The Fews (District Electoral Area)

The Fews was one of the three district electoral areas in Newry and Mourne, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 2014. The district elected six members to Newry and Mourne District Council, and formed 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, and contained the wards of Bessbrook, Camlough, Derrymore, Donaghmore, Newtownhamilton and Tullyhappy. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and largely replaced with the Slieve Gullion DEA.

2011 Election
2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

2011: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

2005-2011 Change: UUP gain from DUP

2005 Election
2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

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

2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP

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

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

1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

1997 Election
1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin

1997: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin

1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

1993 Election
1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin

1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin

1989-1993 Change: No change

1989 Election
1985: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin

1989: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP

1985-1989 Change: SDLP gain from DUP

1985 Election
1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP