# Craigavon Area C

Craigavon Area C was one of the four district electoral areas in Craigavon, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected six 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 Bachelors Walk, Brownlow, Court, Killycomain, Keenan and Taghnevan. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and mainly replaced by the Craigavon Central DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 1981 | Cyril McLoughlin (UUP) | Mary Simpson (UUP) | William Smith (DUP) | Robert Dodds (DUP) | Hugh News (SDLP) | Tom French (Republican Clubs) |
| 1977 | Frank Dale (UUP) | Mary Simpson (UUP) | Ronald Williamson (DUP) | Robert McEvoy (SDLP) | Hugh News (SDLP) | Brian English (Alliance) |
| 1973 | Frank Dale (UUP) | J. A. Johnston (UUP) | H. McCourt (UUP) | Frederick Crowe (Vanguard) | Hugh News (SDLP) | Brian English (Alliance) |

## 1981 Election

1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
1981: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Republican Clubs
1977-1981 Change: DUP and Republican Clubs gain from SDLP and Alliance
Craigavon Area C - 6 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 |
| | Republican Clubs | Tom French | 14.19% | 1,298 | 1,301 | 1,363 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Hugh News* | 11.77% | 1,077 | 1,077 | 1,133 | 1,153.93 | 1,169.84 | 1,285.39 | 1,384.39 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Mary Simpson* | 10.79% | 987 | 1,015 | 1,015 | 1,015 | 1,015 | 1,015 | 1,132 | 1,134 | 1,194 | 1,200 | 1,552 | | |
| | UUP | Cyril McLoughlin | 8.47% | 775 | 793 | 796 | 796 | 797 | 799 | 886 | 888 | 922 | 929 | 1,294 | 1,509.67 | |
| | DUP | William Smith | 7.10% | 650 | 662 | 662 | 662.91 | 663.91 | 663.91 | 671.91 | 672.91 | 1,053.91 | 1,054.91 | 1,074.91 | 1,089.92 | 1,150.75 |
| | DUP | Robert Dodds | 8.20% | 750 | 777 | 777 | 777.91 | 777.91 | 777.91 | 782.91 | 783.91 | 925.91 | 926.91 | 942.91 | 953.97 | 993.47 |
| | SDLP | Catherine McCann | 4.27% | 391 | 391 | 435 | 448.65 | 468.56 | 636.29 | 708.2 | 763.2 | 763.2 | 973.75 | 973.75 | 975.33 | 977.7 |
| | UUP | Jack Mathers | 7.20% | 659 | 670 | 670 | 670 | 670 | 670 | 759 | 760 | 774 | 782 | | | |
| | Independent Socialist | Alan Evans | 4.35% | 398 | 402 | 415 | 417.73 | 668.46 | 684.46 | 751.46 | 757.46 | 757.46 | | | | |
| | DUP | Ronald Williamson* | 6.74% | 617 | 631 | 631 | 631 | 631 | 631 | 638 | 638 | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Brian Gee | 6.33% | 579 | 596 | 609 | 611.73 | 616.73 | 628.73 | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Terence McGinnity | 2.95% | 270 | 270 | 313 | 321.19 | 327.19 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent Socialist | George Forker | 3.37% | 308 | 309 | 313 | 317.55 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Robert McEvoy* | 2.73% | 250 | 252 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | Frederick Crowe | 1.54% | 141 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 14,371 Valid: 9,150 (63.67%) Spoilt: 318 Quota: 1,308 Turnout: 9,468 (65.88%) |||||||||||||||||

