1981 Craigavon Borough Council election
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All 25 seats to Craigavon Borough Council 13 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to Craigavon Borough Council were held on 20 May 1981 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 25 councillors.
Election results[edit]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Ulster Unionist | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36.0 | 30.8 | 10,045 | 0.6 | |
Democratic Unionist | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 28.0 | 27.1 | 8,836 | 9.8 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20.0 | 20.8 | 6,801 | 2.6 | |
Republican Clubs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.0 | 9.4 | 3,059 | 3.8 | |
Alliance | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 1,354 | 7.2 | |
UUUP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 1,276 | 1.9 | |
Independent Socialist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 898 | 2.7 | |
Independent Nationalist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 250 | 0.8 | |
Ind. Unionist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 141 | 0.4 |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary[edit]
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UUP | DUP | SDLP | RC | Alliance | UUUP | Others | |||||||||
Area A | 14.8 | 1 | 12.4 | 0 | 49.9 | 3 | 19.8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3.1 | 0 | 5 |
Area B | 36.5 | 3 | 30.7 | 2 | 16.5 | 1 | 6.7 | 0 | 9.5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 |
Area C | 26.5 | 2 | 22.0 | 2 | 19.0 | 1 | 14.2 | 1 | 6.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 12.0 | 0 | 6 |
Area D | 40.6 | 3 | 38.6 | 3 | 6.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 13.8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 |
Total | 30.8 | 9 | 27.1 | 7 | 20.8 | 5 | 9.4 | 2 | 4.1 | 1 | 3.9 | 1 | 3.9 | 0 | 25 |
Districts results[edit]
Area A[edit]
1977: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Republican Clubs, 1 x UUP
1981: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Republican Clubs, 1 x UUP
1977-1981 Change: No change
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
Republican Clubs | Padraig Breen | 19.44% | 1,200 | |||||
Social Democratic and Labour | James McDonald* | 16.18% | 999 | 1,032.2 | ||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Patrick Crilly* | 10.56% | 652 | 715.4 | 762.4 | 1,166.4 | ||
Social Democratic and Labour | Sean McCavanagh* | 14.04% | 867 | 915 | 973.8 | 1,117.8 | ||
Ulster Unionist | James Gillespie* | 11.86% | 732 | 734.4 | 894.2 | 897.2 | 925.2 | |
Democratic Unionist | Victor Pickering | 12.41% | 766 | 766.4 | 786.4 | 786.6 | 795.6 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | Ignatius Fox | 9.12% | 563 | 580 | 603.8 | |||
Independent Socialist | Joseph Cunningham | 3.11% | 192 | 214.4 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | William Lyness | 2.96% | 183 | 184.2 | ||||
Electorate: 8,797 Valid: 6,174 (70.18%) Spoilt: 245 Quota: 1,030 Turnout: 6,419 (72.97%) |
Area B[edit]
1977: 3 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1981: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP
1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from Alliance
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | Herbert Whitten* | 21.99% | 1,785 | ||||||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Daniel Murphy* | 16.54% | 1,343 | ||||||||
Democratic Unionist | Gladys McCullough* | 13.88% | 1,127 | ||||||||
Ulster Unionist | Alan Locke* | 8.18% | 664 | 1,138.72 | |||||||
Democratic Unionist | James Forsythe | 9.88% | 802 | 829.95 | 830.21 | 834.83 | 957.03 | 1,019.93 | |||
Ulster Unionist | Arnold Hatch | 6.38% | 518 | 695.59 | 695.59 | 800.31 | 821.13 | 830.73 | 996.41 | 1,009.67 | |
Alliance | William Ramsay* | 5.11% | 415 | 448.11 | 479.05 | 483.56 | 492.39 | 495.19 | 521.11 | 876.6 | |
