View source for Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council

{{Short description|Local authority in Northern Ireland}}
{{Incomplete list|date=December 2021}}
{{More citations needed|date=July 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox legislature
| name               = Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
| native_name        =
| transcription_name =
| legislature        =
| logo_pic           = Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council.svg
| logo_res           = 200px
| foundation         = 1 April 2015
| house_type         = [[Districts of Northern Ireland|District council]]
| jurisdiction       = Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon
| body               =
| preceded_by        = [[Armagh City and District Council]]<br />[[Banbridge District Council]]<br />[[Craigavon Borough Council]]
| leader1_type       = Lord Mayor
| leader1            = Sarah Duffy
| party1            =  [[Sinn Féin]]
| leader2_type       = Deputy Lord Mayor
| leader2            = Kyle Savage
| party2             = [[Ulster Unionist Party]]
| election1          =
| members            = 41
| structure1        = Abc_district_council_2023.svg
| structure1_res    = 260px
| political_groups1  = <br/>{{Color box|{{party color|Sinn Féin}}|border=darkgray}} [[Sinn Féin]] (15)<br/>{{Color box|{{party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}|border=darkgray}} [[Democratic Unionist Party|DUP]] (13)<br/>{{Color box|{{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}|border=darkgray}} [[Ulster Unionist Party|UUP]] (6)<br/>{{Color box|{{party color|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}|border=darkgray}} [[Alliance Party of Northern Ireland|Alliance]] (4)<br/>{{Color box|{{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}|border=darkgray}} [[Social Democratic and Labour Party|SDLP]] (1)<br/>{{Color box|{{party color|Traditional Unionist Voice}}|border=darkgray}} [[Traditional Unionist Voice|TUV]] (1)<br/>{{Color box|{{party color|Independent (politician)}}|border=darkgray}} [[Independent politician|Independent]] (1)
| last_election1= [[2023 Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council election|18 May 2023]]
| next_election1= 2027
| session_room       =
| session_res        =
| meeting_place      = [[File:Craigavon (01), September 2009.JPG|250px]] Civic and Conference Centre
| website            = {{Official URL}}
| footnotes          =
}}
'''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 [[2014 Northern Ireland local elections|22 May 2014]] and it acted as a shadow authority, before the [[Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon]] district was created on 1 April 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.agendani.com/new-council-profile/ |title=Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon: new council profile |website=Agendani.com |date=2012-12-17 |access-date=2016-07-01}}</ref>
==Mayoralty==
===Lord Mayor===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!From
!To
! scope="col" style="width:200px;"| Name
!class="unsortable" |
! scope="col" style="width:150px;"| Party
|-
|2015
|2016
|Darryn Causby
| {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}
|-
|2016
|2017
|Garath Keating
| {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}}
|-
|2017
|2018
|Gareth Wilson
| {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}
|-
|2018
|2019
|Julie Flaherty
| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}
|-
|2019
|2020
|Mealla Campbell
| {{Party name with colour|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}
|-
|2020
|2021
|Kevin Savage
| {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}}
|-
|2021
|2022
|Glenn Barr
| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}
|-
|2022
|2023
|Paul Greenfield
| {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}
|-
|2023
|2024
|Margaret Tinsley
| {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}
|-
|2024
|Present
|Sarah Duffy
| {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}}
|}
===Deputy Lord Mayor===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!From
!To
! scope="col" style="width:200px;"| Name
!class="unsortable" |
! scope="col" style="width:150px;"| Party
|-
|2015
|2016
|Catherine Seeley
| {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}}
|-
|2016
|2017
|Paul Greenfield
| {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}
