Loughside (District Electoral Area)

Loughside was one of the four district electoral areas in Craigavon, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 2014. The district elected five members to Craigavon Borough Council, and formed part of the Upper Bann constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Craigavon Area A which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Aghagallon, Court, Drumnamoe, Kinnegoe and Woodville. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and divided between the Craigavon DEA and the Lurgan DEA.

Councillors
Election Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)
2011 Mairéad O'Dowd
(Sinn Féin)		 Johnny McGibbon
(Sinn Féin)		 Noel McGeown
(Sinn Féin)		 Declan McAlinden
(SDLP)		 Joe Nelson
(SDLP)
2005 Leah Small
(Sinn Féin)		 Michael Tallon
(Sinn Féin)		 Mary McAlinden
(SDLP)		 Dolores Kelly
(SDLP)
2001 John O'Dowd
(Sinn Féin)		 Maurice Magill
(Sinn Féin)		 Sean McCavanagh
(SDLP)
1997 Kieran McGeown
(SDLP)
1993 Brendan McConville
(Sinn Féin)		 Peter Smyth
(Workers' Party)		 Hugh Casey
(SDLP)
1989 Brendan Curran
(Sinn Féin)		 Tom French
(Workers' Party)		 Catherine McStravick
(SDLP)
1985 Padraig Breen
(Workers' Party)		 Peter Bunting
(SDLP)		 Thomas Bell
(UUP)

2011 Election

2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP

2011: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP

2005-2011 Change: No change

Loughside - 5 seats[1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
Sinn Féin Johnny McGibbon 32.38% 2,465          
Sinn Féin Mairéad O'Dowd* 10.67% 812 1,477.42        
SDLP Declan McAlinden 13.99% 1,065 1,117.43 1,151.43 1,176.63 1,286.63  
SDLP Joe Nelson 8.82% 671 701.87 776.77 787.21 831.88 1,282.88
Sinn Féin Noel McGeown 9.66% 735 978.53 1,007.98 1,107.34 1,108.34 1,157.81
Sinn Féin Maurice Magill 7.26% 553 712.25 724.25 781.49 785.85 862.91
SDLP Caoimhe Dummigan 7.74% 589 619.87 643.87 657.01 729.01  
DUP Philip Carson 6.53% 497 497.49 517.49 518.03    
Independent Mal Nelson 2.96% 225 235.78        
Electorate: 13,346   Valid: 7,612 (57.04%)   Spoilt: 201   Quota: 1,269   Turnout: 7,813 (58.54%)  

    2005 Election

    2001: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin

    2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP

    2001–2005 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

    Loughside - 5 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234
    Sinn Féin Mairéad O'Dowd 29.17% 2,183      
    SDLP Dolores Kelly* 21.71% 1,625      
    Sinn Féin Leah Small 8.67% 649 1,263.24    
    SDLP Mary McAlinden* 8.50% 636 736.76 944.36 1,178.72
    Sinn Féin Michael Tallon 12.67% 948 1,092.32 1,108.88 1,153.6
    SDLP Anthony Elliott 9.09% 680 719.16 842.52 994
    Ulster Unionist Joy Savage 4.09% 306 309.52 313.84  
    DUP Ivan Russell 4.04% 302 302.44 302.92  
    Workers' Party Tom French 2.07% 155 185.36 205.52  
    Electorate: 12,354   Valid: 7,484 (60.58%)   Spoilt: 228   Quota: 1,248   Turnout: 7,712 (62.43%)  

      2001 Election

      1997: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin

      2001: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin

      1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

      Loughside - 5 seats[3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      SDLP Dolores Kelly* 22.84% 2,022          
      Sinn Féin John O'Dowd* 22.27% 1,971          
      SDLP Sean McCavanagh* 11.92% 1,055 1,214.04 1,232.54 1,235.82 1,392.52 1,449.92
      Sinn Féin Maurice Magill 12.78% 1,131 1,175.24 1,376.49 1,378.49 1,394.23 1,404.51
      SDLP Mary McAlinden* 8.30% 735 996.8 1,010.55 1,013.55 1,212.21 1,401.45
      Sinn Féin Mairéad O'Dowd 9.98% 883 904.56 1,144.56 1,145.56 1,167.71 1,168.71
      Ulster Unionist William Lindsay 4.89% 433 437.48 437.48 641.48 642.48  
      SDLP Kieran McGeown* 4.07% 360 411.24 417.99 417.99    
      DUP Alexander Dougan 2.95% 261 261.28 261.28      
      Electorate: 12,545   Valid: 8,851 (70.55%)   Spoilt: 255   Quota: 1,476   Turnout: 9,106 (72.59%)  

