1977 Dungannon District Council election

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1977 Dungannon District Council election
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All 20 seats to Dungannon District Council
11 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Ulster Unionist SDLP DUP
Seats won862
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 3Increase2.svg 1Increase2.svg 2
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Independent Nationalist Independent Independent Republican
Seats won211
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
 Seventh party
 
Party Unity
Seats won0
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2

Elections to Dungannon District Council were held on 18 May 1977 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 20 councillors.

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Election results

Dungannon District Council Election Result 1977 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Ulster Unionist 803Decrease2.svg340.038.18,437Decrease2.svg12.1
  SDLP 610Increase2.svg130.024.55,422Increase2.svg2.9
  DUP 220Increase2.svg210.06.11,343New
  Independent Nationalist 220Increase2.svg210.09.62,122Increase2.svg7.8
  Independent 110Increase2.svg15.013.02,876Increase2.svg10.2
  Independent Republican 112Decrease2.svg15.02.5550Decrease2.svg1.6
  Alliance 000Steady2.svg00.02.9644Decrease2.svg3.0
  Republican Clubs 000Steady2.svg00.02.8617Increase2.svg2.0
  UUUP 000Steady2.svg00.01.8401New

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Dungannon District Council election, 1977
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP SDLP DUP Others
Area A34.4230.229.8125.605
Area B21.9126.520.0051.625
Area C71.1423.810.005.105
Area D27.2117.5115.0140.325
Total38.1824.566.1231.3420

Districts results

Area A

1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Unity
1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1973-1977 Change: SDLP and DUP gain from UUP and Unity

Dungannon Area A - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
SDLP Joseph Higgins*17.60%921       
Ulster Unionist Winston Mulligan10.26%537579 665 1,151    
Ulster Unionist John Hamilton-Stubber*13.49%706804 836 900    
DUP William McIlwrath9.77%511528 778 809 1,009   
SDLP Edward Donnelly12.63%661695 695 695 698 700 734.85 735.85
Independent Brian McKenna13.23%692710 714 715 717 722 729.4 733.4
Ulster Unionist Mervyn Patterson*10.67%558566 592      
UUUP Ian McCormick7.66%401414       
Independent Jack Johnston4.68%245       
Electorate: 6,660  Valid: 5,232 (78.56%)  Spoilt: 237  Quota: 873  Turnout: 5,469 (82.12%)  

    Area B

    1973: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Independent Republican, 1 x UUP
    1977: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Independent Republican
    1973-1977 Change: SDLP gain from Independent Republican, Independent Nationalist leaves SDLP

    Dungannon Area B - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    Independent Nationalist Jim Canning*24.92%1,494      
    Ulster Unionist Thomas Kempton*21.91%1,314      
    SDLP Owen Nugent*13.63%817825.16 844.6 866.94 896.47 939.53 1,099.53
    Independent Republican John Corr9.17%550746.52 757.05 759.39 818.15 841.23 1,033.23
    SDLP Patrick McGlinchey8.94%536647.18 660.95 660.95 794.75 845.39 860.26
    Republican Clubs Eugene Lyttle*6.57%394523.54 530.02 595.7 609.06 625.62 659.36
    Independent Arthur Donaghy7.04%422435.26 448.22 469.56 471.9 488.87  
    Alliance Francis Falls1.93%116125.52 370.95 370.95 378.29   
    SDLP Brian McLernon3.97%238254.66 256.28 256.62    
    Republican Clubs James McQuaid*1.92%115117.04 118.66     
    Electorate: 7,638  Valid: 5,996 (78.50%)  Spoilt: 233  Quota: 1,000  Turnout: 6,229 (81.55%)  

      Area C

      1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
      1977: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
      1973-1977 Change: No change

      Dungannon Area C - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123
      Ulster Unionist Wilfred Dilworth*22.08%1,182  
      Ulster Unionist Derek Irwin*21.30%1,140  
      SDLP Patrick Daly*18.31%980  
      Ulster Unionist William Buchanan*12.89%690894.12 
      Ulster Unionist Jim Brady*14.85%795876.27 1,117.17
      SDLP Mary McKinney5.51%295296.08 297.18
      Independent Anthony Byrne5.06%271272.89 275.97
      Electorate: 7,175  Valid: 5,353 (74.61%)  Spoilt: 277  Quota: 893  Turnout: 5,630 (78.47%)  

        Area D

        1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Unity
        1977: 2 x Independent, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
        1973-1977 Change: Independent (two seats) and DUP gain from UUP (two seats) and Unity

        Dungannon Area D - 5 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678
        Independent Jack Hassard22.41%1,246       
        Ulster Unionist William Brown*16.46%915950.62      
        SDLP Michael McLoughlin*15.07%838916.26 926.6 955.6    
        Independent Nationalist John Donaghy 8.42%468540.8 548.1 571.52 646.2 659.2 709.14 927.26
        DUP Maurice Morrow 14.96%832850.98 850.98 850.98 850.98 850.98 865.84 872.4
        Ulster Unionist Adam Wilson*10.79%600614.3 618.08 618.08 618.08 618.08 727.02 731.58
        Independent Nationalist Malachy Hughes2.88%160205.24 207.28 252.62 297.48 309.48 330.12  
        Alliance Peter Acheson3.18%177194.16 255.84 257.1 266.14 267.14   
        SDLP Sean Kerr2.45%136145.36 148.14 158.44     
        Republican Clubs Patrick McGurk1.94%108118.14 119.14      
        Alliance Hugh Cullen1.44%8091.44       
        Electorate: 7,532  Valid: 5,560 (73.82%)  Spoilt: 169  Quota: 927  Turnout: 5,729 (76.06%)  

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          References

          1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Dungannon". www.ark.ac.uk.
          2. 1 2 3 4 "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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