# Newry and Mourne Area B

Newry and Mourne Area B 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 Ballycrossan, Clonallan, Rostrevor and Seaview. 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 | P. J. Bradley (SDLP) | Jim McCart (SDLP) | Liam Trainor (SDLP) | Brian Mulligan (SDLP) |
| 1977 | Anthony Williamson (Alliance) | Jim McCart (SDLP) | Liam Trainor (SDLP) | John McAteer (Independent Nationalist) |
| 1973 | Anthony Williamson (Alliance) | Jim McCart (SDLP) | John Tinnelly (SDLP) | John McAteer (Independent Nationalist) |

## 1981 Election

1977: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1981: 4 x SDLP
1977-1981 Change: SDLP (two seats) gain from Alliance and Independent Nationalist
Newry and Mourne Area B - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SDLP | P. J. Bradley | 22.27% | 1,084 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Jim McCart* | 17.40% | 847 | 883.5 | 886.5 | 974.5 | | |
| | SDLP | Liam Trainor* | 12.23% | 595 | 611.5 | 617.5 | 642.4 | 758.7 | 804.7 |
| | SDLP | Brian Mulligan | 12.10% | 589 | 612.7 | 612.7 | 624.9 | 721.1 | 742.4 |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Anthony Williamson* | 9.43% | 459 | 462.3 | 468.3 | 519.5 | 638.3 | 720.3 |
| | UUP | William McCoy | 8.90% | 433 | 433 | 434 | 614 | 620.5 | |
| | Irish Independence | Joe Kearney | 8.47% | 412 | 433.3 | 436.3 | 469.3 | | |
| | Alliance | Eithne Doran | 3.58% | 174 | 175.8 | 177.8 | | | |
| | DUP | Raymond Hanna | 2.77% | 135 | 135.2 | 135.2 | | | |
| | Independent | Peter Maloy | 2.18% | 106 | 106.5 | 112.5 | | | |
| | Independent Labour | Johnny Ward | 0.68% | 33 | 33 | | | | |
| Electorate: 6,919 Valid: 4,867 (70.34%) Spoilt: 182 Quota: 974 Turnout: 5,049 (72.97%) ||||||||||

## 1977 Election

1973: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1977: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1973-1977 Change: No change
Newry and Mourne Area B - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SDLP | Jim McCart* | 31.71% | 1,377 | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Anthony Williamson* | 15.93% | 692 | 727.72 | 792 | 797.14 | 831.9 | 977.9 |
| | Ind. Nationalist | John McAteer* | 15.82% | 687 | 715.88 | 721.26 | 725.26 | 763.78 | 809.54 |
| | SDLP | Liam Trainor | 8.24% | 358 | 658.96 | 665.72 | 665.72 | 709.64 | 727.3 |
| | SDLP | Brian Mulligan | 10.04% | 436 | 528.34 | 531.62 | 533 | 563.56 | 570.22 |
| | UUP | William Gordon | 7.83% | 340 | 348.36 | 350.74 | 497.04 | 503.64 | |
| | Republican Clubs | Thomas Moore | 4.72% | 205 | 224 | 230.04 | 230.04 | | |
| | UUP | James Thompson | 3.78% | 164 | 167.8 | 168.8 | | | |
| | Alliance | James McGowan | 1.93% | 84 | 93.5 | | | | |
| Electorate: 6,723 Valid: 4,343 (64.60%) Spoilt: 276 Quota: 869 Turnout: 4,619 (68.70%) ||||||||||

## 1973 Election

1973: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist
Newry and Mourne Area B - 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 |
| | SDLP | Jim McCart | 21.99% | 994 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | John McAteer | 16.59% | 750 | 758.1 | 762.73 | 781.54 | 799.63 | 805.72 | 816.17 | 873.76 | 993.76 |
| | Alliance | Anthony Williamson | 12.99% | 587 | 592.4 | 595.4 | 602.12 | 631.39 | 641.66 | 800.1 | 825.24 | 852.59 |
| | SDLP | John Tinnelly | 8.54% | 386 | 398.69 | 401.69 | 427.2 | 432.32 | 454.65 | 457.83 | 645.71 | 759.4 |
| | UUP | William Gordon | 12.96% | 586 | 587.53 | 588.53 | 588.62 | 591.62 | 591.62 | 634.98 | 640.25 | 649.61 |
| | Republican Clubs | Gerard Burns | 8.67% | 392 | 395.96 | 428.14 | 435.77 | 452.77 | 562.31 | 563.4 | 586.18 | |
| | SDLP | Edward Byrne | 4.65% | 210 | 242.76 | 244.94 | 309.74 | 313.1 | 317.46 | 326.18 | | |
| | Alliance | Roland Gordon | 3.69% | 167 | 170.24 | 170.24 | 175.42 | 231.42 | 231.42 | | | |
| | Republican Clubs | Gerald Sherry | 2.88% | 130 | 130.9 | 141.53 | 144.71 | 153.71 | | | | |
| | Alliance | Michael Gallagher | 3.10% | 140 | 140.9 | 140.9 | 142.99 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | William Trainor | 2.68% | 121 | 138.01 | 140.1 | | | | | | |
| | Republican Clubs | James McGivern | 1.26% | 57 | 58.71 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 6,662 Valid: 4,520 (67.85%) Spoilt: 140 Quota: 905 Turnout: 4,660 (69.95%) |||||||||||||