Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
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.Chairpersonship
Chairperson
| From | To | Name | | Party |
| 2015 | 2016 | Naomi Bailie
| - | - |
| 2016 | 2017 | Gillian Fitzpatrick
| - | - |
| 2017 | 2018 | Róisín Mulgrew
| - | - |
| 2018 | 2019 | Mark Murnin
| - | - |
| 2019 | 2020 | Charlie Casey
| - | - |
Deputy Chairperson
| From | To | Name | | Party |
| 2015 | 2016 | Gillian Fitzpatrick
| - | - |
| 2016 | 2017 | Garth Craig
| - | - |
| 2017 | 2018 | William Clarke
| - | - |
| 2018 | 2019 | Oksana McMahon
| - | - |
| 2019 | 2020 | Terry Andrews
| - | - |
Councillors
For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas :
| Area | Seats |
| Crotlieve | 6 |
| Downpatrick | 5 |
| Newry | 6 |
| Rowallane | 5 |
| Slieve Croob | 5 |
| Slieve Gullion | 7 |
| The Mournes | 7 |
Party strengths
† Co-opted to fill a vacancy since the election.
‡ Changed party affiliation since the election.
Last updated 28 March 2020.
For further details see 2019 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council election.Bilingualism policy
The former Newry & Mourne District Council, uniquely among local authorities in Northern Ireland, has a bilingual policy which sets out the Council’s commitment to facilitate and encourage the promotion and use of both the Irish language and the English language in the Council area. In order to ensure that the new administrative division does not constitute an obstacle to the promotion of the Irish language, Newry, Mourne and Down District Council was obliged under the terms of Article 7.1 of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, to progressively implement the bilingual policy throughout the whole of the newly enlarged district.Population
The area covered by the new Council has a population of 171,533 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.
