Craigavon Borough Council Elections 1993 - 2011

Sinn Fein further consolidated their position in Craigavon by picking up two additional seats from their SDLP rivals and increasing their overall share of the vote by five percent. The DUP also picked up an additional seat in Portadown previously held by an Independent but lost another seat to the Alliance Party in Craigavon Central. Alliance return to the council after an absence of 14 years. Also of note, Craigavon had the highest portion of invalid ballots across Northern Ireland at 2.5%.

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Map by Conal Kelly

Electoral Area 2011 Result 2005 Result 2001 Result 1997 Result 1993 Result
Lurgan 3 DUP, 3 UUP, 1 SF 3 UUP, 3 DUP, 1 SF 4 UUP, 2 DUP, 1 SDLP 5 UUP, 1 DUP, 1 SDLP 4 UUP, 1 DUP, 1 Ind U, 1 SDLP
Craigavon Central 2 DUP, 2 SF, 2 UUP, 1 Alliance 3 DUP, 2 UUP, 1 SF, 1 SDLP 2 UUP, 2 DUP, 2 SDLP, 1 SF 3 UUP, 1 DUP, 1 SDLP, 1 SF, 1 Alliance 3 UUP, 1 DUP, 1 SDLP, 1 SF, 1 Alliance
Portadown 4 DUP, 2 SF, 1 UUP 3 DUP, 1 SF, 1 UUP, 1 SDLP, 1 Ind 2 DUP, 2 UUP, 1 SF, 1 SDLP, 1 Ind 3 UUP, 1 DUP, 1 SDLP, 2 Ind Nat 3 UUP, 2 DUP, 1 SDLP, 1 Alliance
Loughside 3 SF, 2 SDLP 3 SF, 2 SDLP 3 SDLP, 2 SF 4 SDLP, 1 SF 3 SDLP, 1 SF, 1 WP

Summary

2011 Results 2005 Results 2001 Results 1997 Results 1993 Results
Votes by Party:
DUP: 9,974 (30.0%), 9 councillors
SF: 9,304 (27.9%), 8 councillors
UUP: 6,845 (20.6%), 6 councillors
SDLP: 4,026 (12.1%), 2 councillors
Alliance: 1,137 (3.4%), 1 councillor
TUV: 976 (2.9%)
Ind: 917 (2.8%)
UKIP: 122 (0.4%) 		Votes by Party:
DUP: 10,631 (30.8%), 9 councillors
UUP: 7,882 (22.8%), 6 councillors
SF: 7,732 (22.4%), 6 councillors
SDLP: 5,849 (16.9%), 4 councillors
Alliance: 814 (2.4%)
WP: 155 (0.4%)
Ind: 1,459 (4.2%), 1 councillor		 Votes by Party:
UUP: 11,127 (28.1%), 8 councillors
DUP: 8,972 (22.6%), 6 councillors
SF: 8,456 (21.3%), 4 councillors
SDLP: 7,947 (20.0%), 7 councillors
Alliance: 645 (1.6%)
WP: 132 (0.3%)
UKUP: 408 (1.0%)
Ind: 1,958 (4.9%), 1 councillors		 Votes by Party:
UUP: 12,107 (39.7%), 11 councillors
DUP: 4,439 (14.6%), 3 councillors
SF: 3,717 (12.2%), 2 councillors
SDLP: 5,787 (19.0%), 7 councillors
Alliance: 1,366 (4.5%), 1 councillor
WP: 281 (0.9%)
Lab: 817 (2.7%)
WC: 84 (0.3%)
N: 1,905 (6.2%), 2 councillors
 Votes by Party:
UUP: 10,894 (37.8%), 10 councillors
DUP: 4,628 (16.1%), 4 councillors
SF: 2,649 (9.2%), 2 councillors
SDLP: 7,184 (24.9%), 6 councillors
Alliance: 1,788 (6.2%), 2 councillors
WP: 510 (1.8%), 1 councillor
U: 965 (3.3%), 1 councillor
C: 208 (0.7%)
Electorate: 56,321; votes cast: 35,332; spoilt votes: 810 (2.3%); valid votes: 34,522 (97.7%) Electorate: 56,321; votes cast: 35,332; spoilt votes: 810 (2.3%); valid votes: 34,522 (97.7%) Electorate: 53,097; votes cast: 40,633; spoilt votes: 988 (2.4%); valid votes: 39,645 (97.6%) Electorate: 55,550; votes cast: 31,077; spoilt votes: 574 (1.9%); valid votes: 30,503 (98.1%) Electorate: 54,231; votes cast: 29,633; spoilt votes: 807 (2.7%); valid votes: 28,826 (97.3%)

2001 Census: 36,042 "Catholic" (44.68%); 42,656 "Protestant" (52.88%); 373 Other (0.46%); 1600 None (1.98%)

See also results from 1985-89 and 1973-81.

