2023 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council election

2023 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council election

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All 41 council seats 21 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Michelle O'Neill[n 1] Colum Eastwood Jeffrey Donaldson Party Sinn Féin SDLP DUP Last election 16 11 3 Seats won 20 8 5 Seat change 4 3 2 Popular vote 37,032 13,170 9,124 Percentage 48.3% 17.2% 11.9% Swing 11.8% 5.8% 3.4%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Naomi Long No leader Doug Beattie Party Alliance Independent UUP Last election 2 5 4 Seats won 5 2 1 Seat change 3 3 3 Popular vote 7,176 3,608 4,062 Percentage 9.4% 4.7% 5.3% Swing 2.0% 7.8% 4.7%
Newry, Mourne and Down 2023 Council Election Results by DEA (Shaded by the plurality of FPVs)
Council control before election No overall control Council control after election TBC

The 2023 election to Newry, Mourne and Down District Council was held on 18 May 2023, alongside other local elections in Northern Ireland, two weeks after local elections in England.^[1] The Northern Ireland elections were delayed by 2 weeks to avoid overlapping with the coronation of King Charles III.^[2]

41 members were returned to the council via Single Transferable Vote.

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