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
Armagh City and District Council was a district council in County Armagh in Northern Ireland. It merged with Banbridge District Council and Craigavon Borough Council in May 2015 under local government reorganisation in Northern Ireland to beco ...
,
Banbridge District Council
Banbridge District Council was the local authority of Banbridge in Northern Ireland. It was created in 1973 when the Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 1971 came into force. In May 2015, it merged with Armagh City and District ...
and
Craigavon Borough Council
Craigavon Borough Council was a local council in counties Armagh, Down and Antrim, in Northern Ireland. It merged with Armagh City and District Council and Banbridge District Council in May 2015 under local government reorganisation in Nor ...
. The first elections to the authority were on
22 May 2014 and it acted as a shadow authority, before the
Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon district was created on 1 April 2015.
Mayoralty
Lord Mayor
Deputy Lord Mayor
Councillors
For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas (DEA):
Seat summary
Councillors by electoral area
For further details see
.
Population
The area covered by the council has a population of 218,656 residents according to the 2021 Northern Ireland census. This made it the second largest council, in terms of population, after
Belfast City Council
Belfast City Council () is the Local government in Northern Ireland, local authority with responsibility for part of Belfast, the largest city of Northern Ireland. The council serves an estimated population of (), the largest of any district c ...
.
Freedom of the Borough
The following people and military units have received the
Freedom of the Borough of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough.
Individuals
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Gloria Hunniford
Mary Winifred Gloria Hunniford, OBE (born 10 April 1940) is a television and radio presenter, broadcaster and singer from Northern Ireland. She is known for presenting programmes on the BBC and ITV, such as '' Rip Off Britain'', and her regula ...
: 20 December 2021.
References
External links
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{{Northern Ireland districts
District councils of Northern Ireland
Politics of County Antrim
Politics of County Armagh
Politics of County Down
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2015 establishments in Northern Ireland