Irish republican electoral results, Northern Ireland local elections

==1973 local elections==
Held on Wednesday 30 May 1973, a total of 526 councillors had to be elected to the 26 new District Councils of Northern Ireland. Proportional representation was used for the first time in Northern Ireland since the 1920s, on the basis of single transferable vote.<ref name="Cain1973"/> Results for Irish republican parties were:<ref name="Ark1973"/>

Councillors elected to:
*''Republican Clubs'' - Armagh (1), Belfast (2), Cookstown (1), Londonderry (1), Magherafelt (1), Newry & Mourne (2)
*''Independent Republican'' - Dungannon (2), Omagh (1)

==1977 local elections==
Held on Wednesday 18 May 1977, a total of 526 councillors had to be elected to the 26 District Councils of Northern Ireland. As in 1973, proportiinal representation using the single transferable vote system was used.<ref name="Cain1977"/> Results for republican parties were:<ref name="Cain1977"/>

Councillors elected to:
*''Republican Clubs'' - Belfast (3), Craigavon (1), Magherafelt (1), Omagh (1)

==1981 local elections==
Held on Wednesay 20 May 1981, as before 526 councillors were to be elected to the 26 District Councils bia proportioinal representation.<ref name="Cain1981"/>

Councillors elected to:
*''Irish Independence Party'' - Antrim (1), Dungannon (1), Fermanagh (4), Limavady (1), Londonderry (4), Magherafelt (1), Newry & Mourne (4), Omagh (5)
*''Workers' Party of Ireland/Republican Clubs'' - Craigavon (2), Down (1)
*''Irish Republican Socialist Party'' - Belfast (2)

==1985 local elections==
Held on Wednesday 15 May 1985, the independent Boundary Commission increased the number of councillors from 526 to 566 for the 26 District Councils.<ref name="Cain1985"/> This election would see Sinn Féin run for the first time, having won a by-election in Omagh 'Area D' in March 1983. Sinn Féin's vote would come at the expense of the Irish Independence Party's vote.<ref name="Ark1985"/>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Party
! colspan="2" | Councillors
! colspan="2" | Votes
|-
! style="text-align: right;" valign="top" | Total
! style="text-align: right;" valign="top" | +/-
! style="text-align: right;" valign="top" | % share
! style="text-align: right;" valign="top" | Total
|-
{{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}}
| align="right" |59
| align="right" |''N/A''
| align="right" |11.8
| align="right" |75,686
|-
{{Party name with colour|Workers' Party of Ireland}}
| align="right" |4
| align="right" |+1
| align="right" |1.6
| align="right" |10,415
|-
{{Party name with colour|Irish Independence Party}}
| align="right" |4
| align="right" |-17
| align="right" |1.2
| align="right" |7,459
|-
{{Party name with colour|Irish Republican Socialist Party}}
| align="right" |0
| align="right" |-2
| align="right" |0.0
| align="right" |276
|-
{{Party name with colour|Independent Republican (Ireland)}}
| align="right" |0
| align="right" |0
| align="right" |0.0
| align="right" |187
|-
|
|Independent [[Workers' Party of Ireland|Workers' Party]]
| align="right" |0
| align="right" |''N/A''
| align="right" |0.0
| align="right" |113
|}
Vote statistics:
*''Total valid vote:'' 639,622
*''Total republican vote:'' 94,136
*''Total percentage of republican vote:'' 14.72%

Councillors elected:
*''Sinn Féin'' - Antrim (1), Armagh (1), Ballymoney (1), Belfast (7), Cookstown (4), Craigavon (2), Down (2), Dungannon (4), Fermanagh (8), Limavady (2), Lisburn (2), Londonderry (5), Magherafelt (4), Moyle (2), Newry & Mourne (5), Omagh (6), Strabane (3)
*''Worker's Party of Ireland'' - Belfast (1), Craigavon (2), Down (1)
*''Irish Independence Party'' - Fermanagh (1), Londonderry (1), Newry & Mourne (1), Omagh (1)

==1989 local elections==

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==1993 local elections==

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==1997 local elections==

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==2001 local elections==

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==2005 local elections==

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==References==
{{reflist|
refs=
<ref name="Ark1973">[http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/flg73.htm Local Government Elections 1973, Northern Ireland Elections at Ark.ac.uk]</ref>
<ref name="Ark1985">[http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/flg85.htm Local Government Elections 1985, Northern Ireland Elections at Ark.ac.uk]</ref>
<ref name="Cain1973">[http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/issues/politics/election/rd1973.htm 1973 local election results, CAIN]</ref>
<ref name="Cain1977">[http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/issues/politics/election/rd1977.htm 1977 local election results, CAIN]</ref>
<ref name="Cain1981">[http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/issues/politics/election/rd1981.htm 1981 local election results, CAIN]</ref>
<ref name="Cain1985">[http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/issues/politics/election/rd1985.htm 1985 local election results, CAIN]</ref>
}}

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