Slieve Gullion | |
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Newry, Mourne and Down District Council DEA constituency | |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1985 |
Seats | 5 (1985-2014) 7 (2014-) |
Councillors |
Slieve Gullion is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland. [1] The district elects seven members to Newry, Mourne and Down District Council and contains the wards of Bessbrook, Camlough, Crossmaglen, Forkhill, Mullaghbane, Newtownhamilton and Whitecross. [2] Slieve Gullion forms part of the Newry and Armagh constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Newry and Mourne Areas D and E which had existed since 1973, where it originally contained five wards (Creggan, Crossmaglen, Fathom, Forkhill and Silver Bridge). For the 2014 local elections it gained two additional wards, gaining most of the abolished The Fews DEA including Bessbrook, Camlough and Newtownhamilton.
Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | |||||||
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2023 | Aoife Finnegan (Sinn Féin) | Mickey Larkin (Sinn Féin) | Declan Murphy (Sinn Féin) | Áine Quinn (Sinn Féin) | Pete Byrne (SDLP) | Oonagh Magennis (Sinn Féin) | David Taylor (UUP) | |||||||
May 2020 Co-Option | Barra Ó'Muirí (Sinn Féin) | |||||||||||||
February 2020 Co-Option | Terry Hearty (Sinn Féin) | |||||||||||||
2019 | Roisin Mulgrew (Sinn Féin) | |||||||||||||
January 2016 Co-Option | Kate Loughran (SDLP) | |||||||||||||
2014 | Geraldine Donnelly (SDLP) | |||||||||||||
2011 | Patrick McDonald (Sinn Féin) | Colman Burns (Sinn Féin) | Anthony Flynn (Sinn Féin) | 5 seats 1985–2014 | 5 seats 1985–2014 | |||||||||
2005 | ||||||||||||||
2001 | Elena Martin (Sinn Féin) | John Fee (SDLP) | ||||||||||||
1997 | Patrick McNamee (Sinn Féin) | Patrick Brennan (Sinn Féin) | Pat Toner (SDLP) | |||||||||||
1993 | Jim McAllister (Sinn Féin) | Terry Mulkerns (SDLP) | ||||||||||||
1989 | Jimmy McCreesh (Sinn Féin) | Michael O'Neill (SDLP) | ||||||||||||
1985 | Eamon Larkin (Sinn Féin) | Owen Kelly (SDLP) | Noel McKevitt (SDLP) | |||||||||||
2019: 5 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2023: 5 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2019–2023 Change: No change
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
Sinn Féin | Aoife Finnegan* | 13.16% | 1,934 | |||||||||
Sinn Féin | Áine Quinn | 13.15% | 1,932 | |||||||||
Sinn Féin | Declan Murphy* | 12.98% | 1,907 | |||||||||
SDLP | Pete Byrne* | 9.85% | 1,447 | 1,462.30 | 1,468.30 | 1,472.54 | 1,473.35 | 1,554.56 | 1,670.23 | 2,404.23 | ||
Sinn Féin | Mickey Larkin* | 10.61% | 1,558 | 1,573.26 | 1,579.30 | 1,640.54 | 1,645.61 | 1,669.12 | 1,719.61 | 1,795.24 | 1,946.24 | |
Sinn Féin | Oonagh Magennis* | 8.96% | 1,316 | 1,368.55 | 1,376.60 | 1,379.62 | 1,387.95 | 1,411.32 | 1,445.60 | 1,511.77 | 1,617.77 | |
UUP | David Taylor* | 8.15% | 1,197 | 1,197 | 1,198 | 1,198 | 1,198.09 | 1,226.09 | 1,570.09 | 1,592.15 | 1,628.15 | |
Sinn Féin | Barra Ó'Muirí* | 9.06% | 1,331 | 1,339.30 | 1,343.30 | 1,348.86 | 1,385.76 | 1,393.08 | 1,432.23 | 1,463.35 | 1,503.35 | |
SDLP | Killian Feehan | 6.15% | 903 | 904.20 | 913.20 | 913.72 | 917.72 | 1,015.85 | 1,102.07 | |||
Aontú | Liam Reichenberg | 2.99% | 439 | 439.50 | 446.50 | 447.66 | 448.05 | 489.09 | ||||
DUP | Linda Henry | 2.45% | 360 | 360.10 | 360.10 | 360.14 | 360.14 | 360.14 | ||||
Alliance | Caolán Gregory | 2.03% | 298 | 298.90 | 321.95 | 322.47 | 323.10 | |||||
Green (NI) | Molly Ní Mhánais | 0.47% | 69 | 69.15 | ||||||||
Electorate: 22,734 Valid: 14,691 (64.62%) Spoilt: 266 Quota: 1,837 Turnout: 14,957 (65.79%) |
2014: 4 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2019: 5 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2014-2019 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
Sinn Féin | Terry Hearty* † | 14.98% | 1,876 | ||||
Sinn Féin | Mickey Larkin* | 13.14% | 1,646 | ||||
SDLP | Pete Byrne* | 13.12% | 1,643 | ||||
Sinn Féin | Oonagh Magennis | 12.95% | 1,622 | ||||
Sinn Féin | Barra Ó'Muirí* | 10.79% | 1,351 | 1,571.49 | |||
UUP | David Taylor* | 10.28% | 1,287 | 1,287.34 | 1,577.34 | ||
Sinn Féin | Roisin Mulgrew* † | 10.88% | 1,362 | 1,414.19 | 1,482.04 | 1,554.44 | |
SDLP | Kate Loughran* | 8.46% | 1,059 | 1,076.85 | 1,291.89 | 1,296.34 | |
Alliance | Gazdag Balázs | 2.88% | 361 | 365.08 | |||
DUP | Linda Henry | 2.52% | 315 | 316.19 | |||
Electorate: 20,858 Valid: 12,522 (60.03%) Spoilt: 295 Quota: 1,566 Turnout: 12,817 (61.45%) |
2011: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2014: 4 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2011-2014 Change: SDLP and UUP gain due to the addition of two seats
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
Sinn Féin | Terry Hearty* | 19.14% | 2,135 | |||||||
SDLP | Geraldine Donnelly* † | 13.59% | 1,516 | |||||||
Sinn Féin | Mickey Larkin* | 12.65% | 1,411 | |||||||
Sinn Féin | Barra Ó Muirí* | 10.92% | 1,218 | 1,773.12 | ||||||
UUP | David Taylor* | 11.14% | 1,243 | 1,246.24 | 1,599.24 | |||||
Sinn Féin | Róisín Mulgrew* | 11.46% | 1,278 | 1,312.56 | 1,312.92 | 1,632.87 | ||||
SDLP | Kate Loughran | 9.66% | 1,078 | 1,106.44 | 1,110.44 | 1,122.05 | 1,123.65 | 1,248.65 | 1,345.61 | |
Sinn Féin | Daire Hughes | 8.06% | 899 | 1,004.84 | 1,011.2 | 1,055.48 | 1,283.68 | 1,283.68 | 1,294.48 | |
DUP | Lavelle McIlwrath | 3.37% | 376 | 377.8 | ||||||
Electorate: 19,834 Valid: 11,154 (56.24%) Spoilt: 216 Quota: 1,395 Turnout: 11,370 (57.33%) |
2005: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2011: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2005-2011 Change: No change
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||
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1 | 2 | ||||
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% | 1,165 | 1,327.87 | |
Sinn Féin | Patrick McDonald* | 15.29% | 1,166 | 1,295.93 | |
Sinn Féin | Padra McNamee | 12.85% | 980 | 1,094.07 | |
Electorate: 11,983 Valid: 7,624 (63.62%) Spoilt: 150 Quota: 1,271 Turnout: 7,774 (64.88%) |
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 | |||
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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%) |
1997: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP
2001: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
1997-2001 Change: No change
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
Sinn Féin | Elena Martin | 17.58% | 1,436 | |||||
Sinn Féin | Colman Burns | 17.52% | 1,431 | |||||
Sinn Féin | Patrick McDonald* | 17.32% | 1,415 | |||||
