# The Fews (District Electoral Area)

The Fews was one of the three district electoral areas in Newry and Mourne, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 2014. The district elected six members to Newry and Mourne District Council, and formed part of the Newry and Armagh constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Newry and Mourne Areas D and E which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Bessbrook, Camlough, Derrymore, Donaghmore, Newtownhamilton and Tullyhappy. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and largely replaced with the Slieve Gullion DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 2011 | Turlough Murphy (Sinn Féin) | Jimmy McCreesh (Sinn Féin) | Patrick McGinn (Sinn Féin) | John Feehan (SDLP) | Andy Moffett (UUP) | David Taylor (UUP) |
| 2005 | Brendan Lewis (Sinn Féin) | Jimmy McCreesh (Sinn Féin) | Patrick McGinn (Sinn Féin) | John Feehan (SDLP) | Glenn Oliver (DUP) | Danny Kennedy (UUP) |
| 2001 | Brendan Lewis (Sinn Féin) | Jimmy McCreesh (Sinn Féin) | Patrick McGinn (Sinn Féin) | John Feehan (SDLP) | Andy Moffett (UUP) | Danny Kennedy (UUP) |
| 1997 | Brendan Lewis (Sinn Féin) | Jimmy McCreesh (Sinn Féin) | Stephen McGinn (SDLP) | Charlie Smyth (SDLP) | Andy Moffett (UUP) | Danny Kennedy (UUP) |
| 1993 | Conor Murphy (Sinn Féin) | James Savage (SDLP) | Stephen McGinn (SDLP) | Charlie Smyth (SDLP) | Arthur Lockhart (UUP) | Danny Kennedy (UUP) |
| 1989 | Conor Murphy (Sinn Féin) | James Savage (SDLP) | Stephen McGinn (SDLP) | Charlie Smyth (SDLP) | Andy Moffett (UUP) | Danny Kennedy (UUP) |
| 1985 | Brendan Lewis (Sinn Féin) | James Savage (SDLP) | Nan Sands (SDLP) | Gordon Heslip (DUP) | Andy Moffett (UUP) | Danny Kennedy (UUP) |

## 2011 Election

2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
2011: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2005-2011 Change: UUP gain from DUP
The Fews - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | UUP | Andy Moffett* | 18.41% | 1,421 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Turlough Murphy | 16.83% | 1,299 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Patrick McGinn* | 15.60% | 1,204 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | John Feehan* | 15.43% | 1,191 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Jimmy McCreesh* | 13.80% | 1,065 | 1,066.15 | 1,242.95 | | | |
| | UUP | David Taylor | 5.51% | 425 | 667.42 | 667.58 | 667.74 | 668.49 | 1,146.39 |
| | SDLP | Kevin O'Hare | 7.85% | 606 | 611.75 | 621.99 | 654.47 | 749.47 | 759.79 |
| | DUP | Glenn Oliver* | 4.29% | 331 | 368.49 | 369.13 | 369.61 | 370.61 | |
| | TUV | Barrie Halliday | 2.31% | 178 | 203.3 | 203.62 | 204.1 | 204.85 | |
| Electorate: 12,613 Valid: 7,720 (61.21%) Spoilt: 167 Quota: 1,103 Turnout: 7,887 (62.53%) ||||||||||

## 2005 Election

2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP
The Fews - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Sinn Féin | Patrick McGinn* | 15.15% | 1,246 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Jimmy McCreesh* | 14.47% | 1,190 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Brendan Lewis* | 13.80% | 1,135 | 1,184.7 | | |
| | SDLP | John Feehan* | 11.63% | 957 | 963.2 | 1,218.2 | |
| | UUP | Danny Kennedy* | 14.21% | 1,169 | 1,169.75 | 1,179.75 | |
| | DUP | Glenn Oliver | 8.28% | 681 | 681 | 681 | 1,064.05 |
| | SDLP | Susan Mackin | 8.73% | 718 | 720.25 | 918.95 | 992.25 |
| | UUP | Andy Moffett* | 7.25% | 596 | 596.6 | 601.65 | |
| | SDLP | Noelle McGarvey | 6.49% | 534 | 535.7 | | |
| Electorate: 11,551 Valid: 8,226 (71.21%) Spoilt: 168 Quota: 1,176 Turnout: 8,394 (72.67%) ||||||||

