The Falkland Islands general election of 1981 was held on Thursday 1 October 1981 to elect members to the Legislative Council. Six Councillors were elected through universal suffrage, one from each constituency (Camp, East Falkland, East Stanley, West Falkland, West Stanley and Stanley).
Results
Candidates in bold were elected. Candidates in italic were incumbents.
Camp constituency
Camp result[1] |
List | Candidates | Votes | Of total (%) | ± from prev. |
| Nonpartisan | Anthony Thomas Blake | 173 | 50.6 | N/A |
| Nonpartisan | Timothy John Durose Miller | 126 | 36.8 | −5.9 |
| Nonpartisan | Alan Charles Miller | 43 | 12.6 | N/A |
Turnout | 342 | | |
East Falkland constituency
East Falkland result[1] |
List | Candidates | Votes | Of total (%) | ± from prev. |
| Nonpartisan | Ronald Eric Binnie | 133 | 64.9 | N/A |
| Nonpartisan | Brook Hardcastle | 72 | 35.1 | N/A |
Turnout | 205 | | |
East Stanley constituency
East Stanley result[1] |
List | Candidates | Votes | Of total (%) | ± from prev. |
| Nonpartisan | William Henry Goss | 93 | 47.7 | N/A |
| Nonpartisan | Stuart Barrett Wallace | 43 | 22.1 | N/A |
| Nonpartisan | Michael Ronald Harris | 37 | 19.0 | N/A |
| Nonpartisan | Christopher Richard Spall | 22 | 11.3 | N/A |
Turnout | 195 | | |
Stanley constituency
West Falkland constituency
West Falkland result[1] |
List | Candidates | Votes | Of total (%) | ± from prev. |
| Nonpartisan | Lionel Geoffrey Blake | Uncontested | N/A | N/A |
West Stanley constituency
West Stanley result[1] |
List | Candidates | Votes | Of total (%) | ± from prev. |
| Nonpartisan | John Edward Cheek | 115 | 42.4 | +12.1 |
| Nonpartisan | William Edward Bowles | 67 | 24.7 | N/A |
| Nonpartisan | Desmond George Buckley King | 61 | 22.5 | N/A |
| Nonpartisan | Graham Leslie Bound | 28 | 10.3 | N/A |
Turnout | 271 | | |
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