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{{short description|Local government election in Northern Ireland}}
{{short description|Local government election in Northern Ireland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{main|Northern Ireland local elections, 1981}}
{{Infobox election
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1981 Ards Borough Council election
| election_name = 1981 Ards Borough Council election
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| previous_year = 1977
| previous_year = 1977
| previous_mps =
| previous_mps =
| election_date = {{Start date|1981|05|20}}
| election_date = {{Start date|1981|05|20|df=y}}
| elected_mps =
| elected_mps =
| next_election = 1985 Ards Borough Council election
| next_election = 1985 Ards Borough Council election
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| party5 = Northern Ireland Labour Party
| party5 = Northern Ireland Labour Party
| seats5 = 1
| seats5 = 1
| seat_change5 = {{nochange}}
| seat_change5 = {{nochange}} 0


<!-- SDLP -->
<!-- SDLP -->
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| party6 = Social Democratic and Labour Party
| party6 = Social Democratic and Labour Party
| seats6 = 1
| seats6 = 1
| seat_change6 = {{nochange}}
| seat_change6 = {{nochange}} 0


<!-- Independent -->
<!-- Independent -->
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==Election results==
==Election results==
{{Election summary begin|title = Ards Borough Council Election Result 1981<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgards.htm|title=Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Ards|website=www.ark.ac.uk}}</ref>}}
{{Election summary begin|title = Ards Borough Council Election Result 1981<ref name="Ards">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgards.htm|title=Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Ards|website=www.ark.ac.uk}}</ref>}}
{{Election summary party|
{{Election summary party|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
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|gain = 4
|gain = 4
|loss = 0
|loss = 0
|net = <span style="color:green">{{increase}}4
|net = <span style="color:green">{{increase}}4</span>
|seats % = 41.2
|seats % = 41.2
|votes % = 37.1
|votes % = '''37.1'''
|votes = 8,120
|votes = '''8,120'''
|plus/minus = <span style="color:green">{{increase}}23.3
|plus/minus = <span style="color:green">{{increase}}'''23.3'''</span>
}}
}}
{{Election summary party|
{{Election summary party|
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|gain = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 3
|loss = 3
|net = <span style="color:red">{{decrease}}3
|net = <span style="color:red">{{decrease}}3</span>
|seats % = 17.6
|seats % = 17.6
|votes % = 21.7
|votes % = 21.7
|votes = 4,759
|votes = 4,759
|plus/minus = <span style="color:red">{{decrease}}10.1
|plus/minus = <span style="color:red">{{decrease}}10.1</span>
}}
}}
{{Election summary party|
{{Election summary party|
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|gain = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 2
|loss = 2
|net = <span style="color:red">{{decrease}}2
|net = <span style="color:red">{{decrease}}2</span>
|seats % = 17.6
|seats % = 17.6
|votes % = 12.3
|votes % = 12.3
|votes = 2,692
|votes = 2,692
|plus/minus = <span style="color:red">{{decrease}}8.5
|plus/minus = <span style="color:red">{{decrease}}8.5</span>
}}
}}
{{Election summary party|
{{Election summary party|
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|gain = 2
|gain = 2
|loss = 0
|loss = 0
|net = ''New''
|net = {{steady}}0
|seats % = 11.8
|seats % = 11.8
|votes % = 12.9
|votes % = 12.9
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|gain = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{nochange}}
|net = {{nochange}}0
|seats % = 5.9
|seats % = 5.9
|votes % = 6.5
|votes % = 6.5
|votes = 1,424
|votes = 1,424
|plus/minus = <span style="color:red">{{decrease}}1.5
|plus/minus = <span style="color:red">{{decrease}}1.5</span>
}}
}}
{{Election summary party|
{{Election summary party|
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|gain = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{nochange}}
|net = {{nochange}}0
|seats % = 5.9
|seats % = 5.9
|votes % = 4.3
|votes % = 4.3
|votes = 942
|votes = 942
|plus/minus = <span style="color:red">{{decrease}}1.4
|plus/minus = <span style="color:red">{{decrease}}1.4</span>
}}
}}
{{Election summary party|
{{Election summary party|
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|gain = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 1
|loss = 1
|net = <span style="color:red">{{decrease}}1
|net = <span style="color:red">{{decrease}}1</span>
|seats % = 0.0
