The Mournes (District Electoral Area)

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The Mournes
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created1985
Seats5 (1985-2014)
7 (2014-)
Councillors
  •   Willie Clarke (SF)
  •   Laura Devlin (SDLP)
  •   Glyn Hanna (DUP)
  •   Leeanne McEvoy (SF)
  •   Henry Reilly (DUP)
  •   Michael Rice (SF)
  •   Jill Truesdale (APNI)
The Mournes DEA within Newry, Mourne and Down Newry, Mourne and Down The Mournes highlight.svg
The Mournes DEA within Newry, Mourne and Down
The Mournes DEA (1993-2014) within Newry and Mourne Newry and Mourne 1993 The Mournes highlight.svg
The Mournes DEA (1993-2014) within Newry and Mourne

The Mournes 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 Annalong, Binnian, Donard, Kilkeel, Lisnacree, Murlough and Tollymore. [2] The Mournes forms part of the South Down 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 Area A which had existed since 1973, where it originally contained five wards (Annalong, Binnian, Kilkeel Central, Kilkeel South and Lisnacree). For the 2014 local elections it gained two additional wards, gaining Donard, Murlough and Tollymore from the abolished Newcastle DEA, while Kilkeel was merged into a single ward.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)
2023 Henry Reilly
(DUP)/ (Independent)/
(TUV)/
(UKIP)/
(UUP)		Glyn Hanna
(DUP)/
(Independent)		Jill Truesdale
(Alliance)		Laura Devlin
(SDLP)		Michael Rice
(Sinn Féin)		Leeanne McEvoy
(Sinn Féin)		 Willie Clarke
(Sinn Féin)
December 2021 Co-Option Harold McKee
(TUV)/
(UUP)
November 2021 DefectionSeán Doran
(Sinn Féin)
September 2021 Defection
June 2021 Defection
2019
November 2016 DefectionJill Macauley
(UUP)		Brian Quinn
(SDLP)
May 2016 Co-Option
November 2015 Defection Harold McKee
(UUP)
2014
2011 William Burns
(DUP)		 Seán Rogers
(SDLP)		5 seats
1985–2014		5 seats
1985–2014
2005 Isaac Hanna
(UUP)		Michael Cole
(SDLP)		Martin Connolly
(Sinn Féin)
2001 Martin Cunningham
(Sinn Féin)
1997 Emmett Haughian
(SDLP)		Michael Cunningham
(SDLP)
1993 Austin Crawford
(SDLP)
1989 George Graham
(DUP)/
(Protestant Unionist)		Arthur Coulter
(UUP)
1985 William Russell
(UUP)		Colum Murnion
(SDLP)		Patrick Young
(Sinn Féin)

2023 Election

2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent

2023: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance

2019–2023 Change: DUP and Alliance gain from UUP and Independent

The Mournes - 7 seats [3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
DUP Glyn Hanna*17.50%2,340       
Sinn Féin Michael Rice*15.26%2,040       
Sinn Féin Willie Clarke*14.32%1,915       
Sinn Féin Leeanne McEvoy*12.29%1,6431,643.56 1,946.14     
SDLP Laura Devlin*10.25%1,3701,372.80 1,379.64 1,476.76 1,516.30 1,679.41  
DUP Henry Reilly*8.15%1,0891,622.96 1,623.68 1,623.86 1,626.14 1,626.31 1,638.11 1,835.11
Alliance Jill Truesdale8.27%1,1051,108.64 1,116.38 1,140.32 1,206.76 1,249.09 1.505.94 1,626.94
TUV Harold McKee*6.58%880962.68 963.06 963.24 966.24 966.24 972.61 1,163.12
UUP Lloyd Douglas3.82%511537.88 538.06 538.60 539.60 540.45 557.70  
SDLP Dominic O'Reilly2.67%357359.62 386.52 439.26 443.16 467.13   
Green (NI) Sean O Baoill0.89%119119.28 120.36 127.02     
Electorate: 22,227  Valid: 13,369 (60.15%)  Spoilt: 179  Quota: 1,672  Turnout: 13,548 (60.95%)  

