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1981 Londonderry City Council election
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Local govt election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 1981
1981 Londonderry City Council election parliamentary no 1977 Londonderry City Council election 1977 1981 05 20 y 1985 Derry City Council election 1985 All 27 seats to Londonderry City Council 14 Social Democratic and Labour Party 14 1 Democratic Unionist Party 5 3 Ulster Unionist Party 4 2 Irish Independence Party 4 4 Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland) 0 4 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 0 2 Party with the most votes by district.
Elections to Londonderry City Council were held on 20 May 1981 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used five district electoral areas to elect a total of 27 councillors.
Election results
Londonderry City Council Election Result 1981https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgderry.htm Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Derry/Londonderry www.ark.ac.uk
Social Democratic and Labour Party
14
1
0
1
51.9
41.3
13,705
0.8
Democratic Unionist Party
5
3
0
3
18.5
18.6
6,177
11.9
Ulster Unionist Party
4
0
2
2
14.8
15.6
5,168
7.9
Irish Independence Party
4
4
0
4
14.8
13.7
4,553
New
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
0
0
2
2
0.0
6.4
2,115
5.5
Independent Labour
0
0
0
0
0.0
1.3
439
1.3
Independent (politician)
0
0
0
0
0.0
1.2
396
1.2
Irish Republican Socialist Party
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.7
236
New
Independent Republican (Ireland)
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.7
235
0.7
Republican Clubs
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.4
139
1.5
Northern Ireland Labour Party
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.1
39
0.0
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Londonderry City 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="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | SDLP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Democratic Unionist Party" | DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Ulster Unionist Party" | UUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Irish Independence Party" | IIP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Area A
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|42.4
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|3
|27.2
|2
|24.2
|1
|0.0
|0
|6.2
|0
|6
|-
|align="left"|Area B
|20.6
|1
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|36.3
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|2
|28.1
|2
|5.3
|0
|9.7
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Area C
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|53.0
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|3
|0.0
|0
|0.0
|0
|26.8
|2
|20.2
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Area D
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|48.2
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|3
|0.0
|0
|15.5
|1
|26.5
|1
|9.8
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Area E
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|49.3
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|4
|10.5
|1
|6.2
|0
|22.3
|1
|11.7
|0
|5
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|41.3
|14
|18.6
|5
|15.6
|4
|13.7
|4
|10.8
|0
|27
|-
|}
Districts results
Area A
1977: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1981: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP
1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Londonderry Area A - 6 seatsLocal Government Results 1981 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/064e8d36-856a-4f60-b950-716cf2c3c7bb/local_government_election_results_1981 EONI 11 August 2021
6
Democratic Unionist Party
John Henry*
1,412
16.60%
Ulster Unionist Party
Robert Bond*
937
11.01%
948.34
1,107.62
1,269.62
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Thomas Doherty*
837
9.84%
837.14
921.14
921.14
1,371.14
Social Democratic and Labour Party
George Peoples*
942
11.07%
942.14
984.14
988.14
1,232.14
Social Democratic and Labour Party
John McNickle*
1,018
11.97%
1,018.14
1,041.14
1,041.28
1,148.28
1,299.21
Democratic Unionist Party
William Hay
906
10.65%
1,071.76
1,100.9
1,159.96
1,161.96
1,162.74
Ulster Unionist Party
Ernest Hamilton
592
6.96%
598.3
635.58
959.74
962.74
964.3
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Danny Ferguson
808
9.50%
808
844
844
Ulster Unionist Party
Alan Lindsay
526
6.18%
536.78
558.06
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
John Allen
318
3.74%
318.56
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
James Patterson
173
2.03%
173.42
Northern Ireland Labour Party
Delap Stevenson
39
0.46%
39.14
6
11,803
8,508 (72.08%)
278
1,216
8,786 (74.44%)
Area B
1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1981: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from Alliance
Londonderry Area B - 5 seats
8
Democratic Unionist Party
Anna Hay*
1,586
20.63%
Democratic Unionist Party
Gregory Campbell
1,206
15.69%
1,207
1,459.7
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Michael Fegan*
1,119
14.56%
1,129
1,129.19
1,129.33
