1977 Lisburn Borough Council election

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1977 Lisburn Borough Council election
  1973 18 May 1977 (1977-05-18) 1981  

All 23 seats to Lisburn Borough Council
12 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Ulster Unionist DUP Alliance
Seats won1063
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 4Increase2.svg 2Steady2.svg 0

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party SDLP UUUP Unionist Party NI
Seats won211
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1

 Seventh party
 
Party Vanguard
Seats won0
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1

Elections to Lisburn Borough 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 23 councillors.

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Election results

Lisburn Borough Council Election Result 1977 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Ulster Unionist 1004Decrease2.svg443.430.07,877Decrease2.svg18.9
  DUP 620Increase2.svg226.126.66,724Increase2.svg9.8
  Alliance 300Steady2.svg013.020.45,164Increase2.svg2.3
  SDLP 210Increase2.svg18.76.21,563Increase2.svg0.9
  Unionist Party NI 110Increase2.svg14.35.91,485New
  UUUP 110Increase2.svg14.35.61,464New
  Vanguard 001Decrease2.svg10.02.0507Decrease2.svg4.6
  Republican Clubs 000Steady2.svg00.01.2305New
  Independent 000Steady2.svg00.00.8207Decrease2.svg0.6

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Lisburn Borough Council election, 1977
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP DUP Alliance SDLP UPNI UUUP Others
Area A50.4220.117.0019.910.003.100.004
Area B46.3334.4215.100.000.004.200.005
Area C24.7231.0122.510.000.0013.518.305
Area D20.9225.8123.410.0021.814.104.005
Area E26.2121.3127.4116.110.003.505.504
Total30.01026.6620.436.225.915.614.0023

Districts results

Area A

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

Lisburn Area A - 4 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123
Ulster Unionist Ronald Campbell25.72%889  
DUP Charles Woodburne20.11%695  
SDLP John Clenaghan19.88%687691.62 828.62
Ulster Unionist Jim Dillon14.27%493634.46 733.46
Ulster Unionist Henry Stewart9.90%342371.92 447.72
Alliance Patrick Dorrian7.00%242245.52  
UUUP Henry Sloan3.13%108118.56  
Electorate: 7,040  Valid: 3,456 (49.09%)  Spoilt: 174  Quota: 692  Turnout: 3,630 (51.56%)  

    Area B

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

    Lisburn Area B - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    DUP Charles Poots *27.05%1,174    
    DUP Samuel Dorman7.33%318677.19 778.19  
    Ulster Unionist Thomas Lilburn12.05%523537.82 558.94 733.54 
    Ulster Unionist Elsie Kelsey*12.63%548558.53 586.55 710.25 729.25
    Ulster Unionist William Bleakes 13.96%606618.09 638.99 681.67 707.67
    Alliance Moore Sinnerton15.12%656657.95 660.73 673.51 675.51
    Ulster Unionist James Lilley*7.70%334352.72 372.4   
    UUUP John Curry4.17%181211.42    
    Electorate: 8,866  Valid: 4,340 (48.95%)  Spoilt: 108  Quota: 724  Turnout: 4,448 (50.17%)  

      Area C

      1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Vanguard
      1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUUP
      1973-1977 Change: Vanguard joins UUUP

      Lisburn Area C - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      DUP William Belshaw*26.53%1,388    
      Alliance Seamus Close *18.68%987    
      Ulster Unionist William Gardiner-Watson17.09%894    
      UUUP George Morrison *13.46%704783.92 796.4 804.91 934.91
      Ulster Unionist Wilfred McClung8.61%397416.98 499.35 575.02 787.35
      DUP Denis McCarroll4.45%233573.77 577.14 580.13 689.82
      Vanguard Ronnie Crawford8.43%441499.83 524.2 550.65  
      Alliance Thomas Hughes3.59%188190.59    
      Electorate: 11,377  Valid: 5,232 (45.99%)  Spoilt: 224  Quota: 873  Turnout: 5,456 (47.96%)  

        Area D

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

        Lisburn Area D - 5 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456
        DUP Ivan Davis *25.77%1,758     
        Unionist Party NI Robert Kirkwood*21.76%1,485     
        Alliance George Boyd17.85%1,218     
        Ulster Unionist Samuel Semple*13.92%9501,055.08 1,184.2   
        Ulster Unionist Maureen McKinney9.32%476540.01 613.45 708.46 710.08 1,074.54
        UUUP James Davis4.13%282688.26 704.34 780.9 781.86 807.53
        Alliance Hazel Ervine5.58%381390.62 474.14 584.19 652.89  
        Independent Gerald King3.03%207218.84 240.68    
        Ulster Unionist Andrew Oliver0.97%6685.61 100.49    
        Electorate: 13,881  Valid: 6,823 (49.15%)  Spoilt: 199  Quota: 1,138  Turnout: 7,022 (50.59%)  

          Area E

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

          Lisburn Area E - 4 seats [2]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345678
          Alliance John Cousins*19.23%1,0471,053 1,113     
          Ulster Unionist William McAllister18.49%1,0071,061 1,064 1,402    
          SDLP William McDonnell16.09%876876 989 990 990 1,145  
          DUP William Beattie 11.57%630683 683 705 776 822 833.16 835.16
          DUP Robert McNeice*9.70%528558 558 604 699 777 820.71 828.71
          Alliance Brian Fitzsimons8.17%445451 473 494 584    
          Ulster Unionist David Saulters7.68%418444 444      
          Republican Clubs Gerard Dunlop5.60%305305       
          UUUP Jean Bell3.47%189       
          Electorate: 11,522  Valid: 5,445 (47.26%)  Spoilt: 265  Quota: 1,090  Turnout: 5,710 (49.56%)  

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            References

            1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Lisburn". www.ark.ac.uk.
            2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.