Craigavon Borough Council
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Craigavon Borough Council is a local council in counties Armagh
, Down
and Antrim
, in Northern Ireland
. The headquarters of the council is in Craigavon
, on the shores of Lough Neagh
, a new town
built between Lurgan
and Portadown
. The council area includes the large towns of Lurgan and Portadown, as well as smaller ones including Waringstown
and Donaghcloney
. The council budget of £15.5 million provides a wide range of services to over 90,000 people living in the area.
The council area consists of four electoral areas - Central, Loughside, Lurgan and Portadown - in which 26 councillors are elected every four years. The council holds an annual meeting in June, at which a new Mayor and Deputy Mayor are elected. Parties elected in 2005 were Democratic Unionist Party
(DUP) nine seats, Ulster Unionist Party
(UUP) six, Sinn Féin
six, Social Democratic and Labour Party
(SDLP) four, and Independent one. 1 member has since defected to Traditional Unionist Voice
. The current Mayor is DUP Councilor Robert Smyth, and his Deputy is Ken Twyble of the UUP. The next election was due to take place in May 2009, but on April 25, 2008, Shaun Woodward
, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
announced that the scheduled 2009 district council elections were to be postponed until the introduction of the eleven new councils in 2011. The proposed reforms were abandoned in 2010, and the next district council elections will take place in 2011
Together with part of the district of Banbridge
, it forms the Upper Bann constituency
for elections to the Westminster Parliament and Northern Ireland Assembly
.
Note: The Workers' Party were known as The Republican Clubs in 1977 and Workers Party Republican Clubs in 1981.
Source: http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/
Source: Freedom of Information
request to Craigavon Borough Council
County Armagh
-History:Ancient Armagh was the territory of the Ulaid before the fourth century AD. It was ruled by the Red Branch, whose capital was Emain Macha near Armagh. The site, and subsequently the city, were named after the goddess Macha...
, Down
County Down
-Cities:*Belfast *Newry -Large towns:*Dundonald*Newtownards*Bangor-Medium towns:...
and Antrim
County Antrim
County Antrim is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of 2,844 km², with a population of approximately 616,000...
, in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. The headquarters of the council is in Craigavon
Craigavon
Craigavon is a settlement in north County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It was a planned settlement that was begun in 1965 and named after Northern Ireland's first Prime Minister — James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon. It was intended to be a linear city incorporating Lurgan and Portadown, but this plan...
, on the shores of Lough Neagh
Lough Neagh
Lough Neagh, sometimes Loch Neagh, is a large freshwater lake in Northern Ireland. Its name comes .-Geography:With an area of , it is the largest lake in the British Isles and ranks among the forty largest lakes of Europe. Located twenty miles to the west of Belfast, it is approximately twenty...
, a new town
New town
A new town is a specific type of a planned community, or planned city, that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically constructed in a previously undeveloped area. This contrasts with settlements that evolve in a more ad hoc fashion. Land use conflicts are uncommon in new...
built between Lurgan
Lurgan
Lurgan is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The town is near the southern shore of Lough Neagh and in the north-eastern corner of the county. Part of the Craigavon Borough Council area, Lurgan is about 18 miles south-west of Belfast and is linked to the city by both the M1 motorway...
and Portadown
Portadown
Portadown is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The town sits on the River Bann in the north of the county, about 23 miles south-west of Belfast...
. The council area includes the large towns of Lurgan and Portadown, as well as smaller ones including Waringstown
Waringstown
Waringstown is a village in County Down, Northern Ireland, two miles south-east of Lurgan. It lies within the parish of Donaghcloney, and in the barony of Iveagh Lower, Lower Half. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 2,523 people. It was built during the Plantation of Ulster and is typical of...
and Donaghcloney
Donaghcloney
Donaghcloney or Donacloney is a small village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies on the River Lagan between Lurgan, Dromore and Banbridge. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 972.-Linen industry:...
. The council budget of £15.5 million provides a wide range of services to over 90,000 people living in the area.
The council area consists of four electoral areas - Central, Loughside, Lurgan and Portadown - in which 26 councillors are elected every four years. The council holds an annual meeting in June, at which a new Mayor and Deputy Mayor are elected. Parties elected in 2005 were Democratic Unionist Party
Democratic Unionist Party
The Democratic Unionist Party is the larger of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Founded by Ian Paisley and currently led by Peter Robinson, it is currently the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly and the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of the...
(DUP) nine seats, Ulster Unionist Party
Ulster Unionist Party
The Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland...
(UUP) six, Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970...
six, Social Democratic and Labour Party
Social Democratic and Labour Party
The Social Democratic and Labour Party is a social-democratic, Irish nationalist political party in Northern Ireland. Its basic party platform advocates Irish reunification, and the further devolution of powers while Northern Ireland remains part of the United Kingdom...
(SDLP) four, and Independent one. 1 member has since defected to Traditional Unionist Voice
Traditional Unionist Voice
Traditional Unionist Voice is a unionist political party in Northern Ireland founded on 7 December 2007, as an anti-St Andrews Agreement splinter group from the Democratic Unionist Party . Its first and current leader is Jim Allister who, until 2009, sat as an independent Member of the European...
. The current Mayor is DUP Councilor Robert Smyth, and his Deputy is Ken Twyble of the UUP. The next election was due to take place in May 2009, but on April 25, 2008, Shaun Woodward
Shaun Woodward
Shaun Anthony Woodward is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for St Helens South since 2001. He served in the Cabinet from 28 June 2007 to 11 May 2010 as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland...
, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, informally the Northern Ireland Secretary, is the principal secretary of state in the government of the United Kingdom with responsibilities for Northern Ireland. The Secretary of State is a Minister of the Crown who is accountable to the Parliament of...
announced that the scheduled 2009 district council elections were to be postponed until the introduction of the eleven new councils in 2011. The proposed reforms were abandoned in 2010, and the next district council elections will take place in 2011
Northern Ireland local elections, 2011
The most recent Northern Ireland local government elections took place on Thursday 5 May 2011.European Union and Commonwealth citizens who were aged 18 or over on election day were entitled to vote...
Together with part of the district of Banbridge
Banbridge
Banbridge is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies on the River Bann and the A1 road. It was named after a bridge built over the Bann in 1712. The town grew as a coaching stop on the road from Belfast to Dublin and thrived from Irish linen manufacturing...
, it forms the Upper Bann constituency
Upper Bann (UK Parliament constituency)
Upper Bann is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. The current Member of Parliament for Upper Bann is David Simpson.-Boundaries:...
for elections to the Westminster Parliament and Northern Ireland Assembly
Northern Ireland Assembly
The Northern Ireland Assembly is the devolved legislature of Northern Ireland. It has power to legislate in a wide range of areas that are not explicitly reserved to the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and to appoint the Northern Ireland Executive...
.
Summary of seats won 1973-2005
| 1973 | 1977 | 1981 | 1985 | 1989 | 1993 | 1997 | 2001 | 2005 | 2011 | ||
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| Ulster Unionist Party Ulster Unionist Party The Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland... (UUP) |
11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | |
| Alliance Alliance Party of Northern Ireland The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland is a liberal and nonsectarian political party in Northern Ireland. It is Northern Ireland's fifth-largest party overall, with eight seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly and one in the House of Commons.... (APNI) |
4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Vanguard Vanguard Progressive Unionist Party The Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party , informally known as Ulster Vanguard, was a unionist political party which existed in Northern Ireland between 1973 and 1978... (VUPP) |
4 | ||||||||||
| Democratic Unionist Party Democratic Unionist Party The Democratic Unionist Party is the larger of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Founded by Ian Paisley and currently led by Peter Robinson, it is currently the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly and the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of the... (DUP) |
3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | |
| Social Democratic and Labour Party Social Democratic and Labour Party The Social Democratic and Labour Party is a social-democratic, Irish nationalist political party in Northern Ireland. Its basic party platform advocates Irish reunification, and the further devolution of powers while Northern Ireland remains part of the United Kingdom... (SDLP) |
2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | |
| Independent Nationalist Independent Nationalist Independent Nationalist was a political title frequently used by Irish nationalists when contesting elections to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland not as members of the Irish Parliamentary Party, in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.In the... (IN) |
1 | 2 | |||||||||
| United Ulster Unionist Party United Ulster Unionist Party The United Ulster Unionist Party was a unionist political party which existed in Northern Ireland between 1975 and 1984.It emerged from a division in the Vanguard Progressive Unionist Party in the late 1970s... (UUUP) |
1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Workers' Party Workers' Party of Ireland The Workers' Party is a left-wing republican political party in Ireland. Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970 after a split within the party, adopting its current name in 1982.... (WP) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Sinn Féin Sinn Féin Sinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970... (SF) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | ||||
| Independent Unionist Independent Unionist See also Independent .Independent Unionist has been a label sometimes used by candidates in elections in the United Kingdom, indicating a support for Unionism, retaining the unity of the British state.... (IU) |
1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
Note: The Workers' Party were known as The Republican Clubs in 1977 and Workers Party Republican Clubs in 1981.
