Slieve Gullion (District Electoral Area)

Slieve Gullion is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland. The district elects seven members to Newry, Mourne and Down District Council and contains the wards of Bessbrook, Camlough, Crossmaglen, Forkhill, Mullaghbane, Newtownhamilton and Whitecross. Slieve Gullion forms part of the Newry and Armagh constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Newry and Mourne Areas D and E which had existed since 1973, where it originally contained five wards (Creggan, Crossmaglen, Fathom, Forkhill and Silver Bridge). For the 2014 local elections it gained two additional wards, gaining most of the abolished The Fews DEA including Bessbrook, Camlough and Newtownhamilton.

2023 Election
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

2019 Election
2014: 4 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP

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

2014-2019 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

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

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

2011-2014 Change: SDLP and UUP gain due to the addition of two seats

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

2011: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP

2005-2011 Change: No change

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

2005: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP

2001-2005 Change: No change

2001 Election
1997: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP

2001: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP

1997-2001 Change: No change

1997 Election
1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin

1997: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP

1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

1993 Election
1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin

1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin

1989-1993 Change: No change

1989 Election
1985: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin

1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin

1985-1989 Change: No change

1985 Election
1985: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin