2011 Newry and Mourne District Council election

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2011 Newry and Mourne District Council election
  2005 5 May 2011 (2011-05-05) 2014  

All 30 seats to Newry and Mourne District Council
16 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Sinn Féin SDLP Ulster Unionist
Seats won1493
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Independent DUP UKIP
Seats won211
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Decrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1

 Seventh party
 
Party Green (NI)
Seats won0
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1

Elections to Newry and Mourne District Council were held on 5 May 2011 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 2011 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Sinn Féin 1410Increase2.svg146.745.217,877Increase2.svg3.1
  SDLP 911Steady2.svg030.028.911,443Decrease2.svg0.6
  Ulster Unionist 311Steady2.svg010.010.34,078Decrease2.svg0.5
  Independent 211Steady2.svg06.75.72,262Decrease2.svg3.2
  UKIP 110Increase2.svg13.34.81,910New
  DUP 101Decrease2.svg13.33.01,172Decrease2.svg3.7
  TUV 000Steady2.svg00.01.0408New
  Green (NI) 001Decrease2.svg10.01.0382Decrease2.svg1.0

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Newry and Mourne District Council election, 2011
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
Sinn Féin SDLP UUP UKIP DUP Others
Crotlieve38.1346.147.600.000.008.207
Newry Town 43.8327.225.600.000.0023.427
Slieve Gullion78.0422.010.000.000.000.005
The Fews46.2223.3123.920.004.302.306
The Mournes19.5120.7115.6127.7112.214.305
Total45.21428.9910.334.813.017.8230

Districts results

Crotlieve

2005: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Green, 1 x Independent
2011: 4 x SDLP, 3 x Sinn Féin
2005-2011 Change: SDLP and Sinn Féin gain from Green and Independent

Crotlieve - 7 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
Sinn Féin Michael Ruane*16.90%1,640    
SDLP Declan McAteer15.12%1,467    
SDLP Michael Carr*13.42%1,302    
Sinn Féin Mick Murphy *12.99%1,261    
SDLP Sean O'Hare12.48%1,2111,251.6   
Sinn Féin Peter Kearney8.24%8001,118.36 1,158.56 1,198.24 1,283.24
SDLP Connaire McGreevey5.05%490517.16 696.36 817.88 1,031.56
Ulster Unionist William Mitchell7.55%733733.84 736.84 765.04 787.64
Independent Jarlath Tinnelly5.09%494517.24 530.84 584.36  
Green (NI) Bonnie Anley3.16%307317.08 330.08   
Electorate: 17,357  Valid: 9,705 (55.91%)  Spoilt: 154  Quota: 1,214  Turnout: 9,859 (56.80%)  

    Newry Town

    2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 3 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
    2011: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 2 x Independent
    2005-2011 Change: Independent gain from SDLP

    Newry Town - 7 seats [3]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Sinn Féin Charlie Casey*16.89%1,280     
    Independent Davy Hyland 13.29%1,007     
    SDLP John McArdle*10.94%829846.28 949.28   
    Independent Jack Patterson*9.91%751763.96 778.31 969.31  
    Sinn Féin Valerie Harte11.76%891930.69 935.5 937.5 947.58 986.58
    SDLP Frank Feely *5.29%401411.8 562.23 619.23 624.72 968.72
    Sinn Féin Brendan Curran*8.34%632722.72 740.12 743.39 756.8 822.04
    Sinn Féin Marian O'Reilly*6.84%518654.08 660.16 662.16 673.14 687.49
    SDLP Gary Stokes*6.84%518523.4 542.67 585.67 601.15  
    Ulster Unionist Colin McElroy5.60%424425.35 426.35    
    SDLP Joe Coyle4.18%317330.23     
    Independent James Malone0.13%1010.81     
    Electorate: 13,721  Valid: 7,578 (55.23%)  Spoilt: 153  Quota: 948  Turnout: 7,731 (56.34%)  

      Slieve Gullion

      2005: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
      2011: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
      2005-2011 Change: No change

      Slieve Gullion - 5 seats [4]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12
      SDLP Geraldine Donnelly*22.05%1,681 
      Sinn Féin Terry Hearty*17.31%1,320 
      Sinn Féin Colman Burns*17.21%1,312 
      Sinn Féin Anthony Flynn*15.28%1,1651,327.87
      Sinn Féin Patrick McDonald*15.29%1,1661,295.93
      Sinn Féin Padra McNamee12.85%9801,094.07
      Electorate: 11,983  Valid: 7,624 (63.62%)  Spoilt: 150  Quota: 1,271  Turnout: 7,774 (64.88%)  

        The Fews

        2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
        2011: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
        2005-2011 Change: UUP gain from DUP

        The Fews - 6 seats [5]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456
        Ulster Unionist Andy Moffett*18.41%1,421     
        Sinn Féin Turlough Murphy16.83%1,299     
        Sinn Féin Patrick McGinn*15.60%1,204     
        SDLP John Feehan*15.43%1,191     
        Sinn Féin Jimmy McCreesh*13.80%1,0651,066.15 1,242.95   
        Ulster Unionist David Taylor5.51%425667.42 667.58 667.74 668.49 1,146.39
        SDLP Kevin O'Hare7.85%606611.75 621.99 654.47 749.47 759.79
        DUP Glenn Oliver*4.29%331368.49 369.13 369.61 370.61  
        TUV Barrie Halliday2.31%178203.3 203.62 204.1 204.85  
        Electorate: 12,613  Valid: 7,720 (61.21%)  Spoilt: 167  Quota: 1,103  Turnout: 7,887 (62.53%)  

          The Mournes

          2005: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
          2011: 1 x UKIP, x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
          2005-2011 Change: UKIP gain from UUP

          The Mournes - 5 seats [6]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456
          UKIP Henry Reilly *27.66%1,910     
          Sinn Féin Sean Doran19.46%1,344     
          SDLP Seán Rogers 14.34%990999.6 1,110.94 1,133.43 1,533.43 
          DUP William Burns*11.35%784972.4 973.16 1,124.96 1,136.17 1,151.17
          Ulster Unionist Harold McKee *8.47%585846.2 846.2 966 975.48 992.48
          Ulster Unionist David McCauley7.10%490641.2 642.34 724.33 731.68 768.68
          SDLP Theresa McLaverty6.37%440445.6 513.62 544.98   
          TUV Arthur Coulter3.33%230323.6 323.98    
          DUP Michelle Burns0.83%5789.4 90.35    
          Green (NI) Heather McDermott1.09%7579.4 88.52    
          Electorate: 11,005  Valid: 6,905 (62.74%)  Spoilt: 99  Quota: 1,151  Turnout: 7,004 (63.64%)  

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