Newry and Mourne Area F

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Newry and Mourne Area F 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.

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It was created for the 1973 local elections, and contained the wards of Drumgullion, St. Mary's, St. Patrick's and Winsor Hill. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Newry Town DEA.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
1981 William McCaigue
(UUP)
Freddie Kearns
(IIP)
Arthur Ruddy
(SDLP)
Patrick McElroy
(SDLP)
1977 Michael McVerry
(Alliance)
Daniel Hughes
(SDLP)
1973 Hugh Breslin
(Alliance)
Sean Hollywood
(SDLP)

1981 Election

1977: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

1981: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x IIP

1977-1981 Change: IIP gain from Alliance

Newry and Mourne Area F - 4 seats [1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456789
Ulster Unionist William McCaigue*16.19%752752 754 755 979    
SDLP Arthur Ruddy*18.81%874879 893 914 914 915.06 941.06  
Irish Independence Freddie Kearns10.31%479487 492 518 520 520 642 900 932
SDLP Patrick McElroy14.33%666670 676 690 690 693.18 702.18 732.18 862.42
SDLP Louis McGuigan10.22%475477 482 492 492 493.06 545.06 562.06 637.65
Alliance Michael McVerry*6.59%306310 354 365 376 419.46 421.46 424.46  
Irish Independence Kevin McAleenan5.96%277281 281 296 300 300 339   
Irish Independence P. J. McCann5.34%248249 254 268 270 270    
DUP Gordon Heslip5.55%258258 258 258      
Republican Clubs Edward McKeown2.26%105105 105       
Republican Clubs Michael McLoughlin1.87%8789 90       
Alliance Edward Turley1.83%8586        
Independent James Malone0.73%34        
Electorate: 7,263  Valid: 4,646 (63.97%)  Spoilt: 187  Quota: 930  Turnout: 4,833 (66.54%)  

    1977 Election

    1973: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Alliance

    1977: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP

    1973-1977 Change: UUP gain from Alliance

    Newry and Mourne Area F - 4 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    Ulster Unionist William McCaigue23.59%958    
    SDLP Arthur Ruddy*19.13%777777.87 851.87  
    Alliance Michael McVerry*9.97%405485.33 513.33 516.23 813.55
    SDLP Daniel Hughes14.63%594617.49 643.49 646.97 726.87
    SDLP William Feely13.94%566567.45 624.45 643.01 722.52
    Alliance John McClelland9.95%404440.83 499.83 513.17  
    Republican Clubs Alan Wadforth8.79%357357    
    Electorate: 7,173  Valid: 4,061 (56.62%)  Spoilt: 234  Quota: 813  Turnout: 4,295 (59.88%)  

      1973 Election

      1973: 2 x Alliance, 2 x SDLP

      Newry and Mourne Area F - 4 seats [3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678
      Alliance Michael McVerry26.16%973       
      Alliance Hugh Breslin15.89%591733.62      
      SDLP Sean Hollywood 16.32%607620.11 624.01 629.01 682.23 752.23  
      SDLP Arthur Ruddy8.85%329332.68 334.78 342.01 366 464.38 484.9 749.9
      Republican Clubs Samuel Dowling8.58%319321.07 321.37 363.37 388.55 398.07 587.13 615.13
      SDLP Patrick Crilly7.23%269274.29 279.15 279.21 303.44 340.57 352.86  
      Republican Clubs Colman Rowntree3.93%146147.15 147.21 217.39 230.8 234.8   
      SDLP Kevin Reynolds5.35%199205.44 209.34 209.4 227.64    
      Irish Labour Francis Burns4.06%151156.75 166.89 178.18     
      Republican Clubs Jean Rooney1.91%7171.23 71.47      
      Republican Clubs Peter Shields1.72%6464.23 64.41      
      Electorate: 6,649  Valid: 3,719 (55.93%)  Spoilt: 269  Quota: 744  Turnout: 3,988 (59.98%)  

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        References

        1. "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
        2. "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
        3. "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 1 August 2021.