Rowallane (District Electoral Area)

Rowallane
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created1985
Seats5 (1985-)
Councillors
  •   Terry Andrews (SDLP)
  •   Callum Bowsie (DUP)
  •   Jonny Jackson (DUP)
  •   Tierna Kelly (APNI)
  •   David Lee-Surginor (APNI)
Rowallane DEA within Newry, Mourne and Down
Rowallane DEA (1993-2014) within Down

Rowallane 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 Ballynahinch, Crossgar and Killyleagh, Derryboy, Kilmore and Saintfield.[2] Rowallane forms part of the Strangford 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 1985 local elections, replacing Down Area A which had existed since 1973, where it contained five wards (Crossgar, Derryboy, Killyleagh, Kilmore and Saintfield). For the 2014 local elections it gained Ballynahinch from the abolished Ballynahinch DEA.

Councillors

Election Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party)
2023 Terry Andrews
(SDLP)/ (Independent) 		David Lee-Surginor
(Alliance) 		Tierna Kelly
(Alliance) 		Jonny Jackson
(DUP) 		Callum Bowsie
(DUP)
December 2022 Co-Options Robert Burgess
(UUP)
October 2022 Co-Option Yvonne Moore
(DUP) 		Kathryn Owen
(DUP)/ (Independent)
May 2022 Co-Option William Walker
(DUP)/ (Independent)
February 2022 Defection Patrick Brown
(Alliance)
September 2021 Defection
June 2021 Defection
October 2019 Co-Option
2019 Harry Harvey
(DUP)
2014
2011 Maria McCarthy
(SDLP) 		William Dick
(DUP)
2005 Margaret Ritchie
(SDLP) 		Edward Rea
(UUP)
2001 Albert Colmer
(UUP)
1997 Samuel Osborne
(UUP) 		William Biggerstaff
(UUP)
1993
1989
1985 Dermot Nesbitt
(UUP)

2023 Election

2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP

2023: 2 x DUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP

2019–2023 Change: Alliance gain from UUP

Rowallane - 5 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
DUP Jonny Jackson* 17.60% 1,414      
SDLP Terry Andrews* 16.42% 1,319 1,335 1,860  
DUP Callum Bowsie* 16.57% 1,331 1,337 1,340  
Alliance Tierna Kelly 12.01% 965 996 1,118 1,403
Alliance David Lee-Surginor* 12.58% 1,011 1,056 1,199 1,347
UUP Robert Burgess* 11.66% 937 1,018 1,021 1,024
Sinn Féin Dermot Kennedy 10.78% 866 872    
UUP Rachel Gracey 1.26% 101      
Green (NI) Ali McColl 1.12% 90      
Electorate: 15,865   Valid: 8,034 (50.64%)   Spoilt: 81   Quota: 1,340   Turnout: 8,115 (51.15%)  

2019 Election

2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP

2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP

2014-2019 Change: No change

Rowallane - 5 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Alliance Patrick Brown* † 18.60% 1,416          
SDLP Terry Andrews* 15.57% 1,211 1,322        
DUP Harry Harvey* †† 16.27% 1,265 1,270 1,275.28 1,329.28    
UUP Robert Burgess* 10.81% 842 865 892.83 1,075.37 1,082.96 1,142.81
DUP William Walker* ࠠ 12.67% 985 989 994.5 1,037.04 1,058.43 1,073.65
UUP Walter Lyons 8.58% 667 682 692.89 746.95 751.78 772.54
Sinn Féin Marianne Cleary 8.00% 622 652 671.47 709.67 709.67  
Independent Martyn Todd 6.13% 477 525 570.54      
Green (NI) Emma Cairns 2.34% 182          
Aontú Liam Mulhern 1.27% 99          
Electorate: 14,896   Valid: 7,776 (52.20%)   Spoilt: 73   Quota: 1,296   Turnout: 7,839 (52.62%)  

2014 Election

2011: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent

2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance

2011-2014 Change: Alliance gain from Independent

Rowallane - 5 seats[5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
SDLP Terry Andrews* 19.02% 1,321          
UUP Robert Burgess* 16.49% 1,145 1,153.45 1,202.45      
DUP Harry Harvey 13.71% 952 958.89 982.54 1,139.1 1,144.1 1,148.1
DUP Billy Walker* 13.58% 943 959.64 980.94 1,070.98 1,072.98 1,081.98
Alliance Patrick Brown 7.34% 510 563.95 710.97 723.36 734.36 992.36
UUP Walter Lyons* 9.68% 672 674.86 699.64 873.81 898.81 913.81
Sinn Féin Eddie Hughes 7.95% 552 595.68 689.88 692.01 692.01  
TUV Philip Hamilton 6.24% 433 437.81 456.46      
NI21 Alistair Straney 3.85% 267 275.19        
Independent Mickey Coogan* 2.15% 149 160.31        
Electorate: 14,526   Valid: 6,944 (49.54%)   Spoilt: 78   Quota: 1,158   Turnout: 7,022 (50.44%)  

2011 Election

2005: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

2011: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent

2005-2011 Change: Independent gain from UUP

Rowallane - 5 seats[6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
DUP William Dick* 17.21% 1,007      
SDLP Maria McCarthy 13.82% 809 1,092    
UUP Robert Burgess* 14.30% 837 840 969 982.26
DUP William Walker* 15.72% 920 927 971 976.46
Independent Terry Andrews 12.03% 704 763 884 976.04
UUP Graham Furey 11.96% 700 705 761 764.9
Alliance Patrick Brown 8.10% 474 491    
Sinn Féin Catriona Mackel 4.89% 286      
SDLP Patricia McKay 1.97% 115      
Electorate: 11,090   Valid: 5,852 (52.77%)   Spoilt: 83   Quota: 976   Turnout: 5,935 (53.52%)  

