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1981 Ards Borough Council election

Elections to Ards 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 17 councillors.

Elections to Ards 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 17 councillors.

Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
7	4	0	4	41.2	37.1	8,120	23.3
3	0	3	3	17.6	21.7	4,759	10.1
3	0	2	2	17.6	12.3	2,692	8.5
2	2	0	0	11.8	12.9	2,816	New
1	0	0	0	5.9	6.5	1,424	1.5
1	0	0	0	5.9	4.3	942	1.4
0	0	1	1	0.0	4.8	311	1.7
0	0	0	0	0.0	3.3	738	5.3
0	0	0	0	0.0	0.5	112	4.8

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

1977: 3 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

1981: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x UPUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance

1977-1981 Change: DUP and UPUP gain from UUP and Alliance

1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x NILP, 1 x DUP

1981: 3 x DUP, 1 x NILP, 1 x UPUP, 1 x Alliance

1977-1981 Change: DUP (two seats) and UPUP gain from UUP (two seats) and Alliance

1977: 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist

1981: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from Independent Unionist

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