1981_Banbridge_District_Council_election
1981 Banbridge District Council election
Local govt election in Northern Ireland
Elections to Banbridge District Council were held on 20 May 1981 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used two district electoral areas to elect a total of 15 councillors.
Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1981
Quick Facts All 15 seats to Banbridge District Council 8 seats needed for a majority, First party ...
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More information Party, Seats ...
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Ulster Unionist | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53.3 | 42.1 | 6,241 | 4.9 | |
DUP | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26.7 | 26.5 | 3,929 | 9.2 | |
SDLP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 | 14.9 | 2,217 | 0.1 | |
Independent Nationalist | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 950 | 2.2 | |
Ind. Unionist | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 818 | 0.8 | |
Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 677 | 1.6 | |
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Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Area A
1977: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Independent Unionist
1981: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from Independent Unionist
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
SDLP | James Walsh* | 13.86% | 1,092 | ||||||||
Independent Nationalist | Laurence McCartan* | 10.98% | 865 | 932.6 | 988.6 | ||||||
DUP | Wilfred McFadden | 11.52% | 907 | 907.2 | 907.5 | 914.5 | 993.5 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | Wilson Davidson* | 11.92% | 939 | 939.2 | 939.3 | 972.3 | 979.3 | 1,017.3 | |||
Ulster Unionist | Samuel Cowan* | 8.66% | 682 | 682.2 | 683.4 | 698.4 | 699.4 | 909.4 | 940.4 | 1,063.4 | |
DUP | Gareth Bennett | 6.34% | 499 | 499.1 | 499.1 | 500.1 | 552.1 | 566.1 | 882.2 | 989.2 | |
Ulster Unionist | Norman Ferguson* | 8.68% | 684 | 684.1 | 685.1 | 707.1 | 708.1 | 736.1 | 762.1 | 959.4 | |
Alliance | Kenneth McElroy | 7.28% | 573 | 579.6 | 605.3 | 608.3 | 610.3 | 626.5 | 659.8 | 726.1 | |
Ind. Unionist | Hugh Anderson* | 6.83% | 538 | 540.8 | 543.6 | 550.6 | 554.6 | 567.6 | 579.6 | ||
DUP | Irene Todd | 5.36% | 422 | 422.3 | 422.4 | 425.4 | 436.4 | 452.4 | |||
Ulster Unionist | Raymond Armstrong | 3.53% | 278 | 278.1 | 278.2 | 335.2 | 337.2 | ||||
DUP | Mildred McDowell | 2.04% | 161 | 161 | 161 | 162.1 | |||||
Ulster Unionist | Herbert Plunkett | 1.92% | 151 | 151.1 | 151.2 | ||||||
Independent Nationalist | Margaret McStraw | 1.08% | 85 | 111.8 | |||||||
Electorate: 11,561 Valid: 7,876 (68.13%) Spoilt: 259 Quota: 985 Turnout: 8,135 (70.37%) |
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Area B
1977: 5 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1981: 5 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1977-1981 Change: No change
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||
SDLP | Patrick McAvoy* | 16.17% | 1,125 | |||||||||||
DUP | Brian Biggerstaff* | 10.78% | 750 | 751.92 | 774.92 | |||||||||
Ulster Unionist | Raymond McCullough* | 10.19% | 709 | 719.08 | 720.08 | 720.08 | 789.08 | |||||||
Ulster Unionist | Matthew Bailey* | 8.47% | 589 | 598.6 | 626.6 | 641.04 | 685.52 | 688.51 | 852.51 | |||||
Ulster Unionist | George Gamble | 7.55% | 525 | 527.88 | 528.88 | 647.2 | 652.88 | 652.91 | 790.91 | |||||
Ulster Unionist | Herbert Heslip* | 7.09% | 493 | 494.44 | 502.92 | 505.92 | 674.4 | 682.68 | 707.39 | 740.87 | 784.87 | |||
Ulster Unionist | Robert Hill* | 6.40% | 445 | 447.88 | 455.88 | 478.88 | 498.88 | 501.64 | 556.64 | 582.02 | 646.1 | 659.7 | 670.34 | |
DUP | David Herron* | 6.79% | 472 | 473.92 | 530.92 | 539.4 | 574.4 | 574.86 | 600.57 | 609.75 | 623.59 | 626.95 | 626.95 | |
DUP | Robert McIlroy | 6.40% | 445 | 450.76 | 569.72 | 577.72 | 583.72 | 584.18 | 598.18 | 608.98 | 617.34 | 617.82 | 618.96 | |
Alliance | Ebezener Mulligan | 1.50% | 104 | 349.28 | 353.16 | 447.4 | 462.88 | 462.88 | 470.8 | 471.34 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | Robert Barr* | 5.26% | 366 | 373.2 | 391.2 | 429.08 | 447.08 | 447.54 | ||||||
Ulster Unionist | Eric Williamson | 5.46% | 380 | 388.16 | 395.16 | 397.12 | ||||||||
Ind. Unionist | Thompson Howe | 4.03% | 280 | 326.56 | 326.56 | |||||||||
DUP | Robert McIlroy | 3.92% | 273 | 277.32 | ||||||||||
Electorate: 9,513 Valid: 6,956 (73.12%) Spoilt: 172 Quota: 773 Turnout: 7,128 (74.93%) |
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- "Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Banbridge". www.ark.ac.uk.
- "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 22 July 2021.