The Fews (District Electoral Area)

The Fews was one of the three district electoral areas in Newry and Mourne, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 2014.

The district elected six members to Newry and Mourne District Council, and formed part of the Newry and Armagh constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Newry and Mourne Areas D and E which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Bessbrook, Camlough, Derrymore, Donaghmore, Newtownhamilton and Tullyhappy.

It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and largely replaced with the Slieve Gullion DEA.

2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP 2011: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP 2005-2011 Change: UUP gain from DUP 2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP 2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP 2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP 1997: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP 2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP 1997-2001 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 1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin 1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin 1989-1993 Change: No change 1985: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin 1989: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP 1985-1989 Change: SDLP gain from DUP 1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP