Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
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Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Comhairle Ceantair an Iúir, Mhúrn agus an Dúin |
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| Type | |
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| History | |
| Founded | 1 April 2015 |
| Preceded by |
Down District Council Newry and Mourne District Council |
| Leadership | |
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Chairperson
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Gillian Fitzpatrick, SDLP
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| Structure | |
| Seats | 41 |
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Political groups
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Sinn Féin (14) SDLP (13) DUP (4) UUP (3) Alliance (2) TUV (1) Independents (5) |
| Elections | |
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Last election
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22 May 2014 |
| Meeting place | |
| Downshire Civic Centre, Downpatrick and O'Hagan House, Newry | |
| Website | |
| http://www.newrymournedown.org/ | |
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 and it acted as a shadow authority, prior to the creation of the Newry, Mourne and Down district on 1 April 2015.
For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas (DEA):
The area covered by the new Council has a population of 171,533 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.
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