| Election Name: | 2019 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council election |
| Flag Image: | Flag placeholder.svg |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2023 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council election |
| Next Year: | 2023 |
| Seats For Election: | All 41 seats to Newry, Mourne and Down District Council |
| Election Date: | 2 May 2019 |
| Leader1: | Michelle O'Neill |
| Party1: | Sinn Féin |
| Seats Before1: | 14 |
| Seats1: | 16 |
| Seat Change1: | 2 |
| Leader2: | Colum Eastwood |
| Party2: | Social Democratic and Labour Party |
| Seats Before2: | 14 |
| Seats2: | 11 |
| Seat Change2: | 3 |
| Leader5: | Arlene Foster |
| Party5: | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Seats Before5: | 4 |
| Seats5: | 3 |
| Seat Change5: | 1 |
| Leader4: | Robin Swann |
| Party4: | Ulster Unionist Party |
| Seats Before4: | 3 |
| Seats4: | 4 |
| Seat Change4: | 1 |
| Leader6: | Naomi Long |
| Party6: | Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |
| Seats Before6: | 2 |
| Seats6: | 2 |
| Seat Change6: | 0 |
| Leader7: | Gerard Batten |
| Party7: | United Kingdom Independence Party |
| Seats Before7: | 1 |
| Seats7: | 0 |
| Seat Change7: | 1 |
| Party3: | Independent (politician) |
| Seats Before3: | 3 |
| Seats3: | 5 |
| Seat Change3: | 2 |
| Map Size: | 400 |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
The 2019 election to the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, part of the Northern Ireland local elections that were held on 2 May 2019 returned 41 members to the council via Single Transferable Vote.[1]
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
The overall turnout was 55.25% with a total of 69,339 valid votes cast. A total of 1,090 ballots were rejected.
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|- class="unsortable" align="center"!colspan=2 bgcolor="" | Sinn Féin!colspan=2 bgcolor=""| SDLP!colspan=2 bgcolor="" | UUP!colspan=2 bgcolor="" | DUP!colspan=2 bgcolor="" | Alliance!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"|
2014: 3 × SDLP, 2 × Sinn Féin, 1 × Independent
2019: 2 × SDLP, 2 × Sinn Féin, 2 × Independent
2014-2019 Change: Independent gain from SDLP
2014: 3 × SDLP, 1 × Sinn Féin, 1 × Independent
2019: 3 × SDLP, 1 × Sinn Féin, 1 × Independent
2014-2019 Change: No change
2014: 3 × Sinn Féin, 2 × SDLP, 1 × Independent
2019: 3 × Sinn Féin, 2 × SDLP, 1 × Independent
2014-2019 Change: No change
2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2014-2019 Change: No change
2014: 2 × Sinn Féin, 1 × Alliance, 1 × SDLP, 1 × DUP
2019: 2 × Sinn Féin, 1 × Alliance, 1 × SDLP, 1 × UUP
2014-2019 Change: UUP gain from DUP
2014: 4 × Sinn Féin, 2 × SDLP, 1 × UUP
2019: 5 × Sinn Féin, 1 × SDLP, 1 × UUP
2014-2019 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
2014: 2 × Sinn Féin, 2 × SDLP, 1 × DUP, 1 × UUP, 1 × UKIP
2019: 3 × Sinn Féin, 1 × SDLP, 1 × DUP, 1 × UUP, 1 × Independent
2014-2019 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP, Independent leaves UKIP
| Date co-opted | Electoral Area | Party | Outgoing | Co-optee | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 October 2019 | Slieve Croob | Gregory Bain | Andrew McMurray | Bain resigned. | ||
| 17 October 2019 | Rowallane | Harry Harvey | Kathryn Owen | Harvey was co-opted to the Northern Ireland Assembly. | ||
| 10 February 2020 | Newry | Liz Kimmins | Roisin Mulgrew | Kimmins was co-opted to the Northern Ireland Assembly. | ||
| 11 February 2020 | Slieve Gullion | Roisin Mulgrew | Declan Murphy | Murphy filled the vacancy arising from Mulgrew's move from Slieve Gullion to Newry. | ||
| 28 May 2020 | Slieve Gullion | Terry Hearty | Aoife Finnegan | Hearty resigned. | ||
| 23 December 2021 | The Mournes | Sean Doran | Michael Rice | Doran died. | ||
| 25 May 2022 | Rowallane | Patrick Brown | David Lee-Surginor | Brown was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly. | ||
| 9 June 2022 | Slieve Croob | Cathy Mason | Jim Brennan | Mason was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly. | ||
| 24 October 2022 | Rowallane | William Walker | Yvonne Moore | Walker resigned. | ||
| 20 December 2022 | Newry | Roisin Mulgrew | Geraldine Kearns | Mulgrew resigned. | ||
| 20 December 2022 | Newry | Charlie Casey | Cathal King | Casey resigned. | ||
| 20 December 2022 | Rowallane | Kathryn Owen | Jonathan Jackson | Owen resigned. | ||
| 20 December 2022 | Rowallane | Yvonne Moore | Callum Bowsie | Moore resigned. | ||
| Date | Electoral Area | Name | Previous affiliation | New affiliation | Circumstance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 June 2021 | The Mournes | Glyn Hanna | Resigned from the DUP over disagreements with the new party leadership.[4] | ||||
| 6 June 2021 | Rowallane | Kathryn Owen | Resigned from the DUP over disagreements with the new party leadership. | ||||
| 14 September 2021 | The Mournes | Glyn Hanna | Rejoined the DUP over resolving their disagreements with the new party leadership.[5] | ||||
| 14 September 2021 | Rowallane | Kathryn Owen | Rejoined the DUP over resolving their disagreements with the new party leadership. | ||||
| 29 October 2021 | The Mournes | Harold McKee | Resigned from the UUP over disagreements with the new party leadership on social issues.[6] | ||||
| 13 November 2021 | The Mournes | Harold McKee | Joined the TUV having recently resigned from the UUP.[7] | ||||
| 28 February 2022 | Rowallane | William Walker | Suspended by the DUP after being arrested.[8] | ||||
| 25 July 2022 | Downpatrick | Cadogan Enright | Joined Alliance.[9] | ||||
| 12 August 2022 | Slieve Croob | Alan Lewis | Defected to the DUP.[10] | ||||
| 12 August 2022 | The Mournes | Henry Reilly | Joined the DUP. | ||||
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Last updated 26 October 2022.
Current composition: see Newry, Mourne and Down District Council