# Newry and Mourne Area A

Newry and Mourne Area A was one of the six district electoral areas in Newry and Mourne, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected five 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 Annalong, Binnian, Cranfield, Kilkeel and Lisnacree. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by The Mournes DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 1981 | George Graham (DUP) | William Russell (UUP) | Arthur Coulter (UUP) | Anne Marie Cunningham (SDLP) | Colum Murnion (SDLP) |
| 1977 | George Graham (DUP) | William Russell (UUP) | Arthur Coulter (UUP) | Anne Marie Cunningham (SDLP) | Frank MacCann (SDLP) |
| 1973 | Norman Gordon (UUP) | William Russell (UUP) | Arthur Coulter (UUP) | Anne Marie Cunningham (SDLP) | Arthur Doran (Independent Nationalist) |

## 1981 Election

1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1981: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1977-1981 Change: No change
Newry and Mourne Area A - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | SDLP | Colum Murnion | 21.60% | 1,346 | | | |
| | DUP | George Graham* | 20.29% | 1,264 | | | |
| | UUP | William Russell* | 18.54% | 1,155 | | | |
| | UUP | Arthur Coulter* | 16.88% | 1,052 | | | |
| | SDLP | Anne Marie Cunningham* | 10.26% | 639 | 899.13 | 901.13 | 941.13 |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Arthur Doran | 9.63% | 600 | 643.01 | 653.24 | 720.24 |
| | DUP | Robert McConnell | 2.81% | 175 | 175.23 | | |
| Electorate: 8,729 Valid: 6,231 (71.38%) Spoilt: 212 Quota: 1,039 Turnout: 6,443 (73.81%) ||||||||

## 1977 Election

1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1973-1977 Change: SDLP and DUP gain from UUP and Independent Nationalist
Newry and Mourne Area A - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | UUP | William Russell* | 22.15% | 1,238 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Anne Marie Cunningham* | 15.62% | 873 | 873.25 | 894.5 | 1,081.5 | | |
| | UUP | Arthur Coulter* | 10.25% | 573 | 793.5 | 806 | 806.25 | 806.25 | 1,037.25 |
| | DUP | George Graham | 15.82% | 884 | 910 | 910.5 | 911.5 | 912.34 | 945.34 |
| | SDLP | Frank MacCann | 10.18% | 569 | 569.75 | 585.75 | 763.75 | 892.27 | 910.27 |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Arthur Doran* | 9.07% | 507 | 509.75 | 538.5 | 588.5 | 607.82 | 687.82 |
| | Independent | John Henning | 7.16% | 400 | 450 | 484.25 | 485.25 | 485.25 | |
| | SDLP | Hugh Cunningham | 7.48% | 418 | 418.5 | 427.5 | | | |
| | Alliance | Doreen Leitch | 2.27% | 127 | 130.75 | | | | |
| Electorate: 8,225 Valid: 5,589 (67.95%) Spoilt: 292 Quota: 932 Turnout: 5,881 (71.50%) ||||||||||

## 1973 Election

1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
Newry and Mourne Area A - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 |
| | UUP | William Russell | 20.86% | 1,254 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Arthur Coulter | 17.76% | 1,068 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Norman Gordon | 14.12% | 849 | 1,088.4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Arthur Doran | 6.62% | 398 | 399.2 | 401.4 | 405 | 408 | 427.2 | 439.2 | 473.8 | 562.6 | 684.6 | 889.2 |
| | SDLP | Anne Marie Cunningham | 7.70% | 463 | 463 | 463.2 | 463.2 | 470.2 | 505 | 545 | 561 | 637 | 808 | 877.4 |
| | SDLP | Hugh Cunningham | 7.47% | 449 | 449.2 | 450 | 450.4 | 452.4 | 467.4 | 548.4 | 566.4 | 648.4 | 743.8 | 775 |
| | Ulster Liberal | Stanley Archer | 4.79% | 288 | 293.2 | 318.8 | 352 | 355.8 | 361.8 | 363.8 | 483 | 520.2 | 556.6 | |
| | Ind. Republican | Paul O'Reilly | 6.34% | 381 | 381 | 381 | 381.8 | 385.8 | 400.8 | 408.8 | 417.2 | 498.2 | | |
| | Independent | Michael Hardy | 5.59% | 336 | 336.2 | 338.2 | 341.4 | 348 | 357 | 368 | 397.4 | | | |
| | Alliance | Margaret Hall | 2.56% | 154 | 156.2 | 168.4 | 188.4 | 265.2 | 267.6 | 273.6 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Patrick Murphy | 2.68% | 161 | 161 | 161 | 161.4 | 162.4 | 165.4 | | | | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Austin Crawford | 1.80% | 108 | 108 | 108.4 | 110 | 110 | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | P. J. McKeown | 1.71% | 103 | 104.4 | 106.4 | 108 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 8,589 Valid: 6,012 (70.00%) Spoilt: 118 Quota: 1,003 Turnout: 6,130 (71.37%) |||||||||||||||