Elections to Newry and Mourne District Council were held on 21 May 1997 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections.

The election used five district electoral areas to elect a total of 30 councillors.

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

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: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent 1997: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent, 1 x Independent Nationalist 1993–1997 Change: Independent Nationalist gain from SDLP 1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin 1997: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP 1993–1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP 1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin 1997: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin 1993–1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP 1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP 1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP 1993–1997 Change: No change