Slieve Gullion 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 seven members to Newry, Mourne and Down District Council and contains the wards of Bessbrook, Camlough, Crossmaglen, Forkhill, Mullaghbane, Newtownhamilton and Whitecross., ARK, accessed 8 July 2023 Slieve Gullion forms part of the Newry and Armagh constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Newry and Mourne Areas D and E which had existed since 1973, where it originally contained five wards (Creggan, Crossmaglen, Fathom, Forkhill and Silver Bridge). For the 2014 local elections it gained two additional wards, gaining most of the abolished The Fews DEA including Bessbrook, Camlough and Newtownhamilton.
Councillors Election Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party)2023 Martin Hearty (Sinn Féin) Mickey Larkin (Sinn Féin) Declan Murphy (Sinn Féin) Áine Quinn (Sinn Féin) Pete Byrne (SDLP) Oonagh Magennis (Sinn Féin) David Taylor (UUP)2023 Aoife Finnegan (Sinn Féin)May 2020 Co-Option Barra Ó'Muirí (Sinn Féin)February 2020 Co-Option Terry Hearty (Sinn Féin)2019 Roisin Mulgrew (Sinn Féin)January 2016 Co-Option Kate Loughran (SDLP)2014 Geraldine Donnelly (SDLP) 2011 Patrick McDonald (Sinn Féin) Colman Burns (Sinn Féin) Anthony Flynn (Sinn Féin) 5 seats1985–2014 5 seats1985–2014 2005 2001 Elena Martin (Sinn Féin) John Fee (SDLP) 1997 Patrick McNamee (Sinn Féin) Patrick Brennan (Sinn Féin) Pat Toner (SDLP) 1993 Jim McAllister (Sinn Féin) Terry Mulkerns (SDLP) 1989 Jimmy McCreesh (Sinn Féin) Michael O'Neill (SDLP) 1985 Eamon Larkin (Sinn Féin) Owen Kelly (SDLP) Noel McKevitt (SDLP)
2023 Election
2019: 5 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2023: 5 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2019–2023 Change: No change
2019 Election
2014: 4 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2019: 5 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2014-2019 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
2014 Election
2011: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2014: 4 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2011-2014 Change: SDLP and UUP gain due to the addition of two seats
2011 Election
2005: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2011: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2005-2011 Change: No change
2005 Election
2001: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2005: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2001-2005 Change: No change
2001 Election
1997: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP
2001: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
1997-2001 Change: No change
1997 Election
1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin
1997: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP
1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
1993 Election
1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin
1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin
1989-1993 Change: No change
1989 Election
1985: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin
1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin
1985-1989 Change: No change
1985 Election
1985: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin
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