2014 Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon District Council election

2014 Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Council election
	22 May 2014
	22 May 2014
All 41 council seats; 21 seats needed for a majority

The first election to Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council,[1] part of the Northern Ireland local elections on 22 May 2014,[2][3] returned 41 members to the newly-formed council via Single Transferable Vote. The Democratic Unionist Party won a plurality of seats, although the Ulster Unionist Party attracted the most first-preference votes.

Results by party

Party		Seats	First Pref. votes	FPv%
	DUP	13	17,734	23.85%
	UUP	12	18,953	25.49%
	Sinn Féin	8	14,947	20.10%
	SDLP	6	9,910	13.33%
	UKIP	1	1,322	1.78%
	Independent	1	2,590	3.48%
Totals		41	74,346	100%

Results by Electoral Area

Armagh

Armagh - 6 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6
	Sinn Féin	Garath Keating*	20.13	2,298
	SDLP	Thomas O'Hanlon*	14.94	1,705
	Sinn Féin	Darren McNally*	12.23	1,396	1,681.07
	UUP	Sam Nicholson	11.64	1,329	1,329.58	1,389.87	2,010.87
	DUP	Freda Donnelly*	9.59	1,095	1,096.16	1,172.16	1,435.16	1,790.51
	SDLP	Mealla Campbell*	11.83	1,350	1,403.36	1,496.52	1,515.81	1,537.89	1,690.77
	Sinn Féin	Gerard White*	8.60	982	1,287.08	1,297.66	1,300.66	1,301.35	1,307.23
	UUP	Joy Rollston*	7.69	878	878.29	951.29
	UKIP	Adam Watt	2.10	240	241.74
	Alliance	Mohammad Zahid	1.23	140	144.35
Electorate: 21,049 Valid: 11,413 (54.22%) Spoilt: 221 Quota: 1,631 Turnout: 11,634 (55.26%)

Banbridge

Banbridge - 7 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7
	UUP	Glenn Barr*	17.49	1,999
	UUP	Ian Burns*	12.01	1,373	1,724.12
	UUP	Elizabeth Ingram*	11.53	1,318	1,431.68
	DUP	Paul Greenfield	8.45	966	986.44	1,090.04	1,114.12	1,114.12	1,137.24	1,554.24
	DUP	Junior McCrum*	9.01	1,030	1,059.68	1,157.68	1,180.92	1,180.92	1,217.32	1,492.32
	Sinn Féin	Brendan Curran* †	7.54	862	862.56	862.56	866.56	1,291.56	1,333.56	1,334.56
	SDLP	Seamus Doyle*	8.53	975	976.96	982.84	1,023.96	1,079.96	1,259.88	1,275.68
	SDLP	Marie Hamilton*	5.95	680	682.80	685.04	720.60	771.60	1,003.56	1,028.36
	DUP	Ian McMaster Wilson	6.38	730	755.48	814.56	843.08	843.08	868.04
	Alliance	Sheila McQuaid*	5.07	579	582.92	592.72	740.52	753.52
	Sinn Féin	Kevin Savage	4.79	547	547.00	547.00	555.00
	NI21	Emma Hutchinson	3.25	371	374.92	389.48
Electorate: 23,380 Valid: 11,430 (48.89%) Spoilt: 162 Quota: 1,429 Turnout: 11,592 (49.58%)

Craigavon

Craigavon - 5 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8	Count 9
	UUP	Kenneth Twyble*	16.41	1,389	1,389.00	1,451.00
	DUP	Robert Woolsey Smith*	14.76	1,250	1,250.00	1,265.00	1,430.00
	SDLP	Declan McAlinden*	9.93	841	858.00	893.00	896.00	896.88	896.88	1,247.52	1,416.52
	Sinn Féin	Fergal Lennon ‡	10.75	910	1,023.00	1,044.00	1,049.00	1,049.88	1,049.88	1,111.88	1,236.88
	DUP	Margaret Tinsley*	10.62	899	899.00	912.00	964.00	967.52	981.60	983.60	999.71	1,303.71
	Sinn Féin	Tommy O'Connor*	9.24	782	837.00	844.00	844.00	844.00	844.00	881.00	991.00	995.00
	UUP	Julie Flaherty	5.26	445	445.00	476.00	633.00	659.40	661.71	667.47	694.58
	Independent	Kieran Corr	5.79	490	494.00	542.00	545.00	546.76	546.98	596.98
	SDLP	Thomas Larkham	5.19	439	451.00	537.00	539.00	544.28	544.28
	PUP	Brian Cummings	4.85	411	411.00	424.00
	Alliance	John Cleland	4.69	397	401.00
	Sinn Féin	Vincent McAleenan	2.52	213
Electorate: 17,589 Valid: 8,466 (48.13%) Spoilt: 174 Quota: 1,412 Turnout: 8,640 (49.12%)

