# The Mournes (District Electoral Area)

The Mournes is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland. The district elects seven members to Newry, Mourne and Down District Council and contains the wards of Annalong, Binnian, Donard, Kilkeel, Lisnacree, Murlough and Tollymore. The Mournes forms part of the South Down constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Newry and Mourne Area A which had existed since 1973, where it originally contained five wards (Annalong, Binnian, Kilkeel Central, Kilkeel South and Lisnacree). For the 2014 local elections it gained two additional wards, gaining Donard, Murlough and Tollymore from the abolished Newcastle DEA, while Kilkeel was merged into a single ward.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 2023 | Henry Reilly (DUP)/ (Independent)/ (TUV)/ (UKIP)/ (UUP) | Glyn Hanna (DUP)/ (Independent) | Jill Truesdale (Alliance) | Laura Devlin (SDLP) | Michael Rice (Sinn Féin) | | Leeanne McEvoy (Sinn Féin) | | Willie Clarke (Sinn Féin) |
| December 2021 Co-Option | Henry Reilly (DUP)/ (Independent)/ (TUV)/ (UKIP)/ (UUP) | Glyn Hanna (DUP)/ (Independent) | Harold McKee (TUV)/ (UUP) | Laura Devlin (SDLP) | Michael Rice (Sinn Féin) | | Leeanne McEvoy (Sinn Féin) | | Willie Clarke (Sinn Féin) |
| November 2021 Defection | Henry Reilly (DUP)/ (Independent)/ (TUV)/ (UKIP)/ (UUP) | Glyn Hanna (DUP)/ (Independent) | Harold McKee (TUV)/ (UUP) | Laura Devlin (SDLP) | Seán Doran (Sinn Féin) | | Leeanne McEvoy (Sinn Féin) | | Willie Clarke (Sinn Féin) |
| September 2021 Defection | Henry Reilly (DUP)/ (Independent)/ (TUV)/ (UKIP)/ (UUP) | Glyn Hanna (DUP)/ (Independent) | Harold McKee (TUV)/ (UUP) | Laura Devlin (SDLP) | Seán Doran (Sinn Féin) | | Leeanne McEvoy (Sinn Féin) | | Willie Clarke (Sinn Féin) |
| June 2021 Defection | Henry Reilly (DUP)/ (Independent)/ (TUV)/ (UKIP)/ (UUP) | Glyn Hanna (DUP)/ (Independent) | Harold McKee (TUV)/ (UUP) | Laura Devlin (SDLP) | Seán Doran (Sinn Féin) | | Leeanne McEvoy (Sinn Féin) | | Willie Clarke (Sinn Féin) |
| 2019 | Henry Reilly (DUP)/ (Independent)/ (TUV)/ (UKIP)/ (UUP) | Glyn Hanna (DUP)/ (Independent) | Harold McKee (TUV)/ (UUP) | Laura Devlin (SDLP) | Seán Doran (Sinn Féin) | | Leeanne McEvoy (Sinn Féin) | | Willie Clarke (Sinn Féin) |
| November 2016 Defection | Henry Reilly (DUP)/ (Independent)/ (TUV)/ (UKIP)/ (UUP) | Glyn Hanna (DUP)/ (Independent) | Jill Macauley (UUP) | Laura Devlin (SDLP) | Seán Doran (Sinn Féin) | | Brian Quinn (SDLP) | | Willie Clarke (Sinn Féin) |
| May 2016 Co-Option | Henry Reilly (DUP)/ (Independent)/ (TUV)/ (UKIP)/ (UUP) | Glyn Hanna (DUP)/ (Independent) | Jill Macauley (UUP) | Laura Devlin (SDLP) | Seán Doran (Sinn Féin) | | Brian Quinn (SDLP) | | Willie Clarke (Sinn Féin) |
| November 2015 Defection | Henry Reilly (DUP)/ (Independent)/ (TUV)/ (UKIP)/ (UUP) | Glyn Hanna (DUP)/ (Independent) | Harold McKee (UUP) | Laura Devlin (SDLP) | Seán Doran (Sinn Féin) | | Brian Quinn (SDLP) | | Willie Clarke (Sinn Féin) |
| 2014 | Henry Reilly (DUP)/ (Independent)/ (TUV)/ (UKIP)/ (UUP) | Glyn Hanna (DUP)/ (Independent) | Harold McKee (UUP) | Laura Devlin (SDLP) | Seán Doran (Sinn Féin) | | Brian Quinn (SDLP) | | Willie Clarke (Sinn Féin) |
| 2011 | Henry Reilly (DUP)/ (Independent)/ (TUV)/ (UKIP)/ (UUP) | William Burns (DUP) | Harold McKee (UUP) | Seán Rogers (SDLP) | Seán Doran (Sinn Féin) | 5 seats 1985–2014 | 5 seats 1985–2014 | 5 seats 1985–2014 | 5 seats 1985–2014 |
| 2005 | Henry Reilly (DUP)/ (Independent)/ (TUV)/ (UKIP)/ (UUP) | William Burns (DUP) | Isaac Hanna (UUP) | Michael Cole (SDLP) | Martin Connolly (Sinn Féin) | 5 seats 1985–2014 | 5 seats 1985–2014 | 5 seats 1985–2014 | 5 seats 1985–2014 |
| 2001 | Henry Reilly (DUP)/ (Independent)/ (TUV)/ (UKIP)/ (UUP) | William Burns (DUP) | Isaac Hanna (UUP) | Michael Cole (SDLP) | Martin Cunningham (Sinn Féin) | 5 seats 1985–2014 | 5 seats 1985–2014 | 5 seats 1985–2014 | 5 seats 1985–2014 |
| 1997 | Henry Reilly (DUP)/ (Independent)/ (TUV)/ (UKIP)/ (UUP) | William Burns (DUP) | Isaac Hanna (UUP) | Emmett Haughian (SDLP) | Michael Cunningham (SDLP) | 5 seats 1985–2014 | 5 seats 1985–2014 | 5 seats 1985–2014 | 5 seats 1985–2014 |
| 1993 | Henry Reilly (DUP)/ (Independent)/ (TUV)/ (UKIP)/ (UUP) | William Burns (DUP) | Isaac Hanna (UUP) | Emmett Haughian (SDLP) | Austin Crawford (SDLP) | 5 seats 1985–2014 | 5 seats 1985–2014 | 5 seats 1985–2014 | 5 seats 1985–2014 |
| 1989 | Henry Reilly (DUP)/ (Independent)/ (TUV)/ (UKIP)/ (UUP) | George Graham (DUP)/ (Protestant Unionist) | Arthur Coulter (UUP) | Emmett Haughian (SDLP) | Austin Crawford (SDLP) | 5 seats 1985–2014 | 5 seats 1985–2014 | 5 seats 1985–2014 | 5 seats 1985–2014 |
| 1985 | William Russell (UUP) | George Graham (DUP)/ (Protestant Unionist) | Arthur Coulter (UUP) | Colum Murnion (SDLP) | Patrick Young (Sinn Féin) | 5 seats 1985–2014 | 5 seats 1985–2014 | 5 seats 1985–2014 | 5 seats 1985–2014 |

