Lurgan (District Electoral Area)

Lurgan
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created1985
Seats7 (1985-)
Councillors
  •   Peter Haire (DUP)
  •   Keith Haughian (SF)
  •   Peter Lavery (APNI)
  •   Liam Mackle (SF)
  •   Sorchá McGeown (SF)
  •   Stephen Moutray (DUP)
  •   Mary O'Dowd (SF)
Lurgan DEA within Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
Lurgan DEA (1993-2014) within Craigavon

Lurgan is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Northern Ireland.[1] The district elects seven members to Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council and contains the wards of Aghagallon, Knocknashane, Lough Road, Magheralin, Mourneview, Parklake and Shankill.[2] Lurgan forms part of the Upper Bann constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Craigavon Area D which had existed since 1973, where it contained seven wards (Church, Knocknashane, Magheralin, Mourneview, Parklake, Taghnevan and Waringstown). For the 2014 local elections it gained much of the abolished Loughside DEA around Aghagallon, while losing areas to the new Lagan River DEA around Waringstown.

Councillors

Election Councillor
(party) 		Councillor
(party) 		Councillor
(party) 		Councillor
(party) 		Councillor
(party) 		Councillor
(party) 		Councillor
(party)
2023 Keith Haughian
(Sinn Féin) 		Liam Mackle
(Sinn Féin) 		Sorchá McGeown
(Sinn Féin) 		Mary O'Dowd
(Sinn Féin) 		Peter Lavery
(Alliance) 		Peter Haire
(DUP) 		Stephen Moutray
(DUP)
January 2021 Co-Option Ciarán Toman
(SDLP) 		Louise McKinstry
(UUP)
2019 Joe Nelson
(SDLP)
December 2018 Co-Option Catherine Nelson
(Sinn Féin) 		Terry McWilliams
(DUP) 		Colin McCusker
(UUP)
June 2018 Co-Option Máire Cairns
(Sinn Féin) 		Philip Moutray
(DUP)
June 2016 Co-Options Catherine Seeley
(Sinn Féin)
2014 Carla Lockhart
(DUP)
2011 Liam Mackle
(Sinn Féin) 		George Savage
(UUP) 		Jo-Anne Dobson
(UUP) 		Meta Crozier
(UUP) 		Mark Baxter
(DUP) 		Stephen Moutray
(DUP)
2005 Maurice Magill
(Sinn Féin) 		Samuel Gardiner
(UUP) 		Fergie Dawson
(DUP) 		Mark Russell
(DUP)
2001 Mary McNally
(SDLP) 		Sydney Cairns
(UUP) 		Jonathan Bell
(DUP)/
(UUP)
1997 Ruth Allen
(DUP)
1993 Samuel Lutton
(UUP) 		Audrey Savage
(UUP) 		Donald MacKay
(UUP)
1989 Brid Rodgers
(SDLP) 		Yvonne Calvert
(DUP)
1985 Hugh News
(SDLP) 		George Savage
(UUP) 		Samuel Gardiner
(UUP) 		Philip Black
(UUP) 		Frederick Baird
(DUP) 		David Calvert
(DUP)

2023 election

2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

2023: 4 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance

2019–2023 change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP, DUP gain from UUP

Lurgan - 7 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Sinn Féin Keith Haughian* 15.29% 2,153            
Alliance Peter Lavery* 13.33% 1,877            
DUP Peter Haire 13.13% 1,849            
Sinn Féin Liam Mackle* 13.03% 1,835            
Sinn Féin Sorchá McGeown* 9.23% 1,299 1,615.44 1,632.90 1,633.26 1,666.34 2,048.34  
Sinn Féin Mary O'Dowd 11.04% 1,554 1,586.04 1,591.92 1,591.92 1,625.20 1,926.20  
DUP Stephen Moutray* 10.06% 1,416 1,416.36 1,419.30 1,479.26 1,479.38 1,492.08 1,497.08
UUP Louise McKinstry* 7.84% 1,104 1,104.72 1,125.36 1,137.52 1,137.64 1,229.68 1,312.68
SDLP Ciarán Toman* 7.04% 991 1,024.66 1,079.80 1,080.32 1,086.48    
Electorate: 26,807   Valid: 14,078 (52.52%)   Spoilt: 221   Quota: 1,760   Turnout: 14,299 (53.34%)  

2019 election

2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance

2014-2019 change: Alliance gain from DUP

Lurgan - 7 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Sinn Féin Keith Haughlan* 16.39% 1,974          
UUP Louise McKinstry 12.65% 1,524          
Sinn Féin Liam Mackle 9.88% 1,190 1,362.32 1,595.32      
SDLP Joe Nelson* † 8.68% 1,046 1,060.64 1,104.52 1,860.52    
Alliance Peter Lavery 10.97% 1,321 1,347.16 1,371.12 1,462.28 1,701.05  
DUP Stephen Moutray* 12.48% 1,504 1,504.24 1,504.24 1,504.24 1,504.87 1,505.5
Sinn Féin Sorcha McGeown 6.83% 823 1,010.44 1,195.4 1,255.84 1,388.61 1,457.44
DUP Terry McWilliams* 10.64% 1,282 1,282.64 1,283.64 1,284.64 1,285.5 1,286.13
SDLP Ciarán Toman 7.71% 928 948.08 957.72      
Sinn Féin Noel McGeown 3.77% 454 496.88        
Electorate: 25,336   Valid: 12,044 (47.54%)   Spoilt: 251   Quota: 1,506   Turnout: 12,295 (48.53%)  

