Downpatrick (District Electoral Area) District electoral area in Northern Ireland
Downpatrick Created 1985 Seats 7 (1985–2014) 5 (2014–present) Councillors Philip Campbell (SF ) Cadogan Enright (APNI ) Conor Galbraith (SDLP ) Oonagh Hanlon (SF ) Gareth Sharvin (SDLP )
Downpatrick DEA within Newry, Mourne and Down
Downpatrick DEA (1993-2014) within Down
Downpatrick is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Newry, Mourne and Down , Northern Ireland.[ 1] The district elects five members to Newry, Mourne and Down District Council and contains the wards of Cathedral, Knocknashinna, Lecale, Quoile and Strangford.[ 2] Downpatrick forms part of the South Down constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament .
It was created for the 1985 local elections , replacing Down Area B which had existed since 1973, where it contained seven wards (Ardglass, Audleys Acre, Cathedral, Flying Horse, Killough, Quoile and Strangford). For the 2014 local elections it was reduced to five wards.
Councillors
2023 Election
2019: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent
2023: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin and Alliance gain from SDLP and Independent
Downpatrick - 5 seats[ 3]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Sinn Féin
Oonagh Hanlon*
19.32%
1,579
SDLP
Gareth Sharvin*
15.99%
1,307
1,325.59
1,348.72
1,360.98
1,388.78
Alliance
Cadogan Enright*
13.75%
1,124
1,131.67
1,172.67
1,209.67
1,334.80
1,377.80
Sinn Féin
Philip Campbell
14.19%
1,160
1,262.70
1,266.70
1,268.70
1,271.70
1,377.70
SDLP
Conor Galbraith
7.22%
590
597.41
608.41
617.41
641.41
705.06
711.06
718.34
721.23
1,166.23
Sinn Féin
Louise Rooney
9.94%
812
866.08
877.21
877.47
877.60
946.11
946.11
950.03
959.38
1,057.38
SDLP
Aurla King
7.50%
613
620.67
629.67
643.67
666.67
705.80
712.80
716.16
717.86
Independent
Éamon Mac Con Midhe
4.94%
404
409.46
415.72
418.72
435.72
DUP
Sharon Harvey
3.27%
267
267.26
268.26
388.26
UUP
Alexander Burgess
2.45%
200
200.52
201.52
Green (NI)
Declan Walsh
1.43%
117
117.65
Electorate: 15,691 Valid: 8,173 (52.09%) Spoilt: 113 Quota: 1,363 Turnout: 8,286 (52.81%)
2019 Election
2014: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent
2019: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent
2014-2019 Change: No change
Downpatrick - 5 seats[ 4]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
SDLP
Gareth Sharvin *
19.01%
1,395
Independent
Cadogan Enright * ‡
14.34%
1,052
1,093.36
1,216.46
1,327.46
SDLP
Dermot Curran *
12.81%
940
969.59
976.59
1,059.02
1,222.24
1,317.24
Sinn Féin
Oonagh Hanlon
14.06%
1,032
1,041.13
1,049.13
1,073.46
1,073.46
1,156.68
1,157.68
SDLP
John Trainor *
9.05%
664
744.74
758.18
852.83
906.27
1,060.81
1,094.81
Sinn Féin
Jordan Madden
11.35%
833
846.31
853.31
864.53
865.43
899.3
899.3
Aontú
Macartán Digney
6.47%
475
478.19
486.19
517.74
524.74
UUP
Alex Burgess
4.70%
345
345.66
479.66
508.66
Alliance
Tiernan Laird
5.11%
375
380.5
434.05
DUP
James Savage
2.03%
149
149
Green (NI)
Jamie Kennedy
1.74%
128
129.32
Electorate: 14,620 Valid: 7,338 (50.19%) Spoilt: 86 Quota: 1,232 Turnout: 7,474 (51.12%)
2014 Election
2011: 4 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Green
2014: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent
2011-2014 Change: SDLP and Sinn Féin loss due to the reduction of two seats, Independent leaves Greens
Downpatrick - 5 seats[ 5]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
SDLP
Colin McGrath * †
19.63%
1,279
SDLP
Dermot Curran *
16.52%
1,076
1,226
SDLP
Gareth Sharvin *
14.75%
961
1,034
1,170.35
Independent
Cadogan Enright *
12.88%
839
978
997.05
1,052.05
Sinn Féin
Naomi Bailie
15.83%
1,031
1,032
1,045.35
1,049.35
Sinn Féin
Eamonn McConvey*
12.45%
811
812
829.4
833.4
UUP
Graham Furey
5.73%
373
DUP
Yvonne Moore
2.21%
144
Electorate: 14,000 Valid: 6,514 (46.53%) Spoilt: 98 Quota: 1,086 Turnout: 6,612 (47.23%)
2011 Election
2005: 4 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Green
2011: 4 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Green
2005-2011 Change: No change
Downpatrick - 7 seats[ 6]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
SDLP
Colin McGrath *
16.64%
1,144
SDLP
Dermot Curran *
14.53%
999
SDLP
Peter Craig *
12.74%
876
Sinn Féin
Éamonn McConvey *
12.10%
832
850.25
850.5
859.95
1,019.95
Sinn Féin
Liam Johnston *
9.81%
674
688.75
690.75
697.05
817.6
955.6
SDLP
John Doris *
8.82%
606
718.75
724
799.15
812.5
814.5
830.5
900.5
Green (NI)
Cadogan Enright
7.99%
549
577.25
589.25
601.55
627.15
632.15
647.15
821.1
SDLP
Gareth Sharvin
4.66%
320
407.25
418.5
440.4
484.65
492.65
506.65
552.05
UUP
Annette Holden
4.80%
330
331.25
463.25
465.35
465.35
465.35
465.35
Sinn Féin
Martin Rice
5.47%
376
379.75
380.75
390.65
DUP
Andrew Steenson
2.44%
168
175
Electorate: 13,640 Valid: 6,874 (50.40%) Spoilt: 163 Quota: 860 Turnout: 7,037 (51.59%)
2005 Election
2001: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
2005: 4 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Green
2001-2005 Change: Sinn Féin and Green gain from UUP and Independent
Downpatrick - 7 seats[ 7]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Sinn Féin
Éamonn McConvey *
16.43%
1,259
SDLP
Peter Craig *
13.83%
1,060
SDLP
Dermot Curran *
12.25%
939
965.64
SDLP
John Doris *
11.29%
865
876.28
884.52
976.52
SDLP
Colin McGrath
8.14%
624
633.84
644.84
890.76
964.13
Sinn Féin
Liam Johnston
9.42%
722
837.68
840.68
855.12
866.56
870.24
1,290.24
Green (NI)
Bill Corry
7.37%
565
570.28
597
624.48
632.95
643.07
691.34
780.34
UUP
William Murphy
8.48%
650
651.92
659.16
667.64
670.06
671.44
679.87
686.87
Sinn Féin
Caitríona Mackel
6.30%
483
596.04
602.52
612.72
615.69
617.99
SDLP
Daniel McEvoy
5.22%
400
406.72
418.2
Workers' Party
Desmond O'Hagan
1.27%
97
99.4
Electorate: 12,695 Valid: 7,664 (60.37%) Spoilt: 169 Quota: 959 Turnout: 7,833 (61.70%)
2001 Election
1997: 5 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP
2001: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
1997-2001 Change: Independent gain from SDLP
Downpatrick - 7 seats[ 8]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Sinn Féin
Éamonn McConvey
13.61%
1,147
SDLP
Peter Craig *
12.78%
1,077
SDLP
Dermot Curran *
12.15%
1,024
1,028.64
1,041.54
1,060.54
SDLP
John Doris *
10.11%
852
854.96
858.04
865.14
882.14
915.32
915.32
1,178.32
SDLP
Ann Trainor
10.07%
849
853.8
855.06
861.1
876.12
890.22
891.22
1,118.22
Independent
Raymond Blaney
9.91%
835
838.44
839.68
868.78
895.78
947.88
961.88
1,025.6
1,051.84
UUP
Jack McIlheron *
9.28%
782
782.32
782.44
791.52
805.52
809.52
962.6
970.84
976.58
Sinn Féin
Liam Johnston
7.51%
633
697.88
698.54
701.54
707.54
742.02
744.04
787.36
800.07
SDLP
Gerard Mahon*
4.79%
404
405.36
405.84
409.84
414.92
420.92
420.92
SDLP
John Irvine
2.76%
233
234.92
235.42
236.44
241.52
252.76
252.76
DUP
John Foster
2.41%
203
203.08
203.12
203.12
203.12
203.12
Independent
Patrick O'Connor
2.05%
173
174.28
174.34
186.36
192.44
Workers' Party
Desmond O'Hagan
1.36%
115
115.24
115.26
117.28
Independent
Helen Honeyman
1.20%
101
101.08
101.38
Electorate: 13,109 Valid: 8,428 (64.29%) Spoilt: 238 Quota: 1,054 Turnout: 8,666 (66.11%)
1997 Election
1993: 6 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
1997: 5 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP
1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Downpatrick - 7 seats[ 9]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
SDLP
John Doris *
16.17%
991
SDLP
Peter Craig
14.98%
918
UUP
Jack McIlheron *
13.09%
802
SDLP
Dermot Curran *
12.20%
748
841.15
SDLP
Owen Adams *
7.78%
477
534.5
580.91
622.71
623.31
626.13
657.29
764.52
806.52
Sinn Féin
Patrick McGreevy
10.75%
659
664.29
668.88
670.4
670.4
674.1
700.09
712.23
757.15
SDLP
Gerard Mahon
6.80%
417
431.03
455.17
465.24
465.78
