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Newry, Mourne and Down 2023 Council Election Results by DEA (Shaded by the plurality of FPVs) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 election to Newry, Mourne and Down District Council was held on 18 May 2023, alongside other local elections in Northern Ireland, two weeks after local elections in England. [1] The Northern Ireland elections were delayed by 2 weeks to avoid overlapping with the coronation of King Charles III. [2]
41 members were returned to the council via Single Transferable Vote.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Sinn Féin | 20 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 48.78 | 48.32 | 37,032 | 11.79 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19.51 | 17.18 | 13,170 | 5.86 | |
Democratic Unionist | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12.20 | 11.90 | 9,124 | 3.40 | |
Alliance | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12.20 | 9.36 | 7,176 | 1.92 | |
Independent | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4.88 | 4.71 | 3,608 | 7.78 | |
Ulster Unionist | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2.44 | 5.30 | 4,062 | 4.73 | |
Aontú | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.31 | 1,002 | 0.21 | |
TUV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.15 | 880 | New | |
Green (NI) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.77 | 589 | 0.32 | |
Total | 41 | 76,643 |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
The 2023 LG election in NMD saw the further decline of the SDLP and UUP, whereas Sinn Fein and Alliance made gains, with the DUP also gaining two councillors.
District Electoral Area (DEA) | % |
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Sinn Féin | SDLP | DUP | Alliance | UUP | Independents and others | ||||||||
Crotlieve | 45.67 | 3 1 | 17.74 | 1 1 | 4.57 | 0 | 5.03 | 0 | 3.42 | 0 | 23.57 | 2 | 6 |
Downpatrick | 43.45 | 2 1 | 30.71 | 2 1 | 3.27 | 0 | 13.75 | 1 1 | 2.45 | 0 | 6.37 | 0 1 | 5 |
Newry | 65.15 | 4 1 | 18.15 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | 7.94 | 0 | 2.72 | 0 | 6.04 | 0 1 | 6 |
Rowallane | 10.78 | 0 | 16.42 | 1 | 34.17 | 2 | 24.59 | 2 1 | 12.91 | 0 1 | 1.12 | 0 | 5 |
Slieve Croob | 47.56 | 3 1 | 11.68 | 0 1 | 19.34 | 1 1 | 13.28 | 1 | 4.30 | 0 1 | 3.85 | 0 | 5 |
Slieve Gullion | 67.92 | 5 | 16.00 | 1 | 2.45 | 0 | 2.03 | 0 | 8.15 | 1 | 3.46 | 0 | 7 |
The Mournes | 41.87 | 3 | 12.91 | 1 | 25.65 | 2 1 | 8.27 | 1 1 | 3.82 | 0 1 | 7.47 | 0 1 | 7 |
Total | 48.32 | 20 4 | 17.18 | 8 3 | 11.90 | 5 2 | 9.36 | 5 3 | 5.30 | 1 3 | 7.93 | 2 3 | 41 |
2019: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 2 x Independent
2023: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x Independent, 1 x SDLP
2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
Sinn Féin | Selina Murphy | 14.20% | 1,863 | 1,879.00 | |||||||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Declan McAteer* | 9.40% | 1,233 | 1,310.00 | 1,324.00 | 1,473.00 | 1,577.00 | 1,683.00 | 1,683.25 | 2,507.25 | |||
Independent | Mark Gibbons* | 8.47% | 1,111 | 1,143.00 | 1,150.00 | 1,242.00 | 1,610.00 | 1,721.00 | 1,721.75 | 1,793.75 | 1,888.75 | ||
Sinn Féin | Kate Murphy | 10.65% | 1,397 | 1,402.00 | 1,403.00 | 1,453.00 | 1,491.00 | 1,493.00 | 1,494.50 | 1,611.50 | 1,771.50 | 1,774.62 | |
Sinn Féin | Mickey Ruane* | 10.57% | 1,387 | 1,413.00 | 1,413.00 | 1,446.00 | 1,570.00 | 1,574.00 | 1,575.00 | 1,618.00 | 1,669.00 | 1,670.04 | |
Independent | Jarlath Tinnelly* | 7.95% | 1,043 | 1,059.00 | 1,063.00 | 1,142.00 | 1,252.00 | 1,306.00 | 1,306.25 | 1,367.25 | 1,504.25 | 1,513.35 | |