Lurgan

Westminster seat: Upper Bann
Includes these wards: Church, Donaghcloney, Knocknashane, Magheralin, Mourneview, Parklake, Waringstown

2011 Results

No change.  (spreadsheet)

First Count:
Stephen Moutray, (DUP) 1952
Joanne Dobson, (UUP) 1311
Meta Crozier, (UUP) 1239
Liam Mackle, (SF) 960
Carla Lockhart, (DUP) 952
George Savage, (UUP) 905
Mark Baxter, (DUP) 757
John Cleland, (Alliance) 551
Pat McDade, (SDLP) 529
David Calvert, (TUV) 508
Barbara Trotter, (UKIP) 122 		Votes by Party:
DUP: 3,661 (37.4%), 3 seats
UUP: 3,455 (35.3%), 3 seats
SF: 960 (9.8%), 1 seat
Alliance: 551 (5.6%)
SDLP: 529 (5.4%)
TUV: 508 (5.2%)
UKIP: 122 (1.2%)

Electorate: 17,168; seats: 7; votes cast: 9,971; spoilt votes: 185 (1.9%);
valid votes: 9,786 (98.1%); quota: 1,224

2010 By-Election

UUP gain from from DUP/TUV. 

First Count:
Jo-Anne Dobson, (UUP) 2494
David Calvert, (TUV) 752
Liam Mackle, (SF) 401
Patrick McDade, (SDLP) 256
Votes by Party:
UUP: 2,494 (63.9%), 1 seat
TUV: 752 (19.3%)
SF: 401 (10.3%)
SDLP: 256 (6.6%)

Electorate: 16,663; seats: 1; votes cast: 3,936; spoilt votes: 33 (0.8%);
valid votes: 3,903 (99.2%)

2005 Results

DUP & SF gain from from UUP & SDLP.  (spreadsheet)

First Count:
Samuel Gardiner, (UUP) 2109
Stephen Moutray, (DUP) 2059
Fergie Dawson, (DUP) 1101
George Savage, (UUP) 803
Maurice Magill, (SF) 734
Francis McAlinden, (SDLP) 633
David Calvert, (Ind) 626
Sydney Cairns, (UUP) 582
Meta Crozier, (UUP) 434
Anne Harrison, (DUP) 373
Mark Russell, (DUP) 314 		Votes by Party:
UUP: 3,928 (40.2%), 3 seats
DUP: 3,847 (39.4%), 3 seats
SF: 734 (7.5%), 1 seat
SDLP: 633 (6.5%)
Ind: 626 (6.4%)

Electorate: 15,320; seats: 7; votes cast: 9,939; spoilt votes: 171 (1.8%);
valid votes: 9,768 (98.2%); quota: 1,222

2001 Results

DUP gain from UUP. (spreadsheet)

First Count:
Jonathan Bell (DUP) 1,942
Samuel Gardiner (UUP) 1,728
Stephen Moutray (DUP) 1,555
George Savage (UUP) 1,237
Meta Crozier (UUP) 965
Mary McNally (SDLP) 801
Sydney Cairns (UUP) 749
Matthew Rooney (SF) 719
David Vance (UKUP) 408
William Tate (UUP) 276
William Grafton (Ind) 130

Votes by Party:
UUP: 4,955 (47.1%), 4 seats
DUP: 3,497 (33.3%), 2 seats
SDLP: 801 (7.7%), 1 seat
SF: 719 (6.8%)
UKUP: 408 (3.9%)
Ind: 130 (1.2%)

Electorate: 14,911; seats: 7; votes cast: 10,746; spoilt votes: 236 (2.2%);
valid votes: 10,510 (97.8%); quota: 1,314

2001 Census: 3,357 "Catholic" (16.55%); 16,402 "Protestant" (80.85%); 89 Other (0.44%); 438 None (2.16%)

1997 Results

No change.  (spreadsheet)

