1997 Newry and Mourne District Council election
Local govt election in Northern Ireland
1997 Newry and Mourne District Council election
Elections to Newry and Mourne District Council were held on 21 May 1997 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections . The election used five district electoral areas to elect a total of 30 councillors .
Election results
Newry and Mourne District Council Election Result 1997[1]
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
SDLP
12
0
3
3
40.0
39.5
14,590
8.4
Sinn Féin
8
3
0
3
26.7
26.7
9,874
8.6
UUP
5
0
1
1
16.7
19.2
7,080
1.7
Independent Nationalist
3
1
0
1
10.0
6.9
2,542
1.4
Independent
1
0
0
0
3.3
3.1
1,132
0.5
DUP
1
0
0
0
3.3
2.5
907
0.2
Alliance
0
0
0
0
0.0
2.0
753
2.0
Workers' Party
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.2
78
0.8
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Newry and Mourne District Council election, 1997 by district[1]
Ward
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
Total Cllrs
SDLP
Sinn Féin
UUP
DUP
Others
Crotlieve
51.0
4
16.8
1
10.6
0
0.0
0
21.6
2
7
Newry Town
32.1
2
32.4
2
9.1
1
0.0
0
26.4
2
7
Slieve Gullion
46.3
2
53.7
3
0.0
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
5
The Fews
37.1
2
27.5
2
35.4
2
0.0
0
0.0
0
6
The Mournes
30.4
2
6.8
0
42.0
2
13.1
1
7.7
0
5
Total
39.5
12
26.7
8
19.2
5
2.5
1
12.1
4
30
District results
Crotlieve
1993: 4 x SDLP, 2 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x UUP
1997: 4 x SDLP, 2 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Sinn Féin
1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP
Crotlieve - 7 seats[2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
SDLP
P. J. Bradley *
17.77%
1,503
Sinn Féin
Mick Murphy
16.82%
1,423
SDLP
Hugh Carr *
11.52%
975
1,154.4
Independent Nationalist
Anthony Williamson *
10.18%
861
873.6
965.67
1,034.45
1,116.45
SDLP
Josephine O'Hare
9.01%
762
837.6
891.85
914.54
1,058.97
SDLP
Jim McCart *
8.46%
716
775.7
817.86
852.06
1,059.15
Independent Nationalist
Ciaran Mussen *
8.89%
752
770.3
857.1
885.49
909.15
955.65
977.65
UUP
Gordon Heslip*
10.56%
893
894.2
895.13
920.75
925.35
930.75
932.75
SDLP
Marietta Farrell
4.21%
356
437.3
503.02
536.97
Alliance
Lindsay Whitcroft
2.59%
219
226.2
239.22
Electorate: 14,584 Valid: 8,460 (58.01%) Spoilt: 210 Quota: 1,058 Turnout: 8,670 (59.45%)
Newry Town
1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
1997: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1993-1997 Change: Independent Nationalist gain from SDLP
Newry Town - 7 seats[2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
Sinn Féin
Davy Hyland *
13.53%
1,095
Independent
Jack Patterson *
12.73%
1,030
Sinn Féin
Brendan Curran *
12.36%
1,000
1,004
1,024.93
SDLP
Frank Feely *
9.57%
774
795
796.05
1,034.05
Independent Nationalist
Eugene Markey
11.48%
929
948
951.5
976.78
1,061.78
SDLP
Patrick McElroy *
9.97%
807
830
833.15
979.22
1,012.22
UUP
William McCaigue *
8.99%
727
763
763.35
768.35
771.98
SDLP
Arthur Ruddy*
6.53%
528
555
556.05
633.26
654.13
Sinn Féin
Anne Marie Willis
6.54%
529
530
572.7
578.98
SDLP
Mary McKeown
6.07%
491
521
522.33
Alliance
Pete Whitcroft
2.24%
181
Electorate: 14,036 Valid: 8,091 (57.64%) Spoilt: 213 Quota: 1,012 Turnout: 8,304 (59.16%)
Slieve Gullion
1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin
1997: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP
1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Slieve Gullion - 5 seats[2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
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%)
The Fews
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[2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
UUP
Danny Kennedy *
22.27%
1,610
Sinn Féin
Brendan Lewis
15.25%
1,103
UUP
Andy Moffett
13.17%
952
1,510.72
SDLP
Stephen McGinn *
14.08%
1,018
1,022.68
1,055.8
SDLP
Charlie Smyth *
13.48%
975
976.44
1,035.84
Sinn Féin
Jimmy McCreesh
12.21%
883
884.08
885.52
SDLP
James Savage*
6.69%
690
691.44
746.88
Electorate: 10,907 Valid: 7,231 (66.30%) Spoilt: 219 Quota: 1,034 Turnout: 7,450 (68.30%)
The Mournes
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[2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
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%
907
1,266.89
SDLP
Michael Cunningham
12.97%
895
898.48
901.47
903.99
931.28
939.18
1,193.18
Alliance
Anne Marie Cunningham
5.12%
353
390.7
423.82
449.65
470.61
569.66
657.95
Sinn Féin
Paul Lawless
6.83%
471
471.58
471.58
471.58
481.58
482.58
Independent
Cecil Atkinson
1.48%
102
133.9
238.09
321.25
326.95
Workers' Party
Charles Cunningham
1.13%
78
81.77
89.59
93.37
Electorate: 10,084 Valid: 6,900 (68.43%) Spoilt: 127 Quota: 1,151 Turnout: 7,027 (69.68%)
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