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