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1981 Northern Ireland local elections
Field
Value
election_name
1981 Northern Ireland local elections
flag_image
Flag placeholder.svg
type
parliamentary
ongoing
no
previous_election
1977 Northern Ireland local elections
previous_year
1977
next_election
1985 Northern Ireland local elections
next_year
1985
seats_for_election
All council seats
election_date
20 May 1981
leader1
James Molyneaux
party1
Ulster Unionist Party
seats1
151
seat_change1
25
popular_vote1
175,965
percentage1
26.4%
swing1
3.6%
image2
[[File:Ian Paisley, 1983 (cropped).jpg
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leader2
Ian Paisley
party2
Democratic Unionist Party
seats2
142
seat_change2
68
popular_vote2
176,816
percentage2
26.6%
swing2
13.8%
image3
[[File:John Hume, 1979 (cropped).jpg
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leader3
John Hume
party3
Social Democratic and Labour Party
seats3
104
seat_change3
9
popular_vote3
116,487
percentage3
17.5%
swing3
3.1%
leader4
Oliver Napier
party4
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
seats4
38
seat_change4
32
popular_vote4
59,397
percentage4
8.9%
swing4
5.5%
leader5
N/A
party5
Independent (politician)
seats5
37
seat_change5
5
popular_vote5
44,427
percentage5
6.7%
swing5
0.9%
image6
[[File:Noimage.png
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leader6
Pat Fahy
party6
Irish Independence Party
seats6
21
seat_change6
21
popular_vote6
25,859
percentage6
3.9%
swing6
New party
map_image
Northern Ireland local elections, 1981 (Council Control).svg
map_caption
Colours denote the winning party with outright control
map2_image
Northern Ireland local elections, 1981 (Largest party).svg
map2_caption
Colours denote the party with the most seats
map3_image
1981 Northern Ireland local elections by DEA.png
map3_caption
Colours denote the party with the most first preference votes in each District Electoral Area (darker colours indicate a majority of first preference votes).
Elections for local government were held in Northern Ireland in 1981, contesting 526 seats in all.
Results
Overall
Party
Councillors
Votes
Total
+/-
% share
Total
142
+68
26.6
176,816
151
-25
26.4
175,965
104
-9
17.5
116,487
38
-32
8.9
59,397
37
-5
6.7
44,427
21
N/A
3.9
25,859
Workers' Party (Ireland)}}"
The Workers' Party Republican Clubs
3
-3
1.8
12,059
6
-4
1.2
8,219
5
N/A
1.2
7,817
5
-7
0.7
4,962
2
N/A
0.7
4,734
2
-4
0.7
4,478
2
N/A
0.5
3,654
1
0
0.5
3,563
1
N/A
0.5
3,057
New Ulster Political Research
1
N/A
0.4
2,989
Independent Loyalist
2
+1
0.3
1,935
Independent Socialist
1
+1
0.3
1,884
Newtownabbey Labour
1
N/A
0.2
1,113
Labour League
0
N/A
0.1
924
Social Alliance
0
N/A
0.1
898
1
0
0.1
832
United Democratic
0
N/A
0.1
692
Trade Union Campaign
0
N/A
0.1
439
Independent Alliance
0
N/A
0.1
323
0
0
0.0
247
0
0
0.0
201
Unionist Unity
0
0
0.0
196
0
0
0.0
194
0
0
0.0
142
Independent SDLP
0
0
0.0
85
Social Reform Party
0
0
0.0
34
United British Ulster Peoples Party
0
0
0.0
28
By council
Antrim
Antrim A
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
James Graham
1,293
Robert Loughran
603
John Heffron
537
Wilson Clyde
533
Gerard Carolan
429
Frew Rainey
381
Desmond McAteer
339
Jack Blakely
207
James Totten
164
James McConnell
113
Stewart Dunlop
91
Mary Marshall
76
Turnout
4,901
Irish Independence Party}}
John Heffron joins IIP
Social Democratic and Labour Party}}
SDLP gain from Independent
Antrim B
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Thomas Wallace
688
James Cunningham
684
Robert Burns
638
Roy Thompson
587
Allister Lucas
554
Thomas Grant
398
Alexander Wilson
252
John McCourt
195
George Luke
134
Turnout
4,251
Social Democratic and Labour Party}}
SDLP gain from Alliance
Antrim C
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Samuel Dunlop
1,719
Paddy Marks
1,182
Jack Allen
961
Charles Quinn
615
Antrim Labour League
John Gibbons
562
Michael Donoghue
531
Charles Kinahan
465
Mary Wallace
266
Antrim Tenants' Association
Philip Henry
243
Hugh Johnston
204
Turnout
6,984
Democratic Unionist Party}}
DUP gain from UUP
Ards
Ards A
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Gladys McIntyre
1,034
Patrick Doherty
942
Joseph Thompson
917
Oliver Johnston
875
Jim Shannon
741
Robert Ambrose
609
John Scott
545
James McMullan
808
William Sheldon
427
William Caughey
609
Alan Burnside
337
James Kennett
259
David Hamilton
209
Michael Long
112
Frances Millar
100
Turnout
8,162
Democratic Unionist Party}}
DUP gain from UUP
Ulster Popular Unionist Party}}
UPUP gain from Alliance
Ards B
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Hugh Boyd
1,681
Robert Gaw
1,310
Hugh Gibson
1,005
Owen Dorrian
784
John Elliott
670
Robert Brown
508
James Murray
468
Robert Hamilton
458
Hugh Patton
383
Hugh Yeaman
360
James Murphy
270
Edward McLoughlin
166
William Speers
162
John Gray
114
Turnout
8,649
Democratic Unionist Party}}
DUP gain from UUP
Ulster Popular Unionist Party}}
UPUP gain from Alliance
Ards C
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Thomas Gourley
1,479
Hamilton McKeag
1,082
John Hamilton
752
Thomas McBriar
526
