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1981 Craigavon Borough Council election
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Local government election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 1981
1981 Craigavon Borough Council election parliamentary no 1977 Craigavon Borough Council election 1977 1981 05 20 y 1985 Craigavon Borough Council election 1985 All 25 seats to Craigavon Borough Council 13 Ulster Unionist Party 9 1 Democratic Unionist Party 7 3 Social Democratic and Labour Party 5 1 Republican Clubs 2 1 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 1 2 United Ulster Unionist Party 1 0 Party with the most votes by district.
Elections to Craigavon Borough 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 25 councillors.
Election results
Craigavon Borough Council Election Result 1981https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgcraigavon.htm Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Craigavon www.ark.ac.uk
Ulster Unionist Party
9
0
1
1
36.0
30.8
10,045
0.6
Democratic Unionist Party
7
3
0
3
28.0
27.1
8,836
9.8
Social Democratic and Labour Party
5
0
1
1
20.0
20.8
6,801
2.6
Republican Clubs
2
0
0
1
8.0
9.4
3,059
3.8
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
1
0
2
2
4.0
4.1
1,354
7.2
United Ulster Unionist Party
1
0
0
0
4.0
3.9
1,276
1.9
Independent Socialist
0
0
0
0
0.0
2.7
898
2.7
Independent Nationalist
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.8
250
0.8
Independent Unionist
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.4
141
0.4
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Craigavon Borough Council election, 1981by district yes
|- class="unsortable" align="centre"
!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward
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|- 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="Republican Clubs" | RC
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | Alliance
!colspan=2 bgcolor="United Ulster Unionist Party" | UUUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Area A
|14.8
|1
|12.4
|0
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|49.9
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|3
|19.8
|1
|0.0
|0
|0.0
|0
|3.1
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Area B
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|36.5
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|3
|30.7
|2
|16.5
|1
|6.7
|0
|9.5
|1
|0.0
|0
|0.0
|0
|7
|-
|align="left"|Area C
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|26.5
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|22.0
|2
|19.0
|1
|14.2
|1
|6.3
|0
|0.0
|0
|12.0
|0
|6
|-
|align="left"|Area D
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|40.6
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|3
|38.6
|3
|6.9
|0
|0.0
|0
|0.0
|0
|13.8
|1
|0.0
|0
|7
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|30.8
|9
|27.1
|7
|20.8
|5
|9.4
|2
|4.1
|1
|3.9
|1
|3.9
|0
|25
|-
|}
Districts results
Area A
1977: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Republican Clubs, 1 x UUP
1981: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Republican Clubs, 1 x UUP
1977-1981 Change: No change
Craigavon Area A - 5 seatsLocal Government Results 1981 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/064e8d36-856a-4f60-b950-716cf2c3c7bb/local_government_election_results_1981 EONI 20 July 2021
5
Republican Clubs
Padraig Breen
1,200
19.44%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
James McDonald*
999
16.18%
1,032.2
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Patrick Crilly*
652
10.56%
715.4
762.4
1,166.4
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Sean McCavanagh*
867
14.04%
915
973.8
1,117.8
Ulster Unionist Party
James Gillespie*
732
11.86%
734.4
894.2
897.2
925.2
Democratic Unionist Party
Victor Pickering
766
12.41%
766.4
786.4
786.6
795.6
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Ignatius Fox
563
9.12%
580
603.8
Independent Socialist
Joseph Cunningham
192
3.11%
214.4
Ulster Unionist Party
