| Newry | |
| Type: | Newry, Mourne and Down District Council DEA |
| Year: | 1985 |
| Seats: | 7 (1985-2014) 6 (2014-) |
| Members Label: | Councillors |
Newry is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland.[1] 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.[2] 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.
| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2023 Co-Option | Aidan Mathers (Sinn Féin) | Cathal King (Sinn Féin) | Geraldine Kearns (Sinn Féin) | Valerie Harte (Sinn Féin) | Killian Feehan (SDLP) | Doire Finn (SDLP) | 6 seats 2014–present | |||||||
| 2023 | Michael Savage (SDLP) | |||||||||||||
| December 2022 Co-Options | Gavin Malone (Independent) | Gary Stokes (SDLP) | ||||||||||||
| February 2020 Co-Option | Roisin Mulgrew (Sinn Féin) | Charlie Casey (Sinn Féin) | ||||||||||||
| 2019 | Liz Kimmins (Sinn Féin) | |||||||||||||
| August 2017 Co-Option | Davy Hyland (Independent) | |||||||||||||
| April 2015 Defection | Kevin McAteer (SDLP)/ (Independent) | |||||||||||||
| 2014 | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Brendan Curran (Sinn Féin) | John McArdle (SDLP) | Frank Feely (SDLP) | Jack Patterson (Independent) | ||||||||||
| 2005 | Marian Mathers (Sinn Féin) | Gary Stokes (SDLP) | ||||||||||||
| 2001 | Davy Hyland (Sinn Féin) | Patrick McElroy (SDLP) | ||||||||||||
| 1997 | William McCaigue (UUP) | Eugene Markey (Independent Nationalist) | ||||||||||||
| 1993 | Arthur Ruddy (SDLP) | |||||||||||||
| 1989 | Eugene Markey (Independent Nationalist)/ (IIP) | Sean Gallogly (SDLP) | ||||||||||||
| 1985 | Thomas McGrath (SDLP) | |||||||||||||
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x IIP, 1 x UUP