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1981 Lisburn Borough Council election
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Local government election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 1981
1981 Lisburn Borough Council election parliamentary no 1977 Lisburn Borough Council election 1977 1981 05 20 y 1985 Lisburn Borough Council election 1985 All 23 seats to Lisburn Borough Council 12 Democratic Unionist Party 10 4 Ulster Unionist Party 8 2 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 2 1 Social Democratic and Labour Party 2 0 United Ulster Unionist Party 1 0 Unionist Party of Northern Ireland 0 1 Party with the most votes by district.
Elections to Lisburn Borough 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 23 councillors.
Election results
Lisburn Borough Council Election Result 1981https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lglisburn.htm Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Lisburn www.ark.ac.uk
Democratic Unionist Party
10
4
0
4
43.5
42.7
13,867
16.1
Ulster Unionist Party
8
0
2
2
34.8
32.2
10,471
2.2
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
2
0
1
1
8.7
12.2
3,976
8.2
Social Democratic and Labour Party
2
0
0
0
8.7
5.9
1,918
0.3
United Ulster Unionist Party
1
1
1
0
4.3
2.0
659
3.9
Independent (politician)
0
0
0
0
0.0
2.3
740
1.5
Republican Clubs
0
0
0
0
0.0
1.4
462
0.2
Unionist Party of Northern Ireland
0
0
1
1
0.0
0.7
232
5.2
Northern Ireland Labour Party
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.3
107
0.3
Communist Party of Ireland
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.2
72
0.2
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Lisburn Borough 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="Democratic Unionist Party" | DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Ulster Unionist Party" | UUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | Alliance
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | SDLP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="United Ulster Unionist Party" | UUUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Area A
|30.2
|1
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|51.8
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|0.0
|0
|18.0
|1
|0.0
|0
|0.0
|0
|4
|-
|align="left"|Area B
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|43.7
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|3
|39.7
|2
|10.6
|0
|0.0
|0
|0.0
|0
|6.0
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Area C
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|54.3
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|3
|20.6
|1
|11.9
|1
|0.0
|0
|5.9
|0
|7.3
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Area D
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|49.6
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|2
|27.3
|2
|18.5
|1
|0.0
|0
|1.8
|0
|2.8
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Area E
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|30.0
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|1
|28.7
|1
|15.3
|0
|15.9
|1
|1.6
|1
|8.5
|0
|4
|-
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|42.7
|10
|32.2
|8
|12.2
|2
|5.9
|2
|2.0
|1
|5.0
|0
|23
|-
|}
Districts results
Area A
1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1981: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1977-1981 Change: No change
Lisburn Area A - 4 seatsLocal Government Results 1981 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/064e8d36-856a-4f60-b950-716cf2c3c7bb/local_government_election_results_1981 EONI 8 July 2021
5
Ulster Unionist Party
Ronald Campbell*
1,299
25.81%
Democratic Unionist Party
Jim Wells
1,004
19.95%
Ulster Unionist Party
Jim Dillon*
916
18.20%
1,129.21
Social Democratic and Labour Party
John Clenaghan*
905
17.98%
913.97
915.65
915.86
932.28
Democratic Unionist Party
Charles Woodburne*
515
10.23%
527.19
537.55
548.68
842.47
Ulster Unionist Party
Henry Stewart
394
7.83%
429.65
539.13
545.01
5
7,983
5,033 (63.05%)
109
1,007
5,142 (64.41%)
Area B
1977: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP
1981: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP
1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Lisburn Area B - 5 seats
6
Democratic Unionist Party
Charles Poots*
1,469
25.09%
Ulster Unionist Party
William Bleakes*
1,222
20.87%
Ulster Unionist Party
Thomas Lilburn*
655
11.19%
697.57
843.77
965.88
1,356.88
Democratic Unionist Party
Samuel Dorman*
620
10.59%
789.62
825.22
850.59
891.39
956.39
Democratic Unionist Party
James McCann
469
8.01%
688.45
697.05
760.62
827.96
891.96
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
John Alderdice
623
10.64%
625.97
639.57
701.5
741.55
828.55
Ulster Unionist Party
Joseph McCullough
447
7.63%
479.34
509.54
582.25
Independent (politician)
William Johnston
351
5.99%
364.2
370.4
6
9,350
5,856 (62.63%)
121
977
5,977 (63.93%)
Area C
1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUUP
1981: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
1977-1981 Change: DUP (two seats) gain from UUP and UUUP
Lisburn Area C - 5 seats
7
Democratic Unionist Party
William Belshaw*
2,412
35.49%
Democratic Unionist Party
Denis McCarroll
856
12.60%
1,290.6
Democratic Unionist Party
Robert Dunsmore
423
6.22%
979.5
989.56
1,110.4
1,189.4
Ulster Unionist Party
William Gardiner-Watson*
812
11.95%
884.61
889.67
895.75
1,011.89
1,221.89
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Seamus Close*
811
11.93%
826.37
890.55
891.69
979
1,002.28
1,007.88
Ulster Unionist Party
Wilfred McClung*
585
8.61%
632.17
634.23
641.07
683.74
863.24
945.56
United Ulster Unionist Party
George Morrison*
401
5.90%
488.45
494.51
509.33
581.25
Independent (politician)
William Whitley
389
5.72%
430.34
446.87
451.43
Northern Ireland Labour Party
Robert Clarke
107
1.57%
115.48
7
11,569
6,796 (58.74%)
196
1,133
6,992 (60.44%)
Area D
1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UPNI
1981: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from UPNI
Lisburn Area D - 5 seats
7
Democratic Unionist Party
Ivan Davis*
3,720
44.02%
Democratic Unionist Party
Robert McNeice
470
5.56%
2,105.84
Ulster Unionist Party
Samuel Semple*
1,069
12.65%
1,313.48
1,630.28
Ulster Unionist Party
Maureen McKinney*
788
9.32%
963.36
1,090.56
1,156.81
1,264.48
1,437.38
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
George Boyd*
1,086
12.85%
1,125.68
1,138.58
1,140.33
1,178.5
1,204.89
1,665.89
Ulster Unionist Party
David Trimble
454
5.37%
494.96
565.16
683.41
764.25
903.76
903.76
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
James Mulholland
479
5.67%
498.84
503.94
504.94
520.36
535.35
United Ulster Unionist Party
John Curry
153
1.81%
246.44
373.04
393.29
455.76
Unionist Party of Northern Ireland
David Gordon
232
2.75%
291.52
327.22
334.47
7
14,016
8,451 (60.30%)
158
1,409
8,639 (61.64%)
Area E
1977: 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1981: 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUUP
1977-1981 Change: UUUP gain from Alliance
Lisburn Area E - 4 seats
6
Democratic Unionist Party
William Beattie*
1,909
29.98%
Ulster Unionist Party
William McAllister*
1,830
28.74%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
William McDonnell*
1,013
15.91%
1,013.74
1,014.73
1,036.73
1,197.1
1,220.47
United Ulster Unionist Party
James Davis
105
1.65%
674.43
1,096.17
1,099.31
1,100.64
1,158.97
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
John Cousins*
542
8.51%
566.42
611.3
619.74
691.4
1,100.58
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Brian Fitzsimons
435
6.83%
463.49
534.77
537.1
552.13
Republican Clubs
Gerard Dunlop
462
7.26%
464.22
468.18
487.18
Communist Party of Ireland
Terry Bruton
72
1.13%
76.07
77.72
6
12,242
6,368 (52.02%)
463
1,274
6,831 (55.80%)
References
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