# Armagh (District Electoral Area)

Armagh is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Northern Ireland. The district elects six members to Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council and contains the wards of Blackwatertown, Cathedral, Demesne, Keady, Navan and The Mall. Armagh forms part of the Newry and Armagh constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1985 local elections, where it was called Armagh City until 2014. It replaced Armagh Area D which had existed since 1973, and originally contained five wards (Abbey Park, Callan Bridge, Demesne, Downs, Observatory and The Mall). For the 2014 local elections it gained most of the abolished Crossmore DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 2023 | Fergal Donnelly (Sinn Féin) | Sarah Duffy (Sinn Féin) | Ashley Mallon (Sinn Féin) | John Óg O'Kane (Sinn Féin) | Thomas O'Hanlon (SDLP) | Scott Armstrong (DUP) |
| February 2022 Co-Option | Fergal Donnelly (Sinn Féin) | Darren McNally (Sinn Féin) | Jackie Donnelly (Sinn Féin) | Grainne O'Neill (SDLP) | Thomas O'Hanlon (SDLP) | Sam Nicholson (UUP) |
| January 2021 Co-Option | Garath Keating (Sinn Féin) | Darren McNally (Sinn Féin) | Jackie Donnelly (Sinn Féin) | Grainne O'Neill (SDLP) | Thomas O'Hanlon (SDLP) | Sam Nicholson (UUP) |
| 2019 | Garath Keating (Sinn Féin) | Darren McNally (Sinn Féin) | Jackie Donnelly (Sinn Féin) | Mealla Campbell (SDLP) | Thomas O'Hanlon (SDLP) | Sam Nicholson (UUP) |
| 2014 | Garath Keating (Sinn Féin) | Darren McNally (Sinn Féin) | Freda Donnelly (DUP) | Mealla Campbell (SDLP) | Thomas O'Hanlon (SDLP) | Sam Nicholson (UUP) |
| 2011 | Cathy Rafferty (Sinn Féin) | Noel Sheridan (Sinn Féin) | Freda Donnelly (DUP) | Mealla Campbell (SDLP) | Roy McCartney (Sinn Féin) | Sylvia McRoberts (UUP) |
| 2005 | Cathy Rafferty (Sinn Féin) | Noel Sheridan (Sinn Féin) | Freda Donnelly (DUP) | Mealla Campbell (SDLP) | Pat Brannigan (SDLP) | Sylvia McRoberts (UUP) |
| 2001 | Cathy Rafferty (Sinn Féin) | Patrick McMagee (Sinn Féin) | Freda Donnelly (DUP) | Anna Brolly (SDLP) | Pat Brannigan (SDLP) | Sylvia McRoberts (UUP) |
| 1997 | Noel Sheridan (Sinn Féin) | Seán McGirr (Sinn Féin) | Gordon Frazer (UUP) | Anna Brolly (SDLP) | Pat Brannigan (SDLP) | Sylvia McRoberts (UUP) |
| 1993 | Noel Sheridan (Sinn Féin) | John Agnew (SDLP) | Gordon Frazer (UUP) | Anna Brolly (SDLP) | Pat Brannigan (SDLP) | Sylvia McRoberts (UUP) |
| 1989 | Seamus Hart (Sinn Féin) | John Agnew (SDLP) | George Macartney (UUP) | Anna Brolly (SDLP) | Pat Brannigan (SDLP) | John Doogan (UUP) |
| 1985 | Thomas Carroll (Sinn Féin) | John Agnew (SDLP) | George Macartney (UUP) | Geoffrey Knipe (DUP) | Pat Brannigan (SDLP) | John Doogan (UUP) |

## 2023 Election

2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2023: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin and DUP gain from SDLP and UUP
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 | Fergal Donnelly* | 15.89% | 2,158 | | | | | |
| | DUP | Scott Armstrong | 14.16% | 1,924 | 1,943 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Thomas O'Hanlon* | 12.18% | 1,654 | 1,758 | 1,886 | 1,898.30 | 2,591.30 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Sarah Duffy | 10.37% | 1,409 | 1,442 | 1,498 | 1,663.90 | 1,864.70 | 2,091.70 |
| | Sinn Féin | Ashley Mallon | 12.23% | 1,661 | 1,694 | 1,716 | 1,729.60 | 1,782.20 | 1,848.20 |
| | Sinn Féin | John Óg O'Kane | 11.10% | 1,508 | 1,526 | 1,547 | 1,560.90 | 1,689.40 | 1,794.40 |
| | UUP | Sam Nicholson* | 9.78% | 1,328 | 1,329 | 1,442 | 1,442.20 | 1,504.20 | 1,572.20 |
| | SDLP | Gráinne O'Neill* | 7.11% | 966 | 1,006 | 1,263 | 1,271.80 | | |
| | Alliance | Hanagh Winter | 4.55% | 619 | 638 | | | | |
| | Aontú | Daniel Connolly | 2.63% | 357 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 22,800 Valid: 13,584 (59.58%) Spoilt: 205 Quota: 1,941 Turnout: 13,789 (60.48%) ||||||||||

## 2019 Election

2014: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP
2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2014-2019 Change: Sinn Féin gain from DUP
Armagh - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Sinn Féin | Garath Keating* † | 16.01% | 2,037 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Jackie Donnelly | 13.18% | 1,677 | 1,680 | 1,761.3 | 1,818.1 | |
| | SDLP | Mealla Campbell* † | 9.79% | 1,246 | 1,250 | 1,267.8 | 1,550.6 | 1,819.6 |
| | SDLP | Thomas O'Hanlon* | 11.72% | 1,491 | 1,493 | 1,502.2 | 1,615.6 | 1,811.5 |
| | UUP | Sam Nicholson* | 13.34% | 1,697 | 1,699 | 1,699 | 1,764 | 1,775 |
| | Sinn Féin | Darren McNally* | 11.11% | 1,413 | 1,415 | 1,493.8 | 1,522.3 | 1,680.3 |
| | DUP | Freda Donnelly* | 12.87% | 1,638 | 1,638 | 1,638.3 | 1,649.3 | 1,670.6 |
| | Aontú | Martin Kelly | 6.46% | 822 | 830 | 840.1 | 903.5 | |
| | Alliance | Jackie Coade | 5.30% | 674 | 677 | 681.9 | | |
| | Independent | Pol Oh-Again | 0.22% | 28 | | | | |
| Electorate: 21,982 Valid: 12,723 (57.88%) Spoilt: 191 Quota: 1,818 Turnout: 12,914 (58.75%) |||||||||

## 2014 Election

2011: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP
2014: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP
2011-2014 Change: SDLP gain from Sinn Féin
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%) ||||||||||

## 2011 Election

2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP
2011: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP
2005-2011 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Armagh City - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Sinn Féin | Cathy Rafferty* | 18.62% | 1,001 | | | | |
| | UUP | Sylvia McRoberts* | 16.78% | 902 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Noel Sheridan* | 16.09% | 865 | | | | |
| | DUP | Freda Donnelly* | 12.98% | 698 | 698.72 | 806.56 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Roy McCartney | 10.40% | 559 | 743.08 | 744.36 | 816.74 | |
| | SDLP | Mealla Campbell* | 13.02% | 700 | 724.96 | 732.64 | 743.2 | 757.94 |
| | SDLP | Pat Brannigan* | 12.13% | 652 | 670.72 | 686.08 | 694.55 | 705.88 |
| Electorate: 9,993 Valid: 5,377 (53.81%) Spoilt: 127 Quota: 769 Turnout: 5,504 (55.08%) |||||||||

## 2005 Election

2001: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
2001-2005 Change: No change
Armagh City - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | DUP | Freda Donnelly* | 15.97% | 1,004 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Pat Brannigan* | 14.82% | 932 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Sylvia McRoberts* | 14.81% | 931 | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Cathy Rafferty* | 14.28% | 898 | 898.22 | 932.22 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Noel Sheridan | 10.16% | 639 | 639.22 | 680.66 | 1,103.66 | | | |
| | SDLP | Mealla Bratton | 7.44% | 468 | 511.78 | 734.72 | 754.72 | 814.72 | 828.72 | 854.31 |
| | Independent | John Nixon | 9.40% | 591 | 618.08 | 647.5 | 688.5 | 782.5 | 793.5 | 794.43 |
| | Sinn Féin | John Crowley | 7.81% | 491 | 491.22 | 498.22 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Michael Carson | 5.31% | 334 | 366.78 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 9,743 Valid: 6,288 (64.54%) Spoilt: 119 Quota: 899 Turnout: 6,407 (65.76%) |||||||||||

## 2001 Election

1997: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP
2001: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Armagh City - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | Sinn Féin | Patrick McNamee | 16.95% | 1,261 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Cathy Rafferty | 12.11% | 901 | 1,059.24 | 1,078.24 | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Pat Brannigan* | 13.62% | 1,013 | 1,018.6 | 1,043.76 | 1,142.76 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Sylvia McRoberts* | 11.67% | 868 | 868.48 | 883.12 | 890.12 | 891.84 | 891.84 | 1,333.84 | | | |
| | DUP | Freda Donnelly | 11.58% | 861 | 861 | 867 | 868 | 868 | 868 | 943 | 1,159.48 | | |
| | SDLP | Anna Brolly* | 4.97% | 370 | 373.2 | 395.36 | 503.12 | 553.86 | 559.86 | 562.86 | 588.28 | 644.04 | 1,030.66 |
| | Independent | John Nixon | 8.69% | 646 | 663.12 | 708.6 | 741.4 | 745.7 | 749.7 | 753.7 | 763.54 | 779.94 | 902.92 |
| | SDLP | Michael Carson | 6.13% | 456 | 461.76 | 482.24 | 574.52 | 596.88 | 600.88 | 601.88 | 619.92 | 639.6 | |
| | UUP | Gordon Frazer* | 7.10% | 528 | 528 | 546 | 547 | 547 | 547 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Mealla Bratton | 4.37% | 325 | 329.8 | 353.96 | | | | | | | |
| | NI Women's Coalition | Margaret Connolly | 2.81% | 209 | 211.56 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,014 Valid: 7,438 (74.28%) Spoilt: 170 Quota: 1,063 Turnout: 7,608 (75.97%) ||||||||||||||

