1981 Northern Ireland local elections

December 2021 none 1981 Northern Ireland local elections Flag placeholder.svg parliamentary no 1977 Northern Ireland local elections 1977 1985 Northern Ireland local elections 1985 All council seats 20 May 1981 James Molyneaux Ulster Unionist Party 151 25 175,965 26.4% 3.6% 160x160px Ian Paisley Democratic Unionist Party 142 68 176,816 26.6% 13.8% 160x160px John Hume Social Democratic and Labour Party 104 9 116,487 17.5% 3.1% Oliver Napier Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 38 32 59,397 8.9% 5.5% N/A Independent (politician) 37 5 44,427 6.7% 0.9% 160x160px Pat Fahy Irish Independence Party 21 21 25,859 3.9% New party Northern Ireland local elections, 1981 (Council Control).svg Colours denote the winning party with outright control Northern Ireland local elections, 1981 (Largest party).svg Colours denote the party with the most seats 1981 Northern Ireland local elections by DEA.png Colours denote the party with the most first preference votes in each District Electoral Area (darker colours indicate a majority of first preference votes). Elections for local government were held in Northern Ireland in 1981, contesting 526 seats in all. Results Overall PartyLocal Government Elections 1981, Northern Ireland Elections Councillors Votes Total +/- % share Total Democratic Unionist Party142+6826.6176,816 Ulster Unionist Party151-2526.4175,965 Social Democratic and Labour Party104-917.5116,487 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland38-328.959,397 Independent (politician)37-56.744,427 Irish Independence Party21N/A3.925,859The Workers' Party Republican Clubs3-31.812,059 Independent Unionist6-41.28,219 Ulster Popular Unionist Party5N/A1.27,817 United Ulster Unionist Party5-70.74,962 People's Democracy (Ireland)2N/A0.74,734 Unionist Party of Northern Ireland2-40.74,478 Irish Republican Socialist Party2N/A0.53,654 Northern Ireland Labour Party100.53,563 Progressive Unionist Party1N/A0.53,057New Ulster Political Research1N/A0.42,989Independent Loyalist2+10.31,935Independent Socialist1+10.31,884Newtownabbey Labour1N/A0.21,113Labour League0N/A0.1924Social Alliance0N/A0.1898 Independent Labour100.1832United Democratic0N/A0.1692Trade Union Campaign0N/A0.1439Independent Alliance0N/A0.1323 Independent Nationalist000.0247 Communist Party of Ireland000.0201Unionist Unity000.0196 National Front (UK)000.0194 Ecology Party000.0142Independent SDLP000.085Social Reform Party000.034United British Ulster Peoples Party000.028 By council Antrim Antrim A1981 Results Northern Ireland Local Government election https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/064e8d36-856a-4f60-b950-716cf2c3c7bb/local_government_election_results_1981 EONI 14 October 2021 Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyJames Graham1,293 Social Democratic and Labour PartyRobert Loughran603 Irish Independence PartyJohn Heffron537 Democratic Unionist PartyWilson Clyde533 Social Democratic and Labour PartyGerard Carolan429 Democratic Unionist PartyFrew Rainey381 Irish Independence PartyDesmond McAteer339 Ulster Unionist PartyJack Blakely207 Irish Independence PartyJames Totten164 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandJames McConnell113 Independent UnionistStewart Dunlop91 Ulster Unionist PartyMary Marshall76Turnout4,901John Heffron joins IIPSDLP gain from Independent Antrim BAntrim District Council Elections 1973-1981, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyThomas Wallace688 Ulster Unionist PartyJames Cunningham684 Social Democratic and Labour PartyRobert Burns638 Democratic Unionist PartyRoy Thompson587 Democratic Unionist PartyAllister Lucas554 Ulster Unionist PartyThomas Grant398 Ulster Unionist PartyAlexander Wilson252 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandJohn McCourt195 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandGeorge Luke134Turnout4,251SDLP gain from Alliance Antrim C Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartySamuel Dunlop1,719 Ulster Unionist PartyPaddy Marks1,182 Ulster Unionist PartyJack Allen961 Democratic Unionist PartyCharles Quinn615Antrim Labour LeagueJohn Gibbons562 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandMichael Donoghue531 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandCharles Kinahan465 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandMary Wallace266Antrim Tenants' AssociationPhilip Henry243 Ulster Unionist PartyHugh Johnston204Turnout6,984DUP gain from UUP Ards Ards AArds District Council Elections 1973-1981, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Popular Unionist PartyGladys McIntyre1,034 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPatrick Doherty942 Democratic Unionist PartyJoseph Thompson917 Democratic Unionist PartyOliver Johnston875 Ulster Unionist PartyJim Shannon741 Ulster Unionist PartyRobert Ambrose609 Ulster Unionist PartyJohn Scott545 Independent politicianJames McMullan808 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandWilliam Sheldon427 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Caughey609 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandAlan Burnside337 Ulster Unionist PartyJames Kennett259 Ulster Unionist PartyDavid Hamilton209 Unionist Party of Northern IrelandMichael Long112 Ulster Popular Unionist PartyFrances Millar100Turnout8,162DUP gain from UUPUPUP gain from Alliance Ards B Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyHugh Boyd1,681 Northern Ireland Labour PartyRobert Gaw1,310 Democratic Unionist PartyHugh Gibson1,005 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandOwen Dorrian784 Democratic Unionist PartyJohn Elliott670 Ulster Popular Unionist PartyRobert Brown508 Ulster Popular Unionist PartyJames Murray468 Ulster Unionist PartyRobert Hamilton458 Ulster Unionist PartyHugh Patton383 Ulster Popular Unionist PartyHugh Yeaman360 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandJames Murphy270 Ulster Unionist PartyEdward McLoughlin166 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Speers162 Northern Ireland Labour PartyJohn Gray114Turnout8,649DUP gain from UUPUPUP gain from Alliance Ards C Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyThomas Gourley1,479 Ulster Unionist PartyHamilton McKeag1,082 Democratic Unionist PartyJohn Hamilton752 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandThomas McBriar526 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandKathleen Coulter348 Ulster Unionist PartyGordon Brown334 Independent politicianJohn Shields311 Independent politicianJames Middleton237 Ulster Popular Unionist PartyRobert McKee222 Ulster Unionist PartyJames Caughey213 Ulster Popular Unionist PartyShirley McWhinney124 Independent politicianThomas Adair20Turnout5,816DUP gain from Independent Armagh Armagh A Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyRonald Allen938 Democratic Unionist PartyDouglas Hutchinson878 Social Democratic and Labour PartyFrancis McIlvanna781 Ulster Unionist PartySamuel Foster610 Social Democratic and Labour PartyFrancis Kernan593 Democratic Unionist PartyNorman Kerr244 United Ulster Unionist PartyRobert Cummings74Turnout4,296No change Armagh B Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyJim Speers1,931 Social Democratic and Labour PartySeamus Mallon1,394 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam McClelland1,092 Democratic Unionist PartyThomas Black917 Ulster Unionist PartyRobert Turner742 Ulster Unionist PartyThomas Johnston733 United Ulster Unionist PartyFrancis Little732 Democratic Unionist PartyJohn Alexander561 Democratic Unionist PartyMervyn Spratt459 United Ulster Unionist PartyFrederick Hamilton59Turnout8,780No change Armagh C Party Candidate 1st Pref Social Democratic and Labour PartyPatrick Fegan980 Ulster