1977 Antrim Borough Council election
Local government election in Northern Ireland
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All 15 seats to Antrim Borough Council 8 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to Antrim Borough Council were held on 18 May 1977 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.
Election results
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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UUP | 8 | 0 | 1 | ![]() | 53.3 | 38.6 | 4,543 | ![]() | |
DUP | 3 | 2 | 0 | ![]() | 20.0 | 18.4 | 2,164 | ![]() | |
Alliance | 2 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 13.3 | 16.9 | 1,981 | ![]() | |
Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 6.7 | 16.0 | 1,885 | ![]() | |
Ind. Nationalist | 1 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 6.7 | 5.8 | 679 | ![]() | |
Vanguard | 0 | 0 | 1 | ![]() | 0.0 | 2.5 | 299 | ![]() | |
British Ulster Dominion Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 1.7 | 205 | New |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
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UUP | DUP | Alliance | Others | ||||||
Area A | 30.1 | 2 | 20.2 | 1 | 5.3 | 0 | 44.2 | 2 | 5 |
Area B | 60.8 | 3 | 17.0 | 1 | 22.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
Area C | 32.9 | 3 | 17.6 | 1 | 24.1 | 1 | 25.4 | 0 | 5 |
Total | 38.6 | 8 | 18.4 | 3 | 16.9 | 2 | 26.1 | 2 | 15 |
Districts results
Area A
1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1973-1977 Change: No change
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
UUP | James Graham* | 24.03% | 1,018 | ||||||||
Ind. Nationalist | John Heffron* | 16.03% | 679 | 680.2 | 682.5 | 761.5 | |||||
DUP | Stewart Dunlop* | 11.78% | 499 | 538.6 | 549.1 | 556.1 | 556.1 | 904.1 | |||
UUP | Samuel Getty | 3.97% | 168 | 351 | 468 | 525.7 | 526.3 | 548.8 | 742.32 | ||
Independent | Gerard Berry | 12.79% | 542 | 542 | 542 | 593.3 | 677.3 | 677.6 | 678.42 | 697.42 | |
Independent | James Marrion | 8.61% | 365 | 365.9 | 367.2 | 378.2 | 594.5 | 594.5 | 596.96 | 631.92 | |
DUP | James Brown | 8.50% | 360 | 374.4 | 379.9 | 383.5 | 383.5 | ||||
Independent | John McKeever | 6.84% | 290 | 290.6 | 290.9 | 311.8 | |||||
Alliance | Patrick Gribben | 5.31% | 225 | 229.2 | 237.8 | ||||||
UUP | Moira Marshall | 2.15% | 91 | 150.1 | |||||||
Electorate: 6,140 Valid: 4,237 (69.01%) Spoilt: 163 Quota: 707 Turnout: 4,400 (71.66%) |
Area B
1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
1977: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
1973-1977 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Alliance | John McCourt* | 13.88% | 394 | 397 | 605 | ||||
UUP | James Cunningham | 15.71% | 446 | 455 | 460 | 502 | |||
UUP | Edgar Wallace* | 16.17% | 459 | 467 | 470 | 497 | |||
UUP | George Dundas* | 10.78% | 306 | 308 | 313 | 337 | 357.25 | 488.25 | |
DUP | Allister Lucas | 9.37% | 266 | 448 | 453 | 459 | 459 | 476 | |
UUP | William Jones | 9.51% | 270 | 275 | 279 | 291 | 294 | 399 | |
UUP | Alexander Wilson* | 8.63% | 245 | 247 | 247 | 265 | 269.5 | ||
Alliance | George Luke | 8.31% | 236 | 237 | |||||
DUP | John Patterson | 7.64% | 217 | ||||||
Electorate: 5,907 Valid: 2,839 (48.06%) Spoilt: 127 Quota: 474 Turnout: 2,966 (50.21%) |
Area C
1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Vanguard
1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
1973-1977 Change: DUP gain from Vanguard
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||
Alliance | Charles Kinahan | 17.63% | 825 | ||||||||||||
UUP | Jack Allen* | 17.12% | 801 | ||||||||||||
DUP | Samuel Dunlop | 11.54% | 540 | 540.15 | 540.35 | 544.35 | 544.35 | 545.35 | 612.37 | 865.37 | |||||
UUP | Samuel McCombe* | 8.89% | 416 | 416.85 | 420.91 | 422.96 | 423.96 | 426.98 | 453.02 | 468.02 | 490.1 | 575.14 | 612.26 | 743.88 | |
UUP | James Craig* | 6.90% | 323 | 323.95 | 333.11 | 334.11 | 334.11 | 334.18 | 352.18 | 364.18 | 383.5 | 427.76 | 464.27 | 643.54 | |
Independent | Eileen Lagan | 3.60% | 219 | 220.05 | 220.09 | 220.09 | 272.29 | 368.56 | 370.56 | 370.61 | 370.61 | 415.71 | 567.91 | 577.57 | |
Vanguard | James Clarke* | 6.39% | 299 | 299.4 | 301.06 | 302.06 | 302.06 | 302.06 | 337.06 | 346.1 | 377.84 | 414.75 | 439.87 | ||
Alliance | Florence McLernon | 6.43% | 301 | 335.25 | 335.39 | 335.44 | 337.64 | 345.24 | 351.24 | 352.29 | 353.21 | 402.86 | |||
Independent | Peter Neish | 5.79% | 271 | 272.05 | 272.43 | 272.43 | 277.43 | 300.58 | 310.63 | 313.68 | 322.88 | ||||
DUP | William McCormick | 6.03% | 282 | 282.2 | 282.24 | 282.24 | 282.24 | 283.24 | 299.24 | ||||||
Dominion Party | David Gregg | 2.91% | 136 | 136.05 | 136.11 | 196.11 | 197.11 | 197.11 | |||||||
Independent | Liam McCabe | 2.48% | 116 | 116.9 | 116.94 | 116.99 | 135.13 | ||||||||
Independent | Martin Hanna | 1.75% | 82 | 82.55 | 82.59 | 82.59 | |||||||||
Dominion Party | Samuel Ferson | 1.47% | 69 | 69.15 | 69.15 | ||||||||||
Electorate: 12,381 Valid: 4,680 (37.80%) Spoilt: 217 Quota: 781 Turnout: 4,897 (39.55%) |
References
- ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Antrim". www.ark.ac.uk.
- ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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