Kathleen Coulter
348
Gordon Brown
334
John Shields
311
James Middleton
237
Robert McKee
222
James Caughey
213
Shirley McWhinney
124
Thomas Adair
20
Turnout
5,816
Democratic Unionist Party}}
DUP gain from Independent
Armagh
Armagh A
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Ronald Allen
938
Douglas Hutchinson
878
Francis McIlvanna
781
Samuel Foster
610
Francis Kernan
593
Norman Kerr
244
Robert Cummings
74
Turnout
4,296
No change
Armagh B
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Jim Speers
1,931
Seamus Mallon
1,394
William McClelland
1,092
Thomas Black
917
Robert Turner
742
Thomas Johnston
733
Francis Little
732
John Alexander
561
Mervyn Spratt
459
Frederick Hamilton
59
Turnout
8,780
No change
Armagh C
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Patrick Fegan
980
Jim Nicholson
962
James McKernan
933
Joseph McBride
705
Joseph Dunleavy
690
Patrick Agnew
493
Eleanor Boyd
450
Peter McSorley
370
Turnout
5,790
Democratic Unionist Party}}
DUP gain from UUP
Armagh D
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Frederick Armstrong
1,173
Barney McManus
1,011
Pat Brannigan
807
Letitia McClenaghan
653
Anthony Agnew
617
Gerald Grimley
568
George MacCartney
393
Norman Creswell
243
Independent Labour}}"
Armagh Labour Party
Carson Greer
134
Turnout
5,827
No change
Ballymena
Ballymena A
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Desmond Armstrong
964
James Woulahan
824
John Armstrong
823
James McKay
640
Samuel Hanna
583
James Millar
410
Turnout
4,365
No change
Ballymena B
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Roy Gillespie
1,254
Sandy Spence
981
John Greer
853
Thomas Nicholl
740
Hubert Nicholl
740
Hugh Simpson
537
William Wright
464
Robert Nelson
413
Thomas Smyth
402
John Sutter
271
Turnout
6,771
Ulster Unionist Party}}
Hugh Simpson joins UUP
Ulster Unionist Party}}
UUP gain from Independent
Ballymena C
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Roy West
1,082
Martin Clarke
978
Charles Maternaghan
825
John McAuley
825
William Brownlees
815
William Simpson
694
William McConnell
243
Ernest Johnston
108
Turnout
5,713
Democratic Unionist Party}}
DUP gain from Independent Unionist
Ulster Unionist Party}}
UUP gain from United Ratepayers
Ballymena D
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Patrick Burke
1,331
Maurice Mills
1,113
James Alexander
898
Samuel Henry
790
Robert Maternaghan
758
Gordon Wilson
547
Kenneth Hood
501
James Rainey
395
Samuel Barr
241
Turnout
6,604
Democratic Unionist Party}}
DUP gain from Alliance
Ballymoney
Ballymoney A
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Robert Halliday
575
Hugh McFarland
516
James Patterson
484
Kenneth Bamford
404
Robert Wilson
403
Adam Taylor
188
Olive Craig
146
Turnout
2,757
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}
Alliance gain from UUP
Ballymoney B
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Charles Steele
791
Hugh Boyle
615
William Gracey
474
Bertie McIlhatton
298
Joe Gaston
596
William Logan
362
Edward McClements
351
Harry Connolly
335
Mary Ellis
278
John Mulholland
271
Samuel Bartlett
261
Margaret Donnelly
212
Malachy McCamphill
97
Turnout
5,063
Democratic Unionist Party}}
DUP gain from UUP and SDLP
Ballymoney C
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Cecil Cousley
747
Ralph Strong
538
Mary Holmes
567
Robert McComb
353
Brendan Smyth
352
James Simpson
328
Thomas McKenna
152
Turnout
3,102
Democratic Unionist Party}}
DUP gain from Alliance and Independent Unionist
Banbridge
Banbridge A
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
James Walsh
1,092
Wilson Davidson
939
Wilfred McFadden
907
Laurence McCartan
865
Norman Ferguson
684
Samuel Cowan
682
Kenneth McElroy
573
Hugh Anderson
538
Gareth Bennett
499
Irene Todd
422
Raymond Armstrong
278
Mildred McDowell
161
Herbert Plunkett
151
Independent Nationalist}}"
Independent SDLP
Margaret McStraw
318
Turnout
8,135
Democratic Unionist Party}}
DUP gain from Independent Unionist
Banbridge B
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Patrick McAvoy
1,125
Brian Biggerstaff
750
Raymond McCullough
709
Matthew Bailey
589
George Gamble
525
Herbert Heslip
493
David Herron
472
Robert Hill
445
Robert McIlroy
445
Eric Williamson
380
Robert Barr
366
Dromore Action Committee
Thompson Howe
280
Robert McGregor
273
Ebenezer Mulligan
104
Turnout
7,128
No change
Belfast
Belfast A
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
John Foster
3,333
Jeremy Burchill
2,589
Raymond McCrea
2,345
Grace Bannister
2,055
Sammy Wilson
1,479
Donnell Deeny
1,439
Alasdair McDonnell
1,262
Billy Blair
900
Mervyn Jones
766
T. Wilkins
544
Frank Cullen
418
P. T. McGrourty
410
D. Peters
276
Ben Horan
187
John McKeague
99
James Stewart
97
Turnout
19,133
Democratic Unionist Party}}
DUP gain from Alliance
Ulster Unionist Party}}
UUP gain from SDLP
Belfast B
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Oliver Napier
2,631
Henry Evans
2,513
Joshua Cardwell
2,327
Bill Morrison
2,152
Tommy Patton
2,083
William Corry
1,733
Michael Brown
1,602
S. Foster
1,464
Dorothy Dunlop
1,248
A. Greer
979
S. G. Coulson
647
D. McKee
548