2014 e-lection

2011: 3 x DUP, 3 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin

2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

2011-2014 change: Sinn Féin (two seats) and SDLP gain from UUP (two seats) and DUP

Lurgan - 7 seats[5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 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 1,133.4 1,306.68 1,307.96 1,353.8 1,357.8 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 1,199.6 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 1,211.4 1,218.24 1,232.24 1,240.24
Sinn Féin Keith Haughian 8.09% 930 930 931 936 939 939 940 1,043 1,085 1,133 1,184.6 1,185.44 1,189.44 1,193.44
Sinn Féin Catherine Seeley* † 7.34% 844 844 844 851 854 854 856 945 971.28 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% 539 586.88 598.16 598.16 641.16 747.8 935.76 936.76 972.88 980.16 982.74      
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% 589 592.36 654.76 660.76 677.04 679.32 684.6 700.6            
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                
PUP Lexi Davidson 2.79% 321 352.64 355.64 356.64 388.6                  
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%)  

2011 election

2005: 3 x DUP, 3 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin

2011: 3 x DUP, 3 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin

2005-2011 change: No change

Lurgan - 7 seats[6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
DUP Stephen Moutray* 19.95% 1,952            
UUP Jo-Anne Dobson 13.40% 1,311            
UUP Meta Crozier* 12.66% 1,239            
DUP Carla Lockhart 9.73% 952 1,237          
Sinn Féin Liam Mackle 9.81% 960 961.14 962.14 962.21 962.22 1,224.3  
UUP George Savage* 9.25% 905 1,002.28 1,027.66 1,088.56 1,098.14 1,102.43 1,353.43
DUP Mark Baxter 7.74% 757 1,047.7 1,066.6 1,078.5 1,079.37 1,089.89 1,204.89
Alliance John Cleland 5.63% 551 557.08 583.46 588.85 589.29 727.86 747.86
TUV David Calvert 5.19% 508 533.46 559.98 563.62 564.11 564.11  
SDLP Pat McDade 5.41% 529 532.42 534.8 536.13 536.18    
UUP Barbara Trotter 1.25% 122 128.46          
Electorate: 17,168   Valid: 9,786 (57.00%)   Spoilt: 185   Quota: 1,224   Turnout: 9,971 (58.08%)  

2005 election

2001: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

2005: 3 x UUP, 3 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin

2001–2005 change: DUP and Sinn Féin gain from UUP and SDLP

Lurgan - 7 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
UUP Samuel Gardiner* 21.59% 2,109            
DUP Stephen Moutray* 21.08% 2,059            
DUP Fergie Dawson 11.27% 1,101 1,149.72 1,359.32        
DUP Mark Russell 3.21% 314 354.74 707.54 764.22 1,245.46    
UUP George Savage* 8.22% 803 1,005.86 1,041.46 1,047.18 1,075.52 1,112.1 1,257.1
Sinn Féin Maurice Magill 7.51% 734 734 734.4 734.4 734.8 1,105.22 1,111.22
UUP Meta Crozier* 4.44% 434 752.36 783.96 786.82 812.88 851.82 1,065.5
UUP Sydney Cairns* 5.96% 582 755.88 769.48 770.52 788.94 825.2 953
Independent David Calvert 6.41% 626 682.28 713.48 719.98 742.84 761.08  
SDLP Francis McAlinden 6.48% 633 643.5 645.1 645.1 645.52    
DUP Anne Harrison 3.82% 373 395.68 536.48 598.36      
Electorate: 15,320   Valid: 9,768 (63.76%)   Spoilt: 171   Quota: 1,222   Turnout: 9,939 (64.88%)  

2001 election

1997: 5 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

2001: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

1997-2001 change: DUP gain from UUP

Lurgan - 7 seats[8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
DUP Jonathan Bell* 18.48% 1,942          
UUP Samuel Gardiner* 16.44% 1,728          
DUP Stephen Moutray 14.80% 1,555          
UUP George Savage* 11.77% 1,237 1,315.07        
UUP Meta Crozier* 9.18% 965 1,089.32 1,332.44      
UUP Sydney Cairns* 7.13% 749 854.08 952.24 1,032.04 1,332.64  
SDLP Mary McNally* 7.62% 801 806.92 813.64 816.11 842.63 1,342.63
UK Unionist David Vance 3.88% 408 683.65 697.81 811.05 886.49 887.86
Sinn Féin Matthew Rooney 6.84% 719 719.37 719.61 719.8 719.8  
UUP William Tate 2.63% 276 290.8 325.6 356    
Independent William Grafton 1.24% 130 147.76 150.4 160.66    
Electorate: 14,911   Valid: 10,510 (70.48%)   Spoilt: 236   Quota: 1,314   Turnout: 10,746 (72.07%)  

