1981 Northern Ireland local elections
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Elections for local government were held in Northern Ireland in 1981, contesting 526 seats in all.
Results
Overall
| Party[1] | Councillors | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | +/- | % share | Total | ||
| DUP | 142 | +68 | 26.6 | 176,816 | |
| UUP | 151 | -25 | 26.4 | 175,965 | |
| SDLP | 104 | -9 | 17.5 | 116,487 | |
| Alliance | 38 | -32 | 8.9 | 59,397 | |
| Independent | 37 | -5 | 6.7 | 44,427 | |
| Irish Independence | 21 | N/A | 3.9 | 25,859 | |
| The Workers' Party Republican Clubs | 3 | -3 | 1.8 | 12,059 | |
| Ind. Unionist | 6 | -4 | 1.2 | 8,219 | |
| UPUP | 5 | N/A | 1.2 | 7,817 | |
| UUUP | 5 | -7 | 0.7 | 4,962 | |
| People's Democracy | 2 | N/A | 0.7 | 4,734 | |
| Unionist Party NI | 2 | -4 | 0.7 | 4,478 | |
| Irish Republican Socialist | 2 | N/A | 0.5 | 3,654 | |
| NI Labour | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 3,563 | |
| PUP | 1 | N/A | 0.5 | 3,057 | |
| New Ulster Political Research | 1 | N/A | 0.4 | 2,989 | |
| Independent Loyalist | 2 | +1 | 0.3 | 1,935 | |
| Independent Socialist | 1 | +1 | 0.3 | 1,884 | |
| Newtownabbey Labour | 1 | N/A | 0.2 | 1,113 | |
| Labour League | 0 | N/A | 0.1 | 924 | |
| Social Alliance | 0 | N/A | 0.1 | 898 | |
| Independent Labour | 1 | 0 | 0.1 | 832 | |
| United Democratic | 0 | N/A | 0.1 | 692 | |
| Trade Union Campaign | 0 | N/A | 0.1 | 439 | |
| Independent Alliance | 0 | N/A | 0.1 | 323 | |
| Ind. Nationalist | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 247 | |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 201 | |
| Unionist Unity | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 196 | |
| National Front | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 194 | |
| Ecology | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 142 | |
| Independent SDLP | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 85 | |
| Social Reform Party | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 34 | |
| United British Ulster Peoples Party | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 28 | |
By council
Antrim
| Antrim A[2][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| UUP | James Graham | 1,293 | |
| SDLP | Robert Loughran | 603 | |
| Irish Independence | John Heffron | 537 | |
| DUP | Wilson Clyde | 533 | |
| SDLP | Gerard Carolan | 429 | |
| DUP | Frew Rainey | 381 | |
| Irish Independence | Desmond McAteer | 339 | |
| UUP | Jack Blakely | 207 | |
| Irish Independence | James Totten | 164 | |
| Alliance | James McConnell | 113 | |
| Ind. Unionist | Stewart Dunlop | 91 | |
| UUP | Mary Marshall | 76 | |
| Turnout | 4,901 | ||
| John Heffron joins IIP | |||
| SDLP gain from Independent | |||
| Antrim B[2][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| UUP | Thomas Wallace | 688 | |
| UUP | James Cunningham | 684 | |
| SDLP | Robert Burns | 638 | |
| DUP | Roy Thompson | 587 | |
| DUP | Allister Lucas | 554 | |
| UUP | Thomas Grant | 398 | |
| UUP | Alexander Wilson | 252 | |
| Alliance | John McCourt | 195 | |
| Alliance | George Luke | 134 | |
| Turnout | 4,251 | ||
| SDLP gain from Alliance | |||
| Antrim C[2][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| DUP | Samuel Dunlop | 1,719 | |
| UUP | Paddy Marks | 1,182 | |
| UUP | Jack Allen | 961 | |
| DUP | Charles Quinn | 615 | |
| Antrim Labour League | John Gibbons | 562 | |
| Alliance | Michael Donoghue | 531 | |
| Alliance | Charles Kinahan | 465 | |
| Alliance | Mary Wallace | 266 | |
| Antrim Tenants' Association | Philip Henry | 243 | |
| UUP | Hugh Johnston | 204 | |
| Turnout | 6,984 | ||
| DUP gain from UUP | |||
Ards
| Ards A[4][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| UPUP | Gladys McIntyre | 1,034 | |
| SDLP | Patrick Doherty | 942 | |
| DUP | Joseph Thompson | 917 | |
| DUP | Oliver Johnston | 875 | |
| UUP | Jim Shannon | 741 | |
| UUP | Robert Ambrose | 609 | |
| UUP | John Scott | 545 | |
| Independent | James McMullan | 808 | |
| Alliance | William Sheldon | 427 | |
| UUP | William Caughey | 609 | |
| Alliance | Alan Burnside | 337 | |
| UUP | James Kennett | 259 | |
| UUP | David Hamilton | 209 | |
| Unionist Party NI | Michael Long | 112 | |
| UPUP | Frances Millar | 100 | |
| Turnout | 8,162 | ||
| DUP gain from UUP | |||
| UPUP gain from Alliance | |||
| Ards B[4][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| DUP | Hugh Boyd | 1,681 | |
| NI Labour | Robert Gaw | 1,310 | |
| DUP | Hugh Gibson | 1,005 | |
| Alliance | Owen Dorrian | 784 | |
| DUP | John Elliott | 670 | |
| UPUP | Robert Brown | 508 | |
| UPUP | James Murray | 468 | |
| UUP | Robert Hamilton | 458 | |
| UUP | Hugh Patton | 383 | |
| UPUP | Hugh Yeaman | 360 | |
| Alliance | James Murphy | 270 | |
| UUP | Edward McLoughlin | 166 | |
| UUP | William Speers | 162 | |
| NI Labour | John Gray | 114 | |
| Turnout | 8,649 | ||
| DUP gain from UUP | |||
| UPUP gain from Alliance | |||
| Ards C[4][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| DUP | Thomas Gourley | 1,479 | |
| UUP | Hamilton McKeag | 1,082 | |
| DUP | John Hamilton | 752 | |
| Alliance | Thomas McBriar | 526 | |
| Alliance | Kathleen Coulter | 348 | |
| UUP | Gordon Brown | 334 | |
| Independent | John Shields | 311 | |
| Independent | James Middleton | 237 | |
| UPUP | Robert McKee | 222 | |
| UUP | James Caughey | 213 | |
| UPUP | Shirley McWhinney | 124 | |
| Independent | Thomas Adair | 20 | |
| Turnout | 5,816 | ||
| DUP gain from Independent | |||
Armagh
| Armagh A[5][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| UUP | Ronald Allen | 938 | |
| DUP | Douglas Hutchinson | 878 | |
| SDLP | Francis McIlvanna | 781 | |
| UUP | Samuel Foster | 610 | |
| SDLP | Francis Kernan | 593 | |
| DUP | Norman Kerr | 244 | |
| UUUP | Robert Cummings | 74 | |
| Turnout | 4,296 | ||
| No change | |||
| Armagh B[5][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| UUP | Jim Speers | 1,931 | |
| SDLP | Seamus Mallon | 1,394 | |
| UUP | William McClelland | 1,092 | |
| DUP | Thomas Black | 917 | |
| UUP | Robert Turner | 742 | |
| UUP | Thomas Johnston | 733 | |
| UUUP | Francis Little | 732 | |
| DUP | John Alexander | 561 | |
| DUP | Mervyn Spratt | 459 | |
| UUUP | Frederick Hamilton | 59 | |
| Turnout | 8,780 | ||
| No change | |||
| Armagh C[5][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| SDLP | Patrick Fegan | 980 | |
| UUP | Jim Nicholson | 962 | |
| SDLP | James McKernan | 933 | |
| DUP | Joseph McBride | 705 | |
| SDLP | Joseph Dunleavy | 690 | |
| Irish Independence | Patrick Agnew | 493 | |
| UUP | Eleanor Boyd | 450 | |
| Independent | Peter McSorley | 370 | |
| Turnout | 5,790 | ||
| DUP gain from UUP | |||
| Armagh D[5][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| UUP | Frederick Armstrong | 1,173 | |
| Independent | Barney McManus | 1,011 | |
| SDLP | Pat Brannigan | 807 | |
| DUP | Letitia McClenaghan | 653 | |
| SDLP | Anthony Agnew | 617 | |
| SDLP | Gerald Grimley | 568 | |
| UUP | George MacCartney | 393 | |