|-
|2017
|2018
|Sam Nicholson
| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}
|-
|2018
|2019
|Paul Duffy
| {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}}
|-
|2019
|2020
|Margaret Tinsley
| {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}
|-
|2020
|2021
|Kyle Savage
| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}
|-
|2021
|2022
|Jackie Donnelly
| {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}}
|-
|2022
|2023
|Tim McClelland
| {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}
|-
|2023
|2024
|Sorchá McGeown
| {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}}
|-
|2024
|Present
|Kyle Savage
| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}
|}
==Councillors==
For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas (DEA):<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deac-ni.org/index/current-review-of-district-electoral-areas/final_ni_overview__300dpi_a1_.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-09-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/11112/20150929020745/http://www.deac-ni.org/index/current%2Dreview%2Dof%2Ddistrict%2Delectoral%2Dareas/final_ni_overview__300dpi_a1_.pdf |archive-date=29 September 2015 }}</ref>
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Area
!Seats
|-
|Armagh
|6
|-
|Banbridge
|7
|-
|Craigavon
|5
|-
|Cusher
|5
|-
|Lagan River
|5
|-
|Lurgan
|7
|-
|Portadown
|6
|}
=== Seat summary ===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!colspan=2|Party
!Elected <br/>2019
!Elected <br/>2023
!Current
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}}" |
|[[Sinn Féin]]
|align="right"|10
|align="right"|15
|align="right"|15
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}" |
|[[Democratic Unionist Party|DUP]]
|align="right"|11
|align="right"|13
|align="right"|13
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" |
|[[Ulster Unionist Party|UUP]]
|align="right"|10
|align="right"|6
|align="right"|6
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}" |
|[[Alliance Party of Northern Ireland|Alliance]]
|align="right"|3
|align="right"|4
|align="right"|4
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" |
|[[Social Democratic and Labour Party|SDLP]]
|align="right"|6
|align="right"|1
|align="right"|1
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Traditional Unionist Voice}}" |
|[[Traditional Unionist Voice|TUV]]
|align="right"|0
|align="right"|1
|align="right"|1
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|[[Independent (politician)|Independents]]
|align="right"|1
|align="right"|1
|align="right"|1
|}
===Councillors by electoral area===
[[File:Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon blank.svg|thumb|Borders of the DEAs within Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon]]
For further details see [[2023 Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council election]].
{{Multi seat members begin
|constituency = District electoral area
|title        = Current council members
}}
{{Multi seat constituency
|name    = [[Armagh (District Electoral Area)|Armagh]]
|seats   = 6
|member1 = {{sortname|Fergal|Donnelly|nolink=1}}
|party1  = Sinn Féin
|member2 = {{sortname|Scott|Armstrong|nolink=1}}
|party2 = Democratic Unionist Party
|member3 = {{sortname|Thomas|O'Hanlon|nolink=1}}
|party3  = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|member4 = {{sortname|Sarah|Duffy|nolink=1}}
|party4  = Sinn Féin
|member5 = {{sortname|Ashley|Mallon|nolink=1}}
|party5  = Sinn Féin
|member6 = {{sortname|John Óg|O'Kane|nolink=1}}
|party6  = Sinn Féin
}}
{{Multi seat constituency
|name    = [[Banbridge (District Electoral Area)|Banbridge]]
|seats   = 7
|member1 = {{sortname|Joy|Ferguson|nolink=1}}
|party1  = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|member2 = {{sortname|Glenn|Barr|nolink=1}}
|party2  = Ulster Unionist Party
|member3 = {{sortname|Chris|McCartan|nolink=1}}
|party3  = Sinn Féin
|member4 = {{sortname|Paul|Greenfield|nolink=1}}
|party4  = Democratic Unionist Party
|member5 = {{sortname|Ian|Wilson|nolink=1}}
|party5  = Democratic Unionist Party
|member6 = {{sortname|Kevin|Savage|nolink=1}}
|party6  = Sinn Féin
|member7 = {{sortname|Ian|Burns|nolink=1}}
|party7  = Ulster Unionist Party
}}
{{Multi seat constituency
|name    = [[Craigavon (District Electoral Area)|Craigavon]]
|seats   = 5
|member1 = {{sortname|Jude|Mallon|nolink=1}}
|party1  = Sinn Féin
