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 Wilson, Democratic Unionist Party |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 41 |
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Political groups | DUP (13) UUP (11) Sinn Féin (8) SDLP (6) Independent (3) |
| 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, before the Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon district was created 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
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" | |
Sinn Féin | |
| 2017 | 2018 | Gareth Wilson
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DUP |
Deputy Lord Mayor
| From | To | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2016 | Catherine Seeley
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Sinn Féin | |
| 2016 | 2017 | Paul Greenfield
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party" | |
DUP | |
| 2017 | 2018 | Sam Nicholson
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UUP |
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 |
Party strengths
| Party | Elected 2014 |
Current 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Democratic Unionist Party/meta/color" | | DUP | 13 | 13 |
| style="background-color: Template:Ulster Unionist Party/meta/color" | | UUP | 12 | 11 |
| style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" | | Sinn Féin | 8 | 8 |
| style="background-color: Template:Social Democratic and Labour Party/meta/color" | | SDLP | 6 | 6 |
| style="background-color: Template:United Kingdom Independence Party/meta/color" | | UKIP | 1 | 0 |
| style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | | Independents | 1 | 3 |
Councillors by electoral area
| Current council members | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| District electoral area | Name | Party | |
| Armagh | Garath Keating | Sinn Féin | |
| Thomas O'Hanlon | SDLP | ||
| Darren McNally | Sinn Féin | ||
| Sam Nicholson | UUP | ||
| Freda Donnelly | DUP | ||
| Mealla Campbell | SDLP | ||
| Banbridge | Glenn Barr | UUP | |
| Ian Burns | UUP | ||
| Elizabeth Ingram | UUP | ||
| Paul Greenfield | DUP | ||
| Junior McCrum | DUP | ||
| Brendan Curran | Sinn Féin | ||
| Seamus Doyle | SDLP | ||
| Craigavon | Kenneth Twyble | UUP | |
| Robert Woolsey Smith | DUP | ||
| Declan McAlinden | SDLP | ||
| Fergal Lennon | Sinn Féin | ||
| Margaret Tinsley | DUP | ||
| Cusher | Jim Speers | UUP | |
| Paul Berry | Independent | ||
| Gordon Kennedy | UUP | ||
| Sharon Haughey | SDLP | ||
| Gareth Wilson | DUP | ||
| Lagan River | Mark Baxter | DUP | |
| Paul Rankin | DUP | ||
| Marc Woods | UUP | ||
| Carol Black ‡ | Independent | ||
| Hazel Gamble | DUP | ||
| Lurgan | Carla Lockhart | DUP | |
| Joe Nelson | SDLP | ||
| Colin McCusker | UUP | ||
| 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 | UUP | ||
| Arnold Hatch | UUP | ||
| David Jones ‡ | Independent | ||
†: Co-opted to fill a vacancy since the election. ‡: Changed party affiliation since the election. Last update 11 May 2018.[3]
For further details see Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon District Council election, 2014.
Population
The area covered by new Council has a population of 199,693 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.[4] 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.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon". Open Council Data UK. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ "NI Census 2011 - Key Statistics Summary Report, September 2014" (PDF). NI Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 28 September 2014.