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1981 Down District Council election

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.

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.

Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
9	0	1	1	45.0	42.1	10,233	2.5
5	0	2	2	25.0	27.3	6,694	4.1
3	3	0	3	15.0	13.0	3,188	New
1	0	2	2	5.0	8.4	2,055	3.4
1	1	0	1	5.0	6.5	1,587	3.9
1	1	0	1	5.0	2.7	665	2.7
0	0	0	0	0.0	0.3	74	3.2

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

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

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

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

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