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1981 Newry and Mourne District Council election
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Local govt election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 1981
1981 Newry and Mourne District Council election parliamentary no 1977 Newry and Mourne District Council election 1977 1981 05 20 y 1985 Newry and Mourne District Council election 1985 All 30 seats to Newry and Mourne District Council 16 Social Democratic and Labour Party 16 1 Ulster Unionist Party 6 1 Irish Independence Party 4 4 Democratic Unionist Party 2 1 Anti H-Block 2 2 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 0 3 Independent Nationalist 0 3 Independent Republican (Ireland) 0 1 Party with the most votes by district.
Elections to Newry and Mourne District Council were held on 20 May 1981 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used six district electoral areas to elect a total of 30 councillors.
Election results
Newry and Mourne District Council Election Result 1981https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgnandm.htm Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Newry and Mourne www.ark.ac.uk
Social Democratic and Labour Party
16
2
1
1
53.3
41.7
14,397
5.2
Ulster Unionist Party
6
0
1
1
20.0
18.7
6,460
5.8
Irish Independence Party
4
4
0
4
13.3
11.4
3,944
New
Democratic Unionist Party
2
1
0
0
6.7
9.5
3,291
6.4
Anti H-Block
2
2
0
2
6.7
6.1
2,096
New
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
0
0
3
3
0.0
3.6
1,240
4.7
Independent Nationalist
0
0
3
3
0.0
3.1
1,059
4.5
Independent Republican (Ireland)
0
0
1
1
0.0
1.5
531
0.7
Republican Clubs
0
0
0
0
0.0
2.0
682
3.1
Independent (politician)
0
0
0
0
0.0
1.6
535
0.7
Independent Labour
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.1
33
0.1
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Newry and Mourne District Council election, 1981by district yes
|- class="unsortable" align="centre"
!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
!rowspan=2|TotalCllrs
|- class="unsortable" align="center"
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | SDLP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Ulster Unionist Party" | UUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Irish Independence Party" | IIP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Democratic Unionist Party" | DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Anti H-Block" | Anti H-Block
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Area A
|31.9
|2
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|35.4
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|0.0
|0
|23.1
|1
|0.0
|0
|9.6
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Area B
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|64.0
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|4
|8.9
|0
|8.5
|0
|2.8
|0
|0.0
|0
|15.8
|0
|4
|-
|align="left"|Area C
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|40.0
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|2
|26.0
|1
|0.0
|0
|22.2
|1
|0.0
|0
|11.8
|0
|4
|-
|align="left"|Area D
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|37.1
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|3
|19.1
|2
|25.8
|2
|3.9
|0
|0.0
|0
|14.1
|0
|7
|-
|align="left"|Area E
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|40.0
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|3
|7.6
|0
|7.6
|1
|3.7
|0
|30.1
|2
|11.0
|0
|6
|-
|align="left"|Area F
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|43.4
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|2
|16.2
|1
|21.6
|1
|5.6
|0
|0.0
|0
|13.2
|0
|6
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|41.7
|16
|18.7
|6
|11.4
|4
|9.5
|2
|6.1
|2
|12.6
|0
|30
|-
|}
Districts results
Area A
1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1981: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1977-1981 Change: No change
Newry and Mourne Area A - 5 seatsLocal Government Results 1981 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/064e8d36-856a-4f60-b950-716cf2c3c7bb/local_government_election_results_1981 EONI 31 July 2021
4
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Colum Murnion
1,346
21.60%
Democratic Unionist Party
George Graham*
1,264
20.29%
Ulster Unionist Party
William Russell*
1,155
18.54%
Ulster Unionist Party
Arthur Coulter*
1,052
16.88%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Anne Marie Cunningham*
639
10.26%
899.13
901.13
941.13
Independent Nationalist
Arthur Doran
600
9.63%
643.01
653.24
720.24
Democratic Unionist Party
Robert McConnell
175
2.81%
175.23
5
8,729
6,231 (71.38%)
212
1,039
6,443 (73.81%)
Area B
1977: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1981: 4 x SDLP
1977-1981 Change: SDLP (two seats) gain from Alliance and Independent Nationalist
Newry and Mourne Area B - 4 seats
6
Social Democratic and Labour Party
P. J. Bradley
1,084
22.27%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Jim McCart*
847
17.40%
883.5
886.5
974.5
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Liam Trainor*
595
12.23%
611.5
617.5
642.4
758.7
804.7
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Brian Mulligan
589
12.10%
612.7
612.7
624.9
721.1
742.4
Independent Nationalist
Anthony Williamson*
459
9.43%
462.3
468.3
519.5
638.3
720.3
Ulster Unionist Party
