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Elections to Belfast City Council were held on 20 May 1981 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used nine district electoral areas to elect a total of 51 councillors, most representing the more heavily populated north and west.
The DUP became the largest party, overtaking the UUP, while Grace Bannister from the UUP became the first female Lord Mayor.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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DUP | 15 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 29.4 | 25.8 | 33,433 | 12.5 | |
UUP | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 25.5 | 23.7 | 30,685 | 3.1 | |
Alliance | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 13.7 | 13.2 | 17,164 | 5.4 | |
SDLP | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11.8 | 14.1 | 18,227 | 4.5 | |
People's Democracy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4,734 | New | |
Irish Republican Socialist | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 3,418 | New | |
Ulster Democratic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 2,989 | New | |
PUP | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2,434 | New | |
Unionist Party NI | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2,859 | 2.8 | |
Ind. Unionist | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2,540 | 2.2 | |
Independent Socialist | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1,884 | 1.4 | |
Anti H-Block | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 1,070 | New | |
Republican Clubs | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 4,993 | 0.8 | |
NI Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1,824 | 1.2 | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 933 | 2.5 | |
UPUP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 187 | New | |
Independent Nationalist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 167 | 0.1 | |
Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 97 | 0.0 |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
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DUP | UUP | Alliance | SDLP | PD | IRSP | UDP | UPNI | PUP | Others | ||||||||||||
Area A | 39.3 | 3 | 33.5 | 3 | 12.1 | 1 | 9.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5.9 | 0 | 7 |
Area B | 33.5 | 2 | 26.8 | 2 | 23.0 | 2 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 11.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2.6 | 0 | 7 |
Area C | 21.6 | 2 | 33.6 | 2 | 28.6 | 2 | 9.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 6 |
Area D | 0.0 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 5.3 | 0 | 44.8 | 3 | 17.0 | 1 | 10.9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 18.7 | 1 | 6 |
Area E | 35.1 | 2 | 22.1 | 2 | 5.8 | 0 | 3.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 11.1 | 0 | 15.9 | 1 | 6 |
Area F | 26.4 | 2 | 18.4 | 1 | 10.0 | 1 | 20.8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 15.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 9.3 | 0 | 6 |
Area G | 24.8 | 2 | 17.7 | 1 | 3.1 | 0 | 7.5 | 0 | 19.6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 14.3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 13.0 | 0 | 6 |
Area H | 21.7 | 2 | 27.4 | 2 | 11.5 | 1 | 19.6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 17.3 | 1 | 7 |
Total | 25.8 | 15 | 23.7 | 13 | 13.2 | 7 | 14.1 | 6 | 3.7 | 2 | 2.6 | 2 | 2.3 | 1 | 2.2 | 1 | 1.9 | 1 | 10.5 | 3 | 51 |
1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP
1981: 3 x DUP, 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