Unionist PartyJim Nicholson962 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJames McKernan933 Democratic Unionist PartyJoseph McBride705 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJoseph Dunleavy690 Irish Independence PartyPatrick Agnew493 Ulster Unionist PartyEleanor Boyd450 Independent politicianPeter McSorley370Turnout5,790DUP gain from UUP Armagh DArmagh District Council Elections 1973-1981, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyFrederick Armstrong1,173 Independent politicianBarney McManus1,011 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPat Brannigan807 Democratic Unionist PartyLetitia McClenaghan653 Social Democratic and Labour PartyAnthony Agnew617 Social Democratic and Labour PartyGerald Grimley568 Ulster Unionist PartyGeorge MacCartney393 Ulster Unionist PartyNorman Creswell243Armagh Labour Party Carson Greer134Turnout5,827No change Ballymena Ballymena A Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyDesmond Armstrong964 Independent politicianJames Woulahan824 Democratic Unionist PartyJohn Armstrong823 Ulster Unionist PartyJames McKay640 Democratic Unionist PartySamuel Hanna583 Democratic Unionist PartyJames Millar410Turnout4,365No change Ballymena B Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyRoy Gillespie1,254 Democratic Unionist PartySandy Spence981 Democratic Unionist PartyJohn Greer853 Democratic Unionist PartyThomas Nicholl740 Democratic Unionist PartyHubert Nicholl740 Ulster Unionist PartyHugh Simpson537 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Wright464 Ulster Unionist PartyRobert Nelson413 Ulster Unionist PartyThomas Smyth402 Ulster Unionist PartyJohn Sutter271Turnout6,771Hugh Simpson joins UUPUUP gain from Independent Ballymena C Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyRoy West1,082 Democratic Unionist PartyMartin Clarke978 Democratic Unionist PartyCharles Maternaghan825 Democratic Unionist PartyJohn McAuley825 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Brownlees815 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Simpson694 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam McConnell243 United Ulster Unionist PartyErnest Johnston108Turnout5,713DUP gain from Independent UnionistUUP gain from United Ratepayers Ballymena DBallymena District Council Elections 1973-1981, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Independent politicianPatrick Burke1,331 Democratic Unionist PartyMaurice Mills1,113 Democratic Unionist PartyJames Alexander898 Independent politicianSamuel Henry790 Democratic Unionist PartyRobert Maternaghan758 Ulster Unionist PartyGordon Wilson547 Ulster Unionist PartyKenneth Hood501 Ulster Unionist PartyJames Rainey395 Independent politicianSamuel Barr241Turnout6,604DUP gain from Alliance Ballymoney Ballymoney A Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyRobert Halliday575 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandHugh McFarland516 Democratic Unionist PartyJames Patterson484 Ulster Unionist PartyKenneth Bamford404 Democratic Unionist PartyRobert Wilson403 Ulster Unionist PartyAdam Taylor188 Ulster Unionist PartyOlive Craig146Turnout2,757Alliance gain from UUP Ballymoney B Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyCharles Steele791 Independent politicianHugh Boyle615 Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam Gracey474 Democratic Unionist PartyBertie McIlhatton298 Ulster Unionist PartyJoe Gaston596 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Logan362 Social Democratic and Labour PartyEdward McClements351 Social Democratic and Labour PartyHarry Connolly335 Ulster Unionist PartyMary Ellis278 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJohn Mulholland271 Ulster Unionist PartySamuel Bartlett261 Independent politicianMargaret Donnelly212 Social Democratic and Labour PartyMalachy McCamphill97Turnout5,063DUP gain from UUP and SDLP Ballymoney CBallymoney District Council Elections 1973-1981, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyCecil Cousley747 Democratic Unionist PartyRalph Strong538 Independent politicianMary Holmes567 Independent politicianRobert McComb353 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandBrendan Smyth352 Ulster Unionist PartyJames Simpson328 Independent politicianThomas McKenna152Turnout3,102DUP gain from Alliance and Independent Unionist Banbridge Banbridge ABanbridge District Council Elections 1973-1981, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Social Democratic and Labour PartyJames Walsh1,092 Ulster Unionist PartyWilson Davidson939 Democratic Unionist PartyWilfred McFadden907 Independent politicianLaurence McCartan865 Ulster Unionist PartyNorman Ferguson684 Ulster Unionist PartySamuel Cowan682 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandKenneth McElroy573 Independent UnionistHugh Anderson538 Democratic Unionist PartyGareth Bennett499 Democratic Unionist PartyIrene Todd422 Ulster Unionist PartyRaymond Armstrong278 Democratic Unionist PartyMildred McDowell161 Ulster Unionist PartyHerbert Plunkett151Independent SDLPMargaret McStraw318Turnout8,135DUP gain from Independent Unionist Banbridge B Party Candidate 1st Pref Social Democratic and Labour PartyPatrick McAvoy1,125 Democratic Unionist PartyBrian Biggerstaff750 Ulster Unionist PartyRaymond McCullough709 Ulster Unionist PartyMatthew Bailey589 Ulster Unionist PartyGeorge Gamble525 Ulster Unionist PartyHerbert Heslip493 Democratic Unionist PartyDavid Herron472 Ulster Unionist PartyRobert Hill445 Democratic Unionist PartyRobert McIlroy445 Ulster Unionist PartyEric Williamson380 Ulster Unionist PartyRobert Barr366Dromore Action CommitteeThompson Howe280 Democratic Unionist PartyRobert McGregor273 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandEbenezer Mulligan104Turnout7,128No change Belfast Belfast AThe Local Government Elections 1973–1981: Belfast, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyJohn Foster3,333 Ulster Unionist PartyJeremy Burchill2,589 Democratic Unionist PartyRaymond McCrea2,345 Ulster Unionist PartyGrace Bannister2,055 Democratic Unionist PartySammy Wilson1,479 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandDonnell Deeny1,439 Social Democratic and Labour PartyAlasdair McDonnell1,262 Ulster Unionist PartyBilly Blair900 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandMervyn Jones766 Ulster Unionist PartyT. Wilkins544 Workers' Party (Ireland)Frank Cullen418 Social Democratic and Labour PartyP. T. McGrourty410 Northern Ireland Labour PartyD. Peters276 Ulster Popular Unionist PartyBen Horan187 Independent (politician)John McKeague99 Communist Party of IrelandJames Stewart97Turnout19,133DUP gain from AllianceUUP gain from SDLP Belfast B Party Candidate 1st Pref Alliance Party of Northern IrelandOliver Napier2,631 Democratic Unionist PartyHenry Evans2,513 Unionist Party of Northern IrelandJoshua Cardwell2,327 Democratic Unionist PartyBill Morrison2,152 Ulster Unionist PartyTommy Patton2,083 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Corry1,733 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandMichael Brown1,602 Democratic Unionist PartyS. Foster1,464 Ulster Unionist PartyDorothy Dunlop1,248 Democratic Unionist PartyA. Greer979 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandS. G. Coulson647 Northern Ireland Labour PartyD. McKee548New Ulster Political ResearchD. P. Scott434 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPeter Prendiville236Turnout21,838DUP gain from UUP Belfast C Party Candidate 1st Pref Alliance Party of Northern IrelandDavid Cook2,493 Ulster Unionist PartyMary Crooks2,099 Ulster Unionist PartyAndrew Cairns1,933 Democratic Unionist PartyBrian Gibson1,503 Social Democratic and Labour PartyBen Caraher1,501 Ulster Unionist PartyJ. J. Dixon