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 4.8
|votes % = 4.8
|votes = 311
|votes = 311
|plus/minus = <span style="color:red">{{decrease}}1.7
|plus/minus = <span style="color:red">{{decrease}}1.7</span>
}}
}}
{{Election summary party|
{{Election summary party|
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|gain = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{nochange}}
|net = {{nochange}}0
|seats % = 0.0
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 3.3
|votes % = 3.3
|votes = 738
|votes = 738
|plus/minus = <span style="color:red">{{decrease}}5.3
|plus/minus = <span style="color:red">{{decrease}}5.3</span>
}}
}}
{{Election summary party|
{{Election summary party|
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|gain = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{nochange}}
|net = {{nochange}}0
|seats % = 0.0
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 0.5
|votes % = 0.5
|votes = 112
|votes = 112
|plus/minus = <span style="color:red">{{decrease}}4.8
|plus/minus = <span style="color:red">{{decrease}}4.8</span>
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
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==Districts summary==
==Districts summary==
{{electiontable|Ards Borough Council election, 1981 by district|Results of the Ards Borough Council election, 1981<br />by district|sortable=yes}}
{{election table|title=Results of the Ards Borough Council election, 1981<br />by district|sortable=yes}}<ref name="Ards"/>
|- class="unsortable" align="centre"
|- class="unsortable" align="centre"
!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward
!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward
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!rowspan=2|Total<br />Cllrs<br />
!rowspan=2|Total<br />Cllrs<br />
|- class="unsortable" align="center"
|- class="unsortable" align="center"
!colspan=2 bgcolor="{{Democratic Unionist Party/meta/color}}" | [[Democratic Unionist Party|<span style="color:black;">DUP</span>]]
!colspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}" | [[Democratic Unionist Party|<span style="color:black;">DUP</span>]]
!colspan=2 bgcolor="{{Ulster Unionist Party/meta/color}}" | [[Ulster Unionist Party|<span style="color:black;">UUP</span>]]
!colspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" | [[Ulster Unionist Party|<span style="color:black;">UUP</span>]]
!colspan=2 bgcolor="{{Alliance Party of Northern Ireland/meta/color}}" | [[Alliance Party of Northern Ireland|<span style="color:black;">Alliance</span>]]
!colspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}" | [[Alliance Party of Northern Ireland|<span style="color:black;">Alliance</span>]]
!colspan=2 bgcolor="{{Ulster Popular Unionist Party/meta/color}}" | [[Ulster Popular Unionist Party|<span style="color:black;">UPUP</span>]]
!colspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Ulster Popular Unionist Party}}" | [[Ulster Popular Unionist Party|<span style="color:black;">UPUP</span>]]
!colspan=2 bgcolor="{{Northern Ireland Labour Party/meta/color}}" | [[Northern Ireland Labour Party|<span style="color:black;">NILP</span>]]
!colspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Northern Ireland Labour Party}}" | [[Northern Ireland Labour Party|<span style="color:black;">NILP</span>]]
!colspan=2 bgcolor="{{Social Democratic and Labour Party/meta/color}}" | [[Social Democratic and Labour Party|<span style="color:black;">SDLP</span>]]
!colspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" | [[Social Democratic and Labour Party|<span style="color:black;">SDLP</span>]]
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| <span style="black;">Others</span>
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| <span style="black;">Others</span>
|-
|-
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{{STV Election box begin2|
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=[[Ards Area A]] - 7 seats<ref name="Results">{{cite web|title=Local Government Results 1981|url=https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/064e8d36-856a-4f60-b950-716cf2c3c7bb/local_government_election_results_1981|website=EONI|access-date=8 July 2021}}</ref>
|title=Ards Area A - 7 seats
|numcounts= 10
|numcounts= 10
}}
}}
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{{STV Election box begin2|
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Ards Area B - 7 seats
|title=[[Ards Area B]] - 6 seats<ref name="Results"/>
|numcounts= 10
|numcounts= 10
}}
}}
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = '''Simpson Gibson'''
|candidate = '''[[Simpson Gibson]]'''
|count1 = 1,005
|count1 = 1,005
|percentage = 12.05%
|percentage = 12.05%
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===Area C===
===Area C===


