1977 Ballymena Borough Council election

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1977 Ballymena Borough Council election
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All 21 seats to Ballymena Borough Council
11 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party DUP Ulster Unionist Ind. Unionist
Seats won1143
Seat changeIncrease2.svg6Decrease2.svg 5Steady2.svg
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Independent Alliance Vanguard
Seats won210
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg 1

Elections to Ballymena Borough Council were held on 18 May 1977 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 21 councillors.

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Election results

Ballymena Borough Council Election Result 1977 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  DUP 1160Increase2.svg652.440.15,175Increase2.svg15.9
  Ulster Unionist 416Decrease2.svg519.019.52,523Decrease2.svg18.4
  Ind. Unionist 333Steady2.svg14.321.42,765Increase2.svg12.1
  Independent 211Steady2.svg9.513.71,774Decrease2.svg0.8
  Alliance 100Steady2.svg4.85.2672Decrease2.svg1.2

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Ballymena Borough Council election, 1977
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
DUP UUP Alliance Others
Area A36.6228.310.0035.114
Area BN/A4N/A2N/A0N/A06
Area C50.5313.300.0036.225
Area D34.3218.4112.0135.326
Total40.11119.545.2135.2521

Districts results

Area A

1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent
1977: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
1973-1977 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Ballymena Area A - 4 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123
Independent James Woulahan21.93%784  
DUP William Turtle20.28%725  
DUP James Millar20.03%584716 
Ulster Unionist Thomas Hume*14.43%516531 698
Ulster Unionist Thomas McCaughey*13.87%496498 589
Ind. Unionist Lyle Cubitt8.62%308315  
Ind. Unionist William Wilson*4.53%162  
Electorate: 5,986  Valid: 3,575 (59.72%)  Spoilt: 79  Quota: 716  Turnout: 3,654 (61.04%)  

    Area B

    1973: 2 x DUP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
    1977: 4 x DUP, 2 x UUP
    1973-1977 Change: DUP (two seats) gain from UUP and Independent, Independent Unionists (two seats) join UUP

    Ballymena Area B - 6 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1
    DUP Roy Gillespie*N/AN/A
    DUP John GreerN/AN/A
    DUP Hubert NichollN/AN/A
    Ulster Unionist Hugh Simpson*N/AN/A
    Ulster Unionist Thomas Smyth*N/AN/A
    DUP Sandy Spence*N/AN/A
    Electorate: N/A  Valid: N/A  Spoilt: N/A  Quota: N/A  Turnout: N/A  

      Area C

      1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Vanguard
      1977: 3 x DUP, 2 x Independent Unionist
      1973-1977 Change: DUP gain from UUP, Independent Unionists (two seats) leave UUP and Vanguard

      Ballymena Area C - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      DUP John McAuley*22.61%928     
      Ind. Unionist George Sloane*20.71%850     
      DUP Desmond McBurney18.56%762     
      Ind. Unionist David Allen *15.47%635653.34 716.36   
      DUP Albert Young9.33%383589.82 593.81 658.41 677.66 678.92
      Ulster Unionist William Simpson7.87%323327.59 376.94 381.04 583.55 612.39
      Ulster Unionist Robert McCosh5.46%224236.96 285.05 288.75   
      Electorate: 9,789  Valid: 4,105 (41.93%)  Spoilt: 183  Quota: 685  Turnout: 4,288 (43.80%)  

        Area D

        1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent
        1977: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent, 1 x Independent Unionist
        1973-1977 Change: DUP gain from UUP, Independent Unionist leaves UUP

        Ballymena Area D - 6 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456
        Independent Patrick Burke*18.93%990     
        Ind. Unionist Samuel Henry*15.49%810     
        Alliance Muriel Lamont12.85%672882.08    
        Ulster Unionist William Rainey12.89%674683.1 736.4 764.56  
        DUP Maurice Mills*12.18%637638.56 640.9 644.66 702.56 706.24
        DUP James Alexander11.61%607609.08 611.94 615.06 667.66 671.66
        DUP Robert McAuley10.50%549552.64 553.42 556.38 582.42 583.94
        Ulster Unionist David Thompson*5.55%290297.28 326.66 348.66   
        Electorate: 11,819  Valid: 5,229 (44.24%)  Spoilt: 176  Quota: 748  Turnout: 5,405 (45.73%)  

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          References

          1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Ballymena". www.ark.ac.uk.
          2. 1 2 3 4 "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
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