# Craigavon (District Electoral Area)

Craigavon is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Northern Ireland. The district elects five members to Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council and contains the wards of Bleary, Brownlow, Craigavon Centre, Derrytrasna and Kernan. Craigavon forms part of the Upper Bann constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 2014 local elections, largely replacing the Craigavon Central DEA and parts of the Loughside DEA which had existed since 1985.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 2023 | Catherine Nelson (Sinn Féin) | Jude Mallon (Sinn Féin) | Robbie Alexander (Alliance) | Margaret Tinsley (DUP) | Kate Evans (UUP) |
| 2019 | Catherine Nelson (Sinn Féin) | Declan McAlinden (SDLP) | Thomas Larkham (SDLP) | Margaret Tinsley (DUP) | Kenneth Twyble (UUP) |
| February 2019 Defection | Fergal Lennon (Aontú)/ (Sinn Féin) | Declan McAlinden (SDLP) | Robert Smith (DUP) | Margaret Tinsley (DUP) | Kenneth Twyble (UUP) |
| 2014 | Fergal Lennon (Aontú)/ (Sinn Féin) | Declan McAlinden (SDLP) | Robert Smith (DUP) | Margaret Tinsley (DUP) | Kenneth Twyble (UUP) |

## 2023 Election

2019: 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP
2023: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP
2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin and Alliance gain from SDLP (two seats)
Craigavon - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Sinn Féin | Jude Mallon | 18.26% | 1,964 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Catherine Nelson* | 17.64% | 1,897 | | | | |
| | DUP | Margaret Tinsley* | 16.84% | 1,811 | | | | |
| | Alliance | Robbie Alexander | 12.94% | 1,392 | 1,439 | 1,935 | | |
| | UUP | Kate Evans | 12.13% | 1,305 | 1,313 | 1,375 | 1,531.40 | 1,671.58 |
| | DUP | Ian Patterson | 12.64% | 1,360 | 1,361 | 1,379 | 1,393.28 | 1,395.00 |
| | SDLP | Declan McAlinden* | 7.08% | 762 | 889 | | | |
| | SDLP | Jackie Coade | 1.82% | 196 | | | | |
| Electorate: 20,449 Valid: 10,757 (52.60%) Spoilt: 172 Quota: 1,793 Turnout: 10,929 (53.45%) |||||||||

## 2019 Election

2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP
2019: 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP
2014-2019 Change: SDLP gain from DUP
Craigavon - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Sinn Féin | Catherine Nelson | 13.77% | 1,332 | 1,388 | 1,430 | 2,072 | | | |
| | SDLP | Thomas Larkham | 12.86% | 1,244 | 1,272 | 1,524 | 1,591 | 1,817 | | |
| | UUP | Kenneth Twyble* | 10.72% | 1,037 | 1,037 | 1,135 | 1,136 | 1,139 | 1,141 | 1,803 |
| | SDLP | Declan McAlinden* | 10.48% | 1,014 | 1,083 | 1,191 | 1,218 | 1,324 | 1,470 | 1,544 |
| | DUP | Margaret Tinsley* | 14.64% | 1,416 | 1,416 | 1,427 | 1,427 | 1,428 | 1,428 | 1,506 |
| | DUP | Robert Smith* | 11.42% | 1,105 | 1,108 | 1,118 | 1,119 | 1,121 | 1,121 | 1,235 |
| | UUP | Kate Evans | 9.00% | 871 | 873 | 995 | 996 | 998 | 1,002 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Michael Tallon | 7.51% | 727 | 749 | 761 | | | | |
| | Alliance | Sean Hagan | 7.22% | 699 | 725 | | | | | |
| | Aontú | Fergal Lennon* | 2.38% | 230 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 18,798 Valid: 9,675 (51.47%) Spoilt: 176 Quota: 1,613 Turnout: 9,851 (52.40%) |||||||||||

## 2014 Election

2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
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%) |||||||||||||