1977-1981 Change: DUP and UUP gain from Alliance and SDLP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | ||||
DUP | John Foster | 18.32% | 3,333 | |||||||||||||||
UUP | Jeremy Burchill | 14.23% | 2,589 | |||||||||||||||
DUP | Raymond McCrea * | 12.87% | 2,342 | |||||||||||||||
DUP | Sammy Wilson | 8.13% | 1,479 | 2,431.64 | ||||||||||||||
UUP | Grace Bannister * | 11.29% | 2,055 | 2,081.88 | 2,202 | 2,265 | 2,285.64 | |||||||||||
Alliance | Donnell Deeny | 7.91% | 1,439 | 1,440.92 | 1,447.52 | 1,449.41 | 1,450.05 | 1,460.09 | 1,464.57 | 1,477.81 | 1,553.17 | 1,560.49 | 1,645.85 | 1,657.44 | 2,463.44 | |||
UUP | William Blair* | 4.95% | 900 | 918.56 | 1,024.64 | 1,054.7 | 1,067.14 | 1,072.27 | 1,101.76 | 1,211.3 | 1,250.36 | 1,250.36 | 1,258.63 | 1,742.86 | 1,793.34 | 1,936.94 | 1,944.62 | |
SDLP | Alasdair McDonnell* | 6.94% | 1,262 | 1,263.6 | 1,263.84 | 1,264.02 | 1,264.34 | 1,272.66 | 1,272.66 | 1,273.66 | 1,291.66 | 1,660.75 | 1,856.1 | 1,856.27 | 1,889.76 | 1,932.16 | 1,932.16 | |
Alliance | Mervyn Jones | 4.21% | 766 | 771.44 | 770.16 | 779.69 | 781.21 | 787.21 | 791.6 | 808.62 | 907.05 | 913.05 | 964.37 | 984.13 | ||||
UUP | Tony Wilkins | 2.99% | 544 | 569.28 | 611.76 | 634.26 | 645.94 | 650.19 | 669.27 | 721.95 | 733.24 | 734.24 | 736.33 | |||||
Republican Clubs | Francis Cullen | 2.30% | 418 | 419.28 | 419.52 | 419.88 | 419.88 | 445.01 | 446.33 | 446.76 | 467.3 | 483.3 | ||||||
SDLP | Patrick McGourty | 2.25% | 410 | 410.64 | 410.76 | 410.85 | 410.89 | 412.89 | 412.89 | 412.89 | 419.98 | |||||||
NI Labour | Derek Peters | 1.52% | 276 | 278.24 | 278.72 | 279.44 | 279.8 | 297.89 | 306.35 | 310.55 | ||||||||
UPUP | Benjamin Horan | 1.03% | 187 | 196.28 | 206.12 | 223.31 | 228.67 | 230.67 | 239.44 | |||||||||
Independent | John McKeague | 0.54% | 99 | 103.8 | 107.88 | 116.34 | 120.94 | 126.26 | ||||||||||
Communist | James Stewart | 0.25% | 97 | 98.92 | 99.52 | 100.15 | 100.51 | |||||||||||
Electorate: 31,215 Valid: 18,196 (58.29%) Spoilt: 937 Quota: 2,275 Turnout: 19,133 (61.29%) |
1977: 3 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x UPNI
1981: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UPNI
1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
Alliance | Oliver Napier * | 12.41% | 2,631 | 2,719 | |||||||||
Alliance | Michael Brown* | 7.55% | 1,602 | 1,653 | 1,671 | 1,706.2 | 1,923 | 1,929 | 2,641.4 | ||||
DUP | Henry Evans* | 11.85% | 2,513 | 2,513 | 2,546 | 2,546 | 2,554 | 2,571 | 2,574 | 3,090 | |||
DUP | Bill Morrison | 10.15% | 2,152 | 2,152 | 2,201 | 2,201 | 2,214 | 2,243 | 2,243 | 2,481 | 2,765.8 | ||
UUP | Thomas Patton * | 9.81% | 2,081 | 2,081 | 2,195 | 2,195.8 | 2,264.8 | 2,411.8 | 2,418.8 | 2,443.8 | 2,450.92 | 2,839.92 | |
Unionist Party NI | Joshua Cardwell * | 10.97% | 2,327 | 2,336 | 2,363 | 2,363.8 | 2,428.4 | 2,472.4 | 2,487.2 | 2,519.2 | 2,529.88 | 2,710.88 | |
UUP | William Corry | 8.17% | 1,733 | 1,733 | 1,737 | 1,737 | 1,744 | 1,919 | 1,930 | 1,938 | 1,944.23 | 2,703.23 | |
DUP | Samuel Foster | 6.90% | 1,464 | 1,465 | 1,521 | 1,521 | 1,525 | 1,535 | 1,537 | 1,695 | 1,808.92 | 1,865.92 | |
UUP | Dorothy Dunlop* | 5.88% | 1,248 | 1,249 | 1,261 | 1,261 | 1,278 | 1,452 | 1,459 | 1,478 | 1,490.46 | ||
DUP | Albert Greer | 4.62% | 979 | 979 | 1,009 | 1,009 | 1,018 | 1,026 | 1,026 | ||||
Alliance | Samuel Coulson | 3.05% | 647 | 660 | 663 | 683 | 784.6 | 792.6 | |||||
UUP | John Kennedy | 2.89% | 613 | 614 | 620 | 620 | 628 | ||||||
NI Labour | David McKee | 2.58% | 548 | 587 | 602 | 611.6 | |||||||
Ulster Democratic | Louis Scott | 2.05% | 434 | 439 | |||||||||
SDLP | Peter Prendiville | 1.11% | 236 | ||||||||||
