<page_title> Eurovision Song Contest 1981 </page_title> <section_title> Voting structure </section_title> <table> <cell> Germany <col_header> Total Score </col_header> <col_header> Contestants </col_header> </cell> <cell> France <col_header> Total Score </col_header> <col_header> Contestants </col_header> </cell> <cell> Ireland <col_header> Total Score </col_header> <col_header> Contestants </col_header> </cell> <cell> United Kingdom <col_header> Total Score </col_header> <col_header> Contestants </col_header> </cell> <cell> Switzerland <col_header> Total Score </col_header> <col_header> Contestants </col_header> </cell> </table>
The UK won by four points, but leading up to this, five countries took pole position at various stages: UK, Germany, France, Switzerland and Ireland.