2023_Newry,_Mourne_and_Down_District_Council_election

2023 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council election

2023 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council election

Northern Ireland local election


The 2023 election to Newry, Mourne and Down District Council was held on 18 May 2023, alongside other local elections in Northern Ireland, two weeks after local elections in England.[1] The Northern Ireland elections were delayed by 2 weeks to avoid overlapping with the coronation of King Charles III.[2]

Quick Facts All 41 council seats 21 seats needed for a majority, First party ...

41 members were returned to the council via Single Transferable Vote.

Election results

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Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

The 2023 LG election in NMD saw the further decline of the SDLP and UUP, whereas Sinn Fein and Alliance made gains, with the DUP also gaining two councillors.

Districts summary

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District results

Crotlieve

2019: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 2 x Independent

2023: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x Independent, 1 x SDLP

2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

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    Downpatrick

    2019: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent

    2023: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance

    2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin and Alliance gain from SDLP and Independent

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      Newry

      2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Independent

      2023: 4 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP

      2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Independent

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        Rowallane

        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

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          Slieve Croob

          2019: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

          2023: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance

          2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin and DUP gain from SDLP and UUP

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            Slieve Gullion

            2019: 5 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP

            2023: 5 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP

            2019–2023 Change: No change

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              The Mournes

              2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent

              2023: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance

              2019–2023 Change: DUP and Alliance gain from UUP and Independent

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                Changes during the term

                † Co-options

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                Notes

                1. The leader of Sinn Féin is Mary Lou McDonald, who sits as a TD in the Irish Dáil Éireann for Dublin Central. O'Neill is the leader of the party in Northern Ireland.

                References

                1. "Local government elections in Northern Ireland". www.electoralcommission.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
                2. "NI council election moved to avoid coronation clash". BBC News. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.

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