1981 Limavady Borough Council election
20 May 1981 (1981-05-20)
All 15 seats to Limavady Borough Council
8 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Ulster Unionist SDLP DUP
Seats won 6 5 2
Seat change Steady 0 Decrease 1 Steady 0
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Irish Independence Independent
Seats won 1 1
Seat change Increase 1 Steady 0

Elections to Limavady 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

Limavady Borough Council Election Result 1981[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Ulster Unionist 6 0 0 Steady0 40.0 37.2 4,366 Decrease1.4
  SDLP 5 0 1 Decrease1 33.3 34.2 4,011 Increase1.0
  DUP 2 0 0 Steady0 13.3 16.4 1,919 Increase2.6
  Irish Independence 1 1 0 Increase1 6.7 5.5 643 New
  Independent 1 0 0 Steady0 6.7 4.3 501 Decrease0.5
  Alliance 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 2.0 223 Decrease6.5
  Republican Clubs 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.5 63 Decrease0.7

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Limavady Borough Council election, 1981
by district
Ward  %
Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
UUP SDLP DUP IIP Others
Area A 32.9 2 50.3 3 16.7 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 6
Area B 33.7 2 24.5 1 8.2 0 17.9 1 15.7 1 5
Area C 44.2 2 27.5 1 23.0 1 0.0 0 5.3 0 4
Total 37.2 6 34.2 5 16.4 2 5.5 1 6.7 1 15

Districts results

Area A

1977: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1981: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1977-1981 Change: No change

Limavady Area A - 6 seats[2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123
SDLP Arthur Doherty* 18.60% 727    
SDLP Roy King 17.35% 678    
DUP Ernest Murray* 16.73% 654    
Ulster Unionist Robert Grant* 14.41% 563    
SDLP Thomas Mullan* 14.38% 562    
Ulster Unionist Stanley Gault 11.11% 434 453 464
Ulster Unionist James Gilfillan 7.42% 290 303 317
Electorate: 5,076   Valid: 3,908 (76.99%)   Spoilt: 78   Quota: 559   Turnout: 3,986 (78.53%)  

    Area B

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

    Limavady Area B - 5 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    Ulster Unionist David Robinson* 24.56% 883              
    SDLP Lawrence Hegarty 15.88% 571 571.32 591.32 592.32 613.32      
    Ulster Unionist Max Gault* 9.15% 329 554.28 554.28 569.28 569.28 569.28 805.28  
    Independent Denis Farren* 13.94% 501 504.52 510.52 511.52 518.84 535.84 545.88 559.88
    Irish Independence Sean McCloskey 8.87% 319 319.96 329.96 329.96 383.96 537.96 537.96 537.96
    SDLP James Brolly 8.62% 310 310 319 320.64 325.64 372.64 373.64 375.64
    DUP Alex Fulton 6.12% 220 256.8 256.8 324.32 324.32 324.32    
    Irish Independence George McCormick 5.48% 197 197 203 203 237      
    Irish Independence Andrew Murphy 3.53% 127 127.96 138.96 138.96        
    DUP John McKay 2.09% 75 87.48 87.48          
    Republican Clubs Jerry Mullan 1.75% 63 63.32            
    Electorate: 5,007   Valid: 3,595 (71.80%)   Spoilt: 120   Quota: 600   Turnout: 3,715 (74.20%)  

      Area C

      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

      Limavady Area C - 4 seats[2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      DUP William Norris* 17.26% 729 776 938      
      SDLP Barry Doherty* 15.46% 653 654 689 689 1,222  
      Ulster Unionist William Barbour* 14.73% 622 625 679 717.34 721.34 773.34
      Ulster Unionist William Cooke 15.39% 650 655 699 724.56 727.56 753.56
      Ulster Unionist John Dolan 14.09% 595 598 628 655.69 659.4 680.4
      SDLP Geraldine Kearney 12.08% 510 510 559 559.71    
      Alliance Francis Parkinson 5.28% 223 223        
      DUP George Robinson 3.15% 133 182        
      DUP Arthur Reid 2.56% 108          
      Electorate: 5,426   Valid: 4,223 (77.83%)   Spoilt: 64   Quota: 845   Turnout: 4,287 (79.01%)  

        References

        1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Limavady". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
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