# Loughside (District Electoral Area)

Loughside was one of the four district electoral areas in Craigavon, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 2014. The district elected five members to Craigavon Borough Council, and formed part of the Upper Bann constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Craigavon Area A which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Aghagallon, Court, Drumnamoe, Kinnegoe and Woodville. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and divided between the Craigavon DEA and the Lurgan DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 2011 | Mairéad O'Dowd (Sinn Féin) | Johnny McGibbon (Sinn Féin) | Noel McGeown (Sinn Féin) | Declan McAlinden (SDLP) | Joe Nelson (SDLP) |
| 2005 | Mairéad O'Dowd (Sinn Féin) | Leah Small (Sinn Féin) | Michael Tallon (Sinn Féin) | Mary McAlinden (SDLP) | Dolores Kelly (SDLP) |
| 2001 | John O'Dowd (Sinn Féin) | Maurice Magill (Sinn Féin) | Sean McCavanagh (SDLP) | Mary McAlinden (SDLP) | Dolores Kelly (SDLP) |
| 1997 | John O'Dowd (Sinn Féin) | Kieran McGeown (SDLP) | Sean McCavanagh (SDLP) | Mary McAlinden (SDLP) | Dolores Kelly (SDLP) |
| 1993 | Brendan McConville (Sinn Féin) | Peter Smyth (Workers' Party) | Sean McCavanagh (SDLP) | Hugh Casey (SDLP) | Dolores Kelly (SDLP) |
| 1989 | Brendan Curran (Sinn Féin) | Tom French (Workers' Party) | Sean McCavanagh (SDLP) | Hugh Casey (SDLP) | Catherine McStravick (SDLP) |
| 1985 | Brendan Curran (Sinn Féin) | Padraig Breen (Workers' Party) | Sean McCavanagh (SDLP) | Peter Bunting (SDLP) | Thomas Bell (UUP) |

## 2011 Election

2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP
2011: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP
2005-2011 Change: No change
Loughside - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Sinn Féin | Johnny McGibbon | 32.38% | 2,465 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Mairéad O'Dowd* | 10.67% | 812 | 1,477.42 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Declan McAlinden | 13.99% | 1,065 | 1,117.43 | 1,151.43 | 1,176.63 | 1,286.63 | |
| | SDLP | Joe Nelson | 8.82% | 671 | 701.87 | 776.77 | 787.21 | 831.88 | 1,282.88 |
| | Sinn Féin | Noel McGeown | 9.66% | 735 | 978.53 | 1,007.98 | 1,107.34 | 1,108.34 | 1,157.81 |
| | Sinn Féin | Maurice Magill | 7.26% | 553 | 712.25 | 724.25 | 781.49 | 785.85 | 862.91 |
| | SDLP | Caoimhe Dummigan | 7.74% | 589 | 619.87 | 643.87 | 657.01 | 729.01 | |
| | DUP | Philip Carson | 6.53% | 497 | 497.49 | 517.49 | 518.03 | | |
| | Independent | Mal Nelson | 2.96% | 225 | 235.78 | | | | |
| Electorate: 13,346 Valid: 7,612 (57.04%) Spoilt: 201 Quota: 1,269 Turnout: 7,813 (58.54%) ||||||||||

## 2005 Election

2001: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin
2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP
2001–2005 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Loughside - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Sinn Féin | Mairéad O'Dowd | 29.17% | 2,183 | | | |
| | SDLP | Dolores Kelly* | 21.71% | 1,625 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Leah Small | 8.67% | 649 | 1,263.24 | | |
| | SDLP | Mary McAlinden* | 8.50% | 636 | 736.76 | 944.36 | 1,178.72 |
| | Sinn Féin | Michael Tallon | 12.67% | 948 | 1,092.32 | 1,108.88 | 1,153.6 |
| | SDLP | Anthony Elliott | 9.09% | 680 | 719.16 | 842.52 | 994 |
| | UUP | Joy Savage | 4.09% | 306 | 309.52 | 313.84 | |
| | DUP | Ivan Russell | 4.04% | 302 | 302.44 | 302.92 | |
| | Workers' Party | Tom French | 2.07% | 155 | 185.36 | 205.52 | |
| Electorate: 12,354 Valid: 7,484 (60.58%) Spoilt: 228 Quota: 1,248 Turnout: 7,712 (62.43%) ||||||||

## 2001 Election

1997: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2001: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin
1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Loughside - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SDLP | Dolores Kelly* | 22.84% | 2,022 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | John O'Dowd* | 22.27% | 1,971 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Sean McCavanagh* | 11.92% | 1,055 | 1,214.04 | 1,232.54 | 1,235.82 | 1,392.52 | 1,449.92 |
| | Sinn Féin | Maurice Magill | 12.78% | 1,131 | 1,175.24 | 1,376.49 | 1,378.49 | 1,394.23 | 1,404.51 |
| | SDLP | Mary McAlinden* | 8.30% | 735 | 996.8 | 1,010.55 | 1,013.55 | 1,212.21 | 1,401.45 |
| | Sinn Féin | Mairéad O'Dowd | 9.98% | 883 | 904.56 | 1,144.56 | 1,145.56 | 1,167.71 | 1,168.71 |
| | UUP | William Lindsay | 4.89% | 433 | 437.48 | 437.48 | 641.48 | 642.48 | |
| | SDLP | Kieran McGeown* | 4.07% | 360 | 411.24 | 417.99 | 417.99 | | |
| | DUP | Alexander Dougan | 2.95% | 261 | 261.28 | 261.28 | | | |
| Electorate: 12,545 Valid: 8,851 (70.55%) Spoilt: 255 Quota: 1,476 Turnout: 9,106 (72.59%) ||||||||||

