1981 Down District Council election
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All 20 seats to Down District Council 11 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to Down District Council were held on 20 May 1981 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 20 councillors.
Election results[edit]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Social Democratic and Labour | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 45.0 | 42.1 | 10,233 | 2.5 | |
Ulster Unionist | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25.0 | 27.3 | 6,694 | 4.1 | |
Democratic Unionist | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15.0 | 13.0 | 3,188 | New | |
Alliance | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5.0 | 8.4 | 2,055 | 3.4 | |
Republican Clubs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 1,587 | 3.9 | |
Independent Labour | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 665 | 2.7 | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 74 | 3.2 |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary[edit]
Ward | % |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
Total Cllrs |
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SDLP | UUP | DUP | Alliance | Workers Party | Others | ||||||||
Area A | 24.4 | 2 | 43.0 | 3 | 24.4 | 2 | 7.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.9 | 0 | 7 |
Area B | 50.5 | 3 | 17.5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 9.5 | 0 | 14.1 | 1 | 8.4 | 1 | 6 |
Area C | 51.2 | 4 | 20.8 | 1 | 13.9 | 1 | 8.4 | 1 | 5.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 |
Total | 42.1 | 9 | 27.3 | 5 | 13.0 | 3 | 8.4 | 1 | 6.5 | 1 | 2.7 | 1 | 20 |
Districts results[edit]
Area A[edit]
1977: 4 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1981: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 2 x DUP
1977-1981 Change: DUP (two seats) gain from UUP and Alliance
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||
Democratic Unionist | Cecil Harvey | 16.52% | 1,387 | |||||||||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Francis Laverty* | 9.63% | 809 | 810.2 | 820.2 | 820.2 | 829.2 | 829.2 | 830.2 | 1,064.2 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | Samuel Osborne* | 11.36% | 954 | 973.92 | 974.92 | 977.16 | 1,007.4 | 1,012.72 | 1,038.44 | 1,041.68 | 1,078.68 | |||
Social Democratic and Labour | Monica Smyth | 8.94% | 751 | 751.48 | 765.48 | 765.48 | 779.48 | 779.48 | 703.4 | 1,021.96 | 1,272.96 | |||
Ulster Unionist | Dermot Nesbitt | 8.72% | 732 | 744.96 | 744.96 | 772.96 | 779.96 | 785.84 | 965.48 | 967.2 | 999.2 | 1,018.2 | 1,036.6 | |
Ulster Unionist | William Brown* | 7.63% | 641 | 652.04 | 652.04 | 823.16 | 828.16 | 834.36 | 899.32 | 899.32 | 946.56 | 964.56 | 969.16 | |
Democratic Unionist | Thomas Poole | 5.68% | 477 | 619.32 | 621.32 | 632.28 | 633.52 | 888.76 | 901.44 | 902.44 | 906.44 | 909.44 | 909.44 | |
Ulster Unionist | William Finlay* | 7.80% | 655 | 667.72 | 668.72 | 704.72 | 707.72 | 733.36 | 822.04 | 827.04 | 870.28 | 882.28 | 887.8 | |
Alliance | John Rodgers | 3.88% | 326 | 326.48 | 351.48 | 353.48 | 551.48 | 551.48 | 552.48 | 566.72 | ||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Thomas Murray | 5.82% | 489 | 490.68 | 500.68 | 500.92 | 512.92 | 513.92 | 515.92 | |||||
Ulster Unionist | James Glover | 4.23% | 355 | 361.24 | 364.24 | 385.48 | 386.48 | 391.92 | ||||||
Democratic Unionist | Thomas McKee | 2.23% | 187 | 302.2 | 304.2 | 307.44 | 307.44 | |||||||
