1981 Moyle District Council election


Elections to Moyle District 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 16 councillors.

Election results

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

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!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others

Districts results

Area A

1977: 3 x Independent, 1 x SDLP

1981: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Independent

1977-1981 Change: SDLP gain from Independent

Area B

1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 2 x Independent

1981: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Independent

1977-1981 Change: UUP gain from Independent

Area C

1977: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent

1981: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent

1977-1981 Change: No change