First Count:
Samuel Gardiner (UUP) 1,802
George Savage (UUP) 1,371
Ruth Allen (DUP) 803
Meta Crozier (UUP) 691
Jonathan Bell (UUP) 655
Frederick Baird (DUP) 623
Mary McNally (SDLP) 614
Sydney Cairns (UUP) 434
Wilson Freeburn (All) 390
Bernadette O'Hagan (SF) 349
William McCullough (UUP) 230
Gillian Kirk (Upper Bann Lab) 49
James Devlin (Community Labour) 17 		Votes by Party:
UUP: 5,183 (64.6%), 5 seats
DUP: 1,426 (17.8%), 1 seat
SDLP: 614 (7.6%), 1 seat
Alliance: 390 (4.9%)
SF: 349 (4.3%)
Upper Bann Lab: 49 (0.6%)
Community Labour: 17 (0.2%)

Electorate: 14,526; seats: 7; valid votes: 8,028; quota: 10,04

1993 Results

UUP gain from Ind U (though perhaps not - see below).  (spreadsheet)

First Count:
Audrey Savage (UUP) 1,472
Ruth Allen (DUP) 1,179
Sydney Cairns (Ind U) 965
Samuel Lutton (UUP) 897
Meta Crozier (UUP) 852
Mary McNally (SDLP) 719
Wilson Freeburn (All) 586
David Martin (DUP) 438
Donald MacKay (UUP) 288
William McCullough (UUP) 238
Colette Jones (Conservative) 208 		Votes by Party:
UUP: 3,747 (47.8%), 4 seats
DUP: 1,617 (20.6%), 1 seat
SDLP: 719 (9.2%), 1 seat
Alliance: 586 (7.5%)
Conservative: 208 (2.6%)
Ind U: 965 (12.3%), 1 seat

Electorate: 14,127; seats: 7; votes cast: 8,015; spoilt votes: 173 (2.1%);
valid votes: 7,842 (98.9%); quota: 981

2011: ***DUP 37%, ***UUP 35%, *SF 10%, Alliance 6%, SDLP 5%, TUV 5%, UKIP 1%
2010: *UUP 64%, TUV 19%, SF 10%, SDLP 7%
2005: ***UUP 40%, ***DUP 39%, *SF 7%, SDLP 6%, Ind 6%
2001: ****UUP 47%, **DUP 33%, *SDLP 8%, SF 7%, UKUP 4%, Ind 1%
1997: *****UUP 65%, *DUP 18%, *SDLP 8%, Alliance 5%, SF 4%, Upper Bann Lab 0.6%, Community Lab 0.2%
1993: ****UUP 48%, *DUP 21%, *Ind U 12%, *SDLP 9%, Alliance 7%, Con 3%

Best vote share for the UUP in Northern Ireland in 1997.

Craigavon Central

Westminster seat: Upper Bann
Includes these wards: Bleary, Drumgask, Drumgor, Edenderry, Kernan, Killycomain, Taghnevan

2011 Results

SF and Alliance gain from SDLP and DUP.  (spreadsheet)

First Count:
Mark O'Dowd, (SF) 1434
Robert Smith, (DUP) 1405
James Twyble, (UUP) 1104
Tommy O'Connor, (SF) 744
Kieran Corr, (Ind) 692
William Smith, (DUP) 688
Ronnie Harkness, (UUP) 614
Michael Dixon, (Alliance) 586
Andrew Crockett, (UUP) 459
Louise Templeton, (DUP) 444
Mary Elliott, (SDLP) 278
Roy Ferguson, (TUV) 251
Anna Ochal-Molenda, (SDLP) 108

Votes by Party:
DUP: 2,537 (28.8%), 2 seats
SF: 2,178 (24.7%), 2 seats
UUP: 2,177 (24.7%), 2 seats
Ind: 692 (7.9%)
Alliance: 586 (6.7%), 1 seat
SDLP: 386 (4.4%)
TUV: 251 (2.9%)

Electorate: 16,864; seats: 7; votes cast: 9,084; spoilt votes: 277 (3.0%);
valid votes: 8,807 (97.0%); quota: 1,101

2005 Results

DUP gain from SDLP.  (spreadsheet)

First Count:
Robert Smith, (DUP) 1587
Ken Twyble, (UUP) 1308
John O'Dowd, (SF) 1229
William Smith, (DUP) 928
Kieran Corr, (SDLP) 788
Francis Murray, (SF) 693
Philip Weir, (DUP) 622
Alan Castle, (Alliance) 598
Ronald Harkness, (UUP) 525
Patricia Mallon, (SDLP) 450
Fred Crowe, (UUP) 421
Robert Oliver, (UUP) 254

