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1981 Fermanagh District Council election
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Local government election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 1981
1981 Fermanagh District Council election parliamentary no 1977 Fermanagh District Council election 1977 1981 05 20 y 1985 Fermanagh District Council election 1985 All 20 seats to Fermanagh District Council 11 Ulster Unionist Party 8 2 Irish Independence Party 4 4 Social Democratic and Labour Party 4 3 Democratic Unionist Party 2 2 Independent Nationalist 1 0 Independent Republican (Ireland) 1 1 United Ulster Unionist Party 0 3 Unity (Northern Ireland) 0 2 Independent (politician) 0 1
Elections to Fermanagh District Council, in Northern Ireland, were held on 20 May 1981, the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used five district electoral areas to elect a total of 20 councillors.
Election results
Fermanagh District Council Election Result 1981https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgfermanagh.htm Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Fermanagh www.ark.ac.uk
Ulster Unionist Party
8
2
0
2
40.0
34.0
10,395
4.0
Irish Independence Party
4
4
0
4
20.0
22.3
6,867
New
Social Democratic and Labour Party
4
0
3
3
20.0
17.8
5,436
7.3
Democratic Unionist Party
2
2
0
2
10.0
12.3
3,750
12.3
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
0
0
0
0
0.0
1.6
477
0.3
Independent Nationalist
1
0
0
0
5.0
5.5
1,697
2.9
Independent Republican (Ireland)
1
1
0
1
5.0
3.5
1,069
3.5
Independent Labour
0
0
0
0
0.0
1.2
362
1.2
Independent (politician)
0
0
1
1
0.0
1.7
528
4.5
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Fermanagh 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
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!Cllrs
!rowspan=2|TotalCllrs
|- class="unsortable" align="center"
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Ulster Unionist Party" | UUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Irish Independence Party" | IIP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | SDLP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Democratic Unionist Party" | DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Area A
|21.3
|2
|19.6
|1
|13.8
|0
|8.3
|0
|bgcolor="#CDFFAB"|37.0
|bgcolor="#CDFFAB"|1
|4
|-
|align="left"|Area B
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|52.0
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|21.5
|1
|12.4
|0
|14.1
|1
|0.0
|0
|4
|-
|align="left"|Area C
|27.6
|1
|bgcolor=#32CD32|33.7
|bgcolor=#32CD32|1
|16.5
|1
|7.9
|0
|14.3
|1
|4
|-
|align="left"|Area D
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|36.8
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|15.8
|0
|25.9
|1
|18.6
|1
|2.9
|0
|4
|-
|align="left"|Area E
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|34.3
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|22.5
|1
|19.9
|1
|12.6
|0
|10.7
|0
|5
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|34.0
|8
|22.3
|4
|17.8
|4
|12.3
|2
|13.6
|2
|20
|-
|}
Districts results
Area A
1977: 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Unity, 1 x Independent
1981: 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x IIP, 1 x Independent Republican
1977-1981 Change: IIP gain from Independent, Independent Republican leaves Unity
Fermanagh Area A - 4 seatsLocal Government Results 1981 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/064e8d36-856a-4f60-b950-716cf2c3c7bb/local_government_election_results_1981 EONI 17 August 2021
6
Ulster Unionist Party
Jack Leahy*
1,075
16.29%
1,076
1,363
Irish Independence Party
John McMahon
1,292
19.58%
1,309
1,312
1,312
1,455
Independent Republican (Ireland)
John McCusker*
1,069
16.20%
1,085
1,086
1,086.36
1,239.44
1,243.44
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Fergus McQuillan
628
9.52%
834
838
838.72
1,005.08
1,025.42
Independent Nationalist
Thomas Murray*
849
12.87%
859
860
860
887
889
Democratic Unionist Party
Caroline Madill
548
8.31%
549
576
612.9
616.8
Independent (politician)
Michael McBarron
528
8.00%
544
546