'''1977:''' 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent<br />
'''1977:''' 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist<br />
'''1981:''' 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance<br />
'''1981:''' 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance<br />
'''1977-1981 Change:''' DUP gain from Independent Unionist
'''1977-1981 Change:''' DUP gain from Independent Unionist


{{STV Election box begin2|
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Ards Area C - 4 seats
|title=[[Ards Area C]] - 4 seats<ref name="Results"/>
|numcounts= 10
|numcounts= 10
}}
}}
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = '''Thomas McBriar'''*
|candidate = '''Jim McBriar'''*
|count1 = 526
|count1 = 526
|percentage = 9.31%
|percentage = 9.31%

Latest revision as of 00:03, 23 August 2024

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1981
1981 Ards Borough Council election
← 1977 20 May 1981 (1981-05-20) 1985 →
All 17 seats to Ards Borough Council
9 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party DUP UUP Alliance
Seats won 7 3 3
Seat change Increase 4 Decrease 3 Decrease 2
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party UPUP NI Labour SDLP
Seats won 2 1 1
Seat change Increase 2 Steady 0 Steady 0
  Seventh party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 0
Seat change Decrease 1

Elections to Ards 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 17 councillors.

Election results

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Ards Borough Council Election Result 1981[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  DUP 7 4 0 Increase4 41.2 37.1 8,120 Increase23.3
  UUP 3 0 3 Decrease3 17.6 21.7 4,759 Decrease10.1
  Alliance 3 0 2 Decrease2 17.6 12.3 2,692 Decrease8.5
  UPUP 2 2 0 Steady0 11.8 12.9 2,816 New
  NI Labour 1 0 0 Steady0 5.9 6.5 1,424 Decrease1.5
  SDLP 1 0 0 Steady0 5.9 4.3 942 Decrease1.4
  Ind. Unionist 0 0 1 Decrease1 0.0 4.8 311 Decrease1.7
  Independent 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 3.3 738 Decrease5.3
  Unionist Party NI 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.5 112 Decrease4.8

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

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Results of the Ards Borough Council election, 1981
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
DUP UUP Alliance UPUP NILP SDLP Others
Area A 32.0 2 24.7 2 9.6 1 14.3 1 0.0 0 11.9 1 7.5 0 7
Area B 40.2 3 14.1 0 12.6 1 16.0 1 17.1 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 6
Area C 39.5 2 28.8 1 15.5 1 6.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 10.1 0 4
Total 37.1 7 21.7 3 12.3 3 12.9 2 6.5 1 4.3 1 5.2 0 17

Districts results

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Area A

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

Ards Area A - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
UPUP Gladys McIntyre 13.04% 1,034                  
UUP Robert Ambrose* 7.68% 609 610 627.04 653.64 692.04 747.52 758.64 1,021.64    
SDLP Patrick Doherty* 11.88% 942 942.04 942.04 943.12 943.12 943.12 961.16 965.2 1,347.2  
DUP Joseph Thompson* 11.57% 917 918.32 923.44 950.76 954.8 960.92 960.92 974.16 976.24 981.24
Alliance William Sheldon* 5.39% 427 427.44 436.44 439.64 448.68 453.8 730.44 764.76 820.84 974.84
DUP Oliver Johnston 11.04% 875 876.68 882.84 890.68 901.92 920.16 923.2 952.72 954.72 958.72
UUP John Scott* 6.88% 545 548.48 576.72 592.08 633.6 758.12 790.32 878.6 882.84 886.84
DUP Jim Shannon 9.35% 741 743.04 744.08 754.52 760.56 763.68 768.72 796.92 798.08 807.08
Independent James McMullan 6.07% 481 481.64 484.64 486.68 486.68 488.68 492.68 495.72    
UUP William Caughey* 4.28% 339 339.72 346.84 358.12 420.56 483.28 491.4      
Alliance Alan Burnside 4.25% 337 337.36 341.36 346.16 348.2 367.36        
UUP James Kennett 3.27% 259 260 271.08 278.6 307.92          
UUP David Hamilton 2.64% 209 209.8 210.96 215.36            
UPUP Frances Millar 1.26% 100 125.48 140.96              
Unionist Party NI Michael Long 1.41% 112 113.52                
Electorate: 14,228   Valid: 7,927 (55.71%)   Spoilt: 235   Quota: 991   Turnout: 8,162 (57.37%)  

