# Craigavon Area B

Craigavon Area B was one of the four district electoral areas in Craigavon, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected seven 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 Annagh, Breagh, Brownstown, Edgarstown, Hartfield, Tavanagh and Woodside. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and mainly replaced by the Portadown DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 1981 | Herbert Whitten (UUP) | Alan Locke (UUP) | Arnold Hatch (UUP) | Gladys McCullough (DUP) | James Forsythe (DUP) | William Ramsey (Alliance) | Daniel Murphy (SDLP) |
| 1977 | Herbert Whitten (UUP) | Alan Locke (UUP) | John Wright (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) | Gladys McCullough (DUP) | Sean Hagan (Alliance) | William Ramsey (Alliance) | Daniel Murphy (SDLP) |
| 1973 | Herbert Whitten (UUP) | Alan Locke (UUP) | John Wright (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) | Samuel McCammick (Vanguard) | Sean Hagan (Alliance) | William Ramsey (Alliance) | C. Atkinson (Vanguard) |

## 1981 Election

1977: 3 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1981: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP
1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from Alliance
Craigavon Area B - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | UUP | Herbert Whitten* | 21.99% | 1,785 | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Daniel Murphy* | 16.54% | 1,343 | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Gladys McCullough* | 13.88% | 1,127 | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Alan Locke* | 8.18% | 664 | 1,138.72 | | | | | | |
| | DUP | James Forsythe | 9.88% | 802 | 829.95 | 830.21 | 834.83 | 957.03 | 1,019.93 | | |
| | UUP | Arnold Hatch | 6.38% | 518 | 695.59 | 695.59 | 800.31 | 821.13 | 830.73 | 996.41 | 1,009.67 |
| | Alliance | William Ramsay* | 5.11% | 415 | 448.11 | 479.05 | 483.56 | 492.39 | 495.19 | 521.11 | 876.6 |
| | Republican Clubs | Dermot Hamill | 6.66% | 541 | 541 | 701.68 | 702.01 | 703.27 | 703.27 | 705.8 | 798.17 |
| | Alliance | Sean Hagan* | 4.43% | 360 | 365.16 | 493.6 | 494.48 | 496.74 | 497.14 | 504.63 | |
| | DUP | Frederick Richardson | 4.14% | 336 | 360.51 | 360.51 | 361.83 | 437.81 | 471.11 | | |
| | DUP | John Oliver | 2.80% | 227 | 244.2 | 244.72 | 246.59 | | | | |
| Electorate: 12,023 Valid: 8,118 (67.52%) Spoilt: 326 Quota: 1,015 Turnout: 8,444 (70.23%) ||||||||||||

## 1977 Election

1973: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 2 x Vanguard, 1 x Independent Unionist
1977: 3 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1973-1977 Change: DUP and SDLP gain from Vanguard (two seats), Independent Unionist joins UUP
Craigavon Area B - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 |
| | UUP | Herbert Whitten* | 25.60% | 1,863 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | John Wright* | 6.28% | 457 | 919.57 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Alan Locke* | 6.32% | 460 | 779.66 | 808.21 | 812.76 | 834.33 | 931.33 | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Gladys McCullough | 7.50% | 546 | 562.83 | 565.83 | 593.34 | 682.91 | 712.03 | 910.03 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Daniel Murphy | 11.05% | 804 | 804 | 804 | 804 | 804 | 804 | 804 | 1,203 | | | | |
| | Alliance | Sean Hagan* | 11.31% | 823 | 827.08 | 834.08 | 835.08 | 841.08 | 850.08 | 854.08 | 900.08 | 1,130.63 | | | |
| | Alliance | William Ramsay* | 6.64% | 483 | 511.56 | 511.56 | 516.56 | 525.56 | 559.17 | 570.25 | 577.25 | 637.28 | 788.66 | 797.66 | 800.42 |
| | DUP | James Forsythe | 6.84% | 498 | 508.71 | 510.22 | 519.73 | 561.81 | 605.95 | 782.21 | 783.21 | 784.08 | 784.08 | 795.96 | 798.19 |
| | SDLP | Mary Mackle | 6.28% | 457 | 457 | 457 | 458 | 458 | 458 | 459 | | | | | |
| | DUP | William Stothers | 4.75% | 346 | 364.36 | 364.36 | 376.87 | 400.91 | 424.48 | | | | | | |
| | Vanguard | Samuel McCammick* | 2.90% | 211 | 245.68 | 274.7 | 279.21 | 292.74 | | | | | | | |
| | UUUP | John Lyttle | 1.98% | 144 | 159.3 | 163.81 | 231.34 | | | | | | | | |
| | UUUP | James McBratney | 1.80% | 131 | 137.12 | 139.12 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vanguard | William Lappin | 0.74% | 54 | 58.59 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 12,358 Valid: 7,277 (58.88%) Spoilt: 390 Quota: 910 Turnout: 7,667 (62.04%) ||||||||||||||||

### Area B

1973: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 2 x Vanguard, 1 x Independent Unionist
Craigavon Area B - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 |
| | UUP | Herbert Whitten | 25.44% | 2,273 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Sean Hagan | 16.32% | 1,458 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vanguard | Samuel McCammick | 7.65% | 683 | 710.03 | 710.26 | 711.77 | 742.3 | 804.87 | 808.38 | 808.61 | 823.12 | 1,197.12 | | |
| | Vanguard | C. Atkinson | 10.14% | 906 | 936.6 | 936.83 | 937.83 | 954.85 | 988.89 | 990.12 | 991.12 | 1,008.32 | 1,170.22 | | |
| | Alliance | William Ramsay | 4.32% | 386 | 416.09 | 535.23 | 541.38 | 542.4 | 550.44 | 735.99 | 883.13 | 1,114.79 | 1,124.79 | | |
| | UUP | Alan Locke | 6.32% | 565 | 972.49 | 972.49 | 973.49 | 979.02 | 994.1 | 1,001.58 | 1,001.58 | 1,071.92 | 1,110.53 | 1,116.53 | 1,120.6 |
| | Ind. Unionist | John Wright | 6.96% | 621 | 720.45 | 723.44 | 723.67 | 730.2 | 762.26 | 767.61 | 793.6 | 850.99 | 916.54 | 971.54 | 1,012.61 |
| | UUP | J. Toal | 3.77% | 337 | 826.6 | 826.6 | 826.6 | 831.15 | 843.17 | 845.17 | 845.17 | 891.29 | 923.37 | 937.37 | 944.77 |
| | DUP | James Forsythe | 6.06% | 541 | 551.71 | 551.71 | 553.28 | 650.75 | 688.26 | 688.26 | 688.26 | 698.77 | | | |
| | NI Labour | T. Newell | 3.45% | 308 | 335.03 | 355.73 | 393.62 | 397.62 | 401.64 | 427.33 | 488.61 | | | | |
| | Republican Clubs | M. Smith | 4.04% | 361 | 361 | 404.47 | 405.39 | 405.39 | 405.39 | 415.06 | | | | | |
| | Alliance | O. Henry | 1.05% | 94 | 96.55 | 231.56 | 243.55 | 245.55 | 245.55 | | | | | | |
| | Vanguard | J. Robinson | 2.00% | 179 | 195.83 | 195.83 | 195.83 | 205.34 | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | A. Gracey | 1.86% | 166 | 177.73 | 177.73 | 178.73 | | | | | | | | |
| | NI Labour | J. Clarke | 0.62% | 55 | 56.53 | 63.43 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 12,948 Valid: 8,933 (68.99%) Spoilt: 123 Quota: 1,117 Turnout: 9,056 (69.94%) ||||||||||||||||