    2019 Election

    2014: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x UKIP

    2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent

    2014-2019 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP, Independent leaves UKIP

    The Mournes - 7 seats [4]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    DUP Glyn Hanna* ‡‡16.06%1,944      
    Sinn Féin Sean Doran* †15.57%1,885      
    SDLP Laura Devlin*12.99%1,572      
    UUP Harold McKee ‡12.02%1,4551,697     
    Independent Henry Reilly * ‡11.95%1,4471,619.92     
    Sinn Féin Willie Clarke *9.53%1,1541,154.44 1,283.64 1,283.86 1,426.54 1,426.98 1,445.42
    Sinn Féin Leeanne McEvoy9.06%1,0971,098.32 1,269.92 1,269.92 1,372.32 1,372.54 1,379.86
    Alliance Andrew McMurray 7.79%943945.2 951 1,014.36 1,280.88 1,320.7 1,349.02
    SDLP Brian Quinn*5.01%607612.06 675.26 735.32    
    Electorate: 21,013  Valid: 12,104 (57.60%)  Spoilt: 158  Quota: 1,514  Turnout: 12,262 (58.35%)  

      2014 Election

      2011: 1 x UKIP, x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin

      2014: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UKIP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP

      2011-2014 Change: Sinn Féin and SDLP gain due to the addition of two seats

      The Mournes - 7 seats [5]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      UKIP Henry Reilly * ‡18.07%1,964     
      SDLP Laura Devlin*16.45%1,789     
      Sinn Féin Willie Clarke *14.55%1,581     
      Sinn Féin Seán Doran*13.92%1,513     
      UUP Harold McKee *†12.44%1,3521,677.5    
      SDLP Brian Quinn*7.32%796804.06 1,131.3 1,134.4 1,291.72 1,416.72
      DUP Glyn Hanna8.95%9731,161.17 1,168.73 1,307.61 1,311.52 1,321.52
      UUP Jill Macauley*4.55%494550.42 556.36 727.48 728.86 752.86
      Alliance Ciaran McAvoy2.39%260263.41 322.81 324.67 368.83  
      NI21 Annette Holden1.36%148153.27 168.39 169.32 183.58  
      Electorate: 20,008  Valid: 10,869 (54.32%)  Spoilt: 173  Quota: 1,359  Turnout: 11,042 (55.19%)  

        2011 Election

        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
        UUP Harold McKee *8.47%585846.2 846.2 966 975.48 992.48
        UUP 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%)  

          2005 Election

          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

          The Mournes - 5 seats [7]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456
          DUP William Burns*25.30%1,793     
          UUP Henry Reilly *17.47%1,238     
          UUP Isaac Hanna*7.75%549636.72 859.5 865.5 1,337.36 
          SDLP Michael Cole*13.41%950952.04 955.72 1,095.72 1,105.48 1,129.62
          Sinn Féin Martin Connolly12.24%867867.34 867.34 1,029.34 1,030.34 1,032.04
          SDLP Marian Fitzpatrick9.78%693693.34 695.68 679.68 886.46 928.62
          DUP Linda Burns1.06%75524.14 688.48 688.48   
          Independent Martin Cunningham*7.89%559559 559.34    
          Independent Arthur Coulter5.11%362427.62     
          Electorate: 10,207  Valid: 7,086 (69.42%)  Spoilt: 139  Quota: 1,182  Turnout: 7,225 (70.78%)  

