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Polling Stations in the Local Council Election opened this morning at 7am and you have until 10pm to vote.
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is divided into seven different District Electoral Areas with three of them in the vicinity of Newry: Slieve Gullion, Crotlieve and Newry.
Check your Poll Card to see where your Polling Station is.
On the ballot paper you should mark a ‘1’ against your first preferred candidate, a ‘2’ against your second preferred candidate and so on, for as many or as few candidates as you wish.
To vote you need to produce one of the following documents:
- a UK, Irish or EU passport
- a UK, Irish or EEA driving licence
- a Translink 60+ SmartPass
- a Translink Senior SmartPass
- a Translink Blind Person’s SmartPass
- a Translink War Disabled SmartPass
- an Electoral Identity Card
- a Translink Half Fare SmartPass
- a biometric immigration document
NEWRY Candidates (11) 6 Seats
Doire Finn (SDLP)
Nicola Grant (The Workers Party)
Valerie Harte (Sinn Féin)
Geraldine Kearns (Sinn Féin)
Cathal King (Sinn Féin)
Mariya Krupska (Independent)
Sharon Loughran (Aontú)
Aidan Mathers (Sinn Féin)
Andrew McCracken (UUP)
Michael Savage (SDLP)
Helena Young (Alliance).
CROTLIEVE Candidates (15) 6 Seats
Jim Boylan (Independent)
Mark Gibbons (Independent)
Finbarr Lambe (Independent)
Declan McAteer (SDLP)
Ricky McGaffin (Ulster Unionist Party)
Karen McKevitt (SDLP)
Kate Murphy (Sinn Féin)
Selina Murphy (Sinn Féin)
Daniel Neary (Alliance)
Gerry O’Hare (Sinn Féin)
Hugh O’Reilly (Green Party)
Keith Parke (DUP)
Mickey Ruane (Sinn Féin)
Anne Sheridan (SDLP)
Jarlath Tinnelly (Independent)
SLIEVE GULLION Candidates (13) 7 Seats
Pete Byrne (SDLP)
Killian Feehan (SDLP)
Aoife Finnegan (Sinn Féin)
Caolan Gregory (Alliance)
Linda Henry (DUP)
Mickey Larkin (Sinn Féin)
Oonagh Magennis (Sinn Féin)
Declan Murphy (Sinn Féin)
Molly Ní Mhánais (Green Party)
Barra Ó Muirí (Sinn Féin)
Aine Quinn (Sinn Féin)
Liam Reichenberg (Aontú)
David Taylor (UUP)
Up to the minute results - Newry.ie will be reporting on all the happenings at the count from tomorrow morning so keep an eye on our website and our Facebook and Twitter pages