Votes by Party:
DUP: 3,137 (33.4%), 3 seats
UUP: 2,508 (26.7%), 2 seats
SF: 1,922 (20.4%), 1 seat
SDLP: 1,238 (13.2%), 1 seat
Alliance: 598 (6.4%)

Electorate: 15,519; seats: 7; votes cast: 9,633; spoilt votes: 230 (2.4%);
valid votes: 9,403 (97.6%); quota: 1,176

2001 Results

DUP and SDLP gain from UUP and Alliance.  (spreadsheet)

First Count:
Kenneth Twyble (UUP) 1,694
Francis Murray (SF) 1,198
Woolsey Smith (DUP) 1,060
Pat Mallon (SDLP) 996
Robert Smith (DUP) 810
Frederick Crowe (UUP) 802
David Norman Calvert (Ind) 761
Kieran Corr (SDLP) 745
Denis Watson (DUP) 712
Peter Toland (SF) 602
Samuel McCammick (UUP) 396
Sean Hagan (Alliance) 379
Audrey Lindsay (UUP) 250
Tom French (WP) 132
Alan Evans (Ind) 96

Votes by Party:
UUP: 3,142 (29.5%), 2 seats
DUP: 2,582 (24.3%), 2 seats
SF: 1,800 (16.9%), 1 seat
SDLP: 1,741 (16.4%), 2 seats
Alliance: 379 (3.6%)
WP: 132 (1.2%)
Ind: 857 (8.1%)

Electorate: 15,747; seats: 7; votes cast: 10,887; spoilt votes: 254 (2.3%);
valid votes: 10,633 (97.7%); quota: 1,330

2001 Census: 8,857 "Catholic" (39.85%); 12,542 "Protestant" (56.43%); 189 Other (0.85%); 637 None (2.87%)

1997 Results

No change.  (spreadsheet)

First Count:
Kenneth Twyble (UUP) 1,576
William Allen (DUP) 1,079
Francis Murray (SF) 1,048
Pat Mallon (SDLP) 1,008
James McCammick (UUP) 737
Frederick Crowe (UUP) 722
Sean Hagan (All) 541
Alan Evans (Community Labour) 389
Cyril McLoughlin (UUP) 377
Philip Mallon (SDLP) 182
Chris Moffat (WC) 84
Peter Smyth (WP) 55
William McAvoy (Community Labour) 25 		Votes by Party:
UUP: 3,412 (43.6%), 3 seats
DUP: 1,079 (13.8%), 1 seat
SDLP: 1,190 (15.2%), 1 seat
SF: 1,048 (13.4%), 1 seat
Alliance: 541 (6.9%), 1 seat
WC: 84 (1.1%)
WP: 55 (0.7%)
Community Labour: 414 (5.3%)

Electorate: 15,325; seats: 7; valid votes: 7,823; quota: 978


1993 Results

(spreadsheet)
First Count:
Kenneth Twyble (UUP) 1,246
William Allen (DUP) 1,172
Brendan Curran (SF) 865
Pat Mallon (SDLP) 851
Frederick Crowe (UUP) 767
Gabriel O'Dowd (SDLP) 656
James McCammick (UUP) 655
Sean Hagan (All) 602
Elizabeth McClurg (UUP) 379
Tom French (WP) 285
Pauline Lindsay (UUP) 252 		Votes by Party:
UUP: 3,299 (42.6%), 3 seats
SDLP: 1,507 (19.5%), 1 seat
DUP: 1,172 (15.2%), 1 seat
SF: 865 (11.2%), 1 seat
Alliance: 602 (7.8%), 1 seat
WP: 285 (3.7%)

Electorate: 15,270; seats: 7; votes cast: 7,980; spoilt votes: 250 (3.1%);
valid votes: 7,730 (96.9%); quota: 967

2011: **DUP 29%, **SF 25%, **UUP 25%, Ind 8%, *Alliance 7%, SDLP 4%, TUV 3%
2005: ***DUP 33%, **UUP 27%, *SF 20%, *SDLP 13%, Alliance 6%
2001: **UUP 30%, **DUP 24%, *SF 17%, **SDLP 16%, Inds 8%, Alliance 4%, WP 1%
1997: ***UUP 44%, *SDLP 15%, *DUP 14%, *SF 14%, *Alliance 7%, Community Labour 5%, NIWC 1%, WP 1%
1993: ***UUP 43%, *SDLP 19%, *DUP 15%, *SF 11%, Alliance 8%, WP 4%

Six of the seven councillors were elected in both 1993 and 1997. The exception was Curran, who did not stand again in 1997 and was replaced by Murray.