Republican Clubs | Dermot Hamill | 6.66% | 541 | 541 | 701.68 | 702.01 | 703.27 | 703.27 | 705.8 | 798.17 | |
Alliance | Sean Hagan* | 4.43% | 360 | 365.16 | 493.6 | 494.48 | 496.74 | 497.14 | 504.63 | ||
Democratic Unionist | Frederick Richardson | 4.14% | 336 | 360.51 | 360.51 | 361.83 | 437.81 | 471.11 | |||
Democratic Unionist | John Oliver | 2.80% | 227 | 244.2 | 244.72 | 246.59 | |||||
Electorate: 12,023 Valid: 8,118 (67.52%) Spoilt: 326 Quota: 1,015 Turnout: 8,444 (70.23%) |
Area C[edit]
1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
1981: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Republican Clubs
1977-1981 Change: DUP and Republican Clubs gain from SDLP and Alliance
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||
Republican Clubs | Tom French | 14.19% | 1,298 | 1,301 | 1,363 | |||||||||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Hugh News* | 11.77% | 1,077 | 1,077 | 1,133 | 1,153.93 | 1,169.84 | 1,285.39 | 1,384.39 | |||||||
Ulster Unionist | Mary Simpson* | 10.79% | 987 | 1,015 | 1,015 | 1,015 | 1,015 | 1,015 | 1,132 | 1,134 | 1,194 | 1,200 | 1,552 | |||
Ulster Unionist | Cyril McLoughlin | 8.47% | 775 | 793 | 796 | 796 | 797 | 799 | 886 | 888 | 922 | 929 | 1,294 | 1,509.67 | ||
Democratic Unionist | William Smith | 7.10% | 650 | 662 | 662 | 662.91 | 663.91 | 663.91 | 671.91 | 672.91 | 1,053.91 | 1,054.91 | 1,074.91 | 1,089.92 | 1,150.75 | |
Democratic Unionist | Robert Dodds | 8.20% | 750 | 777 | 777 | 777.91 | 777.91 | 777.91 | 782.91 | 783.91 | 925.91 | 926.91 | 942.91 | 953.97 | 993.47 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | Catherine McCann | 4.27% | 391 | 391 | 435 | 448.65 | 468.56 | 636.29 | 708.2 | 763.2 | 763.2 | 973.75 | 973.75 | 975.33 | 977.7 | |
Ulster Unionist | Jack Mathers | 7.20% | 659 | 670 | 670 | 670 | 670 | 670 | 759 | 760 | 774 | 782 | ||||
Independent Socialist | Alan Evans | 4.35% | 398 | 402 | 415 | 417.73 | 668.46 | 684.46 | 751.46 | 757.46 | 757.46 | |||||
Democratic Unionist | Ronald Williamson* | 6.74% | 617 | 631 | 631 | 631 | 631 | 631 | 638 | 638 | ||||||
Alliance | Brian Gee | 6.33% | 579 | 596 | 609 | 611.73 | 616.73 | 628.73 | ||||||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Terence McGinnity | 2.95% | 270 | 270 | 313 | 321.19 | 327.19 | |||||||||
Independent Socialist | George Forker | 3.37% | 308 | 309 | 313 | 317.55 | ||||||||||
Independent Nationalist | Robert McEvoy* | 2.73% | 250 | 252 | ||||||||||||
Ind. Unionist | Frederick Crowe | 1.54% | 141 | |||||||||||||
Electorate: 14,371 Valid: 9,150 (63.67%) Spoilt: 318 Quota: 1,308 Turnout: 9,468 (65.88%) |
Area D[edit]
1977: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUUP
1981: 3 x UUP, 3 x DUP, 1 x UUUP
1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Democratic Unionist | Frederick Baird* | 17.03% | 1,570 | ||||||
Democratic Unionist | David Calvert* | 12.14% | 1,119 | 1,284.36 | |||||
Ulster Unionist | Sydney Cairns* | 12.49% | 1,151 | 1,179.08 | |||||
Ulster Unionist | Samuel Gardiner | 12.27% | 1,131 | 1,142.96 | 1,146.16 | 1,397.16 | |||
Ulster Unionist | George Savage | 11.15% | 1,028 | 1,032.68 | 1,034.48 | 1,153.48 | |||
Democratic Unionist | Ian Williams | 9.46% | 872 | 997.06 | 1,104.86 | 1,123.96 | 1,156.96 | ||
UUUP | Philip Black* | 8.57% | 790 | 842.26 | 850.26 | 877.22 | 983.22 | 1,439.22 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | Gary Kennedy | 6.93% | 639 | 639.26 | 639.26 | 639.26 | 640.26 | 648.26 | |
UUUP | Thomas Megarrell | 5.27% | 486 | 497.96 | 500.36 | 519.74 | 546.74 | ||
Ulster Unionist | Samuel Lutton | 4.69% | 432 | 436.94 | 438.94 | ||||
Electorate: 13,017 Valid: 9,218 (70.82%) Spoilt: 237 Quota: 1,153 Turnout: 9,455 (72.64%) |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Craigavon". www.ark.ac.uk.
- ^ a b c d "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 20 July 2021.