Cusher

Cusher - 5 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4
	UUP	Jim Speers*	21.17	2,221
	Independent	Paul Berry*	18.36	1,927
	UUP	Gordon Kennedy*	17.27	1,812
	SDLP	Sharon Haughey*	11.44	1,200	1,229.52	1,235.52	1,949.52
	DUP	Gareth Wilson*	12.25	1,285	1,547.80	1,631.60	1,632.60
	DUP	Tim McClelland	9.77	1,025	1,195.88	1,273.18	1,281.18
	Sinn Féin	Mary Doyle*	9.75	1,023	1,023.48	1,024.48
Electorate: 17,523 Valid: 10,493 (59.88%) Spoilt: 122 Quota: 1,749 Turnout: 10,615 (60.58%)

Lagan River

Lagan River - 5 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8	Count 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	1,249.80	1,483.80
	UUP	Carol Black* ‡	10.08	845	867	871	904	919	1,023	1,035.60	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%)

Lurgan

Lurgan - 7 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8	Count 9	Count 10	Count 11	Count 12	Count 13	Count 14
	DUP	Carla Lockhart* †	17.50	2,013
	SDLP	Joe Nelson*	7.29	839	839.28	842.28	932.28	937.28	937.28	937.28	979.28	1,125.84	1,632.84
	UUP	Colin McCusker*	7.85	903	997.64	1,011.92	1,011.92	1,052.32	1,133.40	1,306.68	1,307.96	1,353.80	1,357.80	1,364.68	1,802.68
	DUP	Philip Moutray* †	5.07	583	920.68	931.24	931.24	973.88	1,054.84	1,169.36	1,169.92	1,199.60	1,210.16	1,211.02	1,520.02
	Sinn Féin	Máire Cairns †	8.71	1,002	1,002.28	1,004.28	1,010.28	1,013.28	1,015.28	1,017.56	1,103.56	1,137.56	1,173.56	1,211.40	1,218.24	1,232.24	1,240.24
	Sinn Féin	Keith Haughian	8.09	930	930.00	931.00	936.00	939.00	939.00	940.00	1,043.00	1,085.00	1,133.00	1,184.60	1,185.44	1,189.44	1,193.44
	Sinn Féin	Catherine Seeley* †	7.34	844	844.00	844.00	851.00	854.00	854.00	856.00	945.00	971.28	1.009.28	1,076.36	1,080.92	1,089.92	1,102.92
	Sinn Féin	Noel McGeown*	6.57	756	757.12	758.12	761.12	764.12	764.12	765.12	975.12	1,004.12	1,059.12	1,085.78	1,086.78	1,091.78	1,093.78
	UUP	Aaron Carson	4.67	539	586.88	598.16	598.16	641.16	747.80	935.76	936.76	972.88	980.16	982.74
	SDLP	Pat McDade	5.63	648	649.96	661.96	687.96	694.96	694.96	698.24	733.24	884.52
	Alliance	Peter Lavery	5.12	589	592.36	654.76	660.76	677.04	679.32	684.60	700.60
	Sinn Féin	Liam Mackle*	5.10	587	587.84	590.84	596.84	598.84	598.84	598.84
	TUV	Roy Ferguson	3.22	370	390.72	392.72	393.72	443.68	537.00
	PUP	Lexi Davidson	2.79	321	352.64	355.64	356.64	388.60
	UKIP	Jonny Johns	2.30	264	276.88	280.16	281.44
	SDLP	Anna Ochal-Molenda	1.50	173	173.28	175.28
	NI21	Stuart McClelland	1.23	141	144.08
Electorate: 23,950 Valid: 11,502 (48.03%) Spoilt: 233 Quota: 1,438 Turnout: 11,735 (49.00%)