        1997 Election

        1993: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Workers' Party

        1997: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin

        1993-1997 Change: SDLP gain from Workers' Party

        Loughside - 5 seats[4]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678
        Sinn Féin John O'Dowd* 35.26% 2,320              
        SDLP Sean McCavanagh* 22.80% 1,500              
        SDLP Dolores Kelly* 10.52% 692 926.96 1,019.03 1,021.79 1,030.94 1,077.05 1,134.05  
        SDLP Mary McAlinden 8.54% 562 830.4 922.2 929.14 942.59 979.61 1,022.58 1,125.58
        SDLP Kieran McGeown 5.15% 339 755.24 923.18 931 938.03 974.87 1,015.23 1,065.23
        Ulster Unionist Thomas Crozier 7.16% 471 471 471.54 471.54 487.54 566.54 572.54 575.54
        Workers' Party Tom French 3.44% 226 358.88 371.3 378.97 391.15 406.95 491.98  
        Labour Coalition Hugh Casey* 3.09% 203 258.44 270.86 274.04 279.04 294.83    
        Labour Coalition Mark McKavanagh 1.54% 101 161.72 173.33 179.12 186      
        DUP Anne Hanlon 1.35% 89 90.76 90.76 90.76 90.76      
        Alliance Adrian McKinney 0.94% 62 77.84 80.27 84.15        
        Labour Coalition Mary Sheen 0.21% 14 47.44 50.14          
        Electorate: 11,783   Valid: 6,579 (55.83%)   Spoilt: 109   Quota: 1,097   Turnout: 6,688 (56.76%)  

          1993 Election

          1989: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Workers' Party

          1993: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Workers' Party

          1989-1993 Change: No change

          Loughside - 5 seats[5]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456
          SDLP Sean McCavanagh* 25.49% 1,470          
          SDLP Hugh Casey* 22.43% 1,294          
          Sinn Féin Brendan McConville 21.86% 1,261          
          SDLP Dolores Kelly 14.16% 817 1,272.1        
          Workers' Party Peter Smyth 3.90% 225 264.59 584.17 757.7 761.39 994.39
          Ulster Unionist Thomas Crozier 9.83% 567 568.11 573.33 577.77 700.83 708.83
          DUP Anne Hanlon 2.32% 134 135.85 141.07 141.81    
          Electorate: 11,256   Valid: 5,768 (51.24%)   Spoilt: 213   Quota: 962   Turnout: 5,981 (53.14%)  

            1989 Election

            1985: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Workers' Party, 1 x UUP

            1989: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Workers' Party

            1985-1989 Change: SDLP gain from UUP

            Loughside - 5 seats[6]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            123456
            SDLP Sean McCavanagh* 23.79% 1,393          
            Sinn Féin Brendan Curran* 10.81% 633 640 1,048.5      
            SDLP Hugh Casey 12.88% 754 867.7 870.7 1,054.7    
            SDLP Catherine McStravick 10.30% 603 749.7 763.3 994    
            Workers' Party Tom French* 12.18% 713 747.8 762.4 834.7 912.05 977.05
            Ulster Unionist Thomas Bell* 14.70% 861 861.9 863.9 863.9 864.81 867.81
            SDLP Patrick Crilly 7.24% 424 521.5 529.7      
            Sinn Féin John O'Dowd 8.11% 475 480.4        
            Electorate: 10,783   Valid: 5,856 (54.31%)   Spoilt: 191   Quota: 976   Turnout: 6,047 (56.08%)  

              1985 Election

              1985: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Workers' Party, 1 x UUP

              Loughside - 5 seats[7]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              1234567
              SDLP Sean McCavanagh* 17.01% 990            
              Workers' Party Padraig Breen* 16.10% 937 1,028          
              Ulster Unionist Thomas Bell 11.50% 669 671 1,049        
              Sinn Féin Brendan Curran 14.38% 837 839 839 839 857.6 1,328.6  
              SDLP Peter Bunting 13.78% 802 820 820 844 866.32 880.32 929.32
              SDLP Patrick Crilly* 9.54% 555 565 565 576 589.02 600.88 655.88
              Sinn Féin Michael McKee 8.87% 516 520 521 521 524.72    
              DUP Robert Russell 6.56% 382 382          
              Workers' Party Karen McStravick 2.25% 131            
              Electorate: 9,941   Valid: 5,819 (58.54%)   Spoilt: 227   Quota: 970   Turnout: 6,046 (60.82%)  

                References
                1. "Loughside Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
                2. "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
                3. "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
                4. "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
                5. "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
                6. "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
                7. "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
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