The first election to Newry, Mourne and Down District Council , part of the Northern Ireland local elections on 22 May 2014, returned 41 members to the newly formed council via Single Transferable Vote .[1] [2] [3] Sinn Féin and the Social Democratic and Labour Party won the most seats, with 14 each, with Sinn Féin taking a plurality of first-preference votes.
Results by party [ ]
Party
Seats
±
First Pref. votes
FPv%
±%
Sinn Féin
14
22,611
37.11%
SDLP
14
18,571
30.48%
DUP
4
4,259
6.99%
UUP
3
6,820
11.19%
Independent
3
3,448
5.66%
Alliance
2
1,460
2.40%
UKIP
1
2,371
3.89%
NI21
0
526
0.86%
TUV
0
433
0.71%
Totals
41
60,922
100%
—
[4]
Districts summary [ ]
Results of the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council election, 2014 by district
Ward
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
Total Cllrs
Sinn Féin
SDLP
DUP
UUP
Alliance
UKIP
Others
Crotlieve
34.5
2
43.4
3
2.5
0
9.5
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
10.1
1
6
Downpatrick
28.3
1
50.9
3
2.2
0
5.7
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
12.9
1
5
Newry
51.7
3
31.6
1
0.0
0
4.4
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
12.3
1
6
Rowallane
7.9
0
19.0
1
27.3
2
26.2
1
7.3
1
0.0
0
12.3
0
5
Slieve Croob
32.5
2
24.8
1
14.8
1
10.4
0
10.0
1
5.9
0
1.6
0
5
Slieve Gullion
62.2
4
23.3
2
3.4
0
11.1
1
0.0
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
7
The Mournes
28.5
2
23.8
2
9.0
1
17.0
1
2.4
0
18.1
1
1.2
0
7
Total
37.1
14
30.4
14
7.6
4
12.0
3
2.4
2
3.9
1
6.6
3
41
District results [ ]
Crotlieve [ ]
2014: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent
Crotlieve - 6 seats[4]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
SDLP
Declan McAteer *
14.19%
1,389
1,403
SDLP
Michael Carr *
10.30%
1,008
1,068
1,401
Sinn Féin
Sinead Ennis * †
13.57%
1,328
1,333
1,344
1,344.4
1,344.9
1,812.9
Sinn Féin
Mickey Ruane *
12.21%
1,195
1,232
1,286
1,286.4
1,286.9
1,519.9
SDLP
Gillian Fitzpatrick *
11.21%
1,097
1,109
1,289
1,290.6
1,290.6
1,337.6
1,431.6
Independent
Jarlath Tinnelly
7.56%
740
856
941
941.8
942.8
1,067.8
1,149.8
1,230.8
UUP
William Mitchell
9.53%
933
1,136
1,143
1,143.8
1,143.8
1,149.8
1,150.8
1,155.8
Sinn Féin
Mark Gibbons
8.76%
858
867
941
941
941
SDLP
Connaire McGreevy*
7.73%
757
771
Independent
Finbarr Lambe
2.64%
258
DUP
Wilma McCullough
2.31%
226
Electorate: 18,279 Valid: 9,789 (53.55%) Spoilt: 148 Quota: 1,399 Turnout: 9,937 (54.36%)
Downpatrick [ ]
2014: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent
Downpatrick - 5 seats[4]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
SDLP
Colin McGrath * †
19.63%
1,279
SDLP
Dermot Curran *
16.52%
1,076
1,226
SDLP
Gareth Sharvin *
14.75%
961
1,034
1,170.35
Independent
Cadogan Enright *
12.88%
839
978
997.05
1,052.05
Sinn Féin
Naomi Bailie
15.83%
1,031
1,032
1,045.35
1,049.35
Sinn Féin
Eamonn McConvey*
12.45%
811
812
829.4
833.4
UUP
Graham Furey
5.73%
373
DUP
Yvonne Moore
2.21%
144
Electorate: 14,000 Valid: 6,514 (46.53%) Spoilt: 98 Quota: 1,086 Turnout: 6,612 (47.23%)
Newry [ ]
2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
Newry - 6 seats[4]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Sinn Féin
Charlie Casey *
19.20%
1,693
Sinn Féin
Liz Kimmins *
17.75%
1,567
Sinn Féin
Valerie Harte *
14.75%
1,300
Independent
Davy Hyland *
11.85%
1,045
1,202
1,296.35
SDLP
Gary Stokes
10.64%
938
981
997.84
1,070.84
1,086.92
1,092.02
1,222.02
SDLP
Kevin McAteer ‡†
7.13%
629
716
764.97
812.03
820.27
832.51
1,153.51
SDLP
Peter McEvoy
7.53%
664
689
767.03
804.06
808.54
817.21
914.21
SDLP
Jacinta Duffy
6.30%
555
664
721.63
791.63
799.31
809.51
UUP
Joshua Lowry
4.36%
384
387
388.53
Independent
James Malone
0.47%
41
48
55.14
Electorate: 18,411 Valid: 8,816 (47.88%) Spoilt: 165 Quota: 1,260 Turnout: 8,981 (48.78%)
Rowallane [ ]
2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
Rowallane - 5 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
SDLP
Terry Andrews *
19.02%
1,321
UUP
Robert Burgess *
16.49%
1,145
1,153.45
1,202.45
DUP
Harry Harvey
13.71%
952
958.89
982.54
1,139.1
1,144.1
1,148.1
DUP
Billy Walker *
