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1981 Moyle District Council election
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Local government election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 1981
1981 Moyle District Council election parliamentary no 1977 Moyle District Council election 1977 1981 05 20 y 1985 Moyle District Council election 1985 All 16 seats to Moyle District Council 9 Social Democratic and Labour Party 5 2 Ulster Unionist Party 4 1 Independent (politician) 3 3 Democratic Unionist Party 2 Independent Unionist 2 Party with the most votes by district.
Elections to Moyle 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 16 councillors.
Election results
Moyle District Council Election Result 1981https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgmoyle.htm Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Moyle www.ark.ac.uk
Social Democratic and Labour Party
5
2
0
2
31.3
28.4
1,882
5.8
Ulster Unionist Party
4
1
0
1
25.0
13.5
895
4.1
Independent (politician)
3
0
3
3
18.8
18.4
1,222
19.6
Democratic Unionist Party
2
0
0
12.5
15.1
1,005
7.4
Independent Unionist
2
0
0
12.5
10.3
681
0.4
Irish Independence Party
0
0
0
0.0
7.3
487
New
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
0
0
0
0.0
7.0
465
4.1
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Moyle District Council election, 1981by district yes
|- class="unsortable" align="centre"
!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
!rowspan=2|TotalCllrs
|- class="unsortable" align="center"
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | SDLP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Ulster Unionist Party" | UUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Democratic Unionist Party" | DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Area A
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|56.0
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|3
|0.0
|0
|0.0
|0
|44.0
|1
|4
|-
|align="left"|Area B
|0.0
|0
|25.9
|3
|30.4
|2
|bgcolor="#0077FF"|43.7
|bgcolor="#0077FF"|3
|8
|-
|align="left"|Area C
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|42.2
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|2
|9.4
|1
|8.0
|0
|40.4
|1
|4
|-
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|28.4
|5
|13.5
|4
|15.1
|2
|43.0
|5
|16
|-
|}
Districts results
Area A
1977: 3 x Independent, 1 x SDLP
1981: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
1977-1981 Change: SDLP (two seats) gain from Independent (two seats)
Moyle Area A - 4 seatsLocal Government Results 1981 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/064e8d36-856a-4f60-b950-716cf2c3c7bb/local_government_election_results_1981 EONI 13 July 2021
6
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Malachy McSparran
477
22.12%
Independent (politician)
Fergus Wheeler*
461
21.38%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Archie McIntosh*
248
11.50%
264.8
275.24
282.24
298.2
434.3
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Gerard Gillan
262
12.15%
266.6
266.84
278.84
380.8
408.34
Irish Independence Party
John McKay
241
11.18%
249.1
255.58
277.8
303.64
353.7
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Charles Hamill
220
10.20%
229.5
234.06
238.06
241.18
Independent (politician)
Thomas O'Neill
96
4.45%
99.6
102.06
115.12
Independent (politician)
Gerard McCarry
83
3.85%
84.2
84.92
92.08
Irish Independence Party
Anna Edwards
68
3.15%
68.2
68.44
6
2,776
2,156 (77.67%)
46
432
2,202 (79.32%)
Area B
1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 2 x Independent
1981: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Independent
1977-1981 Change: UUP gain from Independent
Moyle Area B - 8 seats
10
Democratic Unionist Party
James Rodgers
445
15.44%
Independent (politician)
James McShane*
345
11.97%
Independent Unionist
Price McConaghy*
381
13.22%
Independent Unionist
Mary Morrison*
300
10.41%
310.08
326.4
Ulster Unionist Party
Robert Getty
299
10.37%
299.84
313.1
313.1
316.44
325.44
Democratic Unionist Party
Ronnie McIlvar
243
8.43%
257.28
258.98
258.98
297.4
298.13
298.49
298.49
397.49
Ulster Unionist Party
Hugh Acheson
253
8.78%
254.12
261.6
263.6
267.77
271.45
273.25
275.14
291
305
Ulster Unionist Party
James McAuley
193
6.70%
206.72
217.6
217.6
218.16
236.5
238.3
239.56
274.69
287.69
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Maurice McHenry
142
4.93%
142.56
143.75
164.35
164.35
222.72
222.81
223.44
226.09
227.09
Democratic Unionist Party
Andrew Dobbin
133
4.61%
200.48
203.88
203.88
219.58
221.58
222.75
223.38
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
John Shanks
92
3.19%
94.52
97.58
98.68
99.68
Democratic Unionist Party
Samuel Simpson
56
1.94%
68.6
70.47
70.67
10
4,438
2,882 (64.94%)
73
321
2,955 (66.58%)
Area C
1977: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
1981: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
1977-1981 Change: No change
Moyle Area C - 4 seats
6
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Richard Kerr
296
18.51%
304
304
385
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Michael O'Cleary
222
13.88%
229
229
272
324
Ulster Unionist Party
Elizabeth Johnston*
150
9.38%
156
246
249
249.8
354.8
Independent (politician)
Archibald McAuley*
237
14.82%
251
255
280
288.8
332.8
Irish Independence Party
Eamonn Scally
178
11.13%
184
184
196
198.4
198.4
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Hugh Sayers
139
8.69%
160
181
185
185.8
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Joseph Donaghy
157
9.82%
170
170
Democratic Unionist Party
Norman Campbell
128
8.01%
132
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Thomas Cecil
92
5.75%
6
2,393
1,599 (66.82%)
48
320
1,647 (68.83%)
References
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