Portadown (District Electoral Area)

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Portadown
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created1985
Seats7 (1985-2014)
6 (2014-)
Councillors
  •   Paul Duffy (SF)
  •   Julie Flaherty (UUP)
  •   Clare McConville-Walker (SF)
  •   Lavelle McIlwrath (DUP)
  •   Kyle Moutray (DUP)
  •   Alan Mulholland (DUP)
Portadown DEA within Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
Portadown DEA (1993-2014) within Craigavon

Portadown is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Northern Ireland.[1] The district elects six members to Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council and contains the wards of Ballybay, Corcrain, Killycomain, Loughgall, Mahon and The Birches.[2] Portadown forms part of the Upper Bann constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1985 local elections, mainly replacing Craigavon Area B which had existed since 1973, where it originally contained seven wards (Annagh, Ballybay, Ballyoran, Brownstown, Corcrain, Tavanagh and The Birches). For the 2014 local elections it gained parts of the abolished Central DEA around Killycomain, and parts of The Orchard DEA around Loughgall.

Councillors

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Election Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party)
2023 Paul Duffy
(Sinn Féin) 		Clare McConville-Walker
(Sinn Féin) 		Julie Flaherty
(UUP) 		Lavelle McIlwrath
(DUP) 		Kyle Moutray
(DUP) 		Alan Mulholland
(DUP) 		6 seats
2014–present
November 2022 Co-Option Eamonn McNeill
(SDLP) 		Sydney Anderson
(DUP)
November 2021 Defection Darryn Causby
(DUP)/
(Independent)
June 2021 Defection
2019
May 2018 Defection David Jones
(UKIP)/
(Independent) 		Arnold Hatch
(UUP) 		Louise Templeton
(DUP)
April 2017 Co-Option
February 2017 Co-Option Jonathan Buckley
(DUP)
May 2016 Co-Option Gemma McKenna
(Sinn Féin)
2014 Doug Beattie
(UUP)
2011 Paul Duffy
(Sinn Féin) 		Gladys McCullough
(DUP) 		Alan Carson
(DUP) 		Sydney Anderson
(DUP)/
(UUP)
2005 Brian McKeown
(Sinn Féin) 		Ignatius Fox
(SDLP) 		David Simpson
(DUP) 		David Jones
(Independent)
2001
1997 Breandán Mac Cionnaith
(Independent Nationalist) 		James Gillespie
(UUP) 		Joseph Trueman
(UUP) 		Mark Neale
(UUP) 		Joe Duffy
(Independent Nationalist) 		Mervyn Carrick
(DUP)
1993 William Ramsay
(Alliance) 		Brian Maguinness
(UUP) 		John Tate
(DUP)
1989 Anna Moore
(UUP) 		Michael Briggs
(DUP)
1985 Brian McCann
(Sinn Féin) 		Arnold Hatch
(UUP) 		Alan Locke
(UUP) 		Gladys McCullough
(DUP)

2023 Election

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

2023: 3 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP

2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

Portadown - 6 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Sinn Féin Paul Duffy* 16.28% 1,986                
DUP Lavelle McIlwrath* 14.96% 1,826                
DUP Kyle Moutray* 14.88% 1,816                
UUP Julie Flaherty* 11.10% 1,355 1,623 1,624.08 1,628.56 1,631.17 1,799.17      
DUP Alan Mulholland 11.74% 1,432 1,454 1,454.48 1,516.72 1,564.39 2,126.39      
Sinn Féin Clare McConville-Walker 7.43% 907 907 1,107.28 1,107.32 1,107.35 1,108.47 1,109.47 1,492.06 1,493.06
Alliance Emma Hutchinson 7.55% 921 931 942.76 943.00 943.30 958.01 1,021.01 1,437.03 1,470.03
SDLP Eamon McNeill* 6.90% 842 844 861.88 862.44 862.59 867.99 903.99    
TUV Robert Oliver 6.52% 795 806 806.36 811.24 814.63        
UUP Zöe McCullough 2.64% 322                
Electorate: 22,318   Valid: 12,202 (54.67%)   Spoilt: 214   Quota: 1,744   Turnout: 12,416 (55.63%)  

2019 Election

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2014: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UKIP