13.58%
943
959.64
980.94
1,070.98
1,072.98
1,081.98
Alliance
Patrick Brown
7.34%
510
563.95
710.97
723.36
734.36
992.36
UUP
Walter Lyons*
9.68%
672
674.86
699.64
873.81
898.81
913.81
Sinn Féin
Eddie Hughes
7.95%
552
595.68
689.88
692.01
692.01
TUV
Philip Hamilton
6.24%
433
437.81
456.46
NI21
Alistair Straney
3.85%
267
275.19
Independent
Mickey Coogan*
2.15%
149
160.31
Electorate: 14,526 Valid: 6,944 (49.54%) Spoilt: 78 Quota: 1,158 Turnout: 7,022 (50.44%)
Slieve Croob [ ]
2014: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
Slieve Croob - 5 seats[4]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Sinn Féin
Stephen Burns * †
18.87%
1,303
DUP
Garth Craig *
14.78%
1,021
1,028
1,028
1,166
SDLP
Mark Murnin
11.35%
784
794
794
797
929.16
1,261.16
Sinn Féin
Pól Ó Gribín †
13.61%
940
948
1,042.44
1,046.44
1,072
1,164
Alliance
Patrick Clarke †
9.99%
690
738
749.04
771.04
807.84
971.84
1,068.59
UUP
Desmond Patterson*
10.40%
718
727
733.6
932.6
934.6
955.08
967.08
SDLP
Audrey Byrne
7.44%
514
521
544.88
551.88
781.76
SDLP
Shane King
6.05%
418
425
438.68
445.8
UKIP
Alan Lewis
5.89%
407
413
413.24
NI21
Matthew Morrison
1.61%
111
Electorate: 13,939 Valid: 6,906 (47.80%) Spoilt: 125 Quota: 1,152 Turnout: 7,031 (50.44%)
Slieve Gullion [ ]
2014: 4 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
Slieve Gullion - 7 seats[4]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Sinn Féin
Terry Hearty *
19.14%
2,135
SDLP
Geraldine Donnelly * †
13.59%
1,516
Sinn Féin
Mickey Larkin *
12.65%
1,411
Sinn Féin
Barra Ó Muirí *
10.92%
1,218
1,773.12
UUP
David Taylor *
11.14%
1,243
1,246.24
1,599.24
Sinn Féin
Róisín Mulgrew *
11.46%
1,278
1,312.56
1,312.92
1,632.87
SDLP
Kate Loughran
9.66%
1,078
1,106.44
1,110.44
1,122.05
1,123.65
1,248.65
1,345.61
Sinn Féin
Daire Hughes
8.06%
899
1,004.84
1,011.2
1,055.48
1,283.68
1,283.68
1,294.48
DUP
Lavelle McIlwrath
3.37%
376
377.8
Electorate: 19,834 Valid: 11,154 (56.24%) Spoilt: 216 Quota: 1,395 Turnout: 11,370 (57.33%)
The Mournes [ ]
2014: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UKIP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP
The Mournes - 7 seats[4]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
UKIP
Henry Reilly * ‡
18.07%
1,964
SDLP
Laura Devlin *
16.45%
1,789
Sinn Féin
Willie Clarke *
14.55%
1,581
Sinn Féin
Seán Doran *
13.92%
1,513
UUP
Harold McKee *†
12.44%
1,352
1,677.5
SDLP
Brian Quinn *
7.32%
796
804.06
1,131.3
1,134.4
1,291.72
1,416.72
DUP
Glyn Hanna
8.95%
973
1,161.17
1,168.73
1,307.61
1,311.52
1,321.52
UUP
Jill Macaulay*
4.55%
494
550.42
556.36
727.48
728.86
752.86
Alliance
Ciaran McAvoy
2.39%
260
263.41
322.81
324.67
368.83
NI21
Annette Holden
1.36%
148
153.27
168.39
169.32
183.58
Electorate: 20,008 Valid: 10,869 (54.32%) Spoilt: 173 Quota: 1,359 Turnout: 11,042 (55.19%)
* Incumbent
Changes during the term [ ]
† Co-options [ ]
Date
Electoral area
Party
Outgoing
Co-optee
Reason
25 Jan 2016
Slieve Gullion
SDLP
Geraldine Donnelly
Pete Byrne
Donnelly retired.[5]
31 May 2016
Downpatrick
SDLP
Colin McGrath
John Trainor
McGrath elected to the Assembly .[6]
16 Nov 2016
Slieve Croob
Alliance
Patrick Clarke
Andrew McMurray
Clarke ejected from council.[7]
13 Apr 2017
Crotlieve
Sinn Féin
Sinéad Ennis
Oksana McMahon
Ennis elected to the Assembly .[8]
30 Apr 2017
The Mournes
UUP
Harold McKee
Jill Macauley
McKee elected to the Assembly .
26 Aug 2017
Newry
SDLP
Kevin McAteer (Ind.)
Michael Savage
McAteer resigned.[9]
22 Jan 2018
Slieve Croob
Sinn Féin
Pól O Gríbín
John Rice
O Gríbín resigned.[10]
14 Feb 2018
Slieve Croob
Sinn Féin
Stephen Burns
Róisín Howell
Burns resigned.[11]
‡ Changes in affiliation [ ]
Date
Electoral area
Name
Previous affiliation
New affiliation
Circumstance
3 Apr 2015
Newry
Kevin McAteer
SDLP
Independent
Resigned.[12]
2 Nov 2015
The Mournes
Henry Reilly
UKIP
Independent
Expelled.[13]
26 Aug 2017
Newry
Vacancy
Independent
SDLP
McAteer's seat returned to the SDLP.[14]
Last updated 25 March 2019.
Current composition: see Newry, Mourne and Down District Council .
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