Gilmore1,326 Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam Stevenson1,214 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandMuriel Pritchard1,158 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandB. Jeffrey913 Democratic Unionist PartyT. McIntyre729 Unionist Party of Northern IrelandVictor Brennan532 Workers' Party (Ireland)G. Carr530Turnout16,460DUP gain from Alliance and UPNI Belfast D Party Candidate 1st Pref Social Democratic and Labour PartyJoe Hendron4,291 People's Democracy (Ireland)John McNulty2,781 Social Democratic and Labour PartyCormac Boomer2,070 Independent (politician) SocialistPaddy Devlin1,343 Workers' Party (Ireland)Mary McMahon1,125 Irish Republican Socialist PartyGerry Kelly957 Irish Republican Socialist PartyW. J. Browning822 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandDan McGuinness725 Social Democratic and Labour PartyMary Muldoon636 Ulster Unionist PartyJ. Hand538 Workers' Party (Ireland)K. Smyth438 Social Democratic and Labour PartyAnne McElroy346 Independent (politician)L. Hunter167 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandR. Turkington137Turnout17,436Paddy Devlin leaves SDLPPeople's Democracy gain from Republican ClubsIRSP gain from Alliance Belfast E Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyGeorge Haffrey4,142 Ulster Unionist PartyBilly Bell3,105 Democratic Unionist PartyGeorge Seawright1,989 Progressive Unionist PartyHugh Smyth1,931New Ulster Political ResearchSammy Doyle1,135 Independent (politician)Laurence Kennedy1,070 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandA. H. Egerton1,011Unionist DemocracyFred Proctor692 Social Democratic and Labour PartyAlban Maginness618 Ulster Unionist PartyJ. Sands386 Ulster Unionist PartyAlfie Ferguson367 Independent (politician)P. Hunter321 Independent (politician)J. Weir311 Independent (politician)Peter Emerson202 Workers' Party (Ireland)Margaret McNulty177Turnout18,081Hugh Smyth joins PUPDUP gain from Alliance Belfast F Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyBilly Dickson1,913 Irish Republican Socialist PartySean Flynn1,639 Workers' Party (Ireland)J. Sullivan1,002 Democratic Unionist PartyEric Smyth952 Social Democratic and Labour PartyOwen Allen898 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandWill Glendinning844 Ulster Unionist PartyJames Stewart719 Social Democratic and Labour PartyH. G. Fitzmaurice719 Ulster Unionist PartyL. Cust638 Ulster Unionist PartyH. Fletcher621 Social Democratic and Labour PartyMary Smyth389 Social Democratic and Labour PartyT. Lappin227 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandPaul Maguire215Turnout11,428DUP gain from UUPIRSP gain from Republican Clubs Belfast G Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyFrederick Ashby1,913 People's Democracy (Ireland)Fergus O'Hare1,953New Ulster Political ResearchSammy Millar1,420 Ulster Unionist PartyCecil Walker1,173 Workers' Party (Ireland)Seamus Lynch750 Social Democratic and Labour PartyBrian Feeney749 Ulster Unionist PartyHerbert Ditty595 Independent (politician) SocialistGerry Fitt541 Democratic Unionist PartyJoseph Coggle392 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandP. J. McGarry313Turnout10,336DUP gain from AlliancePeople's Democracy gain from Republican Clubs NUPRG gain from UUP Belfast H Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyJohn Carson5,014 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPaschal O'Hare3,057 Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam Annon3,010 Independent UnionistFrank Millar1,848 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandJohn Cushnahan1,739 Northern Ireland Labour PartyAlan Carr1,000 Social Democratic and Labour PartyAlban Maginness818 Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam Gault813 Workers' Party (Ireland)L. McK. Clarke553 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandR. O. Jamison531 Progressive Unionist PartyDavid Overend503 Democratic Unionist PartyPauline Strong466 Ulster Unionist PartyRaymond Trimble408Turnout20,480DUP gain from Alliance Carrickfergus Carrick A Party Candidate 1st PrefUnited LoyalistCharles Johnston819 Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam Haggan559 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandJoan Tomlin512 Democratic Unionist PartySamuel Irvine504 Ulster Unionist PartyMary Ardill458 Unionist Party of Northern IrelandAnne Dickson353 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandStewart Dickson208 Ulster Unionist PartyErnest Burton188 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandRobert Gordon145 Ulster Unionist PartyMary Anderson133Turnout3,977Charles Johnston leaves UUUCDUP gain from UUP and Alliance Carrick B Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam Cross748 Ulster Unionist PartyHugh McLean701 Ulster Unionist PartyJames Brown588 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandPatrick Conway446 Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam Knox359 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandCharles Hilditch307 Democratic Unionist PartySteven Watters249 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandAlice Bateman231 Ulster Popular Unionist PartyRobert Wilson122 Ulster Unionist PartyHenry Cardwell105 Newtownabbey Labour PartyRichard Hopkins85Turnout4,074DUP gain from Alliance Carrick CCarrickfergus District Council Elections 1973-1981, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyKen McFaul1,572 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandSean Neeson663 Independent UnionistSamuel Murphy526 Progressive Unionist PartySamuel Stewart353 Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam McKeown241 Ulster Unionist PartyElizabeth Carson230 Democratic Unionist PartyJim Strange167 Ulster Unionist PartyRobert Hunter159 Ulster Unionist PartyJohn Haslett155 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandArthur McQuitty106 Unionist Party of Northern IrelandEdwin Cummings30Turnout4,367Samuel Murphy leaves UPNIDUP gain from UUP Castlereagh Castlereagh A Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyErnest Harper1,555 Ulster Unionist PartyJohn Glass1,104 Independent politicianWilliam Clulow1,056 Ulster Unionist PartyFrederick Kane865 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandPhilip Grosse749 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandSamuel Finlay573 Ulster Unionist PartyBryan Milford548 Democratic Unionist PartyJohn Hillis543 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandAnn Smith502 Democratic Unionist PartyJames Lowe438 Ulster Popular Unionist PartyJohn Moore420 Democratic Unionist PartyRobin Newton379Turnout8,980Ernest Harper joins DUPIndependent gain from Alliance Castlereagh BCastlereagh District Council Elections 1973-1981, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyRoy Allen3,098 Democratic Unionist PartyAlan Carson987 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Ward912 Ulster Unionist PartyMatthew Anderson784 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandFelicity Boyd742 Ulster Unionist PartyLeslie Farrington741 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandAdam Morrow725 Democratic Unionist PartyJohn Gilpin444 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandAmy McKeown383 Democratic Unionist PartyWesley Boyle347 Democratic Unionist PartyJohn Lamont277 National Front (UK)Michael Brooks194 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandSamuel Pyper124 Northern Ireland Labour PartyJames Bate76 Northern Ireland Labour PartyWilliam Gunning65 Northern Ireland Labour PartyWilliam Copley28LoyalistAnnetta Hynes11Turnout10,334DUP gain from Independent Unionist and Alliance Castlereagh C Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyPeter Robinson3,562 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandPatricia Archer1,048 Ulster Unionist PartyHerbert Johnstone990 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandBryan Davidson493 Ulster Unionist PartyWalter McFarland411 Democratic Unionist PartyCedric Wilson38 Democratic Unionist PartyDenny Vitty35Turnout6,836DUP gain from UUP and Alliance Coleraine Coleraine AColeraine District Council Elections 1973-1981, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Social Democratic and Labour PartyJohn Dallat1,061 Social Democratic and Labour PartyGerard O'Kane901 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam King864 Democratic Unionist PartyThomas Malone Jr.783 Independent UnionistWilliam Watt705 Ulster Unionist PartyGeorge McIlrath690 Democratic Unionist PartyRobert Catherwood680 Ulster Unionist PartyJames Anderson446 Ulster Unionist PartyMayne Long395 Democratic Unionist PartyIrwin Holmes366 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandAnne Lambert117Turnout7,187DUP gain from Independent UnionistSDLP gain from UUP Coleraine B Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam Creelman1,119 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Glenn674 Social Democratic and Labour PartySean Farren658 Ulster Unionist PartyAlbert Clarke630 Democratic Unionist PartyMatthew Kane540 Ulster Unionist PartyRobert Mitchell493 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandPatrick McGowan453 Ulster Unionist PartyElizabeth Connolly423 Ulster Unionist PartyJohn Earl333 Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam Sweeney309 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandPeter Scott293 Ulster Unionist PartyThomas Henry291 Democratic Unionist PartyRoy Hilldrup272 Ecology PartyMalcolm Samuel61Turnout6,715DUP gain from Independent and SDLP Coleraine C Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyJames McClure3,203 Ulster Unionist PartyRobert White1,374 Independent politicianPatrick McFeely1,174 Independent politicianWilliam McNabb746 Ulster Unionist PartyPaul Baxter615 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandWilliam Mathews500 Independent politicianRandall Crawford468 Ulster Unionist PartyMatthew Adams355 Ecology PartyAvril McCandless81 Democratic Unionist PartyRobert Bolton69 Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam McElfatrick60 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandMargaret Smith54 Ulster Unionist PartyAntony Alcock48 Democratic Unionist PartyElizabeth Gaston39 Ulster Unionist PartyRobert Hunter39 Independent politicianJames Leonard33Turnout9,073DUP gain from UUPIndependent gain from Alliance Cookstown Cookstown A Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyKenneth Loughrin1,087 Independent politicianLaurence Loughran1,073 Ulster Unionist PartySamuel Glasgow1,070 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPatrick Bradley722 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPeter Kelly563 United Ulster Unionist PartySamuel Parke470Turnout5,149No change Cookstown BCookstown District Council Elections 1973-1981, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam McIntyre1,502 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPaddy Duffy1,197 Independent politicianMichael McIvor964 Ulster Unionist PartyVictor McGahie721 Ulster Unionist PartyJames Howard720 Independent politicianEdward Hagan679 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJoseph Davidson605Turnout6,535William McIntyre leaves UUUPVictor McGahie leaves UUUP Cookstown C Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyAlan Kane1,120 Social Democratic and Labour PartyBrigid Neeson1,079 Social Democratic and Labour PartyMargaret Laverty932 Ulster Unionist PartyEspie Donaldson930 Ulster Unionist PartyJohn Warwick328 Ulster Unionist PartyAlex McConnell233Turnout4,946DUP gain from UUP Craigavon Craigavon A Party Candidate 1st Pref Workers' Party (Ireland)Paddy Breen1,220 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJames McDonald999 Social Democratic and Labour PartySean McKavanagh867 Democratic Unionist PartyVictor Pickering766 Ulster Unionist PartyJames Gillespie732 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPatrick Crilly652 Social Democratic and Labour PartyThomas Fox563Social AllianceJoseph Cunningham192 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Lyness183Turnout6,419No change Craigavon B Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyHerbert Whitten1,785 Social Democratic and Labour PartyDaniel Murphy1,343 Democratic Unionist PartyGladys McCullough1,127 Democratic Unionist PartyJames Forsythe802 Ulster Unionist PartyAlan Locke664 Workers' Party (Ireland)Dermot Hamill541 Ulster Unionist PartyGeorge Hatch518 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandWilliam Ramsay415 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandJohn Hagan360 Democratic Unionist PartyFrederick Richardson336 Democratic Unionist PartyJohn Oliver227Turnout8,444DUP gain from Alliance Craigavon CCraigavon District Council Elections 1973-1981, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Workers' Party (Ireland)Tom French1,298 Social Democratic and Labour PartyHugh News1,077 Ulster Unionist PartyMary Simpson987 Ulster Unionist PartyCyril McLoughlin775 Democratic Unionist PartyRobert Dodds750 Ulster Unionist PartyJack Mathers659 Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam Smith650 Democratic Unionist PartyRonald Williamson617 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandBrian Gee579Social AllianceAlan Evans398 Social Democratic and Labour PartyCatherine McCann391Social AllianceGeorge Forker308 Social Democratic and Labour PartyTerence McGinnity270 Independent politicianRobert McEvoy250 Independent UnionistFrederick Crowe141Turnout9,468DUP gain from AllianceWPRC gain from SDLP Craigavon D Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyFrederick Baird1,570 Ulster Unionist PartySydney Cairns1,151 Ulster Unionist PartySam Gardiner1,131 Democratic Unionist PartyDavid Calvert1,119 Ulster Unionist PartyGeorge Savage1,028 Democratic Unionist PartyIan Williams872 United Ulster Unionist PartyPhilip Black790 Social Democratic and Labour PartyGary Kennedy639 United Ulster Unionist PartyThomas Megarrell486 Ulster Unionist PartySamuel Lutton432Turnout9,455DUP gain from UUP Down Down A Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyCecil Harvey1,387 Ulster Unionist PartySamuel Osborne954 Social Democratic and Labour PartyFrancis Laverty809 Social Democratic and Labour PartyMonica Smyth751 Ulster Unionist PartyDermot Nesbitt732 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Finlay655 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Brown641 Social Democratic and Labour PartyThomas Murray489 Democratic Unionist PartyThomas Poole477 Ulster Unionist PartyJames Glover355 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandJohn Rodgers326 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandWanda Rowan-Hamilton286 Ulster Unionist PartyJames Cochrane275 Democratic Unionist PartyThomas McKee187InterdependenceFrancis Rice50InterdependenceEileen Rice24Turnout8,614DUP gain from UUP and Alliance Down B Party Candidate 1st Pref Social Democratic and Labour PartyEdward McGrady1,711 Workers' Party (Ireland)Raymond Blaney1,121 Social Democratic and Labour PartyDermot Curran893 Ulster Unionist PartyCecil Maxwell875 Labour Party of Northern IrelandMalachi Curran665 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJohn Ritchie647 Ulster Unionist PartyElizabeth Kennedy513 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandGeorge Flinn451 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJohn Bryce382 Social Democratic and Labour PartySean Quinn373 