Rowallane (District Electoral Area)

Rowallane is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland.

[1] The district elects five members to Newry, Mourne and Down District Council and contains the wards of Ballynahinch, Crossgar and Killyleagh, Derryboy, Kilmore and Saintfield.

[2] Rowallane forms part of the Strangford constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament and part of the South Down constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Down Area A which had existed since 1973, where it contained five wards (Crossgar, Derryboy, Killyleagh, Kilmore and Saintfield).

2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP 2023: 2 x DUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP 2019–2023 Change: Alliance gain from UUP 2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP 2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP 2014-2019 Change: No change 2011: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent 2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance 2011-2014 Change: Alliance gain from Independent 2005: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP 2011: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent 2005-2011 Change: Independent gain from UUP 2001: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP 2005: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP 2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP 1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP 2001: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP 1997-2001 Change: No change 1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP 1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP 1993-1997 Change: No change 1989: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP 1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP 1989-1993 Change: No change 1985: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP 1989: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP 1985-1989 Change: No change 1985: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP