Newry and Mourne Area E

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

It was created for the 1973 local elections, and contained the wards of Belleek, Camlough, Creggan, Crossmaglen, Forkhill and Newtownhamilton. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by The Fews DEA and Slieve Gullion DEA.

Councillors

Election Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party)
1981 James Savage
(SDLP) 		Owen Kelly
(SDLP) 		Pat Toner
(SDLP) 		Jim Murphy
(IIP)/
(Independent Nationalist)/
(SDLP) 		James Lynch
(Anti H-Block) 		Anthony Watters
(Anti H-Block)
1977 Peter McMahon
(SDLP) 		Sean McCreesh
(Independent Republican)
1973 Caroline Donaldson
(Independent Unionist) 		Bernard McKeown
(Republican Clubs)

1981 Election

1977: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Independent Republican

1981: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Anti H-Block, 1 x IIP

1977-1981 Change: Anti H-Block (two seats) gain from SDLP and Independent Republican, Independent Nationalist joins IIP

Newry and Mourne Area E - 6 seats[1]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Anti H-Block James Lynch 17.85% 1,244                  
SDLP Pat Toner* 13.27% 925 936.34 940.39 940.39 952.81 1,070.81        
Anti H-Block Anthony Watters 12.22% 852 887.91 892.96 892.96 993.71 1,022.71        
SDLP James Savage* 10.88% 758 771.44 804.43 804.43 833.58 986.25 1,018.59      
SDLP Owen Kelly* 8.18% 570 575.04 577.25 585.25 619.72 726.24 753.19 767.19 786.66 881.33
Irish Independence Jim Murphy* 6.41% 447 514.2 551.29 552.29 614.2 651.24 653.55 656.55 657.73 935.9
UUP Elizabeth McDowell 7.60% 530 530.21 530.21 723.21 724.21 730.21 730.21 730.21 730.21 740.21
Ind. Republican Sean McCreesh* 7.62% 531 552.21 557.26 557.26 576.83 621.71 634.8 637.8 639.57  
SDLP Peter McMahon* 7.65% 533 561.14 565.61 566.61 576.71          
Ind. Republican Brian Woods 3.47% 242 288.41 292.41 292.41            
DUP Alex Chambers 3.66% 255 255.42 255.42              
Irish Independence Sean Reavey 1.19% 83 98.54                
Electorate: 9,237   Valid: 6,970 (75.46%)   Spoilt: 242   Quota: 996   Turnout: 7,212 (78.08%)  

1977 Election

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

1977: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Independent Republican

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

Newry and Mourne Area E - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
SDLP Pat Toner* 18.61% 948          
SDLP Peter McMahon* 15.84% 807          
SDLP James Savage 15.41% 785          
Ind. Republican Sean McCreesh* 12.41% 632 707.75 718.5 764.5    
SDLP Owen Kelly 11.21% 571 677.5 699 756    
Ind. Nationalist Jim Murphy* 8.66% 441 460 467 572.25 645.69 687.81
UUP Caroline Donaldson* 11.27% 574 574.5 591.75 595 600.44 613.4
Republican Clubs Seamus Murphy 5.28% 269 283 284      
Alliance John Magowan 1.32% 67 69        
Electorate: 9,174   Valid: 5,094 (55.53%)   Spoilt: 284   Quota: 728   Turnout: 5,378 (58.62%)  

1973 Election

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

Newry and Mourne Area E - 6 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Ind. Unionist Caroline Donaldson 19.06% 720            
SDLP Peter McMahon 13.92% 526 526 529 550      
Ind. Republican Sean McCreesh 13.23% 500 504.6 510.6 541.6      
SDLP Pat Toner 9.16% 346 346.46 349.46 365.46 368.16 442.62 536.62
SDLP Jim Murphy 8.42% 318 318.92 332.92 343.38 345.18 434.08 541.08
Republican Clubs Bernard McKeown 7.91% 299 300.38 309.38 441.84 443.64 473.64 499.64
Alliance John Magowan 5.29% 200 362.38 362.38 366.84 368.64 403.32 462.32
SDLP James McPartland 7.57% 286 286.92 289.92 310.38 311.28 356.2  
SDLP Owen Kelly 7.23% 273 279.9 281.9 298.9 299.8    
Republican Clubs Michael Rafferty 3.94% 149 149.92 163.92        
Republican Clubs Joseph Daly 2.57% 97 98.38 105.38        
Republican Clubs Oliver Toner 1.69% 64 64          
Electorate: 8,870   Valid: 3,778 (42.59%)   Spoilt: 112   Quota: 540   Turnout: 3,890 (43.86%)  

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 1977". EONI. Retrieved 1 August 2021.