Downpatrick (District Electoral Area)

Downpatrick
Downpatrick
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created	1985
Seats	7 (1985–2014) ; 5 (2014–present)
Councillors	Philip Campbell (SF); Cadogan Enright (IND); Conor Galbraith (SDLP); Oonagh Hanlon (SF); Gareth Sharvin (SDLP);

Created1985

Seats7 (1985–2014)
5 (2014–present)

Councillors

Philip Campbell (SF)
Cadogan Enright (IND)
Conor Galbraith (SDLP)
Oonagh Hanlon (SF)
Gareth Sharvin (SDLP)

Downpatrick is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland.^[1] The district elects five members to Newry, Mourne and Down District Council and contains the wards of Cathedral, Knocknashinna, Lecale, Quoile and Strangford.^[2] Downpatrick forms part of the South Down constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Down Area B which had existed since 1973, where it contained seven wards (Ardglass, Audleys Acre, Cathedral, Flying Horse, Killough, Quoile and Strangford). For the 2014 local elections it was reduced to five wards.

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Election						Councillor (Party)		Councillor (Party)
September 2025 Co-Option	Cadogan Enright (Independent)/ (Alliance)/ (Green Party)	Conor Galbraith (SDLP)	Aurla King (SDLP)	Philip Campbell (Sinn Féin)	Oonagh Hanlon (Sinn Féin)	5 seats 2014–present		5 seats 2014–present
July 2025 Defection			Gareth Sharvin (SDLP)
2023
July 2022 Defection		Dermot Curran (SDLP)		John Trainor (SDLP)
2019
May 2016 Co-Option					Naomi Bailie (Sinn Féin)
2014				Colin McGrath (SDLP)	Naomi Bailie (Sinn Féin)
2011			Peter Craig (SDLP)		John Doris (SDLP)		Liam Johnston (Sinn Féin)		Éamonn McConvey (Sinn Féin)
December 2005 Co-Option
2005	Bill Corry (Green Party)
2001	Jack McIlheron (UUP)			Ann Trainor (SDLP)			Raymond Blaney (Independent)
1997			Owen Adams (SDLP)	Gerard Mahon (SDLP)			Patrick McGreevy (Sinn Féin)
1993			Owen Adams (SDLP)	John Ritchie (SDLP)			Malachi Curran (SDLP)		Francis McCann (SDLP)
1989	Samuel McCartney (UUP)		Sean Quinn (SDLP)						Michael Healy (Alliance)
1985	Samuel McCartney (UUP)	Eddie McGrady (SDLP)	Sean Quinn (SDLP)		Geraldine Ritchie (Sinn Féin)				Raymond Blaney (Workers' Party)

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	Sinn Féin	Oonagh Hanlon*	19.32%	1,579
	SDLP	Gareth Sharvin* †	15.99%	1,307	1,325.59	1,348.72	1,360.98	1,388.78
	Alliance	Cadogan Enright* ‡	13.75%	1,124	1,131.67	1,172.67	1,209.67	1,334.80	1,377.80
	Sinn Féin	Philip Campbell	14.19%	1,160	1,262.70	1,266.70	1,268.70	1,271.70	1,377.70
	SDLP	Conor Galbraith	7.22%	590	597.41	608.41	617.41	641.41	705.06	711.06	718.34	721.23	1,166.23
	Sinn Féin	Louise Rooney	9.94%	812	866.08	877.21	877.47	877.60	946.11	946.11	950.03	959.38	1,057.38
	SDLP	Aurla King	7.50%	613	620.67	629.67	643.67	666.67	705.80	712.80	716.16	717.86
	Independent	Éamon Mac Con Midhe	4.94%	404	409.46	415.72	418.72	435.72
	DUP	Sharon Harvey	3.27%	267	267.26	268.26	388.26
	UUP	Alexander Burgess	2.45%	200	200.52	201.52
	Green (NI)	Declan Walsh	1.43%	117	117.65
Electorate: 15,691 Valid: 8,173 (52.09%) Spoilt: 113 Quota: 1,363 Turnout: 8,286 (52.81%)

