1981 Newry and Mourne District Council election

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1981 Newry and Mourne District Council election
← 1977 20 May 1981 (1981-05-20) 1985 →
All 30 seats to Newry and Mourne District Council
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party SDLP Ulster Unionist Irish Independence
Seats won 16 6 4
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1 Increase 4
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party DUP Anti H-Block Alliance
Seats won 2 2 0
Seat change Increase 1 Increase 2 Decrease 3
  Seventh party Eighth party
 
Party Independent Nationalist Independent Republican
Seats won 0 0
Seat change Decrease 3 Decrease 1

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Election results

Newry and Mourne District Council Election Result 1981[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  SDLP 16 2 1 Increase1 53.3 41.7 14,397 Decrease5.2
  Ulster Unionist 6 0 1 Decrease1 20.0 18.7 6,460 Decrease5.8
  Irish Independence 4 4 0 Increase4 13.3 11.4 3,944 New
  DUP 2 1 0 Steady0 6.7 9.5 3,291 Increase6.4
  Anti H-Block 2 2 0 Increase2 6.7 6.1 2,096 New
  Alliance 0 0 3 Decrease3 0.0 3.6 1,240 Decrease4.7
  Independent Nationalist 0 0 3 Decrease3 0.0 3.1 1,059 Decrease4.5
  Independent Republican 0 0 1 Decrease1 0.0 1.5 531 Decrease0.7
 
Republican Clubs
 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 2.0 682 Decrease3.1
 
Independent
 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 1.6 535 Decrease0.7
 
Independent Labour
 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.1 33 Increase0.1

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the Newry and Mourne District Council election, 1981
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
SDLP UUP IIP DUP Anti H-Block Others
Area A 31.9 2 35.4 2 0.0 0 23.1 1 0.0 0 9.6 0 5
Area B 64.0 4 8.9 0 8.5 0 2.8 0 0.0 0 15.8 0 4
Area C 40.0 2 26.0 1 0.0 0 22.2 1 0.0 0 11.8 0 4
Area D 37.1 3 19.1 2 25.8 2 3.9 0 0.0 0 14.1 0 7
Area E 40.0 3 7.6 0 7.6 1 3.7 0 30.1 2 11.0 0 6
Area F 43.4 2 16.2 1 21.6 1 5.6 0 0.0 0 13.2 0 6
Total 41.7 16 18.7 6 11.4 4 9.5 2 6.1 2 12.6 0 30

Districts results

Area A

1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1981: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1977-1981 Change: No change

Newry and Mourne Area A - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
SDLP Colum Murnion 21.60% 1,346      
DUP George Graham* 20.29% 1,264      
Ulster Unionist William Russell* 18.54% 1,155      
Ulster Unionist Arthur Coulter* 16.88% 1,052      
SDLP Anne Marie Cunningham* 10.26% 639 899.13 901.13 941.13
Independent Nationalist Arthur Doran 9.63% 600 643.01 653.24 720.24
DUP Robert McConnell 2.81% 175 175.23    
Electorate: 8,729   Valid: 6,231 (71.38%)   Spoilt: 212   Quota: 1,039   Turnout: 6,443 (73.81%)  

Area B

1977: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1981: 4 x SDLP
1977-1981 Change: SDLP (two seats) gain from Alliance and Independent Nationalist

Newry and Mourne Area B - 4 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
SDLP P. J. Bradley 22.27% 1,084          
SDLP Jim McCart* 17.40% 847 883.5 886.5 974.5    
SDLP Liam Trainor* 12.23% 595 611.5 617.5 642.4 758.7 804.7
SDLP Brian Mulligan 12.10% 589 612.7 612.7 624.9 721.1 742.4
Independent Nationalist Anthony Williamson* 9.43% 459 462.3 468.3 519.5 638.3 720.3
Ulster Unionist William McCoy 8.90% 433 433 434 614 620.5  
Irish Independence Joe Kearney 8.47% 412 433.3 436.3 469.3    
Alliance Eithne Doran 3.58% 174 175.8 177.8      
DUP Raymond Hanna 2.77% 135 135.2 135.2      
Independent
 Peter Maloy 2.18% 106 106.5 112.5      
Independent Labour
 Johnny Ward 0.68% 33 33        
Electorate: 6,919   Valid: 4,867 (70.34%)   Spoilt: 182   Quota: 974   Turnout: 5,049 (72.97%)  

Area C

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

Newry and Mourne Area C - 4 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
SDLP Nan Sands* 24.94% 1,014        
DUP William Sterritt 22.16% 901        
SDLP Patrick Harper 15.03% 611 641 817.61    
Ulster Unionist Violet Cromie* 15.05% 612 628 629.68 683.68 719.99
Ulster Unionist Annie Copeland 10.97% 446 463 463.21 493.41 507.67
Independent
 James Fagan 9.71% 395 410 429.74 429.74  
Alliance Violet Watts 2.14% 87        
Electorate: 5,648   Valid: 4,066 (71.99%)   Spoilt: 132   Quota: 814   Turnout: 4,198 (74.33%)  