## 1997 Election

1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1997: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin
1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Armagh City - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | SDLP | Pat Brannigan* | 19.23% | 1,251 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Anna Brolly* | 8.41% | 547 | 792.7 | 938.32 | | |
| | UUP | Sylvia McRoberts* | 13.81% | 898 | 900.34 | 949.34 | | |
| | UUP | Gordon Frazer* | 11.52% | 749 | 750.04 | 774.04 | 1,279.04 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Noel Sheridan* | 12.99% | 845 | 851.5 | 858.8 | 858.8 | 859.8 |
| | Sinn Féin | Seán McGirr | 12.93% | 841 | 847.24 | 857.02 | 858.02 | 858.02 |
| | SDLP | Michael Carson | 8.16% | 531 | 572.08 | 639.98 | 642.98 | 699.98 |
| | DUP | Noel Donnelly | 8.13% | 529 | 529.52 | 532.52 | | |
| | Alliance | Ryan Williams | 2.57% | 167 | 171.68 | | | |
| | SDLP | Ann McKenna | 2.24% | 146 | 157.44 | | | |
| Electorate: 10,035 Valid: 6,504 (64.81%) Spoilt: 129 Quota: 930 Turnout: 6,633 (66.10%) |||||||||

## 1993 Election

1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1989-1993 Change: No change
Armagh City - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | SDLP | John Agnew* | 18.75% | 1,156 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Pat Brannigan* | 16.42% | 1,012 | | | | |
| | UUP | Gordon Frazer | 16.09% | 992 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Noel Sheridan | 15.59% | 961 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Anna Brolly* | 11.52% | 710 | 981.18 | | | |
| | UUP | Sylvia McRoberts | 10.45% | 644 | 645.82 | 758.46 | 839.31 | 860.89 |
| | DUP | Harold Carson | 11.19% | 690 | 691.82 | 709.42 | 735.6 | 743.92 |
| Electorate: 9,590 Valid: 6,165 (64.29%) Spoilt: 182 Quota: 881 Turnout: 6,347 (66.18%) |||||||||

## 1989 Election

1985: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP
1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1985-1989 Change: SDLP gain from DUP
Armagh City - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SDLP | John Agnew* | 16.07% | 1,019 | | | | | |
| | UUP | George Macartney* | 15.44% | 979 | | | | | |
| | UUP | John Doogan* | 14.16% | 898 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Pat Brannigan* | 14.08% | 893 | 967.69 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Anna Brolly | 12.87% | 816 | 841.19 | 841.26 | 897.96 | 996.96 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Seamus Hart | 8.51% | 540 | 544.18 | 544.18 | 545.08 | 576.81 | 881.64 |
| | DUP | Harold Carson | 10.41% | 660 | 660.33 | 666.56 | 666.56 | 672.93 | 673.93 |
| | Sinn Féin | Stephen Fields | 4.81% | 305 | 307.09 | 307.09 | 307.54 | 325.76 | |
| | Workers' Party | Patrick McCusker | 3.66% | 232 | 235.74 | 236.65 | 237.91 | | |
| Electorate: 9,628 Valid: 6,342 (65.87%) Spoilt: 202 Quota: 907 Turnout: 6,544 (67.97%) ||||||||||

## 1985 Election

1985: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP
Armagh City - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Sinn Féin | Thomas Carroll | 16.11% | 970 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | John Agnew* | 12.27% | 739 | 762.94 | 920.94 | | | |
| | SDLP | Pat Brannigan* | 10.16% | 612 | 622.92 | 861.42 | | | |
| | UUP | John Doogan | 10.71% | 645 | 645.14 | 646.14 | 646.14 | 901.14 | |
| | UUP | George Macartney* | 10.30% | 620 | 620.14 | 625.14 | 625.9 | 871.9 | |
| | DUP | Geoffrey Knipe | 12.55% | 756 | 756.14 | 757.14 | 757.14 | 816.14 | 854.33 |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Bernard McManus* | 10.63% | 640 | 699.78 | 773.84 | 832.36 | 835.36 | 835.93 |
| | UUP | Robert Orr | 9.37% | 564 | 564 | 565 | 565 | | |
| | SDLP | Oliver Tobin | 7.90% | 476 | 487.62 | | | | |
| Electorate: 9,766 Valid: 6,022 (61.66%) Spoilt: 100 Quota: 861 Turnout: 6,122 (62.69%) ||||||||||