# 2011 Craigavon Borough Council election

Elections to Craigavon Borough Council were held on 5 May 2011 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 26 councillors.

## Election results

Craigavon Borough Council Election Result 2011 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| DUP | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34.6 | 30.0 | 9,974 | 0.8 |
| Sinn Féin | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 30.8 | 27.9 | 9,304 | 5.5 |
| UUP | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.1 | 20.6 | 6,845 | 2.2 |
| SDLP | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7.7 | 12.1 | 4,026 | 4.8 |
| Alliance | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 1,137 | 1.0 |
| TUV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 976 | New |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 917 | 1.4 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 122 | New |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

## Districts summary

Results of the Craigavon Borough Council election, 2011 by district :
| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
| Ward | DUP | DUP | Sinn Féin | Sinn Féin | UUP | UUP | SDLP | SDLP | Alliance | Alliance | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
| Central | 28.8 | 2 | 24.7 | 2 | 24.7 | 2 | 4.4 | 0 | 6.7 | 1 | 10.7 | 0 | 7 |
| Loughside | 6.5 | 0 | 60.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 30.5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Lurgan | 37.4 | 3 | 9.8 | 1 | 35.3 | 3 | 5.4 | 0 | 5.6 | 0 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 |
| Portadown | 46.2 | 4 | 22.6 | 2 | 17.1 | 1 | 11.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Total | 30.0 | 9 | 27.9 | 8 | 20.6 | 6 | 12.1 | 2 | 3.4 | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | 26 |

## District results
### Central

2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP 2011: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance 2005-2011 Change: Sinn Féin and Alliance gain from SDLP and DUP
Central - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 |
| | Sinn Féin | Mark O'Dowd | 16.28% | 1,434 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Robert Smith* | 15.95% | 1,405 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Kenneth Twyble* | 12.54% | 1,104 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Tommy O'Connor | 8.45% | 744 | 1,025.52 | 1,025.73 | 1,038.61 | 1,038.61 | 1,123.61 | | | | | |
| | DUP | William Smith* | 7.81% | 688 | 688.24 | 952.21 | 953.21 | 1,053.04 | 1,057.05 | 1,057.67 | 1,455.67 | | | |
| | UUP | Ronald Harkness* | 6.97% | 614 | 614.48 | 619.52 | 620.52 | 675.52 | 679.52 | 679.52 | 710.34 | 862.34 | 1,266.34 | |
| | Alliance | Michael Dixon | 6.66% | 586 | 587.68 | 588.31 | 591.55 | 596.79 | 676.67 | 687.83 | 698.7 | 706.7 | 769.82 | 900.82 |
| | Independent | Kieran Corr* | 7.86% | 692 | 717.2 | 717.62 | 731.58 | 737.58 | 837.62 | 847.54 | 851.96 | 856.96 | 872.41 | 879.41 |
| | UUP | Andrew Crockett | 5.21% | 459 | 459.48 | 461.58 | 462.58 | 496 | 498 | 498.62 | 511.56 | 596.56 | | |
| | DUP | Louise Templeton | 5.04% | 444 | 444 | 462.69 | 462.93 | 476.14 | 477.14 | 477.14 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Mary Elliott | 3.16% | 278 | 287.12 | 287.33 | 355.49 | 355.73 | | | | | | |
| | TUV | Roy Ferguson | 2.85% | 251 | 251.24 | 253.13 | 254.37 | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Anna Ochal-Molenda | 1.23% | 108 | 115.44 | 115.44 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 16,864 Valid: 8,807 (52.22%) Spoilt: 277 Quota: 1,101 Turnout: 9,084 (53.87%) |||||||||||||||

### Loughside

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%) ||||||||||

### Lurgan

2005: 3 x DUP, 3 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin 2011: 3 x DUP, 3 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin 2005-2011 Change: No change
Lurgan - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | DUP | Stephen Moutray* | 19.95% | 1,952 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Jo-Anne Dobson | 13.40% | 1,311 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Meta Crozier* | 12.66% | 1,239 | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Carla Lockhart | 9.73% | 952 | 1,237 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Liam Mackle | 9.81% | 960 | 961.14 | 962.14 | 962.21 | 962.22 | 1,224.3 | |
| | UUP | George Savage* | 9.25% | 905 | 1,002.28 | 1,027.66 | 1,088.56 | 1,098.14 | 1,102.43 | 1,353.43 |
| | DUP | Mark Baxter | 7.74% | 757 | 1,047.7 | 1,066.6 | 1,078.5 | 1,079.37 | 1,089.89 | 1,204.89 |
| | Alliance | John Cleland | 5.63% | 551 | 557.08 | 583.46 | 588.85 | 589.29 | 727.86 | 747.86 |
| | TUV | David Calvert | 5.19% | 508 | 533.46 | 559.98 | 563.62 | 564.11 | 564.11 | |
| | SDLP | Pat McDade | 5.41% | 529 | 532.42 | 534.8 | 536.13 | 536.18 | | |
| | UUP | Barbara Trotter | 1.25% | 122 | 128.46 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 17,168 Valid: 9,786 (57.00%) Spoilt: 185 Quota: 1,224 Turnout: 9,971 (58.08%) |||||||||||

### Portadown

2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent 2011: 4 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP 2005-2011 Change: DUP and Sinn Féin gain from SDLP and Independent
Portadown - 7 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 | Sydney Anderson* | 28.59% | 2,029 | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Alan Carson* | 4.90% | 348 | 1,056.4 | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Arnold Hatch* | 12.44% | 883 | 966.44 | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Gladys McCullough | 9.37% | 665 | 872.76 | 915.14 | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Paul Duffy | 11.39% | 808 | 809.12 | 809.38 | 809.38 | 816.38 | 817.38 | 858.38 | 858.47 | 859.47 |
| | Sinn Féin | Gemma McKenna | 11.18% | 793 | 793.56 | 793.56 | 793.56 | 801.56 | 802.12 | 823.12 | 823.12 | 823.12 |
| | DUP | Darren Causby | 3.34% | 237 | 299.72 | 412.17 | 426.73 | 428.73 | 512.64 | 514.77 | 534.21 | 806.9 |
| | SDLP | John McGoldrick | 5.13% | 364 | 366.24 | 366.37 | 366.37 | 402.93 | 405.62 | 554.31 | 554.4 | 571.4 |
| | UUP | Robert Oliver | 4.65% | 330 | 351.84 | 356.39 | 400.63 | 407.19 | 493.87 | 497 | 501.86 | |
| | SDLP | Mary McAlinden* | 3.64% | 258 | 259.12 | 259.38 | 259.38 | 342.07 | 345.63 | | | |
| | TUV | Karen Boal | 3.06% | 217 | 246.68 | 248.37 | 252.85 | 252.85 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Daniel Gouveia | 2.31% | 164 | 166.24 | 166.37 | 166.93 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 13,650 Valid: 7,096 (51.99%) Spoilt: 174 Quota: 888 Turnout: 7,270 (53.26%) |||||||||||||