William McCoy
433
8.90%
433
434
614
620.5
Irish Independence Party
Joe Kearney
412
8.47%
433.3
436.3
469.3
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Eithne Doran
174
3.58%
175.8
177.8
Democratic Unionist Party
Raymond Hanna
135
2.77%
135.2
135.2
Independent (politician)
Peter Maloy
106
2.18%
106.5
112.5
Independent Labour
Johnny Ward
33
0.68%
33
6
6,919
4,867 (70.34%)
182
974
5,049 (72.97%)
Area C
1977: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP
1981: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Newry and Mourne Area C - 4 seats
5
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Nan Sands*
1,014
24.94%
Democratic Unionist Party
William Sterritt
901
22.16%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Patrick Harper
611
15.03%
641
817.61
Ulster Unionist Party
Violet Cromie*
612
15.05%
628
629.68
683.68
719.99
Ulster Unionist Party
Annie Copeland
446
10.97%
463
463.21
493.41
507.67
Independent (politician)
James Fagan
395
9.71%
410
429.74
429.74
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Violet Watts
87
2.14%
5
5,648
4,066 (71.99%)
132
814
4,198 (74.33%)
Area D
1977: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1981: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 2 x IIP
1977-1981 Change: IIP gain from Alliance, Independent Nationalist joins IIP
Newry and Mourne Area D - 7 seats
9
Irish Independence Party
Eugene Markey*
1,831
23.56%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
John McEvoy*
988
12.72%
Ulster Unionist Party
Andy Moffett*
805
10.36%
808.43
808.43
1,017.43
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Thomas McGrath*
627
8.07%
735.29
749.23
751.72
806.44
806.44
1,201.44
Social Democratic and Labour Party
John Bell*
664
8.55%
745.83
772.75
774.24
814
814
938.9
1,148.9
Ulster Unionist Party
Clarence Morrow*
675
8.69%
676.47
676.47
756.47
761.96
810.68
812.17
812.17
814.27
Irish Independence Party
Francis McCamley
167
2.15%
681.99
705.4
707.38
753.08
753.08
774.98
781.98
804.38
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Victor Frizell*
588
7.57%
621.81
632.79
635.79
695.2
695.68
733.13
748.53
774.43
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Michael McNulty
592
7.62%
611.6
622.6
622.6
633.05
633.05
Republican Clubs
Brian Mulligan
287
3.69%
351.68
452.58
452.58
Democratic Unionist Party
George McConnell
303
3.90%
306.43
306.43
Republican Clubs
Matthew Cunningham
203
2.61%
222.6
9
11,891
7,770 (65.34%)
280
967
5,010 (42.13%)
Area E
1977: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Independent Republican
1981: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Anti H-Block, 1 x IIP
1977-1981 Change: Anti H-Block (two seats) gain from SDLP and Independent Republican, Independent Nationalist joins IIP
Newry and Mourne Area E - 6 seats
10
Anti H-Block
James Lynch
1,244
17.85%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Pat Toner*
925
13.27%
936.34
940.39
940.39
952.81
1,070.81
Anti H-Block
Anthony Watters
852
12.22%
887.91
892.96
892.96
993.71
1,022.71
Social Democratic and Labour Party
James Savage*
758
10.88%
771.44
804.43
804.43
833.58
986.25
1,018.59
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Owen Kelly*
570
8.18%
575.04
577.25
585.25
619.72
726.24
753.19
767.19
786.66
881.33
Irish Independence Party
Jim Murphy*
447
6.41%
514.2
551.29
552.29
614.2
651.24
653.55
656.55
657.73
935.9
Ulster Unionist Party
Elizabeth McDowell
530
7.60%
530.21
530.21
723.21
724.21
730.21
730.21
730.21
730.21
740.21
Independent Republican (Ireland)
Sean McCreesh*
531
7.62%
552.21
557.26
557.26
576.83
621.71
634.8
637.8
639.57
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Peter McMahon*
533
7.65%
561.14
565.61
566.61
576.71
Independent Republican (Ireland)
Brian Woods
242
3.47%
288.41
292.41
292.41
Democratic Unionist Party
Alex Chambers
255
3.66%
255.42
255.42
Irish Independence Party
Sean Reavey
83
1.19%
98.54
10
9,237
6,970 (75.46%)
242
996
7,212 (78.08%)
Area F
1977: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
1981: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x IIP
1977-1981 Change: IIP gain from Alliance
Newry and Mourne Area F - 4 seats
9
Ulster Unionist Party
William McCaigue*
752
16.19%
752
754
755
979
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Arthur Ruddy*
874
18.81%
879
893
914
914
915.06
941.06
Irish Independence Party
Freddie Kearns
479
10.31%
487
492
518
520
520
642
900
932
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Patrick McElroy
666
14.33%
670
676
690
690
693.18
702.18
732.18
862.42
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Louis McGuigan
475
10.22%
477
482
492
492
493.06
545.06
562.06
637.65
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Michael McVerry*
306
6.59%
310
354
365
376
419.46
421.46
424.46
Irish Independence Party
Kevin McAleenan
277
5.96%
281
281
296
300
300
339
Irish Independence Party
P. J. McCann
248
5.34%
249
254
268
270
270
Democratic Unionist Party
Gordon Heslip
258
5.55%
258
258
258
Republican Clubs
Edward McKeown
105
2.26%
105
105
Republican Clubs
Michael McLoughlin
87
1.87%
89
90
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Edward Turley
85
1.83%
86
Independent (politician)
James Malone
34
0.73%
9
7,263
4,646 (63.97%)
187
930
4,833 (66.54%)
References
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