Source: http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/
Mayor of Craigavon
| Year | Name | Political affiliation | Deputy | Deputy's affiliation |
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| 1973 - 75 | Joseph A. Johnston |
James McCammick |
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| 1975 - 76 | James McCammick |
Tom Creith |
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| 1976 - 77 | Tom Creith |
Herbert Whitten Herbert Whitten Herbert Whitten was a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Born in Portadown, Whitten became the managing director of T. A. Shillington, a builders' merchants... |
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| 1977 - 78 | Sydney Cairns |
Brian T. English |
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| 1978 - 79 | Herbert Whitten Herbert Whitten Herbert Whitten was a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Born in Portadown, Whitten became the managing director of T. A. Shillington, a builders' merchants... |
David Calvert David Calvert David Calvert is a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Calvert worked as a director of a family shirt manufacturing company. He was a founder member of the Democratic Unionist Party in County Armagh. He was elected to Craigavon Borough Council in 1973, and held his seat until he stood down... |
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| 1979 - 80 | Alan Locke |
James McDonald James McDonald (Irish politician) James McDonald was a nationalist politician in Northern Ireland.At the Northern Ireland local elections, 1973, he won a seat on Craigavon Borough Council in the "A" area as an independent. He subsequently joined the Social Democratic and Labour Party, holding his seat in 1977 and 1981. In... |
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| 1980 - 81 | Frank Dale |
Sean Hagan |
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| 1981 - 82 | Mary Simpson |
David Calvert David Calvert David Calvert is a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Calvert worked as a director of a family shirt manufacturing company. He was a founder member of the Democratic Unionist Party in County Armagh. He was elected to Craigavon Borough Council in 1973, and held his seat until he stood down... |
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| 1982 - 83 | Sam Gardiner Sam Gardiner Alderman Samuel Gardiner MBE JP MLA is a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland for the Ulster Unionist Party who is an MLA for Upper Bann... |
James Gillespie |
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| 1983 - 84 | James Gillespie |
Frederick Baird |
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| 1984 - 85 | Arnold Hatch |
Patrick J. Crilly |
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| 1985 - 87 | George Savage George Savage (politician) George Savage, is a unionist politician in Northern Ireland. A native of Donacloney, he served in the Northern Ireland Assembly as an Ulster Unionist Party member for Upper Bann from 1998 to 2003 and from 2007-11.-External links:... |
James Gillespie |
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| 1987 - 88 | Sydney Cairns |
Arnold Hatch |
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| 1988 - 89 | Sam Gardiner Sam Gardiner Alderman Samuel Gardiner MBE JP MLA is a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland for the Ulster Unionist Party who is an MLA for Upper Bann... |
James McCammick |
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| 1989 - 91 | James McCammick |
Joy Savage, then Joe Trueman |
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| 1991 - 92 | Joe Trueman |
Fred Crowe |
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| 1992 - 93 | Fred Crowe |
Sam Lutton |
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| 1993 - 94 | Joy Savage |
Ruth Allen |
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| 1994 - 95 | Brian Maguinness |
Sean McKavanagh |
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| 1995 - 96 | Meta Crozier | Ulster Unionist Party The Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland... |
Hugh Casey Hugh Casey (politician) Hugh Casey is a former politician in Northern Ireland.Casey worked as a community project manager in Lurgan before being elected to Craigavon Borough Council as a Social Democratic and Labour Party councillor in 1989. In 1994, he left the SDLP, after accepting an MBE, claiming that some in the... |
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| 1996 - Dec 96 | Hugh Casey Hugh Casey (politician) Hugh Casey is a former politician in Northern Ireland.Casey worked as a community project manager in Lurgan before being elected to Craigavon Borough Council as a Social Democratic and Labour Party councillor in 1989. In 1994, he left the SDLP, after accepting an MBE, claiming that some in the... |
Sam Lutton |
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| Dec 1996 - 97 | Sam Lutton |
Hugh Casey Hugh Casey (politician) Hugh Casey is a former politician in Northern Ireland.Casey worked as a community project manager in Lurgan before being elected to Craigavon Borough Council as a Social Democratic and Labour Party councillor in 1989. In 1994, he left the SDLP, after accepting an MBE, claiming that some in the... |
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| 1998 - 99 | Mervyn Carrick Mervyn Carrick William Mervyn Carrick, known as Mervyn Carrick is a former Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Born in Portadown, Carrick studied at Portadown Technical College before becoming an accountant... |
Dolores Kelly Dolores Kelly Cllr Dolores Kelly is a Social Democratic and Labour Party politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly for Upper Bann.Kelly attended the University of Ulster, Jordanstown.... |
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| 1999 - 00 | Dolores Kelly Dolores Kelly Cllr Dolores Kelly is a Social Democratic and Labour Party politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly for Upper Bann.Kelly attended the University of Ulster, Jordanstown.... |
Fred Crowe |
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| 2000 - 01 | Fred Crowe |
Mark Neale |
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| 2001 - 02 | Sam Gardiner Sam Gardiner Alderman Samuel Gardiner MBE JP MLA is a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland for the Ulster Unionist Party who is an MLA for Upper Bann... |