Portadown

Westminster seat: Upper Bann
Includes these wards: Annagh, Ballybay, Ballyoran, Brownstown, Corcrain, Tavanagh, The Birches

2011 Results

DUP and SF gain from Ind and SDLP.  (spreadsheet)

First Count:
Sydney Anderson, (DUP) 2029
George Hatch, (UUP) 883
Paul Duffy, (SF) 808
Gemma McKenna, (SF) 793
Gladys McCullough, (DUP) 665
John McGoldrick, (SDLP) 364
Alan Carson, (DUP) 348
Robert Oliver, (UUP) 330
Mary McAlinden, (SDLP) 258
Darren Causby, (DUP) 237
Karen Boal, (TUV) 217
Daniel Gouveia, (SDLP) 164

Votes by Party:
DUP: 3,279 (46.2%), 4 seats
SF: 1,601 (22.6%), 2 seats
UUP: 1,213 (17.1%), 1 seat
SDLP: 786 (11.1%)
TUV: 217 (3.1%)


Electorate: 13,650; seats: 7; votes cast: 7,270; spoilt votes: 174 (2.4%);
valid votes: 7,096 (97.6%); quota: 888

2005 Results

DUP gain from UUP.  (spreadsheet)

First Count:
David Simpson, (DUP) 2325
Sidney Anderson, (DUP) 809
Brian McKeown, (SF) 781
George Hatch, (UUP) 736
Thomas Fox, (SDLP) 703
Ciaran Tennyson, (SF) 515
David Jones, (Ind) 419
Elaine Sterritt, (SDLP) 334
Mervyn Carrick, (Ind) 310
John Hagan, (Alliance) 216
Mark Neale, (UUP) 213
Alan Carson, (DUP) 211
David Thompson, (UUP) 191
Jim Dickson, (Ind) 104

Votes by Party:
DUP: 3,345 (42.5%), 3 seats
SF: 1,296 (16.5%), 1 seat
UUP: 1,140 (14.5%), 1 seat
SDLP: 1,037 (13.2%), 1 seat
Alliance: 216 (2.7%)
Ind: 833 (10.6%), 1 seat

Electorate: 13,128; seats: 7; votes cast: 8,048; spoilt votes: 181 (2.3%);
valid votes: 7,867 (97.8%); quota: 984

2001 Results

DUP, SF and Ind gains from UUP and two Ind Nat Comm Cands.  (spreadsheet)

First Count:
Thomas Simpson (DUP) 2,352
Brian McKeown (SF) 1,348
Ignatius Fox (SDLP) 1,233
David Jones (Ind) 971
Sidney Anderson (UUP) 883
George Hatch (UUP) 872
Noel Mercer (SF) 604
Mark Neale (UUP) 462
David Thompson (UUP) 380
William Ramsay (Alliance) 266
Alan Carson (DUP) 213
John Tate (DUP) 67

Votes by Party:
UUP: 2,597 (26.9%), 2 seats
DUP: 2,632 (27.2%), 2 seats
SF: 1,952 (20.2%), 1 seat
SDLP: 1,233 (12.8%), 1 seat
Alliance: 266 (2.8%)
Ind: 971 (10.1%), 1 seat

Electorate: 13,514; seats: 7; votes cast: 9,894; spoilt votes: 243 (2.5%);
valid votes: 9,651 (97.5%); quota: 1,207

2001 Census: 6,868 "Catholic" (35.51%); 12,042 "Protestant" (62.26%); 50 Other (0.26%); 383 None (1.98%)

1997 Results

Ind Nat Community Candidates gain from DUP and Alliance. (spreadsheet) 

