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1981 Magherafelt District Council election
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Local govt election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 1981
1981 Magherafelt District Council election parliamentary no 1977 Magherafelt District Council election 1977 1981 05 20 y 1985 Magherafelt District Council election 1985 All 15 seats to Magherafelt District Council 8 Social Democratic and Labour Party 5 0 Democratic Unionist Party 4 1 Ulster Unionist Party 2 2 Independent Republican (Ireland) 2 2 Irish Independence Party 1 1 United Ulster Unionist Party 1 0 Republican Clubs 0 1 Independent Nationalist 0 1 Party with the most votes by district.
Elections to Magherafelt 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 15 councillors.
Election results
Magherafelt District Council Election Result 1981https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgmagherafelt.htm Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Magherafelt www.ark.ac.uk
Social Democratic and Labour Party
5
1
1
0
33.3
25.6
4,825
9.5
Democratic Unionist Party
4
1
0
1
26.7
24.0
4,534
5.3
Independent Republican (Ireland)
2
2
0
2
13.3
14.8
2,858
14.8
Ulster Unionist Party
2
0
2
2
13.3
9.9
1,861
10.2
Irish Independence Party
1
1
0
1
6.7
10.4
1,961
New
United Ulster Unionist Party
1
0
0
0
6.7
7.3
1,379
1.0
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
0
0
0
0
0.0
2.5
466
2.2
Independent Unionist
0
0
0
0
0.0
1.9
359
1.9
Independent Nationalist
0
0
1
1
0.0
1.6
300
2.8
Republican Clubs
0
0
0
0
0.0
1.5
288
7.0
Independent (politician)
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.2
38
0.2
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Magherafelt District Council election, 1981by district yes
|- class="unsortable" align="centre"
!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward
! %
!Cllrs
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!Cllrs
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!Cllrs
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!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="United Ulster Unionist Party" | UUUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Area A
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|39.1
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|3
|13.0
|1
|9.0
|0
|0.0
|0
|0.0
|0
|38.9
|1
|5
|-
|align="left"|Area B
|10.4
|1
|20.3
|1
|11.9
|1
|bgcolor=#32CD32|33.8
|bgcolor=#32CD32|1
|18.4
|1
|5.2
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Area C
|25.8
|1
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|37.7
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|2
|9.0
|1
|0.0
|0
|4.6
|0
|22.9
|1
|5
|-
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|25.6
|5
|24.0
|4
|9.9
|2
|10.4
|1
|7.3
|1
|22.8
|2
|15
|-
|}
Districts results
Area A
1977: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Republican Clubs
1981: 3 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Republican
1977-1981 Change: SDLP, DUP and Independent Republican gain from UUP (two seats) and Republican Clubs
Magherafelt Area A - 5 seatsLocal Government Results 1981 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/064e8d36-856a-4f60-b950-716cf2c3c7bb/local_government_election_results_1981 EONI 4 August 2021
7
Independent Republican (Ireland)
Noel McCusker
1,597
25.13%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Mary McSorley
920
14.48%
993.08
1,032.4
1,032.4
1,247.4
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Patrick Sweeney*
705
11.10%
960.24
976.64
984.64
1,012.12
1,090.92
Democratic Unionist Party
John Linton
823
12.95%
823.36
824.36
981.72
987.44
987.44
995.44
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Francis McKendry
459
7.22%
520.56
528.8
529.8
683.84
781.17
967.17
Ulster Unionist Party
John Henning*
569
8.95%
569.36
573.36
759.36
760.36
760.36
773.36
Republican Clubs
Francis Donnelly*
329
5.18%
390.56
545.24
548.24
566.56
577.68
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Patrick McBride
403
6.34%
417.76
436.52
436.52
Independent Unionist
Francis Thompson*
359
5.65%
359.56
361.36
Republican Clubs
Geraldine Crilly
137
2.16%
166.88
Independent Republican (Ireland)
Peter Merron
53
0.83%
87.2
7
7,247
6,354 (87.68%)
129
1,060
6,483 (89.46%)
Area B
1977: 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1981: 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUUP, 1 x IIP
1977-1981 Change: IIP gain from Independent Nationalist
Magherafelt Area B - 5 seats
6
Irish Independence Party
Oliver Hughes
1,961
33.77%
United Ulster Unionist Party
Robert Overend*
1,070
18.43%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Henry McErlean
284
4.89%
679.66
679.66
1,075.39
Democratic Unionist Party
Thomas Milligan
668
11.50%
668.55
705.49
705.58
1,146.58
Ulster Unionist Party
John Junkin
690
11.88%
695.99
736.79
736.79
818.03
991.87
Independent Nationalist
Vincent O'Neill*
300
5.17%
712.02
712.49
797.72
797.81
800.99
Democratic Unionist Party
Alexander Montgomery
512
8.82%
513.1
534.72
534.72
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Francis Madden
322
5.55%
498.58
498.86
6
6,702
5,807 (86.65%)
178
968
5,985 (89.30%)
Area C
1977: 2 x DUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
1981: 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Republican
1977-1981 Change: Independent Republican gain from SDLP
Magherafelt Area C - 5 seats
10
Democratic Unionist Party
William McCrea*
2,248
33.51%
Independent Republican (Ireland)
Bernard Murphy
1,208
18.01%
Democratic Unionist Party
George Miller*
283
4.22%
1,181
Ulster Unionist Party
William Lees
346
5.16%
412
427.58
427.58
432.8
494.45
720.81
720.85
1,186.35
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Roddy Gribben
638
9.51%
638
638
679.52
683.6
705
706
976.76
977.54
978.04
Social Democratic and Labour Party
William Conaghan*
696
10.38%
697
697.11
707.83
710.79
793.65
798.15
937.43
950.6
952.6
United Ulster Unionist Party
Ernest Caldwell
309
4.61%
403
429.49
429.57
444.72
482.52
600.66
602.66
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Michael O'Neill*
398
5.93%
399
399.07
419.07
420.43
430.83
430.83
Ulster Unionist Party
James Artt
256
3.82%
298
312.98
312.98
325.68
373.01
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Wilfred Brennan
288
4.29%
301.5
302.61
303.73
306.59
Independent (politician)
John Gregg
38
0.57%
44
46.41
52.17
10
7,951
6,708 (84.37%)
147
1,119
6,855 (86.22%)
References
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