1,303.33
Ulster Unionist Party
James Guy*
1,078
14.03%
1,083
1,114.73
1,210.35
1,212.35
1,590.35
Ulster Unionist Party
Robert Ferris
583
7.59%
584
591.6
636.12
636.26
748.63
1,037.47
1,044.47
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Robert McCullough
707
9.20%
711
714.23
719.97
725.97
746.75
764.18
922.18
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Colm Elliott
462
6.01%
471
471
471
558
558
558
Ulster Unionist Party
George McNally
496
6.45%
496
500.37
526.55
527.55
Irish Independence Party
Thomas McGlinchey
410
5.33%
413
413
413.28
Independent Labour
Bernard McAnaney
39
0.51%
8
10,950
7,686 (70.19%)
169
1,282
7,855 (71.74%)
Area C
1977: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Nationalist
1981: 3 x SDLP, 2 x IIP
1977-1981 Change: Nationalists (two seats) join IIP
Londonderry Area C - 5 seats
12
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Patrick Devine*
1,566
33.72%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Anna Gallagher
353
7.60%
733.97
733.97
744.48
749.48
768.54
801.54
Irish Independence Party
John McChrystal*
599
12.90%
631.13
635.13
642.13
704.13
725.64
730.15
765.15
897.15
Irish Independence Party
Gerard Barr*
299
6.44%
312.77
316.28
319.28
343.79
350.79
353.79
400.3
400.3
499.81
583.81
646.34
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Joseph Moran
229
4.93%
425.86
426.37
430.41
432.41
455.53
484.08
492.59
514.59
536.2
542.2
617.93
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Raymond Rogan
312
6.72%
399.21
399.21
406.76
408.78
419.31
461.37
469.39
472.39
476.41
478.41
505.47
Independent (politician)
Samuel Brown
274
5.90%
291.34
292.34
300.85
300.85
339.38
351.89
368.89
369.89
379.4
383.4
Irish Independence Party
Eileen Doherty
221
4.76%
233.24
239.24
243.24
266.26
276.26
278.26
343.28
343.28
Independent Republican (Ireland)
Vincent Coyle
174
3.75%
177.57
221.57
223.57
228.57
240.59
242.1
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Gerard O'Grady
213
4.59%
219.63
219.63
228.14
228.14
236.67
Republican Clubs
Eamonn Melaugh
143
3.08%
159.83
159.83
175.34
177.34
Irish Independence Party
Patrick Harkin
125
2.69%
128.06
129.06
130.06
Independent Labour
Ann Donnelly
75
1.61%
81.63
81.63
Independent Republican (Ireland)
John Carr
61
1.31%
63.04
12
9,071
4,644 (51.20%)
247
775
4,891 (53.92%)
Area D
1977: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Nationalist, 1 x UUP
1981: 3 x SDLP, 1 x IIP, 1 x DUP
1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from UUP, Nationalist joins IIP
Londonderry Area D - 5 seats
7
Social Democratic and Labour Party
William Keys*
788
24.08%
Irish Independence Party
Liam Bradley*
591
18.06%
Democratic Unionist Party
Margaret Buchanan
507
15.49%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
William McCartney
353
10.79%
521.95
525.52
549.52
Social Democratic and Labour Party
John Tierney
438
13.38%
481.4
483.99
496.92
504.68
516.1
564.1
Irish Independence Party
Roger O'Doherty
182
5.56%
187.89
205.95
218.68
252.94
355.75
364.58
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Snoo Sinclair
141
4.31%
145.96
146.24
155.07
156.38
160.38
Irish Independence Party
Liam Wray
93
2.84%
94.55
104.63
112.84
144.06
Irish Republican Socialist Party
Thomas McCourt
92
2.81%
95.72
98.66
104.87
Independent Labour
Colm Fox
88
2.69%
94.82
96.71
7
5,119
3,273 (63.94%)
153
546
3,426 (66.93%)
Area E
1977: 3 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Nationalist
1981: 4 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x IIP
1977-1981 Change: SDLP gain from Alliance, Nationalist joins IIP
Londonderry Area E - 6 seats
12
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Frank Donnelly*
1,344
14.78%
Irish Independence Party
Fergus McAteer*
1,203
13.23%
1,203
1,204.77
1,236.77
1,284.77
1,372.77
Ulster Unionist Party
David Davis
956
10.51%
956
956
956
956
956
957
958
958
1,465
Social Democratic and Labour Party
William O'Connell*
1,176
12.93%
1,177
1,182.67
1,199.67
1,202.7
1,212.7
1,234.85
1,245.88
1,247.72
1,247.75
1,247.75
1,307.75
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Leonard Green*
984
10.82%
989
1,012.88
1,023.88
1,031.88
1,038.91
1,076.39
1,102.48
1,105.24
1,106.24
1,106.89
1,244.69
Social Democratic and Labour Party
William McCorriston*
976
10.73%
977
982.31
994.34
997.34
998.37
1,020.55
1,030.58
1,031.5
1,035.5
1,035.5
1,094.26
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Mary Breen
563
6.19%
563
563.99
569.99
570.99
571.99
603.99
622.99
623.91
638.91
802.06
824.74
Irish Independence Party
James Crossan
349
3.84%
349
349.21
358.24
383.24
455.27
473.27
722.33
788.57
789.57
790.22
Democratic Unionist Party
Annette Hetherington
560
6.16%
560
560.03
560.03
560.03
560.03
562.03
563.03
563.03
Irish Independence Party
Edward Bradley
301
3.31%
301
301.3
307.3
323.3
339.3
363.36
Independent Labour
John Duffy
164
1.80%
215
216.05
223.05
231.05
234.05
Irish Independence Party
Denis McIntyre
180
1.98%
182
182.09
189.09
205.09
Irish Republican Socialist Party
Paul Whoriskey
144
1.58%
146
146.03
155.03
Independent (politician)
Michael Shiels
122
1.34%
125
125.06
Independent Labour
William Webster
73
0.80%
12
15,885
9,095 (57.26%)
282
1,300
9,377 (59.03%)
References
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