New Ulster Political Research
D. P. Scott
434
Peter Prendiville
236
Turnout
21,838
Democratic Unionist Party}}
DUP gain from UUP
Belfast C
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
David Cook
2,493
Mary Crooks
2,099
Andrew Cairns
1,933
Brian Gibson
1,503
Ben Caraher
1,501
J. J. Dixon Gilmore
1,326
William Stevenson
1,214
Muriel Pritchard
1,158
B. Jeffrey
913
T. McIntyre
729
Victor Brennan
532
G. Carr
530
Turnout
16,460
Democratic Unionist Party}}
DUP gain from Alliance and UPNI
Belfast D
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Joe Hendron
4,291
John McNulty
2,781
Cormac Boomer
2,070
Socialist
Paddy Devlin
1,343
Mary McMahon
1,125
Gerry Kelly
957
W. J. Browning
822
Dan McGuinness
725
Mary Muldoon
636
J. Hand
538
K. Smyth
438
Anne McElroy
346
L. Hunter
167
R. Turkington
137
Turnout
17,436
Independent (politician)}}
Paddy Devlin leaves SDLP
People's Democracy}}
People's Democracy gain from Republican Clubs
Irish Republican Socialist Party}}
IRSP gain from Alliance
Belfast E
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
George Haffrey
4,142
Billy Bell
3,105
George Seawright
1,989
Hugh Smyth
1,931
New Ulster Political Research
Sammy Doyle
1,135
Laurence Kennedy
1,070
A. H. Egerton
1,011
Unionist Democracy
Fred Proctor
692
Alban Maginness
618
J. Sands
386
Alfie Ferguson
367
P. Hunter
321
J. Weir
311
Peter Emerson
202
Margaret McNulty
177
Turnout
18,081
Progressive Unionist Party}}
Hugh Smyth joins PUP
Democratic Unionist Party}}
DUP gain from Alliance
Belfast F
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Billy Dickson
1,913
Sean Flynn
1,639
J. Sullivan
1,002
Eric Smyth
952
Owen Allen
898
Will Glendinning
844
James Stewart
719
H. G. Fitzmaurice
719
L. Cust
638
H. Fletcher
621
Mary Smyth
389
T. Lappin
227
Paul Maguire
215
Turnout
11,428
Democratic Unionist Party}}
DUP gain from UUP
Irish Republican Socialist Party}}
IRSP gain from Republican Clubs
Belfast G
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Frederick Ashby
1,913
Fergus O'Hare
1,953
New Ulster Political Research
Sammy Millar
1,420
Cecil Walker
1,173
Seamus Lynch
750
Brian Feeney
749
Herbert Ditty
595
Socialist
Gerry Fitt
541
Joseph Coggle
392
P. J. McGarry
313
Turnout
10,336
Democratic Unionist Party}}
DUP gain from Alliance
People's Democracy}}
People's Democracy gain from Republican Clubs
NUPRG gain from UUP
Belfast H
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
John Carson
5,014
Paschal O'Hare
3,057
William Annon
3,010
Frank Millar
1,848
John Cushnahan
1,739
Alan Carr
1,000
Alban Maginness
818
William Gault
813
L. McK. Clarke
553
R. O. Jamison
531
David Overend
503
Pauline Strong
466
Raymond Trimble
408
Turnout
20,480
Democratic Unionist Party}}
DUP gain from Alliance
Carrickfergus
Carrick A
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
United Loyalist
Charles Johnston
819
William Haggan
559
Joan Tomlin
512
Samuel Irvine
504
Mary Ardill
458
Anne Dickson
353
Stewart Dickson
208
Ernest Burton
188
Robert Gordon
145
Mary Anderson
133
Turnout
3,977
Charles Johnston leaves UUUC
Democratic Unionist Party}}
DUP gain from UUP and Alliance
Carrick B
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
William Cross
748
Hugh McLean
701
James Brown
588
Patrick Conway
446
William Knox
359
Charles Hilditch
307
Steven Watters
249
Alice Bateman
231
Robert Wilson
122
Henry Cardwell
105
Richard Hopkins
85
Turnout
4,074
Democratic Unionist Party}}
DUP gain from Alliance
Carrick C
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Ken McFaul
1,572
Sean Neeson
663
Samuel Murphy
526
Samuel Stewart
353
William McKeown
241
Elizabeth Carson
230
Jim Strange
167
Robert Hunter
159
John Haslett
155
Arthur McQuitty
106
Edwin Cummings
30
Turnout
4,367
Independent Unionist}}
Samuel Murphy leaves UPNI
Democratic Unionist Party}}
DUP gain from UUP
Castlereagh
Castlereagh A
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Ernest Harper
1,555
John Glass
1,104
William Clulow
1,056
Frederick Kane
865
Philip Grosse
749
Samuel Finlay
573
Bryan Milford
548
John Hillis
543
Ann Smith
502
James Lowe
438
John Moore
420
Robin Newton
379
Turnout
8,980
Democratic Unionist Party}}
Ernest Harper joins DUP
Independent politician}}
Independent gain from Alliance
Castlereagh B
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Roy Allen
3,098
Alan Carson
987
William Ward
912
Matthew Anderson
784
Felicity Boyd
742
Leslie Farrington
741
Adam Morrow
725
John Gilpin
444
Amy McKeown
383
Wesley Boyle
347
John Lamont
277
Michael Brooks
194
Samuel Pyper
124
James Bate
76
William Gunning
65
William Copley
28
Loyalist
Annetta Hynes
11
Turnout
10,334
Democratic Unionist Party}}
DUP gain from Independent Unionist and Alliance
Castlereagh C
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Peter Robinson
3,562
Patricia Archer
1,048
Herbert Johnstone
990
Bryan Davidson
493
Walter McFarland
411
Cedric Wilson
38
Denny Vitty
35
Turnout
6,836
Democratic Unionist Party}}
DUP gain from UUP and Alliance
Coleraine
Coleraine A
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
John Dallat
1,061
Gerard O'Kane
901
William King
864
Thomas Malone Jr.