First Count:
Mervyn Carrick (DUP) 1,713
Breandan MacCionnaith (Ind Nat Community Candidate) 1,493
James Gillespie (UUP) 1,203
Joe Trueman (UUP) 919
Ignatius Fox (SDLP) 890
Mark Neale (UUP) 515
Joe Duffy (Ind Nat Community Candidate) 412
David Thompson (UUP) 404
William Ramsay (All) 373
John Tate (DUP) 132
Carol Lindsay (Community Lab) 19 		Votes by Party:
UUP: 3,041 (37.7%), 3 seats
DUP: 1,845 (22.9%), 1 seat
SDLP: 890 (11.0%), 1 seat
Alliance: 373 (4.6%)
Comm Lab: 19 (0.2%)
Ind Nat Community Candidate: 1,905 (23.6%), 2 seats

Electorate: 13,916; seats: 7; valid votes: 8,073; quota: 1,010

1993 Results

(spreadsheet)
First Count:
Mervyn Carrick (DUP) 1,419
Ignatius Fox (SDLP) 1,377
James Gillespie (UUP) 1,346
Joe Trueman (UUP) 1,003
William Ramsay (All) 600
Brian Maguinness (UUP) 539
John Dunbar (SF) 523
Anna Moore (UUP) 393
John Tate (DUP) 286 		Votes by Party:
UUP: 3,281 (43.8%), 3 seats
DUP: 1,705 (22.8%), 2 seats
SDLP: 1,377 (18.4%), 1 seat
Alliance: 600 (8.0%), 1 seat
SF: 523 (7.0%)

Electorate: 14,043; seats: 7; votes cast: 7,657; spoilt votes: 171 (2.3%);
valid votes: 7,486 (97.7%); quota: 936

2011: ****DUP 46%, **SF 23%, *UUP 17%, SDLP 11%, TUV 3%
2005: ***DUP 42%, *SF 16%, *UUP 14%, *SDLP 13%, *Ind 11%, Alliance 3%
2001: **DUP 27%, **UUP 27%, *SF 20%, *SDLP 13%, *Ind 10%, Alliance 3%
1997: ***UUP 38%, **Ind Nat Community Cands 24%, *DUP 23%, *SDLP 11%, Alliance 5%, Community Lab 0.2%
1993: ***UUP 44%, **DUP 23%, *SDLP 18%, *Alliance 8%, SF 7%

Six of the seven councillors elected in 1993 ran again in 1997, and two lost their seats to the representatives of the Garvaghy Road residents.

Loughside

Westminster seat: Upper Bann
Includes these wards: Aghagallon, Court, Derrytrasna, Drumnamoe, Woodville

2011 Results

No change.  (spreadsheet)

First Count:
Johnny McGibbon, (SF) 2465
Declan McAlinden, (SDLP) 1065
Mairéad O'Dowd, (SF) 812
Noel McGeown, (SF) 735
Joe Nelson, (SDLP) 671
Caoimhe Dummigan, (SDLP) 589
Maurice Magill, (SF) 553
Philip Carson, (DUP) 497
Mal Nelson, (Ind) 225 		Votes by Party:
SF: 4,565 (60.0%), 3 seats
SDLP: 2,325 (30.5%), 2 seats
DUP: 497 (6.5%)
Ind: 225 (3.0%)

Electorate: 13,346; seats: 5; votes cast: 7,813; spoilt votes: 201 (2.6%);
valid votes: 7,612 (97.4%); quota: 1,269

2005 Results

SF gain from SDLP. (spreadsheet) 

First Count:
Mairead O'Dowd, (SF) 2183
Dolores Kelly, (SDLP) 1625
Michael Tallon, (SF) 948
Bernard Elliott, (SDLP) 680
Leah Small, (SF) 649
Mary McAlinden, (SDLP) 636
Joy Savage, (UUP) 306
Ivan Russell, (DUP) 302
Tom French, (WP) 155 		Votes by Party:
SF: 3,780 (50.5%), 3 seats
SDLP: 2,941 (39.3%), 2 seats
UUP: 306 (4.1%)
DUP: 302 (4.0%)
WP: 155 (2.1%)

Electorate: 12,354; seats: 5; votes cast: 7,712; spoilt votes: 228 (3.0%);
valid votes: 7,484 (97.0%); quota: 1,248

2001 Results

SF gain from SDLP.  (spreadsheet)

First Count:
Dolores Kelly (SDLP) 2,022
John O'Dowd (SF) 1,971
Maurice Magill (SF) 1,131
Sean McKavanagh (SDLP) 1,055
Mairead O'Dowd (SF) 883
Mary McAlinden (SDLP) 735
William Lindsay (UUP) 433
Kieran McGeown (SDLP) 360
Alexander Dougan (DUP) 261 		Votes by Party:
SDLP: 4,172 (47.1%), 3 seats
SF: 3,985 (45.1%), 2 seats
UUP: 433 (4.9%)
DUP: 261 (2.9%)

