Craigavon (Borough)
Craigavon Borough Buirg Craigavon |
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geography | |
Traditional county | County Antrim , County Armagh, and County Down |
surface | 378 km² |
Administrative headquarters | Craigavon |
ISO 3166-2 | GB-CGV |
Demographics | |
population | 94,597 (2012) |
density | 250 inhabitants / km² |
Denominations |
Protestants 42.1% Catholics 42.1% |
Craigavon was one of the 26 Northern Irish Districts that existed from 1973 to 2015. The district, whose area was in the traditional counties of Antrim , Armagh and Down , was established in 1973 and had the status of a borough . The administrative seat was the city of Craigavon . Other significant places were Lurgan , Portadown , Waringstown and Donaghcloney . On April 1, 2015, it went up in the new District of Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon .
The district was on the south bank of Lough Neagh .
Craigavon Council
The election to the Craigavon Council on May 11, 2011 resulted in the following:
Political party | 2011 result | Change from 2005 | |||
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Seats | be right | Seats | be right | ||
Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) | 9 | 30.0% | 0 | −0.8% | |
Sinn Féin | 8th | 27.8% | 2 | 5.4% | |
Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) | 6th | 20.4% | 0 | −2.4% | |
Social Democratic and Labor Party (SDLP) | 2 | 12.1% | −2 | −4.9% | |
Alliance Party | 1 | 3.4% | 1 | 1.0% | |
Traditional Unionist Voice | 0 | 2.9% | 0 | 2.9% | |
Others | 0 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% |
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Northern Ireland Population Estimates 2012 (XLS file)
- ↑ Northern Ireland Census 2011: Religion (administrative geographies)
- ^ Election result on BBC News (accessed July 26, 2011)
Coordinates: 54 ° 27 ′ 52 ″ N , 6 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ W.