title: 2011 Craigavon Borough Council election
text: # 2011 Craigavon Borough Council election
  
  Elections to Craigavon Borough Council were held on 5 May 2011 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 26 councillors.
  
  ## Election results
  
  Craigavon Borough Council Election Result 2011 :
  
  | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | DUP | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34.6 | 30.0 | 9,974 | 0.8 |
  | Sinn Féin | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 30.8 | 27.9 | 9,304 | 5.5 |
  | Ulster Unionist | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.1 | 20.6 | 6,845 | 2.2 |
  | SDLP | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7.7 | 12.1 | 4,026 | 4.8 |
  | Alliance | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 1,137 | 1.0 |
  | TUV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 976 | New |
  | Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 917 | 1.4 |
  | UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 122 | New |
  
  Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
  
  ## Districts summary
  
  Results of the Craigavon Borough Council election, 2011 by district :
  
  | Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ward | DUP | DUP | Sinn Féin | Sinn Féin | UUP | UUP | SDLP | SDLP | Alliance | Alliance | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
  | Craigavon Central | 28.8 | 2 | 24.7 | 2 | 24.7 | 2 | 4.4 | 0 | 6.7 | 1 | 10.7 | 0 | 7 |
  | Loughside | 6.5 | 0 | 60.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 30.5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 |
  | Lurgan | 37.4 | 3 | 9.8 | 1 | 35.3 | 3 | 5.4 | 0 | 5.6 | 0 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 |
  | Portadown | 46.2 | 4 | 22.6 | 2 | 17.1 | 1 | 11.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 |
  | Total | 30.0 | 9 | 27.9 | 8 | 20.6 | 6 | 12.1 | 2 | 3.4 | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | 26 |
  
  ## District results
  
  ### Craigavon Central
  
  2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP 2011: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance 2005-2011 Change: Sinn Féin and Alliance gain from SDLP and DUP
  
  ### Loughside
  
  2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP 2011: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP 2005-2011 Change: No change
  
  ### Lurgan
  
  2005: 3 x DUP, 3 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin 2011: 3 x DUP, 3 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin 2005-2011 Change: No change
  
  ### Portadown
  
  2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent 2011: 4 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP 2005-2011 Change: DUP and Sinn Féin gain from SDLP and Independent
  
  