Newcastle (District Electoral Area)

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Newcastle was one of the four district electoral areas in Down, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 2014. The district elected six members to Down District Council, and formed 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 C which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Castlewellan, Donard, Dundrum, Murlough, Shimna and Tollymore. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections, with Donard, Murlough, Shimna and Tollymore moving to The Mournes DEA and Castlewellan and Dundrum moving to the Slieve Croob DEA.

Councillors[edit]

Election Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
2011 Stephen Burns
(Sinn Féin)
Willie Clarke
(Sinn Féin)
Eamon O'Neill
(SDLP)
Carmel O'Boyle
(SDLP)
Patrick Clarke
(Alliance)
Desmond Patterson
(UUP)
2005 Hugh McDowell
(Sinn Féin)
Peter Fitzpatrick
(SDLP)
Gerald Douglas
(UUP)
2001
1997 Anne Carr
(NI Women's Coalition)
1993 John Finlay
(DUP)
Michael Boyd
(SDLP)
Frances Flynn
(SDLP)
1989 William Brown
(UUP)
Cathal O'Baoill
(SDLP)
1985 Ethel Smyth
(DUP)
James Curry
(SDLP)
Hugh McDowell
(Sinn Féin)

2011 Election[edit]

2005: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP

2011: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

2005-2011 Change: Alliance gain from SDLP

Newcastle - 6 seats[1]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Sinn Féin Willie Clarke* 17.49% 1,171              
Social Democratic and Labour Eamon O'Neill* 15.81% 1,058              
Social Democratic and Labour Carmel O'Boyle* 11.47% 768 787.08 831.63 917.34 1,181.34      
Sinn Féin Stephen Burns 11.89% 796 892.84 898.42 931.95 958.95      
Ulster Unionist Desmond Patterson 9.50% 636 636.54 637.8 655.98 663.7 676.7 1,124.7  
Alliance Patrick Clarke 8.44% 565 570.58 575.26 665.8 702.72 746.72 773.35 936.55
Sinn Féin Brian Morgan 6.95% 465 531.06 532.95 542.03 615.75 668.75 670.02 672.9
Democratic Unionist Stanley Priestley 7.80% 522 522.54 523.98 526.16 528.34 528.34    
Social Democratic and Labour Peter Fitzpatrick* 6.02% 403 412.72 442.69 470.59        
Green (NI) John Hardy 4.63% 310 315.76 318.55          
Electorate: 12,216   Valid: 6,694 (54.80%)   Spoilt: 132   Quota: 957   Turnout: 6,826 (55.88%)  

2005 Election[edit]

2001: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP

2005: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP

2001-2005 Change: No change

Newcastle - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Social Democratic and Labour Eamon O'Neill* 19.28% 1,379          
Sinn Féin Willie Clarke* 18.19% 1,301          
Social Democratic and Labour Carmel O'Boyle* 13.09% 936 1,090.18        
Sinn Féin Hugh McDowell* 6.56% 469 479.66 656.54 679.78 682.42 1,146.42
Social Democratic and Labour Peter Fitzpatrick* 8.01% 573 718.08 750.42 903.9 963.42 1,032.6
Ulster Unionist Gerald Douglas* 11.30% 808 816.32 821.82 907.04 909.68 918.76
Democratic Unionist Stanley Priestley 10.40% 744 746.86 747.08 760.56 760.8 762.56
Sinn Féin Aíne McEvoy 7.57% 541 555.3 606.34 624.36 626.16  
Alliance Neil Powell 3.52% 252 260.06 266.22      
Green (NI) Peter McCarron 2.07% 148 154.76 159.16      
Electorate: 11,446   Valid: 7,151 (62.48%)   Spoilt: 172   Quota: 1,022   Turnout: 7,323 (63.98%)  

2001 Election[edit]

1997: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Women's Coalition

2001: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP

1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Women's Coalition

Newcastle - 6 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Social Democratic and Labour Eamon O'Neill* 16.92% 1,308      
Ulster Unionist Gerald Douglas* 15.67% 1,211      
Sinn Féin Willie Clarke 15.05% 1,163      
Social Democratic and Labour Carmel O'Boyle* 12.94% 1,000 1,087.84 1,143.84  
Social Democratic and Labour Peter Fitzpatrick* 9.06% 700 774.08 824.2 1,163.2
Sinn Féin Hugh McDowell* 12.57% 972 985.6 1,036.92 1,084.44
Democratic Unionist Stanley Priestley 8.99% 695 695.16 707.16 719.48
Social Democratic and Labour Charles McGrath 5.67% 438 461.2 495.68  
Independent David Allister 3.14% 243 246.2    
Electorate: 11,339   Valid: 7,730 (68.17%)   Spoilt: 160   Quota: 1,105   Turnout: 7,890 (69.58%)  

