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1981 Castlereagh Borough Council election
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Local government election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 1981
1981 Castlereagh Borough Council election parliamentary no 1977 Castlereagh Borough Council election 1977 1981 05 20 y 1985 Castlereagh Borough Council election 1985 All 19 seats to Castlereagh Borough Council 10 Democratic Unionist Party 9 5 Ulster Unionist Party 5 1 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 4 3 Independent Unionist 1 1 Party with the most votes by district.
Elections to Castlereagh 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 19 councillors.
Election results
Castlereagh Borough Council Election Result 1981https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgcastlereagh.htm Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Castlereagh www.ark.ac.uk
Democratic Unionist Party
9
5
0
5
47.4
44.8
11,307
25.6
Ulster Unionist Party
5
0
1
1
26.3
25.2
6,355
0.4
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
4
0
3
3
21.1
21.1
5,339
11.4
Independent Unionist
1
1
2
1
5.3
5.0
1,261
4.2
Ulster Popular Unionist Party
0
0
0
0
0.0
1.7
420
New
Northern Ireland Labour Party
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.7
169
0.1
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Castlereagh Borough 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="Democratic Unionist Party" | DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Ulster Unionist Party" | UUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | Alliance
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Area A
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|33.4
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|2
|28.8
|2
|20.9
|1
|16.9
|1
|6
|-
|align="left"|Area B
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|51.9
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|4
|24.5
|2
|19.9
|2
|3.7
|0
|8
|-
|align="left"|Area C
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|55.3
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|3
|21.3
|1
|23.4
|1
|0.0
|0
|5
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|44.8
|9
|25.2
|5
|21.1
|4
|8.9
|1
|19
|-
|}
Districts results
Area A
1977: 2 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1981: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist
1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from Alliance
Castlereagh Area A - 6 seatsLocal Government Results 1981 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/064e8d36-856a-4f60-b950-716cf2c3c7bb/local_government_election_results_1981 EONI 8 July 2021
8
Democratic Unionist Party
Ernest Harper*
1,555
17.81%
Ulster Unionist Party
John Glass
1,104
12.64%
1,109.6
1,123.6
1,238.8
1,250.8
Ulster Unionist Party
Frederick Kane*
865
9.91%
873.6
883
931.2
936.2
1,383.2
Democratic Unionist Party
John Hillis
543
6.22%
760.8
986.4
1,066.4
1,067.4
1,098
1,596
Independent Unionist
William Clulow
1,056
12.09%
1,079.2
1,094.6
1,127.6
1,129.6
1,172.6
1,212.4
1,332.4
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Philip Grosse*
749
8.58%
750.2
752.4
766.4
1,044.6
1,065.8
1,074
1,107
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Samuel Finlay
573
6.56%
574.4
575.4
586.4
791.8
802.8
811
836
Democratic Unionist Party
James Lowe*
438
5.02%
459.8
571.4
625.6
628.6
657.6
Ulster Unionist Party
Bryan Milford
548
6.28%
555.6
563.6
593.6
600.6
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Ann Smith
502
5.75%
502.8
502.8
521.8
Ulster Popular Unionist Party
John Moore
420
4.81%
420.4
426.6
Democratic Unionist Party
Robin Newton
379
4.34%
400.4
8
14,838
8,732 (58.85%)
248
1,248
8,980 (60.52%)
Area B
1977: 3 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1981: 4 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance
1977-1981 Change: DUP (two seats) gain from Alliance and Independent Unionist
Castlereagh Area B - 8 seats
11
Democratic Unionist Party
Roy Allen
3,098
31.17%
Democratic Unionist Party
John Boyle
347
3.49%
1,584.6
Democratic Unionist Party
Alan Carson
987
9.93%
1,234.65
Democratic Unionist Party
John Gilpin*
444
4.47%
514.85
940.73
1,029.63
1,038.14
1,041.14
1,041.14
1,049.96
1,107.96
Ulster Unionist Party
William Ward
912
9.18%
966.6
971.54
975.74
979.04
982.34
986.34
989.34
1,014.8
1,091.57
1,124.57
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Addie Morrow*
725
7.30%
753.4
736.44
737.84
737.84
739.84
788.1
804.1
816.1
824.87
1,100.76
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Felicity Boyd*
742
7.47%
798.55
800.89
802.64
803.29
805.29
826.29
867.94
885.24
898.4
1,029.48
Ulster Unionist Party
Matthew Anderson*
784
7.89%
903.6
906.98
909.78
911.08
912.34
917.99
926.94
952.61
1,008.24
1,024.12
Ulster Unionist Party
Leslie Farrington*
741
7.46%
752.05
756.21
757.26
757.91
759.91
763.91
765.91
796.59
844.3
855.95
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Amy McKeown
383
3.85%
407.7
410.82
411.52
413.82
422.82
462.82
478.82
494.98
511.45
Democratic Unionist Party
John Lamont*
277
2.79%
345.9
372.94
395.34
399.16
403.72
403.72
407.02
459.24
Independent Unionist
Michael Brooks
194
1.95%
247.3
258.74
261.89
266.84
267.84
269.84
272.84
Northern Ireland Labour Party
James Bate
76
0.76%
83.8
84.58
84.93
94.58
141.58
141.58
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Samuel Pyper
124
1.25%
124.65
124.91
124.91
124.91
128.91
Northern Ireland Labour Party
William Gunning
65
0.65%
68.25
69.29
69.99
83.99
Northern Ireland Labour Party
William Copley
28
0.28%
29.3
29.82
30.17
Loyalist
Annetta Hynes
11
0.11%
24
24.52
24.87
11
18,808
9,938 (52.84%)
397
1,105
10,335 (54.95%)
Area C
1977: 2 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1981: 3 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP
1977-1981 Change: DUP (two seats) gain from Alliance and UUP
Castlereagh Area C - 5 seats
5
Democratic Unionist Party
Peter Robinson*
3,562
45.58%
Democratic Unionist Party
Denny Vitty
35
0.45%
2,062.22
Democratic Unionist Party
Cedric Wilson
38
0.49%
206.36
1,149.5
Ulster Unionist Party
Herbert Johnstone*
990
12.67%
1,090.05
1,100.94
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Patricia Archer*
1,048
13.41%
1,072.84
1,075.15
1,078.71
1,503.71
Ulster Unionist Party
Walter McFarland*
411
5.26%
495.18
503.1
550.86
577.86
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Bryan Davidson*
493
6.31%
521.98
525.61
528.01
7
14,751
7,815 (52.98%)
220
977
8,035 (54.47%)
References
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