Electorate: 12,545; seats: 5; votes cast: 9,106; spoilt votes: 255 (3.0%);
valid votes: 8,851 (97.0%); quota: 1,476

2001 Census: 16,960 "Catholic" (90.13%); 1,670 "Protestant" (8.87%); 45 Other (0.24%); 142 None (0.75%)

1997 Results

SDLP gain from WP.  (spreadsheet)

First Count:
John O'Dowd (SF) 2,320
Sean McKavanagh (SDLP) 1,499
Dolores Kelly (SDLP) 692
Mary McAlinden (SDLP) 562
John Crozier (UUP) 471
Kieran McGeown (SDLP) 339
Tom French (WP) 226
Hugh Casey (Upper Bann Lab) 203
Mark McKavanagh (Upper Bann Lab) 101
Anne Hanlon (DUP) 89
Adrian McKinney (All) 62
Mary Sheen (Com Lab) 14 		Votes by Party:
SDLP: 3,092 (47.0%), 4 seats
SF: 2,320 (35.3%), 1 seat
UUP: 471 (7.2%)
Upper Bann Lab: 304 (4.6%)
WP: 226 (3.5%)
DUP: 89 (1.3%)
Alliance: 62 (0.9%)
Com Lab: 14 (0.2%)

Electorate: 11,783; seats: 5; valid votes: 6,578; quota: 1,097

1993 Results

(spreadsheet)
First Count:
Sean McKavanagh (SDLP) 1,470
Hugh Casey (SDLP) 1,294
Brendan McConville (SF) 1,261
Dolores Kelly (SDLP) 817
John Crozier (UUP) 567
Peter Smyth (WP) 225
Anne Hanlon (DUP) 134 		Votes by Party:
SDLP: 3,581 (62.1%), 3 seats
SF: 1,261 (21.9%), 1 seat
UUP: 567 (9.8%)
WP: 225 (3.9%), 1 seat
DUP: 134 (2.3%)

Electorate: 11,374; seats: 5; votes cast: 5,981; spoilt votes: 213 (3.6%);
valid votes: 5,768 (96.4%); quota: 962

2011: ***SF 60%, **SDLP 31%, DUP 7%, Ind 3%
2005: ***SF 50%, **SDLP 39%, UUP 4%, DUP 4%, WP 2%
2001: ***SDLP 47%, **SF 45%, UUP 5%, DUP 3%
1997: ****SDLP 47%, *SF 35%, UUP 7%, Upper Bann Lab 5%, WP 4%, Alliance 1%, DUP 1%
1993: ***SDLP 62%, *SF 22%, UUP 10%, *WP 4%, DUP 2%

A fascinating set of elections. In 1993, SDLP and SF between them had five quotas but only four candidates; the beneficiary was Smyth of the Workers Party who thus became their only elected councillor in Northern Ireland. Casey left the SDLP not long after the election and was eventually the leader of the Labour group which was elected to the talks and Forum in 1996. In 1997 SF had more than two quotas, but only one candidate; the SDLP had three quotas but four candidates, who benefited from the SF surplus and were all elected. The 2001 election was unremarkable.

Craigavon Borough Council Election Results Since 1973

historical chart

2011: DUP 9, SF 8, UUP 6, SDLP 2, Alliance 1
2005: DUP 9, UUP 6, SF 6, SDLP 4, Ind 1
2001: UUP 8, SDLP 7, DUP 6, SF 4, Ind 1
1997: UUP 11, SDLP 7, DUP 3, SF 2, Ind Nat Community Candidates 2, Alliance 1
1993: UUP 10, SDLP 6, DUP 4, SF 2, Alliance 2, Ind U 1, WP 1
1989: UUP 12, SDLP 6, DUP 4, Alliance 2, SF 1, WP 1
1985: UUP 11, DUP 6, SDLP 5, SF 2, WP 2
1981: UUP 9, DUP 7, SDLP 5, WPRC 2, Alliance 1, Loy 1
1977: UUP 10, SDLP 6, DUP 4, Alliance 3, Rep Clubs 1, UUUP 1
1973: UUP 10, Alliance 4, DUP 3, Loy 3, Vanguard 2, SDLP 2, Oth 1

NB: 26 councillors since 1985 election; 25 councillors before that.

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