# Newry and Mourne Area D

Newry and Mourne Area D was one of the six district electoral areas in Newry and Mourne, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected seven members to Newry and Mourne District Council, and formed part of the Armagh constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament, and 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 Ballybot, Bessbrook, Daisy Hill, Derrymore, Drumalane, Fathom and Tullyhappy. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections with 2 wards going to The Fews DEA, 4 to the Newry DEA and Fathom to Slieve Gullion DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 1981 | Clarence Morrow (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) | Andy Moffett (UUP) | Francis McCamley (IIP) | Eugene Markey (IIP)/ (Independent Nationalist) | John McEvoy (SDLP) | Thomas McGrath (SDLP) | John Bell (SDLP) |
| 1977 | Clarence Morrow (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) | Andy Moffett (UUP) | Victor Frizell (Alliance) | Eugene Markey (IIP)/ (Independent Nationalist) | John McEvoy (SDLP) | Thomas McGrath (SDLP) | John Bell (SDLP) |
| 1973 | Clarence Morrow (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) | Arthur Lockhart (Independent Unionist) | Victor Frizell (Alliance) | Noel Collins (Republican Clubs) | John McEvoy (SDLP) | Thomas McGrath (SDLP) | John Bell (SDLP) |

## 1981 Election

1977: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1981: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 2 x IIP
1977-1981 Change: IIP gain from Alliance, Independent Nationalist joins IIP
Newry and Mourne Area D - 7 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 |
| | Irish Independence | Eugene Markey* | 23.56% | 1,831 | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | John McEvoy* | 12.72% | 988 | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Andy Moffett* | 10.36% | 805 | 808.43 | 808.43 | 1,017.43 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Thomas McGrath* | 8.07% | 627 | 735.29 | 749.23 | 751.72 | 806.44 | 806.44 | 1,201.44 | | |
| | SDLP | John Bell* | 8.55% | 664 | 745.83 | 772.75 | 774.24 | 814 | 814 | 938.9 | 1,148.9 | |
| | UUP | Clarence Morrow* | 8.69% | 675 | 676.47 | 676.47 | 756.47 | 761.96 | 810.68 | 812.17 | 812.17 | 814.27 |
| | Irish Independence | Francis McCamley | 2.15% | 167 | 681.99 | 705.4 | 707.38 | 753.08 | 753.08 | 774.98 | 781.98 | 804.38 |
| | Alliance | Victor Frizell* | 7.57% | 588 | 621.81 | 632.79 | 635.79 | 695.2 | 695.68 | 733.13 | 748.53 | 774.43 |
| | SDLP | Michael McNulty | 7.62% | 592 | 611.6 | 622.6 | 622.6 | 633.05 | 633.05 | | | |
| | Republican Clubs | Brian Mulligan | 3.69% | 287 | 351.68 | 452.58 | 452.58 | | | | | |
| | DUP | George McConnell | 3.90% | 303 | 306.43 | 306.43 | | | | | | |
| | Republican Clubs | Matthew Cunningham | 2.61% | 203 | 222.6 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 11,891 Valid: 7,770 (65.34%) Spoilt: 280 Quota: 967 Turnout: 5,010 (42.13%) |||||||||||||

## 1977 Election

1973: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Republican Clubs
1977: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1973-1977 Change: UUP (two seats) and Independent Nationalist gain from Independent Unionist (two seats) and Republican Clubs
Newry and Mourne Area D - 7 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 | Clarence Morrow* | 13.32% | 845 | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | John Bell* | 12.86% | 816 | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Andy Moffett | 12.20% | 774 | 822.66 | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Thomas McGrath* | 11.91% | 756 | 756.06 | 756.3 | 760.3 | 765.7 | 796.7 | | | |
| | SDLP | John McEvoy* | 11.11% | 705 | 705 | 705.06 | 727.06 | 730.5 | 761.78 | 768.84 | 810.84 | |
| | Alliance | Victor Frizell* | 7.85% | 498 | 498.66 | 507.66 | 565.8 | 566.58 | 589.8 | 591.86 | 631.16 | 699.84 |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Eugene Markey | 8.81% | 559 | 559.06 | 559.06 | 562.06 | 562.56 | 564.58 | 575.6 | 661.72 | 684.98 |
| | Republican Clubs | Noel Collins* | 5.23% | 332 | 332 | 332 | 335 | 335.64 | 339.64 | 451.66 | 515.14 | 564.56 |
| | SDLP | John Grant | 6.11% | 388 | 388.12 | 388.54 | 389.6 | 392.92 | 435.04 | 438.08 | 467.26 | |
| | Independent | Fabian Boyle | 4.35% | 276 | 276 | 276.06 | 283.18 | 284.3 | 288.36 | 297.38 | | |
| | Republican Clubs | Edward McGeown | 2.36% | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150.06 | 150.18 | 151.18 | | | |
| | SDLP | Patrick Sloan | 2.24% | 142 | 142.18 | 142.36 | 146.36 | 146.84 | | | | |
| | Alliance | Monica Sweeney | 1.65% | 105 | 105.24 | 106.74 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 11,390 Valid: 6,346 (55.72%) Spoilt: 343 Quota: 794 Turnout: 6,689 (58.73%) |||||||||||||

