1981 Newry and Mourne District Council election
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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.
Election results
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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SDLP | 16 | 2 | 1 | ![]() | 53.3 | 41.7 | 14,397 | ![]() | |
UUP | 6 | 0 | 1 | ![]() | 20.0 | 18.7 | 6,460 | ![]() | |
Irish Independence | 4 | 4 | 0 | ![]() | 13.3 | 11.4 | 3,944 | New | |
DUP | 2 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | 6.7 | 9.5 | 3,291 | ![]() | |
Anti H-Block | 2 | 2 | 0 | ![]() | 6.7 | 6.1 | 2,096 | New | |
Alliance | 0 | 0 | 3 | ![]() | 0.0 | 3.6 | 1,240 | ![]() | |
Ind. Nationalist | 0 | 0 | 3 | ![]() | 0.0 | 3.1 | 1,059 | ![]() | |
Ind. Republican | 0 | 0 | 1 | ![]() | 0.0 | 1.5 | 531 | ![]() | |
Republican Clubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 2.0 | 682 | ![]() | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 1.6 | 535 | ![]() | |
Independent Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 0.1 | 33 | ![]() |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
[edit]Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
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SDLP | UUP | IIP | DUP | Anti H-Block | Others | ||||||||
Area A | 31.9 | 2 | 35.4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 23.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 9.6 | 0 | 5 |
Area B | 64.0 | 4 | 8.9 | 0 | 8.5 | 0 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 15.8 | 0 | 4 |
Area C | 40.0 | 2 | 26.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 22.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 11.8 | 0 | 4 |
Area D | 37.1 | 3 | 19.1 | 2 | 25.8 | 2 | 3.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 14.1 | 0 | 7 |
Area E | 40.0 | 3 | 7.6 | 0 | 7.6 | 1 | 3.7 | 0 | 30.1 | 2 | 11.0 | 0 | 6 |
Area F | 43.4 | 2 | 16.2 | 1 | 21.6 | 1 | 5.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 13.2 | 0 | 6 |
Total | 41.7 | 16 | 18.7 | 6 | 11.4 | 4 | 9.5 | 2 | 6.1 | 2 | 12.6 | 0 | 30 |
Districts results
[edit]Area A
[edit]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
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||
SDLP | Colum Murnion | 21.60% | 1,346 | |||||
DUP | George Graham* | 20.29% | 1,264 | |||||
UUP | William Russell* | 18.54% | 1,155 | |||||
UUP | Arthur Coulter* | 16.88% | 1,052 | |||||
SDLP | Anne Marie Cunningham* | 10.26% | 639 | 899.13 | 901.13 | 941.13 | ||
Ind. Nationalist | Arthur Doran | 9.63% | 600 | 643.01 | 653.24 | 720.24 | ||
DUP | Robert McConnell | 2.81% | 175 | 175.23 | ||||
Electorate: 8,729 Valid: 6,231 (71.38%) Spoilt: 212 Quota: 1,039 Turnout: 6,443 (73.81%) |
Area B
[edit]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
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
SDLP | P. J. Bradley | 22.27% | 1,084 | ||||||
SDLP | Jim McCart* | 17.40% | 847 | 883.5 | 886.5 | 974.5 | |||
SDLP | Liam Trainor* | 12.23% | 595 | 611.5 | 617.5 | 642.4 | 758.7 | 804.7 | |
SDLP | Brian Mulligan | 12.10% | 589 | 612.7 | 612.7 | 624.9 | 721.1 | 742.4 | |
Ind. Nationalist | Anthony Williamson* | 9.43% | 459 | 462.3 | 468.3 | 519.5 | 638.3 | 720.3 | |
UUP | William McCoy | 8.90% | 433 | 433 | 434 | 614 | 620.5 | ||
Irish Independence | Joe Kearney | 8.47% | 412 | 433.3 | 436.3 | 469.3 | |||
Alliance | Eithne Doran | 3.58% | 174 | 175.8 | 177.8 | ||||
DUP | Raymond Hanna | 2.77% | 135 | 135.2 | 135.2 | ||||
Independent | Peter Maloy | 2.18% | 106 | 106.5 | 112.5 | ||||
Independent Labour | Johnny Ward | 0.68% | 33 | 33 | |||||
Electorate: 6,919 Valid: 4,867 (70.34%) Spoilt: 182 Quota: 974 Turnout: 5,049 (72.97%) |
Area C
[edit]1977: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP
1981: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
SDLP | Nan Sands* | 24.94% | 1,014 | |||||
DUP | William Sterritt | 22.16% | 901 | |||||
SDLP | Patrick Harper | 15.03% | 611 | 641 | 817.61 | |||
UUP | Violet Cromie* | 15.05% | 612 | 628 | 629.68 | 683.68 | 719.99 | |
UUP | Annie Copeland | 10.97% | 446 | 463 | 463.21 | 493.41 | 507.67 | |
Independent | James Fagan | 9.71% | 395 | 410 | 429.74 | 429.74 | ||