783
William Watt
705
George McIlrath
690
Robert Catherwood
680
James Anderson
446
Mayne Long
395
Irwin Holmes
366
Anne Lambert
117
Turnout
7,187
Democratic Unionist Party}}
DUP gain from Independent Unionist
Social Democratic and Labour Party}}
SDLP gain from UUP
Coleraine B
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
William Creelman
1,119
William Glenn
674
Sean Farren
658
Albert Clarke
630
Matthew Kane
540
Robert Mitchell
493
Patrick McGowan
453
Elizabeth Connolly
423
John Earl
333
William Sweeney
309
Peter Scott
293
Thomas Henry
291
Roy Hilldrup
272
Malcolm Samuel
61
Turnout
6,715
Democratic Unionist Party}}
DUP gain from Independent and SDLP
Coleraine C
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
James McClure
3,203
Robert White
1,374
Patrick McFeely
1,174
William McNabb
746
Paul Baxter
615
William Mathews
500
Randall Crawford
468
Matthew Adams
355
Avril McCandless
81
Robert Bolton
69
William McElfatrick
60
Margaret Smith
54
Antony Alcock
48
Elizabeth Gaston
39
Robert Hunter
39
James Leonard
33
Turnout
9,073
Democratic Unionist Party}}
DUP gain from UUP
Independent politician}}
Independent gain from Alliance
Cookstown
Cookstown A
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Kenneth Loughrin
1,087
Laurence Loughran
1,073
Samuel Glasgow
1,070
Patrick Bradley
722
Peter Kelly
563
Samuel Parke
470
Turnout
5,149
No change
Cookstown B
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
William McIntyre
1,502
Paddy Duffy
1,197
Michael McIvor
964
Victor McGahie
721
James Howard
720
Edward Hagan
679
Joseph Davidson
605
Turnout
6,535
Democratic Unionist Party}}
William McIntyre leaves UUUP
Ulster Unionist Party}}
Victor McGahie leaves UUUP
Cookstown C
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Alan Kane
1,120
Brigid Neeson
1,079
Margaret Laverty
932
Espie Donaldson
930
John Warwick
328
Alex McConnell
233
Turnout
4,946
Democratic Unionist Party}}
DUP gain from UUP
Craigavon
Craigavon A
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Paddy Breen
1,220
James McDonald
999
Sean McKavanagh
867
Victor Pickering
766
James Gillespie
732
Patrick Crilly
652
Thomas Fox
563
Social Alliance
Joseph Cunningham
192
William Lyness
183
Turnout
6,419
No change
Craigavon B
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Herbert Whitten
1,785
Daniel Murphy
1,343
Gladys McCullough
1,127
James Forsythe
802
Alan Locke
664
Dermot Hamill
541
George Hatch
518
William Ramsay
415
John Hagan
360
Frederick Richardson
336
John Oliver
227
Turnout
8,444
Democratic Unionist Party}}
DUP gain from Alliance
Craigavon C
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Tom French
1,298
Hugh News
1,077
Mary Simpson
987
Cyril McLoughlin
775
Robert Dodds
750
Jack Mathers
659
William Smith
650
Ronald Williamson
617
Brian Gee
579
Social Alliance
Alan Evans
398
Catherine McCann
391
Social Alliance
George Forker
308
Terence McGinnity
270
Robert McEvoy
250
Frederick Crowe
141
Turnout
9,468
Democratic Unionist Party}}
DUP gain from Alliance
Workers' Party (Ireland)}}
WPRC gain from SDLP
Craigavon D
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Frederick Baird
1,570
Sydney Cairns
1,151
Sam Gardiner
1,131
David Calvert
1,119
George Savage
1,028
Ian Williams
872
Philip Black
790
Gary Kennedy
639
Thomas Megarrell
486
Samuel Lutton
432
Turnout
9,455
Democratic Unionist Party}}
DUP gain from UUP
Down
Down A
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Cecil Harvey
1,387
Samuel Osborne
954
Francis Laverty
809
Monica Smyth
751
Dermot Nesbitt
732
William Finlay
655
William Brown
641
Thomas Murray
489
Thomas Poole
477
James Glover
355
John Rodgers
326
Wanda Rowan-Hamilton
286
James Cochrane
275
Thomas McKee
187
Interdependence
Francis Rice
50
Interdependence
Eileen Rice
24
Turnout
8,614
Democratic Unionist Party}}
DUP gain from UUP and Alliance
Down B
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Edward McGrady
1,711
Raymond Blaney
1,121
Dermot Curran
893
Cecil Maxwell
875
Malachi Curran
665
John Ritchie
647
Elizabeth Kennedy
513
George Flinn
451
John Bryce
382
Sean Quinn
373
Michael Healy
305
Turnout
8,188
Workers' Party (Ireland)}}
WPRC gain from SDLP
Northern Ireland Labour Party}}
Labour gain from Alliance
Down C
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Paddy O'Donoghue
1,328
Ethel Smyth
1,137
Gerald Douglas
939
James Magee
826
Eamon O'Neill
822
James Curry
762
Norman Bicker
573
Patrick Forde
487
Stephen McClean
440
Edward O'Hagan
349
Anthony Dickinson
200
William Keown
182
David Allister
117
Turnout
8,413
Democratic Unionist Party}}
Ethel Smyth leaves UUP
