1981 Down District Council election
Local govt election in Northern Ireland
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All 20 seats to Down District Council 11 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Election results
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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SDLP | 9 | 0 | 1 | ![]() | 45.0 | 42.1 | 10,233 | ![]() | |
UUP | 5 | 0 | 2 | ![]() | 25.0 | 27.3 | 6,694 | ![]() | |
DUP | 3 | 3 | 0 | ![]() | 15.0 | 13.0 | 3,188 | New | |
Alliance | 1 | 0 | 2 | ![]() | 5.0 | 8.4 | 2,055 | ![]() | |
Republican Clubs | 1 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | 5.0 | 6.5 | 1,587 | ![]() | |
Independent Labour | 1 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | 5.0 | 2.7 | 665 | ![]() | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 0.3 | 74 | ![]() |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
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SDLP | UUP | DUP | Alliance | Workers Party | Others | ||||||||
Area A | 24.4 | 2 | 43.0 | 3 | 24.4 | 2 | 7.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.9 | 0 | 7 |
Area B | 50.5 | 3 | 17.5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 9.5 | 0 | 14.1 | 1 | 8.4 | 1 | 6 |
Area C | 51.2 | 4 | 20.8 | 1 | 13.9 | 1 | 8.4 | 1 | 5.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 |
Total | 42.1 | 9 | 27.3 | 5 | 13.0 | 3 | 8.4 | 1 | 6.5 | 1 | 2.7 | 1 | 20 |
Districts results
Area A
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
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||
DUP | Cecil Harvey | 16.52% | 1,387 | |||||||||||
SDLP | Francis Laverty* | 9.63% | 809 | 810.2 | 820.2 | 820.2 | 829.2 | 829.2 | 830.2 | 1,064.2 | ||||
UUP | Samuel Osborne* | 11.36% | 954 | 973.92 | 974.92 | 977.16 | 1,007.4 | 1,012.72 | 1,038.44 | 1,041.68 | 1,078.68 | |||
SDLP | Monica Smyth | 8.94% | 751 | 751.48 | 765.48 | 765.48 | 779.48 | 779.48 | 703.4 | 1,021.96 | 1,272.96 | |||
UUP | Dermot Nesbitt | 8.72% | 732 | 744.96 | 744.96 | 772.96 | 779.96 | 785.84 | 965.48 | 967.2 | 999.2 | 1,018.2 | 1,036.6 | |
UUP | William Brown* | 7.63% | 641 | 652.04 | 652.04 | 823.16 | 828.16 | 834.36 | 899.32 | 899.32 | 946.56 | 964.56 | 969.16 | |
DUP | Thomas Poole | 5.68% | 477 | 619.32 | 621.32 | 632.28 | 633.52 | 888.76 | 901.44 | 902.44 | 906.44 | 909.44 | 909.44 | |
UUP | William Finlay* | 7.80% | 655 | 667.72 | 668.72 | 704.72 | 707.72 | 733.36 | 822.04 | 827.04 | 870.28 | 882.28 | 887.8 | |
Alliance | John Rodgers | 3.88% | 326 | 326.48 | 351.48 | 353.48 | 551.48 | 551.48 | 552.48 | 566.72 | ||||
SDLP | Thomas Murray | 5.82% | 489 | 490.68 | 500.68 | 500.92 | 512.92 | 513.92 | 515.92 | |||||
UUP | James Glover | 4.23% | 355 | 361.24 | 364.24 | 385.48 | 386.48 | 391.92 | ||||||
DUP | Thomas McKee | 2.23% | 187 | 302.2 | 304.2 | 307.44 | 307.44 | |||||||
Alliance | Wanda Rowan-Hamilton | 3.41% | 286 | 286.48 | 286.48 | 287.48 | ||||||||
