# 2014 Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon District Council election

The first election to Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council, part of the Northern Ireland local elections on 22 May 2014, returned 41 members to the newly-formed council via Single Transferable Vote. The Democratic Unionist Party won a plurality of seats, although the Ulster Unionist Party attracted the most first-preference votes.

## Election results

| Party | Party | Seats | First Pref. votes | FPv% |
| | DUP | 13 | 17,734 | 24.56 |
| | UUP | 12 | 18,882 | 26.14 |
| | Sinn Féin | 8 | 15,160 | 20.99 |
| | SDLP | 6 | 10,083 | 13.96 |
| | Ind. Unionist | 1 | 2,590 | 3.59 |
| | UKIP | 1 | 1,322 | 1.83 |
| | Alliance | 0 | 2,440 | 3.38 |
| | TUV | 0 | 1,852 | 2.56 |
| | PUP | 0 | 1,274 | 1.76 |
| | NI21 | 0 | 884 | 1.22 |
| Totals | Totals | 41 | 72,221 | 100.00 |

## Districts summary

Results of the Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon District Council election, 2014 by district :
| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
| Ward | DUP | DUP | UUP | UUP | Sinn Féin | Sinn Féin | SDLP | SDLP | UKIP | UKIP | Alliance | Alliance | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
| Armagh | 9.6 | 1 | 19.3 | 1 | 41.0 | 2 | 26.8 | 2 | 2.1 | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Banbridge | 23.8 | 2 | 41.0 | 3 | 12.3 | 0 | 14.5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 5.1 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 7 |
| Craigavon | 25.4 | 2 | 21.7 | 1 | 22.5 | 1 | 15.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 4.7 | 0 | 10.6 | 0 | 5 |
| Cusher | 22.0 | 1 | 38.4 | 2 | 9.7 | 0 | 11.4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 18.5 | 1 | 5 |
| Lagan River | 40.7 | 3 | 31.4 | 2 | 3.2 | 0 | 3.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6.2 | 0 | 14.7 | 0 | 5 |
| Lurgan | 22.6 | 2 | 12.5 | 1 | 35.8 | 3 | 14.4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 5.1 | 0 | 9.6 | 0 | 7 |
| Portadown | 32.7 | 2 | 19.4 | 2 | 16.7 | 1 | 8.7 | 0 | 7.8 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 12.7 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 24.6 | 13 | 26.1 | 12 | 21.0 | 8 | 14.0 | 6 | 1.8 | 1 | 3.4 | 0 | 9.1 | 1 | 41 |

## District results
### Armagh

2014: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP
Armagh - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Sinn Féin | Garath Keating* | 20.13% | 2,298 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Thomas O'Hanlon* | 14.94% | 1,705 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Darren McNally* | 12.23% | 1,396 | 1,681.07 | | | | |
| | UUP | Sam Nicholson | 11.64% | 1,329 | 1,329.58 | 1,389.87 | 2,010.87 | | |
| | DUP | Freda Donnelly* | 9.59% | 1,095 | 1,096.16 | 1,172.16 | 1,435.16 | 1,790.51 | |
| | SDLP | Mealla Campbell* | 11.83% | 1,350 | 1,403.36 | 1,496.52 | 1,515.81 | 1,537.89 | 1,690.77 |
| | Sinn Féin | Gerard White* | 8.60% | 982 | 1,287.08 | 1,297.66 | 1,300.66 | 1,301.35 | 1,307.23 |
| | UUP | Joy Rollston* | 7.69% | 878 | 878.29 | 951.29 | | | |
| | UKIP | Adam Watt | 2.10% | 240 | 241.74 | | | | |
| | Alliance | Mohammad Zahid | 1.23% | 140 | 144.35 | | | | |
| Electorate: 21,049 Valid: 11,413 (54.22%) Spoilt: 221 Quota: 1,631 Turnout: 11,634 (55.26%) ||||||||||