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandMichael Healy305Turnout8,188WPRC gain from SDLPLabour gain from Alliance Down CDown District Council Elections 1973-1981, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Social Democratic and Labour PartyPaddy O'Donoghue1,328 Democratic Unionist PartyEthel Smyth1,137 Ulster Unionist PartyGerald Douglas939 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJames Magee826 Social Democratic and Labour PartyEamon O'Neill822 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJames Curry762 Ulster Unionist PartyNorman Bicker573 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandPatrick Forde487 Social Democratic and Labour PartyStephen McClean440 Workers' Party (Ireland)Edward O'Hagan349 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandAnthony Dickinson200 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Keown182 Workers' Party (Ireland)David Allister117Turnout8,413Ethel Smyth leaves UUP Dungannon Dungannon A Party Candidate 1st Pref Independent politicianSeamus Cassidy1,057 Social Democratic and Labour PartyAnthony McGonnell889 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJohn Monaghan856 Ulster Unionist PartyNoel Mulligan797 Ulster Unionist PartySamuel Brush633 Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam McIlwrath583 Democratic Unionist PartyFrederick Burrows570 Ulster Unionist PartyWinston Mulligan549Turnout6,026Independent gain from SDLP Dungannon B Party Candidate 1st Pref Independent politicianJim Canning1,744 Independent politicianOwen Nugent1,140 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPatrick McGlinchey1,138 Ulster Unionist PartyThomas Kempton918 Independent politicianJohn Corr539 Democratic Unionist PartyAbraham White497Turnout6,186Owen Nugent leaves SDLP Dungannon CDungannon District Council Elections 1973-1981, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Social Democratic and Labour PartyPatsy Daly1,324 Ulster Unionist PartyDerek Irwin981 Democratic Unionist PartyJames Ewing778 Ulster Unionist PartyJohn Taggart647 Democratic Unionist PartyNorman Lockhart583 Ulster Unionist PartyJim Brady571 Independent politicianWilfred Dilworth558 United Ulster Unionist PartyJames McNeill205 Independent politicianWilliam Lucas104Turnout5,876DUP gain from UUP Dungannon D Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyMaurice Morrow1,124 Ulster Unionist PartyKen Maginnis1,085 Irish Independence PartyPlunkett O'Donnell1,062 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Brown1,046 Independent politicianMichael McLoughlin751 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPeggie Devlin579Turnout5,762Michael McLoughlin leaves SDLPUUP gain from IndependentIIP gain from Independent Fermanagh Fermanagh A Party Candidate 1st Pref Irish Independence PartyJohn McMahon1,292 Ulster Unionist PartyJack Leahy1,075 Independent politicianJohn Joe McCusker1,069 Independent politicianThomas Murray849 Social Democratic and Labour PartyFergus McQuillan628 Democratic Unionist PartyCaroline Madill548 Independent politicianMichael McBarron528 Ulster Unionist PartyThomas Johnston329 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJohn Reihill280Turnout6,734John Joe McCusker leaves UnityIIP gain from Independent Fermanagh BFermanagh District Council Elections 1973-1981, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyCecil Noble1,660 Irish Independence PartyPatrick Cox1,216 Ulster Unionist PartyNorman Brown892 Democratic Unionist PartyRoy Coalter535 Ulster Unionist PartyCyril Crozier396 Social Democratic and Labour PartyThomas Doherty395 Social Democratic and Labour PartySeamus Carson310 Democratic Unionist PartyMargaret Veitch261Turnout5,774DUP gain from UUUPIIP gain from SDLP Fermanagh C Party Candidate 1st Pref Irish Independence PartyPatrick McCaffrey1,178 Ulster Unionist PartyWilson Elliott941 Independent politicianPatrick Flanagan848 Irish Independence PartyAnnie Cavanagh816 Social Democratic and Labour PartyGerard Gallagher776 Ulster Unionist PartyHerbert Corrigan693 Democratic Unionist PartyGeorge Gott468 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPatrick McGovern200Turnout6,094Patrick McCaffrey leaves Unity Fermanagh D Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyHerbert Kerr1,241 Ulster Unionist PartyCaldwell McClaughrey1,074 Democratic Unionist PartyBert Johnston905 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJohn O'Kane843 Irish Independence PartyGerry O'Donnell544 Irish Independence PartyPatrick Keown448 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJohn Cunningham396 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPatrick McGrath391 Democratic Unionist PartyMiriam Cuthbertson266 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandJohn Haslett179Turnout6,371Bert Johnston leaves UUUPUUP gain from SDLP Fermanagh E Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyRaymond Ferguson1,116 Irish Independence PartyPatrick O'Reilly825 Democratic Unionist PartyNigel Dodds767 Ulster Unionist PartySamuel Foster563 Irish Independence PartyEdward Bermingham548 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJim Lunny519 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJim Donnelly456 Ulster Unionist PartyAlwin Loane415Fermanagh Labour LeagueThomas Campbell362 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandMarjorie Moore298 Social Democratic and Labour PartyRoy Tarbotton242Turnout6,253IIP gain from SDLPUUP gain from UUUP Larne Larne ALarne District Council Elections 1973-1981, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyThomas Robinson897 Independent politicianWilliam Cunning875 Democratic Unionist PartyRachel Rea582 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandHugh Wilson469 Democratic Unionist PartyRobert Campbell414Turnout3,311Independent gain from SDLP Larne B Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyJohn Alexander647 Democratic Unionist PartySamuel McAllister600 Ulster Unionist PartyLaurence Niblock547United LoyalistRoy Beggs466 Ulster Unionist PartyAlexander Hunter296 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandWilliam Calwell241Turnout2,865Laurence Niblock leaves VanguardRoy Beggs leaves DUPDUP gain from UUP and Alliance Larne C Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyJack McKee1,436 Ulster Unionist PartyRobert Robinson770 Democratic Unionist PartyWinston Fulton509 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandWilliam Kelly508 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandThomas Benson428 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandAmelia Kelly396 Ulster Unionist PartyRosalie Armstrong387 Ulster Unionist PartyJoseph Wallace325United LoyalistSamuel Martin262Community CandidateJames Clements218 Democratic Unionist PartyLeonard Sluman178 Independent politicianAgnew Hamilton156Community CandidatePatrick Todd69 Independent politicianWilliam Fleck61Turnout5,894Rosalie Armstrong leaves VanguardDUP gain from Vanguard and IndependentUUP gain from Independent Limavady Limavady ALimavady District Council Elections 1973-1981, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Social Democratic and Labour PartyArthur Doherty727 Social Democratic and Labour PartyRoy King678 Democratic Unionist PartyErnest Murray654 Ulster Unionist PartyRobert Grant563 Social Democratic and Labour PartyThomas Mullan562 Ulster Unionist PartyStanley Gault434 Ulster Unionist PartyJames Gilfillan290Turnout3,986No change Limavady B Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyDavid Robinson883 Social Democratic and Labour PartyLawrence Hegarty571 Independent politicianDenis Farren501 Ulster Unionist PartyMax Gault329 Irish Independence PartySean McCloskey319 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJames Brolly310 Democratic Unionist PartyAlex Fulton220 Irish Independence PartyGeorge McCormick197 Irish Independence PartyAndrew Murphy127 Democratic Unionist PartyJohn McKay75The Workers' Party Republican ClubsJerry Mullan63Turnout3,715IIP gain from SDLP Limavady C Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam Norris729 Social Democratic and Labour PartyBarry Doherty653 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Cooke650 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Barbour622 Ulster Unionist PartyJackie Dolan595 Social Democratic and Labour PartyGeraldine Kearny510 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandFrancis Parkinson223 Democratic Unionist PartyGeorge Robinson133 Democratic Unionist PartyArthur Reid108Turnout4,287No change Lisburn Lisburn A Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyRobert Campbell1,299 Democratic Unionist PartyJames Wells1,004 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Dillon916 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJohn Clenaghan905 Democratic Unionist PartyCharles Woodburne515 Ulster Unionist PartyHenry Stewart394Turnout5,142No change Lisburn BLisburn District Council Elections 1973-1981, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyCharles Poots1,469 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Bleakes1,222 Ulster Unionist PartyThomas Lilburn655 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandJohn Alderdice623 Democratic Unionist PartySamuel Dorman620 Democratic Unionist PartyJames McCann469 Ulster Unionist PartyJoseph McClullough447 Independent politicianWilliam Johnston351Turnout5,977William Bleakes leaves UUUPDUP gain from UUP Lisburn C Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam Belshaw2,412 Democratic Unionist PartyDenis McCarroll856 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Watson812 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandSeamus Close811 Ulster Unionist PartyWilfred McClung585 Democratic Unionist PartyRobert Dunsmore423 United Ulster Unionist PartyGeorge Morrison401 Independent politicianWilliam Whitley389 Northern Ireland Labour PartyRobert Clarke107Turnout6,992DUP gain from UUP and UUUP Lisburn D Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyIvan Davis3,720 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandGeorge Boyd1,086 Ulster Unionist PartySamuel Semple1,069 Ulster Unionist PartyMaureen McKinney788 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandJames Mulholland479 Democratic Unionist PartyRobert McNeice470 Ulster Unionist PartyDavid Trimble454 Unionist Party of Northern IrelandDavid Gordon232 United Ulster Unionist PartyJohn Curry153Turnout8,639DUP gain from UPNI Lisburn E Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam Beattie1,909 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam McAllister1,830 Social Democratic and Labour PartyWilliam McDonnell1,013 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandJohn Cousins542 Workers' Party (Ireland)Gerard Dunlop462 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandBrion Fitzsimons435 United Ulster Unionist PartyJames Davis105 Communist Party of IrelandTerry Bruton72Turnout6,831UUUP gain from Alliance Londonderry Londonderry A Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyJohn Henry1,412 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJohn McNickle1,018 Social Democratic and Labour PartyGeorge Peoples942 Ulster Unionist PartyRobert Bond937 Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam Hay906 Social Democratic and Labour PartyThomas Doherty837 Social Democratic and Labour PartyDanny Ferguson808 Ulster Unionist PartyErnest Hamilton592 Ulster Unionist PartyAlan Lindsay526 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandJohn Allen318 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandJames Patterson173 Northern Ireland Labour PartyDelap Stevenson173Turnout8,786DUP gain from UUP Londonderry B Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyAnna Hay1,586 Democratic Unionist PartyGregory Campbell1,206 Social Democratic and Labour PartyMichael Fegan1,119 Ulster Unionist PartyJames Guy1,078 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandRobert McCullough707 Ulster Unionist PartyRobert Ferris583 Ulster Unionist PartyGeorge McNally496 Social Democratic and Labour PartyColm Elliott462 Irish Independence PartyThomas McGlinchley410Derry Trades Union CouncilBernard McAnaney39Turnout7,855DUP gain from Alliance Londonderry CLondonderry District Council Elections 1973-1981, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Social Democratic and Labour PartyPatrick Devine1,566 Irish Independence PartyJohn McChrystal599 Social Democratic and Labour PartyAnna Gallagher353 Social Democratic and Labour PartyRaymond Rogan312 Irish Independence PartyKevin Barr299 Independent politicianSamuel Brown274 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJoseph Moran229 Irish Independence PartyEileen Doherty221 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandGerard O'Grady213 Independent Republican (Ireland)Vincent Coyle174 Workers' Party (Ireland)Eamon Melaugh143 Irish Independence PartyPatrick Harkin125Derry Trades Union CouncilAnn Donnelly75 Independent Republican (Ireland)John Carr61Turnout4,891John McChrystal and Kevin Barr join IIP Londonderry D Party Candidate 1st Pref Social Democratic and Labour PartyWilliam Keys788 Irish Independence PartyJames Bradley591 Democratic Unionist PartyMargaret Buchanan507 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJohn Tierney438 Social Democratic and Labour PartyWilliam McCartney353 Irish Independence PartyRoger O'Doherty182 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandNoel Sinclair141 Irish Independence PartyLiam Wray93 Irish Republican Socialist PartyThomas McCourt92Derry Trades Union CouncilColm Fox88Turnout3,426James Bradley joins IIPDUP gain from UUP Londonderry E Party Candidate 1st Pref Social Democratic and Labour PartyFrank Donnelly1,344 Irish Independence PartyFergus McAteer1,203 Social Democratic and Labour PartyWilliam O'Connell1,176 Social Democratic and Labour PartyLeonard Green984 Social Democratic and Labour PartyWilliam McCorriston976 Ulster Unionist PartyDavid Davis956 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandIta Breen563 Democratic Unionist PartyAnnette Hetherington560 Irish Independence PartyJames Crossan349 Irish Independence PartyEdward Bradley301 Irish Independence PartyDenis McIntyre180Derry Trades Union CouncilJohn Duffy164 Irish Republican Socialist PartyPaul Whoriskey144Community CandidateMichael Shiels122Derry Trades Union CouncilBill Webster73Turnout9,377Fergus McAteer joins IIPSDLP gain from Alliance Magherafelt Magherafelt A Party Candidate 1st Pref Independent politicianNoel McCusker1,597 Social Democratic and Labour PartyMary McSorley920 Democratic Unionist PartyJohn Linton823 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPatrick Sweeney705 Ulster Unionist PartyJohn Kenning569 Social Democratic and Labour PartyFrank McKendry459 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPatrick McBride403 Independent UnionistFrancis Thompson359 Workers' Party (Ireland)Francis Donnelly329 Workers' Party (Ireland)Geraldine Crilly137 Independent politicianPeter Merron53Turnout6,483DUP gain from UUPSDLP gain from UUPIndependent gain from WPRC Magherafelt B Party Candidate 1st Pref Irish Independence PartyJohn Davey1,961 United Ulster Unionist PartyRobert Overend1,070 Ulster Unionist PartyJohn Junkin690 Democratic Unionist PartyThomas Milligan668 Democratic Unionist PartyAlexander Montgomery512 Social Democratic and Labour PartyFrancis Madden322 Independent politicianVincent O'Neill300 Social Democratic and Labour PartyHenry