1977 Fermanagh District Council election

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1977 Fermanagh District Council election
←  1973 18 May 1977 (1977-05-18) 1981  →
All 20 seats to Fermanagh District Council
11 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party SDLP Ulster Unionist UUUP
Seats won763
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 3
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Unity Independent Independent Nationalist
Seats won211
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
 Seventh party
 
Party Ind. Unionist
Seats won0
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2

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

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Election results

Fermanagh District Council Election Result 1977 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  SDLP 730Increase2.svg335.025.17,392Increase2.svg13.2
  Ulster Unionist 613Decrease2.svg230.030.08,804Increase2.svg1.8
  UUUP 330Increase2.svg315.014.44,229New
  Unity 202Decrease2.svg210.018.15,325Decrease2.svg6.2
  Independent 110Increase2.svg15.06.21,819Increase2.svg1.2
  Independent Nationalist 101Decrease2.svg15.02.6750Decrease2.svg3.8
  Alliance 000Steady2.svg00.01.9547Decrease2.svg5.8
  Unionist Party NI 000Steady2.svg00.01.8527New

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Fermanagh District Council election, 1977
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
SDLP UUP UUUP Unity Others
Area A23.3130.310.0027.5118.914
Area B17.7143.9219.9116.402.104
Area C15.8122.0114.6028.5119.114
Area D37.8229.5122.414.905.404
Area E31.0224.9116.8112.1015.205
Total25.1730.0614.4318.1212.4220

Districts results

Area A

1973: 2 x Unity, 1 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1977: 1 x Unity, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
1973-1977 Change: Independent gain from Unity, Independent Unionist joins UUP and Independent Nationalist joins SDLP

Fermanagh Area A - 4 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123
Ulster Unionist Jack Leahy*20.69%1,327  
SDLP Thomas Murray*15.72%1,0081,361 
Independent James McBarron18.79%1,2051,212 1,257
Unity John McCusker*14.95%9591,044 1,054
Unity John McMahon*12.58%807843 847
Ulster Unionist Thomas Johnston9.64%618620  
SDLP Ann McQuillan7.63%489  
Electorate: 7,708  Valid: 6,413 (83.20%)  Spoilt: 189  Quota: 1,283  Turnout: 6,602 (85.65%)  

    Area B

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

    Fermanagh Area B - 4 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    Ulster Unionist Cecil Noble*22.09%1,202      
    UUUP Hugh Buchanan19.86%1,0811,100.35     
    Ulster Unionist Norman Brown*11.65%634678.01 735.73 737.73 737.82 737.82 1,270.82
    SDLP Damien Campbell14.19%772772.27 790.36 933.36 985.36 1,034.36 1,036.99
    Unity Patrick Martin6.63%361361 362 393 467 804 808
    Ulster Unionist Cyril Crozier10.16%553594.58 618.76 619.76 621.85 622.94  
    Unity Vera Cleary5.07%276276.09 277.18 280.18 407.18   
    Unity Patrick McKenna4.65%253253.18 255.18 263.18    
    SDLP Margaret Traynor3.51%191191 196     
    Alliance James Henderson2.19%119120.35      
    Electorate: 6,755  Valid: 5,442 (80.56%)  Spoilt: 179  Quota: 1,089  Turnout: 5,621 (83.21%)  

      Area C

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

      Fermanagh Area C - 4 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      Ulster Unionist Wilson Elliott*12.70%763763 763 764 1,203  
      Unity Patrick McCaffrey17.54%1,0541,071 1,089 1,131 1,132 1,625 
      SDLP Gerry Gallagher11.87%713837 912 991 994 1,076 1,202
      Independent Nationalist Patrick Flanagan*12.48%750818 852 953 968 1,027 1,142
      UUUP Cyril Brownlee14.56%875875 876 877 953 955 957
      Unity Cornelius Leonard6.01%361368 530 691 693   
      Ulster Unionist Richard Thornton*9.32%560561 561 572    
      Independent James Mellor6.66%400410 415     
      Unity Patrick Keown4.96%298300      
      SDLP Patrick McGovern3.89%234      
      Electorate: 6,756  Valid: 6,008 (88.93%)  Spoilt: 154  Quota: 1,202  Turnout: 6,162 (91.21%)  

        Area D

        1973: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP
        1977: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x UUUP
        1973-1977 Change: UUUP gain from UUP

        Fermanagh Area D - 5 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567
        UUUP Bert Johnston22.36%1,358      
        SDLP Thomas Daly *16.89%1,0261,026.2 1,042.2 1,057.3 1,117.3 1,395.3 
        SDLP John Maguire*15.76%957957.2 990.2 999.2 1,119.2 1,216.2 
        Ulster Unionist Hugh Keys11.79%716768 777.3 887.9 893.1 894.1 1,172.4
        Ulster Unionist Caldwell McClaughry10.75%653683.5 687.7 725.2 727.2 728.3 945.7
        Ulster Unionist Robert McFarland6.91%420462.6 467.9 518.7 518.7 518.7  
        SDLP James Montague5.15%313313.1 329.1 333.2 382.2   
        Unity James Gallagher4.91%298298.4 304.4 305.4    
        Unionist Party NI Francis Gage*3.24%197201 240.2     
        Alliance Patrick Reihill2.24%136137      
        Electorate: 7,292  Valid: 6,074 (83.30%)  Spoilt: 130  Quota: 1,215  Turnout: 6,204 (85.08%)  

          Area E

          1973: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
          1977: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x UUUP
          1973-1977 Change: UUUP gain from Independent Unionist

          Fermanagh Area E - 4 seats [2]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456789
          SDLP James Lunny*12.96%707768 825 866 1,128    
          Ulster Unionist Raymond Ferguson 14.19%774774 810 993 1,001 1,001.48 1,614.48  
          UUUP Thomas Scott*16.77%915917 922 945 947 947.16 1,020.16 1,485.16 
          SDLP James Donnelly10.23%558581 601 611 789 819.56 825.56 833.56 859.56
          Unity James Cox12.06%658698 703 717 760 763.52 770.68 778.68 788.68
          Ulster Unionist Robert Donaldson10.70%584594 604 727 730 730.48    
          SDLP Matthew Kelly7.77%424480 511 520      
          Unionist Party NI George Cathcart*6.05%330332 447       
          Alliance Marjorie Moore5.35%292302        
          Independent Thaddeus McKeown3.92%214        
          Electorate: 7,530  Valid: 5,456 (72.46%)  Spoilt: 171  Quota: 1,092  Turnout: 5,627 (74.73%)  

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            References

            1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Fermanagh". www.ark.ac.uk.
            2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
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