UUP | William Cochrane | 3.27% | 275 | 280.28 | 280.28 | |||||||||
Independent | Francis Rice | 0.60% | 50 | 50 | ||||||||||
Independent | Eileen Rice | 0.29% | 24 | 24 | ||||||||||
Electorate: 11,993 Valid: 8,398 (70.02%) Spoilt: 216 Quota: 1,050 Turnout: 8,614 (71.83%) |
Area B
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
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
SDLP | Eddie McGrady* | 21.56% | 1,711 | ||||||||
Republican Clubs | Raymond Blaney | 14.13% | 1,121 | 1,153.64 | |||||||
SDLP | Dermot Curran* | 11.25% | 893 | 987.52 | 1,016.9 | 1,178.9 | |||||
UUP | Cecil Maxwell* | 11.03% | 875 | 882.14 | 894.82 | 905.5 | 1,403.5 | ||||
SDLP | John Ritchie* | 8.15% | 647 | 787.08 | 803.76 | 869.48 | 869.48 | 874.48 | 880.48 | 1,171.48 | |
Independent Labour | Malachi Curran | 8.38% | 665 | 691.86 | 717.9 | 763.74 | 764.74 | 779.74 | 788.14 | 994.8 | |
Alliance | George Flinn* | 5.68% | 451 | 461.2 | 634.2 | 652.92 | 659.92 | 822.92 | 823.82 | 902.56 | |
SDLP | Sean Quinn* | 4.70% | 373 | 552.18 | 580.86 | 723.34 | 724.34 | 727.34 | 756.74 | ||
UUP | Elizabeth Kennedy | 6.46% | 513 | 513 | 515 | 515 | |||||
SDLP | John Bryce | 4.81% | 382 | 455.78 | 461.46 | ||||||
Alliance | Michael Healy | 3.84% | 305 | 312.82 | |||||||
Electorate: 10,747 Valid: 7,936 (73.84%) Spoilt: 252 Quota: 1,134 Turnout: 8,188 (76.19%) |
Area C
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
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
SDLP | Patrick O'Donoghue* | 16.27% | 1,328 | ||||||||||
DUP | Ethel Smyth* | 13.93% | 1,137 | ||||||||||
UUP | Gerald Douglas | 11.50% | 939 | 940.15 | 991.35 | 994.35 | 1,097.35 | ||||||
SDLP | Eamon O'Neill* | 10.07% | 822 | 939.53 | 939.93 | 949.93 | 954.41 | 954.41 | 1,068.41 | ||||
SDLP | James Curry | 9.34% | 762 | 828.47 | 828.47 | 847.16 | 856.49 | 856.49 | 960.38 | 1,152.38 | |||
SDLP | James Magee* | 10.12% | 826 | 857.05 | 857.05 | 861.28 | 861.28 | 861.28 | 900.26 | 1,099.26 | |||
Alliance | Patrick Forde* | 5.97% | 487 | 498.27 | 500.47 | 502.47 | 661.39 | 670.87 | 732.48 | 758.51 | 810.51 | 852.51 | |
UUP | Norman Bicker* | 7.02% | 573 | 573 | 595.9 | 601.33 | 711.06 | 776.63 | 778.09 | 781.32 | 784.32 | 791.32 | |
SDLP | Stephen McClean | 5.39% | 440 | 477.49 | 477.49 | 482.72 | 485.95 | 486.74 | 535.18 | ||||
Workers' Party | Edward O'Hagan | 4.28% | 349 | 376.14 | 376.34 | 442.95 | 447.95 | 447.95 | |||||
UUP | William Keown | 2.23% | 182 | 182.23 | 211.63 | 211.63 | |||||||
Alliance | Anthony Dickinson | 2.45% | 200 | 203.22 | 203.92 | 205.92 | |||||||
Republican Clubs | David Allister | 1.43% | 117 | 120.22 | 120.42 | ||||||||
Electorate: 11,077 Valid: 8,162 (73.68%) Spoilt: 251 Quota: 1,021 Turnout: 8,413 (75.95%) |
References
- ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Down". www.ark.ac.uk.
- ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
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