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1981 Coleraine Borough Council election
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Local government election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 1981
1981 Coleraine Borough Council election parliamentary no 1977 Coleraine Borough Council election 1977 1981 05 20 y 1985 Coleraine Borough Council election 1985 All 20 seats to Coleraine Borough Council 11 Ulster Unionist Party 8 2 Democratic Unionist Party 6 4 Independent (politician) 3 0 Social Democratic and Labour Party 2 0 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 1 1 Independent Unionist 0 1 Party with the most votes by district.
Elections to Coleraine Borough 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
Coleraine Borough Council Election Result 1981https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgcoleraine.htm Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Coleraine www.ark.ac.uk
Ulster Unionist Party
8
0
2
2
40.0
34.2
7,670
4.0
Democratic Unionist Party
6
4
0
4
30.0
33.2
7,440
15.6
Independent (politician)
3
1
1
0
15.0
10.8
2,421
3.8
Social Democratic and Labour Party
2
1
1
0
10.0
11.7
2,620
1.2
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
1
0
1
1
5.0
6.3
1,417
4.3
Independent Unionist
0
0
1
1
0.0
3.1
705
0.3
Green Party of Northern Ireland
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.6
142
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Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Coleraine Borough Council election, 1981by district yes
|- class="unsortable" align="centre"
!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
!rowspan=2|TotalCllrs
|- class="unsortable" align="center"
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Ulster Unionist Party" | UUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Democratic Unionist Party" | DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | SDLP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | Alliance
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Area A
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|34.2
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|26.1
|2
|28.0
|2
|1.7
|0
|10.0
|0
|6
|-
|align="left"|Area B
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|43.4
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|4
|34.2
|2
|10.0
|0
|11.4
|1
|1.0
|0
|7
|-
|align="left"|Area C
|27.4
|2
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|38.1
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|2
|0.0
|0
|6.3
|0
|28.2
|3
|7
|-
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|34.2
|8
|33.2
|6
|11.7
|2
|6.3
|1
|14.6
|3
|20
|-
|}
Districts results
Area A
1977: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1981: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 2 x SDLP
1977-1981 Change: DUP and SDLP gain from UUP and Independent Unionist
Coleraine Area A - 6 seatsLocal Government Results 1981 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/064e8d36-856a-4f60-b950-716cf2c3c7bb/local_government_election_results_1981 EONI 15 July 2021
8
Social Democratic and Labour Party
John Dallat*
1,061
15.14%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Gerard O'Kane
901
12.86%
925
975.7
Ulster Unionist Party
William King*
864
12.33%
883
883.1
890.15
943.15
1,235.15
Ulster Unionist Party
George McIlrath*
690
9.85%
702
702.25
712.25
910.25
1,058.25
Democratic Unionist Party
Thomas Malone
783
11.17%
784
784
983
992
1,026
Democratic Unionist Party
Robert Catherwood*
680
9.70%
682
682
802
827
888
969
998.68
Independent Unionist
William Watt*
705
10.06%
725
725.65
745.65
773.65
788.65
898.65
924.41
Ulster Unionist Party
James Anderson*
446
6.36%
460
460
464
562
Ulster Unionist Party
Mayne Long
395
5.64%
405
405
413
Democratic Unionist Party
Irwin Holmes
366
5.22%
368
368.1
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Anne Lambert
117
1.67%
8
8,960
7,008 (78.21%)
179
1,002
7,187 (80.21%)
Area B
1977: 4 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1981: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
1977-1981 Change: DUP (two seats) gain from SDLP and Independent Unionist
Coleraine Area B - 7 seats
10
Democratic Unionist Party
William Creelman
1,119
17.09%
Ulster Unionist Party
William Glenn*
674
10.29%
692.2
695.2
809.72
810.72
819.28
Ulster Unionist Party
Albert Clarke*
630
9.62%
637.54
638.54
683.32
697.32
713.1
877.1
Democratic Unionist Party
Matthew Kane
540
8.25%
611.76
614.76
621.02
624.02
777.64
790.16
791.27
1,105.27
Ulster Unionist Party
Elizabeth Connolly
423
6.46%
425.6
425.6
508.6
517.6
562.16
630.24
666.13
735.82
808.82
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Patrick McGowan
453
6.92%
453.78
466.78
468.3
730.3
731.3
754.08
755.93
761.64
764.64
Ulster Unionist Party
Robert Mitchell
493
7.53%
494.82
494.82
508.6
519.6
531.86
583.9
599.07
636.44
718.44
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Sean Farren*
658
10.05%
658.52
669.52
669.52
673.52
674.78
678.56
678.93
679.56
679.56
Democratic Unionist Party
Roy Hilldrup
272
4.15%
423.58
426.84
432.4
435.4
520.42
535.5
537.72
Ulster Unionist Party
John Earl*
333
5.08%
341.32
341.32
351.58
356.58
357.84
Democratic Unionist Party
William Sweeney
309
4.72%
331.36
332.36
334.36
335.36
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Peter Scott
293
4.47%
293
311
316
Ulster Unionist Party
Thomas Henry
291
4.44%
295.68
295.68
Green Party of Northern Ireland
Malcolm Samuel
61
0.93%
61.26
10
10,492
6,549 (62.42%)
166
819
6,715 (64.00%)
Area C
1977: 3 x UUP, 2 x Independent, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
1981: 3 x Independent, 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP
1977-1981 Change: DUP and Independent gain from UUP and Alliance
Coleraine Area C - 7 seats
10
Democratic Unionist Party
James McClure*
3,203
36.16%
Ulster Unionist Party
Robert White*
1,374
15.51%
Independent (politician)
James McFeely*
1,174
13.25%
Ulster Unionist Party
Paul Baxter
615
6.94%
800.46
863.35
864.13
872.8
959.61
979.83
1,186.83
Independent (politician)
William McNabb
746
8.42%
909.02
935.24
953.72
968.95
1,007.37
1,018.35
1,096.82
1,116.82
Independent (politician)
Randall Crawford*
468
5.28%
627.72
652.23
658.77
664.87
686.75
707.44
798.61
815.66
1,086.08
Democratic Unionist Party
Robert Bolton
69
0.78%
634.62
637.85
637.85
637.85
643.55
781.35
824.6
847.15
873.36
Democratic Unionist Party
Robert McElfatrick
60
0.68%
588.66
591.32
591.5
594.48
601.63
729.34
764.44
773.79
794.16
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
William Mathews*
500
5.64%
525.08
545.6
571.34
573.84
663.43
667.94
700.07
709.42
Ulster Unionist Party
Matthew Adams*
355
4.01%
469.84
537.29
538.01
541.2
573.36
581.32
Democratic Unionist Party
Elizabeth Gaston
39
0.44%
328.08
329.22
329.4
329.4
336.61
Ulster Unionist Party
Antony Alcock
48
0.54%
58.56
90.86
90.86
90.86
Green Party of Northern Ireland
Avril McCandless
81
0.91%
84.3
84.49
86.77
88.89
Ulster Unionist Party
Robert Hunter
39
0.44%
56.82
67.65
67.71
68.77
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Margaret Smith
54
0.61%
57.3
58.63
59.95
62.01
Independent (politician)
James Leonard
33
0.37%
43.56
45.46
47.8
10
12,636
8,858 (70.10%)
215
1,108
9,073 (71.80%)
References
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