1997 election

1993: 5 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

1997: 5 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

1993-1997 change: No change

Lurgan - 7 seats[9]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
UUP Samuel Gardiner 22.45% 1,802              
UUP George Savage 17.08% 1,371              
UUP Meta Crozier* 8.61% 691 1,034.2            
UUP Jonathan Bell 8.16% 655 778.64 873.68 877.56 878.56 887.62 980.98 1,069.98
UUP Sydney Cairns* 5.41% 434 526.84 619.72 623.97 623.97 630.51 742.26 961.02
SDLP Mary McNally* 7.65% 614 615.76 616.3 634.3 877.3 877.33 953.87 959.29
DUP Ruth Allen* 10.00% 803 840.4 866.59 868.86 868.86 870.09 889.36 922.32
DUP Frederick Baird 7.76% 623 689.88 719.85 721.56 721.56 722.91 740.31 775.19
UUP William McCullough 2.86% 230 335.6 438.74 442.55 444.99 449.46 485.06  
Alliance Wilson Freeburn 4.86% 390 399.68 405.62 435.04 442.04 442.13    
Sinn Féin Bernadette O'Hagan 4.35% 349 349.44 349.44 350.44        
Labour Coalition Gillian Kirk 0.61% 49 51.2 53.9          
Labour Coalition James Devlin 0.21% 17 18.32 18.59          
Electorate: 14,526   Valid: 8,028 (55.27%)   Spoilt: 136   Quota: 1,004   Turnout: 8,164 (56.20%)  

1993 election

1989: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

1993: 5 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

1989-1993 change: UUP gain from DUP

Lurgan - 7 seats[10]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
UUP Audrey Savage* 18.77% 1,472                
DUP Ruth Allen* 15.03% 1,179                
UUP Sydney Cairns* 12.31% 965 1,048.16              
UUP Samuel Lutton* 11.44% 897 1,007.22              
UUP Meta Crozier* 10.86% 852 959.91 987.28            
UUP Donald MacKay 3.67% 288 318.03 324.15 385.81 417.31 428.59 431.03 687.6 927.54
SDLP Mary McNally* 9.17% 719 720.65 720.99 724.99 724.99 725.07 725.07 726.07 858.48
DUP David Martin 5.59% 438 463.08 616.59 640.61 645.41 648.05 649.77 713.26 760.02
Alliance Wilson Freeburn 7.47% 586 591.61 593.31 638.97 643.77 644.25 644.57 671.49  
UUP William McCullough 3.03% 238 343.93 349.54 395.17 420.37 429.41 430.41    
NI Conservatives Colette Jones 2.65% 208 217.9 220.45            
Electorate: 14,012   Valid: 7,842 (55.97%)   Spoilt: 173   Quota: 981   Turnout: 8,015 (57.20%)  

1989 election

1985: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

1989: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

1985-1989 change: No change

Lurgan - 7 seats[11]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
UUP Sydney Cairns* 23.04% 1,942        
UUP Audrey Savage 18.56% 1,565        
UUP Samuel Lutton 9.15% 771 1,127.5      
UUP Meta Crozier 5.84% 492 886.22 1,236.68    
DUP Ruth Allen 10.57% 891 924.12 979.56 1,077.31  
SDLP Brid Rodgers* 12.34% 1,040 1,040 1,040.33 1,041.02 1,249.02
DUP Yvonne Calvert 9.54% 804 884.5 864.69 1,029.32 1,033.21
Alliance Gordon Burrell 6.61% 557 572.64 586.17 604.34 623.67
Sinn Féin Patricia McKee 3.32% 280 280 280.66 280.89  
Workers' Party Maureen McKeever 1.04% 88 88 88.99 89.45  
Electorate: 13,861   Valid: 8,430 (60.82%)   Spoilt: 194   Quota: 1,054   Turnout: 8,624 (62.22%)  

1985 election

1985: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

Lurgan - 7 seats[12]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
UUP Samuel Gardiner* 20.04% 1,690          
DUP Frederick Baird* 15.68% 1,322          
UUP George Savage* 12.69% 1,070          
UUP Philip Black* 10.50% 885 1,189.51        
UUP Sydney Cairns* 4.80% 405 621.45 656.45 766.85 1,019.52  
SDLP Hugh News* 9.58% 808 808.37 808.97 808.97 887.17 1,234.17
DUP David Calvert* 8.98% 757 806.58 954.98 964.58 990.47 992.63
DUP Ian Williams* 5.93% 500 528.86 596.26 601.06 641.34 641.34
Sinn Féin Patrick Little 6.80% 573 573 573 573.16 575.16  
Alliance Gordon Burrell 5.00% 422 443.83 452.03 454.43    
Electorate: 13,157   Valid: 8,432 (64.09%)   Spoilt: 147   Quota: 1,055   Turnout: 8,579 (65.20%)  

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