Newry and Morne
Newry and Morne District Ceantar an Iúir agus Mhúrn |
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geography | |
Traditional counties |
County Armagh County Down |
surface | 902 km² |
Administrative headquarters | Newry |
ISO 3166-2 | GB-NYM |
Demographics | |
population | 100,858 (2012) |
density | 112 inhabitants / km² |
Denominations |
Protestants: 15.2% Catholics: 72.1% |
Newry and Morne ( Irish An tIúir agus Múrna ) was one of the 26 Northern Irish districts that existed from 1973 to 2015. The district was in the territory of the traditional Counties Armagh and Down . Important places were the city of Newry , which was also the administrative seat, as well as Crossmaglen , Bessbrook , Warrenpoint , Rostrevor , Hilltown , Annalong and Kilkeel . On April 1, 2015, it went up in the new District of Newry, Morne and Down .
Newry and Morne Council
The election to the Newry and Morne Council on May 11, 2011 resulted in the following:
Political party | 2011 result | Change from 2005 | |||
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Seats | be right | Seats | be right | ||
Sinn Féin | 14th | 45.2% | 1 | 3.1% | |
Social Democratic and Labor Party (SDLP) | 9 | 28.9% | 0 | −0.6% | |
Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) | 3 | 10.3% | 0 | −0.5% | |
United Kingdom Independence Party | 1 | 4.8% | 1 | 4.8% | |
Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) | 1 | 3.0% | −1 | −3.7% | |
Green party | 0 | 1.0% | −1 | −1.1% | |
Traditional Unionist Voice | 0 | 1.0% | 0 | 1.0% | |
Independent | 2 | 5.6% | 0 | −3.2% |
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Northern Ireland Population Estimates 2012 (XLS file)
- ↑ Northern Ireland Census 2011: Religion (administrative geographies)
- ^ Election result on BBC News (accessed July 26, 2011)
Coordinates: 54 ° 10 ′ 15 ″ N , 6 ° 20 ′ 27 ″ W.