Crotlieve (District Electoral Area)

Crotlieve is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland. The district elects six members to Newry, Mourne and Down District Council and contains the wards of Burren, Derryleckagh, Hilltown, Mayobridge, Rostrevor and Warrenpoint. Crotlieve forms part of the South Down constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Newry and Mourne Areas B and C which had existed since 1973, where it originally contained seven wards (Ballycrossan, Clonallan, Mayobridge, Rathfriland, Rostrevor, Seaview, Spelga). For the 1993 local elections Rathfriland moved to the Knockiveagh DEA while Crotlieve gained Burren and Kilbroney. For the 2014 local elections it was reduced by one ward, gaining Hilltown but losing Seaview and Spelga.

Councillors

2023 Election

2019: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 2 x Independent

2023: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x Independent, 1 x SDLP

2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

2019 Election

2014: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent

2019: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x Independent

2014-2019 Change: Independent gain from SDLP

2014 Election

2011: 4 x SDLP, 3 x Sinn Féin

2014: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent

2011-2014 Change: SDLP and Sinn Féin loss to Independent and due to the reduction of one seat

2011 Election

2005: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Green, 1 x Independent

2011: 4 x SDLP, 3 x Sinn Féin

2005-2011 Change: SDLP and Sinn Féin gain from Green and Independent

2005 Election

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

2001 Election

1997: 4 x SDLP, 2 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Sinn Féin

2001: 4 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent

1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Independent Nationalist, Independent Nationalist becomes Independent

1997 Election

1993: 4 x SDLP, 2 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x UUP

1997: 4 x SDLP, 2 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Sinn Féin

1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP

1993 Election

1989: 5 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

1993: 4 x SDLP, 2 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x UUP

1989-1993 Change: Independent Nationalist gain from SDLP

1989 Election

1985: 4 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

1989: 5 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

1985-1989 Change: SDLP gain from UUP

1985 Election

1985: 4 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

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