Slieve Croob
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created2014
Seats5 (2014-)
Councillors
  •   Jim Brennan (SF)
  •   Róisín Howell (SF)
  •   Alan Lewis (DUP)
  •   Andrew McMurray (APNI)
  •   Siobhan O'Hare (SF)

Slieve Croob is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland.[1] The district elects five members to Newry, Mourne and Down District Council and contains the wards of Ballydugan, Ballyward, Castlewellan, Drumaness and Dundrum.[2] Slieve Croob forms part of the South Down constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 2014 local elections, replacing parts the Ballynahinch DEA and parts of the Newcastle DEA which had existed since 1985.

Councillors

Election Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)
2023 Alan Lewis
(DUP)/
(UUP)		 Andrew McMurray
(Alliance)		 Siobhan O'Hare
(Sinn Féin)		 Jim Brennan
(Sinn Féin)		 Róisín Howell
(Sinn Féin)
August 2022 Defection Hugh Gallagher
(SDLP)
June 2022 Co-Option
October 2019 Co-Option Cathy Mason
(Sinn Féin)
2019 Gregory Bain
(Alliance)
February 2018 Co-Option Garth Craig
(DUP)		 Andrew McMurray
(Alliance)		 Mark Murnin
(SDLP)		 John Rice
(Sinn Féin)
January 2018 Co-Option Stephen Burns
(Sinn Féin)
November 2016 Co-Option Pól Ó Gribín
(Sinn Féin)
2014 Patrick Clarke
(Alliance)

2023 Election

2019: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

2023: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance

2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin and DUP gain from SDLP and UUP

Slieve Croob - 5 seats[3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
DUP Alan Lewis* 19.34% 1,723          
Sinn Féin Jim Brennan* 17.61% 1,569          
Sinn Féin Róisín Howell* 16.19% 1,443 1,443.14 1,447.14 1,484.39 1,531.39  
Alliance Andrew McMurray* 13.28% 1,183 1,189.02 1,244.02 1,246.77 1,327.02 1,521.02
Sinn Féin Siobhan O'Hare 13.76% 1,226 1,226.42 1,232.42 1,259.87 1,301.47 1,305.87
SDLP Hugh Gallagher* 8.48% 756 758.80 771.80 778.50 1,082.18 1,170.54
Ulster Unionist Walter Lyons 4.30% 383 603.36 604.50 604.55 607.25  
SDLP Will Polland 3.20% 285 286.40 299.40 302.45    
Aontú Rosemary McGlone 2.75% 245 245.70 248.70 249.50    
Green (NI) Seana Pitt 1.10% 98 98.70        
Electorate: 15,797   Valid: 8,911 (56.41%)   Spoilt: 92   Quota: 1,486   Turnout: 9,003 (56.99%)  

    2019 Election

    2014: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

    2019: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP

    2014-2019 Change: UUP gain from DUP

    Slieve Croob - 5 seats[4]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Ulster Unionist Alan Lewis ‡ 15.93% 1,303 1,307 2,115      
    Sinn Féin Roisin Howell* 12.65% 1,035 1,086 1,088 1,090 1,611  
    Sinn Féin Cathy Mason † 13.07% 1,069 1,117 1,119 1,120 1,373  
    Alliance Gregory Bain † 10.55% 863 915 932 1,194 1,217 1,241.84
    SDLP Hugh Gallagher 10.76% 880 969 986 1,041 1,086 1,222.16
    SDLP Mark Murnin* 9.73% 796 894 907 1,017 1,071 1,154.72
    Sinn Féin John Rice* 10.81% 884 907 907 908    
    DUP Maynard Hanna 10.61% 868 889        
    Aontú Tracy Harkin 5.88% 481          
    Electorate: 14,846   Valid: 8,179 (55.09%)   Spoilt: 111   Quota: 1,364   Turnout: 8,290 (55.84%)  

      2014 Election

      2014: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance

      Slieve Croob - 5 seats[5]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      Sinn Féin Stephen Burns* † 18.87% 1,303            
      DUP Garth Craig* 14.78% 1,021 1,028 1,028 1,166      
      SDLP Mark Murnin 11.35% 784 794 794 797 929.16 1,261.16  
      Sinn Féin Pól Ó Gribín † 13.61% 940 948 1,042.44 1,046.44 1,072 1,164  
      Alliance Patrick Clarke † 9.99% 690 738 749.04 771.04 807.84 971.84 1,068.59
      Ulster Unionist Desmond Patterson* 10.40% 718 727 733.6 932.6 934.6 955.08 967.08
      SDLP Audrey Byrne 7.44% 514 521 544.88 551.88 781.76    
      SDLP Shane King 6.05% 418 425 438.68 445.8      
      UKIP Alan Lewis 5.89% 407 413 413.24        
      NI21 Matthew Morrison 1.61% 111            
      Electorate: 13,939   Valid: 6,906 (47.80%)   Spoilt: 125   Quota: 1,152   Turnout: 7,031 (50.44%)  

        References

        1. ↑ Final Northern Ireland super council recommendations, BBC News, 13 December 2013, accessed 24 May 2014
        2. ↑ "Newry, Mourne and Down District Council". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
        3. ↑ "Local Council Elections 2023 - Results". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
        4. ↑ "Local Council Elections 2019 - Results by Stage". 2 May 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
        5. ↑ "Local Council Elections 2014 - Results by Stage". Retrieved 24 January 2022.
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