Lagan River (District Electoral Area)

Lagan River is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Northern Ireland.[1] The district elects five members to Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council and contains the wards of Donaghcloney, Dromore, Gransha, Quilly and Waringstown.[2] Lagan River forms part of the Upper Bann constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament and part of the Lagan Valley constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

Lagan River
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created2014
Seats5 (2014-)
Councillors
  •   Mark Baxter (DUP)
  •   Jessica Johnston (APNI)
  •   Tim McClelland (DUP)
  •   Paul Rankin (DUP)
  •   Kyle Savage (UUP)
Lagan River DEA within Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon

It was created for the 2014 local elections, largely replacing the Dromore DEA which had existed since 1985, and parts of the Lurgan DEA.

Councillors

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Election Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
2023 Jessica Johnston
(Alliance)
Kyle Savage
(UUP)
Tim McClelland
(DUP)
Paul Rankin
(DUP)
Mark Baxter
(DUP)
May 2022 Co-Options
February 2022 Co-Option Eóin Tennyson
(Alliance)
Keith Parke
(DUP)
2019 Paul Rankin
(DUP)
November 2015 Defection Carol Black
(UUP)/
(Independent)
Marc Woods
(UUP)
Hazel Gamble
(DUP)
2014

2023 Election

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2019: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

2023: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

2019–2023 Change: No change

Lagan River - 5 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
DUP Mark Baxter* 22.61% 2,261          
Alliance Jessica Johnston* 17.62% 1,762          
UUP Kyle Savage* 13.93% 1,393 1,477.76 1,494.02 1,519.08 1,997.08  
DUP Paul Rankin* 15.05% 1,505 1,594.44 1,597.70 1,602.18 1,677.18  
DUP Tim McClelland* 11.37% 1,137 1,501.52 1,505.78 1,508.16 1,537.55 1,736.55
TUV Samuel Morrison 6.27% 627 658.20 662.46 665.54 682.34 799.34
Sinn Féin Vincent McAleenan 5.02% 502 502.26 647.78 677.39 685.38 694.38
UUP Sammy Ogle 5.93% 593 603.66 624.66 653.85    
SDLP Oisín Edwards 2.20% 220 222.34        
Electorate: 18,389   Valid: 10,000 (54.38%)   Spoilt: 69   Quota: 1,667   Turnout: 10,069 (54.76%)  

2019 Election

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2014: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP

2019: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

2014-2019 Change: Alliance gain from UUP

Lagan River - 5 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
DUP Mark Baxter* 21.12% 1,876                
UUP Kyle Savage 18.17% 1,614                
DUP Paul Rankin* †† 16.25% 1,444 1,519.39              
Alliance Eóin Tennyson 10.81% 960 963.36 968 991.29 991.4 1,027.4 1,064.98 1,495.98  
DUP Tim McClelland 7.63% 678 945.96 960.36 988.12 1,020.79 1,020.79 1,049.72 1,052.74 1,352.02
UUP Olive Mercer 9.80% 871 981.37 987.29 1,010.09 1,013.83 1,014.25 1,102.37 1,141.06 1,311.62
TUV Samuel Morrison 5.62% 499 511.39 517.55 542.58 543.13 543.13 581.51 588.51  
SDLP John O'Hare 4.15% 369 369.42 370.3 372.38 372.38 548.38 559.46    
Independent Sammy Ogle 2.44% 217 220.36 222.92 234 234.33 238.33      
Sinn Féin Tony Gorrell 2.56% 227 227.84 227.84 228.84 228.84        
UKIP Jordan Stewart 1.45% 129 133.2 134.88            
Electorate: 17,249   Valid: 8,884 (51.50%)   Spoilt: 75   Quota: 1,481   Turnout: 8,959 (51.94%)  

2014 Election

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2014: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP

Lagan River - 5 seats[5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 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 1,249.8 1,483.8
UUP Carol Black* ‡ 10.08% 845 867 871 904 919 1,023 1,035.6 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%)  

References

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  1. ^ Final Northern Ireland super council recommendations, BBC News, 13 December 2013, accessed 24 May 2014
  2. ^ "Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Local Council Elections 2023 - Results". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Local Council Elections 2019 - Results by Stage". 2 May 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Local Council Elections 2014 - Results by Stage". Retrieved 23 January 2022.