District electoral areas in Craigavon, Northern Ireland
Craigavon Area D was one of the four district electoral areas in Craigavon, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected seven members to Craigavon Borough Council , and formed part of the Armagh constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament .
It was created for the 1973 local elections , and contained the wards of Bleary, Church, Knocknashane, Magheralin, Mourneview, Parklake and Waringstown. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Lurgan DEA .
Councillors
1981 Election
1977: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUUP
1981: 3 x UUP, 3 x DUP, 1 x UUUP
1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Craigavon Area D - 7 seats[ 1]
Party
Candidate
FPv% Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
DUP
Frederick Baird *
17.03%
1,570
DUP
David Calvert 12.14%
1,119
1,284.36
UUP
Sydney Cairns *
12.49%
1,151
1,179.08
UUP
Samuel Gardiner 12.27%
1,131
1,142.96
1,146.16
1,397.16
UUP
George Savage 11.15%
1,028
1,032.68
1,034.48
1,153.48
DUP
Ian Williams
9.46%
872
997.06
1,104.86
1,123.96
1,156.96
UUUP
Philip Black *
8.57%
790
842.26
850.26
877.22
983.22
1,439.22
SDLP
Gary Kennedy
6.93%
639
639.26
639.26
639.26
640.26
648.26
UUUP
Thomas Megarrell
5.27%
486
497.96
500.36
519.74
546.74
UUP
Samuel Lutton
4.69%
432
436.94
438.94
Electorate: 13,017 Valid: 9,218 (70.82%) Spoilt: 237 Quota: 1,153 Turnout: 9,455 (72.64%)
1977 Election
1973: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Vanguard
1977: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUUP
1973-1977 Change: Vanguard joins UUUP
Craigavon Area D - 7 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv% Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
DUP
David Calvert 13.63%
1,081
UUUP
Philip Black *
10.68%
847
969
1,011
UUP
James Baird *
11.54%
915
928
933
937
1,016
DUP
Thomas Willey *
8.55%
678
703
922
989.76
994.76
UUP
Sydney Cairns *
10.55%
837
849
874
880.64
927.64
1,197.64
UUP
Eric Crozier
8.94%
709
715
720
723.12
791.28
917.6
998.94
UUP
Thomas Creith *
8.62%
684
687
689
690.76
765.76
876
997.52
SDLP
Brid Rodgers
8.88%
704
704
704
704.08
802.16
808.16
810.12
UUP
Thomas Megarrell*
6.38%
506
511
520
521.52
565.52
Alliance
Charles Phillips
5.94%
471
472
472
472.32
DUP
Harold Glass
3.78%
300
313
UUUP
John Dummigan
2.52%
200
Electorate: 13,004 Valid: 7,932 (61.00%) Spoilt: 366 Quota: 992 Turnout: 8,298 (63.81%)
Area D
1973: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Vanguard
Craigavon Area D - 7 seats[ 3]
Party
Candidate
FPv% Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
UUP
James Baird
22.59%
2,100
UUP
Sydney Cairns
12.76%
1,186
UUP
Thomas Creith
7.51%
698
1,280.56
Vanguard
Philip Black
9.04%
840
873
875.08
875.08
884.12
953.72
954.72
1,124.76
1,125.51
1,165.99
DUP
David Calvert 5.84%
543
568.08
569.28
569.28
624.6
634.6
638.6
666.68
667.63
958.35
969.36
1,281.36
UUP
Thomas Megarrell
7.50%
697
868.6
957
958.24
966.24
971.68
988.56
1,007.8
1,015.57
1,026.38
1,068.92
1,164.64
DUP
Thomas Willey
6.71%
624
641.16
642.84
643.84
688.92
694.36
700.56
727
727.84
882.39
840.33
992.15
1,105.83
Alliance
M. Damaglou
3.65%
339
345.16
346.6
392.64
392.64
392.64
522
523
523.28
526.73
923.05
935.23
939.64
Vanguard
L. Adamson
5.77%
536
547.88
548.92
549.92
538.08
616.4
616.48
695.48
695.76
720.79
724.23
Alliance
H. Gregg
3.23%
300
314.52
315.64
344.52
346.52
348.52
490.64
491.88
492.16
497.61
DUP
D. C. Biggerstaff
4.40%
409
442.88
444.08
444.08
459.6
463.6
465.58
488.2
488.68
Vanguard
I. Major
2.89%
269
274.28
275.08
275.08
283.08
354.2
354.28
Alliance
C. Philips
2.88%
268
274.6
275.68
311.88
312.84
314.84
Vanguard
J. E. McCambley
2.32%
216
219.52
220.4
221.4
228
DUP
R. Dawson
1.68%
156
162.16
164
164
Alliance
J. A. Lewis
1.24%
115
116.76
117.16
Electorate: 13,194 Valid: 9,296 (70.46%) Spoilt: 184 Quota: 1,163 Turnout: 9,480 (71.85%)
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