Sinn Féin | Gerry O'Hare* | 10.25% | 1,345 | 1,350.00 | 1,350.00 | 1,376.00 | 1,389.00 | 1,391.00 | 1,391.00 | 1,447.00 | 1,512.00 | 1,512.26 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | Karen McKevitt* | 6.94% | 911 | 948.00 | 964.00 | 1,130.00 | 1,189.00 | 1,305.00 | 1,305.25 | ||||
Democratic Unionist | Keith Parke | 4.57% | 600 | 603.00 | 946.00 | 957.00 | 965.00 | ||||||
Independent | Jim Boylan | 6.24% | 818 | 841.00 | 850.00 | 926.00 | |||||||
Alliance | Daniel Neary | 5.03% | 660 | 710.00 | 742.00 | ||||||||
Ulster Unionist | Ricky McGaffin | 3.42% | 448 | 451.00 | |||||||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Anne Sheridan | 1.40% | 183 | ||||||||||
Green (NI) | Hugh O'Reilly | 0.73% | 96 | ||||||||||
Independent | Finbarr Lambe | 0.18% | 23 | ||||||||||
Electorate: 21,313 Valid: 13,118 (61.55%) Spoilt: 140 Quota: 1,875 Turnout: 13,258 (62.21%) |
2019: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent
2023: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin and Alliance gain from SDLP and Independent
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
Sinn Féin | Oonagh Hanlon* | 19.32% | 1,579 | ||||||||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Gareth Sharvin* | 15.99% | 1,307 | 1,325.59 | 1,348.72 | 1,360.98 | 1,388.78 | ||||||
Alliance | Cadogan Enright* | 13.75% | 1,124 | 1,131.67 | 1,172.67 | 1,209.67 | 1,334.80 | 1,377.80 | |||||
Sinn Féin | Philip Campbell | 14.19% | 1,160 | 1,262.70 | 1,266.70 | 1,268.70 | 1,271.70 | 1,377.70 | |||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Conor Galbraith | 7.22% | 590 | 597.41 | 608.41 | 617.41 | 641.41 | 705.06 | 711.06 | 718.34 | 721.23 | 1,166.23 | |
Sinn Féin | Louise Rooney | 9.94% | 812 | 866.08 | 877.21 | 877.47 | 877.60 | 946.11 | 946.11 | 950.03 | 959.38 | 1,057.38 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | Aurla King | 7.50% | 613 | 620.67 | 629.67 | 643.67 | 666.67 | 705.80 | 712.80 | 716.16 | 717.86 | ||
Independent | Éamon Mac Con Midhe | 4.94% | 404 | 409.46 | 415.72 | 418.72 | 435.72 | ||||||
Democratic Unionist | Sharon Harvey | 3.27% | 267 | 267.26 | 268.26 | 388.26 | |||||||
Ulster Unionist | Alexander Burgess | 2.45% | 200 | 200.52 | 201.52 | ||||||||
Green (NI) | Declan Walsh | 1.43% | 117 | 117.65 | |||||||||
Electorate: 15,691 Valid: 8,173 (52.09%) Spoilt: 113 Quota: 1,363 Turnout: 8,286 (52.81%) |
2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
2023: 4 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP
2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Independent
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Sinn Féin | Valerie Harte* | 19.95% | 2,085 | ||||||
Sinn Féin | Cathal King* | 18.96% | 1,982 | ||||||
Sinn Féin | Geraldine Kearns* | 12.05% | 1,259 | 1,719.88 | |||||
Sinn Féin | Aidan Mathers | 14.19% | 1,483 | 1,526.96 | |||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Michael Savage* † | 8.95% | 935 | 949.84 | 1,151.03 | 1,192.47 | 1,203.34 | 1,382.34 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | Doire Finn | 9.20% | 961 | 994.04 | 1,120.89 | 1,211.33 | 1,226.98 | 1,357.98 | |
Alliance | Helena Young | 7.94% | 830 | 845.68 | 925.33 | 963.69 | 988.12 | 1,199.12 | |
Aontú | Sharon Loughran | 3.04% | 318 | 322.20 | 356.42 | 372.94 | 386.24 | ||
Ulster Unionist | Andrew McCracken | 2.72% | 285 | 285.00 | 287.95 | 289.35 | 289.35 | ||
Independent | Mariya Krupska | 2.00% | 209 | 213.76 | 237.95 | 248.03 | 272.10 | ||
Workers' Party | Nicola Grant | 1.00% | 104 | 106.24 | 123.94 | 130.66 | |||
Electorate: 19,901 Valid: 10,451 (52.51%) Spoilt: 172 Quota: 1,494 Turnout: 10,623 (53.38%) |
2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP
2023: 2 x DUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP
2019–2023 Change: Alliance gain from UUP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
Democratic Unionist | Jonny Jackson* | 17.60% | 1,414 | ||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Terry Andrews* | 16.42% | 1,319 | 1,335 | 1,860 | ||
Democratic Unionist | Callum Bowsie* | 16.57% | 1,331 | 1,337 | 1,340 | ||
Alliance | Tierna Kelly | 12.01% | 965 | 996 | 1,118 | 1,403 | |
Alliance | David Lee-Surginor* | 12.58% | 1,011 | 1,056 | 1,199 | 1,347 | |
Ulster Unionist | Robert Burgess* | 11.66% | 937 | 1,018 | 1,021 | 1,024 | |
Sinn Féin | Dermot Kennedy | 10.78% | 866 | 872 | |||
Ulster Unionist | Rachel Gracey | 1.26% | 101 | ||||
Green (NI) | Ali McColl | 1.12% | 90 | ||||
Electorate: 15,865 Valid: 8,034 (50.64%) Spoilt: 81 Quota: 1,340 Turnout: 8,115 (51.15%) |
2019: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2023: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin and DUP gain from SDLP and UUP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Democratic Unionist | Alan Lewis* | 19.34% | 1,723 | ||||||
Sinn Féin | Jim Brennan* | 17.61% | 1,569 | ||||||
Sinn Féin | Róisín Howell* | 16.19% | 1,443 | 1,443.14 | 1,447.14 | 1,484.39 | 1,531.39 | ||
Alliance | Andrew McMurray* | 13.28% | 1,183 | 1,189.02 | 1,244.02 | 1,246.77 | 1,327.02 | 1,521.02 | |
Sinn Féin | Siobhan O'Hare | 13.76% | 1,226 | 1,226.42 | 1,232.42 | 1,259.87 | 1,301.47 | 1,305.87 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | Hugh Gallagher* | 8.48% | 756 | 758.80 | 771.80 | 778.50 | 1,082.18 | 1,170.54 | |
Ulster Unionist | Walter Lyons | 4.30% | 383 | 603.36 | 604.50 | 604.55 | 607.25 | ||
Social Democratic and Labour | Will Polland | 3.20% | 285 | 286.40 | 299.40 | 302.45 | |||
Aontú | Rosemary McGlone | 2.75% | 245 | 245.70 | 248.70 | 249.50 | |||
Green (NI) | Seana Pitt | 1.10% | 98 | 98.70 | |||||
Electorate: 15,797 Valid: 8,911 (56.41%) Spoilt: 92 Quota: 1,486 Turnout: 9,003 (56.99%) |
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 | |||||||||
Social Democratic and Labour | 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 | |
Ulster Unionist | 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 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | 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 | ||||
Democratic Unionist | 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%) |
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
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
Democratic Unionist | 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% | 1,643 | 1,643.56 | 1,946.14 | ||||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Laura Devlin* | 10.25% | 1,370 | 1,372.80 | 1,379.64 | 1,476.76 | 1,516.30 | 1,679.41 | |||
Democratic Unionist | Henry Reilly* | 8.15% | 1,089 | 1,622.96 | 1,623.68 | 1,623.86 | 1,626.14 | 1,626.31 | 1,638.11 | 1,835.11 | |
Alliance | Jill Truesdale | 8.27% | 1,105 | 1,108.64 | 1,116.38 | 1,140.32 | 1,206.76 | 1,249.09 | 1.505.94 | 1,626.94 | |
TUV | Harold McKee* | 6.58% | 880 | 962.68 | 963.06 | 963.24 | 966.24 | 966.24 | 972.61 | 1,163.12 | |
Ulster Unionist | Lloyd Douglas | 3.82% | 511 | 537.88 | 538.06 | 538.60 | 539.60 | 540.45 | 557.70 | ||
Social Democratic and Labour | Dominic O'Reilly | 2.67% | 357 | 359.62 | 386.52 | 439.26 | 443.16 | 467.13 | |||
Green (NI) | Sean O Baoill | 0.89% | 119 | 119.28 | 120.36 | 127.02 | |||||
Electorate: 22,227 Valid: 13,369 (60.15%) Spoilt: 179 Quota: 1,672 Turnout: 13,548 (60.95%) |
Date co-opted | Electoral Area | Party | Outgoing | Co-optee | Reason | |
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13 November 2023 | Newry | Social Democratic and Labour | Michael Savage | Killian Feehan | Savage retired. [4] |