Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
# Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council

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.

## 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 | Ulster Unionist |
| 2019 | 2020 | Mealla Campbell | SDLP |
| 2020 | 2021 | Kevin Savage | Sinn Féin |
| 2021 | 2022 | Glenn Barr | Ulster Unionist |
| 2022 | Present | Paul Greenfield | DUP |

### Deputy Lord Mayor

| From | To | Name | Party |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2015 | 2016 | Catherine Seeley | Sinn Féin |
| 2016 | 2017 | Paul Greenfield | DUP |
| 2017 | 2018 | Sam Nicholson | Ulster Unionist |
| 2018 | 2019 | Paul Duffy | Sinn Féin |
| 2019 | 2020 | Margaret Tinsley | DUP |
| 2020 | 2021 | Kyle Savage | Ulster Unionist |
| 2021 | 2022 | Jackie Donnelly | Sinn Féin |
| 2022 | Present | Tim McClelland | DUP |

## Councillors

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

| 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

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

* Gloria Hunniford: 20 December 2021.
