1997 Newry and Mourne District Council election

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1997 Newry and Mourne District Council election
  1993 21 May 1997 (1997-05-21) 2001  

All 30 seats to Newry and Mourne District Council
16 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party SDLP Sinn Féin Ulster Unionist
Seats won1285
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 3Increase2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 1

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Independent Nationalist DUP Independent
Seats won311
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0

Elections to Newry and Mourne District Council were held on 21 May 1997 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used five district electoral areas to elect a total of 30 councillors.

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Election results

Newry and Mourne District Council Election Result 1997 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  SDLP 1203Decrease2.svg340.039.514,590Decrease2.svg8.4
  Sinn Féin 830Increase2.svg326.726.79,874Increase2.svg8.6
  Ulster Unionist 501Decrease2.svg116.719.27,080Decrease2.svg1.7
  Independent Nationalist 310Increase2.svg110.06.92,542Increase2.svg1.4
  Independent 100Steady2.svg03.33.11,132Decrease2.svg0.5
  DUP 100Steady2.svg03.32.5907Increase2.svg0.2
  Alliance 000Steady2.svg00.02.0753Increase2.svg2.0
  Workers' Party 000Steady2.svg00.00.278Decrease2.svg0.8

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Newry and Mourne District Council election, 1997
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
SDLP Sinn Féin UUP DUP Others
Crotlieve51.0416.8110.600.0021.627
Newry Town 32.1232.429.110.0026.427
Slieve Gullion46.3253.730.000.000.005
The Fews37.1227.5235.420.000.006
The Mournes30.426.8042.0213.117.705
Total39.51226.7819.252.5112.1430

District results

Crotlieve

1993: 4 x SDLP, 2 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x UUP
1997: 4 x SDLP, 2 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Sinn Féin
1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP

Crotlieve - 7 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567
SDLP P. J. Bradley *17.77%1,503      
Sinn Féin Mick Murphy 16.82%1,423      
SDLP Hugh Carr*11.52%9751,154.4     
Independent Nationalist Anthony Williamson*10.18%861873.6 965.67 1,034.45 1,116.45  
SDLP Josephine O'Hare9.01%762837.6 891.85 914.54 1,058.97  
SDLP Jim McCart*8.46%716775.7 817.86 852.06 1,059.15  
Independent Nationalist Ciaran Mussen*8.89%752770.3 857.1 885.49 909.15 955.65 977.65
Ulster Unionist Gordon Heslip*10.56%893894.2 895.13 920.75 925.35 930.75 932.75
SDLP Marietta Farrell 4.21%356437.3 503.02 536.97    
Alliance Lindsay Whitcroft2.59%219226.2 239.22     
Electorate: 14,584  Valid: 8,460 (58.01%)  Spoilt: 210  Quota: 1,058  Turnout: 8,670 (59.45%)  

    Newry Town

    1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
    1997: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent, 1 x Independent Nationalist
    1993-1997 Change: Independent Nationalist gain from SDLP

    Newry Town - 7 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    Sinn Féin Davy Hyland *13.53%1,095    
    Independent Jack Patterson*12.73%1,030    
    Sinn Féin Brendan Curran*12.36%1,0001,004 1,024.93  
    SDLP Frank Feely *9.57%774795 796.05 1,034.05 
    Independent Nationalist Eugene Markey11.48%929948 951.5 976.78 1,061.78
    SDLP Patrick McElroy*9.97%807830 833.15 979.22 1,012.22
    Ulster Unionist William McCaigue*8.99%727763 763.35 768.35 771.98
    SDLP Arthur Ruddy*6.53%528555 556.05 633.26 654.13
    Sinn Féin Anne Marie Willis6.54%529530 572.7 578.98  
    SDLP Mary McKeown6.07%491521 522.33   
    Alliance Pete Whitcroft2.24%181    
    Electorate: 14,036  Valid: 8,091 (57.64%)  Spoilt: 213  Quota: 1,012  Turnout: 8,304 (59.16%)  

      Slieve Gullion

      1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin
      1997: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP
      1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

      Slieve Gullion - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12
      SDLP John Fee *22.51%1,412 
      Sinn Féin Patrick Brennan18.30%1,148 
      Sinn Féin Patrick McDonald*17.76%1,114 
      Sinn Féin Patrick McNamee17.66%1,108 
      SDLP Pat Toner*13.47%8451,043.8
      SDLP Dessie McDonnell10.31%647804.36
      Electorate: 9,847  Valid: 6,274 (63.71%)  Spoilt: 174  Quota: 1,046  Turnout: 6,448 (65.48%)  

        The Fews

        1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
        1997: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin
        1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

        The Fews - 6 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123
        Ulster Unionist Danny Kennedy *22.27%1,610  
        Sinn Féin Brendan Lewis15.25%1,103  
        Ulster Unionist Andy Moffett13.17%9521,510.72 
        SDLP Stephen McGinn*14.08%1,0181,022.68 1,055.8
        SDLP Charlie Smyth*13.48%975976.44 1,035.84
        Sinn Féin Jimmy McCreesh12.21%883884.08 885.52
        SDLP James Savage*6.69%690691.44 746.88
        Electorate: 10,907  Valid: 7,231 (66.30%)  Spoilt: 219  Quota: 1,034  Turnout: 7,450 (68.30%)  

          The Mournes

          1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
          1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
          1993-1997 Change: No change

          The Mournes - 5 seats [2]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234567
          Ulster Unionist Isaac Hanna*23.12%1,595      
          Ulster Unionist Henry Reilly *18.88%1,303      
          SDLP Emmett Haughian*17.33%1,196      
          DUP William Burns*13.14%9071,266.89     
          SDLP Michael Cunningham12.97%895898.48 901.47 903.99 931.28 939.18 1,193.18
          Alliance Anne Marie Cunningham5.12%353390.7 423.82 449.65 470.61 569.66 657.95
          Sinn Féin Paul Lawless6.83%471471.58 471.58 471.58 481.58 482.58  
          Independent Cecil Atkinson1.48%102133.9 238.09 321.25 326.95   
          Workers' Party Charles Cunningham1.13%7881.77 89.59 93.37    
          Electorate: 10,084  Valid: 6,900 (68.43%)  Spoilt: 127  Quota: 1,151  Turnout: 7,027 (69.68%)  

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            1. 1 2 "Newry and Mourne Council Elections, 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
            2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 29 July 2021.