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.

Councillors 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

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

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