Loughside was one of the four district electoral areas in Craigavon, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 2014. The district elected five members to Craigavon Borough Council, and formed part of the Upper Bann constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Craigavon Area A which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Aghagallon, Court, Drumnamoe, Kinnegoe and Woodville. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and divided between the Craigavon DEA and the Lurgan DEA.
Councillors Election Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) 2011 Mairéad O'Dowd (Sinn Féin) Johnny McGibbon (Sinn Féin) Noel McGeown (Sinn Féin) Declan McAlinden (SDLP) Joe Nelson (SDLP) 2005 Leah Small (Sinn Féin) Michael Tallon (Sinn Féin) Mary McAlinden (SDLP) Dolores Kelly (SDLP) 2001 John O'Dowd (Sinn Féin) Maurice Magill (Sinn Féin) Sean McCavanagh (SDLP) 1997 Kieran McGeown (SDLP) 1993 Brendan McConville (Sinn Féin) Peter Smyth (Workers' Party) Hugh Casey (SDLP) 1989 Brendan Curran (Sinn Féin) Tom French (Workers' Party) Catherine McStravick (SDLP) 1985 Padraig Breen (Workers' Party) Peter Bunting (SDLP) Thomas Bell (UUP)
2011 Election
2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP
2011: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP
2005-2011 Change: No change
2005 Election
2001: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin
2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP
2001–2005 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
2001 Election
1997: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2001: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin
1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
1997 Election
1993: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Workers' Party
1997: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1993-1997 Change: SDLP gain from Workers' Party
1993 Election
1989: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Workers' Party
1993: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Workers' Party
1989-1993 Change: No change
1989 Election
1985: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Workers' Party, 1 x UUP
1989: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Workers' Party
1985-1989 Change: SDLP gain from UUP
1985 Election
1985: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Workers' Party, 1 x UUP
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