## 1997 Election

1993: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Workers' Party
1997: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1993-1997 Change: SDLP gain from Workers' Party
Loughside - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Sinn Féin | John O'Dowd* | 35.26% | 2,320 | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Sean McCavanagh* | 22.80% | 1,500 | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Dolores Kelly* | 10.52% | 692 | 926.96 | 1,019.03 | 1,021.79 | 1,030.94 | 1,077.05 | 1,134.05 | |
| | SDLP | Mary McAlinden | 8.54% | 562 | 830.4 | 922.2 | 929.14 | 942.59 | 979.61 | 1,022.58 | 1,125.58 |
| | SDLP | Kieran McGeown | 5.15% | 339 | 755.24 | 923.18 | 931 | 938.03 | 974.87 | 1,015.23 | 1,065.23 |
| | UUP | Thomas Crozier | 7.16% | 471 | 471 | 471.54 | 471.54 | 487.54 | 566.54 | 572.54 | 575.54 |
| | Workers' Party | Tom French | 3.44% | 226 | 358.88 | 371.3 | 378.97 | 391.15 | 406.95 | 491.98 | |
| | Labour Coalition | Hugh Casey* | 3.09% | 203 | 258.44 | 270.86 | 274.04 | 279.04 | 294.83 | | |
| | Labour Coalition | Mark McKavanagh | 1.54% | 101 | 161.72 | 173.33 | 179.12 | 186 | | | |
| | DUP | Anne Hanlon | 1.35% | 89 | 90.76 | 90.76 | 90.76 | 90.76 | | | |
| | Alliance | Adrian McKinney | 0.94% | 62 | 77.84 | 80.27 | 84.15 | | | | |
| | Labour Coalition | Mary Sheen | 0.21% | 14 | 47.44 | 50.14 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 11,783 Valid: 6,579 (55.83%) Spoilt: 109 Quota: 1,097 Turnout: 6,688 (56.76%) ||||||||||||

## 1993 Election

1989: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Workers' Party
1993: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Workers' Party
1989-1993 Change: No change
Loughside - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SDLP | Sean McCavanagh* | 25.49% | 1,470 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Hugh Casey* | 22.43% | 1,294 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Brendan McConville | 21.86% | 1,261 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Dolores Kelly | 14.16% | 817 | 1,272.1 | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Peter Smyth | 3.90% | 225 | 264.59 | 584.17 | 757.7 | 761.39 | 994.39 |
| | UUP | Thomas Crozier | 9.83% | 567 | 568.11 | 573.33 | 577.77 | 700.83 | 708.83 |
| | DUP | Anne Hanlon | 2.32% | 134 | 135.85 | 141.07 | 141.81 | | |
| Electorate: 11,256 Valid: 5,768 (51.24%) Spoilt: 213 Quota: 962 Turnout: 5,981 (53.14%) ||||||||||

## 1989 Election

1985: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Workers' Party, 1 x UUP
1989: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Workers' Party
1985-1989 Change: SDLP gain from UUP
Loughside - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SDLP | Sean McCavanagh* | 23.79% | 1,393 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Brendan Curran* | 10.81% | 633 | 640 | 1,048.5 | | | |
| | SDLP | Hugh Casey | 12.88% | 754 | 867.7 | 870.7 | 1,054.7 | | |
| | SDLP | Catherine McStravick | 10.30% | 603 | 749.7 | 763.3 | 994 | | |
| | Workers' Party | Tom French* | 12.18% | 713 | 747.8 | 762.4 | 834.7 | 912.05 | 977.05 |
| | UUP | Thomas Bell* | 14.70% | 861 | 861.9 | 863.9 | 863.9 | 864.81 | 867.81 |
| | SDLP | Patrick Crilly | 7.24% | 424 | 521.5 | 529.7 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | John O'Dowd | 8.11% | 475 | 480.4 | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,783 Valid: 5,856 (54.31%) Spoilt: 191 Quota: 976 Turnout: 6,047 (56.08%) ||||||||||

## 1985 Election

1985: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Workers' Party, 1 x UUP
Loughside - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | SDLP | Sean McCavanagh* | 17.01% | 990 | | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Padraig Breen* | 16.10% | 937 | 1,028 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Thomas Bell | 11.50% | 669 | 671 | 1,049 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Brendan Curran | 14.38% | 837 | 839 | 839 | 839 | 857.6 | 1,328.6 | |
| | SDLP | Peter Bunting | 13.78% | 802 | 820 | 820 | 844 | 866.32 | 880.32 | 929.32 |
| | SDLP | Patrick Crilly* | 9.54% | 555 | 565 | 565 | 576 | 589.02 | 600.88 | 655.88 |
| | Sinn Féin | Michael McKee | 8.87% | 516 | 520 | 521 | 521 | 524.72 | | |
| | DUP | Robert Russell | 6.56% | 382 | 382 | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Karen McStravick | 2.25% | 131 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 9,941 Valid: 5,819 (58.54%) Spoilt: 227 Quota: 970 Turnout: 6,046 (60.82%) |||||||||||