 5 |
| Cusher | 5 |
| Lagan River | 5 |
| Lurgan | 7 |
| Portadown | 6 |
2014 seats summary
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Democratic Unionist Party/meta/color" | | DUP | 13 |
| style="background-color: Template:Ulster Unionist Party/meta/color" | | UUP | 12 |
| style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" | | Sinn Féin | 8 |
| style="background-color: Template:Social Democratic and Labour Party/meta/color" | | SDLP | 6 |
| style="background-color: Template:United Kingdom Independence Party/meta/color" | | UKIP | 1 |
| style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | | Independents | 1 |
Councillors by electoral area
| Council members from 2014 election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| District electoral area | Name | Party | |
| Armagh | Garath Keating | Sinn Féin | |
| Thomas O'Hanlon | SDLP | ||
| Darren McNally | Sinn Féin | ||
| Sam Nicholson | Ulster Unionist | ||
| Freda Donnelly | DUP | ||
| Mealla Campbell | SDLP | ||
| Banbridge | Glenn Barr | Ulster Unionist | |
| Ian Burns | Ulster Unionist | ||
| Elizabeth Ingram | Ulster Unionist | ||
| Paul Greenfield | DUP | ||
| Junior McCrum | DUP | ||
| Brendan Curran | Sinn Féin | ||
| Seamus Doyle | SDLP | ||
| Craigavon | Kenneth Twyble | Ulster Unionist | |
| Robert Woolsey Smith | DUP | ||
| Declan McAlinden | SDLP | ||
| Fergal Lennon | Sinn Féin | ||
| Margaret Tinsley | DUP | ||
| Cusher | Jim Speers | Ulster Unionist | |
| Paul Berry | Independent | ||
| Gordon Kennedy | Ulster Unionist | ||
| Sharon Haughey | SDLP | ||
| Gareth Wilson | DUP | ||
| Lagan River | Mark Baxter | DUP | |
| Paul Rankin | DUP | ||
| Marc Woods | Ulster Unionist | ||
| Carol Black | Ulster Unionist | ||
| Hazel Gamble | DUP | ||
| Lurgan | Carla Lockhart | DUP | |
| Joe Nelson | SDLP | ||
| Colin McCusker | Ulster Unionist | ||
| Philip Moutray | DUP | ||
| Máire Cairns | Sinn Féin | ||
| Keith Haughian | Sinn Féin | ||
| Catherine Seeley | Sinn Féin | ||
| Portadown | Jonathan Buckley | DUP | |
| Gemma McKenna | Sinn Féin | ||
| Darryn Causby | DUP | ||
| Doug Beattie | Ulster Unionist | ||
| Arnold Hatch | Ulster Unionist | ||
| David Jones | UKIP | ||
Population
The area covered by new Council has a population of 199,693 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.[3] This made it the second largest council, in terms of population, after Belfast City Council.
References
- ^ "Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon: new council profile". Agendani.com. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ "NI Census 2011 - Key Statistics Summary Report, September 2014" (PDF). NI Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 28 September 2014.