1977: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Republican Clubs, 1 x UUP
1981: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Republican Clubs, 1 x UUP
1977-1981 Change: No change
Craigavon Area A - 5 seats[ 2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Republican Clubs
Padraig Breen
19.44%
1,200
SDLP
James McDonald *
16.18%
999
1,032.2
SDLP
Patrick Crilly *
10.56%
652
715.4
762.4
1,166.4
SDLP
Sean McCavanagh *
14.04%
867
915
973.8
1,117.8
UUP
James Gillespie *
11.86%
732
734.4
894.2
897.2
925.2
DUP
Victor Pickering
12.41%
766
766.4
786.4
786.6
795.6
SDLP
Ignatius Fox
9.12%
563
580
603.8
Independent Socialist
Joseph Cunningham
3.11%
192
214.4
UUP
William Lyness
2.96%
183
184.2
Electorate: 8,797 Valid: 6,174 (70.18%) Spoilt: 245 Quota: 1,030 Turnout: 6,419 (72.97%)
1977: 3 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1981: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP
1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from Alliance
Craigavon Area B - 7 seats[ 2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
UUP
Herbert Whitten *
21.99%
1,785
SDLP
Daniel Murphy *
16.54%
1,343
DUP
Gladys McCullough *
13.88%
1,127
UUP
Alan Locke *
8.18%
664
1,138.72
DUP
James Forsythe
9.88%
802
829.95
830.21
834.83
957.03
1,019.93
UUP
Arnold Hatch
6.38%
518
695.59
695.59
800.31
821.13
830.73
996.41
1,009.67
Alliance
William Ramsay *
5.11%
415
448.11
479.05
483.56
492.39
495.19
521.11
876.6
Republican Clubs
Dermot Hamill
6.66%
541
541
701.68
702.01
703.27
703.27
705.8
798.17
Alliance
Sean Hagan*
4.43%
360
365.16
493.6
494.48
496.74
497.14
504.63
DUP
Frederick Richardson
4.14%
336
360.51
360.51
361.83
437.81
471.11
DUP
John Oliver
2.80%
227
244.2
244.72
246.59
Electorate: 12,023 Valid: 8,118 (67.52%) Spoilt: 326 Quota: 1,015 Turnout: 8,444 (70.23%)
1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
1981: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Republican Clubs
1977-1981 Change: DUP and Republican Clubs gain from SDLP and Alliance
Craigavon Area C - 6 seats[ 2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Republican Clubs
Tom French
14.19%
1,298
1,301
1,363
SDLP
Hugh News *
11.77%
1,077
1,077
1,133
1,153.93
1,169.84
1,285.39
1,384.39
UUP
Mary Simpson *
10.79%
987
1,015
1,015
1,015
1,015
1,015
1,132
1,134
1,194
1,200
1,552
UUP
Cyril McLoughlin
8.47%
775
793
796
796
797
799
886
888
922
929
1,294
1,509.67
DUP
William Smith
7.10%
650
662
662
662.91
663.91
663.91
671.91
672.91
1,053.91
1,054.91
1,074.91
1,089.92
1,150.75
DUP
Robert Dodds
8.20%
750
777
777
777.91
777.91
777.91
782.91
783.91
925.91
926.91
942.91
953.97
993.47
SDLP
Catherine McCann
4.27%
391
391
435
448.65
468.56
636.29
708.2
763.2
763.2
973.75
973.75
975.33
977.7
UUP
Jack Mathers
7.20%
659
670
670
670
670
670
759
760
774
782
Independent Socialist
Alan Evans
4.35%
398
402
415
417.73
668.46
684.46
751.46
757.46
757.46
DUP
Ronald Williamson*
6.74%
617
631
631
631
631
631
638
638
Alliance
Brian Gee
6.33%
579
596
609
611.73
616.73
628.73
SDLP
Terence McGinnity
2.95%
270
270
313
321.19
327.19
Independent Socialist
George Forker
3.37%
308
309
313
317.55
Ind. Nationalist
Robert McEvoy*
2.73%
250
252
Ind. Unionist
Frederick Crowe
1.54%
141
Electorate: 14,371 Valid: 9,150 (63.67%) Spoilt: 318 Quota: 1,308 Turnout: 9,468 (65.88%)
1977: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUUP
1981: 3 x UUP, 3 x DUP, 1 x UUUP
1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Craigavon Area D - 7 seats[ 2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
DUP
Frederick Baird *
17.03%
1,570
DUP
David Calvert *
12.14%
1,119
1,284.36
UUP
Sydney Cairns *
12.49%
1,151
1,179.08
UUP
Samuel Gardiner
12.27%
1,131
1,142.96
1,146.16
1,397.16
UUP
George Savage
11.15%
1,028
1,032.68
1,034.48
1,153.48
DUP
Ian Williams
9.46%
872
997.06
1,104.86
1,123.96
1,156.96
UUUP
Philip Black *
8.57%
790
842.26
850.26
877.22
983.22
1,439.22
SDLP
Gary Kennedy
6.93%
639
639.26
639.26
639.26
640.26
648.26
UUUP
Thomas Megarrell
5.27%
486
497.96
500.36
519.74
546.74
UUP
Samuel Lutton
4.69%
432
436.94
438.94
Electorate: 13,017 Valid: 9,218 (70.82%) Spoilt: 237 Quota: 1,153 Turnout: 9,455 (72.64%)