# Newcastle (District Electoral Area)

Newcastle was one of the four district electoral areas in Down, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 2014. The district elected six members to Down District Council, and formed part of the South Down constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Down Area C which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Castlewellan, Donard, Dundrum, Murlough, Shimna and Tollymore. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections, with Donard, Murlough, Shimna and Tollymore moving to The Mournes DEA and Castlewellan and Dundrum moving to the Slieve Croob DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 2011 | Stephen Burns (Sinn Féin) | Willie Clarke (Sinn Féin) | Eamon O'Neill (SDLP) | Carmel O'Boyle (SDLP) | Patrick Clarke (Alliance) | Desmond Patterson (UUP) |
| 2005 | Hugh McDowell (Sinn Féin) | Willie Clarke (Sinn Féin) | Eamon O'Neill (SDLP) | Carmel O'Boyle (SDLP) | Peter Fitzpatrick (SDLP) | Gerald Douglas (UUP) |
| 2001 | Hugh McDowell (Sinn Féin) | Willie Clarke (Sinn Féin) | Eamon O'Neill (SDLP) | Carmel O'Boyle (SDLP) | Peter Fitzpatrick (SDLP) | Gerald Douglas (UUP) |
| 1997 | Hugh McDowell (Sinn Féin) | Anne Carr (NI Women's Coalition) | Eamon O'Neill (SDLP) | Carmel O'Boyle (SDLP) | Peter Fitzpatrick (SDLP) | Gerald Douglas (UUP) |
| 1993 | John Finlay (DUP) | Michael Boyd (SDLP) | Eamon O'Neill (SDLP) | Frances Flynn (SDLP) | Peter Fitzpatrick (SDLP) | Gerald Douglas (UUP) |
| 1989 | William Brown (UUP) | Michael Boyd (SDLP) | Eamon O'Neill (SDLP) | Cathal O'Baoill (SDLP) | Peter Fitzpatrick (SDLP) | Gerald Douglas (UUP) |
| 1985 | Ethel Smyth (DUP) | Michael Boyd (SDLP) | Eamon O'Neill (SDLP) | James Curry (SDLP) | Hugh McDowell (Sinn Féin) | Gerald Douglas (UUP) |

## 2011 Election

2005: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP
2011: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2005-2011 Change: Alliance gain from SDLP
Newcastle - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Sinn Féin | Willie Clarke* | 17.49% | 1,171 | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Eamon O'Neill* | 15.81% | 1,058 | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Carmel O'Boyle* | 11.47% | 768 | 787.08 | 831.63 | 917.34 | 1,181.34 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Stephen Burns | 11.89% | 796 | 892.84 | 898.42 | 931.95 | 958.95 | | | |
| | UUP | Desmond Patterson | 9.50% | 636 | 636.54 | 637.8 | 655.98 | 663.7 | 676.7 | 1,124.7 | |
| | Alliance | Patrick Clarke | 8.44% | 565 | 570.58 | 575.26 | 665.8 | 702.72 | 746.72 | 773.35 | 936.55 |
| | Sinn Féin | Brian Morgan | 6.95% | 465 | 531.06 | 532.95 | 542.03 | 615.75 | 668.75 | 670.02 | 672.9 |
| | DUP | Stanley Priestley | 7.80% | 522 | 522.54 | 523.98 | 526.16 | 528.34 | 528.34 | | |
| | SDLP | Peter Fitzpatrick* | 6.02% | 403 | 412.72 | 442.69 | 470.59 | | | | |
| | Green (NI) | John Hardy | 4.63% | 310 | 315.76 | 318.55 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 12,216 Valid: 6,694 (54.80%) Spoilt: 132 Quota: 957 Turnout: 6,826 (55.88%) ||||||||||||

