1977 Banbridge District Council election

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1977 Banbridge District Council election
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All 15 seats to Banbridge District Council
8 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Ulster Unionist DUP SDLP
Seats won832
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 3Increase2.svg 3Increase2.svg 1
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Ind. Unionist Independent Nationalist
Seats won11
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Decrease2.svg 1

Elections to Banbridge District Council were held on 18 May 1977 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used two district electoral areas to elect a total of 15 councillors.

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Election results

Banbridge District Council Election Result 1977 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Ulster Unionist 803Decrease2.svg353.347.05,850Decrease2.svg18.0
  DUP 330Increase2.svg320.017.32,155New
  SDLP 210Increase2.svg113.315.01,864Increase2.svg7.0
  Ind. Unionist 100Steady2.svg06.74.7584Increase2.svg2.8
  Independent Nationalist 101Decrease2.svg16.76.0742Decrease2.svg3.1
  Alliance 000Steady2.svg00.06.2774Decrease2.svg0.5
  UUUP 000Steady2.svg00.03.7465New
  Independent 001Decrease2.svg10.01.7215Decrease2.svg11.9

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Banbridge District Council election, 1977
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP DUP SDLP Others
Area A36.2317.8212.2133.827
Area B57.9516.8217.817.508
Total47.0817.3315.0220.7215

Districts results

Area A

1973: 4 x UUP, 2 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Independent Unionist
1977: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Independent Unionist
1973-1977 Change: DUP and SDLP gain from UUP and Independent Nationalist

Banbridge Area A - 7 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678910
SDLP James Walsh12.18%758759 780       
Ulster Unionist Wilson Davidson*11.20%697726 727 727 748 819    
Independent Nationalist Laurence McCartan*8.47%527529 555 555.7 555.7 555.7 778.3   
Ulster Unionist Samuel Cowan*8.00%498503 503 503 513 575 576 782  
Ind. Unionist Hugh Anderson*6.73%419485 487 487.1 493.1 506.1 510.1 539.1 542.82 782.82
DUP James McElroy10.17%633640 640 640 733 737 739 768 769.24 779.24
Ulster Unionist Norman Ferguson7.99%497516 516 516 519 575 576 635 668.48 764.48
DUP Frederick Baxter7.65%476479 479 479 546 556 556 569 570.86 575.86
Alliance John McWhirter6.12%381396 488 488.3 489.3 489.4 499.4 504.4 505.02  
Ulster Unionist William McCullagh*5.63%350352 352 352 359 363 365    
Independent Nationalist Daniel Lennon*3.46%215218 250 250.8 251.8 251.8     
Ulster Unionist John Anderson3.42%213221 221 221.1 223.1      
UUUP John Porter3.52%219221 221 221       
Alliance Peter Finnegan2.80%174176         
Ind. Unionist James Crozier*2.65%165         
Electorate: 10,687  Valid: 6,222 (58.22%)  Spoilt: 262  Quota: 778  Turnout: 6,484 (60.67%)  

    Area B

    1973: 7 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
    1977: 5 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
    1973-1977 Change: DUP (two seats) gain from UUP (two seats)

    Banbridge Area B - 8 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456789
    Ulster Unionist Matthew Bailey*12.96%805        
    SDLP Patrick McAvoy*10.91%678678.14 734.14      
    Ulster Unionist Raymond McCullough *10.19%678688.36 695.36      
    DUP David Herron10.11%628640.32 642.32 740.32     
    Ulster Unionist Herbert Heslip *7.60%472480.26 498.4 517.54 519.62 519.62 805.62  
    Ulster Unionist Robert Barr6.04%375427.5 456.78 474.48 475 475 507.26 591.31 629.47
    DUP Brian Biggerstaff6.73%418422.9 423.9 493.32 537 537 553.08 558.41 566.13
    Ulster Unionist Robert Hill*6.91%429430.82 455.96 475.24 476.8 477.61 524.78 540.36 551.94
    Ulster Unionist George Gamble7.36%457461.76 481.76 491.04 491.56 492.42 512.26 520.87 545.89
    SDLP Michael O'Hare6.89%428428.42 447.56 448.56 448.56 487.26 491.26 491.26  
    Ulster Unionist Eric Williamson*6.10%379390.06 407.2 415.62 416.17 418.72    
    UUUP John McKinstry3.96%246248.1 250.24       
    Alliance Edward Gibney3.53%219219.98        
    Electorate: 9,844  Valid: 6,212 (63.10%)  Spoilt: 245  Quota: 691  Turnout: 6,457 (65.59%)  

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      References

      1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Banbridge". www.ark.ac.uk.
      2. 1 2 "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
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