Alliance | Violet Watts | 2.14% | 87 | |||||
Electorate: 5,648 Valid: 4,066 (71.99%) Spoilt: 132 Quota: 814 Turnout: 4,198 (74.33%) |
Area D
[edit]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
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
Irish Independence | Eugene Markey* | 23.56% | 1,831 | |||||||||
SDLP | John McEvoy* | 12.72% | 988 | |||||||||
UUP | Andy Moffett* | 10.36% | 805 | 808.43 | 808.43 | 1,017.43 | ||||||
SDLP | Thomas McGrath* | 8.07% | 627 | 735.29 | 749.23 | 751.72 | 806.44 | 806.44 | 1,201.44 | |||
SDLP | John Bell* | 8.55% | 664 | 745.83 | 772.75 | 774.24 | 814 | 814 | 938.9 | 1,148.9 | ||
UUP | Clarence Morrow* | 8.69% | 675 | 676.47 | 676.47 | 756.47 | 761.96 | 810.68 | 812.17 | 812.17 | 814.27 | |
Irish Independence | Francis McCamley | 2.15% | 167 | 681.99 | 705.4 | 707.38 | 753.08 | 753.08 | 774.98 | 781.98 | 804.38 | |
Alliance | Victor Frizell* | 7.57% | 588 | 621.81 | 632.79 | 635.79 | 695.2 | 695.68 | 733.13 | 748.53 | 774.43 | |
SDLP | Michael McNulty | 7.62% | 592 | 611.6 | 622.6 | 622.6 | 633.05 | 633.05 | ||||
Republican Clubs | Brian Mulligan | 3.69% | 287 | 351.68 | 452.58 | 452.58 | ||||||
DUP | George McConnell | 3.90% | 303 | 306.43 | 306.43 | |||||||
Republican Clubs | Matthew Cunningham | 2.61% | 203 | 222.6 | ||||||||
Electorate: 11,891 Valid: 7,770 (65.34%) Spoilt: 280 Quota: 967 Turnout: 5,010 (42.13%) |
Area E
[edit]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
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
Anti H-Block | James Lynch | 17.85% | 1,244 | ||||||||||
SDLP | Pat Toner* | 13.27% | 925 | 936.34 | 940.39 | 940.39 | 952.81 | 1,070.81 | |||||
Anti H-Block | Anthony Watters | 12.22% | 852 | 887.91 | 892.96 | 892.96 | 993.71 | 1,022.71 | |||||
SDLP | James Savage* | 10.88% | 758 | 771.44 | 804.43 | 804.43 | 833.58 | 986.25 | 1,018.59 | ||||
SDLP | Owen Kelly* | 8.18% | 570 | 575.04 | 577.25 | 585.25 | 619.72 | 726.24 | 753.19 | 767.19 | 786.66 | 881.33 | |
Irish Independence | Jim Murphy* | 6.41% | 447 | 514.2 | 551.29 | 552.29 | 614.2 | 651.24 | 653.55 | 656.55 | 657.73 | 935.9 | |
UUP | Elizabeth McDowell | 7.60% | 530 | 530.21 | 530.21 | 723.21 | 724.21 | 730.21 | 730.21 | 730.21 | 730.21 | 740.21 | |
Ind. Republican | Sean McCreesh* | 7.62% | 531 | 552.21 | 557.26 | 557.26 | 576.83 | 621.71 | 634.8 | 637.8 | 639.57 | ||
SDLP | Peter McMahon* | 7.65% | 533 | 561.14 | 565.61 | 566.61 | 576.71 | ||||||
Ind. Republican | Brian Woods | 3.47% | 242 | 288.41 | 292.41 | 292.41 | |||||||
DUP | Alex Chambers | 3.66% | 255 | 255.42 | 255.42 | ||||||||
Irish Independence | Sean Reavey | 1.19% | 83 | 98.54 | |||||||||
Electorate: 9,237 Valid: 6,970 (75.46%) Spoilt: 242 Quota: 996 Turnout: 7,212 (78.08%) |
Area F
[edit]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
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
UUP | William McCaigue* | 16.19% | 752 | 752 | 754 | 755 | 979 | |||||
SDLP | Arthur Ruddy* | 18.81% | 874 | 879 | 893 | 914 | 914 | 915.06 | 941.06 | |||
Irish Independence | Freddie Kearns | 10.31% | 479 | 487 | 492 | 518 | 520 | 520 | 642 | 900 | 932 | |
SDLP | Patrick McElroy | 14.33% | 666 | 670 | 676 | 690 | 690 | 693.18 | 702.18 | 732.18 | 862.42 | |
SDLP | Louis McGuigan | 10.22% | 475 | 477 | 482 | 492 | 492 | 493.06 | 545.06 | 562.06 | 637.65 | |
Alliance | Michael McVerry* | 6.59% | 306 | 310 | 354 | 365 | 376 | 419.46 | 421.46 | 424.46 | ||
Irish Independence | Kevin McAleenan | 5.96% | 277 | 281 | 281 | 296 | 300 | 300 | 339 | |||
Irish Independence | P. J. McCann | 5.34% | 248 | 249 | 254 | 268 | 270 | 270 | ||||
DUP | Gordon Heslip | 5.55% | 258 | 258 | 258 | 258 | ||||||
Republican Clubs | Edward McKeown | 2.26% | 105 | 105 | 105 | |||||||
Republican Clubs | Michael McLoughlin | 1.87% | 87 | 89 | 90 | |||||||
Alliance | Edward Turley | 1.83% | 85 | 86 | ||||||||
Independent | James Malone | 0.73% | 34 | |||||||||
Electorate: 7,263 Valid: 4,646 (63.97%) Spoilt: 187 Quota: 930 Turnout: 4,833 (66.54%) |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Newry and Mourne". www.ark.ac.uk.
- ^ a b c d e f "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 31 July 2021.