1981 Down District Council election

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Northern Ireland local elections, 1981
1981 Down District Council election
← 1977 20 May 1981 (1981-05-20) 1985 →
All 20 seats to Down District Council
11 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party SDLP Ulster Unionist DUP
Seats won 9 5 3
Seat change Decrease 1 Decrease 2 Increase 3
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Alliance
Republican Clubs
Independent Labour
Seats won 1 1 1
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 1 Increase 1

Elections to

councillors
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Election results

Down District Council Election Result 1981[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  SDLP 9 0 1 Decrease1 45.0 42.1 10,233 Decrease2.5
  Ulster Unionist 5 0 2 Decrease2 25.0 27.3 6,694 Decrease4.1
  DUP 3 3 0 Increase3 15.0 13.0 3,188 New
  Alliance 1 0 2 Decrease2 5.0 8.4 2,055 Decrease3.4
 
Republican Clubs
 1 1 0 Increase1 5.0 6.5 1,587 Increase3.9
 
Independent Labour
 1 1 0 Increase1 5.0 2.7 665 Increase2.7
 
Independent
 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.3 74 Decrease3.2

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the Down District Council election, 1981
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
SDLP UUP DUP Alliance Workers Party Others
Area A 24.4 2 43.0 3 24.4 2 7.3 0 0.0 0 0.9 0 7
Area B 50.5 3 17.5 1 0.0 0 9.5 0 14.1 1 8.4 1 6
Area C 51.2 4 20.8 1 13.9 1 8.4 1 5.7 0 0.0 0 7
Total 42.1 9 27.3 5 13.0 3 8.4 1 6.5 1 2.7 1 20

Districts results

Area A

1977: 4 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1981: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 2 x DUP
1977-1981 Change: DUP (two seats) gain from UUP and Alliance

Down Area A - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
DUP Cecil Harvey 16.52% 1,387                    
SDLP Francis Laverty* 9.63% 809 810.2 820.2 820.2 829.2 829.2 830.2 1,064.2      
Ulster Unionist Samuel Osborne* 11.36% 954 973.92 974.92 977.16 1,007.4 1,012.72 1,038.44 1,041.68 1,078.68    
SDLP Monica Smyth 8.94% 751 751.48 765.48 765.48 779.48 779.48 703.4 1,021.96 1,272.96    
Ulster Unionist Dermot Nesbitt 8.72% 732 744.96 744.96 772.96 779.96 785.84 965.48 967.2 999.2 1,018.2 1,036.6
Ulster Unionist William Brown* 7.63% 641 652.04 652.04 823.16 828.16 834.36 899.32 899.32 946.56 964.56 969.16
DUP Thomas Poole 5.68% 477 619.32 621.32 632.28 633.52 888.76 901.44 902.44 906.44 909.44 909.44
Ulster Unionist William Finlay* 7.80% 655 667.72 668.72 704.72 707.72 733.36 822.04 827.04 870.28 882.28 887.8
Alliance John Rodgers 3.88% 326 326.48 351.48 353.48 551.48 551.48 552.48 566.72      
SDLP Thomas Murray 5.82% 489 490.68 500.68 500.92 512.92 513.92 515.92        
Ulster Unionist James Glover 4.23% 355 361.24 364.24 385.48 386.48 391.92          
DUP Thomas McKee 2.23% 187 302.2 304.2 307.44 307.44            
Alliance Wanda Rowan-Hamilton 3.41% 286 286.48 286.48 287.48              
Ulster Unionist William Cochrane 3.27% 275 280.28 280.28                
Independent
 Francis Rice 0.60% 50 50                  
Independent
 Eileen Rice 0.29% 24 24                  
Electorate: 11,993   Valid: 8,398 (70.02%)   Spoilt: 216   Quota: 1,050   Turnout: 8,614 (71.83%)  

Area B

1977: 4 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
1981: 3 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Republican Clubs, 1 x Independent Labour
1977-1981 Change: Republican Clubs and Independent Labour gain from SDLP and Alliance

Down Area B - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
SDLP Eddie McGrady* 21.56% 1,711              
Republican Clubs
 Raymond Blaney 14.13% 1,121 1,153.64            
SDLP Dermot Curran* 11.25% 893 987.52 1,016.9 1,178.9        
Ulster Unionist Cecil Maxwell* 11.03% 875 882.14 894.82 905.5 1,403.5      
SDLP John Ritchie* 8.15% 647 787.08 803.76 869.48 869.48 874.48 880.48 1,171.48
Independent Labour
 Malachi Curran 8.38% 665 691.86 717.9 763.74 764.74 779.74 788.14 994.8
Alliance George Flinn* 5.68% 451 461.2 634.2 652.92 659.92 822.92 823.82 902.56
SDLP Sean Quinn* 4.70% 373 552.18 580.86 723.34 724.34 727.34 756.74  
Ulster Unionist Elizabeth Kennedy 6.46% 513 513 515 515        
SDLP John Bryce 4.81% 382 455.78 461.46          
Alliance Michael Healy 3.84% 305 312.82            
Electorate: 10,747   Valid: 7,936 (73.84%)   Spoilt: 252   Quota: 1,134   Turnout: 8,188 (76.19%)  

Area C

1977: 4 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
1981: 4 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Down Area C - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
SDLP Patrick O'Donoghue* 16.27% 1,328                  
DUP Ethel Smyth* 13.93% 1,137                  
Ulster Unionist Gerald Douglas 11.50% 939 940.15 991.35 994.35 1,097.35          
SDLP Eamon O'Neill* 10.07% 822 939.53 939.93 949.93 954.41 954.41 1,068.41      
SDLP James Curry 9.34% 762 828.47 828.47 847.16 856.49 856.49 960.38 1,152.38    
SDLP James Magee* 10.12% 826 857.05 857.05 861.28 861.28 861.28 900.26 1,099.26    
Alliance Patrick Forde* 5.97% 487 498.27 500.47 502.47 661.39 670.87 732.48 758.51 810.51 852.51
Ulster Unionist Norman Bicker* 7.02% 573 573 595.9 601.33 711.06 776.63 778.09 781.32 784.32 791.32
SDLP Stephen McClean 5.39% 440 477.49 477.49 482.72 485.95 486.74 535.18      
Workers' Party Edward O'Hagan 4.28% 349 376.14 376.34 442.95 447.95 447.95        
Ulster Unionist William Keown 2.23% 182 182.23 211.63 211.63            
Alliance Anthony Dickinson 2.45% 200 203.22 203.92 205.92            
Republican Clubs
 David Allister 1.43% 117 120.22 120.42              
Electorate: 11,077   Valid: 8,162 (73.68%)   Spoilt: 251   Quota: 1,021   Turnout: 8,413 (75.95%)  

References

  1. ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Down". www.ark.ac.uk.
  2. ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
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