## 1973 Election

1973: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Republican Clubs
Newry and Mourne Area D - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| | Ind. Unionist | Clarence Morrow | 19.03% | 1,297 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | John Bell | 13.25% | 903 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | John McEvoy | 10.98% | 748 | 748.34 | 758.34 | 763.44 | 765.44 | 767.44 | 774.44 | 785.44 | 837.89 | 860.89 | | | | | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | Arthur Lockhart | 5.85% | 399 | 823.66 | 823.66 | 824.66 | 824.66 | 825.66 | 825.66 | 825.66 | 825.66 | 826.66 | 829.66 | 831.66 | 835 | 835 | 859 | |
| | SDLP | Thomas McGrath | 4.80% | 327 | 327 | 331.55 | 339.65 | 345.7 | 348.7 | 353.75 | 364.25 | 435.55 | 440.99 | 446.08 | 489.28 | 505.88 | 506.51 | 564.15 | 937.15 |
| | Alliance | Victor Frizell | 5.46% | 372 | 376.08 | 377.98 | 381.42 | 381.42 | 382.42 | 386.47 | 397.92 | 403.17 | 443.66 | 445.76 | 456.76 | 710.15 | 713.93 | 809.14 | 833.37 |
| | Republican Clubs | Noel Collins | 6.59% | 449 | 449 | 451.65 | 455.7 | 478.75 | 507.75 | 513.8 | 523.7 | 533.05 | 534.2 | 554.3 | 690.95 | 697.15 | 697.78 | 753.17 | 769.27 |
| | Republican Clubs | Thomas Moore | 3.82% | 260 | 260 | 261.65 | 262.3 | 277.3 | 301.35 | 307.35 | 311.4 | 313.45 | 318.55 | 376.75 | 447.55 | 452.8 | 453.43 | 492.58 | 520.58 |
| | SDLP | Denis Smyth | 6.10% | 416 | 416 | 416.55 | 417.55 | 421.55 | 421.55 | 421.55 | 423.65 | 428 | 431.2 | 439.5 | 442.5 | 453.95 | 456.47 | 483.86 | |
| | Independent | Basil McGinn | 4.93% | 336 | 343.48 | 343.93 | 346.93 | 347.93 | 348.93 | 392.93 | 406.32 | 411.62 | 413.96 | 429.06 | 438.16 | 446.16 | 446.79 | | |
| | Alliance | Monica Sweeney | 2.92% | 199 | 200.02 | 201.82 | 203.82 | 204.82 | 204.82 | 205.87 | 208.07 | 212.27 | 308.02 | 334.32 | 340.47 | | | | |
| | Republican Clubs | Hugh Golding | 2.96% | 202 | 202 | 204.25 | 212.25 | 221.25 | 244.3 | 248.35 | 255.65 | 257.9 | 262.9 | 268.25 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Thomas Hollywood | 3.14% | 214 | 214.34 | 215.69 | 216.74 | 219.74 | 219.74 | 225.84 | 226.94 | 232.39 | 234.59 | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Maureen McMahon | 2.58% | 176 | 177.02 | 178.12 | 180.17 | 182.17 | 182.17 | 185.17 | 187.32 | 192.77 | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | John Hillen | 1.89% | 129 | 129 | 135.5 | 136.65 | 137.7 | 137.7 | 140.9 | 171.65 | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | R. Blair | 1.35% | 92 | 92.34 | 100.89 | 100.94 | 100.94 | 103.94 | 107.09 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Irish Labour | Patrick Lynch | 1.19% | 81 | 81 | 81.55 | 97.7 | 98.7 | 100.7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Republican Clubs | Daniel Hughes | 1.17% | 80 | 80 | 80.1 | 80.1 | 89.1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Republican Clubs | Martin McAlinden | 1.13% | 77 | 77 | 77.1 | 78.15 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Irish Labour | Michael Murphy | 0.85% | 58 | 58.68 | 59.58 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 11,514 Valid: 6,815 (59.19%) Spoilt: 194 Quota: 852 Turnout: 7,009 (60.87%) ||||||||||||||||||||