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.
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
2019âÂÂ2023 Change: TUV gain from UUP
2014: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent<br />
2019: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent<br />
2014-2019 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
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
2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP<br />
2011: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent<br />
2005-2011 Change: Independent gain from DUP
2001: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP<br />
2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP<br />
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP
1997: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP<br />
2001: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP<br />
1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from UUP
1993: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP<br />
1997: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP<br />
1993-1997 Change: No change
1989: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP<br />
1993: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP<br />
1989-1993 Change: No change
1985: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP<br />
1989: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP<br />
1985-1989 Change: No change
1985: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP