1977 Castlereagh Borough Council election

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1977 Castlereagh Borough Council election

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All 19 seats to Castlereagh Borough Council 10 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Alliance Ulster Unionist DUP Seats won 7 6 4 Seat change 2 4 4   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party Ind. Unionist United Loyalist Loyalist Coalition Seats won 2 0 0 Seat change 2 2 1   Seventh party   Party Independent Seats won 0 Seat change 1

Elections to Castlereagh 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 19 councillors.

Election results

Castlereagh Borough Council Election Result 1977 ^[1]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Alliance	7	2	0	2	36.8	32.5	6,625	10.4
	Ulster Unionist	6	0	4	4	31.6	24.8	5,054	25.8
	DUP	4	4	0	4	21.1	18.5	3,909	New
	Ind. Unionist	2	2	0	2	0.0	12.0	2,542	12.0
	Vanguard	0	0	0	0	0.0	5.6	1,143	4.4
	UUUP	0	0	0	0	0.0	2.6	522	New
	Unionist Party NI	0	0	0	0	0.0	1.9	380	New
	NI Labour	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.8	169	4.7
	Independent	0	0	1	1	0.0	0.1	26	3.1

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

^[1]

Results of the Castlereagh Borough Council election, 1977
by district

Ward	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	Total Cllrs
	Alliance		UUP		DUP		Others
Area A	33.7	2	29.7	2	20.5	1	16.1	1	6
Area B	28.8	3	18.4	2	16.4	2	36.4	1	8
Area C	36.3	2	27.6	2	21.5	1	14.6	0	5
Total	32.5	7	24.8	6	18.5	4	24.2	2	19

Districts results

Area A

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

Castlereagh Area A - 6 seats ^[2]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Ulster Unionist	Bertie Barker*	12.64%	955	993	1,180
	Ulster Unionist	Frederick Kane*	9.03%	646	705	978	1,115.46
	Alliance	Thomas Hawthorne*	12.06%	863	879	905	909.35	922.79	1,374.79
	Alliance	Philip Grosse	12.31%	881	886	904	908.35	922.63	1,128.63
	Ind. Unionist	Ernest Harper	11.71%	838	852	862	863.74	883.06	902.84	1,080.84
	DUP	James Lowe	10.93%	782	854	866	867.74	889.58	900.13	921.13	956.13
	DUP	William Stevenson	9.53%	682	710	727	728.74	742.18	747.05	784.05	786.05
	Alliance	Margaret Hull	9.33%	668	691	704	709.22	719.3
	Ulster Unionist	William Stewart*	7.31%	523	568
	Vanguard	John Moore	4.44%	318
Electorate: 14,898  Valid: 7,156 (48.03%)  Spoilt: 226  Quota: 1,023  Turnout: 7,382 (49.55%)

Area B

1973: 4 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist, 1 x Loyalist Coalition
1977: 3 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1973-1977 Change: DUP (two seats) and Alliance gain from UUP, United Loyalist and Loyalist Coalition

Castlereagh Area B - 8 seats ^[2]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
	Alliance	Addie Morrow *	11.38%	884
	Alliance	Felicity Boyd	10.85%	843	848.6	849.6	857.66	860.7	862.72	940.76
	Ulster Unionist	Matthew Anderson	9.00%	699	699.24	699.24	701.26	711.26	722.26	724.26	797.32	800.32	801.34	856.34	887.34
	Ulster Unionist	Leslie Farrington*	6.45%	501	501.36	501.36	501.38	508.38	512.42	519.42	631.46	632.46	632.5	688.52	715.52	929.52
	DUP	John Lamont	5.42%	421	421.02	421.02	421.02	427.02	455.02	456.02	456.04	456.04	663.04	666.06	827.06	859.08
	DUP	John Gilpin	6.71%	521	521.02	521.02	522.02	527.02	559.02	562.02	564.04	564.04	691.06	694.06	793.06	842.08
	Ind. Unionist	Walter McFarland*	7.23%	562	562.28	563.28	570.3	581.3	589.32	592.32	608.32	608.32	613.34	670.38	737.48	834.52
	Alliance	Thomas McQueen	6.59%	512	521.54	521.54	524.64	527.64	532.64	585.66	595.72	661.72	662.72	769.86	775.88	833.9
	Ind. Unionist	Robert Allen	6.90%	536	536.06	537.06	537.06	598.06	626.06	637.06	640.06	641.06	644.06	651.06	669.06	688.06
	Vanguard	Thomas Lyons	5.70%	443	443.12	443.12	443.14	444.14	451.14	458.14	464.16	464.16	470.16	498.2	527.2
	UUUP	John Scott*	5.25%	408	408.12	408.12	409.12	411.12	437.12	438.12	448.14	448.14	456.14	468.16
	Unionist Party NI	Brent Hughes	3.36%	261	261.28	262.28	348.32	353.32	354.32	365.34	365.36	368.36	370.36
	DUP	John Hill	4.27%	332	332.08	333.08	335.08	344.08	360.08	362.08	362.1	362.1
	Ulster Unionist	Joseph O'Hara*	2.91%	226	226.28	226.28	230.3	234.3	236.3	238.3
	NI Labour	John Barkley	2.18%	169	169.08	187.08	188.08	189.08	190.08
	Loyalist	Michael Brooks*	2.20%	171	171.1	171.1	173.1	175.1
	Ind. Unionist	Ronald McLean*	1.75%	136	136.04	137.04	137.04
	Unionist Party NI	Pauline Mateer	1.53%	119	119.32	119.32
	Independent	William Copley	0.33%	26	26
Electorate: 18,946  Valid: 7,770 (41.01%)  Spoilt: 329  Quota: 864  Turnout: 8,099 (42.75%)

Area C

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

Castlereagh Area C - 5 seats ^[2]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Ulster Unionist	Herbert Johnstone	22.04%	1,200
	DUP	Peter Robinson	21.51%	1,171
	Alliance	Patricia Archer	16.29%	887	891.8	894.56	900.17	918.17
	Ulster Unionist	Elizabeth Rea	5.58%	304	541.12	578.38	677.24	765.77	766.34	1,090.34
	Alliance	Bryan Davidson	9.74%	530	532.16	532.62	536.08	601.23	608.64	691.83	768.83
	Alliance	Samuel Finlay*	10.23%	557	562.28	566.65	572.8	597.72	599.43	665.62	742.62
	Vanguard	Norman Kyle	7.02%	382	410.08	441.82	517.26	594.61	595.18
	Ind. Unionist	John Snodden	5.49%	299	301.16	333.36	372.05
	UUUP	Valerie Walsh	2.09%	114	120.96	272.3
Electorate: 10,932  Valid: 5,444 (49.80%)  Spoilt: 175  Quota: 908  Turnout: 5,619 (51.40%)

References

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