1981 Newry and Mourne District Council election
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All 30 seats to Newry and Mourne District Council 16 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to Newry and Mourne District Council were held on 20 May 1981 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used six district electoral areas to elect a total of 30 councillors.
Election results[edit]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Social Democratic and Labour | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 53.3 | 41.7 | 14,397 | 5.2 | |
Ulster Unionist | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20.0 | 18.7 | 6,460 | 5.8 | |
Irish Independence | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13.3 | 11.4 | 3,944 | New | |
Democratic Unionist | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 9.5 | 3,291 | 6.4 | |
Anti H-Block | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 2,096 | New | |
Alliance | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 1,240 | 4.7 | |
Independent Nationalist | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 1,059 | 4.5 | |
Ind. Republican | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 531 | 0.7 | |
Republican Clubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 682 | 3.1 | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 535 | 0.7 | |
Independent Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 33 | 0.1 |
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 | IIP | DUP | Anti H-Block | Others | ||||||||
Area A | 31.9 | 2 | 35.4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 23.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 9.6 | 0 | 5 |
Area B | 64.0 | 4 | 8.9 | 0 | 8.5 | 0 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 15.8 | 0 | 4 |
Area C | 40.0 | 2 | 26.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 22.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 11.8 | 0 | 4 |
Area D | 37.1 | 3 | 19.1 | 2 | 25.8 | 2 | 3.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 14.1 | 0 | 7 |
Area E | 40.0 | 3 | 7.6 | 0 | 7.6 | 1 | 3.7 | 0 | 30.1 | 2 | 11.0 | 0 | 6 |
Area F | 43.4 | 2 | 16.2 | 1 | 21.6 | 1 | 5.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 13.2 | 0 | 6 |
Total | 41.7 | 16 | 18.7 | 6 | 11.4 | 4 | 9.5 | 2 | 6.1 | 2 | 12.6 | 0 | 30 |
Districts results[edit]
Area A[edit]
1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1981: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1977-1981 Change: No change
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Colum Murnion | 21.60% | 1,346 | |||||
Democratic Unionist | George Graham* | 20.29% | 1,264 | |||||
Ulster Unionist | William Russell* | 18.54% | 1,155 | |||||
Ulster Unionist | Arthur Coulter* | 16.88% | 1,052 | |||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Anne Marie Cunningham* | 10.26% | 639 | 899.13 | 901.13 | 941.13 | ||
Independent Nationalist | Arthur Doran | 9.63% | 600 | 643.01 | 653.24 | 720.24 | ||
Democratic Unionist | Robert McConnell | 2.81% | 175 | 175.23 | ||||
Electorate: 8,729 Valid: 6,231 (71.38%) Spoilt: 212 Quota: 1,039 Turnout: 6,443 (73.81%) |
Area B[edit]
1977: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1981: 4 x SDLP
1977-1981 Change: SDLP (two seats) gain from Alliance and Independent Nationalist
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Social Democratic and Labour | P. J. Bradley | 22.27% | 1,084 | ||||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Jim McCart* | 17.40% | 847 | 883.5 | 886.5 | 974.5 | |||
Social Democratic and Labour | Liam Trainor* | 12.23% | 595 | 611.5 | 617.5 | 642.4 | 758.7 | 804.7 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | Brian Mulligan | 12.10% | 589 | 612.7 | 612.7 | 624.9 | 721.1 | 742.4 | |
Independent Nationalist | Anthony Williamson* | 9.43% | 459 | 462.3 | 468.3 | 519.5 | 638.3 | 720.3 | |
Ulster Unionist | William McCoy | 8.90% | 433 | 433 | 434 | 614 | 620.5 | ||
Irish Independence | Joe Kearney | 8.47% | 412 | 433.3 | 436.3 | 469.3 | |||
Alliance | Eithne Doran | 3.58% | 174 | 175.8 | 177.8 | ||||
Democratic Unionist | Raymond Hanna | 2.77% | 135 | 135.2 | 135.2 | ||||
Independent | Peter Maloy | 2.18% | 106 | 106.5 | 112.5 | ||||
Independent Labour | Johnny Ward | 0.68% | 33 | 33 | |||||
Electorate: 6,919 Valid: 4,867 (70.34%) Spoilt: 182 Quota: 974 Turnout: 5,049 (72.97%) |
Area C[edit]
1977: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP
1981: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Nan Sands* | 24.94% | 1,014 | |||||
Democratic Unionist | William Sterritt | 22.16% | 901 | |||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Patrick Harper | 15.03% | 611 | 641 | 817.61 | |||
Ulster Unionist | Violet Cromie* | 15.05% | 612 | 628 | 629.68 | 683.68 | 719.99 | |
Ulster Unionist | Annie Copeland | 10.97% | 446 | 463 | 463.21 | 493.41 | 507.67 | |
Independent | James Fagan | 9.71% | 395 | 410 | 429.74 | 429.74 | ||
Alliance | Violet Watts | 2.14% | 87 | |||||
