1981 Newry and Mourne District Council election

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1981 Newry and Mourne District Council election
←  1977 20 May 1981 (1981-05-20) 1985  →
All 30 seats to Newry and Mourne District Council
16 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party SDLP Ulster Unionist Irish Independence
Seats won1664
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 4
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party DUP Anti H-Block Alliance
Seats won220
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 3
 Seventh partyEighth party
 
Party Independent Nationalist Independent Republican
Seats won00
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 1

Elections to Newry and Mourne District Council were held on 20 May 1981 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used six district electoral areas to elect a total of 30 councillors.

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Election results

Newry and Mourne District Council Election Result 1981 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  SDLP 1621Increase2.svg153.341.714,397Decrease2.svg5.2
  Ulster Unionist 601Decrease2.svg120.018.76,460Decrease2.svg5.8
  Irish Independence 440Increase2.svg413.311.43,944New
  DUP 210Steady2.svg06.79.53,291Increase2.svg6.4
  Anti H-Block 220Increase2.svg26.76.12,096New
  Alliance 003Decrease2.svg30.03.61,240Decrease2.svg4.7
  Independent Nationalist 003Decrease2.svg30.03.11,059Decrease2.svg4.5
  Independent Republican 001Decrease2.svg10.01.5531Decrease2.svg0.7
  Republican Clubs 000Steady2.svg00.02.0682Decrease2.svg3.1
  Independent 000Steady2.svg00.01.6535Decrease2.svg0.7
  Independent Labour 000Steady2.svg00.00.133Increase2.svg0.1

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Newry and Mourne District Council election, 1981
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
SDLP UUP IIP DUP Anti H-Block Others
Area A31.9235.420.0023.110.009.605
Area B64.048.908.502.800.0015.804
Area C40.0226.010.0022.210.0011.804
Area D37.1319.1225.823.900.0014.107
Area E40.037.607.613.7030.1211.006
Area F43.4216.2121.615.600.0013.206
Total41.71618.7611.449.526.1212.6030

Districts results

Area A

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

Newry and Mourne Area A - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234
SDLP Colum Murnion21.60%1,346   
DUP George Graham *20.29%1,264   
Ulster Unionist William Russell*18.54%1,155   
Ulster Unionist Arthur Coulter*16.88%1,052   
SDLP Anne Marie Cunningham*10.26%639899.13 901.13 941.13
Independent Nationalist Arthur Doran9.63%600643.01 653.24 720.24
DUP Robert McConnell2.81%175175.23   
Electorate: 8,729  Valid: 6,231 (71.38%)  Spoilt: 212  Quota: 1,039  Turnout: 6,443 (73.81%)  

    Area B

    1977: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist
    1981: 4 x SDLP
    1977-1981 Change: SDLP (two seats) gain from Alliance and Independent Nationalist

    Newry and Mourne Area B - 4 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    SDLP P. J. Bradley 22.27%1,084     
    SDLP Jim McCart*17.40%847883.5 886.5 974.5  
    SDLP Liam Trainor*12.23%595611.5 617.5 642.4 758.7 804.7
    SDLP Brian Mulligan12.10%589612.7 612.7 624.9 721.1 742.4
    Independent Nationalist Anthony Williamson*9.43%459462.3 468.3 519.5 638.3 720.3
    Ulster Unionist William McCoy8.90%433433 434 614 620.5  
    Irish Independence Joe Kearney8.47%412433.3 436.3 469.3   
    Alliance Eithne Doran3.58%174175.8 177.8    
    DUP Raymond Hanna2.77%135135.2 135.2    
    Independent Peter Maloy2.18%106106.5 112.5    
    Independent Labour Johnny Ward0.68%3333     
    Electorate: 6,919  Valid: 4,867 (70.34%)  Spoilt: 182  Quota: 974  Turnout: 5,049 (72.97%)  

      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

      Newry and Mourne Area C - 4 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      SDLP Nan Sands*24.94%1,014    
      DUP William Sterritt22.16%901    
      SDLP Patrick Harper15.03%611641 817.61  
      Ulster Unionist Violet Cromie*15.05%612628 629.68 683.68 719.99
      Ulster Unionist Annie Copeland10.97%446463 463.21 493.41 507.67
      Independent James Fagan9.71%395410 429.74 429.74  
      Alliance Violet Watts2.14%87    
      Electorate: 5,648  Valid: 4,066 (71.99%)  Spoilt: 132  Quota: 814  Turnout: 4,198 (74.33%)  