| UUP | Norman Creswell | 243 | |
| Armagh Labour Party | Carson Greer | 134 | |
| Turnout | 5,827 | ||
| No change | |||
Ballymena
| Ballymena A[6][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| UUP | Desmond Armstrong | 964 | |
| Independent | James Woulahan | 824 | |
| DUP | John Armstrong | 823 | |
| UUP | James McKay | 640 | |
| DUP | Samuel Hanna | 583 | |
| DUP | James Millar | 410 | |
| Turnout | 4,365 | ||
| No change | |||
| Ballymena B[6][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| DUP | Roy Gillespie | 1,254 | |
| DUP | Sandy Spence | 981 | |
| DUP | John Greer | 853 | |
| DUP | Thomas Nicholl | 740 | |
| DUP | Hubert Nicholl | 740 | |
| UUP | Hugh Simpson | 537 | |
| UUP | William Wright | 464 | |
| UUP | Robert Nelson | 413 | |
| UUP | Thomas Smyth | 402 | |
| UUP | John Sutter | 271 | |
| Turnout | 6,771 | ||
| Hugh Simpson joins UUP | |||
| UUP gain from Independent | |||
| Ballymena C[6][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| DUP | Roy West | 1,082 | |
| DUP | Martin Clarke | 978 | |
| DUP | Charles Maternaghan | 825 | |
| DUP | John McAuley | 825 | |
| UUP | William Brownlees | 815 | |
| UUP | William Simpson | 694 | |
| UUP | William McConnell | 243 | |
| UUUP | Ernest Johnston | 108 | |
| Turnout | 5,713 | ||
| DUP gain from Independent Unionist | |||
| UUP gain from United Ratepayers | |||
| Ballymena D[6][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| Independent | Patrick Burke | 1,331 | |
| DUP | Maurice Mills | 1,113 | |
| DUP | James Alexander | 898 | |
| Independent | Samuel Henry | 790 | |
| DUP | Robert Maternaghan | 758 | |
| UUP | Gordon Wilson | 547 | |
| UUP | Kenneth Hood | 501 | |
| UUP | James Rainey | 395 | |
| Independent | Samuel Barr | 241 | |
| Turnout | 6,604 | ||
| DUP gain from Alliance | |||
Ballymoney
| Ballymoney A[7][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| DUP | Robert Halliday | 575 | |
| Alliance | Hugh McFarland | 516 | |
| DUP | James Patterson | 484 | |
| UUP | Kenneth Bamford | 404 | |
| DUP | Robert Wilson | 403 | |
| UUP | Adam Taylor | 188 | |
| UUP | Olive Craig | 146 | |
| Turnout | 2,757 | ||
| Alliance gain from UUP | |||
| Ballymoney B[7][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| DUP | Charles Steele | 791 | |
| Independent | Hugh Boyle | 615 | |
| DUP | William Gracey | 474 | |
| DUP | Bertie McIlhatton | 298 | |
| UUP | Joe Gaston | 596 | |
| UUP | William Logan | 362 | |
| SDLP | Edward McClements | 351 | |
| SDLP | Harry Connolly | 335 | |
| UUP | Mary Ellis | 278 | |
| SDLP | John Mulholland | 271 | |
| UUP | Samuel Bartlett | 261 | |
| Independent | Margaret Donnelly | 212 | |
| SDLP | Malachy McCamphill | 97 | |
| Turnout | 5,063 | ||
| DUP gain from UUP and SDLP | |||
| Ballymoney C[7][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| DUP | Cecil Cousley | 747 | |
| DUP | Ralph Strong | 538 | |
| Independent | Mary Holmes | 567 | |
| Independent | Robert McComb | 353 | |
| Alliance | Brendan Smyth | 352 | |
| UUP | James Simpson | 328 | |
| Independent | Thomas McKenna | 152 | |
| Turnout | 3,102 | ||
| DUP gain from Alliance and Independent Unionist | |||
Banbridge
| Banbridge A[8][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| SDLP | James Walsh | 1,092 | |
| UUP | Wilson Davidson | 939 | |
| DUP | Wilfred McFadden | 907 | |
| Independent | Laurence McCartan | 865 | |
| UUP | Norman Ferguson | 684 | |
| UUP | Samuel Cowan | 682 | |
| Alliance | Kenneth McElroy | 573 | |
| Ind. Unionist | Hugh Anderson | 538 | |
| DUP | Gareth Bennett | 499 | |
| DUP | Irene Todd | 422 | |
| UUP | Raymond Armstrong | 278 | |
| DUP | Mildred McDowell | 161 | |
| UUP | Herbert Plunkett | 151 | |
| Independent SDLP | Margaret McStraw | 318 | |
| Turnout | 8,135 | ||
| DUP gain from Independent Unionist | |||
| Banbridge B[8][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| SDLP | Patrick McAvoy | 1,125 | |
| DUP | Brian Biggerstaff | 750 | |
| UUP | Raymond McCullough | 709 | |
| UUP | Matthew Bailey | 589 | |
| UUP | George Gamble | 525 | |
| UUP | Herbert Heslip | 493 | |
| DUP | David Herron | 472 | |
| UUP | Robert Hill | 445 | |
| DUP | Robert McIlroy | 445 | |
| UUP | Eric Williamson | 380 | |
| UUP | Robert Barr | 366 | |
| Dromore Action Committee | Thompson Howe | 280 | |
| DUP | Robert McGregor | 273 | |
| Alliance | Ebenezer Mulligan | 104 | |
| Turnout | 7,128 | ||
| No change | |||
Belfast
| Belfast A[9] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| DUP | John Foster | 3,333 | |
| UUP | Jeremy Burchill | 2,589 | |
| DUP | Raymond McCrea | 2,345 | |
| UUP | Grace Bannister | 2,055 | |
| DUP | Sammy Wilson | 1,479 | |
| Alliance | Donnell Deeny | 1,439 | |
| SDLP | Alasdair McDonnell | 1,262 | |
| UUP | Billy Blair | 900 | |
| Alliance | Mervyn Jones | 766 | |
| UUP | T. Wilkins | 544 | |
| Workers' Party | Frank Cullen | 418 | |
| SDLP | P. T. McGrourty | 410 | |
| NI Labour | D. Peters | 276 | |
| UPUP | Ben Horan | 187 | |
| Independent | John McKeague | 99 | |
| Communist | James Stewart | 97 | |
| Turnout | 19,133 | ||
| DUP gain from Alliance | |||
| UUP gain from SDLP | |||
| Belfast B[9] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| Alliance | Oliver Napier | 2,631 | |
| DUP | Henry Evans | 2,513 | |
| Unionist Party NI | Joshua Cardwell | 2,327 | |
| DUP | Bill Morrison | 2,152 | |
| UUP | Tommy Patton | 2,083 | |
| UUP | William Corry | 1,733 | |
| Alliance | Michael Brown | 1,602 | |
| DUP | S. Foster | 1,464 | |
| UUP | Dorothy Dunlop | 1,248 | |
| DUP | A. Greer | 979 | |
| Alliance | S. G. Coulson | 647 | |
| NI Labour | D. McKee | 548 | |
| New Ulster Political Research | D. P. Scott | 434 | |
| SDLP | Peter Prendiville | 236 | |
| Turnout | 21,838 | ||
| DUP gain from UUP | |||
| Belfast C[9] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| Alliance | David Cook | 2,493 | |
| UUP | Mary Crooks | 2,099 | |
| UUP | Andrew Cairns | 1,933 | |
| DUP | Brian Gibson | 1,503 | |
| SDLP | Ben Caraher | 1,501 | |
| UUP | J. J. Dixon Gilmore | 1,326 | |
| DUP | William Stevenson | 1,214 | |
| Alliance | Muriel Pritchard | 1,158 | |
| Alliance | B. Jeffrey | 913 | |
| DUP | T. McIntyre | 729 | |
| Unionist Party NI | Victor Brennan | 532 | |
| Workers' Party | G. Carr | 530 | |
| Turnout | 16,460 | ||
| DUP gain from Alliance and UPNI | |||
| Belfast D[9] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| SDLP | Joe Hendron | 4,291 | |
| People's Democracy | John McNulty | 2,781 | |
| SDLP | Cormac Boomer | 2,070 | |
| Independent Socialist | Paddy Devlin | 1,343 | |
| Workers' Party | Mary McMahon | 1,125 | |
| Irish Republican Socialist | Gerry Kelly | 957 | |
| Irish Republican Socialist | W. J. Browning | 822 | |
| Alliance | Dan McGuinness | 725 | |
| SDLP | Mary Muldoon | 636 | |
| UUP | J. Hand | 538 | |
| Workers' Party | K. Smyth | 438 | |
| SDLP | Anne McElroy | 346 | |
| Independent | L. Hunter | 167 | |
| Alliance | R. Turkington | 137 | |
| Turnout | 17,436 | ||
| Paddy Devlin leaves SDLP | |||
| People's Democracy gain from Republican Clubs | |||
| IRSP gain from Alliance | |||
| Belfast E[9] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| DUP | George Haffrey | 4,142 | |
| UUP | Billy Bell | 3,105 | |
| DUP | George Seawright | 1,989 | |
| PUP | Hugh Smyth | 1,931 | |
| New Ulster Political Research | Sammy Doyle | 1,135 | |
| Independent | Laurence Kennedy | 1,070 | |
| Alliance | A. H. Egerton | 1,011 | |
| Unionist Democracy | Fred Proctor | 692 | |
| SDLP | Alban Maginness | 618 | |
| UUP | J. Sands | 386 | |
| UUP | Alfie Ferguson | 367 | |
| Independent | P. Hunter | 321 | |
| Independent | J. Weir | 311 | |
| Independent | Peter Emerson | 202 | |
| Workers' Party | Margaret McNulty | 177 | |
| Turnout | 18,081 | ||
| Hugh Smyth joins PUP | |||
| DUP gain from Alliance | |||
| Belfast F[9] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| DUP | Billy Dickson | 1,913 | |
| Irish Republican Socialist | Sean Flynn | 1,639 | |
| Workers' Party | J. Sullivan | 1,002 | |
| DUP | Eric Smyth | 952 | |
| SDLP | Owen Allen | 898 | |
| Alliance | Will Glendinning | 844 | |
| UUP | James Stewart | 719 | |
| SDLP | H. G. Fitzmaurice | 719 | |
| UUP | L. Cust | 638 | |
| UUP | H. Fletcher | 621 | |
| SDLP | Mary Smyth | 389 | |
| SDLP | T. Lappin | 227 | |
| Alliance | Paul Maguire | 215 | |
| Turnout | 11,428 | ||
| DUP gain from UUP | |||
| IRSP gain from Republican Clubs | |||
| Belfast G[9] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| DUP | Frederick Ashby | 1,913 | |
| People's Democracy | Fergus O'Hare | 1,953 | |
| New Ulster Political Research | Sammy Millar | 1,420 | |
| UUP | Cecil Walker | 1,173 | |
| Workers' Party | Seamus Lynch | 750 | |
| SDLP | Brian Feeney | 749 | |
| UUP | Herbert Ditty | 595 | |
| Independent Socialist | Gerry Fitt | 541 | |
| DUP | Joseph Coggle | 392 | |
| Alliance | P. J. McGarry | 313 | |
| Turnout | 10,336 | ||
| DUP gain from Alliance | |||
| People's Democracy gain from Republican Clubs | |||
| NUPRG gain from UUP | |||
| Belfast H[9] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| UUP | John Carson | 5,014 | |
| SDLP | Paschal O'Hare | 3,057 | |
| DUP | William Annon | 3,010 | |
| Ind. Unionist | Frank Millar | 1,848 | |
| Alliance | John Cushnahan | 1,739 | |
| NI Labour | Alan Carr | 1,000 | |
| SDLP | Alban Maginness | 818 | |
| DUP | William Gault | 813 | |
| Workers' Party | L. McK. Clarke | 553 | |
| Alliance | R. O. Jamison | 531 | |
| PUP | David Overend | 503 | |
| DUP | Pauline Strong | 466 | |
| UUP | Raymond Trimble | 408 | |
| Turnout | 20,480 | ||
| DUP gain from Alliance | |||
Carrickfergus
| Carrick A[10][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| United Loyalist | Charles Johnston | 819 | |
| DUP | William Haggan | 559 | |
| Alliance | Joan Tomlin | 512 | |
| DUP | Samuel Irvine | 504 | |
| UUP | Mary Ardill | 458 | |
| Unionist Party NI | Anne Dickson | 353 | |
| Alliance | Stewart Dickson | 208 | |
| UUP | Ernest Burton | 188 | |
| Alliance | Robert Gordon | 145 | |
| UUP | Mary Anderson | 133 | |
| Turnout | 3,977 | ||
| Charles Johnston leaves UUUC | |||
| DUP gain from UUP and Alliance | |||
| Carrick B[10][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| DUP | William Cross | 748 | |
| UUP | Hugh McLean | 701 | |
| UUP | James Brown | 588 | |
| Alliance | Patrick Conway | 446 | |
| DUP | William Knox | 359 | |
| Alliance | Charles Hilditch | 307 | |
| DUP | Steven Watters | 249 | |
| Alliance | Alice Bateman | 231 | |
| UPUP | Robert Wilson | 122 | |
| UUP | Henry Cardwell | 105 | |
| Newtownabbey Labour Party | Richard Hopkins | 85 | |
| Turnout | 4,074 | ||
| DUP gain from Alliance | |||
| Carrick C[10][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| DUP | Ken McFaul | 1,572 | |
| Alliance | Sean Neeson | 663 | |
| Ind. Unionist | Samuel Murphy | 526 | |
| PUP | Samuel Stewart | 353 | |
| DUP | William McKeown | 241 | |
| UUP | Elizabeth Carson | 230 | |
| DUP | Jim Strange | 167 | |
| UUP | Robert Hunter | 159 | |
| UUP | John Haslett | 155 | |
| Alliance | Arthur McQuitty | 106 | |
| Unionist Party NI | Edwin Cummings | 30 | |
| Turnout | 4,367 | ||
| Samuel Murphy leaves UPNI | |||
| DUP gain from UUP | |||
Castlereagh
| Castlereagh A[11][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| DUP | Ernest Harper | 1,555 | |
| UUP | John Glass | 1,104 | |
| Independent | William Clulow | 1,056 | |
| UUP | Frederick Kane | 865 | |
| Alliance | Philip Grosse | 749 | |
| Alliance | Samuel Finlay | 573 | |
| UUP | Bryan Milford | 548 | |
| DUP | John Hillis | 543 | |
| Alliance | Ann Smith | 502 | |
| DUP | James Lowe | 438 | |
| UPUP | John Moore | 420 | |
| DUP | Robin Newton | 379 | |
| Turnout | 8,980 | ||
| Ernest Harper joins DUP | |||
| Independent gain from Alliance | |||
| Castlereagh B[11][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| DUP | Roy Allen | 3,098 | |
| DUP | Alan Carson | 987 | |
| UUP | William Ward | 912 | |
| UUP | Matthew Anderson | 784 | |
| Alliance | Felicity Boyd | 742 | |
| UUP | Leslie Farrington | 741 | |
| Alliance | Adam Morrow | 725 | |
| DUP | John Gilpin | 444 | |
| Alliance | Amy McKeown | 383 | |
| DUP | Wesley Boyle | 347 | |
| DUP | John Lamont | 277 | |
| National Front | Michael Brooks | 194 | |
| Alliance | Samuel Pyper | 124 | |
| NI Labour | James Bate | 76 | |
| NI Labour | William Gunning | 65 | |
| NI Labour | William Copley | 28 | |
| Loyalist | Annetta Hynes | 11 | |
| Turnout | 10,334 | ||
| DUP gain from Independent Unionist and Alliance | |||
| Castlereagh C[11][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| DUP | Peter Robinson | 3,562 | |
| Alliance | Patricia Archer | 1,048 | |
| UUP | Herbert Johnstone | 990 | |
| Alliance | Bryan Davidson | 493 | |
| UUP | Walter McFarland | 411 | |
| DUP | Cedric Wilson | 38 | |
| DUP | Denny Vitty | 35 | |
| Turnout | 6,836 | ||
| DUP gain from UUP and Alliance | |||
Coleraine
| Coleraine A[12][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| SDLP | John Dallat | 1,061 | |
| SDLP | Gerard O'Kane | 901 | |
| UUP | William King | 864 | |
| DUP | Thomas Malone Jr. | 783 | |
| Ind. Unionist | William Watt | 705 | |
| UUP | George McIlrath | 690 | |
| DUP | Robert Catherwood | 680 | |
| UUP | James Anderson | 446 | |
| UUP | Mayne Long | 395 | |
| DUP | Irwin Holmes | 366 | |
| Alliance | Anne Lambert | 117 | |
| Turnout | 7,187 | ||
| DUP gain from Independent Unionist | |||
| SDLP gain from UUP | |||
| Coleraine B[12][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| DUP | William Creelman | 1,119 | |
| UUP | William Glenn | 674 | |
| SDLP | Sean Farren | 658 | |
| UUP | Albert Clarke | 630 | |
| DUP | Matthew Kane | 540 | |
| UUP | Robert Mitchell | 493 | |
| Alliance | Patrick McGowan | 453 | |
| UUP | Elizabeth Connolly | 423 | |
| UUP | John Earl | 333 | |
| DUP | William Sweeney | 309 | |
| Alliance | Peter Scott | 293 | |
| UUP | Thomas Henry | 291 | |
| DUP | Roy Hilldrup | 272 | |
| Ecology | Malcolm Samuel | 61 | |
| Turnout | 6,715 | ||
