1981 Carrickfergus Borough Council election

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1981 Carrickfergus Borough Council election
←  1977 20 May 1981 (1981-05-20) 1985  →
All 15 seats to Carrickfergus Borough Council
8 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party DUP Ulster Unionist Alliance
Seats won733
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 4Decrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 2
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party United Loyalist Ind. Unionist Unionist Party NI
Seats won110
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Increase2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1

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.

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Election results

Carrickfergus Borough Council Election Result 1981 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  DUP 740Increase2.svg446.736.64,399Increase2.svg19.0
  Ulster Unionist 302Decrease2.svg220.022.62,717Decrease2.svg4.9
  Alliance 302Decrease2.svg220.021.82,618Decrease2.svg8.3
  United Loyalist 100Steady2.svg06.76.8819Increase2.svg1.8
  Ind. Unionist 110Increase2.svg16.74.4526Increase2.svg4.4
  Unionist Party NI 001Decrease2.svg10.03.2383Decrease2.svg6.9
  PUP 000Steady2.svg00.02.9353New
  UPUP 000Steady2.svg00.01.0122New
  Newtownabbey Labour Party 000Steady2.svg00.00.785New

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Carrickfergus Borough Council election, 1981
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
DUP UUP Alliance Others
Area A27.4220.0122.2130.415
Area B34.4235.4225.015.205
Area C47.1312.9018.3121.715
Total36.6722.6321.8319.0215

Districts results

Area A

1977: 2 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 1 x United Loyalist
1981: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x United Loyalist
1977-1981 Change: DUP (two seats) gain from Alliance and UUP

Carrickfergus Area A - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567
United LoyalistCharles Johnston*21.11%819      
Ulster Unionist Mary Ardill*11.81%458475.4 585.69 587.92 695.92  
Alliance Joan Tomlin*13.20%512541.21 542.21 634.44 646.82 847.82 
DUP William Haggan14.41%559589.59 594.05 596.28 625.27 633.5 637.5
DUP Samuel Irvine12.99%504550.69 551.92 554.15 576.83 590.75 598.75
Unionist Party NI Anne Dickson 9.10%353366.8 372.49 373.49 390.56 411.63 502.63
Alliance Stewart Dickson*5.36%208213.52 216.52 257.52 263.44   
Ulster Unionist Ernest Burton4.85%188203.64 217.25 220.25    
Alliance Robert Gordon3.74%145145.92 145.92     
Ulster Unionist Mary Anderson3.43%133142.2      
Electorate: 6,062  Valid: 3,879 (63.99%)  Spoilt: 98  Quota: 647  Turnout: 3,977 (65.61%)  

    Area B

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

    Carrickfergus Area B - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456789
    DUP William Cross18.98%748        
    Ulster Unionist Hugh McLean*17.79%701        
    Ulster Unionist James Brown14.92%588590.64 606.18 608.24 687.24    
    Alliance Patrick Conway*11.32%446446.84 448.28 469.28 472.18 498.54 501.74 694.74 
    DUP William Knox9.11%359433.52 437.24 438.3 454.88 483.6 495.76 500.94 749.94
    Alliance Charles Hilditch*7.79%307308.2 312.82 340.82 347.6 368.32 374.08 433.06 439.06
    DUP Steven Watters6.32%249256.8 259.2 259.2 265.52 274.82 280.58 285.58  
    Alliance Alice Bateman5.86%231231 231.42 249.42 250.72 277.02 280.22   
    UPUP Robert Wilson3.10%122122.6 124.34 131.4 134.02     
    Ulster Unionist Henry Cardwell2.66%105106.2 117 123      
    Newtownabbey Labour Richard Hopkins2.16%8585 85.18       
    Electorate: 6,627  Valid: 3,941 (59.47%)  Spoilt: 133  Quota: 657  Turnout: 4,074 (61.48%)  

      Area C

      1977: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UPNI, 1 x UUP
      1981: 3 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist
      1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from UUP, Independent Unionist leaves UPNI

      Carrickfergus Area C - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678
      DUP Ken McFaul *37.41%1,572       
      DUP William McKeown5.74%241816.12      
      Alliance Sean Neeson *15.78%663692.68 694.99 787.99    
      Ind. Unionist Samuel Murphy*12.52%526561.28 564.14 578.37 602.37 623.17 675.66 722.66
      DUP James Strange3.97%167312.04 410.05 417.5 425.5 433.85 447.77 561.86
      Ulster Unionist Elizabeth Carson5.47%230245.12 246.99 257.1 268.1 327.23 454.28 509.77
      PUP Samuel Stewart8.40%353382.12 385.86 386.86 391.86 402.88 419  
      Ulster Unionist Robert Hunter*3.78%159178.6 180.03 185.37 194.37 263.73   
      Ulster Unionist John Haslett3.69%155171.24 172.01 176.79 181.79    
      Alliance Arthur McQuitty2.52%106109.36 110.57      
      Ind. Unionist Edwin Cummings0.71%3030.56 30.89      
      Electorate: 6,939  Valid: 4,202 (60.56%)  Spoilt: 165  Quota: 701  Turnout: 4,367 (62.93%)  

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        References

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