1977 Ballymoney Borough Council election

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1977 Ballymoney Borough Council election
←  1973 18 May 1977 (1977-05-18) 1981  →
All 16 seats to Ballymoney Borough Council
9 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Ulster Unionist DUP Independent
Seats won533
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 2Steady2.svg 0
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party SDLP Alliance Ind. Unionist
Seats won311
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg 0Decrease2.svg 3
 Seventh party
 
Party Independent Nationalist
Seats won0
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1

Elections to Ballymoney 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 16 councillors.

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Election results

Ballymoney Borough Council Election Result 1977 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Ulster Unionist 510Increase2.svg131.329.42,479Decrease2.svg3.9
  DUP 320Increase2.svg218.819.21,621Increase2.svg11.4
  Independent 311Steady2.svg018.824.82,087Increase2.svg3.5
  SDLP 310Increase2.svg118.815.11,274Increase2.svg5.8
  Alliance 100Steady2.svg06.38.3698Decrease2.svg0.6
  Ind. Unionist 001Decrease2.svg10.03.2270Decrease2.svg18.3

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Ballymoney Borough Council election, 1977
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP DUP SDLP Alliance Others
Area A37.6242.520.0010.209.704
Area B37.1318.1130.630.0014.218
Area C7.600.000.0022.0070.434
Total29.4519.2315.138.3128.0416

Districts results

Area A

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

Ballymoney Area A - 4 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
DUP Robert Halliday21.05%430    
Ulster Unionist Kenneth Bamford*16.10%329372 372.36 395.36 411.36
DUP Ralph Stronge10.96%224240 250.68 250.68 443.68
Ulster Unionist Adam Taylor13.71%280372 372.44 372.44 378.24
Alliance Hugh McFarland10.18%208212 212.04 369.04 370.04
DUP David Hanna*10.47%214216 221.6 223.6  
Independent Henry McCloy9.69%198198 198   
Ulster Unionist James Taylor7.83%160    
Electorate: 4,037  Valid: 2,043 (50.61%)  Spoilt: 75  Quota: 409  Turnout: 2,118 (52.46%)  

    Area B

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

    Ballymoney Area B - 8 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    DUP Charles Steele18.10%753    
    Independent Hugh Boyle14.23%592    
    SDLP Daniel McAlonan13.84%576    
    Ulster Unionist William Logan*11.39%474    
    Ulster Unionist Joe Gaston *8.96%373464.68   
    SDLP Harry Connolly*8.82%367367 421.6 473.8 
    SDLP John Mulholland*7.95%331331.96 384.74 444.34 445.26
    Ulster Unionist Patricia Ellis*7.55%314350 355.72 355.72 491.18
    Ulster Unionist Robert Chestnutt*5.65%235318.04 326.62 326.62 391.2
    Ulster Unionist Ronald McDowell3.51%146224.24 227.1 227.9  
    Electorate: 6,951  Valid: 4,161 (59.86%)  Spoilt: 96  Quota: 463  Turnout: 4,257 (61.24%)  

      Area C

      1973: 2 x Independent, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist
      1977: 2 x Independent, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist
      1973-1977 Change: No change

      Ballymoney Area C - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234
      Independent Robert McComb*39.33%875   
      Independent Mary Holmes*16.40%365526  
      Alliance Brendan Smyth*18.20%405440.36 448.72 
      Ind. Unionist Frederick Holland*12.13%270326.16 377.08 450.06
      Ulster Unionist Samuel Montgomery7.55%168240.8 294.76 343.44
      Independent Ernest Lee2.56%5793.4 115.44  
      Alliance John Greer3.82%8592.28 96.84  
      Electorate: 4,382  Valid: 2,225 (50.78%)  Spoilt: 73  Quota: 446  Turnout: 2,298 (52.44%)  

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        References

        1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Ballymoney". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
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