Downpatrick
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created1985
Seats7 (1985-2014)
5 (2014-)
Councillors
  •   Philip Campbell (SF)
  •   Cadogan Enright (APNI)
  •   Conor Galbraith (SDLP)
  •   Oonagh Hanlon (SF)
  •   Gareth Sharvin (SDLP)

Downpatrick 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 Cathedral, Knocknashinna, Lecale, Quoile and Strangford.[2] Downpatrick forms part of the South Down constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Down Area B which had existed since 1973, where it contained seven wards (Ardglass, Audleys Acre, Cathedral, Flying Horse, Killough, Quoile and Strangford). For the 2014 local elections it was reduced to five wards.

Councillors

Election Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)
2023 Cadogan Enright
(Alliance)/
(Independent)/ (Green Party)		 Conor Galbraith
(SDLP)		 Gareth Sharvin
(SDLP)		 Philip Campbell
(Sinn Féin)		 Oonagh Hanlon
(Sinn Féin)		 5 seats
2014–present		 5 seats
2014–present
July 2022 Defection Dermot Curran
(SDLP)		 John Trainor
(SDLP)
2019
May 2016 Co-Option Naomi Bailie
(Sinn Féin)
2014 Colin McGrath
(SDLP)
2011 Peter Craig
(SDLP)		 John Doris
(SDLP)		 Liam Johnston
(Sinn Féin)		 Éamonn McConvey
(Sinn Féin)
2005 Bill Corry
(Green Party)
2001 Jack McIlheron
(UUP)		 Ann Trainor
(SDLP)		 Raymond Blaney
(Independent)
1997 Owen Adams
(SDLP)		 Gerard Mahon
(SDLP)		 Patrick McGreevy
(Sinn Féin)
1993 John Ritchie
(SDLP)		 Malachi Curran
(SDLP)		 Francis McCann
(SDLP)
1989 Samuel McCartney
(UUP)		 Sean Quinn
(SDLP)		 Michael Healy
(Alliance)
1985 Eddie McGrady
(SDLP)		 Geraldine Ritchie
(Sinn Féin)		 Raymond Blaney
(Workers' Party)

2023 Election

2019: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent

2023: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance

2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin and Alliance gain from SDLP and Independent

Downpatrick - 5 seats[3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678910
Sinn Féin Oonagh Hanlon* 19.32% 1,579                  
SDLP Gareth Sharvin* 15.99% 1,307 1,325.59 1,348.72 1,360.98 1,388.78          
Alliance Cadogan Enright* 13.75% 1,124 1,131.67 1,172.67 1,209.67 1,334.80 1,377.80        
Sinn Féin Philip Campbell 14.19% 1,160 1,262.70 1,266.70 1,268.70 1,271.70 1,377.70        
SDLP Conor Galbraith 7.22% 590 597.41 608.41 617.41 641.41 705.06 711.06 718.34 721.23 1,166.23
Sinn Féin Louise Rooney 9.94% 812 866.08 877.21 877.47 877.60 946.11 946.11 950.03 959.38 1,057.38
SDLP Aurla King 7.50% 613 620.67 629.67 643.67 666.67 705.80 712.80 716.16 717.86  
Independent Éamon Mac Con Midhe 4.94% 404 409.46 415.72 418.72 435.72          
DUP Sharon Harvey 3.27% 267 267.26 268.26 388.26            
Ulster Unionist Alexander Burgess 2.45% 200 200.52 201.52              
Green (NI) Declan Walsh 1.43% 117 117.65                
Electorate: 15,691   Valid: 8,173 (52.09%)   Spoilt: 113   Quota: 1,363   Turnout: 8,286 (52.81%)  

    2019 Election

    2014: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent

    2019: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent

    2014-2019 Change: No change

    Downpatrick - 5 seats[4]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    SDLP Gareth Sharvin* 19.01% 1,395            
    Independent Cadogan Enright* ‡ 14.34% 1,052 1,093.36 1,216.46 1,327.46      
    SDLP Dermot Curran* 12.81% 940 969.59 976.59 1,059.02 1,222.24 1,317.24  
    Sinn Féin Oonagh Hanlon 14.06% 1,032 1,041.13 1,049.13 1,073.46 1,073.46 1,156.68 1,157.68
    SDLP John Trainor* 9.05% 664 744.74 758.18 852.83 906.27 1,060.81 1,094.81
    Sinn Féin Jordan Madden 11.35% 833 846.31 853.31 864.53 865.43 899.3 899.3
    Aontú Macartán Digney 6.47% 475 478.19 486.19 517.74 524.74    
    Ulster Unionist Alex Burgess 4.70% 345 345.66 479.66 508.66      
    Alliance Tiernan Laird 5.11% 375 380.5 434.05        
    DUP James Savage 2.03% 149 149          
    Green (NI) Jamie Kennedy 1.74% 128 129.32          
    Electorate: 14,620   Valid: 7,338 (50.19%)   Spoilt: 86   Quota: 1,232   Turnout: 7,474 (51.12%)  

      2014 Election

      2011: 4 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Green

      2014: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent

      2011-2014 Change: SDLP and Sinn Féin loss due to the reduction of two seats, Independent leaves Greens

      Downpatrick - 5 seats[5]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234
      SDLP Colin McGrath* † 19.63% 1,279      
      SDLP Dermot Curran* 16.52% 1,076 1,226    
      SDLP Gareth Sharvin* 14.75% 961 1,034 1,170.35  
      Independent Cadogan Enright* 12.88% 839 978 997.05 1,052.05
      Sinn Féin Naomi Bailie 15.83% 1,031 1,032 1,045.35 1,049.35
      Sinn Féin Eamonn McConvey* 12.45% 811 812 829.4 833.4
      Ulster Unionist Graham Furey 5.73% 373      
      DUP Yvonne Moore 2.21% 144      
      Electorate: 14,000   Valid: 6,514 (46.53%)   Spoilt: 98   Quota: 1,086   Turnout: 6,612 (47.23%)  

        2011 Election

        2005: 4 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Green

        2011: 4 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Green

        2005-2011 Change: No change

        Downpatrick - 7 seats[6]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678
        SDLP Colin McGrath* 16.64% 1,144              
        SDLP Dermot Curran* 14.53% 999              
        SDLP Peter Craig* 12.74% 876              
        Sinn Féin Éamonn McConvey* 12.10% 832 850.25 850.5 859.95 1,019.95      
        Sinn Féin Liam Johnston* 9.81% 674 688.75 690.75 697.05 817.6 955.6    
        SDLP John Doris* 8.82% 606 718.75 724 799.15 812.5 814.5 830.5 900.5
        Green (NI) Cadogan Enright 7.99% 549 577.25 589.25 601.55 627.15 632.15 647.15 821.1
        SDLP Gareth Sharvin 4.66% 320 407.25 418.5 440.4 484.65 492.65 506.65 552.05
        Ulster Unionist Annette Holden 4.80% 330 331.25 463.25 465.35 465.35 465.35 465.35  
        Sinn Féin Martin Rice 5.47% 376 379.75 380.75 390.65        
        DUP Andrew Steenson 2.44% 168 175            
        Electorate: 13,640   Valid: 6,874 (50.40%)   Spoilt: 163   Quota: 860   Turnout: 7,037 (51.59%)  

          2005 Election

          2001: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent

          2005: 4 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Green

          2001-2005 Change: Sinn Féin and Green gain from UUP and Independent

          Downpatrick - 7 seats[7]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345678
          Sinn Féin Éamonn McConvey* 16.43% 1,259              
          SDLP Peter Craig* 13.83% 1,060              
          SDLP Dermot Curran* 12.25% 939 965.64            
          SDLP John Doris* 11.29% 865 876.28 884.52 976.52        
          SDLP Colin McGrath 8.14% 624 633.84 644.84 890.76 964.13      
          Sinn Féin Liam Johnston 9.42% 722 837.68 840.68 855.12 866.56 870.24 1,290.24  
          Green (NI) Bill Corry 7.37% 565 570.28 597 624.48 632.95 643.07 691.34 780.34
          Ulster Unionist William Murphy 8.48% 650 651.92 659.16 667.64 670.06 671.44 679.87 686.87
          Sinn Féin Caitríona Mackel 6.30% 483 596.04 602.52 612.72 615.69 617.99    
          SDLP Daniel McEvoy 5.22% 400 406.72 418.2          
          Workers' Party Desmond O'Hagan 1.27% 97 99.4            
          Electorate: 12,695   Valid: 7,664 (60.37%)   Spoilt: 169   Quota: 959   Turnout: 7,833 (61.70%)  

            2001 Election

            1997: 5 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP

            2001: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent

            1997-2001 Change: Independent gain from SDLP

            Downpatrick - 7 seats[8]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            123456789
            Sinn Féin Éamonn McConvey 13.61% 1,147                
            SDLP Peter Craig* 12.78% 1,077                
            SDLP Dermot Curran* 12.15% 1,024 1,028.64 1,041.54 1,060.54          
            SDLP John Doris* 10.11% 852 854.96 858.04 865.14 882.14 915.32 915.32 1,178.32  
            SDLP Ann Trainor 10.07% 849 853.8 855.06 861.1 876.12 890.22 891.22 1,118.22  
            Independent Raymond Blaney 9.91% 835 838.44 839.68 868.78 895.78 947.88 961.88 1,025.6 1,051.84
            Ulster Unionist Jack McIlheron* 9.28% 782 782.32 782.44 791.52 805.52 809.52 962.6 970.84 976.58
            Sinn Féin Liam Johnston 7.51% 633 697.88 698.54 701.54 707.54 742.02 744.04 787.36 800.07
            SDLP Gerard Mahon* 4.79% 404 405.36 405.84 409.84 414.92 420.92 420.92    
            SDLP John Irvine 2.76% 233 234.92 235.42 236.44 241.52 252.76 252.76    
            DUP John Foster 2.41% 203 203.08 203.12 203.12 203.12 203.12      
            Independent Patrick O'Connor 2.05% 173 174.28 174.34 186.36 192.44        
            Workers' Party Desmond O'Hagan 1.36% 115 115.24 115.26 117.28          
            Independent Helen Honeyman 1.20% 101 101.08 101.38            
            Electorate: 13,109   Valid: 8,428 (64.29%)   Spoilt: 238   Quota: 1,054   Turnout: 8,666 (66.11%)  

              1997 Election

              1993: 6 x SDLP, 1 x UUP

              1997: 5 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP

              1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

              Downpatrick - 7 seats[9]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              123456789
              SDLP John Doris* 16.17% 991                
              SDLP Peter Craig 14.98% 918                
              Ulster Unionist Jack McIlheron* 13.09% 802                
              SDLP Dermot Curran* 12.20% 748 841.15              
              SDLP Owen Adams* 7.78% 477 534.5 580.91 622.71 623.31 626.13 657.29 764.52 806.52
              Sinn Féin Patrick McGreevy 10.75% 659 664.29 668.88 670.4 670.4 674.1 700.09 712.23 757.15
              SDLP Gerard Mahon 6.80% 417 431.03 455.17 465.24 465.78 469.03 476.89 623.69 654.46
              Alliance Michael Healy 7.03% 431 437.44 444.41 448.02 472.62 476.25 536.88 542.1 594.88
              Labour Coalition Patrick O'Connor 4.10% 251 253.53 255.23 255.99 256.83 269.39 323.38 329.61  
              SDLP John Irvine 3.08% 189 225.34 277.87 291.36 291.66 293.29 307.26    
              Green (NI) Keith Bradford 1.84% 113 116.45 118.49 119.82 122.76 123.22      
              Workers' Party Desmond O'Hagan 0.93% 57 57.92 59.28 59.47 59.65 59.88      
              Labour Coalition Edna Furey 0.67% 41 41.92 43.62 44.19 47.49 53.72      
              Labour Coalition Michael Kearney 0.57% 35 37.53 43.14 43.71 44.07        
              Electorate: 12,631   Valid: 6,129 (48.52%)   Spoilt: 80   Quota: 767   Turnout: 6,209 (49.16%)  

