1977 Antrim Borough Council election

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1977 Antrim Borough Council election
←  1973 18 May 1977 (1977-05-18) 1981  →
All 15 seats to Antrim Borough Council
8 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Ulster Unionist DUP Alliance
Seats won832
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 2Steady2.svg 0
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Independent Vanguard
Seats won20
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Decrease2.svg 1

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.

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Election results

Antrim Borough Council Election Result 1977 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Ulster Unionist 801Decrease2.svg153.338.64,543Decrease2.svg10.8
  DUP 320Increase2.svg220.018.42,164Increase2.svg13.1
  Alliance 200Steady2.svg013.316.91,981Increase2.svg0.8
  Independent 100Steady2.svg06.716.01,885Increase2.svg1.4
  Independent Nationalist 100Steady2.svg06.75.8679Increase2.svg1.7
  Vanguard 001Decrease2.svg10.02.5299Decrease2.svg3.6
  British Ulster Dominion Party 000Steady2.svg00.01.7205New

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Antrim Borough Council election, 1977
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP DUP Alliance Others
Area A30.1220.215.3044.225
Area B60.8317.0122.210.005
Area C32.9317.6124.1125.405
Total38.6818.4316.9226.1215

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

Antrim Area A - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
Ulster Unionist James Graham*24.03%1,018       
Independent Nationalist John Heffron*16.03%679680.2 682.5 761.5    
DUP Stewart Dunlop *11.78%499538.6 549.1 556.1 556.1 904.1  
Ulster Unionist Samuel Getty3.97%168351 468 525.7 526.3 548.8 742.32 
Independent Gerard Berry12.79%542542 542 593.3 677.3 677.6 678.42 697.42
Independent James Marrion8.61%365365.9 367.2 378.2 594.5 594.5 596.96 631.92
DUP James Brown8.50%360374.4 379.9 383.5 383.5    
Independent John McKeever6.84%290290.6 290.9 311.8     
Alliance Patrick Gribben5.31%225229.2 237.8      
Ulster Unionist Moira Marshall2.15%91150.1       
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

    Antrim Area B - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Alliance John McCourt*13.88%394397 605   
    Ulster Unionist James Cunningham15.71%446455 460 502  
    Ulster Unionist Edgar Wallace*16.17%459467 470 497  
    Ulster Unionist George Dundas*10.78%306308 313 337 357.25 488.25
    DUP Allister Lucas9.37%266448 453 459 459 476
    Ulster Unionist William Jones9.51%270275 279 291 294 399
    Ulster Unionist Alexander Wilson*8.63%245247 247 265 269.5  
    Alliance George Luke8.31%236237     
    DUP John Patterson7.64%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

      Antrim Area C - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789101112
      Alliance Charles Kinahan 17.63%825           
      Ulster Unionist Jack Allen*17.12%801           
      DUP Samuel Dunlop11.54%540540.15 540.35 544.35 544.35 545.35 612.37 865.37    
      Ulster Unionist Samuel McCombe*8.89%416416.85 420.91 422.96 423.96 426.98 453.02 468.02 490.1 575.14 612.26 743.88
      Ulster Unionist James Craig*6.90%323323.95 333.11 334.11 334.11 334.18 352.18 364.18 383.5 427.76 464.27 643.54
      Independent Eileen Lagan3.60%219220.05 220.09 220.09 272.29 368.56 370.56 370.61 370.61 415.71 567.91 577.57
      Vanguard James Clarke*6.39%299299.4 301.06 302.06 302.06 302.06 337.06 346.1 377.84 414.75 439.87  
      Alliance Florence McLernon6.43%301335.25 335.39 335.44 337.64 345.24 351.24 352.29 353.21 402.86   
      Independent Peter Neish5.79%271272.05 272.43 272.43 277.43 300.58 310.63 313.68 322.88    
      DUP William McCormick6.03%282282.2 282.24 282.24 282.24 283.24 299.24      
      Dominion Party David Gregg2.91%136136.05 136.11 196.11 197.11 197.11       
      Independent Liam McCabe2.48%116116.9 116.94 116.99 135.13        
      Independent Martin Hanna1.75%8282.55 82.59 82.59         
      Dominion Party Samuel Ferson1.47%6969.15 69.15          
      Electorate: 12,381  Valid: 4,680 (37.80%)  Spoilt: 217  Quota: 781  Turnout: 4,897 (39.55%)  

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        References

        1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Antrim". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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