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

2014-2019 Change: DUP and SDLP gain from UUP and UKIP

Portadown - 6 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
DUP Darryn Causby* ‡‡† 18.51% 2,077                
DUP Sydney Anderson 15.11% 1,696                
Sinn Féin Paul Duffy* 14.92% 1,675                
UUP Julie Flaherty* 13.47% 1,512 1,591.2 1,607.2            
DUP Lavelle McIlwrath 7.72% 866 1,157.72 1,210.62 1,238.87 1,238.99 1,330.67 1,331.67 1,343.91 1,618.91
SDLP Eamonn McNeill 8.62% 967 967.44 967.79 967.84 976.36 983.36 1,250.25 1,583.4 1,590.4
UUP Arnold Hatch* 4.51% 506 518.1 522.9 544.93 545.21 633.08 636.32 758.94 976.94
TUV Darrin Foster 4.87% 547 575.38 580.73 615.96 616.24 697.6 698.64 713.25  
Alliance Emma Hutchinson 5.08% 570 573.3 573.85 580.9 582.58 596.02 630.71    
Sinn Féin Callum O'Dufaigh 3.49% 392 392.44 392.54 392.54 446.02 448.06      
Independent David Jones* 2.37% 266 289.98 291.53 340.39 340.43        
UKIP David Jameson 1.33% 149 163.08 164.88            
Electorate: 21,698   Valid: 11,223 (51.72%)   Spoilt: 224   Quota: 1,604   Turnout: 11,447 (52.76%)  

2014 Election

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2011: 4 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP

2014: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UKIP

2011-2014 Change: UUP and UKIP gain from DUP (two seats), Sinn Féin loss due to the reduction of one seat

Portadown - 6 seats[5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
DUP Jonathan Buckley* † 14.19% 1,738                
Sinn Féin Gemma McKenna* † 10.30% 929 939 939 939.13 941.13 1,592.13      
DUP Darryn Causby* 11.21% 954 968 1,115.29 1,266.33 1,442.84 1,443.84 2,035.84    
UUP Doug Beattie † 13.57% 1,089 1,127 1,150.53 1,224.92 1,399.7 1,399.7 1,504.75 1,738.75  
UUP Arnold Hatch* 12.21% 955 994 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% 818 841 847.11 978.37 1,246.67 1,256.8 1,323.01 1,361.01 1,387.01
SDLP Eamon McNeill* 9.53% 917 1,002 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% 753 763 786.66 823.18 902.35 906.48      
Sinn Féin Paul Duffy* 8.76% 827 838 838.52 838.52 841.52        
TUV Paul Coleman 6.67% 716 720 728.19 818.71          
PUP John Stevenson 5.05% 542 550 553.38            
Alliance Pete Giffen 1.98% 213                
NI21 Kyle Thomas 0.79% 85                
Electorate: 20,556   Valid: 10,536 (51.26%)   Spoilt: 196   Quota: 1,506   Turnout: 10,732 (52.21%)  

2011 Election

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2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent

2011: 4 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP

2005-2011 Change: DUP and Sinn Féin gain from SDLP and Independent

Portadown - 7 seats[6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
DUP Sydney Anderson* 28.59% 2,029                
DUP Alan Carson* 4.90% 348 1,056.4              
UUP Arnold Hatch* 12.44% 883 966.44              
DUP Gladys McCullough 9.37% 665 872.76 915.14            
Sinn Féin Paul Duffy 11.39% 808 809.12 809.38 809.38 816.38 817.38 858.38 858.47 859.47
Sinn Féin Gemma McKenna 11.18% 793 793.56 793.56 793.56 801.56 802.12 823.12 823.12 823.12
DUP Darren Causby 3.34% 237 299.72 412.17 426.73 428.73 512.64 514.77 534.21 806.9
SDLP John McGoldrick 5.13% 364 366.24 366.37 366.37 402.93 405.62 554.31 554.4 571.4
UUP Robert Oliver 4.65% 330 351.84 356.39 400.63 407.19 493.87 497 501.86  
SDLP Mary McAlinden* 3.64% 258 259.12 259.38 259.38 342.07 345.63      
TUV Karen Boal 3.06% 217 246.68 248.37 252.85 252.85        
SDLP Daniel Gouveia 2.31% 164 166.24 166.37 166.93          
Electorate: 13,650   Valid: 7,096 (51.99%)   Spoilt: 174   Quota: 888   Turnout: 7,270 (53.26%)  

2005 Election

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2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent

2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent

2001–2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Portadown - 7 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
DUP David Simpson* 29.55% 2,325                      
DUP Sydney Anderson* 10.28% 809 1,346.66                    
DUP Alan Carson* 2.68% 211 730.1 1,052.63                  
SDLP Ignatius Fox* 8.94% 703 705.9 706.29 708.29 708.39 711.39 782.39 1,004.39        
UUP Arnold Hatch* 9.36% 736 778.34 782.24 798.4 811.1 862.8 888.12 891.7 1,062.7      
Independent David Jones* 5.33% 419 543.7 554.23 576.55 604.55 614.55 626.81 628.81 700.52 735.94 737.94 995.94
Sinn Féin Brian McKeown* 9.93% 781 781.58 781.58 782.58 782.58 782.58 791.58 839.58 842.58 842.58 846.58 850.58
Sinn Féin Ciaran Tennyson 6.55% 515 515 515 517 517 517 522 590 590 590.77 594.77 595.77
Independent Mervyn Carrick 3.94% 310 358.72 375.88 427.11 444.51 458.52 472.68 474.68 549.95 591.53 593.53  
UUP Mark Neale 2.71% 213 237.94 239.89 245.89 249.79 380.83 404.58 410.58        
SDLP Elaine Sterritt 4.25% 334 334.58 334.58 335.58 335.58 336.58 375.58          
Alliance Sean Hagan 2.75% 216 221.22 222.39 223.39 223.69 225.27            
UUP David Thompson 2.43% 191 207.24 209.19 215.19 219.89              
Independent Jim Dickson 1.32% 104 112.12 113.29                  
Electorate: 13,128   Valid: 7,867 (59.93%)   Spoilt: 181   Quota: 984   Turnout: 8,048 (61.30%)  

2001 Election

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1997: 3 x UUP, 2 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent

1997-2001 Change: DUP, Sinn Féin and Independent gain from UUP and Independent Nationalist (two seats)

Portadown - 7 seats[8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
DUP David Simpson 24.37% 2,352              
Sinn Féin Brian McKeown* 13.97% 1,348              
SDLP Ignatius Fox* 12.78% 1,233              
UUP Arnold Hatch 9.04% 872 900.42 900.42 943.38 1,033.85 1,049.14 1,049.71 1,353.71
UUP Sydney Anderson 9.15% 883 954.54 954.64 984.72 1,041.13 1,066.71 1,067.52 1,326.52
Independent David Jones 10.06% 971 1,112.12 1,112.12 1,130.59 1,145.57 1,182.5 1,182.92 1,211.92
DUP Alan Carson 2.21% 213 638.32 638.52 639.01 647.93 1,032.01 1,032.1 1,095.09
Sinn Féin Noel Mercer 6.26% 604 604 732.9 759.3 760.3 760.79 783.98 789.04
UUP Mark Neale* 4.79% 462 486.5 486.6 520.6 758.46 782.22 783.03  
DUP John Tate 0.69% 67 478.6 478.6 484.07 498.97      
UUP David Thompson 3.94% 380 403.52 403.62 440.62        
Alliance William Ramsay 2.75% 266 272.86 274.56          
Electorate: 13,514   Valid: 9,651 (71.41%)   Spoilt: 243   Quota: 1,207   Turnout: 9,894 (73.21%)  

1997 Election

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1993: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance

1997: 3 x UUP, 2 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

1993-1997 Change: Independent Nationalist (two seats) gain from DUP and Alliance

Portadown - 7 seats[9]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
DUP Mervyn Carrick* 21.22% 1,713                
Ind. Nationalist Breandán Mac Cionnaith 18.49% 1,493                
UUP James Gillespie* 14.90% 1,203                
UUP Joseph Trueman* 11.38% 919 994.85 994.85 996.26 1,053.54        
SDLP Ignatius Fox* 11.02% 890 891.64 928.76 934.17 934.65 1,025.65      
UUP Mark Neale 6.38% 515 636.77 636.77 637.18 747.58 830.97 845.61 849.32 1,049.84
Ind. Nationalist Joe Duffy 5.10% 412 413.23 840.43 840.43 840.43 861.27 861.27 870.28 870.28
UUP David Thompson 5.00% 404 447.46 447.46 448.46 465.42 566.36 591.68 593.8 820.12
DUP John Tate* 1.64% 132 564.96 564.96 566.37 570.05 584.42 586.22 586.75  
Alliance William Ramsay* 4.62% 373 382.43 387.87 395.19 397.11        
Labour Coalition Carol Lindsay 0.24% 19 20.64 20.96            
Electorate: 13,916   Valid: 8,073 (58.01%)   Spoilt: 169   Quota: 1,010   Turnout: 8,242 (59.23%)  

