# Craigavon Area D

Craigavon Area D 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 Bleary, Church, Knocknashane, Magheralin, Mourneview, Parklake and Waringstown. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Lurgan DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 1981 | Sydney Cairns (UUP) | Samuel Gardiner (UUP) | George Savage (UUP) | Ian Williams (DUP) | Frederick Baird (DUP) | David Calvert (DUP) | Philip Black (UUUP)/ (Vanguard) |
| 1977 | Sydney Cairns (UUP) | James Baird (UUP) | Thomas Creith (UUP) | Eric Crozier (UUP) | Thomas Willey (DUP) | David Calvert (DUP) | Philip Black (UUUP)/ (Vanguard) |
| 1973 | Sydney Cairns (UUP) | James Baird (UUP) | Thomas Creith (UUP) | Thomas Megarrell (UUP) | Thomas Willey (DUP) | David Calvert (DUP) | Philip Black (UUUP)/ (Vanguard) |

## 1981 Election

1977: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUUP
1981: 3 x UUP, 3 x DUP, 1 x UUUP
1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Craigavon Area D - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | DUP | Frederick Baird* | 17.03% | 1,570 | | | | | |
| | DUP | David Calvert* | 12.14% | 1,119 | 1,284.36 | | | | |
| | UUP | Sydney Cairns* | 12.49% | 1,151 | 1,179.08 | | | | |
| | UUP | Samuel Gardiner | 12.27% | 1,131 | 1,142.96 | 1,146.16 | 1,397.16 | | |
| | UUP | George Savage | 11.15% | 1,028 | 1,032.68 | 1,034.48 | 1,153.48 | | |
| | DUP | Ian Williams | 9.46% | 872 | 997.06 | 1,104.86 | 1,123.96 | 1,156.96 | |
| | UUUP | Philip Black* | 8.57% | 790 | 842.26 | 850.26 | 877.22 | 983.22 | 1,439.22 |
| | SDLP | Gary Kennedy | 6.93% | 639 | 639.26 | 639.26 | 639.26 | 640.26 | 648.26 |
| | UUUP | Thomas Megarrell | 5.27% | 486 | 497.96 | 500.36 | 519.74 | 546.74 | |
| | UUP | Samuel Lutton | 4.69% | 432 | 436.94 | 438.94 | | | |
| Electorate: 13,017 Valid: 9,218 (70.82%) Spoilt: 237 Quota: 1,153 Turnout: 9,455 (72.64%) ||||||||||

## 1977 Election

1973: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Vanguard
1977: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUUP
1973-1977 Change: Vanguard joins UUUP
Craigavon Area D - 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 | David Calvert* | 13.63% | 1,081 | | | | | | |
| | UUUP | Philip Black* | 10.68% | 847 | 969 | 1,011 | | | | |
| | UUP | James Baird* | 11.54% | 915 | 928 | 933 | 937 | 1,016 | | |
| | DUP | Thomas Willey* | 8.55% | 678 | 703 | 922 | 989.76 | 994.76 | | |
| | UUP | Sydney Cairns* | 10.55% | 837 | 849 | 874 | 880.64 | 927.64 | 1,197.64 | |
| | UUP | Eric Crozier | 8.94% | 709 | 715 | 720 | 723.12 | 791.28 | 917.6 | 998.94 |
| | UUP | Thomas Creith* | 8.62% | 684 | 687 | 689 | 690.76 | 765.76 | 876 | 997.52 |
| | SDLP | Brid Rodgers | 8.88% | 704 | 704 | 704 | 704.08 | 802.16 | 808.16 | 810.12 |
| | UUP | Thomas Megarrell* | 6.38% | 506 | 511 | 520 | 521.52 | 565.52 | | |
| | Alliance | Charles Phillips | 5.94% | 471 | 472 | 472 | 472.32 | | | |
| | DUP | Harold Glass | 3.78% | 300 | 313 | | | | | |
| | UUUP | John Dummigan | 2.52% | 200 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 13,004 Valid: 7,932 (61.00%) Spoilt: 366 Quota: 992 Turnout: 8,298 (63.81%) |||||||||||

### Area D

1973: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Vanguard
Craigavon Area D - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | 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 | 13 |
| | UUP | James Baird | 22.59% | 2,100 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Sydney Cairns | 12.76% | 1,186 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Thomas Creith | 7.51% | 698 | 1,280.56 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vanguard | Philip Black | 9.04% | 840 | 873 | 875.08 | 875.08 | 884.12 | 953.72 | 954.72 | 1,124.76 | 1,125.51 | 1,165.99 | | | |
| | DUP | David Calvert | 5.84% | 543 | 568.08 | 569.28 | 569.28 | 624.6 | 634.6 | 638.6 | 666.68 | 667.63 | 958.35 | 969.36 | 1,281.36 | |
| | UUP | Thomas Megarrell | 7.50% | 697 | 868.6 | 957 | 958.24 | 966.24 | 971.68 | 988.56 | 1,007.8 | 1,015.57 | 1,026.38 | 1,068.92 | 1,164.64 | |
| | DUP | Thomas Willey | 6.71% | 624 | 641.16 | 642.84 | 643.84 | 688.92 | 694.36 | 700.56 | 727 | 727.84 | 882.39 | 840.33 | 992.15 | 1,105.83 |
| | Alliance | M. Damaglou | 3.65% | 339 | 345.16 | 346.6 | 392.64 | 392.64 | 392.64 | 522 | 523 | 523.28 | 526.73 | 923.05 | 935.23 | 939.64 |
| | Vanguard | L. Adamson | 5.77% | 536 | 547.88 | 548.92 | 549.92 | 538.08 | 616.4 | 616.48 | 695.48 | 695.76 | 720.79 | 724.23 | | |
| | Alliance | H. Gregg | 3.23% | 300 | 314.52 | 315.64 | 344.52 | 346.52 | 348.52 | 490.64 | 491.88 | 492.16 | 497.61 | | | |
| | DUP | D. C. Biggerstaff | 4.40% | 409 | 442.88 | 444.08 | 444.08 | 459.6 | 463.6 | 465.58 | 488.2 | 488.68 | | | | |
| | Vanguard | I. Major | 2.89% | 269 | 274.28 | 275.08 | 275.08 | 283.08 | 354.2 | 354.28 | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | C. Philips | 2.88% | 268 | 274.6 | 275.68 | 311.88 | 312.84 | 314.84 | | | | | | | |
| | Vanguard | J. E. McCambley | 2.32% | 216 | 219.52 | 220.4 | 221.4 | 228 | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | R. Dawson | 1.68% | 156 | 162.16 | 164 | 164 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | J. A. Lewis | 1.24% | 115 | 116.76 | 117.16 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 13,194 Valid: 9,296 (70.46%) Spoilt: 184 Quota: 1,163 Turnout: 9,480 (71.85%) |||||||||||||||||