2001 Newry and Mourne District Council election
Local govt election in Northern Ireland
2001 Newry and Mourne District Council election
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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