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1981 Omagh District Council election
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Local govt election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 1981
1981 Omagh District Council election parliamentary no 1977 Omagh District Council election 1977 1981 05 20 y 1985 Omagh District Council election 1985 All 20 seats to Omagh District Council 11 Social Democratic and Labour Party 5 1 Irish Independence Party 5 5 Ulster Unionist Party 4 4 Democratic Unionist Party 4 4 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 2 1 Independent Nationalist 0 2 Republican Clubs 0 1 Party with the most votes by district.
Elections to Omagh District Council were held on 20 May 1981 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 20 councillors.
Election results
Omagh District Council Election Result 1981https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgomagh.htm Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Omagh www.ark.ac.uk
Social Democratic and Labour Party
5
0
1
1
25.0
25.0
5,413
4.6
Irish Independence Party
5
5
0
5
25.0
22.2
4,809
New
Ulster Unionist Party
4
0
4
4
20.0
19.5
4,216
16.4
Democratic Unionist Party
4
0
0
0
20.0
16.6
3,596
New
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
2
0
1
1
10.0
9.0
1,951
7.0
Independent (politician)
0
0
0
0
0.0
2.8
604
2.8
Republican Clubs
0
0
1
1
0.0
1.9
407
2.3
Independent Republican (Ireland)
0
0
0
0
0.0
1.7
375
1.7
Independent Unionist
0
0
0
0
0.0
1.2
270
1.2
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Omagh District Council election, 1981by district yes
|- class="unsortable" align="centre"
!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
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!Cllrs
!rowspan=2|TotalCllrs
|- class="unsortable" align="center"
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | SDLP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Irish Independence Party" | IIP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Ulster Unionist Party" | UUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Democratic Unionist Party" | DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | Alliance
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Area A
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|32.2
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|2
|23.3
|1
|24.5
|1
|14.8
|1
|1.6
|0
|3.6
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Area B
|8.7
|0
|13.8
|1
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|25.4
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|1
|17.0
|1
|12.6
|1
|22.5
|0
|4
|-
|align="left"|Area C
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|30.3
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|2
|17.9
|1
|17.4
|2
|19.3
|1
|14.1
|1
|1.0
|0
|7
|-
|align="left"|Area D
|23.6
|1
|bgcolor=#32CD32|37.7
|bgcolor=#32CD32|2
|10.2
|0
|13.8
|1
|5.6
|0
|9.1
|0
|4
|-
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|25.0
|5
|22.2
|5
|19.5
|4
|16.6
|4
|9.0
|2
|7.7
|0
|20
|-
|}
Districts results
Area A
1977: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1981: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x IIP, 1 x DUP
1977-1981 Change: IIP and DUP gain from UUP and Independent Nationalist
Omagh Area A - 5 seatsLocal Government Results 1981 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/064e8d36-856a-4f60-b950-716cf2c3c7bb/local_government_election_results_1981 EONI 15 August 2021
7
Ulster Unionist Party
Arthur McFarland*
846
15.54%
935
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Liam McQuaid*
840
15.43%
858
859
1,148
Irish Independence Party
Charles McElholm
771
14.16%
778
780
788
799.05
1,151.05
Social Democratic and Labour Party
John Skelton*
538
9.88%
550
550
625
841.75
943.75
Democratic Unionist Party
Ivan Foster
474
8.71%
518
800
800
800
807
810
Ulster Unionist Party
William Montgomery
490
9.00%
538
577
577
577
577
580
Irish Independence Party
John Fahy
496
9.11%
510
512
520
530.2
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Vincent O'Brien
376
6.91%
391
392
Democratic Unionist Party
