# Rowallane (District Electoral Area)

Rowallane is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland. The district elects five members to Newry, Mourne and Down District Council and contains the wards of Ballynahinch, Crossgar and Killyleagh, Derryboy, Kilmore and Saintfield. Rowallane forms part of the Strangford 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 1985 local elections, replacing Down Area A which had existed since 1973, where it contained five wards (Crossgar, Derryboy, Killyleagh, Kilmore and Saintfield). For the 2014 local elections it gained Ballynahinch from the abolished Ballynahinch DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 2023 | Terry Andrews (SDLP)/ (Independent) | David Lee-Surginor (Alliance) | Tierna Kelly (Alliance) | Jonny Jackson (DUP) | Callum Bowsie (DUP) |
| December 2022 Co-Options | Terry Andrews (SDLP)/ (Independent) | David Lee-Surginor (Alliance) | Robert Burgess (UUP) | Jonny Jackson (DUP) | Callum Bowsie (DUP) |
| October 2022 Co-Option | Terry Andrews (SDLP)/ (Independent) | David Lee-Surginor (Alliance) | Robert Burgess (UUP) | Yvonne Moore (DUP) | Kathryn Owen (DUP)/ (Independent) |
| May 2022 Co-Option | Terry Andrews (SDLP)/ (Independent) | David Lee-Surginor (Alliance) | Robert Burgess (UUP) | William Walker (DUP)/ (Independent) | Kathryn Owen (DUP)/ (Independent) |
| February 2022 Defection | Terry Andrews (SDLP)/ (Independent) | Patrick Brown (Alliance) | Robert Burgess (UUP) | William Walker (DUP)/ (Independent) | Kathryn Owen (DUP)/ (Independent) |
| September 2021 Defection | Terry Andrews (SDLP)/ (Independent) | Patrick Brown (Alliance) | Robert Burgess (UUP) | William Walker (DUP)/ (Independent) | Kathryn Owen (DUP)/ (Independent) |
| June 2021 Defection | Terry Andrews (SDLP)/ (Independent) | Patrick Brown (Alliance) | Robert Burgess (UUP) | William Walker (DUP)/ (Independent) | Kathryn Owen (DUP)/ (Independent) |
| October 2019 Co-Option | Terry Andrews (SDLP)/ (Independent) | Patrick Brown (Alliance) | Robert Burgess (UUP) | William Walker (DUP)/ (Independent) | Kathryn Owen (DUP)/ (Independent) |
| 2019 | Terry Andrews (SDLP)/ (Independent) | Patrick Brown (Alliance) | Robert Burgess (UUP) | William Walker (DUP)/ (Independent) | Harry Harvey (DUP) |
| 2014 | Terry Andrews (SDLP)/ (Independent) | Patrick Brown (Alliance) | Robert Burgess (UUP) | William Walker (DUP)/ (Independent) | Harry Harvey (DUP) |
| 2011 | Terry Andrews (SDLP)/ (Independent) | Maria McCarthy (SDLP) | Robert Burgess (UUP) | William Walker (DUP)/ (Independent) | William Dick (DUP) |
| 2005 | Margaret Ritchie (SDLP) | Edward Rea (UUP) | Robert Burgess (UUP) | William Walker (DUP)/ (Independent) | William Dick (DUP) |
| 2001 | Margaret Ritchie (SDLP) | Edward Rea (UUP) | Robert Burgess (UUP) | Albert Colmer (UUP) | William Dick (DUP) |
| 1997 | Margaret Ritchie (SDLP) | Samuel Osborne (UUP) | William Biggerstaff (UUP) | Albert Colmer (UUP) | William Dick (DUP) |
| 1993 | Margaret Ritchie (SDLP) | Samuel Osborne (UUP) | William Biggerstaff (UUP) | Albert Colmer (UUP) | William Dick (DUP) |
| 1989 | Margaret Ritchie (SDLP) | Samuel Osborne (UUP) | William Biggerstaff (UUP) | Albert Colmer (UUP) | William Dick (DUP) |
| 1985 | Margaret Ritchie (SDLP) | Samuel Osborne (UUP) | William Biggerstaff (UUP) | Dermot Nesbitt (UUP) | William Dick (DUP) |

## 2023 Election

2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP
2023: 2 x DUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP
2019–2023 Change: Alliance gain from UUP
Rowallane - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | DUP | Jonny Jackson* | 17.60% | 1,414 | | | |
| | SDLP | Terry Andrews* | 16.42% | 1,319 | 1,335 | 1,860 | |
| | DUP | Callum Bowsie* | 16.57% | 1,331 | 1,337 | 1,340 | |
| | Alliance | Tierna Kelly | 12.01% | 965 | 996 | 1,118 | 1,403 |
| | Alliance | David Lee-Surginor* | 12.58% | 1,011 | 1,056 | 1,199 | 1,347 |
| | UUP | Robert Burgess* | 11.66% | 937 | 1,018 | 1,021 | 1,024 |
| | Sinn Féin | Dermot Kennedy | 10.78% | 866 | 872 | | |
| | UUP | Rachel Gracey | 1.26% | 101 | | | |
| | Green (NI) | Ali McColl | 1.12% | 90 | | | |
| Electorate: 15,865 Valid: 8,034 (50.64%) Spoilt: 81 Quota: 1,340 Turnout: 8,115 (51.15%) ||||||||

## 2019 Election

2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2014-2019 Change: No change
Rowallane - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Alliance | Patrick Brown* † | 18.60% | 1,416 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Terry Andrews* | 15.57% | 1,211 | 1,322 | | | | |
| | DUP | Harry Harvey* †† | 16.27% | 1,265 | 1,270 | 1,275.28 | 1,329.28 | | |
| | UUP | Robert Burgess* | 10.81% | 842 | 865 | 892.83 | 1,075.37 | 1,082.96 | 1,142.81 |
| | DUP | William Walker* ‡†† | 12.67% | 985 | 989 | 994.5 | 1,037.04 | 1,058.43 | 1,073.65 |
| | UUP | Walter Lyons | 8.58% | 667 | 682 | 692.89 | 746.95 | 751.78 | 772.54 |
| | Sinn Féin | Marianne Cleary | 8.00% | 622 | 652 | 671.47 | 709.67 | 709.67 | |
| | Independent | Martyn Todd | 6.13% | 477 | 525 | 570.54 | | | |
| | Green (NI) | Emma Cairns | 2.34% | 182 | | | | | |
| | Aontú | Liam Mulhern | 1.27% | 99 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 14,896 Valid: 7,776 (52.20%) Spoilt: 73 Quota: 1,296 Turnout: 7,839 (52.62%) ||||||||||

## 2014 Election

2011: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
2011-2014 Change: Alliance gain from Independent
Rowallane - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SDLP | Terry Andrews* | 19.02% | 1,321 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Robert Burgess* | 16.49% | 1,145 | 1,153.45 | 1,202.45 | | | |
| | DUP | Harry Harvey | 13.71% | 952 | 958.89 | 982.54 | 1,139.1 | 1,144.1 | 1,148.1 |
| | DUP | Billy Walker* | 13.58% | 943 | 959.64 | 980.94 | 1,070.98 | 1,072.98 | 1,081.98 |
| | Alliance | Patrick Brown | 7.34% | 510 | 563.95 | 710.97 | 723.36 | 734.36 | 992.36 |
| | UUP | Walter Lyons* | 9.68% | 672 | 674.86 | 699.64 | 873.81 | 898.81 | 913.81 |
| | Sinn Féin | Eddie Hughes | 7.95% | 552 | 595.68 | 689.88 | 692.01 | 692.01 | |
| | TUV | Philip Hamilton | 6.24% | 433 | 437.81 | 456.46 | | | |
| | NI21 | Alistair Straney | 3.85% | 267 | 275.19 | | | | |
| | Independent | Mickey Coogan* | 2.15% | 149 | 160.31 | | | | |
| Electorate: 14,526 Valid: 6,944 (49.54%) Spoilt: 78 Quota: 1,158 Turnout: 7,022 (50.44%) ||||||||||

## 2011 Election

2005: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2011: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
2005-2011 Change: Independent gain from UUP
Rowallane - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | DUP | William Dick* | 17.21% | 1,007 | | | |
| | SDLP | Maria McCarthy | 13.82% | 809 | 1,092 | | |
| | UUP | Robert Burgess* | 14.30% | 837 | 840 | 969 | 982.26 |
| | DUP | William Walker* | 15.72% | 920 | 927 | 971 | 976.46 |
| | Independent | Terry Andrews | 12.03% | 704 | 763 | 884 | 976.04 |
| | UUP | Graham Furey | 11.96% | 700 | 705 | 761 | 764.9 |
| | Alliance | Patrick Brown | 8.10% | 474 | 491 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Catriona Mackel | 4.89% | 286 | | | |
| | SDLP | Patricia McKay | 1.97% | 115 | | | |
| Electorate: 11,090 Valid: 5,852 (52.77%) Spoilt: 83 Quota: 976 Turnout: 5,935 (53.52%) ||||||||

## 2005 Election

2001: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
2005: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Rowallane - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | DUP | William Dick* | 20.91% | 1,326 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Margaret Ritchie* | 17.43% | 1,105 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Robert Burgess* | 14.64% | 928 | 961 | 975 | 975.72 | 979.76 | 1,065.76 | |
| | UUP | Edward Rea* | 9.15% | 580 | 589 | 610.2 | 612.12 | 621.12 | 690.6 | 1,067.6 |
| | DUP | William Walker | 11.37% | 721 | 913.8 | 921.2 | 921.56 | 926.6 | 940.8 | 1,027.24 |
| | SDLP | Patricia McKay | 4.89% | 310 | 310.8 | 342.8 | 376.56 | 592.04 | 716.04 | 772 |
| | UUP | Albert Colmer* | 8.47% | 537 | 560.4 | 570.6 | 572.12 | 575.2 | 649.84 | |
| | Alliance | Lorna Dunn | 5.25% | 333 | 333.8 | 415 | 416.64 | 439.8 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Mary Robb | 4.94% | 313 | 313 | 319 | 322.08 | | | |
| | Green (NI) | Philip Orr | 2.95% | 187 | 188 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,330 Valid: 6,340 (61.37%) Spoilt: 89 Quota: 1,057 Turnout: 6,429 (62.24%) |||||||||||

## 2001 Election

1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
2001: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1997-2001 Change: No change
Rowallane - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SDLP | Margaret Ritchie* | 21.00% | 1,440 | | | | | |
| | DUP | William Dick* | 17.47% | 1,198 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Robert Burgess | 16.23% | 1,113 | 1,117.41 | 1,144.41 | | | |
| | UUP | Albert Colmer* | 14.98% | 1,027 | 1,035.4 | 1,051.24 | 1,058.71 | 1,262.71 | |
| | UUP | Edward Rea | 10.62% | 728 | 732.83 | 760.83 | 762.25 | 901.46 | 1,018.5 |
| | SDLP | Kathleen Stockton | 4.07% | 279 | 525.12 | 565.59 | 823.93 | 845.35 | 847.66 |
| | DUP | William Walker | 8.74% | 599 | 600.47 | 622.68 | 623.68 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Anthony Lacken | 4.43% | 304 | 319.96 | 322.96 | | | |
| | Independent | James Marks | 2.46% | 169 | 172.36 | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,464 Valid: 6,857 (65.53%) Spoilt: 142 Quota: 1,143 Turnout: 6,999 (66.89%) ||||||||||

## 1997 Election

1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1993-1997 Change: No change
Rowallane - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | SDLP | Margaret Ritchie* | 19.44% | 1,044 | | | | |
| | UUP | Samuel Osborne* | 15.76% | 846 | 847.96 | 888.24 | 1,105.24 | |
| | DUP | William Dick* | 15.09% | 810 | 810.56 | 819.56 | 963.56 | |
| | UUP | Albert Colmer* | 15.22% | 817 | 817.84 | 865.26 | 899.26 | |
| | UUP | William Biggerstaff* | 12.94% | 695 | 695.28 | 734.28 | 801.56 | 925.56 |
| | SDLP | John Moffat | 7.15% | 384 | 516.58 | 584.82 | 602.52 | 605.52 |
| | Ind. Unionist | William Walker | 9.70% | 521 | 522.82 | 543.96 | | |
| | Alliance | Barry Corscadden | 4.69% | 252 | 255.5 | | | |
| Electorate: 10,036 Valid: 5,369 (53.50%) Spoilt: 78 Quota: 895 Turnout: 5,447 (54.27%) |||||||||

## 1993 Election

1989: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1989-1993 Change: No change
Rowallane - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 |
| | UUP | Samuel Osborne* | 22.80% | 1,322 | |
| | SDLP | Margaret Ritchie* | 20.20% | 1,171 | |
| | UUP | Albert Colmer* | 15.21% | 882 | 1,067.36 |
| | UUP | William Biggerstaff* | 16.42% | 952 | 1,058.12 |
| | DUP | William Dick* | 16.57% | 961 | 1,017.56 |
| | SDLP | Hugh Flynn | 8.80% | 510 | 514.76 |
| Electorate: 9,320 Valid: 5,798 (62.21%) Spoilt: 110 Quota: 967 Turnout: 5,908 (63.39%) ||||||

## 1989 Election

1985: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1989: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1985-1989 Change: No change
Rowallane - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | SDLP | Margaret Ritchie* | 26.91% | 1,509 | | | | |
| | UUP | Samuel Osborne* | 23.58% | 1,322 | | | | |
| | UUP | Albert Colmer | 13.93% | 781 | 915 | 1,104.9 | | |
| | UUP | William Biggerstaff* | 13.20% | 740 | 892 | 969.4 | | |
| | DUP | William Dick* | 11.63% | 652 | 678 | 717.3 | 779.1 | 1,013.1 |
| | Ind. Unionist | William Walker | 6.26% | 351 | 413 | 461.9 | 480.8 | 488.8 |
| | DUP | William Greer | 4.49% | 252 | 311 | 334.4 | 371.3 | |
| Electorate: 8,574 Valid: 5,607 (65.40%) Spoilt: 106 Quota: 935 Turnout: 5,713 (66.63%) |||||||||

## 1985 Election

1985: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
Rowallane - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | UUP | Dermot Nesbitt* | 22.75% | 1,180 | | | | |
| | UUP | Samuel Osborne* | 20.59% | 1,068 | | | | |
| | UUP | William Biggerstaff | 12.38% | 642 | 877.44 | | | |
| | DUP | William Dick | 14.42% | 748 | 789.58 | 857.98 | 866.82 | |
| | SDLP | Margaret Ritchie | 12.13% | 629 | 636.29 | 639.41 | 639.67 | 1,146.67 |
| | DUP | Trevor Lennon | 7.50% | 389 | 413.03 | 539.75 | 542.83 | 547.83 |
| | SDLP | Oliver Flanagan | 10.24% | 531 | 532.62 | 535.98 | 536.14 | |
| Electorate: 7,860 Valid: 5,187 (65.99%) Spoilt: 87 Quota: 865 Turnout: 5,274 (67.10%) |||||||||