Crotlieve is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland.Final Northern Ireland super council recommendations, BBC News, 13 December 2013, accessed 24 May 2014 The district elects six members to Newry, Mourne and Down District Council and contains the wards of Burren, Derryleckagh, Hilltown, Mayobridge, Rostrevor and Warrenpoint., ARK, accessed 8 July 2023 Crotlieve forms part of the South Down constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Newry and Mourne Areas B and C which had existed since 1973, where it originally contained seven wards (Ballycrossan, Clonallan, Mayobridge, Rathfriland, Rostrevor, Seaview, Spelga). For the 1993 local elections Rathfriland moved to the Knockiveagh DEA while Crotlieve gained Burren and Kilbroney. For the 2014 local elections it was reduced by one ward, gaining Hilltown but losing Seaview and Spelga.
Councillors Election Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party)2023 Jarlath Tinnelly (Independent) Mark Gibbons (Independent) Declan McAleer (SDLP) Selina Murphy (Sinn Féin) Kate Murphy (Sinn Féin) Mickey Ruane (Sinn Féin) 6 seats2014–present2019 Karen McKevitt (SDLP) Gerry O'Hare (Sinn Féin)April 2017 Co-Option Michael Carr (SDLP) Gillian Fitzpatrick (SDLP) Oksana McMahon (Sinn Féin)2014 Sinead Ennis (Sinn Féin) 2011 Sean O'Hare (SDLP) Connaire McGreevey (SDLP) Peter Kearney (Sinn Féin) Mick Murphy (Sinn Féin) 2005 Ciaran Mussen (Green Party) Karen McKevitt (SDLP) Josephine O'Hare (SDLP) Anthony Williamson (Independent Nationalist) 2001 P. J. Bradley (SDLP) Hugh Carr (SDLP) 1997 Jim McCart (SDLP) Ciaran Mussen (Independent Nationalist) 1993 Mary O'Hare (SDLP) Gordon Heslip (UUP) 1989 Brian Mulligan (SDLP) Patrick Maginn (SDLP) Violet Cromie (UUP) 1985 Patrick Harper (SDLP) William McCoy (UUP)
2023 Election
2019: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 2 x Independent
2023: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x Independent, 1 x SDLP
2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
2019 Election
2014: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent
2019: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x Independent
2014-2019 Change: Independent gain from SDLP
2014 Election
2011: 4 x SDLP, 3 x Sinn Féin
2014: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent
2011-2014 Change: SDLP and Sinn Féin loss to Independent and due to the reduction of one seat
2011 Election
2005: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Green, 1 x Independent
2011: 4 x SDLP, 3 x Sinn Féin
2005-2011 Change: SDLP and Sinn Féin gain from Green and Independent
2005 Election
2001: 4 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent
2005: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Green, 1 x Independent
2001-2005 Change: Green gain from SDLP
2001 Election
1997: 4 x SDLP, 2 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Sinn Féin
2001: 4 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent
1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Independent Nationalist, Independent Nationalist becomes Independent
1997 Election
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 Election
1989: 5 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1993: 4 x SDLP, 2 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x UUP
1989-1993 Change: Independent Nationalist gain from SDLP
1989 Election
1985: 4 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1989: 5 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1985-1989 Change: SDLP gain from UUP
1985 Election
1985: 4 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
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