|member2 = {{sortname|Catherine|Nelson|nolink=1}}
|party2  = Sinn Féin
|member3 = {{sortname|Margaret|Tinsley|nolink=1}}
|party3  = Democratic Unionist Party
|member4 = {{sortname|Robbie|Alexander|nolink=1}}
|party4  = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|member5 = {{sortname|Kate|Evans|nolink=1}}
|party5  = Ulster Unionist Party
}}
{{Multi seat constituency
|name    = [[Cusher (District Electoral Area)|Cusher]]
|seats   = 5
|member1 = {{sortname|Bróna|Haughey|nolink=1}}
|party1  = Sinn Féin
|member2 = {{sortname|Paul|Berry|dab=politician}}
|party2  = Independent politician
|member3 = {{sortname|Keith|Ratcliffe|nolink=1}}
|party3  = Traditional Unionist Voice
|member4 = {{sortname|Gareth|Wilson|nolink=1}}
|party4  = Democratic Unionist Party
|member5 = {{sortname|Gordon|Kennedy|nolink=1}}
|party5  = Ulster Unionist Party
}}
{{Multi seat constituency
|name    = [[Lagan River (District Electoral Area)|Lagan River]]
|seats   = 5
|member1 = {{sortname|Mark|Baxter|nolink=1}}
|party1  = Democratic Unionist Party
|member2 = {{sortname|Jessica|Johnston|nolink=1}}
|party2  = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|member3 = {{sortname|Kyle|Savage|nolink=1}}
|party3  = Ulster Unionist Party
|member4 = {{sortname|Paul|Rankin|dab=politician}}
|party4  = Democratic Unionist Party
|member5 = {{sortname|Tim|McClelland|nolink=1}}
|party5  = Democratic Unionist Party
}}
{{Multi seat constituency
|name    = [[Lurgan (District Electoral Area)|Lurgan]]
|seats   = 7
|member1 = {{sortname|Keith|Haughian|nolink=1}}
|party1  = Sinn Féin
|member2 = {{sortname|Peter|Lavery|nolink=1}}
|party2  = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|member3 = {{sortname|Peter|Haire|nolink=1}}
|party3  = Democratic Unionist Party
|member4 = {{sortname|Liam|Mackle|nolink=1}}
|party4  = Sinn Féin
|member5 = {{sortname|Sorchá|McGeown|nolink=1}}
|party5  = Sinn Féin
|member6 = {{sortname|Mary|O'Dowd|nolink=1}}
|party6  = Sinn Féin
|member7 = {{sortname|Stephen|Moutray}}
|party7  = Democratic Unionist Party
}}
{{Multi seat constituency
|name    = [[Portadown (District Electoral Area)|Portadown]]
|seats   = 6
|member1 = {{sortname|Paul|Duffy|nolink=1}}
|party1  = Sinn Féin
|member2 = {{sortname|Lavelle|McIlwrath|nolink=1}}
|party2  = Democratic Unionist Party
|member3 = {{sortname|Kyle|Moutray|nolink=1}}
|party3  = Democratic Unionist Party
|member4 = {{sortname|Julie|Flaherty|nolink=1}}
|party4  = Ulster Unionist Party
|member5 = {{sortname|Alan|Mulholland|nolink=1}}
|party5  = Democratic Unionist Party
|member6 = {{sortname|Clare|McConville-Walker|nolink=1}}
|party6  = Sinn Féin
}}
{{end}}
==Population==
The area covered by the council has a population of 199,693 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.<ref>{{cite web|title=NI Census 2011 – Key Statistics Summary Report, September 2014|url=http://www.nisra.gov.uk/archive/census/2011/results/key-statistics/summary-report.pdf|website=NI Statistics and Research Agency|access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref>{{page needed|date=July 2021}} 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 City|Freedom of the Borough]] of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough.
===Individuals===
* [[Gloria Hunniford]]: 20 December 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://armaghi.com/news/portadown-news/bubbly-portadown-born-gloria-hunniford-will-be-awarded-freedom-of-borough/152962 |title='Bubbly Portadown-born Gloria Hunniford' will be awarded Freedom of Borough  |last=McKenna |first=Micheal |date=20 December 2021 |website=Armagh I |access-date=21 December 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.armaghi.com/portadown/gloria-thrilled-and-surprised-at-council-honour-saying-she-always-thinks-of-borough-as-home/153055 |title=Gloria 'thrilled and surprised' at council honour, saying she always thinks of borough as 'home'  |last=Holland |first=Mairead |date=21 December 2021 |website=Armagh I |access-date=21 December 2021 }}</ref>
==References==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* {{Official website}}
{{Northern Ireland districts}}
[[Category:District councils of Northern Ireland]]
[[Category:Politics of County Antrim]]
[[Category:Politics of County Armagh]]
[[Category:Politics of County Down]]
[[Category:Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon|*]]
[[Category:2015 establishments in Northern Ireland]]