1977 Carrickfergus Borough Council election

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1977 Carrickfergus Borough Council election
←  1973 18 May 1977 (1977-05-18) 1981  →
All 15 seats to Carrickfergus Borough Council
8 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Alliance Ulster Unionist DUP
Seats won553
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Steady2.svg 0Increase2.svg 3
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Unionist Party NI United Loyalist Loyalist
Seats won110
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 4Decrease2.svg 1
 Seventh party
 
Party Independent
Seats won0
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1

Elections to Carrickfergus 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

Carrickfergus Borough Council Election Result 1977 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Alliance 520Increase2.svg233.330.12,957Increase2.svg7.8
  Ulster Unionist 500Steady2.svg033.327.52,698Decrease2.svg0.8
  DUP 330Increase2.svg320.017.61,735New
  United Loyalist 104Decrease2.svg46.710.41,021Decrease2.svg21.2
  Unionist Party NI 110Increase2.svg10.010.1992New
  UUUP 000Steady2.svg00.02.4237New
  Independent 001Decrease2.svg10.01.9183Decrease2.svg7.4

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Carrickfergus Borough Council election, 1977
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
Alliance UUP DUP UPNI Others
Area A29.9229.2212.1010.4018.415
Area B36.6238.6212.210.0012.605
Area C23.3113.8128.9220.7113.305
Total30.1527.5517.6310.1114.7115

Districts results

Area A

1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x United Loyalist, 1 x Alliance
1977: 2 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 1 x United Loyalist
1973-1977 Change: Alliance gain from United Loyalist

Carrickfergus Area A - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
Alliance Joan Tomlin*22.67%709       
United LoyalistCharles Johnston*18.39%575       
Ulster Unionist Mary Ardill12.25%383387.16 389.77 414.39 476.19 562.19  
Alliance Stewart Dickson 7.26%227383 384.89 394.67 399.63 519.97  
Ulster Unionist Robert Hunter7.45%233235.08 236.61 275.96 371.1 458.42 486.15 494.41
DUP Joseph Seaton12.09%378382.42 419.59 423.12 447.11 477.88 479.06 479.06
Unionist Party NI William Johnstone10.39%325335.4 337.83 343.27 363.36    
Ulster Unionist Robert McAllister*5.31%166167.3 169.28 217.16     
Ulster Unionist Edward Simms*4.19%131133.6 135.4      
Electorate: 5,868  Valid: 3,127 (53.29%)  Spoilt: 140  Quota: 522  Turnout: 3,267 (55.67%)  

    Area B

    1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist, 1 x Independent
    1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
    1973-1977 Change: Alliance and DUP gain from United Loyalist and Independent

    Carrickfergus Area B - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    Alliance Charles Hilditch21.44%745      
    Ulster Unionist George Armstrong19.65%683      
    DUP Desmond Scott12.23%425425.22 427.92 453.37 617.37  
    Alliance Patrick Conway7.80%271349.1 350.15 367.38 369.75 370.57 617.57
    Ulster Unionist Hugh McLean*11.94%415425.56 455.41 493.75 514.72 527.43 557.53
    Ulster Unionist David McCune*7.02%244255.44 308.84 332.18 390.68 411.18 447.27
    Alliance Alice Bateman7.37%256306.38 309.83 341.35 348.09 351.37  
    United LoyalistJames Brown7.28%253254.1 260.55 278.77    
    Independent Elizabeth McMaster5.27%183192.02 195.77     
    Electorate: 6,389  Valid: 3,475 (54.39%)  Spoilt: 91  Quota: 580  Turnout: 3,566 (55.81%)  

      Area C

      1973: 2 x United Loyalist, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Loyalist
      1977: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UPNI, 1 x UUP
      1973-1977 Change: DUP (two seats) and UPNI gain from United Loyalist (two seats) and Loyalist

      Carrickfergus Area C - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      DUP Ken McFaul *24.46%788      
      Unionist Party NI Samuel Murphy20.71%667      
      DUP John Moore4.47%144313.57 320.17 421.38 430.11 608.11 
      Ulster Unionist Samuel Simms*7.39%238242.96 282.16 294.29 493.93 557.93 
      Alliance Sean Neeson 12.26%395396.55 412.55 414.95 423.06 435.78 444.78
      Alliance Alison Lowry10.99%354355.86 374.06 378.46 388.88 398.8 417.8
      UUUP Gladys Ritchie*7.36%237270.48 278.68 351.59 369.03   
      Ulster Unionist James Penny6.36%205209.34 244.14 253.27    
      United LoyalistErnest Burton*5.99%193220.9 224.9     
      Electorate: 6,524  Valid: 3,221 (49.37%)  Spoilt: 155  Quota: 537  Turnout: 3,376 (51.75%)  

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        References

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