Alliance | Wanda Rowan-Hamilton | 3.41% | 286 | 286.48 | 286.48 | 287.48 | ||||||||
Ulster Unionist | William Cochrane | 3.27% | 275 | 280.28 | 280.28 | |||||||||
Independent | Francis Rice | 0.60% | 50 | 50 | ||||||||||
Independent | Eileen Rice | 0.29% | 24 | 24 | ||||||||||
Electorate: 11,993 Valid: 8,398 (70.02%) Spoilt: 216 Quota: 1,050 Turnout: 8,614 (71.83%) |
Area B[edit]
1977: 4 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
1981: 3 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Republican Clubs, 1 x Independent Labour
1977-1981 Change: Republican Clubs and Independent Labour gain from SDLP and Alliance
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Eddie McGrady* | 21.56% | 1,711 | ||||||||
Republican Clubs | Raymond Blaney | 14.13% | 1,121 | 1,153.64 | |||||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Dermot Curran* | 11.25% | 893 | 987.52 | 1,016.9 | 1,178.9 | |||||
Ulster Unionist | Cecil Maxwell* | 11.03% | 875 | 882.14 | 894.82 | 905.5 | 1,403.5 | ||||
Social Democratic and Labour | John Ritchie* | 8.15% | 647 | 787.08 | 803.76 | 869.48 | 869.48 | 874.48 | 880.48 | 1,171.48 | |
Independent Labour | Malachi Curran | 8.38% | 665 | 691.86 | 717.9 | 763.74 | 764.74 | 779.74 | 788.14 | 994.8 | |
Alliance | George Flinn* | 5.68% | 451 | 461.2 | 634.2 | 652.92 | 659.92 | 822.92 | 823.82 | 902.56 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | Sean Quinn* | 4.70% | 373 | 552.18 | 580.86 | 723.34 | 724.34 | 727.34 | 756.74 | ||
Ulster Unionist | Elizabeth Kennedy | 6.46% | 513 | 513 | 515 | 515 | |||||
Social Democratic and Labour | John Bryce | 4.81% | 382 | 455.78 | 461.46 | ||||||
Alliance | Michael Healy | 3.84% | 305 | 312.82 | |||||||
Electorate: 10,747 Valid: 7,936 (73.84%) Spoilt: 252 Quota: 1,134 Turnout: 8,188 (76.19%) |
Area C[edit]
1977: 4 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
1981: 4 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Patrick O'Donoghue* | 16.27% | 1,328 | ||||||||||
Democratic Unionist | Ethel Smyth* | 13.93% | 1,137 | ||||||||||
Ulster Unionist | Gerald Douglas | 11.50% | 939 | 940.15 | 991.35 | 994.35 | 1,097.35 | ||||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Eamon O'Neill* | 10.07% | 822 | 939.53 | 939.93 | 949.93 | 954.41 | 954.41 | 1,068.41 | ||||
Social Democratic and Labour | James Curry | 9.34% | 762 | 828.47 | 828.47 | 847.16 | 856.49 | 856.49 | 960.38 | 1,152.38 | |||
Social Democratic and Labour | James Magee* | 10.12% | 826 | 857.05 | 857.05 | 861.28 | 861.28 | 861.28 | 900.26 | 1,099.26 | |||
Alliance | Patrick Forde* | 5.97% | 487 | 498.27 | 500.47 | 502.47 | 661.39 | 670.87 | 732.48 | 758.51 | 810.51 | 852.51 | |
Ulster Unionist | Norman Bicker* | 7.02% | 573 | 573 | 595.9 | 601.33 | 711.06 | 776.63 | 778.09 | 781.32 | 784.32 | 791.32 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | Stephen McClean | 5.39% | 440 | 477.49 | 477.49 | 482.72 | 485.95 | 486.74 | 535.18 | ||||
Workers' Party | Edward O'Hagan | 4.28% | 349 | 376.14 | 376.34 | 442.95 | 447.95 | 447.95 | |||||
Ulster Unionist | William Keown | 2.23% | 182 | 182.23 | 211.63 | 211.63 | |||||||
Alliance | Anthony Dickinson | 2.45% | 200 | 203.22 | 203.92 | 205.92 | |||||||
Republican Clubs | David Allister | 1.43% | 117 | 120.22 | 120.42 | ||||||||
Electorate: 11,077 Valid: 8,162 (73.68%) Spoilt: 251 Quota: 1,021 Turnout: 8,413 (75.95%) |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Down". www.ark.ac.uk.
- ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 28 July 2021.