Area B

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1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x NILP, 1 x DUP
1981: 3 x DUP, 1 x NILP, 1 x UPUP, 1 x Alliance
1977-1981 Change: DUP (two seats) and UPUP gain from UUP (two seats) and Alliance

Ards Area B - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
DUP Hugh Boyd* 20.16% 1,681                  
NI Labour Robert Gaw* 15.71% 1,310                  
DUP John Elliott 8.03% 670 1,036.27 1,044.46 1,066.06 1,070.82 1,084.82 1,093.18 1,113.92 1,141.51 1,182.71
DUP Simpson Gibson 12.05% 1,005 1,067.06 1,071.02 1,083.75 1,086.93 1,100.93 1,105.93 1,125.96 1,138.81 1,167.29
Alliance Owen Dorrian* 9.41% 784 786.61 803.89 835.65 838.65 841.19 1,059.78 1,086.68 1,108.78 1,154.96
UPUP Robert Brown 6.09% 508 538.16 545.72 552.61 559.17 566.46 575.73 686.73 724.76 1,136.69
UUP Hugh Patton 4.59% 383 387.35 392.57 396.65 485.84 558.85 570.57 599.14 1,004.54 1,078.36
UPUP James Murray 5.61% 468 471.77 478.61 486.76 493.85 499.12 505.84 660.55 686.21  
UUP Robert Hamilton 5.49% 458 465.54 469.68 475.02 502.29 558.03 569.21 593.6    
UPUP Hugh Yeaman 4.32% 360 362.9 368.03 374.92 379.3 388.93 397.58      
Alliance James Murphy 3.24% 270 270.29 273.53 286.5 289.59 294.86        
UUP Edward McLoughlin 1.99% 166 166.87 169.03 174.66 192.2          
UUP William Speers 1.94% 162 163.45 165.7 168.51            
NI Labour John Gray 1.37% 114 115.16 164.12              
Electorate: 16,070   Valid: 8,339 (51.89%)   Spoilt: 310   Quota: 1,192   Turnout: 8,649 (53.82%)  

Area C

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

Ards Area C - 4 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
DUP Thomas Gourley* 26.19% 1,479                  
UUP Hamilton McKeag* 19.16% 1,082 1,099.02 1,111.71 1,201.71            
DUP John Hamilton 13.31% 752 1,041.8 1,057.72 1,082.41 1,087.33 1,112.61 1,187.61      
Alliance Jim McBriar* 9.31% 526 528.76 535.22 541.22 547.78 559.01 598.88 902.72 908.72 1,113.72
UUP Gordon Brown 5.91% 334 339.52 356.75 416.05 466.89 481.12 551.78 571.78 595.78 753.78
Ind. Unionist John Shields* 5.51% 311 314.68 317.68 325.14 327.6 499.62 540.9 570.59 584.59  
Alliance Kathleen Coulter 6.16% 348 350.53 353.53 362.53 362.53 377.53 388.99      
UPUP Robert McKee 3.93% 222 226.14 294.6 303.52 307.62 317.62        
Independent James Middleton 4.20% 237 240.22 247.22 255.45 257.91          
UUP James Caughey 3.77% 213 217.83 224.83              
UPUP Shirley McWhinney 2.20% 124 126.07                
Independent Thomas Adair 0.35% 20 20.69                
Electorate: 9,936   Valid: 5,648 (56.84%)   Spoilt: 168   Quota: 1,130   Turnout: 5,816 (58.53%)  

References

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  1. ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Ards". www.ark.ac.uk.
  2. ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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