Portadown 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 six members to Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council and contains the wards of Ballybay, Corcrain, Killycomain, Loughgall, Mahon and The Birches., ARK, accessed 8 July 2023 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) 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 seats2014–presentNovember 2022 Co-Option Eamonn McNeill (SDLP) Sydney Anderson (DUP)November 2021 Defection Darryn Causby (DUP)/ (Independent)June 2021 Defection2019May 2018 Defection David Jones (UKIP)/ (Independent) Arnold Hatch (UUP) Louise Templeton (DUP)April 2017 Co-OptionFebruary 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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
1985 election
1985: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
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