| DUP gain from Independent and SDLP | |||
| Coleraine C[12][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| DUP | James McClure | 3,203 | |
| UUP | Robert White | 1,374 | |
| Independent | Patrick McFeely | 1,174 | |
| Independent | William McNabb | 746 | |
| UUP | Paul Baxter | 615 | |
| Alliance | William Mathews | 500 | |
| Independent | Randall Crawford | 468 | |
| UUP | Matthew Adams | 355 | |
| Ecology | Avril McCandless | 81 | |
| DUP | Robert Bolton | 69 | |
| DUP | William McElfatrick | 60 | |
| Alliance | Margaret Smith | 54 | |
| UUP | Antony Alcock | 48 | |
| DUP | Elizabeth Gaston | 39 | |
| UUP | Robert Hunter | 39 | |
| Independent | James Leonard | 33 | |
| Turnout | 9,073 | ||
| DUP gain from UUP | |||
| Independent gain from Alliance | |||
Cookstown
| Cookstown A[13][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| DUP | Kenneth Loughrin | 1,087 | |
| Independent | Laurence Loughran | 1,073 | |
| UUP | Samuel Glasgow | 1,070 | |
| SDLP | Patrick Bradley | 722 | |
| SDLP | Peter Kelly | 563 | |
| UUUP | Samuel Parke | 470 | |
| Turnout | 5,149 | ||
| No change | |||
| Cookstown B[13][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| DUP | William McIntyre | 1,502 | |
| SDLP | Paddy Duffy | 1,197 | |
| Independent | Michael McIvor | 964 | |
| UUP | Victor McGahie | 721 | |
| UUP | James Howard | 720 | |
| Independent | Edward Hagan | 679 | |
| SDLP | Joseph Davidson | 605 | |
| Turnout | 6,535 | ||
| William McIntyre leaves UUUP | |||
| Victor McGahie leaves UUUP | |||
| Cookstown C[13][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| DUP | Alan Kane | 1,120 | |
| SDLP | Brigid Neeson | 1,079 | |
| SDLP | Margaret Laverty | 932 | |
| UUP | Espie Donaldson | 930 | |
| UUP | John Warwick | 328 | |
| UUP | Alex McConnell | 233 | |
| Turnout | 4,946 | ||
| DUP gain from UUP | |||
Craigavon
| Craigavon A[14][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| Workers' Party | Paddy Breen | 1,220 | |
| SDLP | James McDonald | 999 | |
| SDLP | Sean McKavanagh | 867 | |
| DUP | Victor Pickering | 766 | |
| UUP | James Gillespie | 732 | |
| SDLP | Patrick Crilly | 652 | |
| SDLP | Thomas Fox | 563 | |
| Social Alliance | Joseph Cunningham | 192 | |
| UUP | William Lyness | 183 | |
| Turnout | 6,419 | ||
| No change | |||
| Craigavon B[14][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| UUP | Herbert Whitten | 1,785 | |
| SDLP | Daniel Murphy | 1,343 | |
| DUP | Gladys McCullough | 1,127 | |
| DUP | James Forsythe | 802 | |
| UUP | Alan Locke | 664 | |
| Workers' Party | Dermot Hamill | 541 | |
| UUP | George Hatch | 518 | |
| Alliance | William Ramsay | 415 | |
| Alliance | John Hagan | 360 | |
| DUP | Frederick Richardson | 336 | |
| DUP | John Oliver | 227 | |
| Turnout | 8,444 | ||
| DUP gain from Alliance | |||
| Craigavon C[14][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| Workers' Party | Tom French | 1,298 | |
| SDLP | Hugh News | 1,077 | |
| UUP | Mary Simpson | 987 | |
| UUP | Cyril McLoughlin | 775 | |
| DUP | Robert Dodds | 750 | |
| UUP | Jack Mathers | 659 | |
| DUP | William Smith | 650 | |
| DUP | Ronald Williamson | 617 | |
| Alliance | Brian Gee | 579 | |
| Social Alliance | Alan Evans | 398 | |
| SDLP | Catherine McCann | 391 | |
| Social Alliance | George Forker | 308 | |
| SDLP | Terence McGinnity | 270 | |
| Independent | Robert McEvoy | 250 | |
| Ind. Unionist | Frederick Crowe | 141 | |
| Turnout | 9,468 | ||
| DUP gain from Alliance | |||
| WPRC gain from SDLP | |||
| Craigavon D[14][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| DUP | Frederick Baird | 1,570 | |
| UUP | Sydney Cairns | 1,151 | |
| UUP | Sam Gardiner | 1,131 | |
| DUP | David Calvert | 1,119 | |
| UUP | George Savage | 1,028 | |
| DUP | Ian Williams | 872 | |
| UUUP | Philip Black | 790 | |
| SDLP | Gary Kennedy | 639 | |
| UUUP | Thomas Megarrell | 486 | |
| UUP | Samuel Lutton | 432 | |
| Turnout | 9,455 | ||
| DUP gain from UUP | |||
Down
| Down A[15][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| DUP | Cecil Harvey | 1,387 | |
| UUP | Samuel Osborne | 954 | |
| SDLP | Francis Laverty | 809 | |
| SDLP | Monica Smyth | 751 | |
| UUP | Dermot Nesbitt | 732 | |
| UUP | William Finlay | 655 | |
| UUP | William Brown | 641 | |
| SDLP | Thomas Murray | 489 | |
| DUP | Thomas Poole | 477 | |
| UUP | James Glover | 355 | |
| Alliance | John Rodgers | 326 | |
| Alliance | Wanda Rowan-Hamilton | 286 | |
| UUP | James Cochrane | 275 | |
| DUP | Thomas McKee | 187 | |
| Interdependence | Francis Rice | 50 | |
| Interdependence | Eileen Rice | 24 | |
| Turnout | 8,614 | ||
| DUP gain from UUP and Alliance | |||
| Down B[15][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| SDLP | Edward McGrady | 1,711 | |
| Workers' Party | Raymond Blaney | 1,121 | |
| SDLP | Dermot Curran | 893 | |
| UUP | Cecil Maxwell | 875 | |
| Labour Party NI | Malachi Curran | 665 | |
| SDLP | John Ritchie | 647 | |
| UUP | Elizabeth Kennedy | 513 | |
| Alliance | George Flinn | 451 | |
| SDLP | John Bryce | 382 | |
| SDLP | Sean Quinn | 373 | |
| Alliance | Michael Healy | 305 | |
| Turnout | 8,188 | ||
| WPRC gain from SDLP | |||
| Labour gain from Alliance | |||
| Down C[15][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| SDLP | Paddy O'Donoghue | 1,328 | |
| DUP | Ethel Smyth | 1,137 | |
| UUP | Gerald Douglas | 939 | |
| SDLP | James Magee | 826 | |
| SDLP | Eamon O'Neill | 822 | |
| SDLP | James Curry | 762 | |
| UUP | Norman Bicker | 573 | |
| Alliance | Patrick Forde | 487 | |
| SDLP | Stephen McClean | 440 | |
| Workers' Party | Edward O'Hagan | 349 | |
| Alliance | Anthony Dickinson | 200 | |
| UUP | William Keown | 182 | |
| Workers' Party | David Allister | 117 | |
| Turnout | 8,413 | ||
| Ethel Smyth leaves UUP | |||
Dungannon
| Dungannon A[16][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| Independent | Seamus Cassidy | 1,057 | |
| SDLP | Anthony McGonnell | 889 | |
| SDLP | John Monaghan | 856 | |
| UUP | Noel Mulligan | 797 | |
| UUP | Samuel Brush | 633 | |
| DUP | William McIlwrath | 583 | |
| DUP | Frederick Burrows | 570 | |
| UUP | Winston Mulligan | 549 | |
| Turnout | 6,026 | ||
| Independent gain from SDLP | |||
| Dungannon B[16][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| Independent | Jim Canning | 1,744 | |
| Independent | Owen Nugent | 1,140 | |
| SDLP | Patrick McGlinchey | 1,138 | |
| UUP | Thomas Kempton | 918 | |
| Independent | John Corr | 539 | |
| DUP | Abraham White | 497 | |
| Turnout | 6,186 | ||
| Owen Nugent leaves SDLP | |||
| Dungannon C[16][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| SDLP | Patsy Daly | 1,324 | |
| UUP | Derek Irwin | 981 | |
| DUP | James Ewing | 778 | |
| UUP | John Taggart | 647 | |
| DUP | Norman Lockhart | 583 | |
| UUP | Jim Brady | 571 | |
| Independent | Wilfred Dilworth | 558 | |
| UUUP | James McNeill | 205 | |
| Independent | William Lucas | 104 | |
| Turnout | 5,876 | ||
| DUP gain from UUP | |||