            2001 Election

            1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

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

            1997-2001 Change: No change

            The Mournes - 5 seats [8]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            1234
            DUP William Burns*24.00%1,845   
            Sinn Féin Martin Cunningham16.80%1,291   
            UUP Isaac Hanna*15.33%1,1781,219 1,520.08 
            UUP Henry Reilly *15.42%1,1851,209 1,455.87 
            SDLP Michael Cole15.68%1,2051,208 1,213.85 1,245.83
            SDLP Marian Fitzpatrick11.35%872874 875.56 893.5
            DUP Linda Burns1.43%110   
            Electorate: 10,440  Valid: 7,686 (73.62%)  Spoilt: 170  Quota: 1,282  Turnout: 7,856 (75.25%)  

              1997 Election

              1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

              1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

              1993-1997 Change: No change

              The Mournes - 5 seats [9]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              1234567
              UUP Isaac Hanna*23.12%1,595      
              UUP Henry Reilly *18.88%1,303      
              SDLP Emmett Haughian*17.33%1,196      
              DUP William Burns*13.14%9071,266.89     
              SDLP Michael Cunningham12.97%895898.48 901.47 903.99 931.28 939.18 1,193.18
              Alliance Anne Marie Cunningham5.12%353390.7 423.82 449.65 470.61 569.66 657.95
              Sinn Féin Paul Lawless6.83%471471.58 471.58 471.58 481.58 482.58  
              Independent Cecil Atkinson1.48%102133.9 238.09 321.25 326.95   
              Workers' Party Charles Cunningham1.13%7881.77 89.59 93.37    
              Electorate: 10,084  Valid: 6,900 (68.43%)  Spoilt: 127  Quota: 1,151  Turnout: 7,027 (69.68%)  

                1993 Election

                1989: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Protestant Unionist

                1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

                1989-1993 Change: DUP gain from Protestant Unionist

                The Mournes - 5 seats [10]
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                123
                UUP Henry Reilly *24.57%1,647  
                UUP Isaac Hanna22.20%1,488  
                SDLP Emmett Haughian*22.13%1,483  
                DUP William Burns12.77%8561,371.55 
                SDLP Austin Crawford*14.71%986997.2 1,198.2
                Sinn Féin Michael McAleenan3.61%242242.35 245.35
                Electorate: 9,729  Valid: 6,702 (68.89%)  Spoilt: 191  Quota: 1,118  Turnout: 6,893 (70.85%)  

                  1989 Election

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

                  1989: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Protestant Unionist

                  1985-1989 Change: SDLP gain from Sinn Féin, Protestant Unionist leaves DUP

                  The Mournes - 5 seats [11]
                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                  12345
                  Protestant Unionist George Graham *25.18%1,754    
                  SDLP Emmett Haughian18.79%1,309    
                  UUP Henry Reilly 16.91%1,178    
                  SDLP Austin Crawford13.64%950952.38 1,078.88 1,443.88 
                  UUP Arthur Coulter*9.10%634911.1 911.76 927.78 947.78
                  DUP George McConnell8.46%589890.58 890.69 893.92 897.92
                  Independent Mark Brennan4.87%339341.04 349.62   
                  Sinn Féin Gabriel Curran3.06%213213.34 218.29   
                  Electorate: 9,812  Valid: 6,966 (70.99%)  Spoilt: 184  Quota: 1,162  Turnout: 7,150 (72.87%)  

                    1985 Election

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

                    The Mournes - 5 seats [12]
                    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                    123456
                    DUP George Graham *22.20%1,422     
                    UUP William Russell*21.71%1,391     
                    UUP Arthur Coulter*12.52%802935.25 1,231.72   
                    SDLP Colum Murnion*16.52%1,0581,060.5 1,060.96 1,062.31 1,638.31 
                    Sinn Féin Patrick Young12.80%820820.25 820.48 820.63 866.86 1,134.86
                    DUP William Burns4.21%270485.5 503.9 655.1 661.61 673.61
                    SDLP Anne Marie Cunningham*10.04%643644 646.3 649.3   
                    Electorate: 9,530  Valid: 6,406 (67.22%)  Spoilt: 189  Quota: 1,068  Turnout: 6,595 (69.20%)  

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