## 2023 Election

2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
2023: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
2019–2023 Change: DUP and Alliance gain from UUP and Independent
The Mournes - 7 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 |
| | DUP | Glyn Hanna* | 17.50% | 2,340 | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Michael Rice* | 15.26% | 2,040 | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Willie Clarke* | 14.32% | 1,915 | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Leeanne McEvoy* | 12.29% | 1,643 | 1,643.56 | 1,946.14 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Laura Devlin* | 10.25% | 1,370 | 1,372.80 | 1,379.64 | 1,476.76 | 1,516.30 | 1,679.41 | | |
| | DUP | Henry Reilly* | 8.15% | 1,089 | 1,622.96 | 1,623.68 | 1,623.86 | 1,626.14 | 1,626.31 | 1,638.11 | 1,835.11 |
| | Alliance | Jill Truesdale | 8.27% | 1,105 | 1,108.64 | 1,116.38 | 1,140.32 | 1,206.76 | 1,249.09 | 1.505.94 | 1,626.94 |
| | TUV | Harold McKee* | 6.58% | 880 | 962.68 | 963.06 | 963.24 | 966.24 | 966.24 | 972.61 | 1,163.12 |
| | UUP | Lloyd Douglas | 3.82% | 511 | 537.88 | 538.06 | 538.60 | 539.60 | 540.45 | 557.70 | |
| | SDLP | Dominic O'Reilly | 2.67% | 357 | 359.62 | 386.52 | 439.26 | 443.16 | 467.13 | | |
| | Green (NI) | Sean O Baoill | 0.89% | 119 | 119.28 | 120.36 | 127.02 | | | | |
| Electorate: 22,227 Valid: 13,369 (60.15%) Spoilt: 179 Quota: 1,672 Turnout: 13,548 (60.95%) ||||||||||||

