The 1973-1981 Local Government Elections

Results by Party

Party
1981 Result
1981 Percentage
1981 Councillors
1977 Result
1977 Percentage
1977 Councillors
1973 Result
1973 Percentage
1973 Councillors
DUP
176816
26.6%
142
13203
2.4%
28
17738
2.6%
15
UUP
175965
26.4%
151
152400
27.4%
159
117793
17.0%
120
SDLP
116487
17.5%
104
114775
20.6%
113
92600
13.4%
82
Alliance
59397
8.9%
38
80282
14.4%
70
94474
13.7%
63
Independent
44427
6.7%
37
35583
6.3%
32
28641
4.1%
29
IIP
25859
3.9%
21
WPRC
12059
1.8%
3
UPUP
7817
1.2%
5
UUUP
4962
0.7%
5
7440
1.3%
4
PD
4734
0.7%
2
U
4635
0.7%
4
4969
0.9%
5
UPNI
4478
0.7%
2
13691
2.5%
6
IRSP
3654
0.5%
2
Ind U
3584
0.5%
2
4233
0.8%
5
7776
1.1%
4
NILP
3563
0.5%
1
4690
0.8%
1
17422
2.5%
4
PUP
3057
0.5%
1
NUPRG
2989
0.4%
1
Loy
1935
0.3%
2
457
0.10%
1
14574
2.1%
15
Socialist
1884
0.3%
1
N'abbey Labour Party
1113
0.2%
1
Labour League
924
0.1%
Soc Alliance
898
0.1%
Ind Rep
852
0.1%
452
0.1%
U Dem
692
0.1%
Labour
665
0.1%
1
Trade U Camp.
439
0.06%
Ind Alliance
323
0.05%
Nat.
247
0.04%
2836
0.5%
4
3784
0.5%
4
CPI
201
0.03%
115
0.02%
363
0.1%
UUTY
196
0.03%
8813
1.3%
11
UBNF
194
0.03%
Ind Labour
167
0.02%
484
0.1%
1
91
0.01%
Ecology Party
142
0.02%
Ind SDLP
85
0.01%
SRP
34
0.01%
UBUPP
28
0.01%
DUP/UUUC
57647
10.4%
46
UUP/UUUC
14571
2.6%
17
Rep Cl
14277
2.6%
6
20680
3.0%
8
UUUP/UUUC
8391
1.5%
8
VUP
8135
1.5%
5
7771
1.1%
5
Non Party
7258
1.3%
10
19850
2.9%
23
Unity
5528
1.0%
2
10281
1.5%
6
Ind Cmnty
1731
0.3%
1
Loy UUUC
848
0.2%
1
Dominion party
644
0.1%
U Rtpy
635
0.1%
1
Loy Utd
608
0.1%
Loy PU
348
0.1%
Ind Rtpy
321
0.06%
610
0.1%
Ind Nat
227
0.04%
147
0.02%
Loy CHNU
171
0.03%
Ind Soc
107
0.02%
Loy Prot
102
0.02%
Unionist
160291
23.2%
96
Un Loy
28906
4.2%
20
Loy Coalition
11104
1.6%
6
LDU
9840
1.4%
6
Van Loy
3766
0.5%
2
Non Party Cmnty
3036
0.4%
3
RLP
2594
0.4%
ULC
1819
0.3%
1
Republican
1171
0.2%
2
Ind Un Loy
967
0.1%
Of Rep
740
0.1%
1
Liberal
704
0.1%
Non Party IR
533
0.1%
Un Coal
467
0.1%
ILP
290
0.04%
Non Party Rtpy
231
0.03%
Non Party TCA
216
0.03%
Unof Unionist
204
0.03%
Non Party APC
143
0.02%
Non Party DCC
97
0.01%


 