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	SDLP	Gareth Sharvin*	19.01%	1,395
	Independent	Cadogan Enright* ‡	14.34%	1,052	1,093.36	1,216.46	1,327.46
	SDLP	Dermot Curran*	12.81%	940	969.59	976.59	1,059.02	1,222.24	1,317.24
	Sinn Féin	Oonagh Hanlon	14.06%	1,032	1,041.13	1,049.13	1,073.46	1,073.46	1,156.68	1,157.68
	SDLP	John Trainor*	9.05%	664	744.74	758.18	852.83	906.27	1,060.81	1,094.81
	Sinn Féin	Jordan Madden	11.35%	833	846.31	853.31	864.53	865.43	899.3	899.3
	Aontú	Macartán Digney	6.47%	475	478.19	486.19	517.74	524.74
	UUP	Alex Burgess	4.70%	345	345.66	479.66	508.66
	Alliance	Tiernan Laird	5.11%	375	380.5	434.05
	DUP	James Savage	2.03%	149	149
	Green (NI)	Jamie Kennedy	1.74%	128	129.32
Electorate: 14,620 Valid: 7,338 (50.19%) Spoilt: 86 Quota: 1,232 Turnout: 7,474 (51.12%)

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4
	SDLP	Colin McGrath* †	19.63%	1,279
	SDLP	Dermot Curran*	16.52%	1,076	1,226
	SDLP	Gareth Sharvin*	14.75%	961	1,034	1,170.35
	Independent	Cadogan Enright*	12.88%	839	978	997.05	1,052.05
	Sinn Féin	Naomi Bailie	15.83%	1,031	1,032	1,045.35	1,049.35
	Sinn Féin	Eamonn McConvey*	12.45%	811	812	829.4	833.4
	UUP	Graham Furey	5.73%	373
	DUP	Yvonne Moore	2.21%	144
Electorate: 14,000 Valid: 6,514 (46.53%) Spoilt: 98 Quota: 1,086 Turnout: 6,612 (47.23%)

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	SDLP	Colin McGrath*	16.64%	1,144
	SDLP	Dermot Curran*	14.53%	999
	SDLP	Peter Craig*	12.74%	876
	Sinn Féin	Éamonn McConvey*	12.10%	832	850.25	850.5	859.95	1,019.95
	Sinn Féin	Liam Johnston*	9.81%	674	688.75	690.75	697.05	817.6	955.6
	SDLP	John Doris*	8.82%	606	718.75	724	799.15	812.5	814.5	830.5	900.5
	Green (NI)	Cadogan Enright	7.99%	549	577.25	589.25	601.55	627.15	632.15	647.15	821.1
	SDLP	Gareth Sharvin	4.66%	320	407.25	418.5	440.4	484.65	492.65	506.65	552.05
	UUP	Annette Holden	4.80%	330	331.25	463.25	465.35	465.35	465.35	465.35
	Sinn Féin	Martin Rice	5.47%	376	379.75	380.75	390.65
	DUP	Andrew Steenson	2.44%	168	175
Electorate: 13,640 Valid: 6,874 (50.40%) Spoilt: 163 Quota: 860 Turnout: 7,037 (51.59%)

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2001 Election

1997 Election

1993 Election

1989 Election

1985 Election

References

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Downpatrick - 7 seats^[7]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Sinn Féin	Éamonn McConvey*	16.43%	1,259
	SDLP	Peter Craig*	13.83%	1,060
	SDLP	Dermot Curran*	12.25%	939	965.64
	SDLP	John Doris*	11.29%	865	876.28	884.52	976.52
	SDLP	Colin McGrath	8.14%	624	633.84	644.84	890.76	964.13
	Sinn Féin	Liam Johnston	9.42%	722	837.68	840.68	855.12	866.56	870.24	1,290.24
	Green (NI)	Bill Corry	7.37%	565	570.28	597	624.48	632.95	643.07	691.34	780.34
	UUP	William Murphy	8.48%	650	651.92	659.16	667.64	670.06	671.44	679.87	686.87
	Sinn Féin	Caitríona Mackel	6.30%	483	596.04	602.52	612.72	615.69	617.99
	SDLP	Daniel McEvoy	5.22%	400	406.72	418.2
	Workers' Party	Desmond O'Hagan	1.27%	97	99.4
Electorate: 12,695 Valid: 7,664 (60.37%) Spoilt: 169 Quota: 959 Turnout: 7,833 (61.70%)

