Lagan River (District Electoral Area)

Lagan River
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created2014
Seats5 (2014-)
Councillors
  •   Mark Baxter (DUP)
  •   Jessica Johnston (APNI)
  •   Tim McClelland (DUP)
  •   Paul Rankin (DUP)
  •   Kyle Savage (UUP)
Lagan River DEA within Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon

Lagan River is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Northern Ireland.[1] The district elects five members to Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council and contains the wards of Donaghcloney, Dromore, Gransha, Quilly and Waringstown.[2] Lagan River forms part of the Upper Bann constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament and part of the Lagan Valley constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 2014 local elections, largely replacing the Dromore DEA which had existed since 1985, and parts of the Lurgan DEA.

  1. ^ Final Northern Ireland super council recommendations, BBC News, 13 December 2013, accessed 24 May 2014
  2. ^ "Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2023.