Local Democracy Week - Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council

Local Democracy Week takes place every year and aims to raise awareness about local government and encourage interest in local politics.

The Theme for 2020 is

Local Democracy: building trust
Co-designing local democracy
Practising Open Government

Do you know all the different ways you can have your say and make a difference to your local area?

To find out more about what we can do for you and how you can have your say in local decision-making, you can:

Discover who your local Councillor is

View the Council meeting dates and papers. All our Committee and Council meetings are now live streamed

View all consultations on our Consultation Hub, Citizen Space

Apply for Financial Assistance via the Council’s Financial Assistance Programme if you’re a member of a local community group and your project will benefit your local community

Find out more about the Tak£500 Participatory Budgeting Fund which opened in September

Get involved and help out in your area by joining your local residents association or community group. Contact a member of the Council’s Community Development Team for more information.

These are ways we currently engage with our citizens and as you can see, democratic participation takes many forms. Perhaps you think there are other ways we could engage with citizens, if so please let us know. You can do this by contacting us on

Facebook, Twitter,