1981 Cookstown District Council election

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1981 Cookstown District Council election
←  1977 20 May 1981 (1981-05-20) 1985  →
All 15 seats to Cookstown District Council
8 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party SDLP Ulster Unionist DUP
Seats won543
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0Increase2.svg 2
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party UUUP Independent Nationalist Independent Republican
Seats won111
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Steady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0

Elections to Cookstown District 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

Cookstown District Council Election Result 1981 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  SDLP 500Steady2.svg033.331.45,098Increase2.svg1.2
  Ulster Unionist 411Steady2.svg026.724.74,002Decrease2.svg3.7
  DUP 320Increase2.svg220.024.33,945Increase2.svg18.4
  UUUP 102Decrease2.svg26.72.9470Decrease2.svg11.9
  Independent Nationalist 100Steady2.svg06.76.61,073Increase2.svg0.8
  Independent Republican 100Steady2.svg06.75.9964Decrease2.svg0.5
  Independent 000Steady2.svg00.04.2679Increase2.svg4.2

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Cookstown District Council election, 1981
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
SDLP UUP DUP UUUP Others
Area A25.8121.5121.819.4121.515
Area B28.2222.6223.510.0025.716
Area C41.4230.7127.910.000.004
Total31.4524.7424.332.9316.7215

Districts results

Area A

1977: 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x UUUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1981: 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x UUUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1977-1981 Change: No change

Cookstown Area A - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234
DUP Kenneth Loughrin21.81%1,087   
Independent Nationalist Laurence Loughran*21.52%1,073   
Ulster Unionist Samuel Glasgow*21.46%1,070   
UUUP Samuel Parke*9.43%470711.96 719.55 950.93
SDLP Patrick Bradley14.48%722723.38 822.05 822.74
SDLP Peter Kelly*11.29%563565.07 692.49 692.95
Electorate: 5,876  Valid: 4,985 (84.84%)  Spoilt: 164  Quota: 831  Turnout: 5,149 (87.63%)  

    Area B

    1977: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Republican
    1981: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Republican
    1977-1981 Change: UUP and DUP gain from UUUP (two seats)

    Cookstown Area B - 6 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    DUP William McIntyre*23.51%1,502    
    SDLP Paddy Duffy *18.74%1,197    
    Independent Republican Michael McIvor*15.09%964    
    Ulster Unionist Victor McGahie*11.29%7211,142.98   
    Ulster Unionist James Howard*11.27%720881.07 882.03 1,109.29 
    SDLP Joseph Davidson*9.47%605605.78 834.74 835.18 838.04
    Independent Edward Hagan10.63%679679.39 731.71 731.71 734.35
    Electorate: 7,342  Valid: 6,388 (87.01%)  Spoilt: 147  Quota: 913  Turnout: 6,535 (89.01%)  

      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

      Cookstown Area C - 4 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      DUP Alan Kane 27.91%1,356    
      SDLP Brigid Neeson*22.21%1,079    
      Ulster Unionist Espie Donaldson*19.14%9301,175.63   
      SDLP Margaret Laverty*19.18%932932.87 933.35 934.64 1,038.84
      Ulster Unionist John Warwick*6.75%328432.98 557.54 863.63 864.83
      Ulster Unionist Alexander McConnell4.80%233263.74 337.66   
      Electorate: 5,782  Valid: 4,858 (84.02%)  Spoilt: 88  Quota: 972  Turnout: 4,946 (85.54%)  

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        References

        1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Cookstown". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
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