title: 2005 Newry and Mourne District Council election
text: # 2005 Newry and Mourne District Council election
  
  Elections to Newry and Mourne District Council were held on 5 May 2005 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used five district electoral areas to elect a total of 30 councillors.
  
  ## Election results
  
  Newry and Mourne District Council Election Result 2005 :
  
  | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Sinn Féin | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.3 | 42.1 | 17,999 | 2.9 |
  | SDLP | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30.0 | 29.5 | 12,615 | 6.0 |
  | Ulster Unionist | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10.0 | 10.8 | 4,612 | 1.8 |
  | Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 8.9 | 3,796 | 2.6 |
  | DUP | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 2,849 | 0.3 |
  | Green (NI) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 863 | 2.0 |
  
  Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
  
  ## Districts summary
  
  Results of the Newry and Mourne District Council election, 2005 by district :
  
  | Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ward | Sinn Féin | Sinn Féin | SDLP | SDLP | UUP | UUP | DUP | DUP | Green | Green | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
  | Crotlieve | 31.2 | 2 | 39.4 | 3 | 4.8 | 0 | 2.8 | 0 | 8.1 | 1 | 13.7 | 1 | 7 |
  | Newry Town | 46.5 | 3 | 30.5 | 3 | 6.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 16.6 | 1 | 7 |
  | Slieve Gullion | 76.1 | 4 | 23.9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
  | The Fews | 43.4 | 3 | 26.9 | 1 | 21.5 | 1 | 8.3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 |
  | The Mournes | 12.2 | 1 | 23.2 | 1 | 25.2 | 2 | 26.4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 13.0 | 0 | 5 |
  | Total | 42.1 | 13 | 29.5 | 9 | 10.8 | 3 | 6.7 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 8.9 | 2 | 30 |
  
  ## District results
  
  ### Crotlieve
  
  2001: 4 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent 2005: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Green, 1 x Independent 2001-2005 Change: Green gain from SDLP
  
  ### Newry Town
  
  2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 3 x SDLP, 1 x Independent 2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 3 x SDLP, 1 x Independent 2001-2005 Change: No change
  
  ### Slieve Gullion
  
  2001: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP 2005: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP 2001-2005 Change: No change
  
  ### The Fews
  
  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 Mournes
  
  2001: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin 2005: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin 2001-2005 Change: No change
  
  