Newry is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland.Final Northern Ireland super council recommendations, BBC News, 13 December 2013, accessed 24 May 2014 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., ARK, accessed 8 July 2023 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 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 seats2014–present2023 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)
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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