Craigavon Area B was one of the four district electoral areas in Craigavon, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected seven members to Craigavon Borough Council, and formed part of the Armagh constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1973 local elections, and contained the wards of Annagh, Breagh, Brownstown, Edgarstown, Hartfield, Tavanagh and Woodside. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and mainly replaced by the Portadown DEA.

Councillors

Election Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)
1981 Herbert Whitten
(UUP)		 Alan Locke
(UUP)		 Arnold Hatch
(UUP)		 Gladys McCullough
(DUP)		 James Forsythe
(DUP)		 William Ramsey
(Alliance)		 Daniel Murphy
(SDLP)
1977 John Wright
(UUP)/
(Independent Unionist)		 Sean Hagan
(Alliance)
1973 Samuel McCammick
(Vanguard)		 C. Atkinson
(Vanguard)

1981 Election

1977: 3 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

1981: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP

1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from Alliance

Craigavon Area B - 7 seats[1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Ulster Unionist Herbert Whitten* 21.99% 1,785              
SDLP Daniel Murphy* 16.54% 1,343              
DUP Gladys McCullough* 13.88% 1,127              
Ulster Unionist Alan Locke* 8.18% 664 1,138.72            
DUP James Forsythe 9.88% 802 829.95 830.21 834.83 957.03 1,019.93    
Ulster Unionist Arnold Hatch 6.38% 518 695.59 695.59 800.31 821.13 830.73 996.41 1,009.67
Alliance William Ramsay* 5.11% 415 448.11 479.05 483.56 492.39 495.19 521.11 876.6
Republican Clubs Dermot Hamill 6.66% 541 541 701.68 702.01 703.27 703.27 705.8 798.17
Alliance Sean Hagan* 4.43% 360 365.16 493.6 494.48 496.74 497.14 504.63  
DUP Frederick Richardson 4.14% 336 360.51 360.51 361.83 437.81 471.11    
DUP John Oliver 2.80% 227 244.2 244.72 246.59        
Electorate: 12,023   Valid: 8,118 (67.52%)   Spoilt: 326   Quota: 1,015   Turnout: 8,444 (70.23%)  

    1977 Election

    1973: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 2 x Vanguard, 1 x Independent Unionist

    1977: 3 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

    1973-1977 Change: DUP and SDLP gain from Vanguard (two seats), Independent Unionist joins UUP

    Craigavon Area B - 7 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    Ulster Unionist Herbert Whitten* 25.60% 1,863                      
    Ulster Unionist John Wright* 6.28% 457 919.57                    
    Ulster Unionist Alan Locke* 6.32% 460 779.66 808.21 812.76 834.33 931.33            
    DUP Gladys McCullough 7.50% 546 562.83 565.83 593.34 682.91 712.03 910.03          
    SDLP Daniel Murphy 11.05% 804 804 804 804 804 804 804 1,203        
    Alliance Sean Hagan* 11.31% 823 827.08 834.08 835.08 841.08 850.08 854.08 900.08 1,130.63      
    Alliance William Ramsay* 6.64% 483 511.56 511.56 516.56 525.56 559.17 570.25 577.25 637.28 788.66 797.66 800.42
    DUP James Forsythe 6.84% 498 508.71 510.22 519.73 561.81 605.95 782.21 783.21 784.08 784.08 795.96 798.19
    SDLP Mary Mackle 6.28% 457 457 457 458 458 458 459          
    DUP William Stothers 4.75% 346 364.36 364.36 376.87 400.91 424.48            
    Vanguard Samuel McCammick* 2.90% 211 245.68 274.7 279.21 292.74              
    UUUP John Lyttle 1.98% 144 159.3 163.81 231.34                
    UUUP James McBratney 1.80% 131 137.12 139.12                  
    Vanguard William Lappin 0.74% 54 58.59                    
    Electorate: 12,358   Valid: 7,277 (58.88%)   Spoilt: 390   Quota: 910   Turnout: 7,667 (62.04%)  

      Area B

      1973: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 2 x Vanguard, 1 x Independent Unionist

      Craigavon Area B - 7 seats[3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789101112
      Ulster Unionist Herbert Whitten 25.44% 2,273                      
      Alliance Sean Hagan 16.32% 1,458                      
      Vanguard Samuel McCammick 7.65% 683 710.03 710.26 711.77 742.3 804.87 808.38 808.61 823.12 1,197.12    
      Vanguard C. Atkinson 10.14% 906 936.6 936.83 937.83 954.85 988.89 990.12 991.12 1,008.32 1,170.22    
      Alliance William Ramsay 4.32% 386 416.09 535.23 541.38 542.4 550.44 735.99 883.13 1,114.79 1,124.79    
      Ulster Unionist Alan Locke 6.32% 565 972.49 972.49 973.49 979.02 994.1 1,001.58 1,001.58 1,071.92 1,110.53 1,116.53 1,120.6
      Ind. Unionist John Wright 6.96% 621 720.45 723.44 723.67 730.2 762.26 767.61 793.6 850.99 916.54 971.54 1,012.61
      Ulster Unionist J. Toal 3.77% 337 826.6 826.6 826.6 831.15 843.17 845.17 845.17 891.29 923.37 937.37 944.77
      DUP James Forsythe 6.06% 541 551.71 551.71 553.28 650.75 688.26 688.26 688.26 698.77      
      NI Labour T. Newell 3.45% 308 335.03 355.73 393.62 397.62 401.64 427.33 488.61        
      Republican Clubs M. Smith 4.04% 361 361 404.47 405.39 405.39 405.39 415.06          
      Alliance O. Henry 1.05% 94 96.55 231.56 243.55 245.55 245.55            
      Vanguard J. Robinson 2.00% 179 195.83 195.83 195.83 205.34              
      DUP A. Gracey 1.86% 166 177.73 177.73 178.73                
      NI Labour J. Clarke 0.62% 55 56.53 63.43                  
      Electorate: 12,948   Valid: 8,933 (68.99%)   Spoilt: 123   Quota: 1,117   Turnout: 9,056 (69.94%)  

        References

        1. ↑ "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
        2. ↑ "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
        3. ↑ "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
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