Newry and Mourne Area D

Newry and Mourne Area D was one of the six district electoral areas in Newry and Mourne, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected seven members to Newry and Mourne District Council, and formed part of the Armagh constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament, and part of the South Down constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1973 local elections, and contained the wards of Ballybot, Bessbrook, Daisy Hill, Derrymore, Drumalane, Fathom and Tullyhappy. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections with 2 wards going to The Fews DEA, 4 to the Newry DEA and Fathom to Slieve Gullion DEA.

Councillors

Election Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party)
1981 Clarence Morrow
(UUP)/
(Independent Unionist) 		Andy Moffett
(UUP) 		Francis McCamley
(IIP) 		Eugene Markey
(IIP)/
(Independent Nationalist) 		John McEvoy
(SDLP) 		Thomas McGrath
(SDLP) 		John Bell
(SDLP)
1977 Victor Frizell
(Alliance)
1973 Arthur Lockhart
(Independent Unionist) 		Noel Collins
(Republican Clubs)

1981 Election

1977: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist

1981: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 2 x IIP

1977-1981 Change: IIP gain from Alliance, Independent Nationalist joins IIP

Newry and Mourne Area D - 7 seats[1]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Irish Independence Eugene Markey* 23.56% 1,831                
SDLP John McEvoy* 12.72% 988                
UUP Andy Moffett* 10.36% 805 808.43 808.43 1,017.43          
SDLP Thomas McGrath* 8.07% 627 735.29 749.23 751.72 806.44 806.44 1,201.44    
SDLP John Bell* 8.55% 664 745.83 772.75 774.24 814 814 938.9 1,148.9  
UUP Clarence Morrow* 8.69% 675 676.47 676.47 756.47 761.96 810.68 812.17 812.17 814.27
Irish Independence Francis McCamley 2.15% 167 681.99 705.4 707.38 753.08 753.08 774.98 781.98 804.38
Alliance Victor Frizell* 7.57% 588 621.81 632.79 635.79 695.2 695.68 733.13 748.53 774.43
SDLP Michael McNulty 7.62% 592 611.6 622.6 622.6 633.05 633.05      
Republican Clubs Brian Mulligan 3.69% 287 351.68 452.58 452.58          
DUP George McConnell 3.90% 303 306.43 306.43            
Republican Clubs Matthew Cunningham 2.61% 203 222.6              
Electorate: 11,891   Valid: 7,770 (65.34%)   Spoilt: 280   Quota: 967   Turnout: 5,010 (42.13%)  

1977 Election

1973: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Republican Clubs

1977: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist

1973-1977 Change: UUP (two seats) and Independent Nationalist gain from Independent Unionist (two seats) and Republican Clubs

Newry and Mourne Area D - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
UUP Clarence Morrow* 13.32% 845                
SDLP John Bell* 12.86% 816                
UUP Andy Moffett 12.20% 774 822.66              
SDLP Thomas McGrath* 11.91% 756 756.06 756.3 760.3 765.7 796.7      
SDLP John McEvoy* 11.11% 705 705 705.06 727.06 730.5 761.78 768.84 810.84  
Alliance Victor Frizell* 7.85% 498 498.66 507.66 565.8 566.58 589.8 591.86 631.16 699.84
Ind. Nationalist Eugene Markey 8.81% 559 559.06 559.06 562.06 562.56 564.58 575.6 661.72 684.98
Republican Clubs Noel Collins* 5.23% 332 332 332 335 335.64 339.64 451.66 515.14 564.56
SDLP John Grant 6.11% 388 388.12 388.54 389.6 392.92 435.04 438.08 467.26  
Independent Fabian Boyle 4.35% 276 276 276.06 283.18 284.3 288.36 297.38    
Republican Clubs Edward McGeown 2.36% 150 150 150 150.06 150.18 151.18      
SDLP Patrick Sloan 2.24% 142 142.18 142.36 146.36 146.84        
Alliance Monica Sweeney 1.65% 105 105.24 106.74            
Electorate: 11,390   Valid: 6,346 (55.72%)   Spoilt: 343   Quota: 794   Turnout: 6,689 (58.73%)  

1973 Election

1973: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Republican Clubs

Newry and Mourne Area D - 7 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Ind. Unionist Clarence Morrow 19.03% 1,297                              
SDLP John Bell 13.25% 903                              
SDLP John McEvoy 10.98% 748 748.34 758.34 763.44 765.44 767.44 774.44 785.44 837.89 860.89            
Ind. Unionist Arthur Lockhart 5.85% 399 823.66 823.66 824.66 824.66 825.66 825.66 825.66 825.66 826.66 829.66 831.66 835 835 859  
SDLP Thomas McGrath 4.80% 327 327 331.55 339.65 345.7 348.7 353.75 364.25 435.55 440.99 446.08 489.28 505.88 506.51 564.15 937.15
Alliance Victor Frizell 5.46% 372 376.08 377.98 381.42 381.42 382.42 386.47 397.92 403.17 443.66 445.76 456.76 710.15 713.93 809.14 833.37
Republican Clubs Noel Collins 6.59% 449 449 451.65 455.7 478.75 507.75 513.8 523.7 533.05 534.2 554.3 690.95 697.15 697.78 753.17 769.27
Republican Clubs Thomas Moore 3.82% 260 260 261.65 262.3 277.3 301.35 307.35 311.4 313.45 318.55 376.75 447.55 452.8 453.43 492.58 520.58
SDLP Denis Smyth 6.10% 416 416 416.55 417.55 421.55 421.55 421.55 423.65 428 431.2 439.5 442.5 453.95 456.47 483.86  
Independent Basil McGinn 4.93% 336 343.48 343.93 346.93 347.93 348.93 392.93 406.32 411.62 413.96 429.06 438.16 446.16 446.79    
Alliance Monica Sweeney 2.92% 199 200.02 201.82 203.82 204.82 204.82 205.87 208.07 212.27 308.02 334.32 340.47        
Republican Clubs Hugh Golding 2.96% 202 202 204.25 212.25 221.25 244.3 248.35 255.65 257.9 262.9 268.25          
Independent Thomas Hollywood 3.14% 214 214.34 215.69 216.74 219.74 219.74 225.84 226.94 232.39 234.59            
Alliance Maureen McMahon 2.58% 176 177.02 178.12 180.17 182.17 182.17 185.17 187.32 192.77              
SDLP John Hillen 1.89% 129 129 135.5 136.65 137.7 137.7 140.9 171.65                
SDLP R. Blair 1.35% 92 92.34 100.89 100.94 100.94 103.94 107.09                  
Irish Labour Patrick Lynch 1.19% 81 81 81.55 97.7 98.7 100.7                    
Republican Clubs Daniel Hughes 1.17% 80 80 80.1 80.1 89.1                      
Republican Clubs Martin McAlinden 1.13% 77 77 77.1 78.15                        
Irish Labour Michael Murphy 0.85% 58 58.68 59.58                          
Electorate: 11,514   Valid: 6,815 (59.19%)   Spoilt: 194   Quota: 852   Turnout: 7,009 (60.87%)  

References

  1. ^ "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 2 August 2021.