Electorate: 35,901 Valid: 21,208 (59.07%) Spoilt: 630 Quota: 2,652 Turnout: 21,838 (60.83%) |
1977: 3 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 1 x UPNI
1981: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 2 x DUP
1977-1981 Change: DUP (two seats) gain from Alliance and UPNI
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
Alliance | David Cook * | 15.65% | 2,493 | |||||||||
Alliance | Muriel Pritchard* | 7.27% | 1,158 | 1,217.52 | 1,280.08 | 1,347.72 | 1,362.88 | 2,376.96 | ||||
UUP | Andrew Cairns* | 12.13% | 1,933 | 1,937.32 | 1,942.32 | 2,166.88 | 2,187.88 | 2,202.84 | 2,835.84 | |||
UUP | Mary Crooks* | 13.18% | 2,099 | 2,104.2 | 2,111.1 | 2,191.6 | 2,216.76 | 2,260.24 | 2,828.24 | |||
DUP | Brian Gibson | 9.43% | 1,503 | 1,504.04 | 1,505.12 | 1,529.12 | 1,720.12 | 1,727.12 | 1,805.48 | 2,040.48 | 2,229.48 | |
DUP | William Stevenson | 7.62% | 1,214 | 1,214.32 | 1,214.32 | 1,222.32 | 1,687.56 | 1,694.8 | 1,753.28 | 1,872.28 | 1,971.28 | |
SDLP | Ben Caraher | 9.42% | 1,501 | 1,508.6 | 1,792.12 | 1,795.12 | 1,795.12 | 1,828.96 | 1,843.44 | 1,845.44 | 1,850.44 | |
UUP | John Gilmore | 8.32% | 1,326 | 1,330.72 | 1,336.88 | 1,396.04 | 1,411.12 | 1,421 | ||||
Alliance | William Jeffrey* | 5.73% | 913 | 1,021 | 1,108.48 | 1,150.2 | 1,156.44 | |||||
DUP | Thomas McIntyre | 4.58% | 729 | 729.8 | 730.8 | 744.88 | ||||||
Unionist Party NI | Victor Brennan* | 3.34% | 532 | 534.72 | 536.72 | |||||||
Republican Clubs | Gerard Carr | 3.33% | 530 | 532.96 | ||||||||
Electorate: 28,354 Valid: 15,931 (56.19%) Spoilt: 529 Quota: 2,276 Turnout: 16,460 (58.05%) |
1977: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Republican Clubs, 1 x Alliance
1981: 3 x SDLP, 1 x People's Democracy, 1 x IRSP, 1 x Independent Socialist
1977-1981 Change: People's Democracy and IRSP gain from Republican Clubs and Alliance, Independent Socialist leaves SDLP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
SDLP | Joe Hendron | 26.20% | 4,291 | ||||||||||
People's Democracy | John McAnulty | 16.98% | 2,781 | ||||||||||
SDLP | Cormac Boomer* | 12.64% | 2,070 | 2,919.16 | |||||||||
SDLP | Mary Muldoon* | 3.88% | 636 | 987.44 | 1,143.37 | 1,148.3 | 1,166.98 | 1,187.34 | 1,191.34 | 1,917.48 | 1,937.84 | 2,262.01 | |
Irish Republican Socialist | Gerry Kelly | 5.84% | 957 | 1,015.88 | 1,020.22 | 1,238.16 | 1,276.77 | 1,284.95 | 1,285.95 | 1,302.89 | 2,185.21 | 2,197.01 | |
Independent Socialist | Paddy Devlin * | 8.20% | 1,343 | 1,515.1 | 1,560.45 | 1,573.88 | 1,616 | 1,659.4 | 1,668.4 | 1,741.36 | 1,787.23 | 2,058.99 | |
Republican Clubs | Mary McMahon | 6.87% | 1,125 | 1,176.52 | 1,185.2 | 1,193.87 | 1,211.85 | 1,546.39 | 1,547.39 | 1,604.52 | 1,628.3 | 1,738.82 | |
Alliance | Dan McGuinness* | 4.43% | 725 | 781.12 | 795.69 | 797.22 | 883.01 | 895.93 | 1,064.93 | 1,108.6 | 1,116.83 | ||
Irish Republican Socialist | William Browning | 5.02% | 822 | 846.84 | 854.9 | 1,012.49 | 1,041.67 | 1,046.52 | 1,049.52 | 1,066.12 | |||
SDLP | Anne McElroy | 2.11% | 346 | 642.7 | 962.93 | 974.49 | 1,008.88 | 1,034.96 | 1,040.27 | ||||
UUP | John Hand | 2.92% | 538 | 538 | 538.31 | 538.48 | 555.48 | 558.48 | |||||
Republican Clubs | Kevin Smyth | 2.67% | 438 | 467.9 | 471.93 | 476.01 | 488.35 | ||||||
Independent Nationalist | Liam Hunter* | 1.02% | 167 | 189.54 | 192.95 | 200.77 | |||||||
Alliance | Robert Turkington | 0.84% | 137 | 146.2 | 146.51 | 147.36 | |||||||
Electorate: 35,812 Valid: 16,376 (45.73%) Spoilt: 1,060 Quota: 2,340 Turnout: 17,436 (48.69%) |
1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent, 1 x Independent Unionist
1981: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Anti H-Block
1977-1981 Change: DUP and Anti H-Block gain from Alliance and Independent, Independent Unionist joins PUP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||
DUP | George Haffey | 23.73% | 4,142 | ||||||||||||
UUP | Billy Bell * | 17.79% | 3,105 | ||||||||||||
DUP | George Seawright | 11.39% | 1,989 | 3,442.6 | |||||||||||
PUP | Hugh Smyth * | 11.06% | 1,931 | 1,957 | 2,177.72 | 2,204.72 | 2,220.72 | 2,229.72 | 2,231.92 | 2,234.12 | 2,311.85 | 2,316.36 | 2,548.36 | ||
UUP | Alfie Ferguson * | 2.10% | 367 | 395.4 | 625.42 | 989.62 | 990.24 | 1,016.79 | 1,017.3 | 1,019.1 | 1,375.09 | 1,380.69 | 1,789.06 | 2,200.15 | |
Anti H-Block | Laurence Kennedy | 6.13% | 1,070 | 1,070 | 1,070 | 1,070 | 1,092 | 1,100.2 | 1,184.2 | 1,510 | 1,510 | 1,890 | 1,892.86 | 1,904.97 | |
Alliance | Samuel Egerton* | 5.79% | 1,011 | 1,017.8 | 1,033.92 | 1,062.72 | 1,090.92 | 1,165.83 | 1,169.83 | 1,186.83 | 1,207.67 | 1,500.67 | 1,569.39 | 1,706.56 | |
Ulster Democratic | Samuel Doyle | 6.50% | 1,135 | 1,164.2 | 1,257.82 | 1,293.42 | 1,294.42 | 1,312.53 | 1,316.24 | 1,318.44 | 1,359.66 | 1,367.28 | 1,481.88 | ||
Ind. Unionist | Fred Proctor* | 3.96% | 692 | 754.4 | 982.56 | 1,032.36 | 1,032.36 | 1,046.89 | 1,050.29 | 1,053.2 | 1,129.37 | 1,130.88 | |||
SDLP | Alphonsus Maginness | 3.54% | 618 | 618 | 618.62 | 619.42 | 663.42 | 678.42 | 719.42 | 863.82 | 864.44 | ||||
UUP | James Sands | 2.21% | 386 | 413.2 | 546.81 | 639.61 | 640.61 | 655.16 | 656.16 | 657.16 | |||||
Independent | Patrick Hunter | 1.84% | 321 | 324.2 | 324.82 | 325.62 | 332.62 | 345.13 | 524.13 | ||||||
Independent | James Weir* | 1.78% | 311 | 311.8 | 313.35 | 313.95 | 322.95 | 329.95 | |||||||
Independent | Peter Emerson | 1.16% | 202 | 203.6 | 214.45 | 220.45 | 232.76 | ||||||||
Republican Clubs | Margaret McNulty | 1.01% | 177 | 177 | 178.86 | 179.06 | |||||||||
Electorate: 28,598 Valid: 17,457 (61.04%) Spoilt: 624 Quota: 2,494 Turnout: 18,081 (63.22%) |
1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Republican Clubs, 1 x Alliance
1981: 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x IRSP, 1 x Alliance
1977-1981 Change: DUP and IRSP gain from UUP and Republican Clubs
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
DUP | William Dickson * | 17.80% | 1,913 | ||||||||||
Irish Republican Socialist | Sean Flynn | 15.25% | 1,639 | ||||||||||
SDLP | Owen Allen* | 8.36% | 898 | 898.4 | 923.88 | 938.01 | 1,045.03 | 1,242.88 | 1,244.88 | 1,784.88 | |||
Alliance | Will Glendinning * | 7.85% | 844 | 852 | 865 | 1,036.69 | 1,060.21 | 1,102.06 | 1,176.59 | 1,350.01 | 1,498.97 | 1,603.97 | |
DUP | Eric Smyth | 8.60% | 924 | 1,203.2 | 1,203.98 | 1,204.44 | 1,207.57 | 1,211.97 | 1,304.57 | 1,308.57 | 1,317.39 | 1,512.99 | |
UUP | James Stewart * | 6.69% | 719 | 742.6 | 742.86 | 742.86 | 742.86 | 753.99 | 969.39 | 969.59 | 970.57 | 1,460.35 | |
Republican Clubs | Jim Sullivan* | 9.32% | 1,002 | 1,002 | 1,013.7 | 1,024.96 | 1,048.74 | 1,093.43 | 1,095.43 | 1,147.29 | 1,232.55 | 1,235.53 | |
UUP | Linda Cust | 5.94% | 638 | 663.2 | 663.33 | 667.33 | 667.33 | 674.93 | 920.13 | 921.13 | 925.05 | ||
SDLP | Maurice Fitzmaurice | 6.69% | 719 | 719.4 | 737.21 | 739.6 | 764.29 | 868.06 | 869.06 | ||||
UUP | Harry Fletcher* | 5.78% | 621 | 651 | 651.13 | 652.33 | 652.33 | 661.73 | |||||
SDLP | Mary Smyth | 3.62% | 389 | 395.2 | 406.64 | 410.16 | 458.8 | ||||||
SDLP | Thomas Lappin | 2.11% | 227 | 227 | 243.64 | 245.9 | |||||||
Alliance | Paul Maguire | 2.00% | 215 | 215.4 | 219.56 | ||||||||
Electorate: 18,575 Valid: 10,748 (57.86%) Spoilt: 680 Quota: 1,536 Turnout: 11,428 (61.52%) |
