Portadown (District Electoral Area)

Portadown
Portadown
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created	1985
Seats	7 (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 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

Election							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)			Kyle Moutray (DUP)	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						Louise Templeton (DUP)
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	Brian McKeown (Sinn Féin)		David Simpson (DUP)		David Jones (Independent)
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)		Mervyn Carrick (DUP)
1989	William Ramsay (Alliance)				Brian Maguinness (UUP)	Anna Moore (UUP)		Michael Briggs (DUP)
1985	Brian McCann (Sinn Féin)			Arnold Hatch (UUP)	Alan Locke (UUP)	Gladys McCullough (DUP)		Michael Briggs (DUP)

2023 Election

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
Party		Candidate	FPv%	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

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
Party		Candidate	FPv%	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

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
Party		Candidate	FPv%	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

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
Party		Candidate	FPv%	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

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
Party		Candidate	FPv%	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

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
Party		Candidate	FPv%	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

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
Party		Candidate	FPv%	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

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
Party		Candidate	FPv%	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

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
Party		Candidate	FPv%	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

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

Portadown - 7 seats^[12]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	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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^ "Local Council Elections 2023 - Results". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
^ "Local Council Elections 2019 - Results by Stage". 2 May 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
^ "Local Council Elections 2014 - Results by Stage". Retrieved 23 January 2022.
^ "Portadown Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
^ "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
^ "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
^ "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
^ "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
^ "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
^ "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

[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.

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[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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