Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
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History
Founded1 April 2015
Preceded byArmagh City and District Council
Banbridge District Council
Craigavon Borough Council
Leadership
Lord Mayor
Sarah Duffy, Sinn Féin
Deputy Lord Mayor
Kyle Savage, Ulster Unionist Party
Structure
Seats41
Political groups

  Sinn Féin (15)
  DUP (13)
  UUP (6)
  Alliance (4)
  SDLP (1)
  TUV (1)
  Independent (1)
Elections
Last election
18 May 2023
Next election
2027
Meeting place
Civic and Conference Centre
Website
www.armaghbanbridgecraigavon.gov.uk Edit this at Wikidata

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council is a local authority that was established on 1 April 2015. It replaced Armagh City and District Council, Banbridge District Council and Craigavon Borough Council. The first elections to the authority were on 22 May 2014 and it acted as a shadow authority, before the Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon district was created on 1 April 2015.[1]

Mayoralty

Lord Mayor

From To Name Party
2015 2016 Darryn Causby DUP
2016 2017 Garath Keating Sinn Féin
2017 2018 Gareth Wilson DUP
2018 2019 Julie Flaherty UUP
2019 2020 Mealla Campbell SDLP
2020 2021 Kevin Savage Sinn Féin
2021 2022 Glenn Barr UUP
2022 2023 Paul Greenfield DUP
2023 2024 Margaret Tinsley DUP
2024 Present Sarah Duffy Sinn Féin


Deputy Lord Mayor

From To Name Party
2015 2016 Catherine Seeley Sinn Féin
2016 2017 Paul Greenfield DUP
2017 2018 Sam Nicholson UUP
2018 2019 Paul Duffy Sinn Féin
2019 2020 Margaret Tinsley DUP
2020 2021 Kyle Savage UUP
2021 2022 Jackie Donnelly Sinn Féin
2022 2023 Tim McClelland DUP
2023 2024 Sorchá McGeown Sinn Féin
2024 Present Kyle Savage UUP

Councillors

For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas (DEA):[2]

Area Seats
Armagh 6
Banbridge 7
Craigavon 5
Cusher 5
Lagan River 5
Lurgan 7
Portadown 6

Seat summary

Party Elected
2019 		Elected
2023 		Current
Sinn Féin 10 15 15
DUP 11 13 13
UUP 10 6 6
Alliance 3 4 4
SDLP 6 1 1
TUV 0 1 1
Independents 1 1 1

Councillors by electoral area

Borders of the DEAs within Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon

For further details see 2023 Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council election.

Current council members
District electoral area Name Party
Armagh Fergal Donnelly Sinn Féin
Scott Armstrong DUP
Thomas O'Hanlon SDLP
Sarah Duffy Sinn Féin
Ashley Mallon Sinn Féin
John Óg O'Kane Sinn Féin
Banbridge Joy Ferguson Alliance
Glenn Barr UUP
Chris McCartan Sinn Féin
Paul Greenfield DUP
Ian Wilson DUP
Kevin Savage Sinn Féin
Ian Burns UUP
Craigavon Jude Mallon Sinn Féin
Catherine Nelson Sinn Féin
Margaret Tinsley DUP
Robbie Alexander Alliance
Kate Evans UUP
Cusher Bróna Haughey Sinn Féin
Paul Berry Independent
Keith Ratcliffe TUV
Gareth Wilson DUP
Gordon Kennedy UUP
Lagan River Mark Baxter DUP
Jessica Johnston Alliance
Kyle Savage UUP
Paul Rankin DUP
Tim McClelland DUP
Lurgan Keith Haughian Sinn Féin
Peter Lavery Alliance
Peter Haire DUP
Liam Mackle Sinn Féin
Sorchá McGeown Sinn Féin
Mary O'Dowd Sinn Féin
Stephen Moutray DUP
Portadown Paul Duffy Sinn Féin
Lavelle McIlwrath DUP
Kyle Moutray DUP
Julie Flaherty UUP
Alan Mulholland DUP
Clare McConville-Walker Sinn Féin

Population

The area covered by the council has a population of 199,693 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.[3][page needed] This made it the second largest council, in terms of population, after Belfast City Council.

Freedom of the Borough

The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Borough of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough.

Individuals

References

  1. ^ "Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon: new council profile". Agendani.com. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "NI Census 2011 – Key Statistics Summary Report, September 2014" (PDF). NI Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  4. ^ McKenna, Micheal (20 December 2021). "'Bubbly Portadown-born Gloria Hunniford' will be awarded Freedom of Borough". Armagh I. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  5. ^ Holland, Mairead (21 December 2021). "Gloria 'thrilled and surprised' at council honour, saying she always thinks of borough as 'home'". Armagh I. Retrieved 21 December 2021.