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Newry and Mourne Area F

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Newry and Mourne Area F was one of the six district electoral areas in Newry and Mourne, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected four members to Newry and Mourne District Council, and formed part of the South Down constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1973 local elections, and contained the wards of Drumgullion, St. Mary's, St. Patrick's and Winsor Hill. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Newry Town DEA.

Councillors

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Election Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
1981 William McCaigue
(UUP)
Freddie Kearns
(IIP)
Arthur Ruddy
(SDLP)
Patrick McElroy
(SDLP)
1977 Michael McVerry
(Alliance)
Daniel Hughes
(SDLP)
1973 Hugh Breslin
(Alliance)
Sean Hollywood
(SDLP)

1981 Election

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1977: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

1981: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x IIP

1977-1981 Change: IIP gain from Alliance

Newry and Mourne Area F - 4 seats[1]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
UUP William McCaigue* 16.19% 752 752 754 755 979        
SDLP Arthur Ruddy* 18.81% 874 879 893 914 914 915.06 941.06    
Irish Independence Freddie Kearns 10.31% 479 487 492 518 520 520 642 900 932
SDLP Patrick McElroy 14.33% 666 670 676 690 690 693.18 702.18 732.18 862.42
SDLP Louis McGuigan 10.22% 475 477 482 492 492 493.06 545.06 562.06 637.65
Alliance Michael McVerry* 6.59% 306 310 354 365 376 419.46 421.46 424.46  
Irish Independence Kevin McAleenan 5.96% 277 281 281 296 300 300 339    
Irish Independence P. J. McCann 5.34% 248 249 254 268 270 270      
DUP Gordon Heslip 5.55% 258 258 258 258          
Republican Clubs Edward McKeown 2.26% 105 105 105            
Republican Clubs Michael McLoughlin 1.87% 87 89 90            
Alliance Edward Turley 1.83% 85 86              
Independent James Malone 0.73% 34                
Electorate: 7,263   Valid: 4,646 (63.97%)   Spoilt: 187   Quota: 930   Turnout: 4,833 (66.54%)  

1977 Election

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1973: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Alliance

1977: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP

1973-1977 Change: UUP gain from Alliance

Newry and Mourne Area F - 4 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
UUP William McCaigue 23.59% 958        
SDLP Arthur Ruddy* 19.13% 777 777.87 851.87    
Alliance Michael McVerry* 9.97% 405 485.33 513.33 516.23 813.55
SDLP Daniel Hughes 14.63% 594 617.49 643.49 646.97 726.87
SDLP William Feely 13.94% 566 567.45 624.45 643.01 722.52
Alliance John McClelland 9.95% 404 440.83 499.83 513.17  
Republican Clubs Alan Wadforth 8.79% 357 357      
Electorate: 7,173   Valid: 4,061 (56.62%)   Spoilt: 234   Quota: 813   Turnout: 4,295 (59.88%)  

1973 Election

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1973: 2 x Alliance, 2 x SDLP

Newry and Mourne Area F - 4 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Alliance Michael McVerry 26.16% 973              
Alliance Hugh Breslin 15.89% 591 733.62            
SDLP Sean Hollywood 16.32% 607 620.11 624.01 629.01 682.23 752.23    
SDLP Arthur Ruddy 8.85% 329 332.68 334.78 342.01 366 464.38 484.9 749.9
Republican Clubs Samuel Dowling 8.58% 319 321.07 321.37 363.37 388.55 398.07 587.13 615.13
SDLP Patrick Crilly 7.23% 269 274.29 279.15 279.21 303.44 340.57 352.86  
Republican Clubs Colman Rowntree 3.93% 146 147.15 147.21 217.39 230.8 234.8    
SDLP Kevin Reynolds 5.35% 199 205.44 209.34 209.4 227.64      
Irish Labour Francis Burns 4.06% 151 156.75 166.89 178.18        
Republican Clubs Jean Rooney 1.91% 71 71.23 71.47          
Republican Clubs Peter Shields 1.72% 64 64.23 64.41          
Electorate: 6,649   Valid: 3,719 (55.93%)   Spoilt: 269   Quota: 744   Turnout: 3,988 (59.98%)  

References

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  1. ^ "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 1 August 2021.