1997 Election[edit]

1993: 4 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP

1997: 3 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Women's Coalition

1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin and Women's Coalition gain from SDLP and DUP

Newcastle - 6 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Social Democratic and Labour Eamon O'Neill* 15.63% 913                
Sinn Féin Hugh McDowell 14.22% 831 837              
Ulster Unionist Gerald Douglas* 13.23% 773 775 792 1,009          
Social Democratic and Labour Carmel O'Boyle 12.24% 715 733 755 758 758.99 1,006.99      
Social Democratic and Labour Peter Fitzpatrick* 12.08% 706 711 723 723 724.98 870.98      
NI Women's Coalition Anne Carr 7.36% 430 451 532 540 565.74 605.73 672.73 748.13 779.13
Democratic Unionist Stanley Priestley 9.45% 552 552 554 588 729.57 731.56 732.56 733.08 734.08
Social Democratic and Labour Frances Flynn* 7.22% 422 431 456 459 461.97        
Ulster Unionist Ronald Richey 4.43% 259 259 271            
Alliance Adrienne Healy 2.86% 167 175              
Workers' Party Edward O'Hagan 1.28% 75                
Electorate: 10,884   Valid: 5,843 (53.68%)   Spoilt: 115   Quota: 835   Turnout: 5,958 (54.74%)  

1993 Election[edit]

1989: 4 x SDLP, 2 x UUP

1993: 4 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP

1989-1993 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Newcastle - 6 seats[5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Social Democratic and Labour Michael Boyd* 21.83% 1,405            
Social Democratic and Labour Eamon O'Neill* 17.87% 1,150            
Ulster Unionist Gerald Douglas* 14.73% 948            
Social Democratic and Labour Peter Fitzpatrick* 10.36% 667 723 724.98 870.98      
Social Democratic and Labour Frances Flynn 6.39% 411 631.68 706.86 753.66 760.66 920.9  
Democratic Unionist John Finlay 6.68% 430 432.16 432.79 432.79 682.79 684.42 700.95
Alliance Anne Carr 8.20% 528 571.92 580.53 582.13 637.68 676.05 681.93
Sinn Féin Sean Fitzpatrick 7.78% 501 521.52 544.62 547.72 547.72    
Ulster Unionist William Brown* 6.15% 396 401.04 401.67 401.77      
Electorate: 10,170   Valid: 6,436 (63.28%)   Spoilt: 182   Quota: 920   Turnout: 6,618 (65.07%)  

1989 Election[edit]

1985: 3 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP

1989: 4 x SDLP, 2 x UUP

1985-1989 Change: SDLP and UUP gain from Sinn Féin and DUP

Newcastle - 6 seats[6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Ulster Unionist Gerald Douglas* 22.00% 1,329            
Social Democratic and Labour Michael Boyd* 21.04% 1,271            
Social Democratic and Labour Eamon O'Neill* 18.09% 1,093            
Social Democratic and Labour Peter Fitzpatrick 8.97% 542 546.32 762.14 792.46 910.9    
Ulster Unionist William Brown* 6.06% 366 761.28 765.9 781.42 782.26 1,151.26  
Social Democratic and Labour Cathal O'Baoill 6.11% 369 376.56 521.43 588.71 665.15 669.72 679.72
Sinn Féin Sean Fitzpatrick 7.89% 477 477.36 491.22 511.87 534.13 534.85 534.85
Democratic Unionist John Finlay 6.89% 416 465.68 466.34 470.7 471.33    
Workers' Party Henry Robinson 2.96% 179 183.32 199.16        
Electorate: 9,641   Valid: 6,042 (62.67%)   Spoilt: 166   Quota: 864   Turnout: 6,208 (64.39%)  

1985 Election[edit]

1985: 3 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP

Newcastle - 6 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Ulster Unionist Gerald Douglas* 22.06% 1,350          
Sinn Féin Hugh McDowell 13.97% 855          
Democratic Unionist Ethel Smyth* 11.99% 734 1,117.75        
Social Democratic and Labour Eamon O'Neill* 13.51% 827 829.52 832.08 924.08    
Social Democratic and Labour Michael Boyd 13.43% 822 825.24 827.16 890.16    
Social Democratic and Labour James Curry* 7.25% 444 446.16 448.4 487.4 516.51 843.1
Alliance Anthony Dickinson 5.33% 326 396.92 625.36 672.04 677.01 690.15
Social Democratic and Labour Peter Fitzpatrick 6.62% 405 405.72 406.36 426.72 441.53  
Workers' Party Edward O'Hagan 4.17% 255 257.52 259.76      
Workers' Party Sean Magee 1.67% 102 103.44 103.76      
Electorate: 8,978   Valid: 6,120 (68.17%)   Spoilt: 135   Quota: 875   Turnout: 6,255 (69.67%)  

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Newcastle Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 27 July 2021.