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Elections to Newry and Mourne District Council were held on 5 May 2005 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.
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinn Féin | 13 | 0 | 0 |  0 | 43.3 | 42.1 | 17,999 |  2.9 | |
| SDLP | 9 | 0 | 1 |  1 | 30.0 | 29.5 | 12,615 | 6.0 | |
| UUP | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10.0 | 10.8 | 4,612 | 1.8 | |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 8.9 | 3,796 | 2.6 | |
| DUP | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 2,849 | 0.3 | |
| Green (NI) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 863 | 2.0 | |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinn Féin | SDLP | UUP | DUP | Green | Others | ||||||||
| Crotlieve | 31.2 | 2 | 39.4 | 3 | 4.8 | 0 | 2.8 | 0 | 8.1 | 1 | 13.7 | 1 | 7 |
| Newry Town | 46.5 | 3 | 30.5 | 3 | 6.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 16.6 | 1 | 7 |
| Slieve Gullion | 76.1 | 4 | 23.9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
| The Fews | 43.4 | 3 | 26.9 | 1 | 21.5 | 1 | 8.3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 |
| The Mournes | 12.2 | 1 | 23.2 | 1 | 25.2 | 2 | 26.4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 13.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 42.1 | 13 | 29.5 | 9 | 10.8 | 3 | 6.7 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 8.9 | 2 | 30 |
2001: 4 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent
2005: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Green, 1 x Independent
2001-2005 Change: Green gain from SDLP
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| SDLP | Michael Carr* | 9.79% | 1,041 | 1,045 | 1,056 | 1,344 | |||||
| SDLP | Karen McKevitt | 10.82% | 1,150 | 1,151 | 1,157 | 1,277 | 1,398 | ||||
| SDLP | Josephine O'Hare* | 9.09% | 966 | 968 | 975 | 998 | 1,113 | 1,168.44 | 1,305.44 | 1,437.44 | |
| Sinn Féin | Michael Ruane* | 10.08% | 1,071 | 1,071 | 1,097 | 1,110 | 1,136 | 1,136 | 1,137 | 1,331 | |
| Sinn Féin | Mick Murphy * | 8.02% | 852 | 852 | 1,151 | 1,159 | 1,203 | 1,204.32 | 1,206.32 | 1,265.32 | |
| Green (NI) | Ciaran Mussen | 8.12% | 863 | 866 | 878 | 886 | 925 | 928.52 | 1,076.52 | 1,231.52 | |
| Independent | Anthony Williamson* | 6.65% | 707 | 711 | 745 | 751 | 889 | 892.08 | 1,003.08 | 1,140.96 | |
| Sinn Féin | Peter Kearney | 8.66% | 921 | 921 | 959 | 964 | 981 | 983.64 | 987.08 | 1,012.08 | |
| Independent | Thomas McCann | 7.01% | 745 | 749 | 754 | 778 | 808 | 809.32 | 869.32 | ||
| UUP | Kenneth Donaldson | 4.80% | 510 | 767 | 767 | 770 | 774 | 774.44 | |||
| SDLP | Brendan Murney | 4.98% | 529 | 531 | 564 | 608 | |||||
| SDLP | Paul McKibben | 4.68% | 498 | 498 | 499 | ||||||
| Sinn Féin | Geraldine McAteer | 4.49% | 477 | 477 | |||||||
| DUP | Wilma McCullough | 2.82% | 300 | ||||||||
| Electorate: 15,832 Valid: 10,630 (67.14%) Spoilt: 198 Quota: 1,329 Turnout: 10,828 (68.39%) | |||||||||||
2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 3 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 3 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
2001-2005 Change: No change
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| Independent | Jack Patterson* | 13.86% | 1,186 | ||||||||
| Sinn Féin | Charlie Casey* | 13.19% | 1,128 | ||||||||
| SDLP | John McArdle* | 10.51% | 899 | 931 | 955 | 957.85 | 1,054.05 | 1,127.05 | |||
