- Newry and Mourne District Council
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Coordinates: 54°10′34″N 6°15′22″W / 54.176°N 6.256°W
Newry and Mourne District Geography 
Area
- TotalRanked 3rd of 26
902 km²Admin HQ Newry ISO 3166-2 GB-NYM ONS code 95P Demographics Population
- Total (2010)
- DensityRanked 4th
99,900
111 / km²Community Catholic: 80.6%
Protestant: 18.5%Politics Control No overall control
Sinn Féin: 14
SDLP: 9
UUP: 3
DUP: 1
UKIP: 1
Green: 1MLAs Newry and Armagh & South Down
Sinn Féin: 5
SDLP: 3
DUP: 2
UUP: 2MPs Conor Murphy (Sinn Féin)
Margaret Ritchie (SDLP)Meeting place Website http://www.newryandmourne.gov.uk Newry and Mourne District Council (Irish: Comhairle an Iúir agus Mhúrn)[1] is a local council in Northern Ireland. It includes much of the south of County Armagh and the south of County Down and has a population of approximately 93,400.[2] Council headquarters are in Newry, the largest settlement and only city in the area; it has a population of 28,850. Other towns in the council area include Crossmaglen and Bessbrook in County Armagh and Warrenpoint, Rostrevor, Hilltown, Annalong and Kilkeel (an important fishing port) in County Down.
From 1973 to 1985, the council area consisted of six electoral areas. In 1985, this was reduced to the current five electoral areas: Crotlieve, Fews, Newry Town, Slieve Gullion and The Mournes. One of its 30 wards, Rathfriland, was transferred to Banbridge council in 1993. At the elections of 2005, 30 members were elected from the following political parties: 14 Sinn Féin, 9 Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), 3 Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), 1 Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), 2 Independents and 1 United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP).[3] For 2010-2011 the Mayor is Councillor Mick Murphy (SF) and the Deputy Mayor is Councillor Karen McKevitt (SDLP).[4]
In elections for the Westminster Parliament and the Northern Ireland Assembly it is split between the Newry & Armagh constituency and the South Down constituency.
Contents
2011 Election results
Party seats change +/- • Sinn Féin 14 +1 • Social Democratic and Labour Party 9 = • Ulster Unionist Party 3 = • Democratic Unionist Party 1 -1 • Green Party in Northern Ireland 1 = • UK Independence Party 1 +1 • Independent 2 = 2005 Election results
Party seats change +/- • Sinn Féin 13 = • Social Democratic and Labour Party 9 -1 • Ulster Unionist Party 3 [1] -1 • Democratic Unionist Party 2 +1 • Green Party in Northern Ireland 1 +1 • Independent 2 = - ^ includes Henry Reilly, a member of the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) who defected in February 2007 from the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP).
Mayor of Newry
The title Mayor of Newry replace the office of Chairman of Newry & Mourne District Council after Newry's elevation to city status in 2002.
- 2003: Frank Feely, Social Democratic and Labour Party[5]
- 2003 - 04: Jackie Patterson, Independent[6]
- 2004 - 05: Henry Reilly, Ulster Unionist Party[7]
- 2005 - 06: Pat McGinn, Sinn Féin[8]
- 2006 - 07: Michael Carr, Social Democratic and Labour Party[9]
- 2007 - 08: Michael Cole, Social Democratic and Labour Party[10]
- 2008 - 09: Colman Burns, Sinn Féin
- 2009 - 10: John Feehan Social Democratic and Labour Party
- 2010 - 11: Mick Murphy, Sinn Féin
Review of Public Administration
Under the Review of Public Administration (RPA) the Council is due to merge with Down District Council in 2011 to form a single council for the enlarged area totalling 1539 km² and a population of 150,886.[11] The next election was due to take place in May 2009, but on 25 April 2008, Shaun Woodward, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland announced that the scheduled 2009 district council elections were to be postponed until the introduction of the eleven new councils in 2011.[12]
See also
- Local Councils in Northern Ireland
- Viscount Newry and Mourne is the courtesy title of the Earl of Kilmorey.
References
- ^ Newry and Mourne District Council website
- ^ NISRA - see section 2.3
- ^ UKIP Councillor
- ^ "Mayor and Deputy Mayor 2010-11". Newry and Mourne District Council. Archived from the original on 2008-06-01. http://web.archive.org/web/20080601012624/http://www.newryandmourne.gov.uk/general_council/members_mayor_deputy.asp. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
- ^ "City's first mayor appointed", Newry Democrat, 4 March 2003
- ^ "Patterson is new mayor", Newry Democrat, 11 June 2003
- ^ "Sinn Fein fury over new Mayor", Newry Democrat, 15 June 2004
- ^ "Mayor pledges to be uniting force", Newry Democrat, 25 May 2005
- ^ Carr elected as Newry Mayor, Social Democratic and Labour Party, 12 June 2006
- ^ Mayor & Deputy Mayor 2007/2008, Newry and Mourne District Council
- ^ "Minister Foster announces decisions on Local Government Reform". DoE. http://www.doeni.gov.uk/index/local_government/minister_foster_announces_decisions_on_local_government_reform.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
- ^ Northern Ireland elections are postponed, BBC News, 25 April 2008, accessed 27 April 2008
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