Cusher is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Northern Ireland. The district elects five members to Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council and contains the wards of Hamiltonsbawn, Markethill, Richhill, Seagahan and Tandragee. Armagh forms part of the Newry and Armagh constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Armagh Area B which had existed since 1973, where it contained six wards (Hamiltonsbawn, Killeen, Laurelvale, Markethill, Poyntz Pass and Tandragee). For the 2014 local elections it was reduced by one ward but gained most of the abolished The Orchard DEA.

Councillors

2023 Election

2019: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent

2023: 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x TUV, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent

2019–2023 Change: TUV gain from UUP

2019 Election

2014: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent

2019: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent

2014-2019 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

2014 Election

2011: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent

2014: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent

2011-2014 Change: DUP loss due to the reduction of one seat

2011 Election

2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

2011: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent

2005-2011 Change: Independent gain from DUP

2005 Election

2001: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP

2001 Election

1997: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

2001: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from UUP

1997 Election

1993: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

1997: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

1993-1997 Change: No change

1993 Election

1989: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

1993: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

1989-1993 Change: No change

1989 Election

1985: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

1989: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

1985-1989 Change: No change

1985 Election

1985: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

References

1985 establishments in Northern Ireland