1981 Dungannon District Council election

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1981 Dungannon District Council election
←  1977 20 May 1981 (1981-05-20) 1985  →
All 20 seats to Dungannon District Council
11 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Ulster Unionist SDLP DUP
Seats won833
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Decrease2.svg 3Increase2.svg 1
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Independent Nationalist Independent Republican Irish Independence
Seats won321
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
 Seventh party
 
Party Independent
Seats won0
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2

Elections to Dungannon District 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 20 councillors.

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Election results

Dungannon District Council Election Result 1981 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Ulster Unionist 811Steady2.svg040.031.07,227Decrease2.svg7.1
  SDLP 303Decrease2.svg315.020.54,786Decrease2.svg4.0
  DUP 310Increase2.svg115.017.74,135Decrease2.svg0.5
  Independent Nationalist 320Increase2.svg215.015.63,635Increase2.svg8.9
  Independent Republican 210Increase2.svg110.06.81,596Increase2.svg4.3
  Irish Independence 110Increase2.svg15.04.61,062New
  Ind. Unionist 000Steady2.svg00.02.4558Increase2.svg2.4
  UUUP 000Steady2.svg00.00.9205Decrease2.svg0.9
  Independent 002Decrease2.svg20.00.4104Decrease2.svg15.4

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Dungannon District Council election, 1981
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP SDLP DUP IIP Others
Area A33.3229.4119.400.0017.915
Area B15.4119.018.300.0057.335
Area C38.2323.0123.710.0015.105
Area D37.7210.3019.9118.8113.315
Total31.0820.5317.734.6126.2520

Districts results

Area A

1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1981: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Republican
1977-1981 Change: Independent Republican gain from SDLP

Dungannon Area A - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
Independent Republican Seamus Cassidy*17.81%1,057     
Ulster Unionist Noel Mulligan13.43%797797.1 1,146.1   
DUP William McIlwrath*9.82%583583.1 620.1 630.45 1,092.45 
Ulster Unionist Samuel Brush10.67%633633.5 784.5 927.15 1,033.05 
SDLP Anthony McGonnell14.98%889923.1 925.1 925.1 927.1 948.1
SDLP John Monaghan14.43%856885 886 886.45 886.45 891.45
DUP Frederick Burrows9.61%570570 579 580.35   
Ulster Unionist Winston Mulligan*9.25%549549     
Electorate: 6,624  Valid: 5,934 (89.58%)  Spoilt: 92  Quota: 990  Turnout: 6,026 (90.97%)  

    Area B

    1977: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Independent Republican
    1981: 2 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Republican
    1977-1981 Change: Independent Nationalist leaves SDLP

    Dungannon Area B - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12
    Independent Nationalist Jim Canning*29.18%1,744 
    Independent Nationalist Owen Nugent*19.08%1,140 
    SDLP Patrick McGlinchey*19.04%1,138 
    Independent Republican John Corr*9.02%5391,275.47
    Ulster Unionist Thomas Kempton*15.36%918921.43
    DUP Abraham White8.32%497498.96
    Electorate: 7,753  Valid: 5,976 (77.08%)  Spoilt: 210  Quota: 997  Turnout: 6,186 (79.79%)  

      Area C

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

      Dungannon Area C - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      SDLP Patrick Daly*23.02%1,324     
      Ulster Unionist Derek Irwin*17.06%981     
      DUP James Ewing13.53%778788.8 848.8 867.2 868.6 1,054.28
      Ulster Unionist John Taggart11.25%647669.2 712.4 728.8 730.18 906.1
      Ulster Unionist Jim Brady*9.93%571599.8 631 653.8 669.14 848.06
      DUP Norman Lockhart10.14%583585.4 620.4 638.2 638.82 664.5
      Ind. Unionist Wilfred Dilworth*9.70%558570.6 602.8 623 623.64  
      Independent William Lucas1.81%104383 386    
      UUUP James McNeill3.56%205212.8     
      Electorate: 7,091  Valid: 5,751 (81.10%)  Spoilt: 125  Quota: 959  Turnout: 5,876 (82.87%)  

        Area D

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

        Dungannon Area D - 5 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234
        DUP Maurice Morrow *19.90%1,124   
        Ulster Unionist Ken Maginnis 19.21%1,085   
        Irish Independence Plunkett O'Donnell18.81%1,062   
        Ulster Unionist William Brown*18.52%1,046   
        Independent Nationalist Michael McLoughlin*13.30%751799 835 939.26
        SDLP Peggy Devlin10.25%579615 700 712.87
        Electorate: 7,669  Valid: 5,647 (73.63%)  Spoilt: 115  Quota: 942  Turnout: 5,762 (75.13%)  

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          References

          1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Dungannon". www.ark.ac.uk.
          2. 1 2 3 4 "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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