William Lyness
183
2.96%
184.2
5
8,797
6,174 (70.18%)
245
1,030
6,419 (72.97%)
Area B
1977: 3 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1981: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP
1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from Alliance
Craigavon Area B - 7 seats
8
Ulster Unionist Party
Herbert Whitten*
1,785
21.99%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Daniel Murphy*
1,343
16.54%
Democratic Unionist Party
Gladys McCullough*
1,127
13.88%
Ulster Unionist Party
Alan Locke*
664
8.18%
1,138.72
Democratic Unionist Party
James Forsythe
802
9.88%
829.95
830.21
834.83
957.03
1,019.93
Ulster Unionist Party
Arnold Hatch
518
6.38%
695.59
695.59
800.31
821.13
830.73
996.41
1,009.67
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
William Ramsay*
415
5.11%
448.11
479.05
483.56
492.39
495.19
521.11
876.6
Republican Clubs
Dermot Hamill
541
6.66%
541
701.68
702.01
703.27
703.27
705.8
798.17
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Sean Hagan*
360
4.43%
365.16
493.6
494.48
496.74
497.14
504.63
Democratic Unionist Party
Frederick Richardson
336
4.14%
360.51
360.51
361.83
437.81
471.11
Democratic Unionist Party
John Oliver
227
2.80%
244.2
244.72
246.59
8
12,023
8,118 (67.52%)
326
1,015
8,444 (70.23%)
Area C
1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
1981: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Republican Clubs
1977-1981 Change: DUP and Republican Clubs gain from SDLP and Alliance
Craigavon Area C - 6 seats
13
Republican Clubs
Tom French
1,298
14.19%
1,301
1,363
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Hugh News*
1,077
11.77%
1,077
1,133
1,153.93
1,169.84
1,285.39
1,384.39
Ulster Unionist Party
Mary Simpson*
987
10.79%
1,015
1,015
1,015
1,015
1,015
1,132
1,134
1,194
1,200
1,552
Ulster Unionist Party
Cyril McLoughlin
775
8.47%
793
796
796
797
799
886
888
922
929
1,294
1,509.67
Democratic Unionist Party
William Smith
650
7.10%
662
662
662.91
663.91
663.91
671.91
672.91
1,053.91
1,054.91
1,074.91
1,089.92
1,150.75
Democratic Unionist Party
Robert Dodds
750
8.20%
777
777
777.91
777.91
777.91
782.91
783.91
925.91
926.91
942.91
953.97
993.47
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Catherine McCann
391
4.27%
391
435
448.65
468.56
636.29
708.2
763.2
763.2
973.75
973.75
975.33
977.7
Ulster Unionist Party
Jack Mathers
659
7.20%
670
670
670
670
670
759
760
774
782
Independent Socialist
Alan Evans
398
4.35%
402
415
417.73
668.46
684.46
751.46
757.46
757.46
Democratic Unionist Party
Ronald Williamson*
617
6.74%
631
631
631
631
631
638
638
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Brian Gee
579
6.33%
596
609
611.73
616.73
628.73
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Terence McGinnity
270
2.95%
270
313
321.19
327.19
Independent Socialist
George Forker
308
3.37%
309
313
317.55
Independent Nationalist
Robert McEvoy*
250
2.73%
252
Independent Unionist
Frederick Crowe
141
1.54%
13
14,371
9,150 (63.67%)
318
1,308
9,468 (65.88%)
Area D
1977: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUUP
1981: 3 x UUP, 3 x DUP, 1 x UUUP
1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Craigavon Area D - 7 seats
6
Democratic Unionist Party
Frederick Baird*
1,570
17.03%
Democratic Unionist Party
David Calvert*
1,119
12.14%
1,284.36
Ulster Unionist Party
Sydney Cairns*
1,151
12.49%
1,179.08
Ulster Unionist Party
Samuel Gardiner
1,131
12.27%
1,142.96
1,146.16
1,397.16
Ulster Unionist Party
George Savage
1,028
11.15%
1,032.68
1,034.48
1,153.48
Democratic Unionist Party
Ian Williams
872
9.46%
997.06
1,104.86
1,123.96
1,156.96
United Ulster Unionist Party
Philip Black*
790
8.57%
842.26
850.26
877.22
983.22
1,439.22
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Gary Kennedy
639
6.93%
639.26
639.26
639.26
640.26
648.26
United Ulster Unionist Party
Thomas Megarrell
486
5.27%
497.96
500.36
519.74
546.74
Ulster Unionist Party
Samuel Lutton
432
4.69%
436.94
438.94
6
13,017
9,218 (70.82%)
237
1,153
9,455 (72.64%)
References
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