- Northern Ireland local government elections, 1977
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Elections for local government were held in Northern Ireland in May 1977.
The elections saw good performances by the four largest parties: the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), Alliance Party of Northern Ireland and Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), while smaller parties failed to make a breakthrough. The DUP took control of their first council, Ballymena, while the UUP retained control of Banbridge. The SDLP lost control of Magherafelt, their only council.[1]
Results
Overall
Party[2] Councillors Votes Total +/- % share Total Ulster Unionist 176 -18 30.0 166,971 SDLP 113 +31 20.6 114,775 Alliance 70 +7 14.4 80,282 Democratic Unionist 74 +53 12.8 70,670 Independent 42 -10 7.6 42,841 United Ulster Unionist 12 N/A 2.8 15,831 Republican Clubs 6 -2 2.6 14,277 Unionist Party NI 6 N/A 2.5 13,691 Independent Unionist 10 -16 1.7 9,202 Vanguard 5 -5 1.5 8,135 Unity 2 -4 1.0 5,528 Labour (NI) 1 -3 0.8 4,960 Nationalist (NI) 4 0 0.5 2,836 Independent Loyalist 2 -14 0.3 2,534 Independent Community 1 -2 0.3 1,731 British Ulster Dominion 0 N/A 0.1 644 United Ratepayer 1 N/A 0.1 635 Independent Labour 1 +1 0.1 484 Independent Ratepayer 0 0 0.1 321 Independent Nationalist 0 0 0.0 227 Communist Party 0 0 0.0 115 Independent Socialist 0 N/A 0.0 107 By council
Antrim
Ards
Armagh
Ballymena
Banbridge
Belfast
Belfast A[3] Party Candidate 1st Pref Alliance Basil Glass 2,580 Ulster Unionist Grace Bannister 2,367 Democratic Unionist Raymond McCrea 1,912 Democratic Unionist Robert J. Newman 1,549 SDLP Alasdair McDonnell 1,364 Ulster Unionist Billy Blair 1,026 Unionist Party NI T. Jordan 954 United Ulster Unionist Ben Horan 954 Alliance Dennis Loretto 667 Labour (NI) B. Garrett 594 Ulster Unionist T. Gildea 483 Ulster Unionist W. Shannon 452 Independent Unionist W. Elliot 379 Ulster Unionist A. Shaw 378 United Ulster Unionist P. Moles 345 Republican Clubs T. W. McGrattan 278 Labour (NI) D. Peters 93 Turnout 16,898 Social Democratic and Labour gain from Labour (NI) Democratic Unionist gain from Ulster Unionist Democratic Unionist gain from Vanguard Alliance gain from Ulster Unionist Belfast B[3] Party Candidate 1st Pref Unionist Party NI Joshua Cardwell 2,722 Alliance Oliver Napier 2,703 Ulster Unionist Tommy Patton 2,209 Alliance Michael Brown 2,045 Ulster Unionist John Allen 1,903 Democratic Unionist H. B. Evans 1,058 United Ulster Unionist Reg Empey 981 Democratic Unionist T. McIntyre 920 Alliance D. Wonnacott 781 Ulster Unionist William Corry 664 Labour (NI) W. J. Gunning 631 Ulster Unionist Dorothy Dunlop 622 Ulster Unionist J. Hanna 541 United Ulster Unionist S. Morgan 237 Turnout 18,741 Unionist Party NI gain from Ulster Unionist Democratic Unionist gain from United Loyalist Alliance gain from Ulster Unionist Belfast C[3] Party Candidate 1st Pref Alliance David Cook 2,748 Unionist Party NI Victor Brennan 1,446 Ulster Unionist Andrew Cairns 1,287 Alliance Muriel Pritchard 1,274 Ulster Unionist Margaret Crooks 1,142 SDLP M. O. Scott 923 Alliance W. H. Jeffrey 892 Democratic Unionist A. McMeekin 872 Vanguard R. Jordan 780 Ulster Unionist John William Kennedy 630 Ulster Unionist W. D. Gilmore 619 Democratic Unionist W. Spence 604 Independent Unionist J. Webster 340 Labour (NI) Macartney 330 Independent W. Weir 313 United Ulster Unionist R. A. W. Johnston 199 United Ulster Unionist J. Robinson 119 Turnout 15,041 Alliance gain from Ulster Unionist Unionist Party NI gain from Ulster Unionist Belfast D[3] Party Candidate 1st Pref SDLP Paddy Devlin 7,087 Alliance Dan McGuinness 1,235 Republican Clubs Bernard McDonagh 942 SDLP Cormac Boomer 905 SDLP Mary Sullivan 760 Republican Clubs M. Lynch 723 Alliance R. Turkington 575 Republican Clubs K. Smyth 527 SDLP W. Hunter 477 Independent Socialist G. Campbell 107 Turnout 14,932 No change Belfast E[3] Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist Billy Bell 3,297 Independent Jimmy Weir 2,184 Democratic Unionist Fred Proctor 1,755 Alliance Alfred Egerton 1,223 Independent Unionist Hugh Smyth 1,140 Labour (NI) G. Chambers 809 Independent H. Stackman 718 Democratic Unionist W. Lavery 715 Ulster Unionist D. Smylie 667 Ulster Unionist J. Sands 412 Ulster Unionist Alfie Ferguson 366 Independent Peter Emerson 236 Turnout 14,228 Independent gain from United Loyalist Ulster Unionist gain from Labour (NI) Belfast F[3] Party Candidate 1st Pref SDLP Owen Allen 1,886 Ulster Unionist James Stewart 1,681 Republican Clubs Jim Sullivan 1,099 Ulster Unionist Harry Fletcher 1,081 Alliance Will Glendinning 1,077 Democratic Unionist Billy Dickson 949 SDLP T. Lappin 899 Democratic Unionist J. H. Parkes 525 Ulster Unionist T. G. Murphy 369 Republican Clubs S. O'Hare 306 Communist Party J. Stewart 115 Turnout 11,040 Alliance gain from Ulster Unionist Belfast G[3] Party Candidate 1st Pref SDLP Gerry Fitt 3,006 Democratic Unionist Frederick Ashby 1,377 Republican Clubs Seamus Lynch 1,323 Ulster Unionist Herbert Ditty 1,043 Ulster Unionist Cecil Walker 779 Democratic Unionist G. A. Haffey 742 Ulster Unionist M. Laird 592 Ulster Unionist Sammy Millar 515 Independent Unionist H. H. Kidd 387 Alliance McKeown 320 Turnout 10,970 Democratic Unionist gain from Ulster Unionist Republican Clubs gain from Independent Unionist Belfast H[3] Party Candidate 1st Pref SDLP Paschal O'Hare 2,414 Independent Unionist Frank Millar 2,321 Ulster Unionist John Carson 2,250 Ulster Unionist Myles Humphreys 1,942 Alliance John Cushnahan 1,865 Democratic Unionist William Annon 1,507 SDLP Alban Maginness 1,099 Alliance R. O. Jamison 944 Labour (NI) Andy Carr 502 Unionist Party NI J. E. Gibson 462 Democratic Unionist Cynthia McDowell 441 Ulster Unionist J. S. Kennet 439 Ulster Unionist Mary Creighton 331 Dominion Party A. Beattie 114 Turnout 17,316 Alliance gain from Ulster Unionist Democratic Unionist gain from Ulster Unionist Independent Unionist gain from Ulster Unionist Carrickfergus
Castlereagh
Coleraine
Cookstown
Craigavon
Derry
Down
Dungannon
Fermanagh
Larne
Limavady
Lisburn
Magherafelt
Moyle
Newry and Mourne
Newtownabbey
North Down
Omagh
Strabane
References
Elections and referendums in Northern Ireland Elections Local government elections 1973 · 1977 · 1981 · 1985 · 1989 · 1993 · 1997 · 2001 · 2005 · 2011Referendums Categories:- Council elections in Northern Ireland
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- United Kingdom local elections, 1977
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