# Newry and Mourne Area C

Newry and Mourne Area C 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 Donaghmore, Drumgath, Rathfriland and Spelga. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Crotlieve DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 1981 | William Sterritt (DUP) | Violet Cromie (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) | Nan Sands (SDLP) | Patrick Harper (SDLP) |
| 1977 | Edward Walsh (UUP) | Violet Cromie (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) | Nan Sands (SDLP) | Patrick McAlinden (SDLP) |
| 1973 | David Little (Independent Unionist) | Violet Cromie (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) | Nan Sands (SDLP) | Joseph Brannigan (SDLP) |

## 1981 Election

1977: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP
1981: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Newry and Mourne Area C - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | SDLP | Nan Sands* | 24.94% | 1,014 | | | | |
| | DUP | William Sterritt | 22.16% | 901 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Patrick Harper | 15.03% | 611 | 641 | 817.61 | | |
| | UUP | Violet Cromie* | 15.05% | 612 | 628 | 629.68 | 683.68 | 719.99 |
| | UUP | Annie Copeland | 10.97% | 446 | 463 | 463.21 | 493.41 | 507.67 |
| | Independent | James Fagan | 9.71% | 395 | 410 | 429.74 | 429.74 | |
| | Alliance | Violet Watts | 2.14% | 87 | | | | |
| Electorate: 5,648 Valid: 4,066 (71.99%) Spoilt: 132 Quota: 814 Turnout: 4,198 (74.33%) |||||||||

## 1977 Election

1973: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Independent Unionist
1977: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP
1973-1977 Change: UUP (two seats) gain from Independent Unionist (two seats)
Newry and Mourne Area C - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 |
| | UUP | Violet Cromie* | 31.36% | 1,075 | |
| | SDLP | Nan Sands* | 26.90% | 922 | |
| | SDLP | Patrick McAlinden | 21.30% | 730 | |
| | UUP | Edward Walsh | 15.67% | 537 | 921.18 |
| | Republican Clubs | Daniel Mussen | 4.78% | 164 | 167.8 |
| Electorate: 5,658 Valid: 3,428 (60.59%) Spoilt: 245 Quota: 686 Turnout: 3,673 (64.92%) ||||||

## 1973 Election

1973: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Independent Unionist
Newry and Mourne Area C - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Ind. Unionist | David Little | 27.02% | 1,166 | | | | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | Violet Cromie | 19.23% | 830 | 1,118.08 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Joseph Brannigan | 16.33% | 705 | 705.26 | 705.52 | 714.04 | 834.3 | 905.3 |
| | SDLP | Nan Sands | 14.60% | 630 | 630.78 | 631.82 | 634.82 | 667.82 | 710.82 |
| | SDLP | Finian Sands | 9.36% | 404 | 404 | 406.08 | 413.34 | 466.4 | 500.6 |
| | Alliance | David Crory | 4.59% | 198 | 206.32 | 285.1 | 357.48 | 365.48 | |
| | Republican Clubs | Daniel Mussen | 4.26% | 184 | 184.26 | 184.52 | 187.52 | | |
| | Republican Clubs | Seamus Murray | 2.78% | 120 | 120.26 | 120.26 | 120.52 | | |
| | Alliance | Violet Watts | 1.83% | 79 | 81.34 | 101.62 | | | |
| Electorate: 6,477 Valid: 4,316 (66.64%) Spoilt: 111 Quota: 864 Turnout: 4,427 (68.35%) ||||||||||