Downpatrick (District Electoral Area)

Downpatrick is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland. The district elects five members to Newry, Mourne and Down District Council and contains the wards of Cathedral, Knocknashinna, Lecale, Quoile and Strangford. Downpatrick forms part of the South Down constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Down Area B which had existed since 1973, where it contained seven wards (Ardglass, Audleys Acre, Cathedral, Flying Horse, Killough, Quoile and Strangford). For the 2014 local elections it was reduced to five wards.

2023 Election
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

2019 Election
2014: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent

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

2014-2019 Change: No change

2014 Election
2011: 4 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Green

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

2011-2014 Change: SDLP and Sinn Féin loss due to the reduction of two seats, Independent leaves Greens

2011 Election
2005: 4 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Green

2011: 4 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Green

2005-2011 Change: No change

2005 Election
2001: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent

2005: 4 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Green

2001-2005 Change: Sinn Féin and Green gain from UUP and Independent

2001 Election
1997: 5 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP

2001: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent

1997-2001 Change: Independent gain from SDLP

1997 Election
1993: 6 x SDLP, 1 x UUP

1997: 5 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP

1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

1993 Election
1989: 5 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

1993: 6 x SDLP, 1 x UUP

1989-1993 Change: SDLP gain from Alliance

1989 Election
1985: 4 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Workers' Party

1989: 5 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

1985-1989 Change: SDLP and Alliance gain from Sinn Féin and Workers' Party

1985 Election
1985: 4 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Workers' Party