1977 Larne Borough Council election

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1977 Larne Borough Council election
←  1973 18 May 1977 (1977-05-18) 1981  →
All 15 seats to Larne Borough Council
8 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Alliance Vanguard DUP
Seats won433
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 3Increase2.svg 3
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Ulster Unionist Independent SDLP
Seats won221
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg 1
 Seventh partyEighth party
 
Party Loyalist Ind. Unionist
Seats won00
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 8Decrease2.svg 1

Elections to Larne 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 15 councillors.

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Election results

Larne Borough Council Election Result 1977 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Alliance 410Increase2.svg126.725.81,965Increase2.svg0.3
  Vanguard 330New20.027.22,067New
  DUP 330New20.024.91,898New
  Independent 211Steady2.svg13.311.1844Increase2.svg1.7
  Ulster Unionist 210Increase2.svg113.36.8515Increase2.svg2.0
  SDLP 110Increase2.svg16.70.00Decrease2.svg4.1
 [[Dominion Party|British Ulster Dominion Party]]000New0.02.3178New
  UUUP 000New0.01.9146New

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Larne Borough Council election, 1977
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
Alliance Vanguard DUP UUP Others
Area AN/A1N/A0N/A1N/A1N/A14
Area B21.5123.3136.9118.310.004
Area C27.7228.8219.711.7022.127
Total25.8427.2324.936.8215.3315

Districts results

Area A

1973: 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Loyalist, 1 x Independent
1977: 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1973-1977 Change: SDLP gain from Independent, Loyalist joins DUP

Larne Area A - 4 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1
DUP Samuel Martin*N/AN/A
Ulster Unionist Thomas Robinson N/AN/A
Alliance Hugh Wilson *N/AN/A
SDLP John Turnley N/AN/A
Electorate: N/A  Valid: N/A  Spoilt: N/A  Quota: N/A  Turnout: N/A  

    Area B

    1973: 3 x Loyalist, 1 x Independent Unionist
    1977: 1 x DUP, 1 x Vanguard, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP
    1973-1977 Change: Vanguard and Alliance gain from Loyalist (two seats), Loyalist joins DUP and Independent Unionist joins UUP

    Larne Area B - 4 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123
    DUP Roy Beggs *29.20%675  
    Alliance William Calwell21.54%498  
    Ulster Unionist Alexander Hunter*18.30%423457.88 517.88
    Vanguard Laurence Niblock13.02%301309.64 464.64
    DUP Horace Stronge7.66%177321 336
    Vanguard Robert Semple*10.29%238261.04  
    Electorate: 4,705  Valid: 2,312 (49.14%)  Spoilt: 103  Quota: 463  Turnout: 2,415 (51.33%)  

      Area C

      1973: 4 x Loyalist, 2 x Alliance, 1 x Independent
      1977: 2 x Alliance, 2 x Vanguard, 2 x Independent, 1 x DUP
      1973-1977 Change: Independent gain from Loyalist, Loyalist (three seats) join Vanguard (two seats) and DUP

      Larne Area C - 7 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567891011
      Vanguard Thomas Seymour*24.01%1,273          
      Alliance William Kelly*17.34%919          
      DUP Jack McKee *11.94%633645 645.84 650.84 679.84      
      Alliance Thomas Benson*6.83%362419.6 564.36 572.8 575.28 575.28 577.76 579.04 735.04  
      Independent Kathleen O'Brien9.32%494550.64 561.56 580.84 610.68 611.35 626.83 636.87 675.03  
      Vanguard Rosalie Armstrong*3.24%172361.6 363 381.44 408.68 410.69 424.61 578.93 610.89 626.53 629.05
      Independent Agnew Hamilton6.60%350439.76 449.84 461.96 484.24 485.58 495.06 510.46 563.26 618.34 623.94
      DUP Winston Fulton7.79%413419.24 420.08 424.56 447.04 458.43 588.77 605.25 609.01 609.69 610.25
      Alliance John Snoddy3.51%186236.4 313.4 319.4 327.12 327.12 381.92 339.12    
      Vanguard Frederick Dodds1.57%83183.8 186.04 194.96 213.88 213.88 220.88     
      Dominion Party James Wisely3.36%178183.28 184.68 189.16 199.64 200.98      
      UUUP Thomas McKeever*2.75%146168.08 168.64 182.68        
      Ulster Unionist Alexander Marrs1.74%92104.96 106.92         
      Electorate: 10,203  Valid: 5,301 (51.96%)  Spoilt: 145  Quota: 663  Turnout: 5,446 (53.38%)  

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        References

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