## 2019 Election

2014: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x UKIP
2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
2014-2019 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP, Independent leaves UKIP
The Mournes - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | DUP | Glyn Hanna* ‡‡ | 16.06% | 1,944 | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Sean Doran* † | 15.57% | 1,885 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Laura Devlin* | 12.99% | 1,572 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Harold McKee ‡ | 12.02% | 1,455 | 1,697 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Henry Reilly* ‡ | 11.95% | 1,447 | 1,619.92 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Willie Clarke* | 9.53% | 1,154 | 1,154.44 | 1,283.64 | 1,283.86 | 1,426.54 | 1,426.98 | 1,445.42 |
| | Sinn Féin | Leeanne McEvoy | 9.06% | 1,097 | 1,098.32 | 1,269.92 | 1,269.92 | 1,372.32 | 1,372.54 | 1,379.86 |
| | Alliance | Andrew McMurray | 7.79% | 943 | 945.2 | 951 | 1,014.36 | 1,280.88 | 1,320.7 | 1,349.02 |
| | SDLP | Brian Quinn* | 5.01% | 607 | 612.06 | 675.26 | 735.32 | | | |
| Electorate: 21,013 Valid: 12,104 (57.60%) Spoilt: 158 Quota: 1,514 Turnout: 12,262 (58.35%) |||||||||||

## 2014 Election

2011: 1 x UKIP, x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2014: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UKIP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP
2011-2014 Change: Sinn Féin and SDLP gain due to the addition of two seats
The Mournes - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | UKIP | Henry Reilly* ‡ | 18.07% | 1,964 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Laura Devlin* | 16.45% | 1,789 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Willie Clarke* | 14.55% | 1,581 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Seán Doran* | 13.92% | 1,513 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Harold McKee*† | 12.44% | 1,352 | 1,677.5 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Brian Quinn* | 7.32% | 796 | 804.06 | 1,131.3 | 1,134.4 | 1,291.72 | 1,416.72 |
| | DUP | Glyn Hanna | 8.95% | 973 | 1,161.17 | 1,168.73 | 1,307.61 | 1,311.52 | 1,321.52 |
| | UUP | Jill Macauley* | 4.55% | 494 | 550.42 | 556.36 | 727.48 | 728.86 | 752.86 |
| | Alliance | Ciaran McAvoy | 2.39% | 260 | 263.41 | 322.81 | 324.67 | 368.83 | |
| | NI21 | Annette Holden | 1.36% | 148 | 153.27 | 168.39 | 169.32 | 183.58 | |
| Electorate: 20,008 Valid: 10,869 (54.32%) Spoilt: 173 Quota: 1,359 Turnout: 11,042 (55.19%) ||||||||||

## 2011 Election

2005: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2011: 1 x UKIP, x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2005-2011 Change: UKIP gain from UUP
The Mournes - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | UKIP | Henry Reilly* | 27.66% | 1,910 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Sean Doran | 19.46% | 1,344 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Seán Rogers | 14.34% | 990 | 999.6 | 1,110.94 | 1,133.43 | 1,533.43 | |
| | DUP | William Burns* | 11.35% | 784 | 972.4 | 973.16 | 1,124.96 | 1,136.17 | 1,151.17 |
| | UUP | Harold McKee* | 8.47% | 585 | 846.2 | 846.2 | 966 | 975.48 | 992.48 |
| | UUP | David McCauley | 7.10% | 490 | 641.2 | 642.34 | 724.33 | 731.68 | 768.68 |
| | SDLP | Theresa McLaverty | 6.37% | 440 | 445.6 | 513.62 | 544.98 | | |
| | TUV | Arthur Coulter | 3.33% | 230 | 323.6 | 323.98 | | | |
| | DUP | Michelle Burns | 0.83% | 57 | 89.4 | 90.35 | | | |
| | Green (NI) | Heather McDermott | 1.09% | 75 | 79.4 | 88.52 | | | |
| Electorate: 11,005 Valid: 6,905 (62.74%) Spoilt: 99 Quota: 1,151 Turnout: 7,004 (63.64%) ||||||||||