2005 Election

2001: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

2005: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Rowallane - 5 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
DUP William Dick* 20.91% 1,326            
SDLP Margaret Ritchie* 17.43% 1,105            
UUP Robert Burgess* 14.64% 928 961 975 975.72 979.76 1,065.76  
UUP Edward Rea* 9.15% 580 589 610.2 612.12 621.12 690.6 1,067.6
DUP William Walker 11.37% 721 913.8 921.2 921.56 926.6 940.8 1,027.24
SDLP Patricia McKay 4.89% 310 310.8 342.8 376.56 592.04 716.04 772
UUP Albert Colmer* 8.47% 537 560.4 570.6 572.12 575.2 649.84  
Alliance Lorna Dunn 5.25% 333 333.8 415 416.64 439.8    
Sinn Féin Mary Robb 4.94% 313 313 319 322.08      
Green (NI) Philip Orr 2.95% 187 188          
Electorate: 10,330   Valid: 6,340 (61.37%)   Spoilt: 89   Quota: 1,057   Turnout: 6,429 (62.24%)  

2001 Election

1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

2001: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

1997-2001 Change: No change

Rowallane - 5 seats[8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
SDLP Margaret Ritchie* 21.00% 1,440          
DUP William Dick* 17.47% 1,198          
UUP Robert Burgess 16.23% 1,113 1,117.41 1,144.41      
UUP Albert Colmer* 14.98% 1,027 1,035.4 1,051.24 1,058.71 1,262.71  
UUP Edward Rea 10.62% 728 732.83 760.83 762.25 901.46 1,018.5
SDLP Kathleen Stockton 4.07% 279 525.12 565.59 823.93 845.35 847.66
DUP William Walker 8.74% 599 600.47 622.68 623.68    
Sinn Féin Anthony Lacken 4.43% 304 319.96 322.96      
Independent James Marks 2.46% 169 172.36        
Electorate: 10,464   Valid: 6,857 (65.53%)   Spoilt: 142   Quota: 1,143   Turnout: 6,999 (66.89%)  

1997 Election

1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

1993-1997 Change: No change

Rowallane - 5 seats[9]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
SDLP Margaret Ritchie* 19.44% 1,044        
UUP Samuel Osborne* 15.76% 846 847.96 888.24 1,105.24  
DUP William Dick* 15.09% 810 810.56 819.56 963.56  
UUP Albert Colmer* 15.22% 817 817.84 865.26 899.26  
UUP William Biggerstaff* 12.94% 695 695.28 734.28 801.56 925.56
SDLP John Moffat 7.15% 384 516.58 584.82 602.52 605.52
Ind. Unionist William Walker 9.70% 521 522.82 543.96    
Alliance Barry Corscadden 4.69% 252 255.5      
Electorate: 10,036   Valid: 5,369 (53.50%)   Spoilt: 78   Quota: 895   Turnout: 5,447 (54.27%)  

1993 Election

1989: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

1989-1993 Change: No change

Rowallane - 5 seats[10]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
UUP Samuel Osborne* 22.80% 1,322  
SDLP Margaret Ritchie* 20.20% 1,171  
UUP Albert Colmer* 15.21% 882 1,067.36
UUP William Biggerstaff* 16.42% 952 1,058.12
DUP William Dick* 16.57% 961 1,017.56
SDLP Hugh Flynn 8.80% 510 514.76
Electorate: 9,320   Valid: 5,798 (62.21%)   Spoilt: 110   Quota: 967   Turnout: 5,908 (63.39%)  

1989 Election

1985: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

1989: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

1985-1989 Change: No change

Rowallane - 5 seats[11]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
SDLP Margaret Ritchie* 26.91% 1,509        
UUP Samuel Osborne* 23.58% 1,322        
UUP Albert Colmer 13.93% 781 915 1,104.9    
UUP William Biggerstaff* 13.20% 740 892 969.4    
DUP William Dick* 11.63% 652 678 717.3 779.1 1,013.1
Ind. Unionist William Walker 6.26% 351 413 461.9 480.8 488.8
DUP William Greer 4.49% 252 311 334.4 371.3  
Electorate: 8,574   Valid: 5,607 (65.40%)   Spoilt: 106   Quota: 935   Turnout: 5,713 (66.63%)  

1985 Election

1985: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

Rowallane - 5 seats[12]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
UUP Dermot Nesbitt* 22.75% 1,180        
UUP Samuel Osborne* 20.59% 1,068        
UUP William Biggerstaff 12.38% 642 877.44      
DUP William Dick 14.42% 748 789.58 857.98 866.82  
SDLP Margaret Ritchie 12.13% 629 636.29 639.41 639.67 1,146.67
DUP Trevor Lennon 7.50% 389 413.03 539.75 542.83 547.83
SDLP Oliver Flanagan 10.24% 531 532.62 535.98 536.14  
Electorate: 7,860   Valid: 5,187 (65.99%)   Spoilt: 87   Quota: 865   Turnout: 5,274 (67.10%)  

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  9. ^ "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
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