1993 Election

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

1993: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance

1989-1993 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Portadown - 7 seats[10]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
DUP Mervyn Carrick 18.96% 1,419          
SDLP Ignatius Fox* 18.39% 1,377          
UUP James Gillespie* 17.98% 1,346          
UUP Joseph Trueman* 13.40% 1,003          
UUP Brian Maguinness* 7.20% 539 611.08 613.42 924.97 1,229.97  
Alliance William Ramsay* 8.01% 600 612.92 919.07 928.06 963.06  
DUP John Tate 3.82% 286 636.54 636.93 650.88 749.74 921.24
Sinn Féin John Dunbar 6.99% 523 523.34 647.36 647.98 650.33 650.33
UUP Anna Moore* 5.25% 393 427 427.39 498.07    
Electorate: 13,876   Valid: 7,486 (53.95%)   Spoilt: 171   Quota: 936   Turnout: 7,657 (55.18%)  

1989 Election

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1985: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin

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

1985-1989 Change: UUP and Alliance gain from DUP and Sinn Féin

Portadown - 7 seats[11]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
UUP James Gillespie* 19.53% 1,583                
DUP Michael Briggs* 13.43% 1,089                
SDLP Ignatius Fox* 13.21% 1,071                
UUP Joseph Trueman 10.94% 887 1,055.12              
UUP Brian Maguinness 9.00% 730 1,021.96              
UUP Anna Moore 5.54% 449 510.56 517.28 519.35 519.41 662.9 663.26 697.37 1,066.37
Alliance William Ramsay 7.15% 580 586.84 588.31 615.31 640.45 647.71 769.43 770.78 832.59
Sinn Féin John Dignam 6.45% 523 523.36 523.57 551.57 563.45 563.58 706.7 706.79 706.86
Protestant Unionist Andrew Watson 6.30% 511 520.36 526.03 528.03 528.03 638.82 640.89 643.41  
Ind. Nationalist Mario McCooe 4.45% 361 361.36 361.43 393.43 410.77 410.77      
DUP Phyllis Lutton 2.58% 209 238.16 297.38 298.38 298.44        
Workers' Party Kathy Fox 1.41% 114 114.36 114.43            
Electorate: 13,753   Valid: 8,107 (58.95%)   Spoilt: 220   Quota: 1,014   Turnout: 8,327 (60.55%)  

1985 Election

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1985: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin

Portadown - 7 seats[12]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
DUP Gladys McCullough* 16.87% 1,470                
UUP James Gillespie* 15.36% 1,338                
UUP Arnold Hatch* 13.06% 1,138                
UUP Alan Locke* 7.16% 624 664.04 734.6 734.6 1,070.34 1,109.34      
SDLP Ignatius Fox 9.02% 786 786 786.18 810.18 810.18 810.18 1,167.18    
DUP Michael Briggs 8.79% 766 898.34 908.24 908.24 943.76 946.24 946.24 946.24 1,225.24
Sinn Féin Brian McCann 8.22% 716 716 716.18 981.18 981.18 981.22 1,044.22 1,076.12 1,076.12
Alliance William Ramsay* 5.81% 506 520.3 525.52 527.52 547.44 549.24 588.24 632.32 689.42
DUP Ronald Williamson 3.75% 327 493.66 501.22 501.22 519.66 521.18 522.36 522.65  
SDLP Mario McCooe 5.30% 462 462 462.18 487.18 488.18 488.18      
UUP Robert Hughes 2.90% 253 277.7 420.98 420.98          
Sinn Féin Sean Dunbar 3.74% 326 326 326            
Electorate: 13,741   Valid: 8,712 (63.40%)   Spoilt: 191   Quota: 1,090   Turnout: 8,903 (64.79%)  

References

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  1. ^ Final Northern Ireland super council recommendations, BBC News, 13 December 2013, accessed 24 May 2014
  2. ^ [1], ARK, accessed 8 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.
  6. ^ "Portadown Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
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