Banbridge is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Northern Ireland.Final Northern Ireland super council recommendations, BBC News, 13 December 2013, accessed 24 May 2014 The district elects seven members to Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council and contains the wards of Banbridge East, Banbridge North, Banbridge South, Banbridge West, Gilford, Loughbrickland and Rathfriland., ARK, accessed 8 July 2023 Banbridge forms part of the Upper Bann constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Banbridge Area A which had existed since 1973. It was called Banbridge Town until 2014, and contained five wards (Ballydown, Banbridge West, Edenderry, Fort and Seapatrick). For the 1993 local elections it gained an additional ward, The Cut. For the 2014 local elections it gained most of the abolished Knockiveagh DEA.
Councillors Election Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) 2023 Joy Ferguson (Alliance) Kevin Savage (Sinn Féin) Chris McCartan (Sinn Féin) Ian Burns (UUP) Glenn Barr (UUP) Ian Wilson (DUP) Paul Greenfield (DUP)August 2021 Co-Option Brian Pope (Alliance) Jill Macauley (UUP)2019 Junior McCrum (DUP)August 2016 Co-Option Seamus Doyle (SDLP) Elizabeth Ingram (UUP)2014 Brendan Curran (Sinn Féin) 2011 Marie Hamilton (SDLP) Sheila McQuaid (Alliance) Joan Baird (UUP) Jim McElroy (DUP) 6 seats1993–2014 2005 Patrick McAleenan (SDLP) Frank McQuaid (Alliance) 2001 Derick Bell (UUP) 1997 James Walsh (SDLP)/ (Independent Nationalist) Mel Byrne (SDLP) William Bell (UUP) Cyril Vage (DUP) 1993 Frank McQuaid (Alliance) Archie McKelvey (UUP) John Dobson (UUP) Ian Burns (UUP) 1989 Margaret Walker (DUP) 5 seats1985–1993 1985 Jim Wells (DUP) Ivan Gault (UUP)
2023 Election
2019: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance
2023: 2 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP
2019 Election
2014: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2019: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance
2014-2019 Change: Alliance gain from SDLP
2014 Election
2011: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
2014: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2011-2014 Change: UUP and Sinn Féin gain from Alliance and due to the addition of one seat
2011 Election
2005: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
2011: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
2005-2011 Change: No change
2005 Election
2001: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
2005: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP
2001 Election
1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
2001: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1997-2001 Change: Alliance gain from Independent Nationalist
1997 Election
1993: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1993-1997 Change: DUP and Independent Nationalist gain from UUP and Alliance
1993 Election
1989: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1993: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1989-1993 Change: UUP and Alliance gain from DUP and due to the addition of one seat
1989 Election
1985: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1989: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1985-1989 Change: No change
1985 Election
1985: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
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