George Thompson
330
6.06%
345
Independent Unionist
Cecil Anderson*
196
3.60%
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Dermot McCormick
87
1.60%
7
6,459
5,444 (84.29%)
166
908
5,610 (86.86%)
Area B
1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1981: 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x IIP
1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from UUP, Independent Nationalist joins IIP
Omagh Area B - 4 seats
7
Irish Independence Party
Patrick Donnelly*
623
13.81%
623
715
1,014
Ulster Unionist Party
Robert Moses
597
13.23%
616
618
619
619
1,101
Democratic Unionist Party
James McConnell
512
11.35%
709
710
710
710
802.5
966.02
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Patrick Bogan*
570
12.64%
570
674
768
825
833
866.6
Independent (politician)
John Mullin
604
13.39%
605
643
742
793.75
794.75
794.75
Ulster Unionist Party
John Hutchinson
551
12.21%
586
587
587
588.5
Republican Clubs
Tommy Owens
407
9.02%
407
539
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Eugene Donnelly
393
8.71%
394
Democratic Unionist Party
William McFarland
254
5.63%
7
5,332
4,511 (84.60%)
120
903
4,631 (86.85%)
Area C
1977: 3 x SDLP, 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
1981: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x IIP
1977-1981 Change: DUP and IIP gain from SDLP and UUP
Omagh Area C - 7 seats
7
Irish Independence Party
Patrick Fahy
1,185
15.77%
Democratic Unionist Party
Oliver Gibson
1,026
13.65%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Bernadette Grant*
818
10.88%
839.84
840.08
843.08
847.18
849.39
????
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Aidan Lagan*
723
9.62%
744
744.8
753.8
766.53
769.53
????
Ulster Unionist Party
John Ashenhurst
654
8.70%
654
658.16
668.24
668.24
750.2
????
Ulster Unionist Party
William Thompson
457
6.08%
457
461.72
468.8
468.8
548.2
????
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Stephen McKenna*
513
6.83%
526.23
526.39
526.39
536.75
536.75
????
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Patrick McGowan
496
6.60%
503.98
503.98
504.98
512.87
512.87
????
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Arthur Breen
453
6.03%
464.13
464.13
464.13
471.39
473.39
????
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Richard Hinds
336
4.47%
336.42
336.74
337.74
337.74
339.74
????
Democratic Unionist Party
William Caldwell
251
4.45%
251.21
281.77
292.25
292.25
305.81
????
Irish Independence Party
Michael Kelly
79
1.05%
179.38
179.38
181.38
273.99
273.99
????
Democratic Unionist Party
James Mitchell
173
2.30%
173
209.8
224.2
224.2
238.92
????
Ulster Unionist Party
Alfred Barnett*
194
2.58%
194.21
196.93
203.93
203.93
Irish Independence Party
Francis Loughran
83
1.10%
146.21
146.21
147.21
Independent Unionist
Edward Sayers
74
0.98%
74
75.04
7
10,778
7,515 (69.73%)
166
940
7,681 (71.27%)
Data missing from stage 7 onwards
Area D
1977: 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Republican Clubs
1981: 2 x IIP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1977-1981 Change: IIP (two seats) and DUP gain from UUP, Alliance and Republican Clubs
Omagh Area D - 7 seats
9
Irish Independence Party
Francis Conway
984
23.59%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Brendan Martin*
643
15.42%
654.1
691.3
760.4
906.4
Democratic Unionist Party
Willis Cooke
576
13.81%
576.9
576.9
582.9
584.9
584.9
983.9
Irish Independence Party
Brian McGrath
303
7.26%
371.4
375.85
382.95
457.5
636.85
642
652
684
Independent Republican (Ireland)
Francis McElroy*
375
8.99%
386.1
395.55
448.05
489.85
575.95
583.1
594.1
626.1
Ulster Unionist Party
John Johnston*
427
10.24%
427.6
427.6
466.6
467.6
467.75
Irish Independence Party
Patrick Walsh
285
6.83%
312.75
315.2
324.95
325.85
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Patrick McCrory
225
5.39%
232.8
282.7
323.2
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
John Hadden*
235
5.63%
243.7
257.15
Social Democratic and Labour Party
John McSherry
118
2.83%
122.05
9
5,408
4,171 (77.13%)
160
835
4,331 (80.09%)
References
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