### Banbridge

2014: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
Banbridge - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | UUP | Glenn Barr* | 17.49% | 1,999 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Ian Burns* | 12.01% | 1,373 | 1,724.12 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Elizabeth Ingram* | 11.53% | 1,318 | 1,431.68 | | | | | |
| | DUP | Paul Greenfield | 8.45% | 966 | 986.44 | 1,090.04 | 1,114.12 | 1,114.12 | 1,137.24 | 1,554.24 |
| | DUP | Junior McCrum* | 9.01% | 1,030 | 1,059.68 | 1,157.68 | 1,180.92 | 1,180.92 | 1,217.32 | 1,492.32 |
| | Sinn Féin | Brendan Curran* † | 7.54% | 862 | 862.56 | 862.56 | 866.56 | 1,291.56 | 1,333.56 | 1,334.56 |
| | SDLP | Seamus Doyle* | 8.53% | 975 | 976.96 | 982.84 | 1,023.96 | 1,079.96 | 1,259.88 | 1,275.68 |
| | SDLP | Marie Hamilton* | 5.95% | 680 | 682.8 | 685.04 | 720.6 | 771.6 | 1,003.56 | 1,028.36 |
| | DUP | Ian Wilson | 6.38% | 730 | 755.48 | 814.56 | 843.08 | 843.08 | 868.04 | |
| | Alliance | Sheila McQuaid* | 5.07% | 579 | 582.92 | 592.72 | 740.52 | 753.52 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Kevin Savage | 4.79% | 547 | 547 | 547 | 555 | | | |
| | NI21 | Emma Hutchinson | 3.25% | 371 | 374.92 | 389.48 | | | | |
| Electorate: 23,380 Valid: 11,430 (48.89%) Spoilt: 162 Quota: 1,429 Turnout: 11,592 (49.58%) |||||||||||

### Craigavon

Craigavon - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | UUP | Kenneth Twyble* | 16.41% | 1,389 | 1,389 | 1,451 | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Robert Smith* | 14.76% | 1,250 | 1,250 | 1,265 | 1,430 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Declan McAlinden* | 9.93% | 841 | 858 | 893 | 896 | 896.88 | 896.88 | 1,247.52 | 1,416.52 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Fergal Lennon ‡ | 10.75% | 910 | 1,023 | 1,044 | 1,049 | 1,049.88 | 1,049.88 | 1,111.88 | 1,236.88 | |
| | DUP | Margaret Tinsley* | 10.62% | 899 | 899 | 912 | 964 | 967.52 | 981.6 | 983.6 | 999.71 | 1,303.71 |
| | Sinn Féin | Tommy O'Connor* | 9.24% | 782 | 837 | 844 | 844 | 844 | 844 | 881 | 991 | 995 |
| | UUP | Julie Flaherty | 5.26% | 445 | 445 | 476 | 633 | 659.4 | 661.71 | 667.47 | 694.58 | |
| | Independent | Kieran Corr | 5.79% | 490 | 494 | 542 | 545 | 546.76 | 546.98 | 596.98 | | |
| | SDLP | Thomas Larkham | 5.19% | 439 | 451 | 537 | 539 | 544.28 | 544.28 | | | |
| | PUP | Brian Cummings | 4.85% | 411 | 411 | 424 | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | John Cleland | 4.69% | 397 | 401 | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Vincent McAleenan | 2.52% | 213 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 17,589 Valid: 8,466 (48.13%) Spoilt: 174 Quota: 1,412 Turnout: 8,640 (49.12%) |||||||||||||

### Cusher

Cusher - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | UUP | Jim Speers* | 21.17% | 2,221 | | | |
| | Independent | Paul Berry* | 18.36% | 1,927 | | | |
| | UUP | Gordon Kennedy* | 17.27% | 1,812 | | | |
| | SDLP | Sharon Haughey* | 11.44% | 1,200 | 1,229.52 | 1,235.52 | 1,949.52 |
| | DUP | Gareth Wilson* | 12.25% | 1,285 | 1,547.8 | 1,631.6 | 1,632.6 |
| | DUP | Tim McClelland | 9.77% | 1,025 | 1,195.88 | 1,273.18 | 1,281.18 |
| | Sinn Féin | Mary Doyle* | 9.75% | 1,023 | 1,023.48 | 1,024.48 | |
| Electorate: 17,523 Valid: 10,493 (59.88%) Spoilt: 122 Quota: 1,749 Turnout: 10,615 (60.58%) ||||||||

