Upper Bann (UK Parliament constituency)

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Upper Bann
county constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Upper Bann in Northern Ireland
Districts of Northern IrelandArmagh, Banbridge and Craigavon
Electorate77,905 (March 2011)
Major settlementsLurgan, Portadown
Current constituency
Created1983
Member of ParliamentCarla Lockhart (DUP)
Number of members1
Created fromArmagh and South Down[1]

Upper Bann (Irish: An Bhanna Uachtarach) is a constituency of the United Kingdom. It is in Northern Ireland.

Election results[change | change source]

General election 2019: Upper Bann[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DUP Carla Lockhart 20,501 41.0 ―2.5
Sinn Féin John O'Dowd 12,291 24.6 ―3.3
Alliance Eóin Tennyson 6,433 12.9 +8.4
Ulster Unionist Doug Beattie 6,197 12.4 ―3.0
SDLP Dolores Kelly 4,623 9.2 +0.6
Majority 8,210 16.4 +0.8
Turnout 50,045 60.4 ―3.5
Registered electors 82,856
DUP hold Swing +0.5

References[change | change source]

  1. "'Upper Bann', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  2. "Upper Bann Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 18 November 2019.