1981 Larne Borough Council election

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

All 15 seats to Larne Borough Council
8 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party DUP UUP Alliance
Seats won 6 4 3
Seat change Increase 3 Increase 2 Decrease 1

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party United Loyalist Ind. Nationalist Vanguard
Seats won 1 1 0
Seat change Increase 1 Increase 1 Decrease 3

  Seventh party Eighth party
 
Party Independent SDLP
Seats won 0 0
Seat change Decrease 2 Decrease 1

Elections to Larne 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 15 councillors.

Larne Borough Council Election Result 1981[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  DUP 6 3 0 Increase3 40.0 37.2 4,366 Increase12.3
  UUP 4 2 0 Increase2 26.7 24.2 2,845 Increase17.4
  Alliance 3 0 1 Decrease1 20.0 17.4 2,042 Decrease8.4
  Ind. Nationalist 1 0 0 Increase1 6.7 7.5 875 Increase7.5
  United Loyalist 1 1 0 Increase1 6.7 6.2 728 Increase6.2
  Independent 0 0 2 Decrease2 0.0 4.3 504 Decrease6.8

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Districts results

References

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