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Newry, Mourne and Down District Council

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Founded
  
1 April 2015

Seats
  
41

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council

Type
  
District council of Newry, Mourne and Down

Preceded by
  
Down District Council Newry and Mourne District Council

Chairperson
  
Gillian Fitzpatrick, SDLP

Political groups
  
Sinn Féin (14)      SDLP (13)      DUP (4)      UUP (3)      Alliance (2)      TUV (1)      Independents (5)

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is a local authority in Northern Ireland that was established on 1 April 2015. It replaces Down District Council and Newry and Mourne District Council and covers most of the southeast of Northern Ireland. The first elections to the authority were on 22 May 2014 and it acted as a shadow authority, prior to the creation of the Newry, Mourne and Down district on 1 April 2015.

Contents

Councillors

For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas (DEA):

Chairpersons of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council

  • 2015-16: Naomi Bailie - Sinn Féin
  • 2016-17: Gillian Fitzpatrick - SDLP

    • Population

    The area covered by the new Council has a population of 171,533 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.

    References

    Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Wikipedia
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