        Area D

        1977: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist
        1981: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 2 x IIP
        1977-1981 Change: IIP gain from Alliance, Independent Nationalist joins IIP

        Newry and Mourne Area D - 7 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456789
        Irish Independence Eugene Markey*23.56%1,831        
        SDLP John McEvoy*12.72%988        
        Ulster Unionist Andy Moffett*10.36%805808.43 808.43 1,017.43     
        SDLP Thomas McGrath*8.07%627735.29 749.23 751.72 806.44 806.44 1,201.44  
        SDLP John Bell*8.55%664745.83 772.75 774.24 814 814 938.9 1,148.9 
        Ulster Unionist Clarence Morrow*8.69%675676.47 676.47 756.47 761.96 810.68 812.17 812.17 814.27
        Irish Independence Francis McCamley2.15%167681.99 705.4 707.38 753.08 753.08 774.98 781.98 804.38
        Alliance Victor Frizell*7.57%588621.81 632.79 635.79 695.2 695.68 733.13 748.53 774.43
        SDLP Michael McNulty7.62%592611.6 622.6 622.6 633.05 633.05    
        Republican Clubs Brian Mulligan3.69%287351.68 452.58 452.58      
        DUP George McConnell3.90%303306.43 306.43       
        Republican Clubs Matthew Cunningham2.61%203222.6        
        Electorate: 11,891  Valid: 7,770 (65.34%)  Spoilt: 280  Quota: 967  Turnout: 5,010 (42.13%)  

          Area E

          1977: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Independent Republican
          1981: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Anti H-Block, 1 x IIP
          1977-1981 Change: Anti H-Block (two seats) gain from SDLP and Independent Republican, Independent Nationalist joins IIP

          Newry and Mourne Area E - 6 seats [2]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345678910
          Anti H-Block James Lynch17.85%1,244         
          SDLP Pat Toner*13.27%925936.34 940.39 940.39 952.81 1,070.81    
          Anti H-Block Anthony Watters12.22%852887.91 892.96 892.96 993.71 1,022.71    
          SDLP James Savage*10.88%758771.44 804.43 804.43 833.58 986.25 1,018.59   
          SDLP Owen Kelly*8.18%570575.04 577.25 585.25 619.72 726.24 753.19 767.19 786.66 881.33
          Irish Independence Jim Murphy*6.41%447514.2 551.29 552.29 614.2 651.24 653.55 656.55 657.73 935.9
          Ulster Unionist Elizabeth McDowell7.60%530530.21 530.21 723.21 724.21 730.21 730.21 730.21 730.21 740.21
          Independent Republican Sean McCreesh*7.62%531552.21 557.26 557.26 576.83 621.71 634.8 637.8 639.57  
          SDLP Peter McMahon*7.65%533561.14 565.61 566.61 576.71      
          Independent Republican Brian Woods3.47%242288.41 292.41 292.41       
          DUP Alex Chambers3.66%255255.42 255.42        
          Irish Independence Sean Reavey1.19%8398.54         
          Electorate: 9,237  Valid: 6,970 (75.46%)  Spoilt: 242  Quota: 996  Turnout: 7,212 (78.08%)  

            Area F

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

            Newry and Mourne Area F - 4 seats [2]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            123456789
            Ulster Unionist William McCaigue*16.19%752752 754 755 979    
            SDLP Arthur Ruddy*18.81%874879 893 914 914 915.06 941.06  
            Irish Independence Freddie Kearns10.31%479487 492 518 520 520 642 900 932
            SDLP Patrick McElroy14.33%666670 676 690 690 693.18 702.18 732.18 862.42
            SDLP Louis McGuigan10.22%475477 482 492 492 493.06 545.06 562.06 637.65
            Alliance Michael McVerry*6.59%306310 354 365 376 419.46 421.46 424.46  
            Irish Independence Kevin McAleenan5.96%277281 281 296 300 300 339   
            Irish Independence P. J. McCann5.34%248249 254 268 270 270    
            DUP Gordon Heslip5.55%258258 258 258      
            Republican Clubs Edward McKeown2.26%105105 105       
            Republican Clubs Michael McLoughlin1.87%8789 90       
            Alliance Edward Turley1.83%8586        
            Independent James Malone0.73%34        
            Electorate: 7,263  Valid: 4,646 (63.97%)  Spoilt: 187  Quota: 930  Turnout: 4,833 (66.54%)  

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              References

              1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Newry and Mourne". www.ark.ac.uk.
              2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
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