1981 Limavady District Council election

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

All 15 seats to Limavady Borough Council
8 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Ulster Unionist SDLP DUP
Seats won652
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Decrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg 0

 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Irish Independence Independent
Seats won11
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg 0

Elections to Limavady 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

Limavady Borough Council Election Result 1981 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Ulster Unionist 600Steady2.svg040.037.24,366Decrease2.svg1.4
  SDLP 501Decrease2.svg133.334.24,011Increase2.svg1.0
  DUP 200Steady2.svg013.316.41,919Increase2.svg2.6
  Irish Independence 110Increase2.svg16.75.5643New
  Independent 100Steady2.svg06.74.3501Decrease2.svg0.5
  Alliance 000Steady2.svg00.02.0223Decrease2.svg6.5
  Republican Clubs 000Steady2.svg00.00.563Decrease2.svg0.7

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Limavady Borough Council election, 1981
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP SDLP DUP IIP Others
Area A32.9250.3316.710.000.006
Area B33.7224.518.2017.9115.715
Area C44.2227.5123.010.005.304
Total37.2634.2516.425.516.7115

Districts results

Area A

1977: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1981: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1977-1981 Change: No change

Limavady Area A - 6 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123
SDLP Arthur Doherty *18.60%727  
SDLP Roy King17.35%678  
DUP Ernest Murray*16.73%654  
Ulster Unionist Robert Grant*14.41%563  
SDLP Thomas Mullan*14.38%562  
Ulster Unionist Stanley Gault11.11%434453 464
Ulster Unionist James Gilfillan7.42%290303 317
Electorate: 5,076  Valid: 3,908 (76.99%)  Spoilt: 78  Quota: 559  Turnout: 3,986 (78.53%)  

    Area B

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

    Limavady Area B - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    Ulster Unionist David Robinson*24.56%883       
    SDLP Lawrence Hegarty15.88%571571.32 591.32 592.32 613.32   
    Ulster Unionist Max Gault*9.15%329554.28 554.28 569.28 569.28 569.28 805.28 
    Independent Denis Farren*13.94%501504.52 510.52 511.52 518.84 535.84 545.88 559.88
    Irish Independence Sean McCloskey8.87%319319.96 329.96 329.96 383.96 537.96 537.96 537.96
    SDLP James Brolly8.62%310310 319 320.64 325.64 372.64 373.64 375.64
    DUP Alex Fulton6.12%220256.8 256.8 324.32 324.32 324.32   
    Irish Independence George McCormick5.48%197197 203 203 237    
    Irish Independence Andrew Murphy3.53%127127.96 138.96 138.96     
    DUP John McKay2.09%7587.48 87.48      
    Republican Clubs Jerry Mullan1.75%6363.32       
    Electorate: 5,007  Valid: 3,595 (71.80%)  Spoilt: 120  Quota: 600  Turnout: 3,715 (74.20%)  

      Area C

      1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
      1981: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
      1977-1981 Change: No change

      Limavady Area C - 4 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      DUP William Norris*17.26%729776 938   
      SDLP Barry Doherty*15.46%653654 689 689 1,222 
      Ulster Unionist William Barbour*14.73%622625 679 717.34 721.34 773.34
      Ulster Unionist William Cooke15.39%650655 699 724.56 727.56 753.56
      Ulster Unionist John Dolan14.09%595598 628 655.69 659.4 680.4
      SDLP Geraldine Kearney12.08%510510 559 559.71   
      Alliance Francis Parkinson5.28%223223     
      DUP George Robinson 3.15%133182     
      DUP Arthur Reid2.56%108     
      Electorate: 5,426  Valid: 4,223 (77.83%)  Spoilt: 64  Quota: 845  Turnout: 4,287 (79.01%)  

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        References

        1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Limavady". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 18 July 2021.