Newry and Mourne District Council

Coordinates: 54°10′34″N 6°15′22″W / 54.176°N 6.256°W / 54.176; -6.256
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Newry and Mourne District
MLAs
Newry and Armagh & South Down
Sinn Féin: 5
SDLP: 3
DUP: 2
  • MPs
    Mickey Brady (Sinn Féin)
    Chris Hazzard (Sinn Féin)
    • Websitewww.newryandmourne.gov.uk
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    Northern Ireland

    Newry and Mourne District Council (Irish: Comhairle an Iúir agus Mhúrn)[1] was a local council in Northern Ireland. It merged with Down District Council in May 2015 under local government reorganisation in Northern Ireland to become Newry, Mourne and Down District Council.

    It included much of the south of County Armagh and the south of County Down and had a population of over 99,000. Council headquarters were in Newry, the largest settlement and only city in the area; it has a population of 28,850. Other towns in the council area included Crossmaglen and Bessbrook in County Armagh and Warrenpoint, Rostrevor, Hilltown, Annalong and Kilkeel (an important fishing port) in Down.

    The council was formed in 1973 under the

    United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP).[2]

    2014 criticism

    In April 2014 the

    Ulster Protestants/unionists or to the damage it might cause to good relations[3]

    2011 election results

    In elections for the

    Westminster Parliament and the Northern Ireland Assembly it is split between the Newry & Armagh constituency and the South Down constituency
    .

    Party seats change +/−
    • Sinn Féin 14 +1
    • Social Democratic and Labour Party 9 =
    • Ulster Unionist Party 3 =
    • Democratic Unionist Party 1 −1
    •
    Green Party in Northern Ireland
    		 1 =
    • UK Independence Party 1 +1
    •
    Independent
    		 2 =

    2005 election results

    Party seats change +/−
    • Sinn Féin 13 =
    • Social Democratic and Labour Party 9 −1
    • Ulster Unionist Party 3 [1] −1
    • Democratic Unionist Party 2 +1
    •
    Green Party in Northern Ireland
    		 1 +1
    •
    Independent
    		 2 =

    Mayor of Newry

    The title Mayor of Newry replace the office of Chairman of Newry & Mourne District Council after Newry's elevation to city status in 2002.

    Deputy Mayor of Newry

    Review of Public Administration

    Under the Review of Public Administration (RPA) the council was due to merge with

    Newry City, Mourne and Down
    District Council.

    Population

    The area covered by Newry and Mourne District Council had a population of 99,480 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.[12]

    See also

    References

    1. ^ Newry and Mourne District Council website Archived 4 January 2006 at the Wayback Machine
    2. ^ UKIP Councillor
    3. ^ Newry Council criticised over Raymond McCreesh park, BBC News 10 April 2014
    4. ^ "City's first mayor appointed Archived 3 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine", Newry Democrat, 4 March 2003
    5. ^ "Patterson is new mayor Archived 27 January 2005 at the Wayback Machine", Newry Democrat, 11 June 2003
    6. ^ "Sinn Fein fury over new Mayor Archived 12 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine", Newry Democrat, 15 June 2004
    7. ^ "Mayor pledges to be uniting force Archived 22 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine", Newry Democrat, 25 May 2005
    8. ^ Carr elected as Newry Mayor[permanent dead link], Social Democratic and Labour Party, 12 June 2006
    9. ^ Mayor & Deputy Mayor 2007/2008 Archived 1 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Newry and Mourne District Council
    10. ^ "Minister Foster announces decisions on Local Government Reform". DoE. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2008.
    11. ^ Northern Ireland elections are postponed, BBC News, 25 April 2008, accessed 27 April 2008
    12. ^ "NI Census 2011 - Key Statistics Summary Report, September 2014" (PDF). NI Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 28 September 2014.

    External links

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