1981 Craigavon Borough Council election

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

All 25 seats to Craigavon Borough Council
13 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party UUP DUP SDLP
Seats won975
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 1

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Republican Clubs Alliance UUUP
Seats won211
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 2Steady2.svg 0

Elections to Craigavon 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 25 councillors.

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Election results

Craigavon Borough Council Election Result 1981 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  UUP 901Decrease2.svg136.030.810,045Decrease2.svg0.6
  DUP 730Increase2.svg328.027.18,836Increase2.svg9.8
  SDLP 501Decrease2.svg120.020.86,801Decrease2.svg2.6
  Republican Clubs 200Increase2.svg18.09.43,059Increase2.svg3.8
  Alliance 102Decrease2.svg24.04.11,354Decrease2.svg7.2
  UUUP 100Steady2.svg04.03.91,276Decrease2.svg1.9
  Independent Socialist 000Steady2.svg00.02.7898Increase2.svg2.7
  Ind. Nationalist 000Steady2.svg00.00.8250Increase2.svg0.8
  Ind. Unionist 000Steady2.svg00.00.4141Increase2.svg0.4

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Craigavon Borough Council election, 1981
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP DUP SDLP RC Alliance UUUP Others
Area A14.8112.4049.9319.810.000.003.105
Area B36.5330.7216.516.709.510.000.007
Area C26.5222.0219.0114.216.300.0012.006
Area D40.6338.636.900.000.0013.810.007
Total30.8927.1720.859.424.113.913.9025

Districts results

Area A

1977: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Republican Clubs, 1 x UUP
1981: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Republican Clubs, 1 x UUP
1977-1981 Change: No change

Craigavon Area A - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
Republican Clubs Padraig Breen19.44%1,200    
SDLP James McDonald *16.18%9991,032.2   
SDLP Patrick Crilly*10.56%652715.4 762.4 1,166.4 
SDLP Sean McCavanagh*14.04%867915 973.8 1,117.8 
UUP James Gillespie*11.86%732734.4 894.2 897.2 925.2
DUP Victor Pickering12.41%766766.4 786.4 786.6 795.6
SDLP Ignatius Fox9.12%563580 603.8   
Independent Socialist Joseph Cunningham3.11%192214.4    
UUP William Lyness2.96%183184.2    
Electorate: 8,797  Valid: 6,174 (70.18%)  Spoilt: 245  Quota: 1,030  Turnout: 6,419 (72.97%)  

    Area B

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

    Craigavon Area B - 7 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    UUP Herbert Whitten *21.99%1,785       
    SDLP Daniel Murphy*16.54%1,343       
    DUP Gladys McCullough*13.88%1,127       
    UUP Alan Locke*8.18%6641,138.72      
    DUP James Forsythe9.88%802829.95 830.21 834.83 957.03 1,019.93  
    UUP Arnold Hatch6.38%518695.59 695.59 800.31 821.13 830.73 996.41 1,009.67
    Alliance William Ramsay*5.11%415448.11 479.05 483.56 492.39 495.19 521.11 876.6
    Republican Clubs Dermot Hamill6.66%541541 701.68 702.01 703.27 703.27 705.8 798.17
    Alliance Sean Hagan*4.43%360365.16 493.6 494.48 496.74 497.14 504.63  
    DUP Frederick Richardson4.14%336360.51 360.51 361.83 437.81 471.11   
    DUP John Oliver2.80%227244.2 244.72 246.59     
    Electorate: 12,023  Valid: 8,118 (67.52%)  Spoilt: 326  Quota: 1,015  Turnout: 8,444 (70.23%)  

      Area C

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

      Craigavon Area C - 6 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678910111213
      Republican Clubs Tom French 14.19%1,2981,301 1,363          
      SDLP Hugh News *11.77%1,0771,077 1,133 1,153.93 1,169.84 1,285.39 1,384.39      
      UUP Mary Simpson *10.79%9871,015 1,015 1,015 1,015 1,015 1,132 1,134 1,194 1,200 1,552  
      UUP Cyril McLoughlin8.47%775793 796 796 797 799 886 888 922 929 1,294 1,509.67 
      DUP William Smith7.10%650662 662 662.91 663.91 663.91 671.91 672.91 1,053.91 1,054.91 1,074.91 1,089.92 1,150.75
      DUP Robert Dodds8.20%750777 777 777.91 777.91 777.91 782.91 783.91 925.91 926.91 942.91 953.97 993.47
      SDLP Catherine McCann4.27%391391 435 448.65 468.56 636.29 708.2 763.2 763.2 973.75 973.75 975.33 977.7
      UUP Jack Mathers7.20%659670 670 670 670 670 759 760 774 782    
      Independent Socialist Alan Evans4.35%398402 415 417.73 668.46 684.46 751.46 757.46 757.46     
      DUP Ronald Williamson*6.74%617631 631 631 631 631 638 638      
      Alliance Brian Gee6.33%579596 609 611.73 616.73 628.73        
      SDLP Terence McGinnity2.95%270270 313 321.19 327.19         
      Independent Socialist George Forker3.37%308309 313 317.55          
      Ind. Nationalist Robert McEvoy*2.73%250252            
      Ind. Unionist Frederick Crowe1.54%141            
      Electorate: 14,371  Valid: 9,150 (63.67%)  Spoilt: 318  Quota: 1,308  Turnout: 9,468 (65.88%)  

        Area D

        1977: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUUP
        1981: 3 x UUP, 3 x DUP, 1 x UUUP
        1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from UUP

        Craigavon Area D - 7 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456
        DUP Frederick Baird*17.03%1,570     
        DUP David Calvert *12.14%1,1191,284.36    
        UUP Sydney Cairns*12.49%1,1511,179.08    
        UUP Samuel Gardiner 12.27%1,1311,142.96 1,146.16 1,397.16  
        UUP George Savage 11.15%1,0281,032.68 1,034.48 1,153.48  
        DUP Ian Williams9.46%872997.06 1,104.86 1,123.96 1,156.96 
        UUUP Philip Black*8.57%790842.26 850.26 877.22 983.22 1,439.22
        SDLP Gary Kennedy6.93%639639.26 639.26 639.26 640.26 648.26
        UUUP Thomas Megarrell5.27%486497.96 500.36 519.74 546.74  
        UUP Samuel Lutton4.69%432436.94 438.94    
        Electorate: 13,017  Valid: 9,218 (70.82%)  Spoilt: 237  Quota: 1,153  Turnout: 9,455 (72.64%)  

          References

          1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Craigavon". www.ark.ac.uk.
          2. 1 2 3 4 "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 20 July 2021.