469.03
476.89
623.69
654.46
Alliance
Michael Healy
7.03%
431
437.44
444.41
448.02
472.62
476.25
536.88
542.1
594.88
Labour Coalition
Patrick O'Connor
4.10%
251
253.53
255.23
255.99
256.83
269.39
323.38
329.61
SDLP
John Irvine
3.08%
189
225.34
277.87
291.36
291.66
293.29
307.26
Green (NI)
Keith Bradford
1.84%
113
116.45
118.49
119.82
122.76
123.22
Workers' Party
Desmond O'Hagan
0.93%
57
57.92
59.28
59.47
59.65
59.88
Labour Coalition
Edna Furey
0.67%
41
41.92
43.62
44.19
47.49
53.72
Labour Coalition
Michael Kearney
0.57%
35
37.53
43.14
43.71
44.07
Electorate: 12,631 Valid: 6,129 (48.52%) Spoilt: 80 Quota: 767 Turnout: 6,209 (49.16%)
1993 Election
1989: 5 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
1993: 6 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
1989-1993 Change: SDLP gain from Alliance
Downpatrick - 7 seats[ 10]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
SDLP
Dermot Curran *
14.30%
1,075
SDLP
John Doris *
13.79%
1,037
SDLP
John Ritchie *
13.71%
1,031
UUP
Jack McIlheron
13.37%
1,005
SDLP
Malachi Curran *
9.63%
724
800.18
829.28
858.26
859.69
874.21
912.37
957.37
SDLP
Francis McCann
7.57%
569
582
625.4
643.4
643.62
657.8
662.06
694.44
729.72
781.35
787.83
SDLP
Owen Adams
6.33%
476
489.52
506.72
539.39
540.27
543.56
552.95
585.08
634.5
714.13
724.39
Alliance
Michael Healy*
5.89%
443
447.55
449.75
452.09
488.94
516.91
534.34
544.6
592.25
720.56
721.1
Independent
Keith Bradford
3.87%
291
293.47
295.87
298.39
312.69
340.4
351.17
383.5
409.54
Independent
Patrick O'Connor
3.14%
236
244.45
244.55
245.18
249.14
258.32
340.86
365.35
Sinn Féin
Patrick McGreevy
4.18%
314
316.6
317.6
318.32
318.54
324.82
328.21
Independent
James Masson
2.22%
167
175.84
176.14
176.23
178.87
180.87
Workers' Party
Desmond O'Hagan
2.01%
151
151.65
152.65
154
155.87
Electorate: 12,290 Valid: 7,519 (61.18%) Spoilt: 150 Quota: 940 Turnout: 7,669 (62.40%)
1989 Election
1985: 4 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Workers' Party
1989: 5 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
1985-1989 Change: SDLP and Alliance gain from Sinn Féin and Workers' Party
Downpatrick - 7 seats[ 11]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
SDLP
Dermot Curran *
16.09%
1,198
UUP
Samuel McCartney *
14.91%
1,110
SDLP
John Ritchie *
11.93%
888
918.59
927.23
959.23
SDLP
Sean Quinn *
10.64%
792
823.74
832.38
892.86
983.86
SDLP
Malachi Curran
9.60%
715
803.55
807.39
854.04
926.81
938.01
SDLP
John Doris
9.50%
707
744.26
750.98
787.55
845.7
870.5
Alliance
Michael Healy
7.17%
534
543.89
665.17
744.33
773.88
779.48
SDLP
Mary Breen
7.36%
548
596.53
600.69
645.47
714.39
725.59
Sinn Féin
Geraldine Ritchie*
7.35%
547
554.36
555.32
595.88
Workers' Party
Monica Hynds
2.87%
214
217.45
231.21
Independent Labour
William Hampton
2.59%
193
197.14
204.82
Electorate: 11,698 Valid: 7,446 (63.65%) Spoilt: 153 Quota: 931 Turnout: 7,599 (64.96%)
1985 Election
1985: 4 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Workers' Party
Downpatrick - 7 seats[ 12]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
SDLP
Eddie McGrady *
26.92%
1,886
UUP
Samuel McCartney
16.28%
1,141
SDLP
Dermot Curran *
11.50%
806
963.68
SDLP
Sean Quinn
8.26%
579
976.44
SDLP
John Ritchie *
6.62%
464
686.48
692.72
696.34
755.7
797.94
803.1
1,008.1
Sinn Féin
Geraldine Ritchie
9.90%
694
740.44
740.83
750.22
757.22
761.84
762.84
805.15
820.15
Workers' Party
Raymond Blaney *
7.91%
554
616.1
625.85
685.18
693.86
700.46
710.85
763.26
797.26
Alliance
Michael Healy
4.40%
308
324.74
406.64
410.89
412.71
414.69
702.8
748.39
782.39
SDLP
Madge McAvoy
4.08%
286
375.1
377.83
382.91
403.77
434.13
443.45
Alliance
Margaret Donnelly
2.95%
207
212.94
373.23
375.31
376.43
377.09
Workers' Party
Alan McCullough
2.95%
82
89.56
93.07
Electorate: 10,997 Valid: 7,007 (63.72%) Spoilt: 159 Quota: 876 Turnout: 7,166 (65.16%)
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