Dungannon
Dungannon A
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Seamus Cassidy
1,057
Anthony McGonnell
889
John Monaghan
856
Noel Mulligan
797
Samuel Brush
633
William McIlwrath
583
Frederick Burrows
570
Winston Mulligan
549
Turnout
6,026
Independent politician}}
Independent gain from SDLP
Dungannon B
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Jim Canning
1,744
Owen Nugent
1,140
Patrick McGlinchey
1,138
Thomas Kempton
918
John Corr
539
Abraham White
497
Turnout
6,186
Independent politician}}
Owen Nugent leaves SDLP
Dungannon C
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Patsy Daly
1,324
Derek Irwin
981
James Ewing
778
John Taggart
647
Norman Lockhart
583
Jim Brady
571
Wilfred Dilworth
558
James McNeill
205
William Lucas
104
Turnout
5,876
Democratic Unionist Party}}
DUP gain from UUP
Dungannon D
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Maurice Morrow
1,124
Ken Maginnis
1,085
Plunkett O'Donnell
1,062
William Brown
1,046
Michael McLoughlin
751
Peggie Devlin
579
Turnout
5,762
Independent politician}}
Michael McLoughlin leaves SDLP
Ulster Unionist Party}}
UUP gain from Independent
Irish Independence Party}}
IIP gain from Independent
Fermanagh
Fermanagh A
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
John McMahon
1,292
Jack Leahy
1,075
John Joe McCusker
1,069
Thomas Murray
849
Fergus McQuillan
628
Caroline Madill
548
Michael McBarron
528
Thomas Johnston
329
John Reihill
280
Turnout
6,734
Independent politician}}
John Joe McCusker leaves Unity
Irish Independence Party}}
IIP gain from Independent
Fermanagh B
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Cecil Noble
1,660
Patrick Cox
1,216
Norman Brown
892
Roy Coalter
535
Cyril Crozier
396
Thomas Doherty
395
Seamus Carson
310
Margaret Veitch
261
Turnout
5,774
Democratic Unionist Party}}
DUP gain from UUUP
Irish Independence Party}}
IIP gain from SDLP
Fermanagh C
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Patrick McCaffrey
1,178
Wilson Elliott
941
Patrick Flanagan
848
Annie Cavanagh
816
Gerard Gallagher
776
Herbert Corrigan
693
George Gott
468
Patrick McGovern
200
Turnout
6,094
Irish Independence Party}}
Patrick McCaffrey leaves Unity
Fermanagh D
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Herbert Kerr
1,241
Caldwell McClaughrey
1,074
Bert Johnston
905
John O'Kane
843
Gerry O'Donnell
544
Patrick Keown
448
John Cunningham
396
Patrick McGrath
391
Miriam Cuthbertson
266
John Haslett
179
Turnout
6,371
Democratic Unionist Party}}
Bert Johnston leaves UUUP
Ulster Unionist Party}}
UUP gain from SDLP
Fermanagh E
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Raymond Ferguson
1,116
Patrick O'Reilly
825
Nigel Dodds
767
Samuel Foster
563
Edward Bermingham
548
Jim Lunny
519
Jim Donnelly
456
Alwin Loane
415
Fermanagh Labour League
Thomas Campbell
362
Marjorie Moore
298
Roy Tarbotton
242
Turnout
6,253
Irish Independence Party}}
IIP gain from SDLP
Ulster Unionist Party}}
UUP gain from UUUP
Larne
Larne A
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Thomas Robinson
897
William Cunning
875
Rachel Rea
582
Hugh Wilson
469
Robert Campbell
414
Turnout
3,311
Independent politician}}
Independent gain from SDLP
Larne B
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
John Alexander
647
Samuel McAllister
600
Laurence Niblock
547
United Loyalist
Roy Beggs
466
Alexander Hunter
296
William Calwell
241
Turnout
2,865
Ulster Unionist Party}}
Laurence Niblock leaves Vanguard
Roy Beggs leaves DUP
Democratic Unionist Party}}
DUP gain from UUP and Alliance
Larne C
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Jack McKee
1,436
Robert Robinson
770
Winston Fulton
509
William Kelly
508
Thomas Benson
428
Amelia Kelly
396
Rosalie Armstrong
387
Joseph Wallace
325
United Loyalist
Samuel Martin
262
Community Candidate
James Clements
218
Leonard Sluman
178
Agnew Hamilton
156
Community Candidate
Patrick Todd
69
William Fleck
61
Turnout
5,894
Ulster Unionist Party}}
Rosalie Armstrong leaves Vanguard
Democratic Unionist Party}}
DUP gain from Vanguard and Independent
Ulster Unionist Party}}
UUP gain from Independent
Limavady
Limavady A
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Arthur Doherty
727
Roy King
678
Ernest Murray
654
Robert Grant
563
Thomas Mullan
562
Stanley Gault
434
James Gilfillan
290
Turnout
3,986
No change
Limavady B
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
David Robinson
883
Lawrence Hegarty
571
Denis Farren
501
Max Gault
329
Sean McCloskey
319
James Brolly
310
Alex Fulton
220
George McCormick
197
Andrew Murphy
127
John McKay
75
Workers' Party (Ireland)}}"
