1981 Cookstown District Council election

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1981
1981 Cookstown District Council election
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All 15 seats to Cookstown District Council
8 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party SDLP UUP DUP
Seats won 5 4 3
Seat change Steady 0 Steady 0 Increase 2
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party UUUP Ind. Nationalist Ind. Republican
Seats won 1 1 1
Seat change Decrease 2 Steady 0 Steady 0

Elections to Cookstown 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 15 councillors.