                1993 Election

                1989: 5 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

                1993: 6 x SDLP, 1 x UUP

                1989-1993 Change: SDLP gain from Alliance

                Downpatrick - 7 seats[10]
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                1234567891011
                SDLP Dermot Curran* 14.30% 1,075                    
                SDLP John Doris* 13.79% 1,037                    
                SDLP John Ritchie* 13.71% 1,031                    
                Ulster Unionist Jack McIlheron 13.37% 1,005                    
                SDLP Malachi Curran* 9.63% 724 800.18 829.28 858.26 859.69 874.21 912.37 957.37      
                SDLP Francis McCann 7.57% 569 582 625.4 643.4 643.62 657.8 662.06 694.44 729.72 781.35 787.83
                SDLP Owen Adams 6.33% 476 489.52 506.72 539.39 540.27 543.56 552.95 585.08 634.5 714.13 724.39
                Alliance Michael Healy* 5.89% 443 447.55 449.75 452.09 488.94 516.91 534.34 544.6 592.25 720.56 721.1
                Independent Keith Bradford 3.87% 291 293.47 295.87 298.39 312.69 340.4 351.17 383.5 409.54    
                Independent Patrick O'Connor 3.14% 236 244.45 244.55 245.18 249.14 258.32 340.86 365.35      
                Sinn Féin Patrick McGreevy 4.18% 314 316.6 317.6 318.32 318.54 324.82 328.21        
                Independent James Masson 2.22% 167 175.84 176.14 176.23 178.87 180.87          
                Workers' Party Desmond O'Hagan 2.01% 151 151.65 152.65 154 155.87            
                Electorate: 12,290   Valid: 7,519 (61.18%)   Spoilt: 150   Quota: 940   Turnout: 7,669 (62.40%)  

                  1989 Election

                  1985: 4 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Workers' Party

                  1989: 5 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

                  1985-1989 Change: SDLP and Alliance gain from Sinn Féin and Workers' Party

                  Downpatrick - 7 seats[11]
                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                  123456
                  SDLP Dermot Curran* 16.09% 1,198          
                  Ulster Unionist Samuel McCartney* 14.91% 1,110          
                  SDLP John Ritchie* 11.93% 888 918.59 927.23 959.23    
                  SDLP Sean Quinn* 10.64% 792 823.74 832.38 892.86 983.86  
                  SDLP Malachi Curran 9.60% 715 803.55 807.39 854.04 926.81 938.01
                  SDLP John Doris 9.50% 707 744.26 750.98 787.55 845.7 870.5
                  Alliance Michael Healy 7.17% 534 543.89 665.17 744.33 773.88 779.48
                  SDLP Mary Breen 7.36% 548 596.53 600.69 645.47 714.39 725.59
                  Sinn Féin Geraldine Ritchie* 7.35% 547 554.36 555.32 595.88    
                  Workers' Party Monica Hynds 2.87% 214 217.45 231.21      
                  Independent Labour William Hampton 2.59% 193 197.14 204.82      
                  Electorate: 11,698   Valid: 7,446 (63.65%)   Spoilt: 153   Quota: 931   Turnout: 7,599 (64.96%)  

                    1985 Election

                    1985: 4 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Workers' Party

                    Downpatrick - 7 seats[12]
                    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                    123456789
                    SDLP Eddie McGrady* 26.92% 1,886                
                    Ulster Unionist Samuel McCartney 16.28% 1,141                
                    SDLP Dermot Curran* 11.50% 806 963.68              
                    SDLP Sean Quinn 8.26% 579 976.44              
                    SDLP John Ritchie* 6.62% 464 686.48 692.72 696.34 755.7 797.94 803.1 1,008.1  
                    Sinn Féin Geraldine Ritchie 9.90% 694 740.44 740.83 750.22 757.22 761.84 762.84 805.15 820.15
                    Workers' Party Raymond Blaney* 7.91% 554 616.1 625.85 685.18 693.86 700.46 710.85 763.26 797.26
                    Alliance Michael Healy 4.40% 308 324.74 406.64 410.89 412.71 414.69 702.8 748.39 782.39
                    SDLP Madge McAvoy 4.08% 286 375.1 377.83 382.91 403.77 434.13 443.45    
                    Alliance Margaret Donnelly 2.95% 207 212.94 373.23 375.31 376.43 377.09      
                    Workers' Party Alan McCullough 2.95% 82 89.56 93.07            
                    Electorate: 10,997   Valid: 7,007 (63.72%)   Spoilt: 159   Quota: 876   Turnout: 7,166 (65.16%)  

                      References

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                      2. ↑ , ARK, accessed 8 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.
                      6. ↑ "Downpatrick Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
                      7. ↑ "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
                      8. ↑ "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
                      9. ↑ "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
                      10. ↑ "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
                      11. ↑ "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
                      12. ↑ "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
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