Downpatrick - 7 seats^[8]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
	Sinn Féin	Éamonn McConvey	13.61%	1,147
	SDLP	Peter Craig*	12.78%	1,077
	SDLP	Dermot Curran*	12.15%	1,024	1,028.64	1,041.54	1,060.54
	SDLP	John Doris*	10.11%	852	854.96	858.04	865.14	882.14	915.32	915.32	1,178.32
	SDLP	Ann Trainor	10.07%	849	853.8	855.06	861.1	876.12	890.22	891.22	1,118.22
	Independent	Raymond Blaney	9.91%	835	838.44	839.68	868.78	895.78	947.88	961.88	1,025.6	1,051.84
	UUP	Jack McIlheron*	9.28%	782	782.32	782.44	791.52	805.52	809.52	962.6	970.84	976.58
	Sinn Féin	Liam Johnston	7.51%	633	697.88	698.54	701.54	707.54	742.02	744.04	787.36	800.07
	SDLP	Gerard Mahon*	4.79%	404	405.36	405.84	409.84	414.92	420.92	420.92
	SDLP	John Irvine	2.76%	233	234.92	235.42	236.44	241.52	252.76	252.76
	DUP	John Foster	2.41%	203	203.08	203.12	203.12	203.12	203.12
	Independent	Patrick O'Connor	2.05%	173	174.28	174.34	186.36	192.44
	Workers' Party	Desmond O'Hagan	1.36%	115	115.24	115.26	117.28
	Independent	Helen Honeyman	1.20%	101	101.08	101.38
Electorate: 13,109 Valid: 8,428 (64.29%) Spoilt: 238 Quota: 1,054 Turnout: 8,666 (66.11%)

Downpatrick - 7 seats^[9]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
	SDLP	John Doris*	16.17%	991
	SDLP	Peter Craig	14.98%	918
	UUP	Jack McIlheron*	13.09%	802
	SDLP	Dermot Curran*	12.20%	748	841.15
	SDLP	Owen Adams*	7.78%	477	534.5	580.91	622.71	623.31	626.13	657.29	764.52	806.52
	Sinn Féin	Patrick McGreevy	10.75%	659	664.29	668.88	670.4	670.4	674.1	700.09	712.23	757.15
	SDLP	Gerard Mahon	6.80%	417	431.03	455.17	465.24	465.78	469.03	476.89	623.69	654.46
	Alliance	Michael Healy	7.03%	431	437.44	444.41	448.02	472.62	476.25	536.88	542.1	594.88
	Labour Coalition	Patrick O'Connor	4.10%	251	253.53	255.23	255.99	256.83	269.39	323.38	329.61
	SDLP	John Irvine	3.08%	189	225.34	277.87	291.36	291.66	293.29	307.26
	Green (NI)	Keith Bradford	1.84%	113	116.45	118.49	119.82	122.76	123.22
	Workers' Party	Desmond O'Hagan	0.93%	57	57.92	59.28	59.47	59.65	59.88
	Labour Coalition	Edna Furey	0.67%	41	41.92	43.62	44.19	47.49	53.72
	Labour Coalition	Michael Kearney	0.57%	35	37.53	43.14	43.71	44.07
Electorate: 12,631 Valid: 6,129 (48.52%) Spoilt: 80 Quota: 767 Turnout: 6,209 (49.16%)

Downpatrick - 7 seats^[10]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
	SDLP	Dermot Curran*	14.30%	1,075
	SDLP	John Doris*	13.79%	1,037
	SDLP	John Ritchie*	13.71%	1,031
	UUP	Jack McIlheron	13.37%	1,005
	SDLP	Malachi Curran*	9.63%	724	800.18	829.28	858.26	859.69	874.21	912.37	957.37
	SDLP	Francis McCann	7.57%	569	582	625.4	643.4	643.62	657.8	662.06	694.44	729.72	781.35	787.83
	SDLP	Owen Adams	6.33%	476	489.52	506.72	539.39	540.27	543.56	552.95	585.08	634.5	714.13	724.39
	Alliance	Michael Healy*	5.89%	443	447.55	449.75	452.09	488.94	516.91	534.34	544.6	592.25	720.56	721.1
	Independent	Keith Bradford	3.87%	291	293.47	295.87	298.39	312.69	340.4	351.17	383.5	409.54
	Independent	Patrick O'Connor	3.14%	236	244.45	244.55	245.18	249.14	258.32	340.86	365.35
	Sinn Féin	Patrick McGreevy	4.18%	314	316.6	317.6	318.32	318.54	324.82	328.21
	Independent	James Masson	2.22%	167	175.84	176.14	176.23	178.87	180.87
	Workers' Party	Desmond O'Hagan	2.01%	151	151.65	152.65	154	155.87
Electorate: 12,290 Valid: 7,519 (61.18%) Spoilt: 150 Quota: 940 Turnout: 7,669 (62.40%)