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2019 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council election

The 2019 election to the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, part of the Northern Ireland local elections that were held on 2 May 2019 returned 41 members to the council via Single Transferable Vote.[1]

Election results

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Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

The overall turnout was 55.25% with a total of 69,339 valid votes cast. A total of 1,090 ballots were rejected.

Districts summary

District results

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Crotlieve

2014: 3 × SDLP, 2 × Sinn Féin, 1 × Independent
2019: 2 × SDLP, 2 × Sinn Féin, 2 × Independent
2014-2019 Change: Independent gain from SDLP

Downpatrick

2014: 3 × SDLP, 1 × Sinn Féin, 1 × Independent
2019: 3 × SDLP, 1 × Sinn Féin, 1 × Independent
2014-2019 Change: No change

Newry

2014: 3 × Sinn Féin, 2 × SDLP, 1 × Independent
2019: 3 × Sinn Féin, 2 × SDLP, 1 × Independent
2014-2019 Change: No change

Rowallane

2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2014-2019 Change: No change

Slieve Croob

2014: 2 × Sinn Féin, 1 × Alliance, 1 × SDLP, 1 × DUP
2019: 2 × Sinn Féin, 1 × Alliance, 1 × SDLP, 1 × UUP
2014-2019 Change: UUP gain from DUP

Slieve Gullion

2014: 4 × Sinn Féin, 2 × SDLP, 1 × UUP
2019: 5 × Sinn Féin, 1 × SDLP, 1 × UUP
2014-2019 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

The Mournes

2014: 2 × Sinn Féin, 2 × SDLP, 1 × DUP, 1 × UUP, 1 × UKIP
2019: 3 × Sinn Féin, 1 × SDLP, 1 × DUP, 1 × UUP, 1 × Independent
2014-2019 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP, Independent leaves UKIP

Changes during the term

† Co-options

‡ Changes in affiliation

– Suspensions

None

Last updated 26 October 2022.

Current composition: see Newry, Mourne and Down District Council

Notes

  1. ^ The leader of Sinn Féin is Mary Lou McDonald, who sits as a TD in the Irish Dáil Éireann for Dublin Central. O'Neill is the leader of the party in Northern Ireland.

References

  1. ^ "Election 2019: Newry, Mourne and Down District Council candidates". BBC News. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Local Council Elections 2019 - Results by Stage". 2 May 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Newry City, Mourne and Down District Council". BBC News. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Local Council Elections - Results 2019". www.newrymournedown.org. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  5. ^ a b McCormick, Jayne (7 June 2021). "DUP councillors quit party over Edwin Poots' leadership". BBC News. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  6. ^ a b Walker, Stephen (14 September 2021). "DUP: Councillors Glyn Hanna and Kathryn Owen return to the party". BBC News. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  7. ^ Cochrane, Amy (29 October 2021). "Mournes councillor resigns from UUP due to Beattie's 'liberal leadership'". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Former Ulster Unionist Party councillor Harold McKee joins TUV". BBC News. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  9. ^ "DUP councillor William Walker suspended by party after arrest". BBC News. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Alliance grows as Enright joins Newry, Mourne and Down team". Alliance Party. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  11. ^ a b "Democratic Unionists: Two County Down councillors join party". BBC News. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.