| Dungannon D[16][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| DUP | Maurice Morrow | 1,124 | |
| UUP | Ken Maginnis | 1,085 | |
| Irish Independence | Plunkett O'Donnell | 1,062 | |
| UUP | William Brown | 1,046 | |
| Independent | Michael McLoughlin | 751 | |
| SDLP | Peggie Devlin | 579 | |
| Turnout | 5,762 | ||
| Michael McLoughlin leaves SDLP | |||
| UUP gain from Independent | |||
| IIP gain from Independent | |||
Fermanagh
| Fermanagh A[17][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| Irish Independence | John McMahon | 1,292 | |
| UUP | Jack Leahy | 1,075 | |
| Independent | John Joe McCusker | 1,069 | |
| Independent | Thomas Murray | 849 | |
| SDLP | Fergus McQuillan | 628 | |
| DUP | Caroline Madill | 548 | |
| Independent | Michael McBarron | 528 | |
| UUP | Thomas Johnston | 329 | |
| SDLP | John Reihill | 280 | |
| Turnout | 6,734 | ||
| John Joe McCusker leaves Unity | |||
| IIP gain from Independent | |||
| Fermanagh B[17][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| UUP | Cecil Noble | 1,660 | |
| Irish Independence | Patrick Cox | 1,216 | |
| UUP | Norman Brown | 892 | |
| DUP | Roy Coalter | 535 | |
| UUP | Cyril Crozier | 396 | |
| SDLP | Thomas Doherty | 395 | |
| SDLP | Seamus Carson | 310 | |
| DUP | Margaret Veitch | 261 | |
| Turnout | 5,774 | ||
| DUP gain from UUUP | |||
| IIP gain from SDLP | |||
| Fermanagh C[17][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| Irish Independence | Patrick McCaffrey | 1,178 | |
| UUP | Wilson Elliott | 941 | |
| Independent | Patrick Flanagan | 848 | |
| Irish Independence | Annie Cavanagh | 816 | |
| SDLP | Gerard Gallagher | 776 | |
| UUP | Herbert Corrigan | 693 | |
| DUP | George Gott | 468 | |
| SDLP | Patrick McGovern | 200 | |
| Turnout | 6,094 | ||
| Patrick McCaffrey leaves Unity | |||
| Fermanagh D[17][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| UUP | Herbert Kerr | 1,241 | |
| UUP | Caldwell McClaughrey | 1,074 | |
| DUP | Bert Johnston | 905 | |
| SDLP | John O'Kane | 843 | |
| Irish Independence | Gerry O'Donnell | 544 | |
| Irish Independence | Patrick Keown | 448 | |
| SDLP | John Cunningham | 396 | |
| SDLP | Patrick McGrath | 391 | |
| DUP | Miriam Cuthbertson | 266 | |
| Alliance | John Haslett | 179 | |
| Turnout | 6,371 | ||
| Bert Johnston leaves UUUP | |||
| UUP gain from SDLP | |||
| Fermanagh E[17][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| UUP | Raymond Ferguson | 1,116 | |
| Irish Independence | Patrick O'Reilly | 825 | |
| DUP | Nigel Dodds | 767 | |
| UUP | Samuel Foster | 563 | |
| Irish Independence | Edward Bermingham | 548 | |
| SDLP | Jim Lunny | 519 | |
| SDLP | Jim Donnelly | 456 | |
| UUP | Alwin Loane | 415 | |
| Fermanagh Labour League | Thomas Campbell | 362 | |
| Alliance | Marjorie Moore | 298 | |
| SDLP | Roy Tarbotton | 242 | |
| Turnout | 6,253 | ||
| IIP gain from SDLP | |||
| UUP gain from UUUP | |||
Larne
| Larne A[18][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| UUP | Thomas Robinson | 897 | |
| Independent | William Cunning | 875 | |
| DUP | Rachel Rea | 582 | |
| Alliance | Hugh Wilson | 469 | |
| DUP | Robert Campbell | 414 | |
| Turnout | 3,311 | ||
| Independent gain from SDLP | |||
| Larne B[18][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| DUP | John Alexander | 647 | |
| DUP | Samuel McAllister | 600 | |
| UUP | Laurence Niblock | 547 | |
| United Loyalist | Roy Beggs | 466 | |
| UUP | Alexander Hunter | 296 | |
| Alliance | William Calwell | 241 | |
| Turnout | 2,865 | ||
| Laurence Niblock leaves Vanguard | |||
| Roy Beggs leaves DUP | |||
| DUP gain from UUP and Alliance | |||
| Larne C[18][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| DUP | Jack McKee | 1,436 | |
| UUP | Robert Robinson | 770 | |
| DUP | Winston Fulton | 509 | |
| Alliance | William Kelly | 508 | |
| Alliance | Thomas Benson | 428 | |
| Alliance | Amelia Kelly | 396 | |
| UUP | Rosalie Armstrong | 387 | |
| UUP | Joseph Wallace | 325 | |
| United Loyalist | Samuel Martin | 262 | |
| Community Candidate | James Clements | 218 | |
| DUP | Leonard Sluman | 178 | |
| Independent | Agnew Hamilton | 156 | |
| Community Candidate | Patrick Todd | 69 | |
| Independent | William Fleck | 61 | |
| Turnout | 5,894 | ||
| Rosalie Armstrong leaves Vanguard | |||
| DUP gain from Vanguard and Independent | |||
| UUP gain from Independent | |||
Limavady
| Limavady A[19][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| SDLP | Arthur Doherty | 727 | |
| SDLP | Roy King | 678 | |
| DUP | Ernest Murray | 654 | |
| UUP | Robert Grant | 563 | |
| SDLP | Thomas Mullan | 562 | |
| UUP | Stanley Gault | 434 | |
| UUP | James Gilfillan | 290 | |
| Turnout | 3,986 | ||
| No change | |||
| Limavady B[19][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| UUP | David Robinson | 883 | |
| SDLP | Lawrence Hegarty | 571 | |
| Independent | Denis Farren | 501 | |
| UUP | Max Gault | 329 | |
| Irish Independence | Sean McCloskey | 319 | |
| SDLP | James Brolly | 310 | |
| DUP | Alex Fulton | 220 | |
| Irish Independence | George McCormick | 197 | |
| Irish Independence | Andrew Murphy | 127 | |
| DUP | John McKay | 75 | |
| The Workers' Party Republican Clubs | Jerry Mullan | 63 | |
| Turnout | 3,715 | ||
| IIP gain from SDLP | |||
| Limavady C[19][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| DUP | William Norris | 729 | |
| SDLP | Barry Doherty | 653 | |
| UUP | William Cooke | 650 | |
| UUP | William Barbour | 622 | |
| UUP | Jackie Dolan | 595 | |
| SDLP | Geraldine Kearny | 510 | |
| Alliance | Francis Parkinson | 223 | |
| DUP | George Robinson | 133 | |
| DUP | Arthur Reid | 108 | |
| Turnout | 4,287 | ||
| No change | |||
Lisburn
| Lisburn A[20][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| UUP | Robert Campbell | 1,299 | |
| DUP | James Wells | 1,004 | |
| UUP | William Dillon | 916 | |
| SDLP | John Clenaghan | 905 | |
| DUP | Charles Woodburne | 515 | |
| UUP | Henry Stewart | 394 | |
| Turnout | 5,142 | ||
| No change | |||
| Lisburn B[20][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| DUP | Charles Poots | 1,469 | |
| UUP | William Bleakes | 1,222 | |
| UUP | Thomas Lilburn | 655 | |
| Alliance | John Alderdice | 623 | |
| DUP | Samuel Dorman | 620 | |
| DUP | James McCann | 469 | |
| UUP | Joseph McClullough | 447 | |
| Independent | William Johnston | 351 | |
| Turnout | 5,977 | ||
| William Bleakes leaves UUUP | |||
| DUP gain from UUP | |||
| Lisburn C[20][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| DUP | William Belshaw | 2,412 | |
| DUP | Denis McCarroll | 856 | |
| UUP | William Watson | 812 | |
| Alliance | Seamus Close | 811 | |
| UUP | Wilfred McClung | 585 | |
| DUP | Robert Dunsmore | 423 | |
| UUUP | George Morrison | 401 | |
| Independent | William Whitley | 389 | |
| NI Labour | Robert Clarke | 107 | |
| Turnout | 6,992 | ||
| DUP gain from UUP and UUUP | |||
| Lisburn D[20][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| DUP | Ivan Davis | 3,720 | |
| Alliance | George Boyd | 1,086 | |
| UUP | Samuel Semple | 1,069 | |
| UUP | Maureen McKinney | 788 | |
| Alliance | James Mulholland | 479 | |
| DUP | Robert McNeice | 470 | |
| UUP | David Trimble | 454 | |
| Unionist Party NI | David Gordon | 232 | |
| UUUP | John Curry | 153 | |
| Turnout | 8,639 | ||
| DUP gain from UPNI | |||
| Lisburn E[20][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| DUP | William Beattie | 1,909 | |
| UUP | William McAllister | 1,830 | |
| SDLP | William McDonnell | 1,013 | |
| Alliance | John Cousins | 542 | |
| Workers' Party | Gerard Dunlop | 462 | |
| Alliance | Brion Fitzsimons | 435 | |
| UUUP | James Davis | 105 | |
| Communist | Terry Bruton | 72 | |
| Turnout | 6,831 | ||
| UUUP gain from Alliance | |||
Londonderry
| Londonderry A[21][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| DUP | John Henry | 1,412 | |
| SDLP | John McNickle | 1,018 | |
| SDLP | George Peoples | 942 | |
| UUP | Robert Bond | 937 | |
| DUP | William Hay | 906 | |
| SDLP | Thomas Doherty | 837 | |
| SDLP | Danny Ferguson | 808 | |
| UUP | Ernest Hamilton | 592 | |
| UUP | Alan Lindsay | 526 | |
| Alliance | John Allen | 318 | |
| Alliance | James Patterson | 173 | |
| NI Labour | Delap Stevenson | 173 | |
| Turnout | 8,786 | ||
| DUP gain from UUP | |||
| Londonderry B[21][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| DUP | Anna Hay | 1,586 | |
| DUP | Gregory Campbell | 1,206 | |
| SDLP | Michael Fegan | 1,119 | |
| UUP | James Guy | 1,078 | |
| Alliance | Robert McCullough | 707 | |
| UUP | Robert Ferris | 583 | |
| UUP | George McNally | 496 | |
| SDLP | Colm Elliott | 462 | |
| Irish Independence | Thomas McGlinchley | 410 | |
| Derry Trades Union Council | Bernard McAnaney | 39 | |
| Turnout | 7,855 | ||
| DUP gain from Alliance | |||
| Londonderry C[21][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| SDLP | Patrick Devine | 1,566 | |
| Irish Independence | John McChrystal | 599 | |
| SDLP | Anna Gallagher | 353 | |
| SDLP | Raymond Rogan | 312 | |
| Irish Independence | Kevin Barr | 299 | |
| Independent | Samuel Brown | 274 | |
| SDLP | Joseph Moran | 229 | |
| Irish Independence | Eileen Doherty | 221 | |
| Alliance | Gerard O'Grady | 213 | |
| Ind. Republican | Vincent Coyle | 174 | |
| Workers' Party | Eamon Melaugh | 143 | |
| Irish Independence | Patrick Harkin | 125 | |
| Derry Trades Union Council | Ann Donnelly | 75 | |
| Ind. Republican | John Carr | 61 | |
| Turnout | 4,891 | ||
| John McChrystal and Kevin Barr join IIP | |||
| Londonderry D[21][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| SDLP | William Keys | 788 | |
| Irish Independence | James Bradley | 591 | |
| DUP | Margaret Buchanan | 507 | |
| SDLP | John Tierney | 438 | |
| SDLP | William McCartney | 353 | |
| Irish Independence | Roger O'Doherty | 182 | |
| Alliance | Noel Sinclair | 141 | |
| Irish Independence | Liam Wray | 93 | |
| Irish Republican Socialist | Thomas McCourt | 92 | |
| Derry Trades Union Council | Colm Fox | 88 | |
| Turnout | 3,426 | ||
| James Bradley joins IIP | |||
| DUP gain from UUP | |||
| Londonderry E[21][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| SDLP | Frank Donnelly | 1,344 | |
| Irish Independence | Fergus McAteer | 1,203 | |
| SDLP | William O'Connell | 1,176 | |
| SDLP | Leonard Green | 984 | |
| SDLP | William McCorriston | 976 | |
| UUP | David Davis | 956 | |
| Alliance | Ita Breen | 563 | |
| DUP | Annette Hetherington | 560 | |
| Irish Independence | James Crossan | 349 | |
| Irish Independence | Edward Bradley | 301 | |
| Irish Independence | Denis McIntyre | 180 | |
| Derry Trades Union Council | John Duffy | 164 | |
| Irish Republican Socialist | Paul Whoriskey | 144 | |
| Community Candidate | Michael Shiels | 122 | |
| Derry Trades Union Council | Bill Webster | 73 | |
| Turnout | 9,377 | ||
| Fergus McAteer joins IIP | |||
| SDLP gain from Alliance | |||
Magherafelt
| Magherafelt A[22][3] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | ||
| Independent | Noel McCusker | 1,597 | ||
| SDLP | Mary McSorley | 920 | ||
| DUP | John Linton | 823 | ||
| SDLP | Patrick Sweeney | 705 | ||
| UUP | John Kenning | 569 | ||
| SDLP | Frank McKendry | 459 | ||
| SDLP | Patrick McBride | 403 | ||
| Ind. Unionist | Francis Thompson | 359 | ||
| Workers' Party | Francis Donnelly | 329 | ||
| Workers' Party | Geraldine Crilly | 137 | ||
| Independent | Peter Merron | 53 | ||
| Turnout | 6,483 | |||
| DUP gain from UUP | ||||
| SDLP gain from UUP | ||||
| Independent gain from WPRC | ||||
| Magherafelt B[22][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| Irish Independence | John Davey | 1,961 | |
| UUUP | Robert Overend | 1,070 | |
| UUP | John Junkin | 690 | |
| DUP | Thomas Milligan | 668 | |
| DUP | Alexander Montgomery | 512 | |
| SDLP | Francis Madden | 322 | |
| Independent | Vincent O'Neill | 300 | |
| SDLP | Henry McErlean | 284 | |
| Turnout | 5,985 | ||
| IIP gain from Independent | |||
| Magherafelt C[22][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| DUP | William McCrea | 2,248 | |
| Independent | Bernard Murphy | 1,208 | |
| SDLP | William Conaghan | 696 | |
| SDLP | Roddy Gribben | 638 | |
| SDLP | Michael O'Neill | 398 | |
| UUP | William Lees | 346 | |
| UUUP | Ernest Caldwell | 309 | |
| Alliance | Wilfred Brennen | 288 | |
| DUP | George Miller | 283 | |
| UUP | James Artt | 256 | |
| Independent | John Gregg | 38 | |
| Turnout | 6,855 | ||
| Independent gain from SDLP | |||
Moyle
| Moyle A[23][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| SDLP | Malachy McSparran | 477 | |
| Independent | Fergus Wheeler | 461 | |
| SDLP | Gerard Gillan | 262 | |
| SDLP | Archie McIntosh | 248 | |
| Irish Independence | John McKay | 241 | |
| SDLP | Charles Hamill | 220 | |
| Independent | Thomas O'Neill | 96 | |
| Independent | Gerard McCarry | 83 | |
| Irish Independence | Anna Edwards | 68 | |
| Turnout | 2,202 | ||
| SDLP gain from Independent (x2) | |||
| Moyle B[23][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| DUP | James Rodgers | 445 | |
| Ind. Unionist | Price McConaghy | 381 | |
| Independent | James McShane | 345 | |
| Independent | Mary Morrison | 300 | |
| UUP | Robert Getty | 299 | |
| UUP | Hugh Acheson | 253 | |
| DUP | Ronnie McIlvar | 243 | |
| UUP | James McAuley | 193 | |
| Alliance | Maurice McHenry | 142 | |
| DUP | Andrew Dobbin | 133 | |
| Alliance | John Shanks | 92 | |
| DUP | Samuel Simpson | 56 | |
| Turnout | 2,955 | ||
| Price McConaghy leaves UUP | |||
| UUP gain from Independent Unionist (x2) | |||
| Moyle C[23][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| SDLP | Richard Kerr | 296 | |
| Independent | Archie McAuley | 237 | |
| SDLP | Michael O'Cleary | 222 | |
| Irish Independence | Eamonn Scally | 178 | |
| SDLP | Joseph Donaghy | 157 | |
| UUP | Elizabeth Johnstone | 150 | |
| Alliance | Hugh Sayers | 139 | |
| DUP | Norman Campbell | 128 | |
| Alliance | Thomas Cecil | 92 | |
| Turnout | 1,647 | ||
| No change | |||
Newry and Mourne
| Newry and Mourne A[24][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| SDLP | Colum Murnion | 1,346 | |