Electorate: 5,648 Valid: 4,066 (71.99%) Spoilt: 132 Quota: 814 Turnout: 4,198 (74.33%) |
Area D[edit]
1977: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1981: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 2 x IIP
1977-1981 Change: IIP gain from Alliance, Independent Nationalist joins IIP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
Irish Independence | Eugene Markey* | 23.56% | 1,831 | |||||||||
Social Democratic and Labour | John McEvoy* | 12.72% | 988 | |||||||||
Ulster Unionist | Andy Moffett* | 10.36% | 805 | 808.43 | 808.43 | 1,017.43 | ||||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Thomas McGrath* | 8.07% | 627 | 735.29 | 749.23 | 751.72 | 806.44 | 806.44 | 1,201.44 | |||
Social Democratic and Labour | John Bell* | 8.55% | 664 | 745.83 | 772.75 | 774.24 | 814 | 814 | 938.9 | 1,148.9 | ||
Ulster Unionist | Clarence Morrow* | 8.69% | 675 | 676.47 | 676.47 | 756.47 | 761.96 | 810.68 | 812.17 | 812.17 | 814.27 | |
Irish Independence | Francis McCamley | 2.15% | 167 | 681.99 | 705.4 | 707.38 | 753.08 | 753.08 | 774.98 | 781.98 | 804.38 | |
Alliance | Victor Frizell* | 7.57% | 588 | 621.81 | 632.79 | 635.79 | 695.2 | 695.68 | 733.13 | 748.53 | 774.43 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | Michael McNulty | 7.62% | 592 | 611.6 | 622.6 | 622.6 | 633.05 | 633.05 | ||||
Republican Clubs | Brian Mulligan | 3.69% | 287 | 351.68 | 452.58 | 452.58 | ||||||
Democratic Unionist | George McConnell | 3.90% | 303 | 306.43 | 306.43 | |||||||
Republican Clubs | Matthew Cunningham | 2.61% | 203 | 222.6 | ||||||||
Electorate: 11,891 Valid: 7,770 (65.34%) Spoilt: 280 Quota: 967 Turnout: 5,010 (42.13%) |
Area E[edit]
1977: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Independent Republican
1981: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Anti H-Block, 1 x IIP
1977-1981 Change: Anti H-Block (two seats) gain from SDLP and Independent Republican, Independent Nationalist joins IIP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
Anti H-Block | James Lynch | 17.85% | 1,244 | ||||||||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Pat Toner* | 13.27% | 925 | 936.34 | 940.39 | 940.39 | 952.81 | 1,070.81 | |||||
Anti H-Block | Anthony Watters | 12.22% | 852 | 887.91 | 892.96 | 892.96 | 993.71 | 1,022.71 | |||||
Social Democratic and Labour | James Savage* | 10.88% | 758 | 771.44 | 804.43 | 804.43 | 833.58 | 986.25 | 1,018.59 | ||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Owen Kelly* | 8.18% | 570 | 575.04 | 577.25 | 585.25 | 619.72 | 726.24 | 753.19 | 767.19 | 786.66 | 881.33 | |
Irish Independence | Jim Murphy* | 6.41% | 447 | 514.2 | 551.29 | 552.29 | 614.2 | 651.24 | 653.55 | 656.55 | 657.73 | 935.9 | |
Ulster Unionist | Elizabeth McDowell | 7.60% | 530 | 530.21 | 530.21 | 723.21 | 724.21 | 730.21 | 730.21 | 730.21 | 730.21 | 740.21 | |
Ind. Republican | Sean McCreesh* | 7.62% | 531 | 552.21 | 557.26 | 557.26 | 576.83 | 621.71 | 634.8 | 637.8 | 639.57 | ||
Social Democratic and Labour | Peter McMahon* | 7.65% | 533 | 561.14 | 565.61 | 566.61 | 576.71 | ||||||
Ind. Republican | Brian Woods | 3.47% | 242 | 288.41 | 292.41 | 292.41 | |||||||
Democratic Unionist | Alex Chambers | 3.66% | 255 | 255.42 | 255.42 | ||||||||
Irish Independence | Sean Reavey | 1.19% | 83 | 98.54 | |||||||||
Electorate: 9,237 Valid: 6,970 (75.46%) Spoilt: 242 Quota: 996 Turnout: 7,212 (78.08%) |
Area F[edit]
1977: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
1981: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x IIP
1977-1981 Change: IIP gain from Alliance
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | William McCaigue* | 16.19% | 752 | 752 | 754 | 755 | 979 | |||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Arthur Ruddy* | 18.81% | 874 | 879 | 893 | 914 | 914 | 915.06 | 941.06 | |||
Irish Independence | Freddie Kearns | 10.31% | 479 | 487 | 492 | 518 | 520 | 520 | 642 | 900 | 932 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | Patrick McElroy | 14.33% | 666 | 670 | 676 | 690 | 690 | 693.18 | 702.18 | 732.18 | 862.42 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | Louis McGuigan | 10.22% | 475 | 477 | 482 | 492 | 492 | 493.06 | 545.06 | 562.06 | 637.65 | |
Alliance | Michael McVerry* | 6.59% | 306 | 310 | 354 | 365 | 376 | 419.46 | 421.46 | 424.46 | ||
Irish Independence | Kevin McAleenan | 5.96% | 277 | 281 | 281 | 296 | 300 | 300 | 339 | |||
Irish Independence | P. J. McCann | 5.34% | 248 | 249 | 254 | 268 | 270 | 270 | ||||
Democratic Unionist | Gordon Heslip | 5.55% | 258 | 258 | 258 | 258 | ||||||
Republican Clubs | Edward McKeown | 2.26% | 105 | 105 | 105 | |||||||
Republican Clubs | Michael McLoughlin | 1.87% | 87 | 89 | 90 | |||||||
Alliance | Edward Turley | 1.83% | 85 | 86 | ||||||||
Independent | James Malone | 0.73% | 34 | |||||||||
Electorate: 7,263 Valid: 4,646 (63.97%) Spoilt: 187 Quota: 930 Turnout: 4,833 (66.54%) |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Newry and Mourne". www.ark.ac.uk.
- ^ a b c d e f "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 31 July 2021.