## 2005 Election

2001: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP
2005: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP
2001-2005 Change: No change
Newcastle - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SDLP | Eamon O'Neill* | 19.28% | 1,379 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Willie Clarke* | 18.19% | 1,301 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Carmel O'Boyle* | 13.09% | 936 | 1,090.18 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Hugh McDowell* | 6.56% | 469 | 479.66 | 656.54 | 679.78 | 682.42 | 1,146.42 |
| | SDLP | Peter Fitzpatrick* | 8.01% | 573 | 718.08 | 750.42 | 903.9 | 963.42 | 1,032.6 |
| | UUP | Gerald Douglas* | 11.30% | 808 | 816.32 | 821.82 | 907.04 | 909.68 | 918.76 |
| | DUP | Stanley Priestley | 10.40% | 744 | 746.86 | 747.08 | 760.56 | 760.8 | 762.56 |
| | Sinn Féin | Aíne McEvoy | 7.57% | 541 | 555.3 | 606.34 | 624.36 | 626.16 | |
| | Alliance | Neil Powell | 3.52% | 252 | 260.06 | 266.22 | | | |
| | Green (NI) | Peter McCarron | 2.07% | 148 | 154.76 | 159.16 | | | |
| Electorate: 11,446 Valid: 7,151 (62.48%) Spoilt: 172 Quota: 1,022 Turnout: 7,323 (63.98%) ||||||||||

## 2001 Election

1997: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Women's Coalition
2001: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP
1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Women's Coalition
Newcastle - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | SDLP | Eamon O'Neill* | 16.92% | 1,308 | | | |
| | UUP | Gerald Douglas* | 15.67% | 1,211 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Willie Clarke | 15.05% | 1,163 | | | |
| | SDLP | Carmel O'Boyle* | 12.94% | 1,000 | 1,087.84 | 1,143.84 | |
| | SDLP | Peter Fitzpatrick* | 9.06% | 700 | 774.08 | 824.2 | 1,163.2 |
| | Sinn Féin | Hugh McDowell* | 12.57% | 972 | 985.6 | 1,036.92 | 1,084.44 |
| | DUP | Stanley Priestley | 8.99% | 695 | 695.16 | 707.16 | 719.48 |
| | SDLP | Charles McGrath | 5.67% | 438 | 461.2 | 495.68 | |
| | Independent | David Allister | 3.14% | 243 | 246.2 | | |
| Electorate: 11,339 Valid: 7,730 (68.17%) Spoilt: 160 Quota: 1,105 Turnout: 7,890 (69.58%) ||||||||

## 1997 Election

1993: 4 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1997: 3 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Women's Coalition
1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin and Women's Coalition gain from SDLP and DUP
Newcastle - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | SDLP | Eamon O'Neill* | 15.63% | 913 | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Hugh McDowell | 14.22% | 831 | 837 | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Gerald Douglas* | 13.23% | 773 | 775 | 792 | 1,009 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Carmel O'Boyle | 12.24% | 715 | 733 | 755 | 758 | 758.99 | 1,006.99 | | | |
| | SDLP | Peter Fitzpatrick* | 12.08% | 706 | 711 | 723 | 723 | 724.98 | 870.98 | | | |
| | NI Women's Coalition | Anne Carr | 7.36% | 430 | 451 | 532 | 540 | 565.74 | 605.73 | 672.73 | 748.13 | 779.13 |
| | DUP | Stanley Priestley | 9.45% | 552 | 552 | 554 | 588 | 729.57 | 731.56 | 732.56 | 733.08 | 734.08 |
| | SDLP | Frances Flynn* | 7.22% | 422 | 431 | 456 | 459 | 461.97 | | | | |
| | UUP | Ronald Richey | 4.43% | 259 | 259 | 271 | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Adrienne Healy | 2.86% | 167 | 175 | | | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Edward O'Hagan | 1.28% | 75 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,884 Valid: 5,843 (53.68%) Spoilt: 115 Quota: 835 Turnout: 5,958 (54.74%) |||||||||||||

