1981 Armagh District Council election

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

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1981
1981 Armagh District Council election
20 May 1981 (1981-05-20)
All 20 seats to Armagh District Council
11 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Ulster Unionist SDLP DUP
Seats won 8 7 3
Seat change Decrease 1 Steady 0 Increase 1
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party UUUP Independent Nationalist
Seats won 1 1
Seat change Steady 0 Steady 0

Election results
Armagh District Council Election Result 1981[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Ulster Unionist 8 0 1 Decrease1 40.0 38.7 9,267 Decrease0.1
  SDLP 7 0 0 Steady0 35.0 30.8 7,363 Increase0.5
  DUP 3 1 0 Increase1 15.0 18.5 4,417 Increase5.7
  Independent Nationalist 1 0 0 Steady0 5.0 4.2 1,011 Increase0.2
  UUUP 1 0 0 Steady0 5.0 3.6 865 Decrease0.9
  Irish Independence 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 2.1 493 New
  Independent 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 1.5 370 Increase0.7
  Independent Labour 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.6 134 Increase0.6

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Armagh District Council election, 1981
by district
Ward  %
Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
UUP SDLP DUP UUUP Others
Area A 37.6 2 33.3 1 27.2 1 1.8 0 0.0 0 4
Area B 52.2 3 16.2 1 22.5 1 9.2 1 0.0 0 6
Area C 25.3 1 46.6 3 12.6 0 0.0 0 15.5 0 5
Area D 32.3 2 35.6 2 11.7 0 0.0 0 20.4 1 5
Total 38.7 8 30.8 7 18.5 3 3.6 1 8.4 1 20

Districts results

Area A

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

Armagh Area A - 4 seats[2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123
Ulster Unionist Ronald Allen 22.78% 938    
DUP Douglas Hutchinson* 21.32% 878    
Ulster Unionist Samuel Foster* 14.81% 610 844  
SDLP Francis McIlvanna* 18.97% 781 784 804
SDLP Francis Kernan 14.40% 593 599 676
DUP Norman Kerr 5.93% 244    
UUUP Robert Cummings 1.80% 74    
Electorate: 5,833   Valid: 4,118 (70.60%)   Spoilt: 178   Quota: 824   Turnout: 4,296 (73.65%)  

    Area B

    1977: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUUP
    1981: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUUP
    1977-1981 Change: No change

    Armagh Area B - 6 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    Ulster Unionist Jim Speers* 22.40% 1,931            
    SDLP Seamus Mallon* 16.17% 1,394            
    Ulster Unionist William McClelland* 12.67% 1,092 1,264.8          
    DUP Thomas Black* 10.64% 917 955.16 959.88 963.38 1,170.16 1,843.16  
    UUUP Francis Little* 8.49% 732 768.72 808.08 819.98 867.52 895.84 1,189.84
    Ulster Unionist Robert Turner 8.61% 742 967 968.72 1,033.12 1,054.48 1,087.38 1,178.38
    Ulster Unionist Thomas Johnston 8.50% 733 891.4 902.2 970.8 994.04 1,026.44 1,143.44
    DUP John Alexander 6.51% 561 573.96 576.4 582 787.96    
    DUP Mervyn Spratt 5.32% 459 498.96 503.96 511.66      
    UUUP Frederick Hamilton 0.68% 59 65.48          
    Electorate: 10,993   Valid: 8,620 (78.41%)   Spoilt: 160   Quota: 1,232   Turnout: 8,780 (79.87%)  

      Area C

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

      Armagh Area C - 5 seats[2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234
      SDLP Patrick Fegan* 17.55% 980      
      Ulster Unionist Jim Nicholson* 17.23% 962      
      SDLP James McKernan* 16.71% 933      
      DUP Joseph McBride 12.63% 705 705.35 709.4 1,041.4
      SDLP Joseph Dunleavy 12.36% 690 729.35 853.9 867.9
      Irish Independence Patrick Agnew 8.83% 493 495.6 629.9 633.95
      Ulster Unionist Eleanor Boyd* 8.06% 450 450.35 462.35  
      Independent Peter McSorley 6.63% 370 373.9    
      Electorate: 7,281   Valid: 5,583 (76.68%)   Spoilt: 207   Quota: 931   Turnout: 5,790 (79.52%)  

        Area D

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

        Armagh Area D - 6 seats[2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678
        Ulster Unionist Frederick Armstrong* 20.95% 1,173              
        Independent Nationalist Bernard McManus* 18.06% 1,011              
        SDLP Pat Brannigan* 14.41% 807 808.4 832.8 854.22 857.22 1,224.22    
        SDLP John Agnew 11.02% 617 617.4 646.6 672.59 675.59 887.39 1,174.49  
        Ulster Unionist George Macartney 7.02% 393 457.8 469 469.18 820.58 822.87 823.74 855.93
        DUP Letitia McClenaghan 11.66% 653 667.6 671.6 671.78 713.78 716.07 716.07 719.55
        SDLP Gerald Grimley 10.14% 568 568.2 593.4 619.41 620.61      
        Ulster Unionist Norman Creswell* 4.34% 243 394.4 405.4 405.58        
        Independent Labour Carson Greer 2.39% 134 134.8            
        Electorate: 8,699   Valid: 5,599 (64.36%)   Spoilt: 228   Quota: 934   Turnout: 5,827 (66.98%)  

          References
          1. "Local Government Election 1973-1981: Armagh". www.ark.ac.uk.
          2. "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
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