1981 Moyle District Council election

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1981 Moyle District Council election
←  1977 20 May 1981 (1981-05-20) 1985  →
All 16 seats to Moyle District Council
9 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party SDLP Ulster Unionist Independent
Seats won543
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 3
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party DUP Ind. Unionist
Seats won22
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg

Elections to Moyle 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 16 councillors.

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Election results

Moyle District Council Election Result 1981 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  SDLP 520Increase2.svg231.328.41,882Increase2.svg5.8
  Ulster Unionist 410Increase2.svg125.013.5895Decrease2.svg4.1
  Independent 303Decrease2.svg318.818.41,222Decrease2.svg19.6
  DUP 200Steady2.svg12.515.11,005Increase2.svg7.4
  Ind. Unionist 200Steady2.svg12.510.3681Decrease2.svg0.4
  Irish Independence 000New0.07.3487New
  Alliance 000Steady2.svg0.07.0465Increase2.svg4.1

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Moyle District Council election, 1981
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
SDLP UUP DUP Others
Area A56.030.000.0044.014
Area B0.0025.9330.4243.738
Area C42.229.418.0040.414
Total28.4513.5415.1243.0516

Districts results

Area A

1977: 3 x Independent, 1 x SDLP
1981: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
1977-1981 Change: SDLP (two seats) gain from Independent (two seats)

Moyle Area A - 4 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
SDLP Malachy McSparran22.12%477     
Independent Fergus Wheeler*21.38%461     
SDLP Archie McIntosh*11.50%248264.8 275.24 282.24 298.2 434.3
SDLP Gerard Gillan12.15%262266.6 266.84 278.84 380.8 408.34
Irish Independence John McKay11.18%241249.1 255.58 277.8 303.64 353.7
SDLP Charles Hamill10.20%220229.5 234.06 238.06 241.18  
Independent Thomas O'Neill4.45%9699.6 102.06 115.12   
Independent Gerard McCarry3.85%8384.2 84.92 92.08   
Irish Independence Anna Edwards3.15%6868.2 68.44    
Electorate: 2,776  Valid: 2,156 (77.67%)  Spoilt: 46  Quota: 432  Turnout: 2,202 (79.32%)  

    Area B

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

    Moyle Area B - 8 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678910
    DUP James Rodgers15.44%445         
    Independent James McShane*11.97%345         
    Ind. Unionist Price McConaghy*13.22%381         
    Ind. Unionist Mary Morrison*10.41%300310.08 326.4       
    Ulster Unionist Robert Getty10.37%299299.84 313.1 313.1 316.44 325.44    
    DUP Ronnie McIlvar8.43%243257.28 258.98 258.98 297.4 298.13 298.49 298.49 397.49 
    Ulster Unionist Hugh Acheson8.78%253254.12 261.6 263.6 267.77 271.45 273.25 275.14 291 305
    Ulster Unionist James McAuley6.70%193206.72 217.6 217.6 218.16 236.5 238.3 239.56 274.69 287.69
    Alliance Maurice McHenry4.93%142142.56 143.75 164.35 164.35 222.72 222.81 223.44 226.09 227.09
    DUP Andrew Dobbin4.61%133200.48 203.88 203.88 219.58 221.58 222.75 223.38   
    Alliance John Shanks3.19%9294.52 97.58 98.68 99.68      
    DUP Samuel Simpson1.94%5668.6 70.47 70.67       
    Electorate: 4,438  Valid: 2,882 (64.94%)  Spoilt: 73  Quota: 321  Turnout: 2,955 (66.58%)  

      Area C

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

      Moyle Area C - 4 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      SDLP Richard Kerr18.51%296304 304 385  
      SDLP Michael O'Cleary13.88%222229 229 272 324 
      Ulster Unionist Elizabeth Johnston*9.38%150156 246 249 249.8 354.8
      Independent Archibald McAuley*14.82%237251 255 280 288.8 332.8
      Irish Independence Eamonn Scally11.13%178184 184 196 198.4 198.4
      Alliance Hugh Sayers8.69%139160 181 185 185.8  
      SDLP Joseph Donaghy9.82%157170 170    
      DUP Norman Campbell8.01%128132     
      Alliance Thomas Cecil5.75%92     
      Electorate: 2,393  Valid: 1,599 (66.82%)  Spoilt: 48  Quota: 320  Turnout: 1,647 (68.83%)  

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        References

        1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Moyle". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
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