## 1993 Election

1989: 4 x SDLP, 2 x UUP
1993: 4 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1989-1993 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Newcastle - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | SDLP | Michael Boyd* | 21.83% | 1,405 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Eamon O'Neill* | 17.87% | 1,150 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Gerald Douglas* | 14.73% | 948 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Peter Fitzpatrick* | 10.36% | 667 | 723 | 724.98 | 870.98 | | | |
| | SDLP | Frances Flynn | 6.39% | 411 | 631.68 | 706.86 | 753.66 | 760.66 | 920.9 | |
| | DUP | John Finlay | 6.68% | 430 | 432.16 | 432.79 | 432.79 | 682.79 | 684.42 | 700.95 |
| | Alliance | Anne Carr | 8.20% | 528 | 571.92 | 580.53 | 582.13 | 637.68 | 676.05 | 681.93 |
| | Sinn Féin | Sean Fitzpatrick | 7.78% | 501 | 521.52 | 544.62 | 547.72 | 547.72 | | |
| | UUP | William Brown* | 6.15% | 396 | 401.04 | 401.67 | 401.77 | | | |
| Electorate: 10,170 Valid: 6,436 (63.28%) Spoilt: 182 Quota: 920 Turnout: 6,618 (65.07%) |||||||||||

## 1989 Election

1985: 3 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP
1989: 4 x SDLP, 2 x UUP
1985-1989 Change: SDLP and UUP gain from Sinn Féin and DUP
Newcastle - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | UUP | Gerald Douglas* | 22.00% | 1,329 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Michael Boyd* | 21.04% | 1,271 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Eamon O'Neill* | 18.09% | 1,093 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Peter Fitzpatrick | 8.97% | 542 | 546.32 | 762.14 | 792.46 | 910.9 | | |
| | UUP | William Brown* | 6.06% | 366 | 761.28 | 765.9 | 781.42 | 782.26 | 1,151.26 | |
| | SDLP | Cathal O'Baoill | 6.11% | 369 | 376.56 | 521.43 | 588.71 | 665.15 | 669.72 | 679.72 |
| | Sinn Féin | Sean Fitzpatrick | 7.89% | 477 | 477.36 | 491.22 | 511.87 | 534.13 | 534.85 | 534.85 |
| | DUP | John Finlay | 6.89% | 416 | 465.68 | 466.34 | 470.7 | 471.33 | | |
| | Workers' Party | Henry Robinson | 2.96% | 179 | 183.32 | 199.16 | | | | |
| Electorate: 9,641 Valid: 6,042 (62.67%) Spoilt: 166 Quota: 864 Turnout: 6,208 (64.39%) |||||||||||

## 1985 Election

1985: 3 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP
Newcastle - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | UUP | Gerald Douglas* | 22.06% | 1,350 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Hugh McDowell | 13.97% | 855 | | | | | |
| | DUP | Ethel Smyth* | 11.99% | 734 | 1,117.75 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Eamon O'Neill* | 13.51% | 827 | 829.52 | 832.08 | 924.08 | | |
| | SDLP | Michael Boyd | 13.43% | 822 | 825.24 | 827.16 | 890.16 | | |
| | SDLP | James Curry* | 7.25% | 444 | 446.16 | 448.4 | 487.4 | 516.51 | 843.1 |
| | Alliance | Anthony Dickinson | 5.33% | 326 | 396.92 | 625.36 | 672.04 | 677.01 | 690.15 |
| | SDLP | Peter Fitzpatrick | 6.62% | 405 | 405.72 | 406.36 | 426.72 | 441.53 | |
| | Workers' Party | Edward O'Hagan | 4.17% | 255 | 257.52 | 259.76 | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Sean Magee | 1.67% | 102 | 103.44 | 103.76 | | | |
| Electorate: 8,978 Valid: 6,120 (68.17%) Spoilt: 135 Quota: 875 Turnout: 6,255 (69.67%) ||||||||||