550.32
Ulster Unionist Party
Thomas Johnston
329
4.99%
331
6
7,737
6,598 (85.28%)
136
1,320
6,734 (87.04%)
Area B
1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x UUUP, 1 x SDLP
1981: 2 x UUP, 1 x IIP, 1 x DUP
1977-1981 Change: IIP and DUP gain from UUUP and SDLP
Fermanagh Area B - 4 seats
6
Ulster Unionist Party
Cecil Noble*
1,660
29.30%
Irish Independence Party
Anthony Cox
1,216
21.47%
Ulster Unionist Party
Norman Brown*
892
15.75%
1,181.85
Democratic Unionist Party
Roy Coulter
535
9.44%
583.05
583.14
826.68
828.3
1,136.3
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Thomas Doherty
395
6.97%
395.93
437.06
437.06
746.36
749.36
Ulster Unionist Party
Cyril Crozier
396
6.99%
551
551.99
575.71
580.8
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Seamus Carson
310
5.47%
310.93
348.01
350.01
Democratic Unionist Party
Margaret Veitch
261
4.61%
276.5
276.5
6
6,582
5,665 (86.07%)
109
1,134
5,774 (87.72%)
Area C
1977: 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Unity, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1981: 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x IIP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1977-1981 Change: Unity joins IIP
Fermanagh Area C - 4 seats
3
Irish Independence Party
Patrick McCaffrey*
1,178
19.90%
1,196
Ulster Unionist Party
Wilson Elliott*
941
15.90%
1,215
Independent Nationalist
Patrick Flanagan*
848
14.32%
901
1,252
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Gerry Gallagher*
776
13.11%
907
1,150
Ulster Unionist Party
Herbert Corrigan
693
11.71%
861
890
Irish Independence Party
Annie Cavanagh
816
13.78%
818
Democratic Unionist Party
George Gott
468
7.91%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Patrick McGovern
200
3.38%
3
6,653
5,920 (88.98%)
174
1,185
6,094 (91.60%)
Area D
1977: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x UUUP
1981: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1977-1981 Change: UUP gain from SDLP, UUUP joins DUP
Fermanagh Area D - 5 seats
8
Ulster Unionist Party
Herbert Kerr
1,214
19.31%
1,290
Social Democratic and Labour Party
John O'Kane
843
13.41%
868
868
869.98
990.98
1,003.98
1,505.98
Democratic Unionist Party
Bert Johnston*
905
14.39%
921
1,180
1,181.98
1,183.98
1,187.98
1,194.98
1,197.98
Ulster Unionist Party
Caldwell McClaughry
1,074
17.08%
1,117
1,124
1,149.74
1,153.74
1,156.74
1,167.4
1,191.4
Irish Independence Party
Gerry O'Donnell
544
8.65%
547
548
548
576
876
992
1,170
Social Democratic and Labour Party
John Cunningham
396
6.30%
414
415
416.98
647.98
752.98
Irish Independence Party
Patrick Keown
448
7.13%
450
451
451
460
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Patrick McGrath
391
6.22%
403
403
403
Democratic Unionist Party
Mariam Cuthbertson
266
4.23%
270
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
John Haslett
179
2.85%
8
7,320
6,287 (85.89%)
84
1,258
6,371 (87.04%)
Area E
1977: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x UUUP
1981: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x IIP
1977-1981 Change: UUP and IIP gain from SDLP and UUUP
Fermanagh Area E - 4 seats
8
Ulster Unionist Party
Raymond Ferguson*
1,116
18.26%
1,124
1,225
Social Democratic and Labour Party
James Lunny*
519
8.49%
629
694
790
795
1,294
Irish Independence Party
Patrick O'Reilly
825
13.50%
836
844
931
931
984
1,558
Ulster Unionist Party
Samuel Foster
563
9.21%
570
596
603
996
1,001
1,006
1,041
Democratic Unionist Party
Nigel Dodds
767
12.55%
768
772
781
813
815
823
837
Irish Independence Party
Edward Bermingham
548
8.97%
552
553
623
624
639
Social Democratic and Labour Party
James Donnelly*
456
7.46%
512
532
608
609
Ulster Unionist Party
Alwin Loane
415
6.79%
421
436
440
Independent Labour
Thomas Campbell
362
5.92%
384
425
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Marjorie Moore
298
4.88%
313
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Roy Tarbotton
242
3.96%
8
7,934
6,111 (77.02%)
142
1,223
6,253 (78.81%)
References
Category:1981 Northern Ireland local elections
Category:20th century in County Fermanagh
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