Portadown

Portadown - 6 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8	Count 9
	DUP	Jonathan Buckley* †	14.19	1,738
	Sinn Féin	Gemma McKenna* †	10.30	929	939.00	939.00	939.13	941.13	1,592.13
	DUP	Darryn Causby*	11.21	954	968.00	1,115.29	1,266.33	1,442.84	1,443.84	2,035.84
	UUP	Doug Beattie †	13.57	1,089	1,127.00	1,150.53	1,224.92	1,399.70	1,399.70	1,504.75	1,738.75
	UUP	Arnold Hatch*	12.21	955	994.00	1,003.23	1,041.62	1,121.66	1,123.66	1,203.29	1,368.29	1,546.29
	UKIP	David Jones ‡	7.73	818	841.00	847.11	978.37	1,246.67	1,256.80	1,323.01	1,361.01	1,387.01
	SDLP	Eamon McNeill*	9.53	917	1,002.00	1,002.39	1,004.39	1,005.39	1,138.39	1,145.39	1,149.39	1,149.39
	DUP	Terry McWilliams*	7.56	753	763.00	786.66	823.18	902.35	906.48
	Sinn Féin	Paul Duffy*	8.76	827	838.00	838.52	838.52	841.52
	TUV	Paul Coleman	7.56	716	720.00	728.19	818.71
	PUP	John Stevenson	7.56	542	550.00	553.38
	Alliance	Pete Giffen	7.56	213
	NI21	Kyle Thomas	7.56	85
Electorate: 20,556 Valid: 10,536 (51.26%) Spoilt: 196 Quota: 1,506 Turnout: 10,732 (52.21%)

* Incumbent

Changes during the term

† Co-options

Co-option date	Electoral Area		Outgoing	Co-optee	Reason
12 August 2016	Banbridge	Sinn Féin	Brendan Curran	Kevin Savage	Curran resigned his seat for health reasons.[4]
2 February 2017	Portadown	Sinn Féin	Gemma McKenna	Paul Duffy	McKenna resigned her seat for personal reasons.[5]
26 May 2016	Portadown	UUP	Doug Beattie	Julie Flaherty	Beattie was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly.[6]
8 June 2016	Lurgan	DUP	Carla Lockhart	Terry McWilliams	Lockhart was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly.[7]
8 June 2016	Lurgan	Sinn Féin	Catherine Seeley	Liam Mackle	Seeley was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly.[8]
4 Apr 2017	Portadown	DUP	Jonathan Buckley	Louise Templeton	Buckley was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly.[9][10]
18 June 2018	Lurgan	Sinn Féin	Máire Cairns	Catherine Nelson (Catherine Seeley)	Cairns resigned.[11]
17 December 2018	Lurgan	DUP	Philip Moutray	Stephen Moutray	Moutray resigned.

‡ Changes of affiliation

Date	Electoral Area	Name
6 Nov 2015	Lagan River	Carol Black[12]	UUP	Independent
11 May 2018	Portadown	David Jones [13]	UKIP	Independent
26 Feb 2018	Craigavon	Fergal Lennon[14]	Sinn Féin	Aontú

Current composition: see Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council.

References

"Northern Ireland council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
"UTV local election results, Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon". UTV. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
"Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Council Results, 2014". Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon. Archived from the original on 9 June 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
"Sinn Féin's Brendan Curran steps down from council". Lurgan Mail. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
"Sinn Féin councillor stands down". Portadown Times. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
"Julie takes place on council". UUP website. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
"McWilliams takes place on council". Lurgan Mail. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
"Mackle takes place on council". Lurgan Mail. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
"Louise takes place on council". Portadown Times. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
"The Electoral Office of Northern Ireland - EONI". www.eoni.org.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
"Nelson co-opted onto ABC council". www.sinnfein.ie. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
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Young, Connla (27 February 2019). "Co Armagh Sinn Féin councillor Fergal Lennon defects to Aontú". The Irish News. Retrieved 24 March 2019.

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[BBC-1] "Northern Ireland council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.

[2] "UTV local election results, Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon". UTV. Retrieved 22 June 2014.

[3] "Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Council Results, 2014". Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon. Archived from the original on 9 June 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.

[4] "Sinn Féin's Brendan Curran steps down from council". Lurgan Mail. Retrieved 27 February 2018.

[5] "Sinn Féin councillor stands down". Portadown Times. Retrieved 27 February 2018.

[6] "Julie takes place on council". UUP website. Retrieved 27 February 2018.

[7] "McWilliams takes place on council". Lurgan Mail. Retrieved 27 February 2018.

[8] "Mackle takes place on council". Lurgan Mail. Retrieved 27 February 2018.

[9] "Louise takes place on council". Portadown Times. Retrieved 1 August 2017.

[10] "The Electoral Office of Northern Ireland - EONI". www.eoni.org.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2017.

[11] "Nelson co-opted onto ABC council". www.sinnfein.ie. Retrieved 24 March 2019.

[12] "UUP councillor resigns over Mike Nesbitt's SDLP second vote pledge". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 12 May 2017.

[13] "Northern Ireland's Ukip spokesman quits over Farage snub". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 11 May 2018.

[14] Young, Connla (27 February 2019). "Co Armagh Sinn Féin councillor Fergal Lennon defects to Aontú". The Irish News. Retrieved 24 March 2019.

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