### Lagan River

Lagan River - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | DUP | Mark Baxter* | 16.00% | 1,341 | 1,352 | 1,353 | 1,369 | 1,373 | 1,484 | | | |
| | DUP | Paul Rankin* | 15.13% | 1,268 | 1,308 | 1,311 | 1,322 | 1,335 | 1,484 | | | |
| | UUP | Marc Woods | 12.21% | 1,023 | 1,032 | 1,032 | 1,054 | 1,059 | 1,229 | 1,235.72 | 1,249.8 | 1,483.8 |
| | UUP | Carol Black* ‡ | 10.08% | 845 | 867 | 871 | 904 | 919 | 1,023 | 1,035.6 | 1,049.68 | 1,450.68 |
| | DUP | Hazel Gamble* | 9.59% | 804 | 819 | 820 | 832 | 836 | 915 | 980.52 | 1,031.72 | 1,226.04 |
| | Alliance | Harry Hamilton | 6.23% | 522 | 546 | 570 | 715 | 1,034 | 1,053 | 1,053.84 | 1,053.84 | 1,080.84 |
| | UUP | Olive Mercer* | 9.12% | 764 | 775 | 776 | 795 | 811 | 909 | 909.84 | 916.24 | |
| | TUV | Samuel Morrison | 9.14% | 766 | 777 | 778 | 789 | 792 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Maureen Litter | 3.77% | 316 | 321 | 527 | 553 | | | | | |
| | NI21 | Neville Hutchinson | 3.42% | 287 | 302 | 314 | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Keara Downey | 3.25% | 272 | 273 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Frazer McCammond | 2.06% | 173 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 16,260 Valid: 8,381 (51.54%) Spoilt: 92 Quota: 1,397 Turnout: 8,473 (52.11%) |||||||||||||

### Lurgan

Lurgan - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| | DUP | Carla Lockhart* † | 17.50% | 2,013 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Joe Nelson* | 7.29% | 839 | 839.28 | 842.28 | 932.28 | 937.28 | 937.28 | 937.28 | 979.28 | 1,125.84 | 1,632.84 | | | | |
| | UUP | Colin McCusker* | 7.85% | 903 | 997.64 | 1,011.92 | 1,011.92 | 1,052.32 | 1,133.4 | 1,306.68 | 1,307.96 | 1,353.8 | 1,357.8 | 1,364.68 | 1,802.68 | | |
| | DUP | Philip Moutray* † | 5.07% | 583 | 920.68 | 931.24 | 931.24 | 973.88 | 1,054.84 | 1,169.36 | 1,169.92 | 1,199.6 | 1,210.16 | 1,211.02 | 1,520.02 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Máire Cairns † | 8.71% | 1,002 | 1,002.28 | 1,004.28 | 1,010.28 | 1,013.28 | 1,015.28 | 1,017.56 | 1,103.56 | 1,137.56 | 1,173.56 | 1,211.4 | 1,218.24 | 1,232.24 | 1,240.24 |
| | Sinn Féin | Keith Haughian | 8.09% | 930 | 930 | 931 | 936 | 939 | 939 | 940 | 1,043 | 1,085 | 1,133 | 1,184.6 | 1,185.44 | 1,189.44 | 1,193.44 |
| | Sinn Féin | Catherine Seeley* † | 7.34% | 844 | 844 | 844 | 851 | 854 | 854 | 856 | 945 | 971.28 | 1.009.28 | 1,076.36 | 1,080.92 | 1,089.92 | 1,102.92 |
| | Sinn Féin | Noel McGeown* | 6.57% | 756 | 757.12 | 758.12 | 761.12 | 764.12 | 764.12 | 765.12 | 975.12 | 1,004.12 | 1,059.12 | 1,085.78 | 1,086.78 | 1,091.78 | 1,093.78 |
| | UUP | Aaron Carson | 4.67% | 539 | 586.88 | 598.16 | 598.16 | 641.16 | 747.8 | 935.76 | 936.76 | 972.88 | 980.16 | 982.74 | | | |
| | SDLP | Pat McDade | 5.63% | 648 | 649.96 | 661.96 | 687.96 | 694.96 | 694.96 | 698.24 | 733.24 | 884.52 | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Peter Lavery | 5.12% | 589 | 592.36 | 654.76 | 660.76 | 677.04 | 679.32 | 684.6 | 700.6 | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Liam Mackle* | 5.10% | 587 | 587.84 | 590.84 | 596.84 | 598.84 | 598.84 | 598.84 | | | | | | | |
| | TUV | Roy Ferguson | 3.22% | 370 | 390.72 | 392.72 | 393.72 | 443.68 | 537 | | | | | | | | |
| | PUP | Lexi Davidson | 2.79% | 321 | 352.64 | 355.64 | 356.64 | 388.6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | UKIP | Jonny Johns | 2.30% | 264 | 276.88 | 280.16 | 281.44 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Anna Ochal-Molenda | 1.50% | 173 | 173.28 | 175.28 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | NI21 | Stuart McClelland | 1.23% | 141 | 144.08 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 23,950 Valid: 11,502 (48.03%) Spoilt: 233 Quota: 1,438 Turnout: 11,735 (49.00%) ||||||||||||||||||

