1981 Limavady District Council election

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1981 Limavady Borough Council election
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All 15 seats to Limavady Borough Council
8 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party UUP SDLP DUP
Seats won 6 5 2
Seat change Steady 0 Decrease 1 Steady 0
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Irish Independence Independent
Seats won 1 1
Seat change Increase 1 Steady 0

Elections to Limavady 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.

Limavady Borough Council Election Result 1981[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  UUP 6 0 0 Steady0 40.0 37.2 4,366 Decrease1.4
  SDLP 5 0 1 Decrease1 33.3 34.2 4,011 Increase1.0
  DUP 2 0 0 Steady0 13.3 16.4 1,919 Increase2.6
  Irish Independence 1 1 0 Increase1 6.7 5.5 643 New
  Independent 1 0 0 Steady0 6.7 4.3 501 Decrease0.5
  Alliance 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 2.0 223 Decrease6.5
  Republican Clubs 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.5 63 Decrease0.7

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Districts results

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