Carla Lockhart


Carla Rebecca Lockhart is a Democratic Unionist Party politician from Northern Ireland. She has been the Member of Parliament for Upper Bann since the 2019 general election. She was previously an MLA for Upper Bann, elected in the 2016 election.
Lockhart was elected to Craigavon Borough Council in 2007, representing the Lurgan area, before stepping down in 2016 to run for the Assembly elections. She worked full-time in the Lurgan DUP Advice Centre, under Stephen Moutray whilst working as a councillor. From a farming background in South Tyrone, she is a business graduate of Ulster University and is married to Rodney Condell, a quantity surveyor.
On 8 November 2019, Lockhart announced her candidacy for the Upper Bann Westminster constituency in the 2019 general election.
On 13 December 2019, Lockhart won the Upper Bann seat in Westminster, previously held by David Simpson, and stepped down from her seat as MLA for Upper Bann.