Newry and Mourne Area C
Newry and Mourne Area C was one of the six district electoral areas in Newry and Mourne, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected four members to Newry and Mourne District Council, and formed 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 Donaghmore, Drumgath, Rathfriland and Spelga. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Crotlieve DEA.
Councillors[edit]
| Election | Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | William Sterritt (DUP) |
Violet Cromie (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) |
Nan Sands (SDLP) |
Patrick Harper (SDLP) | ||||
| 1977 | Edward Walsh (UUP) |
Patrick McAlinden (SDLP) | ||||||
| 1973 | David Little (Independent Unionist) |
Joseph Brannigan (SDLP) | ||||||
1981 Election[edit]
1977: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP
1981: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from UUP
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| SDLP | Nan Sands* | 24.94% | 1,014 | |||||
| DUP | William Sterritt | 22.16% | 901 | |||||
| SDLP | Patrick Harper | 15.03% | 611 | 641 | 817.61 | |||
| Ulster Unionist | Violet Cromie* | 15.05% | 612 | 628 | 629.68 | 683.68 | 719.99 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Annie Copeland | 10.97% | 446 | 463 | 463.21 | 493.41 | 507.67 | |
| Independent | James Fagan | 9.71% | 395 | 410 | 429.74 | 429.74 | ||
| Alliance | Violet Watts | 2.14% | 87 | |||||
| Electorate: 5,648 Valid: 4,066 (71.99%) Spoilt: 132 Quota: 814 Turnout: 4,198 (74.33%) | ||||||||
1977 Election[edit]
1973: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Independent Unionist
1977: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP
1973-1977 Change: UUP (two seats) gain from Independent Unionist (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ||||
| Ulster Unionist | Violet Cromie* | 31.36% | 1,075 | ||
| SDLP | Nan Sands* | 26.90% | 922 | ||
| SDLP | Patrick McAlinden | 21.30% | 730 | ||
| Ulster Unionist | Edward Walsh | 15.67% | 537 | 921.18 | |
| Republican Clubs | Daniel Mussen | 4.78% | 164 | 167.8 | |
| Electorate: 5,658 Valid: 3,428 (60.59%) Spoilt: 245 Quota: 686 Turnout: 3,673 (64.92%) | |||||
1973 Election[edit]
1973: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Independent Unionist
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Ind. Unionist | David Little | 27.02% | 1,166 | ||||||
| Ind. Unionist | Violet Cromie | 19.23% | 830 | 1,118.08 | |||||
| SDLP | Joseph Brannigan | 16.33% | 705 | 705.26 | 705.52 | 714.04 | 834.3 | 905.3 | |
| SDLP | Nan Sands | 14.60% | 630 | 630.78 | 631.82 | 634.82 | 667.82 | 710.82 | |
| SDLP | Finian Sands | 9.36% | 404 | 404 | 406.08 | 413.34 | 466.4 | 500.6 | |
| Alliance | David Crory | 4.59% | 198 | 206.32 | 285.1 | 357.48 | 365.48 | ||
| Republican Clubs | Daniel Mussen | 4.26% | 184 | 184.26 | 184.52 | 187.52 | |||
| Republican Clubs | Seamus Murray | 2.78% | 120 | 120.26 | 120.26 | 120.52 | |||
| Alliance | Violet Watts | 1.83% | 79 | 81.34 | 101.62 | ||||
| Electorate: 6,477 Valid: 4,316 (66.64%) Spoilt: 111 Quota: 864 Turnout: 4,427 (68.35%) | |||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 2 August 2021.