The Fews (District Electoral Area)

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The Fews DEA (1993-2014) within Newry and Mourne

The Fews was one of the three district electoral areas in Newry and Mourne, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 2014. The district elected six members to Newry and Mourne District Council, and formed part of the Newry and Armagh constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

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It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Newry and Mourne Areas D and E which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Bessbrook, Camlough, Derrymore, Donaghmore, Newtownhamilton and Tullyhappy. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and largely replaced with the Slieve Gullion DEA.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
2011 Turlough Murphy
(Sinn Féin)
Jimmy McCreesh
(Sinn Féin)
Patrick McGinn
(Sinn Féin)
John Feehan
(SDLP)
Andy Moffett
(UUP)
David Taylor
(UUP)
2005 Brendan Lewis
(Sinn Féin)
Glenn Oliver
(DUP)
Danny Kennedy
(UUP)
2001 Andy Moffett
(UUP)
1997 Stephen McGinn
(SDLP)
Charlie Smyth
(SDLP)
1993 Conor Murphy
(Sinn Féin)
James Savage
(SDLP)
Arthur Lockhart
(UUP)
1989 Andy Moffett
(UUP)
1985 Brendan Lewis
(Sinn Féin)
Nan Sands
(SDLP)
Gordon Heslip
(DUP)

2011 Election

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 [1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
UUP 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   
UUP 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%)  

    2005 Election

    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

    The Fews - 6 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234
    Sinn Féin Patrick McGinn*15.15%1,246   
    Sinn Féin Jimmy McCreesh*14.47%1,190   
    Sinn Féin Brendan Lewis*13.80%1,1351,184.7  
    SDLP John Feehan*11.63%957963.2 1,218.2 
    UUP Danny Kennedy *14.21%1,1691,169.75 1,179.75 
    DUP Glenn Oliver8.28%681681 681 1,064.05
    SDLP Susan Mackin8.73%718720.25 918.95 992.25
    UUP Andy Moffett*7.25%596596.6 601.65  
    SDLP Noelle McGarvey6.49%534535.7   
    Electorate: 11,551  Valid: 8,226 (71.21%)  Spoilt: 168  Quota: 1,176  Turnout: 8,394 (72.67%)  

      2001 Election

      1997: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP

      2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

      1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

      The Fews - 6 seats [3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      Sinn Féin Jimmy McCreesh*14.39%1,279     
      Sinn Féin Patrick McGinn13.98%1,2431,279    
      SDLP John Feehan12.05%1,0711,271    
      UUP Danny Kennedy *13.85%1,2311,233 1,608   
      UUP Andy Moffett*8.18%727740 968 1,300.76  
      Sinn Féin Brendan Lewis*13.18%1,1721,198 1,198 1,199.88 1,199.88 1,199.88
      SDLP Charlie Smyth*9.89%8791,158 1,160 1,160.94 1,190.44 1,190.44
      DUP Craig Baxter7.80%693694     
      SDLP Angela Savage6.69%595     
      Electorate: 11,457  Valid: 8,890 (77.59%)  Spoilt: 231  Quota: 1,271  Turnout: 9,121 (79.61%)  

        1997 Election

        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 [4]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123
        UUP Danny Kennedy *22.27%1,610  
        Sinn Féin Brendan Lewis15.25%1,103  
        UUP 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%)  

          1993 Election

          1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin

          1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin

          1989-1993 Change: No change

          The Fews - 6 seats [5]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234
          UUP Danny Kennedy *25.17%1,765   
          SDLP Stephen McGinn*17.18%1,205   
          UUP Arthur Lockhart11.32%7941,541.56  
          SDLP James Savage*13.68%959962.96 1,030.72 
          SDLP Charlie Smyth*13.89%974977.96 1,028.12 
          Sinn Féin Conor Murphy *10.85%761761.44 762.32 907.87
          Sinn Féin Jimmy McCreesh7.90%554554.44 556.64 613.44
          Electorate: 10,399  Valid: 7,012 (67.43%)  Spoilt: 270  Quota: 1,002  Turnout: 7,282 (70.03%)  

            1989 Election

            1985: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin

            1989: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP

            1985-1989 Change: SDLP gain from DUP

            The Fews - 6 seats [6]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            12345
            UUP Danny Kennedy *18.19%1,406    
            SDLP Stephen McGinn14.98%1,158    
            SDLP James Savage*14.27%1,1031,124   
            SDLP Charlie Smyth14.27%1,1031,111   
            UUP Andy Moffett*13.66%1,0561,079 1,350.74  
            Sinn Féin Conor Murphy 9.12%705713 713.21 713.21 1,126.21
            DUP Gordon Heslip*7.95%614615 635.58 878.38 878.38
            Sinn Féin Patrick Quinn6.30%487491 491 491  
            Workers' Party Brian Mulligan1.24%96    
            Electorate: 10,545  Valid: 7,728 (73.29%)  Spoilt: 223  Quota: 1,105  Turnout: 7,951 (75.40%)  

              1985 Election

              1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP

              The Fews - 6 seats [7]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              12345678
              Sinn Féin Brendan Lewis18.94%1,302       
              SDLP James Savage*13.25%9111,011      
              UUP Andy Moffett*11.16%767768.2 779.6 1,051.6    
              UUP Danny Kennedy 10.91%750750.4 754.8 810.2 828.7 863.7 1,300.7 
              SDLP Nan Sands*11.10%763803 844 846 846.25 947.25 951.45 955.45
              DUP Gordon Heslip7.90%543543 544 589 593.5 599.9 686.15 917.15
              SDLP John McElherron6.55%450525.2 583.2 583.2 583.2 789.8 792.8 793.8
              UUP David McMullan7.19%494494.8 495.2 508.2 552.7 562.7   
              Alliance Victor Frizell5.18%356387.6 428.2 428.2 428.2    
              UUP Florence Henning5.72%393393.4 393.4      
              Workers' Party Brian Mulligan1.32%91109.4       
              Irish Independence Francis McCamley*0.79%54104       
              Electorate: 9,873  Valid: 6,874 (69.62%)  Spoilt: 141  Quota: 983  Turnout: 7,015 (71.05%)  

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