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The 2019 election to the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council , part of the Northern Ireland local elections that were held on 2 May 2019 returned 41 members to the council via Single Transferable Vote .
Election results [ ]
Newry, Mourne and Down Borough Council Election Result 2019[1]
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
Sinn Féin
16
2
0
2
39.0
36.5
25,327
0.6
SDLP
11
0
3
3
26.8
23.0
15,975
7.4
Independent
5
2
0
2
12.2
12.5
8,661
7.5
UUP
4
1
0
1
9.8
10.0
6,952
2.0
DUP
3
0
1
1
7.3
8.5
5,897
0.9
Alliance
2
0
0
0
4.9
7.4
5,162
5.0
Aontú
0
0
0
New
0
1.5
1,055
New
Green (NI)
0
0
0
0
0
0.4
310
0.4
UKIP
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
3.9
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
The overall turnout was 55.25% with a total of 69,339 valid votes cast. A total of 1,090 ballots were rejected.
Districts summary [ ]
Results of the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council election, 2019 by district
Ward
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
Total Cllrs
Sinn Féin
SDLP
UUP
DUP
Alliance
Others
Crotlieve
29.8
2
27.0
2
6.2
0
3.2
0
4.2
0
29.5
2
6
Downpatrick
25.2
1
40.6
3
4.7
0
5.1
0
2.0
0
22.3
1
5
Newry
44.8
3
21.3
2
3.4
0
0.0
0
7.3
0
23.2
0
6
Rowallane
8.0
0
15.6
1
19.4
1
29.0
2
18.2
1
9.7
0
5
Slieve Croob
36.5
2
20.5
1
15.9
1
10.6
0
10.6
1
5.9
0
5
Slieve Gullion
62.7
5
21.6
1
10.3
1
2.5
0
2.9
0
0.0
0
7
The Mournes
34.2
3
18.0
1
12.0
1
16.1
1
7.8
0
12.0
1
7
Total
36.5
16
23.0
11
10.0
4
8.5
3
7.4
2
14.4
5
41
District results [ ]
Crotlieve [ ]
2014: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Fein, 1 x Independent
2019: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Fein, 2 x Independent
2014-2019 Change: Independent gain from SDLP
Crotlieve - 6 seats[1]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Independent
Jarlath Tinnelly *
12.30%
1,412
1,415
1,465
1,528
1,651
Sinn Féin
Gerry O'Hare
11.20%
1,286
1,286
1,305
1,462
1,467
1,852
SDLP
Declan McAteer *
10.24%
1,175
1,179
1,236
1,247
1,309
1,371
1,375.56
1,375.56
1,754.56
Independent
Mark Gibbons
10.36%
1,189
1,191
1,257
1,269
1,586
1,599
1,600.71
1,607.71
1,703.71
Sinn Féin
Mickey Ruane *
7.07%
812
812
822
963
1,039
1,396
1,590.94
1,593.64
1,687.64
SDLP
Karen McKevitt
9.72%
1,116
1,117
1,203
1,232
1,259
1,337
1,340.42
1,340.42
1,641.42
UUP
Joshua Lowry
6.20%
712
1,056
1,068
1,068
1,079
1,079
1,079
1,079
1,100.9
SDLP
Michael Carr
7.00%
808
810
877
880
1,055
1,073
1,075.85
1,075.85
Sinn Féin
Oksana McMahon*
7.04%
809
809
823
922
940
Independent
Jim Boylan
6.86%
788
789
853
856
Sinn Féin
Mary Tinnelly
4.52%
519
519
524
Alliance
Lorcán McGreevy
4.21%
483
484
DUP
Wilma McCullough
3.23%
371
Electorate: 19,863 Valid: 11,480 (57.80%) Spoilt: 169 Quota: 1,641 Turnout: 11,649 (58.65%)
Downpatrick [ ]
2014: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Fein, 1 x Independent
2019: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Fein, 1 x Independent
2014-2019 Change: No change
Downpatrick - 5 seats[1]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
SDLP
Gareth Sharvin *
19.01%
1,395
Independent
Cadogan Enright *
14.34%
1,052
1,093.36
1,216.46
1,327.46
SDLP
Dermot Curran *
12.81%
940
969.59
976.59
1,059.02
1,222.24
1,317.24
Sinn Féin
Oonagh Hanlon
14.06%
1,032
