1981 Castlereagh Borough Council election

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1981 Castlereagh Borough Council election
 1977 20 May 1981 (1981-05-20) 1985 

All 19 seats to Castlereagh Borough Council
10 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party DUP UUP Alliance
Seats won 9 5 4
Seat change Increase 5 Decrease 1 Decrease 3

  Fourth party
 
Party Ind. Unionist
Seats won 1
Seat change Decrease 1

Elections to Castlereagh 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 19 councillors.

Castlereagh Borough Council Election Result 1981[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  DUP 9 5 0 Increase5 47.4 44.8 11,307 Increase25.6
  UUP 5 0 1 Decrease1 26.3 25.2 6,355 Increase0.4
  Alliance 4 0 3 Decrease3 21.1 21.1 5,339 Decrease11.4
  Ind. Unionist 1 1 2 Decrease1 5.3 5.0 1,261 Decrease4.2
  UPUP 0 0 0 Increase0 0.0 1.7 420 New
  NI Labour 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.7 169 Decrease0.1

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Districts results

References

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