## 1977 Election

1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Vanguard
1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
1973-1977 Change: SDLP and DUP gain from UUP and Vanguard
Craigavon Area C - 6 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 |
| | SDLP | Hugh News* | 15.90% | 1,194 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Robert McEvoy | 8.99% | 675 | 735.5 | 741.2 | 790 | 790 | 792 | 807.5 | 817.1 | 1,082.9 | | | |
| | UUP | Frank Dale* | 11.37% | 854 | 854 | 854 | 854 | 870 | 966 | 966 | 974 | 974 | 1,088 | | |
| | DUP | Ronald Williamson | 9.67% | 726 | 726 | 726 | 726 | 741 | 747 | 747 | 748 | 748 | 798 | 832 | 1,175 |
| | UUP | Mary Simpson | 7.07% | 531 | 531 | 538 | 538 | 539.1 | 634.1 | 634.1 | 634.1 | 634.1 | 719.1 | 946.1 | 1,069.1 |
| | Alliance | Brian English | 6.01% | 451 | 453.6 | 519.7 | 530.8 | 534.8 | 543.8 | 543.8 | 773.1 | 787.3 | 802.3 | 965.5 | 974.5 |
| | Republican Clubs | Patrick O'Malley | 6.02% | 452 | 464.3 | 465.5 | 490.1 | 490.1 | 490.1 | 738 | 746.4 | 796 | 796 | 796 | 798 |
| | UUUP | William Cooper | 5.10% | 383 | 383 | 385 | 387 | 512 | 518 | 518 | 521 | 521 | 563 | 592 | |
| | Unionist Party NI | Florence Woodman | 5.67% | 426 | 426.3 | 438.3 | 438.3 | 445.3 | 454.3 | 454.3 | 456.4 | 456.4 | 491.4 | | |
| | Vanguard | Frederick Crowe* | 4.45% | 334 | 334 | 336 | 336 | 355 | 358 | 358 | 360 | 360 | | | |
| | SDLP | Virginia King | 3.58% | 269 | 300.2 | 301.3 | 336.9 | 336.9 | 336.9 | 341.6 | 357 | | | | |
| | Alliance | William Blanton | 3.26% | 245 | 246.5 | 263.6 | 281.2 | 287.2 | 290.2 | 293.2 | | | | | |
| | Republican Clubs | Roger Monteith | 3.44% | 258 | 260.2 | 260.4 | 280.8 | 281.8 | 282.8 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | James Glenn | 3.01% | 226 | 226 | 227 | 228 | 235 | | | | | | | |
| | UUUP | Robert Anderson | 2.69% | 202 | 202.1 | 203.1 | 203.1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Hugh Casey | 2.22% | 167 | 172.2 | 172.3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Michael Stevenson | 1.56% | 117 | 118.5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 13,624 Valid: 7,510 (55.12%) Spoilt: 325 Quota: 1,073 Turnout: 7,835 (57.51%) ||||||||||||||||

## 1973 Election

1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Vanguard
Craigavon Area C - 6 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 |
| | Vanguard | Frederick Crowe | 18.85% | 1,385 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Hugh News | 10.27% | 771 | 771 | 788 | 789 | 841 | 841 | 874 | 874 | 1,046.24 | 1,085.24 | | |
| | Alliance | Brian English | 7.74% | 581 | 583.64 | 584.64 | 625.64 | 648.64 | 630.6 | 696.6 | 705.84 | 728.84 | 741.84 | 1,096.84 | |
| | UUP | J. A. Johnston | 11.29% | 848 | 879.44 | 879.44 | 883.44 | 883.44 | 888.88 | 892.88 | 984 | 984.24 | 986.24 | 1,003.96 | 1,076.96 |
| | UUP | H. McCourt | 9.41% | 707 | 736.52 | 736.52 | 737.52 | 737.52 | 746.68 | 746.68 | 831.28 | 831.28 | 832.28 | 838.52 | 984.88 |
| | UUP | Frank Dale | 8.55% | 642 | 707.04 | 707.04 | 711.04 | 711.04 | 718.4 | 718.4 | 781.84 | 783.08 | 783.08 | 795.32 | 977.96 |
| | Republican Clubs | P. Mallon | 5.42% | 407 | 407 | 410 | 412 | 484 | 484 | 496 | 496 | 520 | 813 | 831 | 831.24 |
| | DUP | H. W. Glass | 3.41% | 256 | 397.84 | 398.84 | 398.84 | 398.84 | 559.84 | 560.84 | 564.56 | 565.8 | 565.8 | 570.8 | |
| | Alliance | M. Qvam | 3.25% | 244 | 244.48 | 244.48 | 313.72 | 313.72 | 314.96 | 419.96 | 421.44 | 428.44 | 431.44 | | |
| | Republican Clubs | T. E. Bell | 4.10% | 308 | 308 | 310 | 312 | 335 | 335 | 346 | 346 | 369 | | | |
| | SDLP | M. J. Duggan | 2.73% | 205 | 205.96 | 245.96 | 248.96 | 256.96 | 256.96 | 269.96 | 269.96 | | | | |
| | UUP | Jack Mathers | 3.20% | 240 | 249.12 | 249.12 | 251.12 | 251.12 | 256.08 | 256.08 | | | | | |
| | Alliance | L. McParland | 2.80% | 210 | 210 | 215 | 243 | 251 | 251 | | | | | | |
| | DUP | W. H. Percy | 1.94% | 146 | 192.8 | 192.8 | 192.8 | 192.8 | | | | | | | |
| | Ind. Republican | P. J. McNally | 2.14% | 161 | 161 | 167 | 169 | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | J. M. Smythe | 2.10% | 158 | 158.24 | 160.24 | | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | J. J. Durkin | 1.04% | 78 | 78 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 13,624 Valid: 7,510 (55.12%) Spoilt: 325 Quota: 1,073 Turnout: 7,835 (57.51%) ||||||||||||||||