Sinn Féin | Terry Hearty | 15.71% | 1,283 | 1,292 | 1,347.6 | 1,397.08 | ||
SDLP | John Fee * | 14.63% | 1,195 | 1,318 | 1,321.35 | 1,326.11 | 1,347.04 | |
SDLP | Pat Toner* | 10.28% | 840 | 1,253 | 1,260.1 | 1,261.7 | 1,291.99 | |
SDLP | Mary McKeown | 6.95% | 568 | |||||
Electorate: 10,524 Valid: 8,168 (77.61%) Spoilt: 273 Quota: 1,362 Turnout: 8,441 (80.21%) |
1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin
1997: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP
1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||
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1 | 2 | ||||
SDLP | John Fee * | 22.51% | 1,412 | ||
Sinn Féin | Patrick Brennan | 18.30% | 1,148 | ||
Sinn Féin | Patrick McDonald* | 17.76% | 1,114 | ||
Sinn Féin | Patrick McNamee | 17.66% | 1,108 | ||
SDLP | Pat Toner* | 13.47% | 845 | 1,043.8 | |
SDLP | Dessie McDonnell | 10.31% | 647 | 804.36 | |
Electorate: 9,847 Valid: 6,274 (63.71%) Spoilt: 174 Quota: 1,046 Turnout: 6,448 (65.48%) |
1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin
1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin
1989-1993 Change: No change
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
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1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
SDLP | John Fee * | 20.08% | 1,227 | |||
Sinn Féin | Jim McAllister * | 17.77% | 1,086 | |||
Sinn Féin | Patrick McDonald | 16.82% | 1,028 | |||
SDLP | Pat Toner* | 14.15% | 865 | 1,121 | ||
SDLP | Terry Mulkerns | 13.01% | 795 | 885 | 1,061.75 | |
Sinn Féin | Patrick Brennan | 11.42% | 698 | 718 | 743.75 | |
SDLP | Michael McShane | 6.74% | 412 | |||
Electorate: 9,214 Valid: 6,111 (66.32%) Spoilt: 208 Quota: 1,019 Turnout: 6,319 (68.58%) |
1985: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin
1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin
1985-1989 Change: No change
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
SDLP | John Fee | 20.41% | 1,207 | ||||
SDLP | Pat Toner* | 19.85% | 1,174 | ||||
Sinn Féin | Jim McAllister * | 17.50% | 1,035 | ||||
SDLP | Michael O'Neill | 16.82% | 995 | ||||
Sinn Féin | Jimmy McCreesh | 12.78% | 756 | 825.16 | 855.52 | 928.92 | |
Sinn Féin | Patrick McDonald | 9.13% | 540 | 551.44 | 592.8 | 623.8 | |
Ind. Republican | Brian Woods | 3.52% | 208 | 347.88 | 464.04 | ||
Electorate: 8,845 Valid: 5,915 (66.87%) Spoilt: 292 Quota: 986 Turnout: 6,207 (70.18%) |
1985: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
Sinn Féin | Jim McAllister | 20.36% | 1,199 | |||||
SDLP | Pat Toner* | 18.24% | 1,074 | |||||
SDLP | Owen Kelly* | 13.38% | 788 | 821.44 | 854.72 | 944.83 | 986.83 | |
Sinn Féin | Eamon Larkin | 12.08% | 711 | 738.93 | 741.73 | 744.92 | 980.72 | |
SDLP | Noel McKevitt | 13.20% | 777 | 779.66 | 811.02 | 821.37 | 954.03 | |
Sinn Féin | Patrick Murphy | 10.58% | 623 | 738.33 | 742.65 | 774.55 | 856.74 | |
Irish Independence | Jim Murphy* | 4.55% | 268 | 281.49 | 288.93 | 307.36 | ||
Sinn Féin | Sarah Murphy | 4.43% | 261 | 269.74 | 271.26 | 283.67 | ||
Ind. Republican | Brian Woods | 3.18% | 187 | 198.59 | 200.67 | |||
Electorate: 8,395 Valid: 5,888 (70.14%) Spoilt: 211 Quota: 982 Turnout: 6,099 (72.65%) |
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