1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Republican Clubs, 1 x Alliance
1981: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x IRSP, 1 x UDP
1977-1981 Change: DUP, PD and UDP gain from UUP, Republican Clubs and Alliance
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
DUP | Frederick Ashby* | 20.84% | 2,076 | |||||||
People's Democracy | Fergus O'Hare | 19.60% | 1,953 | |||||||
Ulster Democratic | Samuel Millar | 14.25% | 1,420 | 1,437.36 | ||||||
UUP | Cecil Walker * | 11.77% | 1,173 | 1,186.33 | 1,188.09 | 1,233.71 | 1,642.71 | |||
SDLP | Brian Feeney | 7.52% | 749 | 749.31 | 1,033.55 | 1,102.63 | 1,108.94 | 1,110.6 | 1,419.23 | |
DUP | Joseph Coggle | 3.93% | 392 | 979.76 | 980.64 | 1,000.88 | 1,143.04 | 1,323.15 | 1,375.7 | |
Republican Clubs | Seamus Lynch* | 7.53% | 750 | 750.31 | 899.03 | 941.95 | 944.95 | 946.61 | 1,209.77 | |
Independent Socialist | Gerry Fitt* | 5.43% | 541 | 542.24 | 602.08 | 696.79 | 729.03 | 762.23 | ||
UUP | Herbert Ditty* | 5.97% | 595 | 610.19 | 610.19 | 642.19 | ||||
Alliance | Philip McGarry | 3.14% | 313 | 315.48 | 348.04 | |||||
Electorate: 17,207 Valid: 9,962 (57.90%) Spoilt: 374 Quota: 1,424 Turnout: 10,336 (60.07%) |
1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1981: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist
1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from Alliance
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
UUP | John Carson * | 25.37% | 5,014 | |||||||||
SDLP | Paschal O'Hare * | 15.47% | 3,057 | |||||||||
DUP | William Annon * | 15.23% | 3,010 | |||||||||
Ind. Unionist | Frank Millar * | 9.35% | 1,848 | 2,438.07 | 2,438.64 | 2,464.2 | 2,581.2 | |||||
Alliance | John Cushnahan * | 8.80% | 1,739 | 1,881.8 | 1,918.09 | 1,923.85 | 1,928.54 | 1,928.54 | 2,046.59 | 2,500.59 | ||
UUP | Raymond Trimble | 2.06% | 408 | 1,729.92 | 1,729.92 | 1,736.58 | 1,770.19 | 1,782.19 | 1,786.19 | 1,978.92 | 2,295.92 | |
DUP | William Gault | 4.11% | 813 | 990.48 | 990.48 | 1,423.38 | 1,506 | 1,530 | 1,532.87 | 1,993.65 | 2,239.65 | |
SDLP | Alban Maginness | 4.14% | 818 | 829.22 | 1,336.52 | 1,336.52 | 1,336.52 | 1,336.52 | 1,593.23 | 1,613.71 | 1,723.71 | |
NI Labour | Alan Carr | 5.06% | 1,000 | 1,091.8 | 1,095.6 | 1,110.54 | 1,231.25 | 1,246.25 | 1,334.79 | 1,397.21 | ||
Alliance | Robert Jamison* | 2.69% | 531 | 646.26 | 651.58 | 653.2 | 655.2 | 659.2 | 676.84 | |||
DUP | Pauline Strong | 2.36% | 466 | 510.37 | 510.37 | 555.01 | 611.88 | 630.88 | 630.88 | |||
Republican Clubs | Liam Clarke | 2.80% | 553 | 560.14 | 579.52 | 580.42 | 580.42 | 580.42 | ||||
PUP | David Overend | 2.55% | 503 | 520.85 | 521.04 | 524.1 | ||||||
Electorate: 33,505 Valid: 19,760 (58.98%) Spoilt: 720 Quota: 2,471 Turnout: 20,480 (61.13%) |
Court is one of the ten district electoral areas (DEA) in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Located in the north and west of the city, the district elects six members to Belfast City Council and contains the wards of Ballygomartin, Clonard, Falls, Forth River, Shankill, and Woodvale. Court is split between the Belfast North and Belfast West constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
Area E was one of the eight district electoral areas (DEA) which existed in Belfast, Northern Ireland from 1973 to 1985. Located in the north-west of the city, the district elected six members to Belfast City Council and contained the wards of Ardoyne; Ballygomartin; Ballysillan; Highfield; Legoniel; and Woodvale. The DEA formed part of the Belfast North and Belfast West constituencies.