### Portadown

Portadown - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | DUP | Jonathan Buckley* † | 14.19% | 1,738 | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Gemma McKenna* † | 10.30% | 929 | 939 | 939 | 939.13 | 941.13 | 1,592.13 | | | |
| | DUP | Darryn Causby* | 11.21% | 954 | 968 | 1,115.29 | 1,266.33 | 1,442.84 | 1,443.84 | 2,035.84 | | |
| | UUP | Doug Beattie † | 13.57% | 1,089 | 1,127 | 1,150.53 | 1,224.92 | 1,399.7 | 1,399.7 | 1,504.75 | 1,738.75 | |
| | UUP | Arnold Hatch* | 12.21% | 955 | 994 | 1,003.23 | 1,041.62 | 1,121.66 | 1,123.66 | 1,203.29 | 1,368.29 | 1,546.29 |
| | UKIP | David Jones ‡ | 7.73% | 818 | 841 | 847.11 | 978.37 | 1,246.67 | 1,256.8 | 1,323.01 | 1,361.01 | 1,387.01 |
| | SDLP | Eamon McNeill* | 9.53% | 917 | 1,002 | 1,002.39 | 1,004.39 | 1,005.39 | 1,138.39 | 1,145.39 | 1,149.39 | 1,149.39 |
| | DUP | Terry McWilliams* | 7.56% | 753 | 763 | 786.66 | 823.18 | 902.35 | 906.48 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Paul Duffy* | 8.76% | 827 | 838 | 838.52 | 838.52 | 841.52 | | | | |
| | TUV | Paul Coleman | 6.67% | 716 | 720 | 728.19 | 818.71 | | | | | |
| | PUP | John Stevenson | 5.05% | 542 | 550 | 553.38 | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Pete Giffen | 1.98% | 213 | | | | | | | | |
| | NI21 | Kyle Thomas | 0.79% | 85 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 20,556 Valid: 10,536 (51.26%) Spoilt: 196 Quota: 1,506 Turnout: 10,732 (52.21%) |||||||||||||
* Incumbent

## Changes during the term
### † Co-options

| Co-option date | Electoral Area | Party | Outgoing | Co-optee | Reason |
| 12 August 2016 | Banbridge | Sinn Féin | Brendan Curran | Kevin Savage | Curran resigned his seat for health reasons. |
| 2 February 2017 | Portadown | Sinn Féin | Gemma McKenna | Paul Duffy | McKenna resigned her seat for personal reasons. |
| 26 May 2016 | Portadown | UUP | Doug Beattie | Julie Flaherty | Beattie was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly. |
| 8 June 2016 | Lurgan | DUP | Carla Lockhart | Terry McWilliams | Lockhart was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly. |
| 8 June 2016 | Lurgan | Sinn Féin | Catherine Seeley | Liam Mackle | Seeley was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly. |
| 4 Apr 2017 | Portadown | DUP | Jonathan Buckley | Louise Templeton | Buckley was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly. |
| 18 June 2018 | Lurgan | Sinn Féin | Máire Cairns | Catherine Nelson (Catherine Seeley) | Cairns resigned. |
| 17 December 2018 | Lurgan | DUP | Philip Moutray | Stephen Moutray | Moutray resigned. |

### ‡ Changes of affiliation

| Date | Electoral Area | Name | Previous affiliation | New affiliation |
| 14 Feb 2017 | Lagan River | Carol Black | UUP | Independent |
| 11 May 2018 | Portadown | David Jones | UKIP | Independent |
| 26 Feb 2018 | Craigavon | Fergal Lennon | Sinn Féin | Aontú |
Current composition: see Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council.