## 2005 Election

2001: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2005: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2001-2005 Change: No change
The Mournes - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | DUP | William Burns* | 25.30% | 1,793 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Henry Reilly* | 17.47% | 1,238 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Isaac Hanna* | 7.75% | 549 | 636.72 | 859.5 | 865.5 | 1,337.36 | |
| | SDLP | Michael Cole* | 13.41% | 950 | 952.04 | 955.72 | 1,095.72 | 1,105.48 | 1,129.62 |
| | Sinn Féin | Martin Connolly | 12.24% | 867 | 867.34 | 867.34 | 1,029.34 | 1,030.34 | 1,032.04 |
| | SDLP | Marian Fitzpatrick | 9.78% | 693 | 693.34 | 695.68 | 679.68 | 886.46 | 928.62 |
| | DUP | Linda Burns | 1.06% | 75 | 524.14 | 688.48 | 688.48 | | |
| | Independent | Martin Cunningham* | 7.89% | 559 | 559 | 559.34 | | | |
| | Independent | Arthur Coulter | 5.11% | 362 | 427.62 | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,207 Valid: 7,086 (69.42%) Spoilt: 139 Quota: 1,182 Turnout: 7,225 (70.78%) ||||||||||

## 2001 Election

1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
2001: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1997-2001 Change: No change
The Mournes - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | DUP | William Burns* | 24.00% | 1,845 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Martin Cunningham | 16.80% | 1,291 | | | |
| | UUP | Isaac Hanna* | 15.33% | 1,178 | 1,219 | 1,520.08 | |
| | UUP | Henry Reilly* | 15.42% | 1,185 | 1,209 | 1,455.87 | |
| | SDLP | Michael Cole | 15.68% | 1,205 | 1,208 | 1,213.85 | 1,245.83 |
| | SDLP | Marian Fitzpatrick | 11.35% | 872 | 874 | 875.56 | 893.5 |
| | DUP | Linda Burns | 1.43% | 110 | | | |
| Electorate: 10,440 Valid: 7,686 (73.62%) Spoilt: 170 Quota: 1,282 Turnout: 7,856 (75.25%) ||||||||

## 1997 Election

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

## 1993 Election

1989: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Protestant Unionist
1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1989-1993 Change: DUP gain from Protestant Unionist
The Mournes - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | UUP | Henry Reilly* | 24.57% | 1,647 | | |
| | UUP | Isaac Hanna | 22.20% | 1,488 | | |
| | SDLP | Emmett Haughian* | 22.13% | 1,483 | | |
| | DUP | William Burns | 12.77% | 856 | 1,371.55 | |
| | SDLP | Austin Crawford* | 14.71% | 986 | 997.2 | 1,198.2 |
| | Sinn Féin | Michael McAleenan | 3.61% | 242 | 242.35 | 245.35 |
| Electorate: 9,729 Valid: 6,702 (68.89%) Spoilt: 191 Quota: 1,118 Turnout: 6,893 (70.85%) |||||||

## 1989 Election

1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1989: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Protestant Unionist
1985-1989 Change: SDLP gain from Sinn Féin, Protestant Unionist leaves DUP
The Mournes - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Protestant Unionist | George Graham* | 25.18% | 1,754 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Emmett Haughian | 18.79% | 1,309 | | | | |
| | UUP | Henry Reilly | 16.91% | 1,178 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Austin Crawford | 13.64% | 950 | 952.38 | 1,078.88 | 1,443.88 | |
| | UUP | Arthur Coulter* | 9.10% | 634 | 911.1 | 911.76 | 927.78 | 947.78 |
| | DUP | George McConnell | 8.46% | 589 | 890.58 | 890.69 | 893.92 | 897.92 |
| | Independent | Mark Brennan | 4.87% | 339 | 341.04 | 349.62 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Gabriel Curran | 3.06% | 213 | 213.34 | 218.29 | | |
| Electorate: 9,812 Valid: 6,966 (70.99%) Spoilt: 184 Quota: 1,162 Turnout: 7,150 (72.87%) |||||||||

## 1985 Election

1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
The Mournes - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | DUP | George Graham* | 22.20% | 1,422 | | | | | |
| | UUP | William Russell* | 21.71% | 1,391 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Arthur Coulter* | 12.52% | 802 | 935.25 | 1,231.72 | | | |
| | SDLP | Colum Murnion* | 16.52% | 1,058 | 1,060.5 | 1,060.96 | 1,062.31 | 1,638.31 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Patrick Young | 12.80% | 820 | 820.25 | 820.48 | 820.63 | 866.86 | 1,134.86 |
| | DUP | William Burns | 4.21% | 270 | 485.5 | 503.9 | 655.1 | 661.61 | 673.61 |
| | SDLP | Anne Marie Cunningham* | 10.04% | 643 | 644 | 646.3 | 649.3 | | |
| Electorate: 9,530 Valid: 6,406 (67.22%) Spoilt: 189 Quota: 1,068 Turnout: 6,595 (69.20%) ||||||||||