Elections to Coleraine 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 20 councillors.
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All 20 seats to Coleraine Borough Council 11 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Election results
editParty | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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UUP | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 40.0 | 34.2 | 7,670 | 4.0 | |
DUP | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 30.0 | 33.2 | 7,440 | 15.6 | |
Independent | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15.0 | 10.8 | 2,421 | 3.8 | |
SDLP | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 2,620 | 1.2 | |
Alliance | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 1,417 | 4.3 | |
Ind. Unionist | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 705 | 0.3 | |
Green (NI) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 142 | New |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
editWard | % |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
Total Cllrs |
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UUP | DUP | SDLP | Alliance | Others | |||||||
Area A | 34.2 | 2 | 26.1 | 2 | 28.0 | 2 | 1.7 | 0 | 10.0 | 0 | 6 |
Area B | 43.4 | 4 | 34.2 | 2 | 10.0 | 0 | 11.4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 7 |
Area C | 27.4 | 2 | 38.1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 28.2 | 3 | 7 |
Total | 34.2 | 8 | 33.2 | 6 | 11.7 | 2 | 6.3 | 1 | 14.6 | 3 | 20 |
Districts results
editArea A
edit1977: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1981: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 2 x SDLP
1977-1981 Change: DUP and SDLP gain from UUP and Independent Unionist
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
SDLP | John Dallat* | 15.14% | 1,061 | ||||||||
SDLP | Gerard O'Kane | 12.86% | 901 | 925 | 975.7 | ||||||
UUP | William King* | 12.33% | 864 | 883 | 883.1 | 890.15 | 943.15 | 1,235.15 | |||
UUP | George McIlrath* | 9.85% | 690 | 702 | 702.25 | 712.25 | 910.25 | 1,058.25 | |||
DUP | Thomas Malone | 11.17% | 783 | 784 | 784 | 983 | 992 | 1,026 | |||
DUP | Robert Catherwood* | 9.70% | 680 | 682 | 682 | 802 | 827 | 888 | 969 | 998.68 | |
Ind. Unionist | William Watt* | 10.06% | 705 | 725 | 725.65 | 745.65 | 773.65 | 788.65 | 898.65 | 924.41 | |
UUP | James Anderson* | 6.36% | 446 | 460 | 460 | 464 | 562 | ||||
UUP | Mayne Long | 5.64% | 395 | 405 | 405 | 413 | |||||
DUP | Irwin Holmes | 5.22% | 366 | 368 | 368.1 | ||||||
Alliance | Anne Lambert | 1.67% | 117 | ||||||||
Electorate: 8,960 Valid: 7,008 (78.21%) Spoilt: 179 Quota: 1,002 Turnout: 7,187 (80.21%) |
Area B
edit1977: 4 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1981: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
1977-1981 Change: DUP (two seats) gain from SDLP and Independent Unionist
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
DUP | William Creelman | 17.09% | 1,119 | ||||||||||
UUP | William Glenn* | 10.29% | 674 | 692.2 | 695.2 | 809.72 | 810.72 | 819.28 | |||||
UUP | Albert Clarke* | 9.62% | 630 | 637.54 | 638.54 | 683.32 | 697.32 | 713.1 | 877.1 | ||||
