# Craigavon Area A

Craigavon Area A was one of the four district electoral areas in Craigavon, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected five members to Craigavon Borough Council, and formed part of the Armagh constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1973 local elections, and contained the wards of Aghagallon, Belle Vue, Kinnegoe, The Birches and Woodville. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Loughside DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 1981 | James Gillespie (UUP) | Sean McCavanagh (SDLP) | Patrick Crilly (SDLP) | James McDonald (SDLP)/ (Independent Nationalist) | Padraig Breen (Republican Clubs) |
| 1977 | James Gillespie (UUP) | Sean McCavanagh (SDLP) | Patrick Crilly (SDLP) | James McDonald (SDLP)/ (Independent Nationalist) | Malachy McGurran (Republican Clubs) |
| 1973 | W. N. Rodgers (UUP) | Frederick Baird (DUP) | Patrick Crilly (SDLP) | James McDonald (SDLP)/ (Independent Nationalist) | Donnell Deeny (Alliance) |

## 1981 Election

1977: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Republican Clubs, 1 x UUP
1981: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Republican Clubs, 1 x UUP
1977-1981 Change: No change
Craigavon Area A - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Republican Clubs | Padraig Breen | 19.44% | 1,200 | | | | |
| | SDLP | James McDonald* | 16.18% | 999 | 1,032.2 | | | |
| | SDLP | Patrick Crilly* | 10.56% | 652 | 715.4 | 762.4 | 1,166.4 | |
| | SDLP | Sean McCavanagh* | 14.04% | 867 | 915 | 973.8 | 1,117.8 | |
| | UUP | James Gillespie* | 11.86% | 732 | 734.4 | 894.2 | 897.2 | 925.2 |
| | DUP | Victor Pickering | 12.41% | 766 | 766.4 | 786.4 | 786.6 | 795.6 |
| | SDLP | Ignatius Fox | 9.12% | 563 | 580 | 603.8 | | |
| | Independent Socialist | Joseph Cunningham | 3.11% | 192 | 214.4 | | | |
| | UUP | William Lyness | 2.96% | 183 | 184.2 | | | |
| Electorate: 8,797 Valid: 6,174 (70.18%) Spoilt: 245 Quota: 1,030 Turnout: 6,419 (72.97%) |||||||||

## 1977 Election

1973: 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1977: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Republican Clubs, 1 x UUP
1973-1977 Change: SDLP and Republican Clubs gain from Alliance and DUP, Independent Nationalist joins SDLP
Craigavon Area A - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SDLP | James McDonald* | 18.68% | 1,013 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Sean McCavanagh | 16.56% | 898 | 964.4 | | | | |
| | Republican Clubs | Malachy McGurran | 16.00% | 868 | 875.5 | 877.5 | 882.72 | 1,072.72 | |
| | SDLP | Patrick Crilly* | 10.71% | 581 | 595.6 | 596.7 | 646.83 | 916.83 | |
| | UUP | James Gillespie | 8.19% | 444 | 444.5 | 723.6 | 723.6 | 751.69 | 767.69 |
| | DUP | Frederick Baird* | 12.83% | 696 | 696.2 | 737.6 | 737.6 | 740.97 | 742.97 |
| | Alliance | Donnell Deeny* | 10.75% | 583 | 591.3 | 601.4 | 605.27 | | |
| | UUP | Eric McKeown | 6.29% | 341 | 341.8 | | | | |
| Electorate: 8,541 Valid: 5,424 (63.51%) Spoilt: 321 Quota: 905 Turnout: 5,745 (67.26%) ||||||||||

## 1973 Election

1973: 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
Craigavon Area A - 5 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 |
| | SDLP | Patrick Crilly | 8.91% | 521 | 535 | 569 | 569 | 594 | 1,023 | | | | |
| | UUP | W. N. Rodgers | 11.63% | 680 | 680 | 680 | 760 | 760 | 760 | 1,304 | | | |
| | DUP | Frederick Baird | 7.05% | 412 | 412 | 412 | 710 | 710 | 710 | 767 | 1,058.2 | | |
| | Alliance | Donnell Deeny | 9.99% | 584 | 603 | 808 | 808 | 832 | 890 | 904 | 929.9 | 967.7 | 975.89 |
| | Ind. Nationalist | James McDonald | 14.04% | 821 | 844 | 861 | 861 | 888 | 913 | 915 | 923.4 | 936 | 969.28 |
| | Republican Clubs | T. Fleville | 7.13% | 417 | 478 | 495 | 495 | 864 | 891 | 891 | 891 | 891 | 897.24 |
| | UUP | W. Monroe | 10.53% | 616 | 616 | 616 | 622 | 622 | 622 | | | | |
| | SDLP | T. Mackle | 8.84% | 517 | 528 | 537 | 537 | 548 | | | | | |
| | Republican Clubs | J. Mulholland | 6.60% | 386 | 452 | 464 | 464 | | | | | | |
| | DUP | William Stothers | 6.74% | 394 | 394 | 394 | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | B. Casey | 4.74% | 277 | 297 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ind. Republican | K. Toman | 3.81% | 223 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 9,065 Valid: 5,848 (64.51%) Spoilt: 155 Quota: 975 Turnout: 6,003 (66.22%) ||||||||||||||