1981 Antrim Borough Council election

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1981 Antrim Borough Council election
  1977 20 May 1981 (1981-05-20) 1985  

All 15 seats to Antrim Borough Council
8 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Ulster Unionist DUP SDLP
Seats won742
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1Increase2.svg 2

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Alliance Irish Independence Independent
Seats won110
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 2

Elections to Antrim 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.

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Election results

Antrim Borough Council Election Result 1981 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Ulster Unionist 701Decrease2.svg136.838.05,945Increase2.svg0.6
  DUP 410Increase2.svg121.128.14,389Increase2.svg9.7
  SDLP 220Increase2.svg210.510.71,670Increase2.svg10.7
  Alliance 101Decrease2.svg15.310.91,704Decrease2.svg6.0
  Irish Independence 110Increase2.svg15.36.61,040New
  Independent Labour 000Steady2.svg00.05.1805Increase2.svg5.1
  Ind. Unionist 000Steady2.svg00.00.691Increase2.svg0.6

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Antrim Borough Council election, 1981
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP DUP SDLP Alliance IIP Others
Area A33.1219.2121.712.4021.811.805
Area B49.0327.6115.418.000.000.005
Area C34.8234.620.0018.710.0011.905
Total38.0728.1410.7210.916.615.7015

Districts results

Area A

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

Antrim Area A - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567891011
Ulster Unionist James Graham*27.13%1,293          
Irish Independence John Heffron*11.27%537538.14 540.14 545.14 609.14 609.14 959.14    
DUP Wilson Clyde 11.18%533599.12 643.24 645.62 645.62 654.56 654.56 654.56 1,034.56  
Ulster Unionist John Blakeley*4.34%207434.24 455.7 489.88 489.88 660.94 660.94 660.94 734.9 971.64 
SDLP Robert Loughran12.65%603603.76 605.14 632.52 645.52 648.9 666.9 721.9 722.66 723.54 728.82
SDLP Gerard Carolan9.00%429429.38 430.38 442.38 451.38 453.38 492.38 583.38 584.38 584.38 585.26
DUP Frew Rainey7.99%381432.68 467.28 470.28 470.28 481.4 481.4 482.4    
Irish Independence Desmond McAteer7.11%339339 339 340 418 418      
Ulster Unionist Mary Marshall1.59%76175.94 187.12 210.92 210.92       
Irish Independence James Totten3.44%164164 164 167        
Alliance James McConnell2.37%113121.74 124.88         
Ind. Unionist Stewart Dunlop*1.91%91120.64          
Electorate: 6,381  Valid: 4,766 (74.69%)  Spoilt: 135  Quota: 795  Turnout: 4,901 (76.81%)  

    Area B

    1977: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
    1981: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
    1977-1981 Change: SDLP gain from Alliance

    Antrim Area B - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Ulster Unionist Edgar Wallace*16.66%688691    
    Ulster Unionist James Cunningham*16.56%684688 790   
    SDLP Robert Burns15.45%638640 641 699  
    Ulster Unionist Thomas Grant9.64%398402 501 654 740 
    DUP Roy Thompson 14.21%587594 616 638 642 662
    DUP Allister Lucas*13.41%554556 570 579 582 600
    Alliance John McCourt*4.72%195302 310    
    Ulster Unionist Alexander Wilson6.10%252253     
    Alliance George Luke3.24%134     
    Electorate: 5,966  Valid: 4,130 (69.23%)  Spoilt: 121  Quota: 689  Turnout: 4,251 (71.25%)  

      Area C

      1977: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
      1981: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
      1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from UUP

      Antrim Area C - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789
      DUP Samuel Dunlop*25.47%1,719        
      Ulster Unionist Paddy Marks17.52%1,182        
      DUP Charles Quinn9.11%6151,120.58 1,124.14 1,156.14     
      Ulster Unionist Jack Allen*14.24%961999.76 1,019.44 1,151.44     
      Alliance Michael Donoghue7.87%531533.04 533.6 537.28 538.28 539.93 581.61 710.61 993.61
      Alliance Charles Kinahan*6.89%465468.74 470.22 490.16 491.16 498.31 540.23 657.34 835.34
      Independent Labour John Gibbons8.33%562565.4 565.52 566.04 567.04 569.24 612.96 643.47  
      Alliance Mary Wallace3.94%266268.04 268.76 278.06 280.06 288.86 324.41   
      Independent Labour Philip Henry3.60%243251.16 251.88 257.5 260.5 267.1    
      Ulster Unionist Hugh Johnston3.02%204219.3 238.66       
      Electorate: 14,454  Valid: 6,748 (46.69%)  Spoilt: 236  Quota: 1,125  Turnout: 6,984 (48.32%)  

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        References

        1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Antrim". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.