| DUP | George Graham | 1,264 | |
| UUP | William Russell | 1,155 | |
| UUP | William Coulter | 1,052 | |
| SDLP | Anne Marie Cunningham | 639 | |
| Independent | Arthur Dornan | 600 | |
| DUP | Robert McConnell | 175 | |
| Turnout | 6,443 | ||
| No change | |||
| Newry and Mourne B[24][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| SDLP | P. J. Bradley | 1,048 | |
| SDLP | Jim McCart | 847 | |
| SDLP | Liam Trainor | 595 | |
| SDLP | Brian Mulligan | 589 | |
| Independent | Anthony Williamson | 459 | |
| UUP | William McCoy | 433 | |
| Irish Independence | Joe Kearney | 412 | |
| Alliance | Eithne Doran | 174 | |
| DUP | Raymond Hanna | 135 | |
| Independent | Peter Maloy | 106 | |
| Independent Labour | Johnny Ward | 33 | |
| Turnout | 5,049 | ||
| SDLP gain from Independent and Alliance | |||
| Newry and Mourne C[24][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| SDLP | Nan Sands | 1,014 | |
| DUP | William Sterritt | 901 | |
| UUP | Violet Cromie | 612 | |
| SDLP | Patrick Harper | 611 | |
| UUP | Annie Copeland | 466 | |
| Independent | James Fagan | 395 | |
| Alliance | Violet Watts | 87 | |
| Turnout | 4,198 | ||
| DUP gain from UUP | |||
| Newry and Mourne D[24][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| Irish Independence | Eugene Markey | 1,831 | |
| SDLP | John McEvoy | 988 | |
| UUP | Andrew Moffett | 805 | |
| UUP | Clarence Morrow | 675 | |
| SDLP | John Bell | 664 | |
| SDLP | Thomas McGrath | 627 | |
| SDLP | Michael McNulty | 592 | |
| Alliance | Victor Frizell | 588 | |
| DUP | George McConnell | 303 | |
| Workers' Party | Brian Mulligan | 287 | |
| Workers' Party | Matthew Cunningham | 203 | |
| Irish Independence | Francis McCamley | 167 | |
| Turnout | 8,010 | ||
| Eugene Markey joins IIP | |||
| IIP gain from Alliance | |||
| Newry and Mourne E[24][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| Anti H-Block | James Lynch | 1,244 | |
| SDLP | Pat Toner | 925 | |
| Independent | Anthony Watters | 852 | |
| SDLP | James Savage | 758 | |
| SDLP | Owen Kelly | 570 | |
| SDLP | Jack McMahon | 533 | |
| Independent | Sean McCreesh | 531 | |
| UUP | Elizabeth McConnell | 530 | |
| Irish Independence | Jim Murphy | 447 | |
| DUP | Alex Chambers | 255 | |
| Ind. Republican | Brian Woods | 242 | |
| Irish Independence | Sean Reavy | 83 | |
| Turnout | 7,212 | ||
| Jim Murphy joins IIP | |||
| Anti H-Block gain from SDLP | |||
| Newry and Mourne F[24][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| SDLP | Arthur Ruddy | 874 | |
| UUP | William McCaigue | 752 | |
| SDLP | Patrick McElroy | 666 | |
| Irish Independence | Freddie Kearns | 479 | |
| SDLP | Louis McGuigan | 475 | |
| Alliance | Michael McVerry | 306 | |
| Irish Independence | Kevin McAleenan | 277 | |
| DUP | Gordon Heslip | 258 | |
| Irish Independence | P. J. McCann | 248 | |
| Workers' Party | Edward McKeown | 105 | |
| Workers' Party | Michael McLoughlin | 87 | |
| Alliance | Edward Turley | 85 | |
| Social Reform Party | James Malone | 34 | |
| Turnout | 4,833 | ||
| IIP gain from Alliance | |||
Newtownabbey
| Newtownabbey A[25][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| UUP | James Wilson | 850 | |
| DUP | Trevor Kirkland | 830 | |
| DUP | Mary Harkness | 818 | |
| UUP | Arthur Templeton | 758 | |
| UUP | John Anderson | 710 | |
| Ind. Unionist | Sidney Cameron | 598 | |
| Alliance | Patrick McCudden | 550 | |
| Turnout | 5,243 | ||
| Sidney Cameron leaves UUP | |||
| DUP gain from Alliance | |||
| Newtownabbey B[25][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| DUP | David Hanna | 1,964 | |
| UUP | Fraser Agnew | 1,090 | |
| UUP | Letitia McCartney | 547 | |
| UUP | Cecil Stringer | 450 | |
| Newtownabbey Labour Party | Bob Kidd | 433 | |
| Workers' Party | Austin Kelly | 375 | |
| Alliance | John Elliott | 363 | |
| Alliance | Hugh Montgomery | 291 | |
| Newtownabbey Labour Party | Alistair Keery | 102 | |
| Communist | William Stewart | 32 | |
| Turnout | 5,920 | ||
| Cecil Stringer joins UUP | |||
| Newtownabbey C[25][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| DUP | Samuel Neill | 2,737 | |
| UUP | Clifford Forsythe | 1,499 | |
| UUP | Robert Caul | 1,277 | |
| Independent | Desmond Dowds | 807 | |
| Alliance | Claire Martin | 560 | |
| Alliance | George Jones | 534 | |
| Alliance | Gordon Mawhinney | 460 | |
| Newtownabbey Labour Party | Brian Caul | 252 | |
| Turnout | 8,332 | ||
| Independent gain from Alliance | |||
| UUP gain from UPNI | |||
| Newtownabbey D[25][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| DUP | James Smith | 2,926 | |
| Alliance | James Rooney | 1,068 | |
| Ind. Unionist | George Herron | 951 | |
| UUP | Ivan Hunter | 949 | |
| UUP | Arthur Kell | 560 | |
| UUP | William McKee | 520 | |
| Independent Alliance | John Drysdale | 323 | |
| Alliance | John Smith | 308 | |
| Newtownabbey Labour Party | Thomas Davidson | 147 | |
| Newtownabbey Labour Party | Lindsay Prior | 94 | |
| Turnout | 8,109 | ||
| Independent Unionist gain from Alliance | |||
North Down
| North Down A[26][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| Ind. Unionist | Edmund Mills | 1,216 | |
| Alliance | Donald Hayes | 812 | |
| DUP | Raymond Trousdale | 740 | |
| Alliance | Jane Copeland | 710 | |
| UUP | Bruce Mulligan | 683 | |
| Unionist Party NI | William Bailie | 655 | |
| UUP | George Allport | 605 | |
| DUP | Elizabeth Loan | 592 | |
| Alliance | Julian Hamilton | 298 | |
| UPUP | Valerie Kinghan | 279 | |
| UPUP | Margaret McGimpsey | 247 | |
| Unionist Party NI | Dorothy Smith | 56 | |
| Turnout | 5,610 | ||
| DUP gain from Alliance | |||
| North Down B[26][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| UPUP | George Green | 1,200 | |
| DUP | Wesley Graham | 972 | |
| DUP | Camphell McCormick | 821 | |
| Alliance | James Magee | 733 | |
| DUP | George McMurtry | 663 | |
| UUP | Chalmers Quee | 386 | |
| UUP | Phyllis Brown | 370 | |
| UPUP | Cecil Baniff | 306 | |
| PUP | Thomas O'Brien | 270 | |
| Alliance | Anne Wilson | 268 | |
| UPUP | William Elliott | 234 | |
| Ind. Unionist | John Shields | 233 | |
| UPUP | James Boyle | 203 | |
| United British Ulster Peoples Party | William Johnston | 28 | |
| Turnout | 6,888 | ||
| George Green leaves Vanguard | |||
| DUP gain from UUP | |||
| UPUP gain from UUP | |||
| North Down C[26][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| UPUP | Mary O'Fee | 1,021 | |
| Alliance | William Morrow | 959 | |
| DUP | Robert Graham | 929 | |
| UUP | Hazel Bradford | 907 | |
| Alliance | Brian Wilson | 444 | |
| UUP | Terence McKeag | 422 | |
| Alliance | Thomas Rollins | 367 | |
| UPUP | Maisie McMullan | 273 | |
| DUP | George McKinnie | 263 | |
| Turnout | 5,720 | ||
| Mary O'Fee leaves Vanguard | |||
| DUP gain from UUP | |||
| North Down D[26][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| UUP | Ellie McKay | 1,076 | |
| UUP | John Auld | 803 | |
| Alliance | Susan O'Brien | 727 | |
| DUP | Gordon Dunne | 509 | |
