Elections to
North Down Borough Council were held on 20 May 1981 on the same day as the other
Northern Irish local government elections
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. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 20
councillors
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Election results
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
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Cllrs
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Alliance
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DUP
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UUP
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UPUP
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UPNI
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Others
, -
, align="left", Area A
, bgcolor="#F6CB2F", 26.4
, bgcolor="#F6CB2F", 1
, 19.3
, 1
, 18.7
, 1
, 7.6
, 0
, 10.3
, 1
, 17.7
, 1
, 5
, -
, align="left", Area B
, 15.0
, 1
, bgcolor="#D46A4C", 36.7
, bgcolor="#D46A4C", 2
, 11.3
, 0
, 29.1
, 2
, 0.0
, 0
, 7.9
, 0
, 5
, -
, align="left", Area C
, bgcolor="#F6CB2F", 31.7
, bgcolor="#F6CB2F", 2
, 21.3
, 1
, 23.8
, 1
, 23.2
, 1
, 0.0
, 0
, 0.0
, 0
, 5
, -
, align="left", Area D
, 30.1
, 2
, 15.3
, 1
, bgcolor="40BFF5", 41.1
, bgcolor="40BFF5", 2
, 9.9
, 0
, 3.5
, 0
, 0.0
, 0
, 5
, - class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
, align="left", Total
, 25.2
, 6
, 23.7
, 5
, 22.6
, 4
, 17.6
, 3
, 3.8
, 1
, 7.1
, 1
, 20
, -
Districts results
Area A
1977: 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x UPNI, 1 x Independent Unionist
1981: 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x UPNI, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from Alliance
Area B
1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Vanguard
1981: 2 x DUP, 2 x UPUP, 1 x Alliance
1977-1981 Change: UPUP (two seats) and DUP gain from UUP (two seats) and Vanguard
Area C
1977: 2 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 1 x Vanguard
1981: 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x UPUP, 1 x DUP
1977-1981 Change: UPUP and DUP gain from UUP and Vanguard
Area D
1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUUP
1981: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from UUUP
References
{{United Kingdom local elections, 1981
North Down Borough Council elections
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