1981 Omagh District Council election

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1981 Omagh District Council election
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All 20 seats to Omagh District Council
11 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Social Democratic and Labour Irish Independence Ulster Unionist
Seats won 5 5 4
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 5 Decrease 4
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Democratic Unionist Alliance Independent Nationalist
Seats won 4 2 0
Seat change Increase 4 Decrease 1 Decrease 2
  Seventh party
 
Party Republican Clubs
Seats won 0
Seat change Decrease 1

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

Election results[edit]

Omagh District Council Election Result 1981[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Social Democratic and Labour 5 0 1 Decrease1 25.0 25.0 5,413 Decrease4.6
  Irish Independence 5 5 0 Increase5 25.0 22.2 4,809 New
  Ulster Unionist 4 0 4 Decrease4 20.0 19.5 4,216 Decrease16.4
  Democratic Unionist 4 0 0 Steady0 20.0 16.6 3,596 New
  Alliance 2 0 1 Decrease1 10.0 9.0 1,951 Decrease7.0
  Independent 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 2.8 604 Increase2.8
  Republican Clubs 0 0 1 Decrease1 0.0 1.9 407 Increase2.3
  Ind. Republican 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 1.7 375 Increase1.7
  Ind. Unionist 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 1.2 270 Increase1.2

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary[edit]

Results of the Omagh District Council election, 1981
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
SDLP IIP UUP DUP Alliance Others
Area A 32.2 2 23.3 1 24.5 1 14.8 1 1.6 0 3.6 0 5
Area B 8.7 0 13.8 1 25.4 1 17.0 1 12.6 1 22.5 0 4
Area C 30.3 2 17.9 1 17.4 2 19.3 1 14.1 1 1.0 0 7
Area D 23.6 1 37.7 2 10.2 0 13.8 1 5.6 0 9.1 0 4
Total 25.0 5 22.2 5 19.5 4 16.6 4 9.0 2 7.7 0 20

Districts results[edit]

Area A[edit]

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

Omagh Area A - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Ulster Unionist Arthur McFarland* 15.54% 846 935          
Social Democratic and Labour Liam McQuaid* 15.43% 840 858 859 1,148      
Irish Independence Charles McElholm 14.16% 771 778 780 788 799.05 1,151.05  
Social Democratic and Labour John Skelton* 9.88% 538 550 550 625 841.75 943.75  
Democratic Unionist Ivan Foster 8.71% 474 518 800 800 800 807 810
Ulster Unionist William Montgomery 9.00% 490 538 577 577 577 577 580
Irish Independence John Fahy 9.11% 496 510 512 520 530.2    
Social Democratic and Labour Vincent O'Brien 6.91% 376 391 392        
Democratic Unionist George Thompson 6.06% 330 345          
Ind. Unionist Cecil Anderson* 3.60% 196            
Alliance Dermot McCormick 1.60% 87            
Electorate: 6,459   Valid: 5,444 (84.29%)   Spoilt: 166   Quota: 908   Turnout: 5,610 (86.86%)  

Area B[edit]

1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1981: 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x IIP
1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from UUP, Independent Nationalist joins IIP

Omagh Area B - 4 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Irish Independence Patrick Donnelly* 13.81% 623 623 715 1,014      
Ulster Unionist Robert Moses 13.23% 597 616 618 619 619 1,101  
Democratic Unionist James McConnell 11.35% 512 709 710 710 710 802.5 966.02
Alliance Patrick Bogan* 12.64% 570 570 674 768 825 833 866.6
Independent John Mullin 13.39% 604 605 643 742 793.75 794.75 794.75
Ulster Unionist John Hutchinson 12.21% 551 586 587 587 588.5    
Republican Clubs Tommy Owens 9.02% 407 407 539        
Social Democratic and Labour Eugene Donnelly 8.71% 393 394          
Democratic Unionist William McFarland 5.63% 254            
Electorate: 5,332   Valid: 4,511 (84.60%)   Spoilt: 120   Quota: 903   Turnout: 4,631 (86.85%)  

Area C[edit]

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

Omagh Area C - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Irish Independence Patrick Fahy 15.77% 1,185            
Democratic Unionist Oliver Gibson 13.65% 1,026            
Social Democratic and Labour Bernadette Grant* 10.88% 818 839.84 840.08 843.08 847.18 849.39 ????
Alliance Aidan Lagan* 9.62% 723 744 744.8 753.8 766.53 769.53 ????
Ulster Unionist John Ashenhurst 8.70% 654 654 658.16 668.24 668.24 750.2 ????
Ulster Unionist William Thompson 6.08% 457 457 461.72 468.8 468.8 548.2 ????
Social Democratic and Labour Stephen McKenna* 6.83% 513 526.23 526.39 526.39 536.75 536.75 ????
Social Democratic and Labour Patrick McGowan 6.60% 496 503.98 503.98 504.98 512.87 512.87 ????
Social Democratic and Labour Arthur Breen 6.03% 453 464.13 464.13 464.13 471.39 473.39 ????
Alliance Richard Hinds 4.47% 336 336.42 336.74 337.74 337.74 339.74 ????
Democratic Unionist William Caldwell 4.45% 251 251.21 281.77 292.25 292.25 305.81 ????
Irish Independence Michael Kelly 1.05% 79 179.38 179.38 181.38 273.99 273.99 ????
Democratic Unionist James Mitchell 2.30% 173 173 209.8 224.2 224.2 238.92 ????
Ulster Unionist Alfred Barnett* 2.58% 194 194.21 196.93 203.93 203.93    
Irish Independence Francis Loughran 1.10% 83 146.21 146.21 147.21      
Ind. Unionist Edward Sayers 0.98% 74 74 75.04        
Electorate: 10,778   Valid: 7,515 (69.73%)   Spoilt: 166   Quota: 940   Turnout: 7,681 (71.27%)  
  • Data missing from stage 7 onwards

Area D[edit]

1977: 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Republican Clubs
1981: 2 x IIP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1977-1981 Change: IIP (two seats) and DUP gain from UUP, Alliance and Republican Clubs

Omagh Area D - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Irish Independence Francis Conway 23.59% 984                
Social Democratic and Labour Brendan Martin* 15.42% 643 654.1 691.3 760.4 906.4        
Democratic Unionist Willis Cooke 13.81% 576 576.9 576.9 582.9 584.9 584.9 983.9    
Irish Independence Brian McGrath 7.26% 303 371.4 375.85 382.95 457.5 636.85 642 652 684
Ind. Republican Francis McElroy* 8.99% 375 386.1 395.55 448.05 489.85 575.95 583.1 594.1 626.1
Ulster Unionist John Johnston* 10.24% 427 427.6 427.6 466.6 467.6 467.75      
Irish Independence Patrick Walsh 6.83% 285 312.75 315.2 324.95 325.85        
Social Democratic and Labour Patrick McCrory 5.39% 225 232.8 282.7 323.2          
Alliance John Hadden* 5.63% 235 243.7 257.15            
Social Democratic and Labour John McSherry 2.83% 118 122.05              
Electorate: 5,408   Valid: 4,171 (77.13%)   Spoilt: 160   Quota: 835   Turnout: 4,331 (80.09%)  

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Omagh". www.ark.ac.uk.
  2. ^ a b c d "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
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