# Newry and Mourne Area F

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

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

## 1981 Election

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 :
| 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 |
| | 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

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

1973: 2 x Alliance, 2 x SDLP
Newry and Mourne Area F - 4 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 |
| | 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%) ||||||||||||