The Workers' Party Republican Clubs
Jerry Mullan
63
Turnout
3,715
Irish Independence Party}}
IIP gain from SDLP
Limavady C
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
William Norris
729
Barry Doherty
653
William Cooke
650
William Barbour
622
Jackie Dolan
595
Geraldine Kearny
510
Francis Parkinson
223
George Robinson
133
Arthur Reid
108
Turnout
4,287
No change
Lisburn
Lisburn A
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Robert Campbell
1,299
James Wells
1,004
William Dillon
916
John Clenaghan
905
Charles Woodburne
515
Henry Stewart
394
Turnout
5,142
No change
Lisburn B
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Charles Poots
1,469
William Bleakes
1,222
Thomas Lilburn
655
John Alderdice
623
Samuel Dorman
620
James McCann
469
Joseph McClullough
447
William Johnston
351
Turnout
5,977
Ulster Unionist Party}}
William Bleakes leaves UUUP
Democratic Unionist Party}}
DUP gain from UUP
Lisburn C
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
William Belshaw
2,412
Denis McCarroll
856
William Watson
812
Seamus Close
811
Wilfred McClung
585
Robert Dunsmore
423
George Morrison
401
William Whitley
389
Robert Clarke
107
Turnout
6,992
Democratic Unionist Party}}
DUP gain from UUP and UUUP
Lisburn D
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Ivan Davis
3,720
George Boyd
1,086
Samuel Semple
1,069
Maureen McKinney
788
James Mulholland
479
Robert McNeice
470
David Trimble
454
David Gordon
232
John Curry
153
Turnout
8,639
Democratic Unionist Party}}
DUP gain from UPNI
Lisburn E
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
William Beattie
1,909
William McAllister
1,830
William McDonnell
1,013
John Cousins
542
Gerard Dunlop
462
Brion Fitzsimons
435
James Davis
105
Terry Bruton
72
Turnout
6,831
United Ulster Unionist Party}}
UUUP gain from Alliance
Londonderry
Londonderry A
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
John Henry
1,412
John McNickle
1,018
George Peoples
942
Robert Bond
937
William Hay
906
Thomas Doherty
837
Danny Ferguson
808
Ernest Hamilton
592
Alan Lindsay
526
John Allen
318
James Patterson
173
Delap Stevenson
173
Turnout
8,786
Democratic Unionist Party}}
DUP gain from UUP
Londonderry B
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Anna Hay
1,586
Gregory Campbell
1,206
Michael Fegan
1,119
James Guy
1,078
Robert McCullough
707
Robert Ferris
583
George McNally
496
Colm Elliott
462
Thomas McGlinchley
410
Derry Trades Union Council
Bernard McAnaney
39
Turnout
7,855
Democratic Unionist Party}}
DUP gain from Alliance
Londonderry C
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Patrick Devine
1,566
John McChrystal
599
Anna Gallagher
353
Raymond Rogan
312
Kevin Barr
299
Samuel Brown
274
Joseph Moran
229
Eileen Doherty
221
Gerard O'Grady
213
Vincent Coyle
174
Eamon Melaugh
143
Patrick Harkin
125
Derry Trades Union Council
Ann Donnelly
75
John Carr
61
Turnout
4,891
Irish Independence Party}}
John McChrystal and Kevin Barr join IIP
Londonderry D
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
William Keys
788
James Bradley
591
Margaret Buchanan
507
John Tierney
438
William McCartney
353
Roger O'Doherty
182
Noel Sinclair
141
Liam Wray
93
Thomas McCourt
92
Derry Trades Union Council
Colm Fox
88
Turnout
3,426
Irish Independence Party}}
James Bradley joins IIP
Democratic Unionist Party}}
DUP gain from UUP
Londonderry E
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Frank Donnelly
1,344
Fergus McAteer
1,203
William O'Connell
1,176
Leonard Green
984
William McCorriston
976
David Davis
956
Ita Breen
563
Annette Hetherington
560
James Crossan
349
Edward Bradley
301
Denis McIntyre
180
Derry Trades Union Council
John Duffy
164
Paul Whoriskey
144
Community Candidate
Michael Shiels
122
Derry Trades Union Council
Bill Webster
73
Turnout
9,377
Irish Independence Party}}
Fergus McAteer joins IIP
Social Democratic and Labour Party}}
SDLP gain from Alliance
Magherafelt
Magherafelt A
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Noel McCusker
1,597
Mary McSorley
920
John Linton
823
Patrick Sweeney
705
John Kenning
569
Frank McKendry
459
Patrick McBride
403
Francis Thompson
359
Francis Donnelly
329
Geraldine Crilly
137
Peter Merron
53
Turnout
6,483
Democratic Unionist Party}}
DUP gain from UUP
Social Democratic and Labour Party}}
SDLP gain from UUP
Independent (politician)}}
Independent gain from WPRC
Magherafelt B
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
John Davey
1,961
Robert Overend
1,070
John Junkin
690
Thomas Milligan
668
Alexander Montgomery
512
Francis Madden
322
Vincent O'Neill
300
Henry McErlean
