1977 Down District Council election

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1977 Down District Council election
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All 20 seats to Down District Council
11 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party SDLP Ulster Unionist Alliance
Seats won1073
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Vanguard Independent
Seats won00
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1

Elections to Down District 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

Down District Council Election Result 1977 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  SDLP 1020Increase2.svg250.044.69,251Increase2.svg9.6
  Ulster Unionist 701Decrease2.svg135.031.46,520Decrease2.svg7.2
  Alliance 310Increase2.svg115.011.82,446Decrease2.svg0.5
  Independent 001Decrease2.svg10.03.5736Decrease2.svg3.6
  Unionist Party NI 000New0.03.3700New
  UUUP 000New0.02.7569New
  Republican Clubs 000Steady2.svg0.02.6536Increase2.svg0.2

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Down District Council election, 1977
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
SDLP UUP Alliance Others
Area A19.9250.1413.5116.507
Area B58.8418.418.5114.306
Area C53.4426.9213.516.207
Total44.61031.4711.8312.2020

Districts results

Area A

1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Vanguard
1977: 4 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1973-1977 Change: SDLP gain from Vanguard

Down Area A - 7 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678910
SDLP Patrick Smyth*12.65%837         
Ulster Unionist Samuel Osborne*9.54%631638 638 663 663 668 841   
Alliance Denis Rowan-Hamilton*7.98%528534 534.33 573.33 577.35 638.42 652.42 904.42  
Ulster Unionist Edward McVeigh*11.08%733736 736.03 770.03 773.03 773.04 803.04 813.09 823.82 963.82
Ulster Unionist William Finlay*9.13%604605 605 622 622.01 622.01 646.01 648.01 650.6 849.6
Ulster Unionist William Brown 9.02%597601 601 621 621 621.01 634.01 635.01 640.19 801.56
SDLP Francis Laverty3.89%257260 264.88 267.9 449.39 605.83 605.83 717.4 774.01 778.09
UUUP Andrew Gaskin8.60%569570 570.01 572.01 572.01 573.01 580.01 582.01 582.01 603.01
Ulster Unionist William Cochrane*7.07%468475 475.04 517.04 518.06 524.07 548.07 548.09 549.57  
Alliance John Rodgers5.47%362365 365.64 379.64 404.69 428.76 429.76    
Ulster Unionist Hugh Martin4.22%279280 280 288 288 290.01     
Independent George Kerr4.05%268268 268.58 269.58 273.69      
SDLP Allen Gilgunn3.33%220220 221.7 223.71       
Unionist Party NI William Hutton2.45%162221 221.03        
Unionist Party NI John McKee1.51%100         
Electorate: 11,641  Valid: 6,615 (56.83%)  Spoilt: 221  Quota: 827  Turnout: 6,836 (58.72%)  

    Area B

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

    Down Area B - 6 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678910
    SDLP Eddie McGrady *21.72%1,524         
    SDLP Dermot Curran*14.17%9941,069.48        
    Ulster Unionist Cecil Maxwell*12.09%848853.44 854.34 862.68 873.68 903.36 1,325.36   
    SDLP John Ritchie*8.48%595694.96 707.56 722.52 738.18 771.2 771.88 772.88 1,153.76 
    SDLP Sean Quinn7.81%548755.06 780.86 806.16 823.2 921.78 924.76 925.76 1,153.76 
    Alliance George Flinn5.20%365373.84 374.74 388.42 564.76 618.46 631.46 768.46 793.66 833.66
    Republican Clubs Raymond Blaney7.64%536551.64 554.04 586.72 593.72 661.34 662.34 680.34 735.08 782.08
    SDLP Theresa McEvoy6.66%467525.48 540.18 551.86 556.88 614.5 615.5 616.5   
    Ulster Unionist Robert Nicholson6.30%442443.7 444 448 451 454     
    Independent John Bryce4.12%289308.04 313.14 376.18 384.54      
    Alliance William McNamara3.26%229242.94 244.74 250.08       
    Independent James McDowell2.55%179187.16 188.66        
    Electorate: 10,436  Valid: 7,016 (67.23%)  Spoilt: 262  Quota: 1,003  Turnout: 7,278 (69.74%)  

      Area C

      1973: 4 x SDLP, 3 x UUP
      1977: 4 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
      1977-1981 Change: Alliance gain from UUP

      Down Area C - 7 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678
      SDLP Patrick O'Donoghue *18.73%1,335       
      SDLP Eamon O'Neill 9.13%651814.35 824.67 824.67 898.89   
      Ulster Unionist Ethel Smyth11.04%787787 799 851 857.66 1,155.66  
      Ulster Unionist Norman Bicker9.30%663663 671 829 837.66 1,042.66  
      Alliance Patrick Forde5.92%422429.59 539.25 620.58 818.87 844.87 901.87 
      SDLP Jarlath Carey*9.02%643772.36 789.02 794.02 845.23 847.56 849.56 860.56
      SDLP James Magee9.64%687713.4 728.73 729.73 744.03 746.03 747.03 753.03
      SDLP James McClean6.92%493556.69 561.35 561.35 578.99 579.99 581.99 583.99
      Ulster Unionist William Keown6.57%468468.66 477.66 544.66 555.32    
      Alliance Joseph Keenan5.11%364402.94 421.27 442.27     
      Unionist Party NI John Beck4.66%332332.33 409.33      
      Alliance Patrick Doherty2.47%176180.29       
      Unionist Party NI Henry Cromie1.49%106106.66       
      Electorate: 10,834  Valid: 7,127 (65.78%)  Spoilt: 398  Quota: 891  Turnout: 7,525 (69.46%)  

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        References

        1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Down". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
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