1977 Coleraine Borough Council election

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1977 Coleraine Borough Council election
←  1973 18 May 1977 (1977-05-18) 1981  →
All 20 seats to Coleraine Borough Council
11 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Ulster Unionist DUP Alliance
Seats won1022
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 3Increase2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 1
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party SDLP Independent Ind. Unionist
Seats won222
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg 0Increase2.svg 1

Elections to Coleraine 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 20 councillors.

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Election results

Coleraine Borough Council Election Result 1977 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Ulster Unionist 1003Decrease2.svg350.038.26,980Decrease2.svg19.0
  DUP 220Increase2.svg230.017.63,224New
  Independent 200Steady2.svg010.011.32,059Decrease2.svg1.0
  Alliance 201Decrease2.svg110.010.61,946Decrease2.svg2.6
  SDLP 210Increase2.svg110.010.51,913Increase2.svg5.5
  Ind. Unionist 210Increase2.svg110.07.91,445Decrease2.svg2.8
  Vanguard 000Steady2.svg00.02.8517New
  Republican Clubs 000Steady2.svg00.01.1207Decrease2.svg1.9
  Unity 000Steady2.svg00.01.1203New

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Coleraine Borough Council election, 1977
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP DUP Alliance SDLP Others
Area A41.2318.514.7021.9113.716
Area B52.440.0016.9111.2119.517
Area C24.6330.4111.110.0033.927
Total38.21017.6210.6210.5223.1420

Districts results

Area A

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

Coleraine Area A - 6 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567
DUP Robert Catherwood10.04%605606 609 1,015   
Ulster Unionist James Anderson*12.63%761762 790 822 871.28  
Ulster Unionist George McIlrath9.01%543543 573 582 604.88 926.88 
Ulster Unionist William King11.19%674675 706 730 764.32 878.32 
Ind. Unionist William Watt*10.34%623624 668 689 719.36 796.28 861.02
SDLP John Dallat 10.34%623709 819 819 819 819 819.39
SDLP Patrick Cassidy*9.16%552592 751 751 751.44 751.44 751.83
Ulster Unionist Robert McMaster*8.37%504506 515 526 540.96   
DUP Robert Campbell5.64%508508 512     
Alliance Martha McGrath4.66%281283      
Republican Clubs Jerry Mullan3.44%207210      
SDLP Robert Tosh2.37%143      
Electorate: 9,014  Valid: 6,024 (66.83%)  Spoilt: 260  Quota: 861  Turnout: 6,284 (69.71%)  

    Area B

    1973: 5 x UUP, 2 x Alliance
    1977: 4 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Unionist
    1973-1977 Change: SDLP gain from Alliance, Independent Unionist leaves UUP

    Coleraine Area B - 7 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    Ulster Unionist William Glenn*13.62%725      
    Ulster Unionist Albert Clarke*12.55%668      
    Alliance Thomas Wilson*8.25%439507 521 522.68 828.68  
    Ulster Unionist Robert Stafford*10.60%564566 567 578.2 580.2 585.73 736.73
    Ind. Unionist Alexander Sharpe*11.63%619619 619 624.44 626.52 654.96 697.96
    Ulster Unionist John Earl*8.55%455455 459 478.76 493.76 527.73 671.39
    SDLP Sean Farren 6.74%359377 595 595.08 612.08 678.44 678.44
    Vanguard Antony Alcock8.00%426428 428 433.52 436.52 452.32 498.8
    Ulster Unionist Robert Mitchell7.04%375376 376 389.04 394.12 402.81  
    Alliance Donald Batts5.32%283348 355 355.48    
    SDLP Hugh McIlvenna4.45%237251      
    Alliance Patrick McGowan3.25%173      
    Electorate: 10,461  Valid: 5,323 (50.88%)  Spoilt: 229  Quota: 666  Turnout: 5,552 (53.07%)  

      Area C

      1973: 4 x UUP, 2 x Independent, 1 x Alliance
      1977: 3 x UUP, 2 x Independent, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
      1973-1977 Change: DUP gain from UUP

      Coleraine Area C - 7 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678910111213141516
      DUP James McClure 30.40%2,111               
      Independent James McFeely*13.12%911               
      Ulster Unionist Robert White*11.13%773968.62              
      Independent Randall Crawford*8.94%621922.32              
      Ulster Unionist Matthew Adams*7.53%523690.4 703.9 714.58 714.82 721.28 724.14 737.59 778.54 812.82 874.26     
      Alliance William Mathews*7.86%546560.88 561.38 562.46 570.34 570.96 572 573.66 577.28 579.36 651.47 694.95 890.95   
      Ulster Unionist Victor Hanson2.72%189267.12 281.37 286.89 287.37 288.49 290.61 296.34 321.75 332.09 369.36 387.66 391.42 394.94 466.45 604.14
      Independent William McNabb2.97%206299 301.25 306.89 309.33 314.55 322.55 332.88 338.48 357.08 375.06 411.18 430.74 444.18 490.11 546.1
      Ulster Unionist John Millar2.23%155208.32 214.32 218.04 218.28 220.15 221.15 332.88 338.48 357.08 375.06 411.18 430.74 444.18 490.11  
      Vanguard Adrian Eakin1.31%91255.92 261.17 273.65 273.65 276.39 277.39 284.15 289.85 293.82 301.41 309.27 309.35 309.67   
      Alliance Francis Trainor3.23%224226.48 226.73 226.85 244.05 245.17 245.25 248.57 249.61 250.89 258.93 279.05     
      Independent Henry McCormick1.73%120171.46 172.21 174.25 177.93 178.05 184.05 193.21 198.07 250.67 253.54      
      Ind. Unionist James Edwards*2.92%203221.6 226.1 227.42 227.54 228.91 234.03 237.65 240.01 250.5       
      Independent Samuel Walker1.22%85120.96 122.96 124.88 125.48 137.4 146.12 160.88 164.24        
      Ulster Unionist Charles Graham1.01%70109.68 115.93 119.53 119.61 120.23 122.13 124.37         
      Independent Frederick Millar0.69%4873.42 74.67 76.23 76.71 79.37 92.64          
      Independent Samuel Oliver0.55%3846.06 47.06 48.14 48.34 57.82           
      Independent Howard Platt0.43%3044.88 45.38 47.54 47.82            
      Electorate: 11,649  Valid: 6,944 (59.61%)  Spoilt: 253  Quota: 869  Turnout: 7,197 (61.78%)  

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        References

        1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Coleraine". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
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