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

The Fews - 6 seats[1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
Ulster Unionist 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      
Ulster Unionist 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

    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]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234
    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  
    Ulster Unionist 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
    Ulster Unionist 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

      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]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      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        
      Ulster Unionist Danny Kennedy* 13.85% 1,231 1,233 1,608      
      Ulster Unionist 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

        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]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123
        Ulster Unionist Danny Kennedy* 22.27% 1,610    
        Sinn Féin Brendan Lewis 15.25% 1,103    
        Ulster Unionist 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

          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]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234
          Ulster Unionist Danny Kennedy* 25.17% 1,765      
          SDLP Stephen McGinn* 17.18% 1,205      
          Ulster Unionist 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

            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]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            12345
            Ulster Unionist 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      
            Ulster Unionist 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

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

              The Fews - 6 seats[7]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              12345678
              Sinn Féin Brendan Lewis 18.94% 1,302              
              SDLP James Savage* 13.25% 911 1,011            
              Ulster Unionist Andy Moffett* 11.16% 767 768.2 779.6 1,051.6        
              Ulster Unionist 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
              Ulster Unionist 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      
              Ulster Unionist 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
                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.
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