Newry and Mourne District Council is a Local Council in Northern Ireland covering an area including much of the south of County Armagh and the south of County Down and has a population of 87,000. Council headquarters are in Newry, the largest city in the area with a population of 28,850. Other towns in the Local Council area include Crossmaglen and Bessbrook in County Armagh and Warrenpoint, Rostrevor, Hilltown, Annalong and Kilkeel (an important fishing port) in County Down.
The Newry and Mourne District Council area consists of 5 electoral areas: Crotlieve, Fews, Newry Town, Slieve Gullion and The Mournes. At the elections of 2001 30 members were elected from the following political parties: 13 Sinn Fein, 10 Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), 4 Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), 2 Independent and 1 Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).The current Council Chairman is Councillor Henry Reilly (UUP) and the Vice Chairman is Councillor John Feehan (SDLP).
The next election is due to take place in May 2005.
Newry and Mourne Local Strategy Partnership (NMLSP) has been established as a Company Limited by Guarantee with responsibility for delivering Priority 3 of the EU Programme for Peace and Reconciliation 2000-2006 (Peace II Programme) in the Newry and Mournearea.
The membership of the LSP, which comprises 28 voluntary directors, was largely prescribed by the European Commission and includes representation from Newry and Mourne District Council (8 representatives), statutory agencies (6), the community and voluntary sector (5), trade unions (3), the private sector (3) and rural interests (3).
co-ordinated and integrated approach for the future development of Newry and Mourne and as such is consistent with the objectives of the Northern Ireland Executive’s Programme for Government.
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