The first election to

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (Irish: ''Comhairle Ceantair an Iúir, Mhúrn agus an Dúin'') is a local authority in Northern Ireland that was established on 1 April 2015. It replaces Down District Council and Newry and Mourne District ...

, part of the

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on 22 May 2014, returned 41 members to the newly formed council via

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and the

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won the most seats, with 14 each, with Sinn Féin taking a plurality of first-preference votes.

Results by party

Districts summary

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District results

Crotlieve

2014: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent

Downpatrick

2014: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent

Newry

2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Independent

Rowallane

2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance

Slieve Croob

2014: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance

Slieve Gullion

2014: 4 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP

The Mournes

2014: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UKIP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP * ''Incumbent''

Changes during the term

† Co-options

‡ Changes in affiliation

''Last updated 25 March 2019.'' ''Current composition: see

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References

{{United Kingdom local elections, 2014 2014 Northern Ireland local elections 21st century in County Armagh 21st century in County Down Elections in County Armagh Elections in County Down