| Alliance | Michael Clarke | 423 | |
| Alliance | Irene Cave | 391 | |
| UPUP | Frederick White | 374 | |
| DUP | Edith Cole | 277 | |
| UUP | Thomas Bussell | 225 | |
| Unionist Party NI | Trevor Boyd | 181 | |
| UPUP | Eric Griffith | 135 | |
| Turnout | 5,246 | ||
| DUP gain from UUUP | |||
Omagh
| Omagh A[27][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| UUP | Arthur McFarland | 846 | |
| SDLP | Liam McQuaid | 840 | |
| Irish Independence | Charles McElholm | 771 | |
| SDLP | John Skelton | 538 | |
| Irish Independence | John Fahy | 496 | |
| UUP | William Montgomery | 490 | |
| DUP | Ivan Foster | 474 | |
| SDLP | Vincent O'Brien | 376 | |
| DUP | George Thompson | 330 | |
| Unity Unionist | Cecil Anderson | 196 | |
| Alliance | Dermot McCormack | 87 | |
| Turnout | 5,610 | ||
| DUP gain from UUP | |||
| IIP gain from Independent | |||
| Omagh B[27][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| Irish Independence | Patrick Donnelly | 623 | |
| Independent | John Mullin | 604 | |
| UUP | Bertie Moses | 597 | |
| Alliance | Patrick Bogan | 570 | |
| UUP | John Hutchinson | 551 | |
| DUP | James McConnell | 512 | |
| Workers' Party | Tommy Owens | 407 | |
| SDLP | Eugene Donnelly | 393 | |
| DUP | William McFarland | 254 | |
| Turnout | 4,631 | ||
| Patrick Donnelly joins IIP | |||
| DUP gain from UUP | |||
| Omagh C[27][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| Irish Independence | Patrick Fahy | 1,185 | |
| DUP | Oliver Gibson | 1,026 | |
| SDLP | Bernadette Grant | 818 | |
| Alliance | Aidan Lagan | 723 | |
| UUP | John Ashenhurst | 654 | |
| SDLP | Stephen McKenna | 513 | |
| SDLP | Paddy McGowan | 496 | |
| UUP | William Thompson | 457 | |
| SDLP | Arthur Breen | 453 | |
| Alliance | Richard Hinds | 336 | |
| DUP | William Caldwell | 251 | |
| UUP | Alfred Barnett | 194 | |
| DUP | James Mitchell | 173 | |
| Irish Independence | Francis Loughran | 83 | |
| Irish Independence | Michael Kelly | 79 | |
| Ind. Unionist | Edward Sayers | 74 | |
| Turnout | 7,681 | ||
| DUP gain from UUP | |||
| IIP gain from SDLP | |||
| Omagh D[27][3] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | ||
| Irish Independence | Francis Conway | 984 | ||
| SDLP | Brendan Martin | 643 | ||
| DUP | Willis Cooke | 576 | ||
| UUP | John Johnston | 427 | ||
| Ind. Republican | Francis McElroy | 375 | ||
| Irish Independence | Brian McGrath | 303 | ||
| Irish Independence | Patrick Walsh | 285 | ||
| Alliance | John Hadden | 235 | ||
| SDLP | Patrick McCrory | 225 | ||
| SDLP | John McSherry | 118 | ||
| Turnout | 4,331 | |||
| IIP gain from Alliance | ||||
| IIP gain from WPRC | ||||
| DUP gain from UUP | ||||
Strabane
| Strabane A[28][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| Independent | Denis McCrory | 1,320 | |
| DUP | Thomas Kerrigan | 1,221 | |
| SDLP | Mary McCrea | 1,029 | |
| UUP | Edward Turner | 832 | |
| UUP | Ernest Young | 672 | |
| DUP | Robert Anderson | 580 | |
| DUP | David Baird | 315 | |
| Turnout | 6,162 | ||
| DUP gain from UUP | |||
| Strabane B[28][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| SDLP | John Gallagher | 1,101 | |
| Independent | Francis McConnell | 1,015 | |
| UUP | Mary Britton | 984 | |
| DUP | Samuel Rogers | 973 | |
| DUP | George McIntyre | 827 | |
| UUP | Henry Henderson | 607 | |
| SDLP | Mary McAleer | 313 | |
| Turnout | 5,997 | ||
| DUP gain from UUP | |||
| Strabane C[28][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| Independent | James O'Kane | 1,250 | |
| SDLP | Paul O'Hare | 600 | |
| SDLP | William Flanagan | 578 | |
| UUP | Robert Fleming | 450 | |
| Independent | John O'Kane | 418 | |
| DUP | Desmond Monteith | 371 | |
| Anti H-Block | William Gallagher | 296 | |
| Alliance | Patrick Wallace | 288 | |
| SDLP | Jane O'Donnell | 268 | |
| Ind. Nationalist | John McCrory | 247 | |
| Independent | Michael Dunne | 115 | |
| Independent | David Fleming | 96 | |
| Independent | William Crichton | 72 | |
| Independent | John Tracey | 43 | |
| Turnout | 5,447 | ||
| Independent gain from SDLP | |||
References
- ^ Local Government Elections 1981, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ a b c Antrim District Council Elections 1973-1981, Northern Ireland Elections
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- ^ a b c Ards District Council Elections 1973-1981, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ a b c d Armagh District Council Elections 1973-1981, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ a b c d Ballymena District Council Elections 1973-1981, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ a b c Ballymoney District Council Elections 1973-1981, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ a b Banbridge District Council Elections 1973-1981, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ a b c d e f g h The Local Government Elections 1973–1981: Belfast, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ a b c Carrickfergus District Council Elections 1973-1981, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ a b c Castlereagh District Council Elections 1973-1981, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ a b c Coleraine District Council Elections 1973-1981, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ a b c Cookstown District Council Elections 1973-1981, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ a b c d Craigavon District Council Elections 1973-1981, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ a b c Down District Council Elections 1973-1981, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ a b c d Dungannon District Council Elections 1973-1981, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ a b c d e Fermanagh District Council Elections 1973-1981, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ a b c Larne District Council Elections 1973-1981, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ a b c Limavady District Council Elections 1973-1981, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ a b c d e Lisburn District Council Elections 1973-1981, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ a b c d e Londonderry District Council Elections 1973-1981, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ a b c Magherafelt District Council Elections 1973-1981, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ a b c Moyle Council Elections 1973–1981, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ a b c d e f Newry & Mourne District Council Elections 1973-1981, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ a b c d Newtownabbey Council Elections 1973–1981, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ a b c d North Down District Council Elections 1973-1981, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ a b c d Omagh District Council Elections 1973-1981, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ a b c Strabane District Council Elections 1973-1981, Northern Ireland Elections
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