| Sinn Féin | Brendan Curran* | 8.45% | 723 | 742 | 756.5 | 772.6 | 786.6 | 788.8 | 1,116.8 | ||
| SDLP | Gary Stokes | 6.52% | 558 | 578 | 595.1 | 595.85 | 911.55 | 993.25 | 1,029.8 | 1,036.8 | |
| Sinn Féin | Marian Mathers | 9.71% | 831 | 847 | 853.7 | 878.3 | 897.55 | 898.55 | 984.45 | 984.45 | |
| SDLP | Frank Feely * | 7.66% | 655 | 678 | 692.1 | 694.1 | 753.05 | 869.05 | 887.85 | 926.85 | |
| Sinn Féin | Ewan Morgan | 8.32% | 712 | 732 | 738.1 | 741.55 | 748.75 | 750.75 | 875.25 | 875.25 | |
| Sinn Féin | Catherine McMahon | 6.79% | 581 | 595 | 602.2 | 605.4 | 614 | 618 | |||
| UUP | David Taylor | 6.43% | 550 | 551 | 553.5 | 553.55 | 554.65 | ||||
| SDLP | Terry Ruddy | 5.78% | 494 | 526 | 543.7 | 546.1 | |||||
| Independent | Gerry Markey | 2.22% | 190 | ||||||||
| Independent | Vincent Markey | 0.55% | 47 | ||||||||
| Electorate: 12,827 Valid: 8,554 (66.69%) Spoilt: 202 Quota: 1,070 Turnout: 8,756 (68.26%) | |||||||||||
2001: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2005: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2001-2005 Change: No change
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Sinn Féin | Colman Burns* | 16.98% | 1,399 | |||
| SDLP | Geraldine Donnelly | 13.97% | 1,151 | 1,827 | ||
| Sinn Féin | Patrick McDonald* | 13.41% | 1,105 | 1,185 | 1,323 | |
| Sinn Féin | Terry Hearty* | 15.72% | 1,295 | 1,304 | 1,318 | |
| Sinn Féin | Anthony Flynn | 15.09% | 1,243 | 1,263 | 1,312 | |
| Sinn Féin | Mary Campbell | 14.85% | 1,223 | 1,230 | 1,262 | |
| SDLP | Peter McEvoy | 9.98% | 822 | |||
| Electorate: 10,836 Valid: 8,238 (76.02%) Spoilt: 167 Quota: 1,374 Turnout: 8,405 (77.57%) | ||||||
2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Sinn Féin | Patrick McGinn* | 15.15% | 1,246 | ||||
| Sinn Féin | Jimmy McCreesh* | 14.47% | 1,190 | ||||
| Sinn Féin | Brendan Lewis* | 13.80% | 1,135 | 1,184.7 | |||
| SDLP | John Feehan* | 11.63% | 957 | 963.2 | 1,218.2 | ||
| UUP | Danny Kennedy * | 14.21% | 1,169 | 1,169.75 | 1,179.75 | ||
| DUP | Glenn Oliver | 8.28% | 681 | 681 | 681 | 1,064.05 | |
| SDLP | Susan Mackin | 8.73% | 718 | 720.25 | 918.95 | 992.25 | |
| UUP | Andy Moffett* | 7.25% | 596 | 596.6 | 601.65 | ||
| SDLP | Noelle McGarvey | 6.49% | 534 | 535.7 | |||
| Electorate: 11,551 Valid: 8,226 (71.21%) Spoilt: 168 Quota: 1,176 Turnout: 8,394 (72.67%) | |||||||
2001: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2005: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2001-2005 Change: No change
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| DUP | William Burns* | 25.30% | 1,793 | ||||||
| UUP | Henry Reilly * | 17.47% | 1,238 | ||||||
| UUP | Isaac Hanna* | 7.75% | 549 | 636.72 | 859.5 | 865.5 | 1,337.36 | ||
| SDLP | Michael Cole* | 13.41% | 950 | 952.04 | 955.72 | 1,095.72 | 1,105.48 | 1,129.62 | |
| Sinn Féin | Martin Connolly | 12.24% | 867 | 867.34 | 867.34 | 1,029.34 | 1,030.34 | 1,032.04 | |
| SDLP | Marian Fitzpatrick | 9.78% | 693 | 693.34 | 695.68 | 679.68 | 886.46 | 928.62 | |
| DUP | Linda Burns | 1.06% | 75 | 524.14 | 688.48 | 688.48 | |||
| Independent | Martin Cunningham* | 7.89% | 559 | 559 | 559.34 | ||||
| Independent | Arthur Coulter | 5.11% | 362 | 427.62 | |||||
| Electorate: 10,207 Valid: 7,086 (69.42%) Spoilt: 139 Quota: 1,182 Turnout: 7,225 (70.78%) | |||||||||
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