Newry (District Electoral Area)

Newry is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland. The district elects six members to Newry, Mourne and Down District Council and contains the wards of Abbey, Ballybot, Damolly, Drumalane, Fathom and St. Patrick's. Newry forms part of the Newry and Armagh constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1985 local elections, where it was called Newry Town until 2014, replacing Newry and Mourne Areas D and F which had existed since 1973, and originally contained seven wards (Ballybot, Daisy Hill, Drumalane, Drumgallion, St. Mary's, St. Patrick's and Windsor Hill). For the 2014 local elections it was reduced by one ward.

Councillors

2023 Election

2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Independent

2023: 4 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP

2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Independent

2019 Election

2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Independent

2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Independent

2014-2019 Change: No change

2014 Election

2011: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 2 x Independent

2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Independent

2011-2014 Change: Independent loss due to the reduction of one seat

2011 Election

2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 3 x SDLP, 1 x Independent

2011: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 2 x Independent

2005-2011 Change: Independent gain from SDLP

2005 Election

2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 3 x SDLP, 1 x Independent

2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 3 x SDLP, 1 x Independent

2001-2005 Change: No change

2001 Election

1997: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent, 1 x Independent Nationalist

2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 3 x SDLP, 1 x Independent

1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin and SDLP gain from UUP and Independent Nationalist

1997 Election

1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent

1997: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent, 1 x Independent Nationalist

1993-1997 Change: Independent Nationalist gain from SDLP

1993 Election

1989: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent

1989-1993 Change: Sinn Féin and Independent gain from SDLP and Independent Nationalist

1989 Election

1985: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x IIP

1989: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

1985-1989 Change: Independent Nationalist leaves IIP

1985 Election

1985: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x IIP, 1 x UUP

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