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1981 Limavady District Council election
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Local government election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 1981
1981 Limavady Borough Council election parliamentary no 1977 Limavady District Council election 1977 1981 05 20 y 1985 Limavady District Council election 1985 All 15 seats to Limavady Borough Council 8 Ulster Unionist Party 6 0 Social Democratic and Labour Party 5 1 Democratic Unionist Party 2 0 Irish Independence Party 1 1 Independent (politician) 1 0 Party with the most votes by district.
Elections to Limavady 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
Limavady Borough Council Election Result 1981https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lglimavady.htm Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Limavady www.ark.ac.uk
Ulster Unionist Party
6
0
0
0
40.0
37.2
4,366
1.4
Social Democratic and Labour Party
5
0
1
1
33.3
34.2
4,011
1.0
Democratic Unionist Party
2
0
0
0
13.3
16.4
1,919
2.6
Irish Independence Party
1
1
0
1
6.7
5.5
643
New
Independent (politician)
1
0
0
0
6.7
4.3
501
0.5
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
0
0
0
0
0.0
2.0
223
6.5
Republican Clubs
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.5
63
0.7
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Limavady Borough Council election, 1981by district yes
|- class="unsortable" align="centre"
!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
!rowspan=2|TotalCllrs
|- class="unsortable" align="center"
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Ulster Unionist Party" | UUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | SDLP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Democratic Unionist Party" | DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Irish Independence Party" | IIP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Area A
|32.9
|2
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|50.3
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|3
|16.7
|1
|0.0
|0
|0.0
|0
|6
|-
|align="left"|Area B
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|33.7
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|24.5
|1
|8.2
|0
|17.9
|1
|15.7
|1
|5
|-
|align="left"|Area C
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|44.2
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|27.5
|1
|23.0
|1
|0.0
|0
|5.3
|0
|4
|-
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|37.2
|6
|34.2
|5
|16.4
|2
|5.5
|1
|6.7
|1
|15
|-
|}
Districts results
Area A
1977: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1981: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1977-1981 Change: No change
Limavady Area A - 6 seatsLocal Government Results 1981 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/064e8d36-856a-4f60-b950-716cf2c3c7bb/local_government_election_results_1981 EONI 18 July 2021
3
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Arthur Doherty*
727
18.60%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Roy King
678
17.35%
Democratic Unionist Party
Ernest Murray*
654
16.73%
Ulster Unionist Party
Robert Grant*
563
14.41%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Thomas Mullan*
562
14.38%
Ulster Unionist Party
Stanley Gault
434
11.11%
453
464
Ulster Unionist Party
James Gilfillan
290
7.42%
303
317
3
5,076
3,908 (76.99%)
78
559
3,986 (78.53%)
Area B
1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
1981: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x IIP, 1 x Independent
1977-1981 Change: IIP gain from SDLP
Limavady Area B - 5 seats
8
Ulster Unionist Party
David Robinson*
883
24.56%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Lawrence Hegarty
571
15.88%
571.32
591.32
592.32
613.32
Ulster Unionist Party
Max Gault*
329
9.15%
554.28
554.28
569.28
569.28
569.28
805.28
Independent (politician)
Denis Farren*
501
13.94%
504.52
510.52
511.52
518.84
535.84
545.88
559.88
Irish Independence Party
Sean McCloskey
319
8.87%
319.96
329.96
329.96
383.96
537.96
537.96
537.96
Social Democratic and Labour Party
James Brolly
310
8.62%
310
319
320.64
325.64
372.64
373.64
375.64
Democratic Unionist Party
Alex Fulton
220
6.12%
256.8
256.8
324.32
324.32
324.32
Irish Independence Party
George McCormick
197
5.48%
197
203
203
237
Irish Independence Party
Andrew Murphy
127
3.53%
127.96
138.96
138.96
Democratic Unionist Party
John McKay
75
2.09%
87.48
87.48
Republican Clubs
Jerry Mullan
63
1.75%
63.32
8
5,007
3,595 (71.80%)
120
600
3,715 (74.20%)
Area C
1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1981: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1977-1981 Change: No change
Limavady Area C - 4 seats
6
Democratic Unionist Party
William Norris*
729
17.26%
776
938
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Barry Doherty*
653
15.46%
654
689
689
1,222
Ulster Unionist Party
William Barbour*
622
14.73%
625
679
717.34
721.34
773.34
Ulster Unionist Party
William Cooke
650
15.39%
655
699
724.56
727.56
753.56
Ulster Unionist Party
John Dolan
595
14.09%
598
628
655.69
659.4
680.4
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Geraldine Kearney
510
12.08%
510
559
559.71
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Francis Parkinson
223
5.28%
223
Democratic Unionist Party
George Robinson
133
3.15%
182
Democratic Unionist Party
Arthur Reid
108
2.56%
6
5,426
4,223 (77.83%)
64
845
4,287 (79.01%)
References
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