Jonathan Bell Jonathan Bell (UK politician) Jonathan Fergus Bell MLA is a Democratic Unionist Party politician in Northern Ireland. He was selected in 2010 to fill the vacancy for the Strangford constituency of the Northern Ireland Assembly following the resignation of Iris Robinson... |
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| 2002 - 03 | Jonathan Bell Jonathan Bell (UK politician) Jonathan Fergus Bell MLA is a Democratic Unionist Party politician in Northern Ireland. He was selected in 2010 to fill the vacancy for the Strangford constituency of the Northern Ireland Assembly following the resignation of Iris Robinson... |
Sidney Anderson |
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| 2003 - 04 | Ignatius Fox |
David Simpson |
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| 2004 - 05 | David Simpson |
Ignatius Fox |
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| 2005 - 06 | George Savage George Savage (politician) George Savage, is a unionist politician in Northern Ireland. A native of Donacloney, he served in the Northern Ireland Assembly as an Ulster Unionist Party member for Upper Bann from 1998 to 2003 and from 2007-11.-External links:... |
Robert Smith |
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| 2006 - 07 | Kenneth Twyble |
Mary McAlinden |
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| 2007 - 08 | Robert Smith |
Kenneth Twyble |
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| 2008 - 09 | Sidney Anderson |
Arnold Hatch |
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| 2009 - 10 | Meta Crozier |
Philip Weir |
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| 2010 - 11 | Stephen Moutray Stephen Moutray Alderman Stephen Moutray MLA is a unionist politician from Northern Ireland. He is a member of the Democratic Unionist Party and is currently Mayor of Craigavon Borough Council.... |
Kieran Corr |
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| 2011 - 12 | Alan Carson |
George Savage George Savage (politician) George Savage, is a unionist politician in Northern Ireland. A native of Donacloney, he served in the Northern Ireland Assembly as an Ulster Unionist Party member for Upper Bann from 1998 to 2003 and from 2007-11.-External links:... |
Source: Freedom of Information
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request to Craigavon Borough Council
Current Council
| Name | Party | |
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| Jonathan McGibbon |
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| Sidney Anderson MLA Member of the Legislative Assembly (Northern Ireland) Member of the Legislative Assembly is a representative elected by the voters to the Northern Ireland Assembly in Northern Ireland.- About :... |
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| Stephen Moutray Stephen Moutray Alderman Stephen Moutray MLA is a unionist politician from Northern Ireland. He is a member of the Democratic Unionist Party and is currently Mayor of Craigavon Borough Council.... MLA Member of the Legislative Assembly (Northern Ireland) Member of the Legislative Assembly is a representative elected by the voters to the Northern Ireland Assembly in Northern Ireland.- About :... |
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| Robert Smith |
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| Mark O'Dowd |
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| Jo-Anne Dobson Jo-Anne Dobson Jo-Anne Elizabeth Dobson is an Ulster Unionist Party politician in Northern Ireland who was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in 2011.Jo-Anne is also a member of Craigavon Borough Council.-External links:***... MLA Member of the Legislative Assembly (Northern Ireland) Member of the Legislative Assembly is a representative elected by the voters to the Northern Ireland Assembly in Northern Ireland.- About :... |
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| Meta Crozier |
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| Kenneth Twyble |
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| Declan McAlinden |
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| Liam Mackle |
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| George Savage George Savage (politician) George Savage, is a unionist politician in Northern Ireland. A native of Donacloney, he served in the Northern Ireland Assembly as an Ulster Unionist Party member for Upper Bann from 1998 to 2003 and from 2007-11.-External links:... (former MLA Member of the Legislative Assembly (Northern Ireland) Member of the Legislative Assembly is a representative elected by the voters to the Northern Ireland Assembly in Northern Ireland.- About :... ) |
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| Carla Lockhart |
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| Arnold Hatch |
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| MairEad O'Dowd |
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| Paul Duffy |
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| Gemma McKenna |
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| Mark Baxter |
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| Thomas O'Connor |
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| Noel McGeown |
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| Woolsey Smith MBE MBE MBE can stand for:* Mail Boxes Etc.* Management by exception* Master of Bioethics* Master of Bioscience Enterprise* Master of Business Engineering* Master of Business Economics* Mean Biased Error... |
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| Joseph Nelson |
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| Gladys McCullough |
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| Ronald Harkness |
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| Conrad Dixon |
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| Alan Carson |
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| Darryn Causby |
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Council services
- Coney Island, Lough NeaghConey Island, Lough NeaghConey Island is an island in Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland. It is situated approximately 1 km from Maghery in County Armagh, is thickly wooded and of nearly in area. It lies between the mouths of the River Blackwater and the River Bann in the south-west corner of Lough Neagh. Boat trips to the...
is owned by the National TrustNational Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural BeautyThe National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as the National Trust, is a conservation organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland...
and managed on their behalf by Craigavon Borough Council.