Area D

1977: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1981: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 2 x IIP
1977-1981 Change: IIP gain from Alliance, Independent Nationalist joins IIP

Newry and Mourne Area D - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Irish Independence Eugene Markey* 23.56% 1,831                
SDLP John McEvoy* 12.72% 988                
Ulster Unionist Andy Moffett* 10.36% 805 808.43 808.43 1,017.43          
SDLP Thomas McGrath* 8.07% 627 735.29 749.23 751.72 806.44 806.44 1,201.44    
SDLP John Bell* 8.55% 664 745.83 772.75 774.24 814 814 938.9 1,148.9  
Ulster Unionist Clarence Morrow* 8.69% 675 676.47 676.47 756.47 761.96 810.68 812.17 812.17 814.27
Irish Independence Francis McCamley 2.15% 167 681.99 705.4 707.38 753.08 753.08 774.98 781.98 804.38
Alliance Victor Frizell* 7.57% 588 621.81 632.79 635.79 695.2 695.68 733.13 748.53 774.43
SDLP Michael McNulty 7.62% 592 611.6 622.6 622.6 633.05 633.05      
Republican Clubs
 Brian Mulligan 3.69% 287 351.68 452.58 452.58          
DUP George McConnell 3.90% 303 306.43 306.43            
Republican Clubs
 Matthew Cunningham 2.61% 203 222.6              
Electorate: 11,891   Valid: 7,770 (65.34%)   Spoilt: 280   Quota: 967   Turnout: 5,010 (42.13%)  

Area E

1977: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Independent Republican
1981: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Anti H-Block, 1 x IIP
1977-1981 Change: Anti H-Block (two seats) gain from SDLP and Independent Republican, Independent Nationalist joins IIP

Newry and Mourne Area E - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Anti H-Block James Lynch 17.85% 1,244                  
SDLP Pat Toner* 13.27% 925 936.34 940.39 940.39 952.81 1,070.81        
Anti H-Block Anthony Watters 12.22% 852 887.91 892.96 892.96 993.71 1,022.71        
SDLP James Savage* 10.88% 758 771.44 804.43 804.43 833.58 986.25 1,018.59      
SDLP Owen Kelly* 8.18% 570 575.04 577.25 585.25 619.72 726.24 753.19 767.19 786.66 881.33
Irish Independence Jim Murphy* 6.41% 447 514.2 551.29 552.29 614.2 651.24 653.55 656.55 657.73 935.9
Ulster Unionist Elizabeth McDowell 7.60% 530 530.21 530.21 723.21 724.21 730.21 730.21 730.21 730.21 740.21
Independent Republican Sean McCreesh* 7.62% 531 552.21 557.26 557.26 576.83 621.71 634.8 637.8 639.57  
SDLP Peter McMahon* 7.65% 533 561.14 565.61 566.61 576.71          
Independent Republican Brian Woods 3.47% 242 288.41 292.41 292.41            
DUP Alex Chambers 3.66% 255 255.42 255.42              
Irish Independence Sean Reavey 1.19% 83 98.54                
Electorate: 9,237   Valid: 6,970 (75.46%)   Spoilt: 242   Quota: 996   Turnout: 7,212 (78.08%)  

Area F

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

Newry and Mourne Area F - 4 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Ulster Unionist William McCaigue* 16.19% 752 752 754 755 979        
SDLP Arthur Ruddy* 18.81% 874 879 893 914 914 915.06 941.06    
Irish Independence Freddie Kearns 10.31% 479 487 492 518 520 520 642 900 932
SDLP Patrick McElroy 14.33% 666 670 676 690 690 693.18 702.18 732.18 862.42
SDLP Louis McGuigan 10.22% 475 477 482 492 492 493.06 545.06 562.06 637.65
Alliance Michael McVerry* 6.59% 306 310 354 365 376 419.46 421.46 424.46  
Irish Independence Kevin McAleenan 5.96% 277 281 281 296 300 300 339    
Irish Independence P. J. McCann 5.34% 248 249 254 268 270 270      
DUP Gordon Heslip 5.55% 258 258 258 258          
Republican Clubs
 Edward McKeown 2.26% 105 105 105            
Republican Clubs
 Michael McLoughlin 1.87% 87 89 90            
Alliance Edward Turley 1.83% 85 86              
Independent
 James Malone 0.73% 34                
Electorate: 7,263   Valid: 4,646 (63.97%)   Spoilt: 187   Quota: 930   Turnout: 4,833 (66.54%)  

References

  1. ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Newry and Mourne". www.ark.ac.uk.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
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