1,041.13
1,049.13
1,073.46
1,073.46
1,156.68
1,157.68
SDLP
John Trainor *
9.05%
664
744.74
758.18
852.83
906.27
1,060.81
1,094.81
Sinn Féin
Jordan Madden
11.35%
833
846.31
853.31
864.53
865.43
899.3
899.3
Aontú
Macartán Digney
6.47%
475
478.19
486.19
517.74
524.74
UUP
Alex Burgess
4.70%
345
345.66
479.66
508.66
Alliance
Tiernan Laird
5.11%
375
380.5
434.05
DUP
James Savage
2.03%
149
149
Green (NI)
Jamie Kennedy
1.74%
128
129.32
Electorate: 14,620 Valid: 7,338 (50.19%) Spoilt: 86 Quota: 1,232 Turnout: 7,474 (51.12%)
Newry [ ]
2014: 3 x Sinn Fein, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
2019: 3 x Sinn Fein, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
2014-2019 Change: No change
Newry - 6 seats[1]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Independent
Gavin Malone
23.19%
2,296
Sinn Féin
Liz Kimmins * †
13.88%
1,374
1,450.56
SDLP
Michael Savage *
12.43%
1,231
1,417.56
Sinn Féin
Charlie Casey *
12.42%
1,230
1,345.28
1,347.16
1,843.16
Sinn Féin
Valerie Harte *
10.56%
1,045
1,131.68
1,132.68
1,363.56
1,776.7
SDLP
Gary Stokes *
8.87%
878
987.12
1,115.08
1,139.68
1,145.14
1,178.81
Alliance
Helena Young
7.28%
721
924.72
1,049.44
1,084.36
1,093.46
1,137.14
Sinn Féin
Sarah McAllister
7.92%
784
864.08
864.08
UUP
Ricky McGaffin
3.44%
341
353.76
Electorate: 19,400 Valid: 9,900 (51.03%) Spoilt: 198 Quota: 1,415 Turnout: 10,098 (52.05%)
Rowallane [ ]
2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2014-2019 Change: No change
Rowallane - 5 seats[1]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Alliance
Patrick Brown *
18.60%
1,416
SDLP
Terry Andrews *
15.57%
1,211
1,322
DUP
Harry Harvey * †
16.27%
1,265
1,270
1,275.28
1,329.28
UUP
Robert Burgess *
10.81%
842
865
892.83
1,075.37
1,082.96
1,142.81
DUP
William Walker *
12.67%
985
989
994.5
1,037.04
1,058.43
1,073.65
UUP
Walter Lyons
8.58%
667
682
692.89
746.95
751.78
772.54
Sinn Féin
Marianne Cleary
8.00%
622
652
671.47
709.67
709.67
Independent
Martyn Todd
6.13%
477
525
570.54
Green (NI)
Emma Cairns
2.34%
182
Aontú
Liam Mulhern
1.27%
99
Electorate: 14,896 Valid: 7,776 (52.20%) Spoilt: 73 Quota: 1,296 Turnout: 7,839 (52.62%)
Slieve Croob [ ]
2014: 2 x Sinn Fein, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
2019: 2 x Sinn Fein, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2014-2019 Change: UUP gain from DUP
Slieve Croob - 5 seats[1]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
UUP
Alan Lewis
15.93%
1,303
1,307
2,115
Sinn Féin
Roisin Howell *
12.65%
1,035
1,086
1,088
1,090
1,611
Sinn Féin
Cathy Mason
13.07%
1,069
1,117
1,119
1,120
1,373
Alliance
Gregory Bain †
10.55%
863
915
932
1,194
1,217
1,241.84
SDLP
Hugh Gallagher
10.76%
880
969
986
1,041
1,086
1,222.16
SDLP
Mark Murnin*
9.73%
796
894
907
1,017
1,071
1,154.72
Sinn Féin
John Rice*
10.81%
884
907
907
908
DUP
Maynard Hanna
10.61%
868
889
Aontú
Tracy Harkin
5.88%
481
Electorate: 14,846 Valid: 8,179 (55.09%) Spoilt: 111 Quota: 1,364 Turnout: 8,290 (55.84%)
Slieve Gullion [ ]
2014: 4 x Sinn Fein, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2019: 5 x Sinn Fein, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2014-2019 Change: Sinn Fein gain from SDLP
Slieve Gullion - 7 seats[1]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
Sinn Féin
Terry Hearty * †
14.98%
1,876
Sinn Féin
Mickey Larkin *
13.14%
1,646
SDLP
Pete Byrne *
13.12%