Area F was one of the eight district electoral areas (DEA) which existed in Belfast, Northern Ireland from 1973 to 1985. Containing the inner parts of west and south Belfast, the district elected six members to Belfast City Council and contained the wards of Clonard; Cromac; Donegall; Falls; Grosvenor; and Saint George's wards. Most of the DEA formed part of the Belfast West constituency, with a small part in Belfast South.
Area G was one of the eight district electoral areas (DEA) which existed in Belfast, Northern Ireland from 1973 to 1985. Covering Belfast city centre and the inner parts of the north and west of the city, the district elected six members to Belfast City Council and contained the wards of Central; Court; Crumlin; New Lodge; North Howard; and Shankill. The DEA formed part of the Belfast North and Belfast West constituencies.
Elections to Belfast City Council were held on 7 June 2001 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used nine district electoral areas to elect a total of 51 councillors, most representing the more heavily populated north and west.
Elections to Belfast City Council were held on 21 May 1997 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used nine district electoral areas to elect a total of 51 councillors, most representing the more heavily populated north and west.
Elections to Belfast City Council were held on 19 May 1993 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used nine district electoral areas to elect a total of 51 councillors, most representing the more heavily populated north and west.
Elections to Belfast City Council were held on 17 May 1989 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used nine district electoral areas to elect a total of 51 councillors, most representing the more heavily populated north and west.
Elections to Belfast City Council were held on 18 May 1977 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used nine district electoral areas to elect a total of 51 councillors, most representing the more heavily populated north and west.
Elections to Lisburn Borough Council were held on 7 June 2001 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used five district electoral areas to elect a total of 30 councillors.
Elections to Lisburn Borough Council were held on 21 May 1997 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used five district electoral areas to elect a total of 30 councillors.
Elections to Lisburn Borough Council were held on 20 May 1981 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used five district electoral areas to elect a total of 23 councillors.
Elections to Lisburn Borough Council were held on 18 May 1977 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used five district electoral areas to elect a total of 23 councillors.
Elections to Newtownabbey Borough Council were held on 7 June 2001 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 25 councillors.
Elections to Newtownabbey Borough Council were held on 21 May 1997 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 25 councillors.
Elections to Newtownabbey Borough Council were held on 20 May 1981 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 21 councillors.
Elections to Carrickfergus 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.
Elections to Craigavon Borough Council were held on 18 May 1977 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 25 councillors.
Elections to Newry and Mourne District Council were held on 20 May 1981 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used six district electoral areas to elect a total of 30 councillors.
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