## 2001 Election

1997: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP
2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
The Fews - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Sinn Féin | Jimmy McCreesh* | 14.39% | 1,279 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Patrick McGinn | 13.98% | 1,243 | 1,279 | | | | |
| | SDLP | John Feehan | 12.05% | 1,071 | 1,271 | | | | |
| | UUP | Danny Kennedy* | 13.85% | 1,231 | 1,233 | 1,608 | | | |
| | UUP | Andy Moffett* | 8.18% | 727 | 740 | 968 | 1,300.76 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Brendan Lewis* | 13.18% | 1,172 | 1,198 | 1,198 | 1,199.88 | 1,199.88 | 1,199.88 |
| | SDLP | Charlie Smyth* | 9.89% | 879 | 1,158 | 1,160 | 1,160.94 | 1,190.44 | 1,190.44 |
| | DUP | Craig Baxter | 7.80% | 693 | 694 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Angela Savage | 6.69% | 595 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 11,457 Valid: 8,890 (77.59%) Spoilt: 231 Quota: 1,271 Turnout: 9,121 (79.61%) ||||||||||

## 1997 Election

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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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%) |||||||

## 1993 Election

1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1989-1993 Change: No change
The Fews - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | UUP | Danny Kennedy* | 25.17% | 1,765 | | | |
| | SDLP | Stephen McGinn* | 17.18% | 1,205 | | | |
| | UUP | Arthur Lockhart | 11.32% | 794 | 1,541.56 | | |
| | SDLP | James Savage* | 13.68% | 959 | 962.96 | 1,030.72 | |
| | SDLP | Charlie Smyth* | 13.89% | 974 | 977.96 | 1,028.12 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Conor Murphy* | 10.85% | 761 | 761.44 | 762.32 | 907.87 |
| | Sinn Féin | Jimmy McCreesh | 7.90% | 554 | 554.44 | 556.64 | 613.44 |
| Electorate: 10,399 Valid: 7,012 (67.43%) Spoilt: 270 Quota: 1,002 Turnout: 7,282 (70.03%) ||||||||

## 1989 Election

1985: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1989: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP
1985-1989 Change: SDLP gain from DUP
The Fews - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | UUP | Danny Kennedy* | 18.19% | 1,406 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Stephen McGinn | 14.98% | 1,158 | | | | |
| | SDLP | James Savage* | 14.27% | 1,103 | 1,124 | | | |
| | SDLP | Charlie Smyth | 14.27% | 1,103 | 1,111 | | | |
| | UUP | Andy Moffett* | 13.66% | 1,056 | 1,079 | 1,350.74 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Conor Murphy | 9.12% | 705 | 713 | 713.21 | 713.21 | 1,126.21 |
| | DUP | Gordon Heslip* | 7.95% | 614 | 615 | 635.58 | 878.38 | 878.38 |
| | Sinn Féin | Patrick Quinn | 6.30% | 487 | 491 | 491 | 491 | |
| | Workers' Party | Brian Mulligan | 1.24% | 96 | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,545 Valid: 7,728 (73.29%) Spoilt: 223 Quota: 1,105 Turnout: 7,951 (75.40%) |||||||||

## 1985 Election

1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP
The Fews - 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 | Brendan Lewis | 18.94% | 1,302 | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | James Savage* | 13.25% | 911 | 1,011 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Andy Moffett* | 11.16% | 767 | 768.2 | 779.6 | 1,051.6 | | | | |
| | UUP | Danny Kennedy | 10.91% | 750 | 750.4 | 754.8 | 810.2 | 828.7 | 863.7 | 1,300.7 | |
| | SDLP | Nan Sands* | 11.10% | 763 | 803 | 844 | 846 | 846.25 | 947.25 | 951.45 | 955.45 |
| | DUP | Gordon Heslip | 7.90% | 543 | 543 | 544 | 589 | 593.5 | 599.9 | 686.15 | 917.15 |
| | SDLP | John McElherron | 6.55% | 450 | 525.2 | 583.2 | 583.2 | 583.2 | 789.8 | 792.8 | 793.8 |
| | UUP | David McMullan | 7.19% | 494 | 494.8 | 495.2 | 508.2 | 552.7 | 562.7 | | |
| | Alliance | Victor Frizell | 5.18% | 356 | 387.6 | 428.2 | 428.2 | 428.2 | | | |
| | UUP | Florence Henning | 5.72% | 393 | 393.4 | 393.4 | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Brian Mulligan | 1.32% | 91 | 109.4 | | | | | | |
| | Irish Independence | Francis McCamley* | 0.79% | 54 | 104 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 9,873 Valid: 6,874 (69.62%) Spoilt: 141 Quota: 983 Turnout: 7,015 (71.05%) ||||||||||||