# Lagan River (District Electoral Area)

Lagan River 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 Donaghcloney, Dromore, Gransha, Quilly and Waringstown. Lagan River forms part of the Upper Bann constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament and part of the Lagan Valley constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 2014 local elections, largely replacing the Dromore DEA which had existed since 1985, and parts of the Lurgan DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 2023 | Jessica Johnston (Alliance) | Kyle Savage (UUP) | Tim McClelland (DUP) | Paul Rankin (DUP) | Mark Baxter (DUP) |
| May 2022 Co-Options | Jessica Johnston (Alliance) | Kyle Savage (UUP) | Tim McClelland (DUP) | Paul Rankin (DUP) | Mark Baxter (DUP) |
| February 2022 Co-Option | Eóin Tennyson (Alliance) | Kyle Savage (UUP) | Tim McClelland (DUP) | Keith Parke (DUP) | Mark Baxter (DUP) |
| 2019 | Eóin Tennyson (Alliance) | Kyle Savage (UUP) | Tim McClelland (DUP) | Paul Rankin (DUP) | Mark Baxter (DUP) |
| November 2015 Defection | Carol Black (UUP)/ (Independent) | Marc Woods (UUP) | Hazel Gamble (DUP) | Paul Rankin (DUP) | Mark Baxter (DUP) |
| 2014 | Carol Black (UUP)/ (Independent) | Marc Woods (UUP) | Hazel Gamble (DUP) | Paul Rankin (DUP) | Mark Baxter (DUP) |

## 2023 Election

2019: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2023: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2019–2023 Change: No change
Lagan River - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | DUP | Mark Baxter* | 22.61% | 2,261 | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Jessica Johnston* | 17.62% | 1,762 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Kyle Savage* | 13.93% | 1,393 | 1,477.76 | 1,494.02 | 1,519.08 | 1,997.08 | |
| | DUP | Paul Rankin* | 15.05% | 1,505 | 1,594.44 | 1,597.70 | 1,602.18 | 1,677.18 | |
| | DUP | Tim McClelland* | 11.37% | 1,137 | 1,501.52 | 1,505.78 | 1,508.16 | 1,537.55 | 1,736.55 |
| | TUV | Samuel Morrison | 6.27% | 627 | 658.20 | 662.46 | 665.54 | 682.34 | 799.34 |
| | Sinn Féin | Vincent McAleenan | 5.02% | 502 | 502.26 | 647.78 | 677.39 | 685.38 | 694.38 |
| | UUP | Sammy Ogle | 5.93% | 593 | 603.66 | 624.66 | 653.85 | | |
| | SDLP | Oisín Edwards | 2.20% | 220 | 222.34 | | | | |
| Electorate: 18,389 Valid: 10,000 (54.38%) Spoilt: 69 Quota: 1,667 Turnout: 10,069 (54.76%) ||||||||||

## 2019 Election

2014: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP
2019: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2014-2019 Change: Alliance gain from UUP
Lagan River - 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 |
| | DUP | Mark Baxter* | 21.12% | 1,876 | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Kyle Savage | 18.17% | 1,614 | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Paul Rankin* †† | 16.25% | 1,444 | 1,519.39 | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Eóin Tennyson † | 10.81% | 960 | 963.36 | 968 | 991.29 | 991.4 | 1,027.4 | 1,064.98 | 1,495.98 | |
| | DUP | Tim McClelland | 7.63% | 678 | 945.96 | 960.36 | 988.12 | 1,020.79 | 1,020.79 | 1,049.72 | 1,052.74 | 1,352.02 |
| | UUP | Olive Mercer | 9.80% | 871 | 981.37 | 987.29 | 1,010.09 | 1,013.83 | 1,014.25 | 1,102.37 | 1,141.06 | 1,311.62 |
| | TUV | Samuel Morrison | 5.62% | 499 | 511.39 | 517.55 | 542.58 | 543.13 | 543.13 | 581.51 | 588.51 | |
| | SDLP | John O'Hare | 4.15% | 369 | 369.42 | 370.3 | 372.38 | 372.38 | 548.38 | 559.46 | | |
| | Independent | Sammy Ogle | 2.44% | 217 | 220.36 | 222.92 | 234 | 234.33 | 238.33 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Tony Gorrell | 2.56% | 227 | 227.84 | 227.84 | 228.84 | 228.84 | | | | |
| | UKIP | Jordan Stewart | 1.45% | 129 | 133.2 | 134.88 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 17,249 Valid: 8,884 (51.50%) Spoilt: 75 Quota: 1,481 Turnout: 8,959 (51.94%) |||||||||||||

## 2014 Election

2014: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP
Lagan River - 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 |
| | DUP | Mark Baxter* | 16.00% | 1,341 | 1,352 | 1,353 | 1,369 | 1,373 | 1,484 | | | |
| | DUP | Paul Rankin* | 15.13% | 1,268 | 1,308 | 1,311 | 1,322 | 1,335 | 1,484 | | | |
| | UUP | Marc Woods | 12.21% | 1,023 | 1,032 | 1,032 | 1,054 | 1,059 | 1,229 | 1,235.72 | 1,249.8 | 1,483.8 |
| | UUP | Carol Black* ‡ | 10.08% | 845 | 867 | 871 | 904 | 919 | 1,023 | 1,035.6 | 1,049.68 | 1,450.68 |
| | DUP | Hazel Gamble* | 9.59% | 804 | 819 | 820 | 832 | 836 | 915 | 980.52 | 1,031.72 | 1,226.04 |
| | Alliance | Harry Hamilton | 6.23% | 522 | 546 | 570 | 715 | 1,034 | 1,053 | 1,053.84 | 1,053.84 | 1,080.84 |
| | UUP | Olive Mercer* | 9.12% | 764 | 775 | 776 | 795 | 811 | 909 | 909.84 | 916.24 | |
| | TUV | Samuel Morrison | 9.14% | 766 | 777 | 778 | 789 | 792 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Maureen Litter | 3.77% | 316 | 321 | 527 | 553 | | | | | |
| | NI21 | Neville Hutchinson | 3.42% | 287 | 302 | 314 | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Keara Downey | 3.25% | 272 | 273 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Frazer McCammond | 2.06% | 173 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 16,260 Valid: 8,381 (51.54%) Spoilt: 92 Quota: 1,397 Turnout: 8,473 (52.11%) |||||||||||||