1,643
Sinn Féin
Oonagh Magennis
12.95%
1,622
Sinn Féin
Barra Ó'Muirí *
10.79%
1,351
1,571.49
UUP
David Taylor *
10.28%
1,287
1,287.34
1,577.34
Sinn Féin
Roisin Mulgrew * †
10.88%
1,362
1,414.19
1,482.04
1,554.44
SDLP
Kate Loughran*
8.46%
1,059
1,076.85
1,291.89
1,296.34
Alliance
Gazdag Balázs
2.88%
361
365.08
DUP
Linda Henry
2.52%
315
316.19
Electorate: 20,858 Valid: 12,522 (60.03%) Spoilt: 295 Quota: 1,566 Turnout: 12,817 (61.45%)
The Mournes [ ]
2014: 2 x Sinn Fein, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x UKIP
2019: 3 x Sinn Fein, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
2014-2019 Change: Sinn Fein gain from SDLP, Independent leaves UKIP
The Mournes - 7 seats[1]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
DUP
Glyn Hanna *
16.06%
1,944
Sinn Féin
Sean Doran * †
15.57%
1,885
SDLP
Laura Devlin *
12.99%
1,572
UUP
Harold McKee ‡
12.02%
1,455
1,697
Independent
Henry Reilly *
11.95%
1,447
1,619.92
Sinn Féin
Willie Clarke *
9.53%
1,154
1,154.44
1,283.64
1,283.86
1,426.54
1,426.98
1,445.42
Sinn Féin
Leeanne McEvoy
9.06%
1,097
1,098.32
1,269.92
1,269.92
1,372.32
1,372.54
1,379.86
Alliance
Andrew McMurray
7.79%
943
945.2
951
1,014.36
1,280.88
1,320.7
1,349.02
SDLP
Brian Quinn*
5.01%
607
612.06
675.26
735.32
Electorate: 21,013 Valid: 12,104 (57.60%) Spoilt: 158 Quota: 1,514 Turnout: 12,262 (58.35%)
Changes during the term [ ]
† Co-options [ ]
Date co-opted
Electoral Area
Party
Outgoing
Co-optee
Reason
3 October 2019
Slieve Croob
Alliance
Gregory Bain
Andrew McMurray
Bain resigned.
17 October 2019
Rowallane
DUP
Harry Harvey
Kathryn Owen
Harvey was co-opted to the Northern Ireland Assembly.
10 February 2020
Newry
Sinn Féin
Liz Kimmins
Roisin Mulgrew
Kimmins was co-opted to the Northern Ireland Assembly.
11 February 2020
Slieve Gullion
Sinn Féin
Roisin Mulgrew
Declan Murphy
Murphy filled the vacancy arising from Mulgrew's move from Slieve Gullion to Newry.
28 May 2020
Slieve Gullion
Sinn Féin
Terry Hearty
Aoife Finnegan
Hearty resigned.
23 December 2021
The Mournes
Sinn Féin
Sean Doran
Michael Rice
Doran died.
‡ Changes in affiliation [ ]
Date
Electoral Area
Name
Previous affiliation
New affiliation
Circumstance
6 June 2021
The Mournes
Glyn Hanna
DUP
Independent
Resigned from the DUP over disagreements with the new party leadership.[2]
6 June 2021
Rowallane
Kathryn Owen
DUP
Independent
Resigned from the DUP over disagreements with the new party leadership.[2]
14 September 2021
The Mournes
Glyn Hanna
Independent
DUP
Rejoined the DUP over resolving their disagreements with the new party leadership.[3]
14 September 2021
Rowallane
Kathryn Owen
Independent
DUP
Rejoined the DUP over resolving their disagreements with the new party leadership.[3]
29 October 2021
The Mournes
Harold McKee
UUP
Independent
Resigned from the UUP over disagreements with the new party leadership on social issues.[4]
13 November 2021
The Mournes
Harold McKee
Independent
TUV
Joined the TUV having recently resigned from the UUP.[5]
– Suspensions [ ]
None
Last updated 13 January 2022.
Current composition: see Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
Notes [ ]
^ The leader of Sinn Féin is Mary Lou McDonald , who sits as a TD in the Irish Dáil Éireann for Dublin Central . O'Neill is the leader of the party in Northern Ireland.
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