1981 Lisburn Borough Council election
20 May 1981 (1981-05-20)
All 23 seats to Lisburn Borough Council
12 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party DUP Ulster Unionist Alliance
Seats won 10 8 2
Seat change Increase 4 Decrease 2 Decrease 1
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party SDLP UUUP Unionist Party NI
Seats won 2 1 0
Seat change Steady 0 Steady 0 Decrease 1

Elections to Lisburn Borough Council were held on 20 May 1981 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used five district electoral areas to elect a total of 23 councillors.

Election results

Lisburn Borough Council Election Result 1981[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  DUP 10 4 0 Increase4 43.5 42.7 13,867 Increase16.1
  Ulster Unionist 8 0 2 Decrease2 34.8 32.2 10,471 Increase2.2
  Alliance 2 0 1 Decrease1 8.7 12.2 3,976 Decrease8.2
  SDLP 2 0 0 Steady0 8.7 5.9 1,918 Decrease0.3
  UUUP 1 1 1 Steady0 4.3 2.0 659 Decrease3.9
  Independent 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 2.3 740 Increase1.5
  Republican Clubs 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 1.4 462 Increase0.2
  Unionist Party NI 0 0 1 Decrease1 0.0 0.7 232 Decrease5.2
  NI Labour 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.3 107 Increase0.3
  Communist 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.2 72 Increase0.2

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Lisburn Borough Council election, 1981
by district
Ward  %
Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
DUP UUP Alliance SDLP UUUP Others
Area A 30.2 1 51.8 2 0.0 0 18.0 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 4
Area B 43.7 3 39.7 2 10.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 6.0 0 5
Area C 54.3 3 20.6 1 11.9 1 0.0 0 5.9 0 7.3 0 5
Area D 49.6 2 27.3 2 18.5 1 0.0 0 1.8 0 2.8 0 5
Area E 30.0 1 28.7 1 15.3 0 15.9 1 1.6 1 8.5 0 4
Total 42.7 10 32.2 8 12.2 2 5.9 2 2.0 1 5.0 0 23

Districts results

Area A

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

Lisburn Area A - 4 seats[2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
Ulster Unionist Ronald Campbell* 25.81% 1,299        
DUP Jim Wells 19.95% 1,004        
Ulster Unionist Jim Dillon* 18.20% 916 1,129.21      
SDLP John Clenaghan* 17.98% 905 913.97 915.65 915.86 932.28
DUP Charles Woodburne* 10.23% 515 527.19 537.55 548.68 842.47
Ulster Unionist Henry Stewart 7.83% 394 429.65 539.13 545.01  
Electorate: 7,983   Valid: 5,033 (63.05%)   Spoilt: 109   Quota: 1,007   Turnout: 5,142 (64.41%)  

    Area B

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

    Lisburn Area B - 5 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    DUP Charles Poots* 25.09% 1,469          
    Ulster Unionist William Bleakes* 20.87% 1,222          
    Ulster Unionist Thomas Lilburn* 11.19% 655 697.57 843.77 965.88 1,356.88  
    DUP Samuel Dorman* 10.59% 620 789.62 825.22 850.59 891.39 956.39
    DUP James McCann 8.01% 469 688.45 697.05 760.62 827.96 891.96
    Alliance John Alderdice 10.64% 623 625.97 639.57 701.5 741.55 828.55
    Ulster Unionist Joseph McCullough 7.63% 447 479.34 509.54 582.25    
    Independent William Johnston 5.99% 351 364.2 370.4      
    Electorate: 9,350   Valid: 5,856 (62.63%)   Spoilt: 121   Quota: 977   Turnout: 5,977 (63.93%)  

      Area C

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

      Lisburn Area C - 5 seats[2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      DUP William Belshaw* 35.49% 2,412            
      DUP Denis McCarroll 12.60% 856 1,290.6          
      DUP Robert Dunsmore 6.22% 423 979.5 989.56 1,110.4 1,189.4    
      Ulster Unionist William Gardiner-Watson* 11.95% 812 884.61 889.67 895.75 1,011.89 1,221.89  
      Alliance Seamus Close* 11.93% 811 826.37 890.55 891.69 979 1,002.28 1,007.88
      Ulster Unionist Wilfred McClung* 8.61% 585 632.17 634.23 641.07 683.74 863.24 945.56
      UUUP George Morrison* 5.90% 401 488.45 494.51 509.33 581.25    
      Independent William Whitley 5.72% 389 430.34 446.87 451.43      
      NI Labour Robert Clarke 1.57% 107 115.48          
      Electorate: 11,569   Valid: 6,796 (58.74%)   Spoilt: 196   Quota: 1,133   Turnout: 6,992 (60.44%)  

        Area D

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

        Lisburn Area D - 5 seats[2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567
        DUP Ivan Davis* 44.02% 3,720            
        DUP Robert McNeice 5.56% 470 2,105.84          
        Ulster Unionist Samuel Semple* 12.65% 1,069 1,313.48 1,630.28        
        Ulster Unionist Maureen McKinney* 9.32% 788 963.36 1,090.56 1,156.81 1,264.48 1,437.38  
        Alliance George Boyd* 12.85% 1,086 1,125.68 1,138.58 1,140.33 1,178.5 1,204.89 1,665.89
        Ulster Unionist David Trimble 5.37% 454 494.96 565.16 683.41 764.25 903.76 903.76
        Alliance James Mulholland 5.67% 479 498.84 503.94 504.94 520.36 535.35  
        UUUP John Curry 1.81% 153 246.44 373.04 393.29 455.76    
        Unionist Party NI David Gordon 2.75% 232 291.52 327.22 334.47      
        Electorate: 14,016   Valid: 8,451 (60.30%)   Spoilt: 158   Quota: 1,409   Turnout: 8,639 (61.64%)  

          Area E

          1977: 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
          1981: 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUUP
          1977-1981 Change: UUUP gain from Alliance

          Lisburn Area E - 4 seats[2]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456
          DUP William Beattie* 29.98% 1,909          
          Ulster Unionist William McAllister* 28.74% 1,830          
          SDLP William McDonnell* 15.91% 1,013 1,013.74 1,014.73 1,036.73 1,197.1 1,220.47
          UUUP James Davis 1.65% 105 674.43 1,096.17 1,099.31 1,100.64 1,158.97
          Alliance John Cousins* 8.51% 542 566.42 611.3 619.74 691.4 1,100.58
          Alliance Brian Fitzsimons 6.83% 435 463.49 534.77 537.1 552.13  
          Republican Clubs Gerard Dunlop 7.26% 462 464.22 468.18 487.18    
          Communist Terry Bruton 1.13% 72 76.07 77.72      
          Electorate: 12,242   Valid: 6,368 (52.02%)   Spoilt: 463   Quota: 1,274   Turnout: 6,831 (55.80%)  

            References

            1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Lisburn". www.ark.ac.uk.
            2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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