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1981 Antrim Borough Council election
Elections to Antrim Borough 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 15 councillors.
Elections to Antrim Borough 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 15 councillors.
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36.8 | 38.0 | 5,945 | 0.6 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21.1 | 28.1 | 4,389 | 9.7 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10.5 | 10.7 | 1,670 | 10.7 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.3 | 10.9 | 1,704 | 6.0 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 1,040 | New | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 805 | 5.1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 91 | 0.6 |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1981: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x IIP
1977-1981 Change: SDLP gain from Independent, Independent Nationalist joins IIP
1977: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
1981: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1977-1981 Change: SDLP gain from Alliance
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UUP | Edgar Wallace* | 16.66% | 688 | 691 | |||||
| UUP | James Cunningham* | 16.56% | 684 | 688 | 790 | ||||
| SDLP | Robert Burns | 15.45% | 638 | 640 | 641 | 699 | |||
| UUP | Thomas Grant | 9.64% | 398 | 402 | 501 | 654 | 740 | ||
| DUP | Roy Thompson | 14.21% | 587 | 594 | 616 | 638 | 642 | 662 | |
| DUP | Allister Lucas* | 13.41% | 554 | 556 | 570 | 579 | 582 | 600 | |
| Alliance | John McCourt* | 4.72% | 195 | 302 | 310 | ||||
| UUP | Alexander Wilson | 6.10% | 252 | 253 | |||||
| Alliance | George Luke | 3.24% | 134 | ||||||
| Electorate: 5,966 Valid: 4,130 (69.23%) Spoilt: 121 Quota: 689 Turnout: 4,251 (71.25%) |
1977: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
1981: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from UUP
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