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1981 Down District Council election
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Local govt election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 1981
1981 Down District Council election parliamentary no 1977 Down District Council election 1977 1981 05 20 y 1985 Down District Council election 1985 All 20 seats to Down District Council 11 Social Democratic and Labour Party 9 1 Ulster Unionist Party 5 2 Democratic Unionist Party 3 3 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 1 2 Republican Clubs 1 1 Independent Labour 1 1 Party with the most votes by district.
Elections to Down District 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
Down District Council Election Result 1981https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgdown.htm Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Down www.ark.ac.uk
Social Democratic and Labour Party
9
0
1
1
45.0
42.1
10,233
2.5
Ulster Unionist Party
5
0
2
2
25.0
27.3
6,694
4.1
Democratic Unionist Party
3
3
0
3
15.0
13.0
3,188
New
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
1
0
2
2
5.0
8.4
2,055
3.4
Republican Clubs
1
1
0
1
5.0
6.5
1,587
3.9
Independent Labour
1
1
0
1
5.0
2.7
665
2.7
Independent (politician)
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.3
74
3.2
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Down District Council election, 1981by district yes
|- class="unsortable" align="centre"
!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
!rowspan=2|TotalCllrs
|- class="unsortable" align="center"
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | SDLP
!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="Workers' Party (Ireland)" | Workers Party
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Area A
|24.4
|2
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|43.0
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|3
|24.4
|2
|7.3
|0
|0.0
|0
|0.9
|0
|7
|-
|align="left"|Area B
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|50.5
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|3
|17.5
|1
|0.0
|0
|9.5
|0
|14.1
|1
|8.4
|1
|6
|-
|align="left"|Area C
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|51.2
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|4
|20.8
|1
|13.9
|1
|8.4
|1
|5.7
|0
|0.0
|0
|7
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|42.1
|9
|27.3
|5
|13.0
|3
|8.4
|1
|6.5
|1
|2.7
|1
|20
|-
|}
Districts results
Area A
1977: 4 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1981: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 2 x DUP
1977-1981 Change: DUP (two seats) gain from UUP and Alliance
Down Area A - 7 seatsLocal Government Results 1981 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/064e8d36-856a-4f60-b950-716cf2c3c7bb/local_government_election_results_1981 EONI 28 July 2021
11
Democratic Unionist Party
Cecil Harvey
1,387
16.52%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Francis Laverty*
809
9.63%
810.2
820.2
820.2
829.2
829.2
830.2
1,064.2
Ulster Unionist Party
Samuel Osborne*
954
11.36%
973.92
974.92
977.16
1,007.4
1,012.72
1,038.44
1,041.68
1,078.68
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Monica Smyth
751
8.94%
751.48
765.48
765.48
779.48
779.48
703.4
1,021.96
1,272.96
Ulster Unionist Party
Dermot Nesbitt
732
8.72%
744.96
744.96
772.96
779.96
785.84
965.48
967.2
999.2
1,018.2
1,036.6
Ulster Unionist Party
William Brown*
641
7.63%
652.04
652.04
823.16
828.16
834.36
899.32
899.32
946.56
964.56
969.16
Democratic Unionist Party
Thomas Poole
477
5.68%
619.32
621.32
632.28
633.52
888.76
901.44
902.44
906.44
909.44
909.44
Ulster Unionist Party
William Finlay*
655
7.80%
667.72
668.72
704.72
707.72
733.36
822.04
827.04
870.28
882.28
887.8
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
John Rodgers
326
3.88%
326.48
351.48
353.48
551.48
551.48
552.48
566.72
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Thomas Murray
489
5.82%
490.68
500.68
500.92
512.92
513.92
515.92
Ulster Unionist Party
James Glover
355
4.23%
361.24
364.24
385.48
386.48
391.92
Democratic Unionist Party
Thomas McKee
187
2.23%
302.2
304.2
307.44
307.44
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Wanda Rowan-Hamilton
286
3.41%
286.48
286.48
287.48
Ulster Unionist Party
William Cochrane
275
3.27%
280.28
280.28
Independent (politician)
Francis Rice
50
0.60%
50
Independent (politician)
Eileen Rice
24
0.29%
24
11
11,993
8,398 (70.02%)
216
1,050
8,614 (71.83%)
Area B
1977: 4 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
1981: 3 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Republican Clubs, 1 x Independent Labour
1977-1981 Change: Republican Clubs and Independent Labour gain from SDLP and Alliance
Down Area B - 6 seats
8
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Eddie McGrady*
1,711
21.56%
Republican Clubs
Raymond Blaney
1,121
14.13%
1,153.64
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Dermot Curran*
893
11.25%
987.52
1,016.9
1,178.9
Ulster Unionist Party
Cecil Maxwell*
875
11.03%
882.14
894.82
905.5
1,403.5
Social Democratic and Labour Party
John Ritchie*
647
8.15%
787.08
803.76
869.48
869.48
874.48
880.48
1,171.48
Independent Labour
Malachi Curran
665
8.38%
691.86
717.9
763.74
764.74
779.74
788.14
994.8
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
George Flinn*
451
5.68%
461.2
634.2
652.92
659.92
822.92
823.82
902.56
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Sean Quinn*
373
4.70%
552.18
580.86
723.34
724.34
727.34
756.74
Ulster Unionist Party
Elizabeth Kennedy
513
6.46%
513
515
515
Social Democratic and Labour Party
John Bryce
382
4.81%
455.78
461.46
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Michael Healy
305
3.84%
312.82
8
10,747
7,936 (73.84%)
252
1,134
8,188 (76.19%)
Area C
1977: 4 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
1981: 4 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Down Area C - 7 seats
10
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Patrick O'Donoghue*
1,328
16.27%
Democratic Unionist Party
Ethel Smyth*
1,137
13.93%
Ulster Unionist Party
Gerald Douglas
939
11.50%
940.15
991.35
994.35
1,097.35
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Eamon O'Neill*
822
10.07%
939.53
939.93
949.93
954.41
954.41
1,068.41
Social Democratic and Labour Party
James Curry
762
9.34%
828.47
828.47
847.16
856.49
856.49
960.38
1,152.38
Social Democratic and Labour Party
James Magee*
826
10.12%
857.05
857.05
861.28
861.28
861.28
900.26
1,099.26
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Patrick Forde*
487
5.97%
498.27
500.47
502.47
661.39
670.87
732.48
758.51
810.51
852.51
Ulster Unionist Party
Norman Bicker*
573
7.02%
573
595.9
601.33
711.06
776.63
778.09
781.32
784.32
791.32
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Stephen McClean
440
5.39%
477.49
477.49
482.72
485.95
486.74
535.18
Workers' Party (Ireland)
Edward O'Hagan
349
4.28%
376.14
376.34
442.95
447.95
447.95
Ulster Unionist Party
William Keown
182
2.23%
182.23
211.63
211.63
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Anthony Dickinson
200
2.45%
203.22
203.92
205.92
Republican Clubs
David Allister
117
1.43%
120.22
120.42
10
11,077
8,162 (73.68%)
251
1,021
8,413 (75.95%)
References
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