Founded 1 April 2015 | Seats 41 | |
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Type District council of Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Preceded by Armagh City and District Council
Banbridge District Council
Craigavon Borough Council Lord Mayor Garath Keating, Sinn Féin Political groups DUP (13)
UUP (12)
Sinn Féin (8)
SDLP (6)
UKIP (1)
Independents (1) | ||
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 22 May 2014 and it acted as a shadow authority, prior to the creation of the Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon district on 1 April 2015.
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Councillors
For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas (DEA):
Population
The area covered by new Council has a population of 199,693 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census. This made it the second largest council, in terms of population, after Belfast City Council.
References
Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon District Council Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA