1981 Ards Borough Council election

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1981 Ards Borough Council election
←  1977 20 May 1981 (1981-05-20) 1985  →
All 17 seats to Ards Borough Council
9 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party DUP UUP Alliance
Seats won733
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 4Decrease2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 2
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party UPUP NI Labour SDLP
Seats won211
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Steady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0
 Seventh party
 
Party Independent
Seats won0
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1

Elections to Ards 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 17 councillors.

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Election results

Ards Borough Council Election Result 1981 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  DUP 740Increase2.svg441.237.18,120Increase2.svg23.3
  UUP 303Decrease2.svg317.621.74,759Decrease2.svg10.1
  Alliance 302Decrease2.svg217.612.32,692Decrease2.svg8.5
  UPUP 220Steady2.svg011.812.92,816New
  NI Labour 100Steady2.svg05.96.51,424Decrease2.svg1.5
  SDLP 100Steady2.svg05.94.3942Decrease2.svg1.4
  Ind. Unionist 001Decrease2.svg10.04.8311Decrease2.svg1.7
  Independent 000Steady2.svg00.03.3738Decrease2.svg5.3
  Unionist Party NI 000Steady2.svg00.00.5112Decrease2.svg4.8

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Ards Borough Council election, 1981
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
DUP UUP Alliance UPUP NILP SDLP Others
Area A32.0224.729.6114.310.0011.917.507
Area B40.2314.1012.6116.0117.110.000.006
Area C39.5228.8115.516.100.000.0010.104
Total37.1721.7312.3312.926.514.315.2017

Districts results

Area A

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

Ards Area A - 7 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678910
UPUP Gladys McIntyre13.04%1,034         
UUP Robert Ambrose*7.68%609610 627.04 653.64 692.04 747.52 758.64 1,021.64  
SDLP Patrick Doherty*11.88%942942.04 942.04 943.12 943.12 943.12 961.16 965.2 1,347.2 
DUP Joseph Thompson*11.57%917918.32 923.44 950.76 954.8 960.92 960.92 974.16 976.24 981.24
Alliance William Sheldon*5.39%427427.44 436.44 439.64 448.68 453.8 730.44 764.76 820.84 974.84
DUP Oliver Johnston11.04%875876.68 882.84 890.68 901.92 920.16 923.2 952.72 954.72 958.72
UUP John Scott*6.88%545548.48 576.72 592.08 633.6 758.12 790.32 878.6 882.84 886.84
DUP Jim Shannon 9.35%741743.04 744.08 754.52 760.56 763.68 768.72 796.92 798.08 807.08
Independent James McMullan6.07%481481.64 484.64 486.68 486.68 488.68 492.68 495.72   
UUP William Caughey*4.28%339339.72 346.84 358.12 420.56 483.28 491.4    
Alliance Alan Burnside4.25%337337.36 341.36 346.16 348.2 367.36     
UUP James Kennett3.27%259260 271.08 278.6 307.92      
UUP David Hamilton2.64%209209.8 210.96 215.36       
UPUP Frances Millar1.26%100125.48 140.96        
Unionist Party NI Michael Long1.41%112113.52         
Electorate: 14,228  Valid: 7,927 (55.71%)  Spoilt: 235  Quota: 991  Turnout: 8,162 (57.37%)  

    Area B

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

    Ards Area B - 6 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678910
    DUP Hugh Boyd*20.16%1,681         
    NI Labour Robert Gaw*15.71%1,310         
    DUP John Elliott8.03%6701,036.27 1,044.46 1,066.06 1,070.82 1,084.82 1,093.18 1,113.92 1,141.51 1,182.71
    DUP Simpson Gibson 12.05%1,0051,067.06 1,071.02 1,083.75 1,086.93 1,100.93 1,105.93 1,125.96 1,138.81 1,167.29
    Alliance Owen Dorrian*9.41%784786.61 803.89 835.65 838.65 841.19 1,059.78 1,086.68 1,108.78 1,154.96
    UPUP Robert Brown6.09%508538.16 545.72 552.61 559.17 566.46 575.73 686.73 724.76 1,136.69
    UUP Hugh Patton4.59%383387.35 392.57 396.65 485.84 558.85 570.57 599.14 1,004.54 1,078.36
    UPUP James Murray5.61%468471.77 478.61 486.76 493.85 499.12 505.84 660.55 686.21  
    UUP Robert Hamilton5.49%458465.54 469.68 475.02 502.29 558.03 569.21 593.6   
    UPUP Hugh Yeaman4.32%360362.9 368.03 374.92 379.3 388.93 397.58    
    Alliance James Murphy3.24%270270.29 273.53 286.5 289.59 294.86     
    UUP Edward McLoughlin1.99%166166.87 169.03 174.66 192.2      
    UUP William Speers1.94%162163.45 165.7 168.51       
    NI Labour John Gray1.37%114115.16 164.12        
    Electorate: 16,070  Valid: 8,339 (51.89%)  Spoilt: 310  Quota: 1,192  Turnout: 8,649 (53.82%)  

      Area C

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

      Ards Area C - 4 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678910
      DUP Thomas Gourley*26.19%1,479         
      UUP Hamilton McKeag*19.16%1,0821,099.02 1,111.71 1,201.71      
      DUP John Hamilton13.31%7521,041.8 1,057.72 1,082.41 1,087.33 1,112.61 1,187.61   
      Alliance Jim McBriar*9.31%526528.76 535.22 541.22 547.78 559.01 598.88 902.72 908.72 1,113.72
      UUP Gordon Brown5.91%334339.52 356.75 416.05 466.89 481.12 551.78 571.78 595.78 753.78
      Ind. Unionist John Shields*5.51%311314.68 317.68 325.14 327.6 499.62 540.9 570.59 584.59  
      Alliance Kathleen Coulter6.16%348350.53 353.53 362.53 362.53 377.53 388.99    
      UPUP Robert McKee3.93%222226.14 294.6 303.52 307.62 317.62     
      Independent James Middleton4.20%237240.22 247.22 255.45 257.91      
      UUP James Caughey3.77%213217.83 224.83        
      UPUP Shirley McWhinney2.20%124126.07         
      Independent Thomas Adair0.35%2020.69         
      Electorate: 9,936  Valid: 5,648 (56.84%)  Spoilt: 168  Quota: 1,130  Turnout: 5,816 (58.53%)  

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        References

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