284
Turnout
5,985
Irish Independence Party}}
IIP gain from Independent
Magherafelt C
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
William McCrea
2,248
Bernard Murphy
1,208
William Conaghan
696
Roddy Gribben
638
Michael O'Neill
398
William Lees
346
Ernest Caldwell
309
Wilfred Brennen
288
George Miller
283
James Artt
256
John Gregg
38
Turnout
6,855
Independent politician}}
Independent gain from SDLP
Moyle
Moyle A
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Malachy McSparran
477
Fergus Wheeler
461
Gerard Gillan
262
Archie McIntosh
248
John McKay
241
Charles Hamill
220
Thomas O'Neill
96
Gerard McCarry
83
Anna Edwards
68
Turnout
2,202
Social Democratic and Labour Party}}
SDLP gain from Independent (x2)
Moyle B
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
James Rodgers
445
Price McConaghy
381
James McShane
345
Mary Morrison
300
Robert Getty
299
Hugh Acheson
253
Ronnie McIlvar
243
James McAuley
193
Maurice McHenry
142
Andrew Dobbin
133
John Shanks
92
Samuel Simpson
56
Turnout
2,955
Independent Unionist}}
Price McConaghy leaves UUP
Ulster Unionist Party}}
UUP gain from Independent Unionist (x2)
Moyle C
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Richard Kerr
296
Archie McAuley
237
Michael O'Cleary
222
Eamonn Scally
178
Joseph Donaghy
157
Elizabeth Johnstone
150
Hugh Sayers
139
Norman Campbell
128
Thomas Cecil
92
Turnout
1,647
No change
Newry and Mourne
Newry and Mourne A
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Colum Murnion
1,346
George Graham
1,264
William Russell
1,155
William Coulter
1,052
Anne Marie Cunningham
639
Arthur Dornan
600
Robert McConnell
175
Turnout
6,443
No change
Newry and Mourne B
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
P. J. Bradley
1,048
Jim McCart
847
Liam Trainor
595
Brian Mulligan
589
Anthony Williamson
459
William McCoy
433
Joe Kearney
412
Eithne Doran
174
Raymond Hanna
135
Peter Maloy
106
Johnny Ward
33
Turnout
5,049
Social Democratic and Labour Party}}
SDLP gain from Independent and Alliance
Newry and Mourne C
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Nan Sands
1,014
William Sterritt
901
Violet Cromie
612
Patrick Harper
611
Annie Copeland
466
James Fagan
395
Violet Watts
87
Turnout
4,198
Democratic Unionist Party}}
DUP gain from UUP
Newry and Mourne D
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Eugene Markey
1,831
John McEvoy
988
Andrew Moffett
805
Clarence Morrow
675
John Bell
664
Thomas McGrath
627
Michael McNulty
592
Victor Frizell
588
George McConnell
303
Brian Mulligan
287
Matthew Cunningham
203
Francis McCamley
167
Turnout
8,010
Irish Independence Party}}
Eugene Markey joins IIP
Irish Independence Party}}
IIP gain from Alliance
Newry and Mourne E
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
James Lynch
1,244
Pat Toner
925
Anthony Watters
852
James Savage
758
Owen Kelly
570
Jack McMahon
533
Sean McCreesh
531
Elizabeth McConnell
530
Jim Murphy
447
Alex Chambers
255
Brian Woods
242
Sean Reavy
83
Turnout
7,212
Irish Independence Party}}
Jim Murphy joins IIP
Anti H-Block}}
Anti H-Block gain from SDLP
Newry and Mourne F
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Arthur Ruddy
874
William McCaigue
752
Patrick McElroy
666
Freddie Kearns
479
Louis McGuigan
475
Michael McVerry
306
Kevin McAleenan
277
Gordon Heslip
258
P. J. McCann
248
Edward McKeown
105
Michael McLoughlin
87
Edward Turley
85
Social Reform Party
James Malone
34
Turnout
4,833
Irish Independence Party}}
IIP gain from Alliance
Newtownabbey
Newtownabbey A
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
James Wilson
850
Trevor Kirkland
830
Mary Harkness
818
Arthur Templeton
758
John Anderson
710
Sidney Cameron
598
Patrick McCudden
550
Turnout
5,243
Independent Unionist}}
Sidney Cameron leaves UUP
Democratic Unionist Party}}
DUP gain from Alliance
Newtownabbey B
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
David Hanna
1,964
Fraser Agnew
1,090
Letitia McCartney
547
Cecil Stringer
450
Bob Kidd
433
Austin Kelly
375
John Elliott
363
Hugh Montgomery
291
Alistair Keery
102
William Stewart
32
Turnout
5,920
Ulster Unionist Party}}
Cecil Stringer joins UUP
Newtownabbey C
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Samuel Neill
2,737
Clifford Forsythe
1,499
Robert Caul
1,277
Desmond Dowds
807
Claire Martin
560
George Jones
534
Gordon Mawhinney
460
Brian Caul
252
Turnout
8,332
Independent politician}}
Independent gain from Alliance
Ulster Unionist Party}}
UUP gain from UPNI
Newtownabbey D
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
James Smith
2,926
James Rooney
1,068
George Herron
