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.

The Fews DEA (1993-2014) within Newry and Mourne

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.

Councillors

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Election Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
2011 Turlough Murphy
(Sinn Féin)
Jimmy McCreesh
(Sinn Féin)
Patrick McGinn
(Sinn Féin)
John Feehan
(SDLP)
Andy Moffett
(UUP)
David Taylor
(UUP)
2005 Brendan Lewis
(Sinn Féin)
Glenn Oliver
(DUP)
Danny Kennedy
(UUP)
2001 Andy Moffett
(UUP)
1997 Stephen McGinn
(SDLP)
Charlie Smyth
(SDLP)
1993 Conor Murphy
(Sinn Féin)
James Savage
(SDLP)
Arthur Lockhart
(UUP)
1989 Andy Moffett
(UUP)
1985 Brendan Lewis
(Sinn Féin)
Nan Sands
(SDLP)
Gordon Heslip
(DUP)

2011 Election

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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

The Fews - 6 seats[1]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
UUP Andy Moffett* 18.41% 1,421          
Sinn Féin Turlough Murphy 16.83% 1,299          
Sinn Féin Patrick McGinn* 15.60% 1,204          
SDLP John Feehan* 15.43% 1,191          
Sinn Féin Jimmy McCreesh* 13.80% 1,065 1,066.15 1,242.95      
UUP David Taylor 5.51% 425 667.42 667.58 667.74 668.49 1,146.39
SDLP Kevin O'Hare 7.85% 606 611.75 621.99 654.47 749.47 759.79
DUP Glenn Oliver* 4.29% 331 368.49 369.13 369.61 370.61  
TUV Barrie Halliday 2.31% 178 203.3 203.62 204.1 204.85  
Electorate: 12,613   Valid: 7,720 (61.21%)   Spoilt: 167   Quota: 1,103   Turnout: 7,887 (62.53%)  

2005 Election

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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

The Fews - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Sinn Féin Patrick McGinn* 15.15% 1,246      
Sinn Féin Jimmy McCreesh* 14.47% 1,190      
Sinn Féin Brendan Lewis* 13.80% 1,135 1,184.7    
SDLP John Feehan* 11.63% 957 963.2 1,218.2  
UUP Danny Kennedy* 14.21% 1,169 1,169.75 1,179.75  
DUP Glenn Oliver 8.28% 681 681 681 1,064.05
SDLP Susan Mackin 8.73% 718 720.25 918.95 992.25
UUP Andy Moffett* 7.25% 596 596.6 601.65  
SDLP Noelle McGarvey 6.49% 534 535.7    
Electorate: 11,551   Valid: 8,226 (71.21%)   Spoilt: 168   Quota: 1,176   Turnout: 8,394 (72.67%)  

2001 Election

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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

The Fews - 6 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Sinn Féin Jimmy McCreesh* 14.39% 1,279          
Sinn Féin Patrick McGinn 13.98% 1,243 1,279        
SDLP John Feehan 12.05% 1,071 1,271        
UUP Danny Kennedy* 13.85% 1,231 1,233 1,608      
UUP Andy Moffett* 8.18% 727 740 968 1,300.76    
Sinn Féin Brendan Lewis* 13.18% 1,172 1,198 1,198 1,199.88 1,199.88 1,199.88
SDLP Charlie Smyth* 9.89% 879 1,158 1,160 1,160.94 1,190.44 1,190.44
DUP Craig Baxter 7.80% 693 694        
SDLP Angela Savage 6.69% 595          
Electorate: 11,457   Valid: 8,890 (77.59%)   Spoilt: 231   Quota: 1,271   Turnout: 9,121 (79.61%)  

1997 Election

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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

The Fews - 6 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
UUP Danny Kennedy* 22.27% 1,610    
Sinn Féin Brendan Lewis 15.25% 1,103    
UUP Andy Moffett 13.17% 952 1,510.72  
SDLP Stephen McGinn* 14.08% 1,018 1,022.68 1,055.8
SDLP Charlie Smyth* 13.48% 975 976.44 1,035.84
Sinn Féin Jimmy McCreesh 12.21% 883 884.08 885.52
SDLP James Savage* 6.69% 690 691.44 746.88
Electorate: 10,907   Valid: 7,231 (66.30%)   Spoilt: 219   Quota: 1,034   Turnout: 7,450 (68.30%)  

1993 Election

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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

The Fews - 6 seats[5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
UUP Danny Kennedy* 25.17% 1,765      
SDLP Stephen McGinn* 17.18% 1,205      
UUP Arthur Lockhart 11.32% 794 1,541.56    
SDLP James Savage* 13.68% 959 962.96 1,030.72  
SDLP Charlie Smyth* 13.89% 974 977.96 1,028.12  
Sinn Féin Conor Murphy* 10.85% 761 761.44 762.32 907.87
Sinn Féin Jimmy McCreesh 7.90% 554 554.44 556.64 613.44
Electorate: 10,399   Valid: 7,012 (67.43%)   Spoilt: 270   Quota: 1,002   Turnout: 7,282 (70.03%)  

1989 Election

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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

The Fews - 6 seats[6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
UUP Danny Kennedy* 18.19% 1,406        
SDLP Stephen McGinn 14.98% 1,158        
SDLP James Savage* 14.27% 1,103 1,124      
SDLP Charlie Smyth 14.27% 1,103 1,111      
UUP Andy Moffett* 13.66% 1,056 1,079 1,350.74    
Sinn Féin Conor Murphy 9.12% 705 713 713.21 713.21 1,126.21
DUP Gordon Heslip* 7.95% 614 615 635.58 878.38 878.38
Sinn Féin Patrick Quinn 6.30% 487 491 491 491  
Workers' Party Brian Mulligan 1.24% 96        
Electorate: 10,545   Valid: 7,728 (73.29%)   Spoilt: 223   Quota: 1,105   Turnout: 7,951 (75.40%)  

1985 Election

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

The Fews - 6 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Sinn Féin Brendan Lewis 18.94% 1,302              
SDLP James Savage* 13.25% 911 1,011            
UUP Andy Moffett* 11.16% 767 768.2 779.6 1,051.6        
UUP Danny Kennedy 10.91% 750 750.4 754.8 810.2 828.7 863.7 1,300.7  
SDLP Nan Sands* 11.10% 763 803 844 846 846.25 947.25 951.45 955.45
DUP Gordon Heslip 7.90% 543 543 544 589 593.5 599.9 686.15 917.15
SDLP John McElherron 6.55% 450 525.2 583.2 583.2 583.2 789.8 792.8 793.8
UUP David McMullan 7.19% 494 494.8 495.2 508.2 552.7 562.7    
Alliance Victor Frizell 5.18% 356 387.6 428.2 428.2 428.2      
UUP Florence Henning 5.72% 393 393.4 393.4          
Workers' Party Brian Mulligan 1.32% 91 109.4            
Irish Independence Francis McCamley* 0.79% 54 104            
Electorate: 9,873   Valid: 6,874 (69.62%)   Spoilt: 141   Quota: 983   Turnout: 7,015 (71.05%)  

References

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  1. ^ "The Fews Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 30 July 2021.