2001 Newry and Mourne District Council election
Local govt election in Northern Ireland
2001 Newry and Mourne District Council election
Party with the most votes by district.
Elections to Newry and Mourne District Council were held on 7 June 2001 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections . The election used five district electoral areas to elect a total of 30 councillors .
Election results
Newry and Mourne District Council Election Result 2001[ 1]
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
Sinn Féin
13
5
0
5
43.3
39.2
17,869
12.5
SDLP
10
1
3
2
33.3
35.5
16,186
4.0
UUP
4
0
1
1
13.3
12.6
5,745
6.6
Independent
2
1
0
1
6.7
6.3
2,844
3.2
DUP
1
0
0
0
3.3
6.4
2,922
3.9
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Newry and Mourne District Council election, 2001 by district[ 1]
Ward
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
Total Cllrs
Sinn Féin
SDLP
UUP
DUP
Others
Crotlieve
26.4
2
51.0
4
6.2
0
2.4
0
14.0
1
7
Newry Town
45.5
3
33.7
3
7.6
0
0.0
0
13.2
1
7
Slieve Gullion
68.1
4
31.9
1
0.0
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
5
The Fews
41.6
3
28.6
1
22.0
2
7.8
0
0.0
0
6
The Mournes
16.8
1
27.1
1
30.7
2
25.4
1
0.0
0
5
Total
39.2
13
35.5
10
12.6
4
6.4
1
6.3
2
30
District results
Crotlieve
1997: 4 x SDLP, 2 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Sinn Féin
2001: 4 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent
1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Independent Nationalist, Independent Nationalist becomes Independent
Crotlieve - 7 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
SDLP
P. J. Bradley *
18.63%
2,103
Sinn Féin
Mick Murphy *
15.44%
1,743
SDLP
Hugh Carr *
10.53%
1,189
1,455.56
SDLP
Josephine O'Hare *
10.41%
1,175
1,397.02
1,421.91
SDLP
Michael Carr
6.32%
714
761.6
772.62
774.96
806.81
833.75
1,188.53
1,364.72
Sinn Féin
Michael Ruane
7.15%
807
814.48
865.59
865.78
866.38
1,311.46
1,350.39
1,351.39
Independent
Anthony Williamson *
6.65%
751
765.96
777.93
781.93
782.48
842.62
1,022.7
1,161.7
Independent
Ciaran Mussen*
7.39%
834
854.74
877.73
884.73
885.43
896.89
947.89
1,056.57
UUP
John McConnell
6.17%
697
699.72
700.1
907.78
907.98
907.98
913.03
SDLP
Brendan Murney
5.10%
576
661.34
673.5
674.5
677.15
729.21
Sinn Féin
Eamonn O'Connor
3.79%
428
448.4
635.36
637.36
638.36
DUP
Ruth McConnell
2.43%
274
275.02
275.21
Electorate: 15,786 Valid: 11,291 (71.53%) Spoilt: 324 Quota: 1,412 Turnout: 11,615 (73.56%)
Newry Town
1997: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent, 1 x Independent Nationalist
2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 3 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin and SDLP gain from UUP and Independent Nationalist
Newry Town - 7 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Sinn Féin
Davy Hyland *
12.73%
1,213
Independent
Jack Patterson *
12.07%
1,150
1,230
SDLP
Patrick McElroy *
9.97%
950
1,108
1,265
SDLP
Frank Feely *
9.86%
940
1,134
1,228
Sinn Féin
Charlie Casey
11.74%
1,119
1,125
1,131
1,131
1,134.65
1,136.03
SDLP
John McArdle
8.51%
811
910
973
1,040.15
1,069.35
1,102.47
Sinn Féin
Brendan Curran *
10.75%
1,025
1,049
1,054
1,054.85
1,056.31
1,057
Sinn Féin
Conor Murphy
10.32%
984
1,005
1,011
1,015.25
1,018.9
1,019.59
UUP
William McCaigue*
7.63%
727
735
SDLP
Peter McEvoy
5.28%
503
Independent
Declan O'Callaghan
1.14%
109
Electorate: 13,657 Valid: 9,531 (69.79%) Spoilt: 265 Quota: 1,192 Turnout: 9,796 (71.73%)
Slieve Gullion
1997: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP
2001: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
1997-2001 Change: No change
Slieve Gullion - 5 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
Sinn Féin
Elena Martin
17.58%
1,436
Sinn Féin
Colman Burns
17.52%
1,431
Sinn Féin
Patrick McDonald *
17.32%
1,415
Sinn Féin
Terry Hearty
15.71%
1,283
1,292
1,347.6
1,397.08
SDLP
John Fee *
14.63%
1,195
1,318
1,321.35
1,326.11
1,347.04
SDLP
Pat Toner*
10.28%
840
1,253
1,260.1
1,261.7
1,291.99
SDLP
Mary McKeown
6.95%
568
Electorate: 10,524 Valid: 8,168 (77.61%) Spoilt: 273 Quota: 1,362 Turnout: 8,441 (80.21%)
The Fews
1997: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP
2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
The Fews - 6 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Sinn Féin
Jimmy McCreesh *
14.39%
1,279
Sinn Féin
Patrick McGinn
13.98%
1,243
1,279
SDLP
John Feehan
12.05%
1,071
1,271
UUP
Danny Kennedy *
13.85%
1,231
1,233
1,608
UUP
Andy Moffett *
8.18%
727
740
968
1,300.76
Sinn Féin
Brendan Lewis *
13.18%
1,172
1,198
1,198
1,199.88
1,199.88
1,199.88
SDLP
Charlie Smyth*
9.89%
879
1,158
1,160
1,160.94
1,190.44
1,190.44
DUP
Craig Baxter
7.80%
693
694
SDLP
Angela Savage
6.69%
595
Electorate: 11,457 Valid: 8,890 (77.59%) Spoilt: 231 Quota: 1,271 Turnout: 9,121 (79.61%)
The Mournes
1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
2001: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1997-2001 Change: No change
The Mournes - 5 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
DUP
William Burns *
24.00%
1,845
Sinn Féin
Martin Cunningham
16.80%
1,291
UUP
Isaac Hanna *
15.33%
1,178
1,219
1,520.08
UUP
Henry Reilly *
15.42%
1,185
1,209
1,455.87
SDLP
Michael Cole
15.68%
1,205
1,208
1,213.85
1,245.83
SDLP
Marian Fitzpatrick
11.35%
872
874
875.56
893.5
DUP
Linda Burns
1.43%
110
Electorate: 10,440 Valid: 7,686 (73.62%) Spoilt: 170 Quota: 1,282 Turnout: 7,856 (75.25%)
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