951
Ivan Hunter
949
Arthur Kell
560
William McKee
520
Independent Alliance
John Drysdale
323
John Smith
308
Thomas Davidson
147
Lindsay Prior
94
Turnout
8,109
Independent Unionist}}
Independent Unionist gain from Alliance
North Down
North Down A
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Edmund Mills
1,216
Donald Hayes
812
Raymond Trousdale
740
Jane Copeland
710
Bruce Mulligan
683
William Bailie
655
George Allport
605
Elizabeth Loan
592
Julian Hamilton
298
Valerie Kinghan
279
Margaret McGimpsey
247
Dorothy Smith
56
Turnout
5,610
Democratic Unionist Party}}
DUP gain from Alliance
North Down B
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
George Green
1,200
Wesley Graham
972
Camphell McCormick
821
James Magee
733
George McMurtry
663
Chalmers Quee
386
Phyllis Brown
370
Cecil Baniff
306
Thomas O'Brien
270
Anne Wilson
268
William Elliott
234
John Shields
233
James Boyle
203
United British Ulster Peoples Party
William Johnston
28
Turnout
6,888
Ulster Popular Unionist Party}}
George Green leaves Vanguard
Democratic Unionist Party}}
DUP gain from UUP
Ulster Popular Unionist Party}}
UPUP gain from UUP
North Down C
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Mary O'Fee
1,021
William Morrow
959
Robert Graham
929
Hazel Bradford
907
Brian Wilson
444
Terence McKeag
422
Thomas Rollins
367
Maisie McMullan
273
George McKinnie
263
Turnout
5,720
Ulster Popular Unionist Party}}
Mary O'Fee leaves Vanguard
Democratic Unionist Party}}
DUP gain from UUP
North Down D
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Ellie McKay
1,076
John Auld
803
Susan O'Brien
727
Gordon Dunne
509
Michael Clarke
423
Irene Cave
391
Frederick White
374
Edith Cole
277
Thomas Bussell
225
Trevor Boyd
181
Eric Griffith
135
Turnout
5,246
Democratic Unionist Party}}
DUP gain from UUUP
Omagh
Omagh A
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Arthur McFarland
846
Liam McQuaid
840
Charles McElholm
771
John Skelton
538
John Fahy
496
William Montgomery
490
Ivan Foster
474
Vincent O'Brien
376
George Thompson
330
Independent Unionist}}"
Unity Unionist
Cecil Anderson
196
Dermot McCormack
87
Turnout
5,610
Democratic Unionist Party}}
DUP gain from UUP
Irish Independence Party}}
IIP gain from Independent
Omagh B
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Patrick Donnelly
623
John Mullin
604
Bertie Moses
597
Patrick Bogan
570
John Hutchinson
551
James McConnell
512
Tommy Owens
407
Eugene Donnelly
393
William McFarland
254
Turnout
4,631
Irish Independence Party}}
Patrick Donnelly joins IIP
Democratic Unionist Party}}
DUP gain from UUP
Omagh C
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Patrick Fahy
1,185
Oliver Gibson
1,026
Bernadette Grant
818
Aidan Lagan
723
John Ashenhurst
654
Stephen McKenna
513
Paddy McGowan
496
William Thompson
457
Arthur Breen
453
Richard Hinds
336
William Caldwell
251
Alfred Barnett
194
James Mitchell
173
Francis Loughran
83
Michael Kelly
79
Edward Sayers
74
Turnout
7,681
Democratic Unionist Party}}
DUP gain from UUP
Irish Independence Party}}
IIP gain from SDLP
Omagh D
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Francis Conway
984
Brendan Martin
643
Willis Cooke
576
John Johnston
427
Francis McElroy
375
Brian McGrath
303
Patrick Walsh
285
John Hadden
235
Patrick McCrory
225
John McSherry
118
Turnout
4,331
Irish Independence Party}}
IIP gain from Alliance
Irish Independence Party}}
IIP gain from WPRC
Democratic Unionist Party}}
DUP gain from UUP
Strabane
Strabane A
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
Denis McCrory
1,320
Thomas Kerrigan
1,221
Mary McCrea
1,029
Edward Turner
832
Ernest Young
672
Robert Anderson
580
David Baird
315
Turnout
6,162
Democratic Unionist Party}}
DUP gain from UUP
Strabane B
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
John Gallagher
1,101
Francis McConnell
1,015
Mary Britton
984
Samuel Rogers
973
George McIntyre
827
Henry Henderson
607
Mary McAleer
313
Turnout
5,997
Democratic Unionist Party}}
DUP gain from UUP
Strabane C
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
James O'Kane
1,250
Paul O'Hare
600
William Flanagan
578
Robert Fleming
450
John O'Kane
418
Desmond Monteith
371
William Gallagher
296
Patrick Wallace
288
Jane O'Donnell
268
John McCrory
247
Michael Dunne
115
David Fleming
96
William Crichton
72
John Tracey
43
Turnout
5,447
Independent politician}}
Independent gain from SDLP
References
References
[http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/flg81.htm Local Government Elections 1981], Northern Ireland Elections
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