1981 Antrim Borough Council election
20 May 1981 (1981-05-20)
All 15 seats to Antrim Borough Council
8 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Ulster Unionist DUP SDLP
Seats won 7 4 2
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1 Increase 2
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Alliance Irish Independence Independent
Seats won 1 1 0
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1 Decrease 2

Elections to Antrim 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.

Election results

Antrim Borough Council Election Result 1981[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Ulster Unionist 7 0 1 Decrease1 36.8 38.0 5,945 Increase0.6
  DUP 4 1 0 Increase1 21.1 28.1 4,389 Increase9.7
  SDLP 2 2 0 Increase2 10.5 10.7 1,670 Increase10.7
  Alliance 1 0 1 Decrease1 5.3 10.9 1,704 Decrease6.0
  Irish Independence 1 1 0 Increase1 5.3 6.6 1,040 New
  Independent Labour 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 5.1 805 Increase5.1
  Ind. Unionist 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.6 91 Increase0.6

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Antrim Borough Council election, 1981
by district
Ward  %
Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
UUP DUP SDLP Alliance IIP Others
Area A 33.1 2 19.2 1 21.7 1 2.4 0 21.8 1 1.8 0 5
Area B 49.0 3 27.6 1 15.4 1 8.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 5
Area C 34.8 2 34.6 2 0.0 0 18.7 1 0.0 0 11.9 0 5
Total 38.0 7 28.1 4 10.7 2 10.9 1 6.6 1 5.7 0 15

Districts results

Area A

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

Antrim Area A - 5 seats[2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567891011
Ulster Unionist James Graham* 27.13% 1,293                    
Irish Independence John Heffron* 11.27% 537 538.14 540.14 545.14 609.14 609.14 959.14        
DUP Wilson Clyde 11.18% 533 599.12 643.24 645.62 645.62 654.56 654.56 654.56 1,034.56    
Ulster Unionist John Blakeley* 4.34% 207 434.24 455.7 489.88 489.88 660.94 660.94 660.94 734.9 971.64  
SDLP Robert Loughran 12.65% 603 603.76 605.14 632.52 645.52 648.9 666.9 721.9 722.66 723.54 728.82
SDLP Gerard Carolan 9.00% 429 429.38 430.38 442.38 451.38 453.38 492.38 583.38 584.38 584.38 585.26
DUP Frew Rainey 7.99% 381 432.68 467.28 470.28 470.28 481.4 481.4 482.4      
Irish Independence Desmond McAteer 7.11% 339 339 339 340 418 418          
Ulster Unionist Mary Marshall 1.59% 76 175.94 187.12 210.92 210.92            
Irish Independence James Totten 3.44% 164 164 164 167              
Alliance James McConnell 2.37% 113 121.74 124.88                
Ind. Unionist Stewart Dunlop* 1.91% 91 120.64                  
Electorate: 6,381   Valid: 4,766 (74.69%)   Spoilt: 135   Quota: 795   Turnout: 4,901 (76.81%)  

    Area B

    1977: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
    1981: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
    1977-1981 Change: SDLP gain from Alliance

    Antrim Area B - 5 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Ulster Unionist Edgar Wallace* 16.66% 688 691        
    Ulster Unionist James Cunningham* 16.56% 684 688 790      
    SDLP Robert Burns 15.45% 638 640 641 699    
    Ulster Unionist Thomas Grant 9.64% 398 402 501 654 740  
    DUP Roy Thompson 14.21% 587 594 616 638 642 662
    DUP Allister Lucas* 13.41% 554 556 570 579 582 600
    Alliance John McCourt* 4.72% 195 302 310      
    Ulster Unionist Alexander Wilson 6.10% 252 253        
    Alliance George Luke 3.24% 134          
    Electorate: 5,966   Valid: 4,130 (69.23%)   Spoilt: 121   Quota: 689   Turnout: 4,251 (71.25%)  

      Area C

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

      Antrim Area C - 5 seats[2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789
      DUP Samuel Dunlop* 25.47% 1,719                
      Ulster Unionist Paddy Marks 17.52% 1,182                
      DUP Charles Quinn 9.11% 615 1,120.58 1,124.14 1,156.14          
      Ulster Unionist Jack Allen* 14.24% 961 999.76 1,019.44 1,151.44          
      Alliance Michael Donoghue 7.87% 531 533.04 533.6 537.28 538.28 539.93 581.61 710.61 993.61
      Alliance Charles Kinahan* 6.89% 465 468.74 470.22 490.16 491.16 498.31 540.23 657.34 835.34
      Independent Labour John Gibbons 8.33% 562 565.4 565.52 566.04 567.04 569.24 612.96 643.47  
      Alliance Mary Wallace 3.94% 266 268.04 268.76 278.06 280.06 288.86 324.41    
      Independent Labour Philip Henry 3.60% 243 251.16 251.88 257.5 260.5 267.1      
      Ulster Unionist Hugh Johnston 3.02% 204 219.3 238.66            
      Electorate: 14,454   Valid: 6,748 (46.69%)   Spoilt: 236   Quota: 1,125   Turnout: 6,984 (48.32%)  

        References

        1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Antrim". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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