McErlean284Turnout5,985IIP gain from Independent Magherafelt CMagherafelt District Council Elections 1973-1981, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam McCrea2,248 Independent politicianBernard Murphy1,208 Social Democratic and Labour PartyWilliam Conaghan696 Social Democratic and Labour PartyRoddy Gribben638 Social Democratic and Labour PartyMichael O'Neill398 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Lees346 United Ulster Unionist PartyErnest Caldwell309 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandWilfred Brennen288 Democratic Unionist PartyGeorge Miller283 Ulster Unionist PartyJames Artt256 Independent politicianJohn Gregg38Turnout6,855Independent gain from SDLP Moyle Moyle A Party Candidate 1st Pref Social Democratic and Labour PartyMalachy McSparran477 Independent politicianFergus Wheeler461 Social Democratic and Labour PartyGerard Gillan262 Social Democratic and Labour PartyArchie McIntosh248 Irish Independence PartyJohn McKay241 Social Democratic and Labour PartyCharles Hamill220 Independent politicianThomas O'Neill96 Independent politicianGerard McCarry83 Irish Independence PartyAnna Edwards68Turnout2,202SDLP gain from Independent (x2) Moyle B Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyJames Rodgers445 Independent UnionistPrice McConaghy381 Independent politicianJames McShane345 Independent politicianMary Morrison300 Ulster Unionist PartyRobert Getty299 Ulster Unionist PartyHugh Acheson253 Democratic Unionist PartyRonnie McIlvar243 Ulster Unionist PartyJames McAuley193 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandMaurice McHenry142 Democratic Unionist PartyAndrew Dobbin133 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandJohn Shanks92 Democratic Unionist PartySamuel Simpson56Turnout2,955Price McConaghy leaves UUPUUP gain from Independent Unionist (x2) Moyle CMoyle Council Elections 1973–1981, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Social Democratic and Labour PartyRichard Kerr296 Independent politicianArchie McAuley237 Social Democratic and Labour PartyMichael O'Cleary222 Irish Independence PartyEamonn Scally178 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJoseph Donaghy157 Ulster Unionist PartyElizabeth Johnstone150 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandHugh Sayers139 Democratic Unionist PartyNorman Campbell128 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandThomas Cecil92Turnout1,647No change Newry and Mourne Newry and Mourne A Party Candidate 1st Pref Social Democratic and Labour PartyColum Murnion1,346 Democratic Unionist PartyGeorge Graham1,264 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Russell1,155 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Coulter1,052 Social Democratic and Labour PartyAnne Marie Cunningham639 Independent politicianArthur Dornan600 Democratic Unionist PartyRobert McConnell175Turnout6,443No change Newry and Mourne BNewry & Mourne District Council Elections 1973-1981, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Social Democratic and Labour PartyP. J. Bradley1,048 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJim McCart847 Social Democratic and Labour PartyLiam Trainor595 Social Democratic and Labour PartyBrian Mulligan589 Independent politicianAnthony Williamson459 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam McCoy433 Irish Independence PartyJoe Kearney412 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandEithne Doran174 Democratic Unionist PartyRaymond Hanna135 Independent politicianPeter Maloy106 Independent LabourJohnny Ward33Turnout5,049SDLP gain from Independent and Alliance Newry and Mourne C Party Candidate 1st Pref Social Democratic and Labour PartyNan Sands1,014 Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam Sterritt901 Ulster Unionist PartyViolet Cromie612 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPatrick Harper611 Ulster Unionist PartyAnnie Copeland466 Independent politicianJames Fagan395 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandViolet Watts87Turnout4,198DUP gain from UUP Newry and Mourne D Party Candidate 1st Pref Irish Independence PartyEugene Markey1,831 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJohn McEvoy988 Ulster Unionist PartyAndrew Moffett805 Ulster Unionist PartyClarence Morrow675 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJohn Bell664 Social Democratic and Labour PartyThomas McGrath627 Social Democratic and Labour PartyMichael McNulty592 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandVictor Frizell588 Democratic Unionist PartyGeorge McConnell303 Workers' Party (Ireland)Brian Mulligan287 Workers' Party (Ireland)Matthew Cunningham203 Irish Independence PartyFrancis McCamley167Turnout8,010Eugene Markey joins IIPIIP gain from Alliance Newry and Mourne E Party Candidate 1st Pref Anti H-BlockJames Lynch1,244 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPat Toner925 Independent politicianAnthony Watters852 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJames Savage758 Social Democratic and Labour PartyOwen Kelly570 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJack McMahon533 Independent politicianSean McCreesh531 Ulster Unionist PartyElizabeth McConnell530 Irish Independence PartyJim Murphy447 Democratic Unionist PartyAlex Chambers255 Independent Republican (Ireland)Brian Woods242 Irish Independence PartySean Reavy83Turnout7,212Jim Murphy joins IIPAnti H-Block gain from SDLP Newry and Mourne F Party Candidate 1st Pref Social Democratic and Labour PartyArthur Ruddy874 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam McCaigue752 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPatrick McElroy666 Irish Independence PartyFreddie Kearns479 Social Democratic and Labour PartyLouis McGuigan475 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandMichael McVerry306 Irish Independence PartyKevin McAleenan277 Democratic Unionist PartyGordon Heslip258 Irish Independence PartyP. J. McCann248 Workers' Party (Ireland)Edward McKeown105 Workers' Party (Ireland)Michael McLoughlin87 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandEdward Turley85Social Reform PartyJames Malone34Turnout4,833IIP gain from Alliance Newtownabbey Newtownabbey ANewtownabbey Council Elections 1973–1981, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyJames Wilson850 Democratic Unionist PartyTrevor Kirkland830 Democratic Unionist PartyMary Harkness818 Ulster Unionist PartyArthur Templeton758 Ulster Unionist PartyJohn Anderson710 Independent UnionistSidney Cameron598 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandPatrick McCudden550Turnout5,243Sidney Cameron leaves UUPDUP gain from Alliance Newtownabbey B Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyDavid Hanna1,964 Ulster Unionist PartyFraser Agnew1,090 Ulster Unionist PartyLetitia McCartney547 Ulster Unionist PartyCecil Stringer450 Newtownabbey Labour PartyBob Kidd433 Workers' Party (Ireland)Austin Kelly375 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandJohn Elliott363 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandHugh Montgomery291 Newtownabbey Labour PartyAlistair Keery102 Communist Party of IrelandWilliam Stewart32Turnout5,920Cecil Stringer joins UUP Newtownabbey C Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartySamuel Neill2,737 Ulster Unionist PartyClifford Forsythe1,499 Ulster Unionist PartyRobert Caul1,277 Independent politicianDesmond Dowds807 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandClaire Martin560 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandGeorge Jones534 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandGordon Mawhinney460 Newtownabbey Labour PartyBrian Caul252Turnout8,332Independent gain from AllianceUUP gain from UPNI Newtownabbey D Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyJames Smith2,926 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandJames Rooney1,068 Independent UnionistGeorge Herron951 Ulster Unionist PartyIvan Hunter949 Ulster Unionist PartyArthur Kell560 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam McKee520Independent AllianceJohn Drysdale323 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandJohn Smith308 Newtownabbey Labour PartyThomas Davidson147 Newtownabbey Labour PartyLindsay Prior94Turnout8,109Independent Unionist gain from Alliance North Down North Down A Party Candidate 1st Pref Independent UnionistEdmund Mills1,216 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandDonald Hayes812 Democratic Unionist PartyRaymond Trousdale740 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandJane Copeland710 Ulster Unionist PartyBruce Mulligan683 Unionist Party of Northern IrelandWilliam Bailie655 Ulster Unionist PartyGeorge Allport605 Democratic Unionist PartyElizabeth Loan592 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandJulian Hamilton298 Ulster Popular Unionist PartyValerie Kinghan279 Ulster Popular Unionist PartyMargaret McGimpsey247 Unionist Party of Northern IrelandDorothy Smith56Turnout5,610DUP gain from Alliance North Down BNorth Down District Council Elections 1973-1981, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Popular Unionist PartyGeorge Green1,200 Democratic Unionist PartyWesley Graham972 Democratic Unionist PartyCamphell McCormick821 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandJames Magee733 Democratic Unionist PartyGeorge McMurtry663 Ulster Unionist PartyChalmers Quee386 Ulster Unionist PartyPhyllis Brown370 Ulster Popular Unionist PartyCecil Baniff306 Progressive Unionist PartyThomas O'Brien270 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandAnne Wilson268 Ulster Popular Unionist PartyWilliam Elliott234 Independent UnionistJohn Shields233 Ulster Popular Unionist PartyJames Boyle203United British Ulster Peoples PartyWilliam Johnston28Turnout6,888George Green leaves VanguardDUP gain from UUPUPUP gain from UUP North Down C Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Popular Unionist PartyMary O'Fee1,021 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandWilliam Morrow959 Democratic Unionist PartyRobert Graham929 Ulster Unionist PartyHazel Bradford907 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandBrian Wilson444 Ulster Unionist PartyTerence McKeag422 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandThomas Rollins367 Ulster Popular Unionist PartyMaisie McMullan273 Democratic Unionist PartyGeorge McKinnie263Turnout5,720Mary O'Fee leaves VanguardDUP gain from UUP North Down D Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyEllie McKay1,076 Ulster Unionist PartyJohn Auld803 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandSusan O'Brien727 Democratic Unionist PartyGordon Dunne509 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandMichael Clarke423 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandIrene Cave391 Ulster Popular Unionist PartyFrederick White374 Democratic Unionist PartyEdith Cole277 Ulster Unionist PartyThomas Bussell225 Unionist Party of Northern IrelandTrevor Boyd181 Ulster Popular Unionist PartyEric Griffith135Turnout5,246DUP gain from UUUP Omagh Omagh A Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyArthur McFarland846 Social Democratic and Labour PartyLiam McQuaid840 Irish Independence PartyCharles McElholm771 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJohn Skelton538 Irish Independence PartyJohn Fahy496 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Montgomery490 Democratic Unionist PartyIvan Foster474 Social Democratic and Labour PartyVincent O'Brien376 Democratic Unionist PartyGeorge Thompson330Unity UnionistCecil Anderson196 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandDermot McCormack87Turnout5,610DUP gain from UUPIIP gain from Independent Omagh BOmagh District Council Elections 1973-1981, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Irish Independence PartyPatrick Donnelly623 Independent politicianJohn Mullin604 Ulster Unionist PartyBertie Moses597 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandPatrick Bogan570 Ulster Unionist PartyJohn Hutchinson551 Democratic Unionist PartyJames McConnell512 Workers' Party (Ireland)Tommy Owens407 Social Democratic and Labour PartyEugene Donnelly393 Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam McFarland254Turnout4,631Patrick Donnelly joins IIPDUP gain from UUP Omagh C Party Candidate 1st Pref Irish Independence PartyPatrick Fahy1,185 Democratic Unionist PartyOliver Gibson1,026 Social Democratic and Labour PartyBernadette Grant818 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandAidan Lagan723 Ulster Unionist PartyJohn Ashenhurst654 Social Democratic and Labour PartyStephen McKenna513 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPaddy McGowan496 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Thompson457 Social Democratic and Labour PartyArthur Breen453 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandRichard Hinds336 Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam Caldwell251 Ulster Unionist PartyAlfred Barnett194 Democratic Unionist PartyJames Mitchell173 Irish Independence PartyFrancis Loughran83 Irish Independence PartyMichael Kelly79 Independent UnionistEdward Sayers74Turnout7,681DUP gain from UUPIIP gain from SDLP Omagh D Party Candidate 1st Pref Irish Independence PartyFrancis Conway984 Social Democratic and Labour PartyBrendan Martin643 Democratic Unionist PartyWillis Cooke576 Ulster Unionist PartyJohn Johnston427 Independent Republican (Ireland)Francis McElroy375 Irish Independence PartyBrian McGrath303 Irish Independence PartyPatrick Walsh285 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandJohn Hadden235 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPatrick McCrory225 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJohn McSherry118Turnout4,331IIP gain from AllianceIIP gain from WPRCDUP gain from UUP Strabane Strabane AStrabane District Council Elections 1973-1981, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Independent politicianDenis McCrory1,320 Democratic Unionist PartyThomas Kerrigan1,221 Social Democratic and Labour PartyMary McCrea1,029 Ulster Unionist PartyEdward Turner832 Ulster Unionist PartyErnest Young672 Democratic Unionist PartyRobert Anderson580 Democratic Unionist PartyDavid Baird315Turnout6,162DUP gain from UUP Strabane B Party Candidate 1st Pref Social Democratic and Labour PartyJohn Gallagher1,101 Independent politicianFrancis McConnell1,015 Ulster Unionist PartyMary Britton984 Democratic Unionist PartySamuel Rogers973 Democratic Unionist PartyGeorge McIntyre827 Ulster Unionist PartyHenry Henderson607 Social Democratic and Labour PartyMary McAleer313Turnout5,997DUP gain from UUP Strabane C Party Candidate 1st Pref Independent politicianJames O'Kane1,250 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPaul O'Hare600 Social Democratic and Labour PartyWilliam Flanagan578 Ulster Unionist PartyRobert Fleming450 Independent politicianJohn O'Kane418 Democratic Unionist PartyDesmond Monteith371 Anti H-BlockWilliam Gallagher296 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandPatrick Wallace288 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJane O'Donnell268 Independent NationalistJohn McCrory247 Independent politicianMichael Dunne115 Independent politicianDavid Fleming96 Independent politicianWilliam Crichton72 Independent politicianJohn Tracey43Turnout5,447Independent gain from SDLP References Category:Council elections in Northern Ireland (1973–2011) Northern Category:1981 elections in Northern Ireland