DUP | Matthew Kane | 8.25% | 540 | 611.76 | 614.76 | 621.02 | 624.02 | 777.64 | 790.16 | 791.27 | 1,105.27 | ||
UUP | Elizabeth Connolly | 6.46% | 423 | 425.6 | 425.6 | 508.6 | 517.6 | 562.16 | 630.24 | 666.13 | 735.82 | 808.82 | |
Alliance | Patrick McGowan | 6.92% | 453 | 453.78 | 466.78 | 468.3 | 730.3 | 731.3 | 754.08 | 755.93 | 761.64 | 764.64 | |
UUP | Robert Mitchell | 7.53% | 493 | 494.82 | 494.82 | 508.6 | 519.6 | 531.86 | 583.9 | 599.07 | 636.44 | 718.44 | |
SDLP | Sean Farren* | 10.05% | 658 | 658.52 | 669.52 | 669.52 | 673.52 | 674.78 | 678.56 | 678.93 | 679.56 | 679.56 | |
DUP | Roy Hilldrup | 4.15% | 272 | 423.58 | 426.84 | 432.4 | 435.4 | 520.42 | 535.5 | 537.72 | |||
UUP | John Earl* | 5.08% | 333 | 341.32 | 341.32 | 351.58 | 356.58 | 357.84 | |||||
DUP | William Sweeney | 4.72% | 309 | 331.36 | 332.36 | 334.36 | 335.36 | ||||||
Alliance | Peter Scott | 4.47% | 293 | 293 | 311 | 316 | |||||||
UUP | Thomas Henry | 4.44% | 291 | 295.68 | 295.68 | ||||||||
Green (NI) | Malcolm Samuel | 0.93% | 61 | 61.26 | |||||||||
Electorate: 10,492 Valid: 6,549 (62.42%) Spoilt: 166 Quota: 819 Turnout: 6,715 (64.00%) |
Area C
edit1977: 3 x UUP, 2 x Independent, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
1981: 3 x Independent, 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP
1977-1981 Change: DUP and Independent gain from UUP and Alliance
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
DUP | James McClure* | 36.16% | 3,203 | ||||||||||
UUP | Robert White* | 15.51% | 1,374 | ||||||||||
Independent | James McFeely* | 13.25% | 1,174 | ||||||||||
UUP | Paul Baxter | 6.94% | 615 | 800.46 | 863.35 | 864.13 | 872.8 | 959.61 | 979.83 | 1,186.83 | |||
Independent | William McNabb | 8.42% | 746 | 909.02 | 935.24 | 953.72 | 968.95 | 1,007.37 | 1,018.35 | 1,096.82 | 1,116.82 | ||
Independent | Randall Crawford* | 5.28% | 468 | 627.72 | 652.23 | 658.77 | 664.87 | 686.75 | 707.44 | 798.61 | 815.66 | 1,086.08 | |
DUP | Robert Bolton | 0.78% | 69 | 634.62 | 637.85 | 637.85 | 637.85 | 643.55 | 781.35 | 824.6 | 847.15 | 873.36 | |
DUP | Robert McElfatrick | 0.68% | 60 | 588.66 | 591.32 | 591.5 | 594.48 | 601.63 | 729.34 | 764.44 | 773.79 | 794.16 | |
Alliance | William Mathews* | 5.64% | 500 | 525.08 | 545.6 | 571.34 | 573.84 | 663.43 | 667.94 | 700.07 | 709.42 | ||
UUP | Matthew Adams* | 4.01% | 355 | 469.84 | 537.29 | 538.01 | 541.2 | 573.36 | 581.32 | ||||
DUP | Elizabeth Gaston | 0.44% | 39 | 328.08 | 329.22 | 329.4 | 329.4 | 336.61 | |||||
UUP | Antony Alcock | 0.54% | 48 | 58.56 | 90.86 | 90.86 | 90.86 | ||||||
Green (NI) | Avril McCandless | 0.91% | 81 | 84.3 | 84.49 | 86.77 | 88.89 | ||||||
UUP | Robert Hunter | 0.44% | 39 | 56.82 | 67.65 | 67.71 | 68.77 | ||||||
Alliance | Margaret Smith | 0.61% | 54 | 57.3 | 58.63 | 59.95 | 62.01 | ||||||
Independent | James Leonard | 0.37% | 33 | 43.56 | 45.46 | 47.8 | |||||||
Electorate: 12,636 Valid: 8,858 (70.10%) Spoilt: 215 Quota: 1,108 Turnout: 9,073 (71.80%) |
References
edit- ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Coleraine". www.ark.ac.uk.
- ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 15 July 2021.