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1981 Antrim Borough Council election
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Local government election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 1981
1981 Antrim Borough Council election parliamentary no 1977 Antrim Borough Council election 1977 1981 05 20 y 1985 Antrim Borough Council election 1985 All 15 seats to Antrim Borough Council 8 Ulster Unionist Party 7 1 Democratic Unionist Party 4 1 Social Democratic and Labour Party 2 2 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 1 1 Irish Independence Party 1 1 Independent (politician) 0 2 Party with the most votes by district.
Elections to Antrim Borough 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
Antrim Borough Council Election Result 1981https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgantrim.htm Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Antrim www.ark.ac.uk
Ulster Unionist Party
7
0
1
1
36.8
38.0
5,945
0.6
Democratic Unionist Party
4
1
0
1
21.1
28.1
4,389
9.7
Social Democratic and Labour Party
2
2
0
2
10.5
10.7
1,670
10.7
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
1
0
1
1
5.3
10.9
1,704
6.0
Irish Independence Party
1
1
0
1
5.3
6.6
1,040
New
Independent Labour
0
0
0
0
0.0
5.1
805
5.1
Independent Unionist
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.6
91
0.6
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Antrim Borough Council election, 1981by district yes
|- class="unsortable" align="centre"
!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
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!Cllrs
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!Cllrs
!rowspan=2|TotalCllrs
|- 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="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | Alliance
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Irish Independence Party" | IIP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Area A
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|33.1
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|19.2
|1
|21.7
|1
|2.4
|0
|21.8
|1
|1.8
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Area B
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|49.0
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|3
|27.6
|1
|15.4
|1
|8.0
|0
|0.0
|0
|0.0
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Area C
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|34.8
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|34.6
|2
|0.0
|0
|18.7
|1
|0.0
|0
|11.9
|0
|5
|-
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|38.0
|7
|28.1
|4
|10.7
|2
|10.9
|1
|6.6
|1
|5.7
|0
|15
|-
|}
Districts results
Area A
1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1981: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x IIP
1977-1981 Change: SDLP gain from Independent, Independent Nationalist joins IIP
Antrim Area A - 5 seatsLocal Government Results 1981 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/064e8d36-856a-4f60-b950-716cf2c3c7bb/local_government_election_results_1981 EONI 8 July 2021
11
Ulster Unionist Party
James Graham*
1,293
27.13%
Irish Independence Party
John Heffron*
537
11.27%
538.14
540.14
545.14
609.14
609.14
959.14
Democratic Unionist Party
Wilson Clyde
533
11.18%
599.12
643.24
645.62
645.62
654.56
654.56
654.56
1,034.56
Ulster Unionist Party
John Blakeley*
207
4.34%
434.24
455.7
489.88
489.88
660.94
660.94
660.94
734.9
971.64
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Robert Loughran
603
12.65%
603.76
605.14
632.52
645.52
648.9
666.9
721.9
722.66
723.54
728.82
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Gerard Carolan
429
9.00%
429.38
430.38
442.38
451.38
453.38
492.38
583.38
584.38
584.38
585.26
Democratic Unionist Party
Frew Rainey
381
7.99%
432.68
467.28
470.28
470.28
481.4
481.4
482.4
Irish Independence Party
Desmond McAteer
339
7.11%
339
339
340
418
418
Ulster Unionist Party
Mary Marshall
76
1.59%
175.94
187.12
210.92
210.92
Irish Independence Party
James Totten
164
3.44%
164
164
167
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
James McConnell
113
2.37%
121.74
124.88
Independent Unionist
Stewart Dunlop*
91
1.91%
120.64
11
6,381
4,766 (74.69%)
135
795
4,901 (76.81%)
Area B
1977: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
1981: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1977-1981 Change: SDLP gain from Alliance
Antrim Area B - 5 seats
6
Ulster Unionist Party
Edgar Wallace*
688
16.66%
691
Ulster Unionist Party
James Cunningham*
684
16.56%
688
790
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Robert Burns
638
15.45%
640
641
699
Ulster Unionist Party
Thomas Grant
398
9.64%
402
501
654
740
Democratic Unionist Party
Roy Thompson
587
14.21%
594
616
638
642
662
Democratic Unionist Party
Allister Lucas*
554
13.41%
556
570
579
582
600
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
John McCourt*
195
4.72%
302
310
Ulster Unionist Party
Alexander Wilson
252
6.10%
253
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
George Luke
134
3.24%
6
5,966
4,130 (69.23%)
121
689
4,251 (71.25%)
Area C
1977: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
1981: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Antrim Area C - 5 seats
9
Democratic Unionist Party
Samuel Dunlop*
1,719
25.47%
Ulster Unionist Party
Paddy Marks
1,182
17.52%
Democratic Unionist Party
Charles Quinn
615
9.11%
1,120.58
1,124.14
1,156.14
Ulster Unionist Party
Jack Allen*
961
14.24%
999.76
1,019.44
1,151.44
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Michael Donoghue
531
7.87%
533.04
533.6
537.28
538.28
539.93
581.61
710.61
993.61
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Charles Kinahan*
465
6.89%
468.74
470.22
490.16
491.16
498.31
540.23
657.34
835.34
Independent Labour
John Gibbons
562
8.33%
565.4
565.52
566.04
567.04
569.24
612.96
643.47
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Mary Wallace
266
3.94%
268.04
268.76
278.06
280.06
288.86
324.41
Independent Labour
Philip Henry
243
3.60%
251.16
251.88
257.5
260.5
267.1
Ulster Unionist Party
Hugh Johnston
204
3.02%
219.3
238.66
9
14,454
6,748 (46.69%)
236
1,125
6,984 (48.32%)
References
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