1997 Newry and Mourne District Council election
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All 30 seats to Newry and Mourne District Council
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party SDLP Sinn Féin Ulster Unionist
Seats won 12 8 5
Seat change Decrease 3 Increase 3 Decrease 1
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Independent Nationalist DUP Independent
Seats won 3 1 1
Seat change Increase 1 Steady 0 Steady 0

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 Decrease3 40.0 39.5 14,590 Decrease8.4
  Sinn Féin 8 3 0 Increase3 26.7 26.7 9,874 Increase8.6
  Ulster Unionist 5 0 1 Decrease1 16.7 19.2 7,080 Decrease1.7
  Independent Nationalist 3 1 0 Increase1 10.0 6.9 2,542 Increase1.4
  Independent 1 0 0 Steady0 3.3 3.1 1,132 Decrease0.5
  DUP 1 0 0 Steady0 3.3 2.5 907 Increase0.2
  Alliance 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 2.0 753 Increase2.0
  Workers' Party 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.2 78 Decrease0.8

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
Ulster Unionist 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
Ulster Unionist 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
Ulster Unionist Danny Kennedy* 22.27% 1,610    
Sinn Féin Brendan Lewis 15.25% 1,103    
Ulster Unionist 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
Ulster Unionist Isaac Hanna* 23.12% 1,595            
Ulster Unionist 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%)  

References

  1. ^ a b "Newry and Mourne Council Elections, 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
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