Results by Council

1981 Results

Council
UUP
DUP
SDLP
Alliance
Loy/U
Nat/Rep
Others
7-
4+
2++
1-
1+
3---
7++++
1
3--
2 UPUP's, 1 NILP
8-
3+
7
1
1 Ind
5+
13++
0-
0--
3 Ind's
3--
7++++
2-
1
0-
3 Ind's
8
4+
2
0-
1 Ind
13--
15++++++++
6--
7------
3+
4+
1 Ind, 1 Soc, 1 UPNI
3--
7++++
3--
2+
5-
9+++
4---
0-
1 Ind
8--
6++++
2
1-
0-
3 Ind's
4
3++
5
1+
2 Ind's
9-
7+++
5-
1--
1
2+
4--
5+++
14+
0--
4
6-
3+++
8--
1--
1+
1 Labour
8
3+
3---
1+
5 Ind's
8++
2++
4---
0---
4++
2 Ind's
4++
6+++
0---
3-
1--
1 Ind
6
2
5+++
1+
1 Ind
8-
10++++
2
2-
1--
1---
4+
6+
1
1
2 Ind's
4+
2
5++
1-
4 Ind's
6-
2+
16+
0---
4++++
2 Ind's
9+
5+
3---
2+
1 Ind, 1 NALP
4---
5++++
6-
1---
3 UPUP, 1 UPNI
4----
4++++
5-
2-
5++++
3--
4++
4-
4 Ind's
Totals
151
142
104
38
15
28
48

 

1977 Results

Council
UUP
DUP
SDLP
Alliance
Loy/U
Nat/Rep
Others
8
3++
2
0-
2 Ind's
6-----
3+++
1
5+++
0-
1 Ind, 1 NILP
9-
2
7+++
0-
1+
0-
1 Ind
4-----
11++++++
1
2++
1 Ind, 2 NP's
5+
3++
3+
1
1+
1 Ind, 2 NP's
8+++++++
3+++
2+
1+
1 Ind
15+++++++++++++++
7+++++
8+
13+++++
2---
3+
1 Ind, 2 UPNI
5
3+++
5++
1-----
1 UPNI
6+
4++++
7++
1--
1 Ind Cmnty
10--
2++
2+
2-
1
3 NP's
4---
1+
5++
3++
0-
2 Ind's
10+++
4+
6++
3-
1----
1+
6++++++
2++
13+++
2--
0---------
4
7+++++++
10++
3+
0-
8++++++++
2++
6+
0----
4 Ind's
6++
7+++
3+
2--
2 Ind's
2+
3+++
1+
4+
3-----
1 Ind, 1 NP
6++++++
2++
6++
0--
0--------
1 NP
9-----
6++++++
2+
3
2---
1 UPNI
4++
3+++
5-
1-
1
1 Ind
3-
2++
3+
2++
5 Ind's, 1 NP
7+++++++
1+
15++
3-
0--
4 Ind's
8-
4+++
6+++
1--
1 UPNI, 1 Ind Labour
7
1+
7
4
1 UPNI
8++++++++
6++
3
0---
1
2 Ind's
5+++++
2++
5+
0--
0-
3 Ind's
Totals
176
74
113
70
18
12
63

 

1973 Results

Council
UUP
DUP
SDLP
Alliance
Unionist
Loyalist/Unionist
Nationalist/Rep
Others
8
1
2
1
1 UPNI, 2 Ind
11
1
2
1
1 Ind, 1 NILP
10
2
4
1
1
1
1 Ind
9
5
1
1
2 Ind, 3 NP
4
1
2
1
2
1 Ind, 5 NP
1
1
10
3 Ind
2
7
8
25
5
2
2 NILP
5
3
6
1 NP
5
5
5
3
1 Ind
12
1
3
1
1
1 Ind, 1 NP
7
3
1
1
1
1 Ind, 1 NP
7
3
2
4
3
5
1 Ind
10
4
9
4
8
2
8
1
1 Ind
5
11
4
4
4
4
2
4
1 Ind, 1 NP
1
3
8
2 Ind, 1 NP
4
2
8
1 Ind
14
1
3
5
2
6
3
2
1
1 Ind
4
2
1
5 Ind, 4 NP
13
4
3
2
2 Ind, 6 NP
9
1
3
3
3
1 Ind, 1 NILP
7
7
2
4
4
3
6
3
1
3 NP cmnty
4
2
6
1
2 Ind
Totals
120
15
82
63
95
70
20
41

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