1977 Newry and Mourne District Council election

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1977 Newry and Mourne District Council election
←  1973 18 May 1977 (1977-05-18) 1981  →
All 30 seats to Newry and Mourne District Council
16 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party SDLP UUP Alliance
Seats won1573
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 4Decrease2.svg 1
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party DUP Independent Nationalist Ind. Republican
Seats won131
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1Steady2.svg
 Seventh partyEighth party
 
Party Ind. Unionist Republican Clubs
Seats won00
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 5Decrease2.svg 2

Elections to Newry and Mourne District Council were held on 18 May 1977 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used six district electoral areas to elect a total of 30 councillors.

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Election results

Newry and Mourne District Council Election Result 1977 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  SDLP 1520Increase2.svg250.046.913,538Increase2.svg11.6
  UUP 751Increase2.svg423.324.57,078Increase2.svg11.6
  Alliance 301Decrease2.svg110.08.32,382Decrease2.svg5.2
  Independent Nationalist 321Increase2.svg110.07.62,194Decrease2.svg3.3
  DUP 110Steady2.svg3.33.1884New
  Ind. Republican 100Steady2.svg0.02.2632Decrease2.svg0.8
  Republican Clubs 002Decrease2.svg20.05.11,477Decrease2.svg5.7
  Independent 000Steady2.svg0.02.3676Decrease2.svg0.7

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Newry and Mourne District Council election, 1977
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
SDLP UUP Alliance DUP Others
Area A33.2232.422.2015.8116.405
Area B50.0211.6017.910.0020.514
Area C48.2247.020.000.004.804
Area D44.2325.529.510.0020.817
Area E61.1411.301.300.0026.326
Area F47.7223.4119.910.009.006
Total46.91524.578.333.1117.2430

Districts results

Area A

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

Newry and Mourne Area A - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
UUP William Russell*22.15%1,238     
SDLP Anne Marie Cunningham*15.62%873873.25 894.5 1,081.5  
UUP Arthur Coulter*10.25%573793.5 806 806.25 806.25 1,037.25
DUP George Graham 15.82%884910 910.5 911.5 912.34 945.34
SDLP Frank MacCann10.18%569569.75 585.75 763.75 892.27 910.27
Independent Nationalist Arthur Doran*9.07%507509.75 538.5 588.5 607.82 687.82
Independent John Henning7.16%400450 484.25 485.25 485.25  
SDLP Hugh Cunningham7.48%418418.5 427.5    
Alliance Doreen Leitch2.27%127130.75     
Electorate: 8,225  Valid: 5,589 (67.95%)  Spoilt: 292  Quota: 932  Turnout: 5,881 (71.50%)  

    Area B

    1973: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist
    1977: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist
    1973-1977 Change: No change

    Newry and Mourne Area B - 4 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    SDLP Jim McCart*31.71%1,377     
    Alliance Anthony Williamson*15.93%692727.72 792 797.14 831.9 977.9
    Independent Nationalist John McAteer*15.82%687715.88 721.26 725.26 763.78 809.54
    SDLP Liam Trainor8.24%358658.96 665.72 665.72 709.64 727.3
    SDLP Brian Mulligan10.04%436528.34 531.62 533 563.56 570.22
    UUP William Gordon7.83%340348.36 350.74 497.04 503.64  
    Republican Clubs Thomas Moore4.72%205224 230.04 230.04   
    UUP James Thompson3.78%164167.8 168.8    
    Alliance James McGowan1.93%8493.5     
    Electorate: 6,723  Valid: 4,343 (64.60%)  Spoilt: 276  Quota: 869  Turnout: 4,619 (68.70%)  

      Area C

      1973: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Independent Unionist
      1977: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP
      1973-1977 Change: UUP (two seats) gain from Independent Unionist (two seats)

      Newry and Mourne Area C - 4 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12
      UUP Violet Cromie*31.36%1,075 
      SDLP Nan Sands*26.90%922 
      SDLP Patrick McAlinden21.30%730 
      UUP Edward Walsh15.67%537921.18
      Republican Clubs Daniel Mussen4.78%164167.8
      Electorate: 5,658  Valid: 3,428 (60.59%)  Spoilt: 245  Quota: 686  Turnout: 3,673 (64.92%)  

        Area D

        1973: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Republican Clubs
        1977: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist
        1973-1977 Change: UUP (two seats) and Independent Nationalist gain from Independent Unionist (two seats) and Republican Clubs

        Newry and Mourne Area D - 7 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456789
        UUP Clarence Morrow*13.32%845        
        SDLP John Bell*12.86%816        
        UUP Andy Moffett12.20%774822.66       
        SDLP Thomas McGrath*11.91%756756.06 756.3 760.3 765.7 796.7   
        SDLP John McEvoy*11.11%705705 705.06 727.06 730.5 761.78 768.84 810.84 
        Alliance Victor Frizell*7.85%498498.66 507.66 565.8 566.58 589.8 591.86 631.16 699.84
        Independent Nationalist Eugene Markey8.81%559559.06 559.06 562.06 562.56 564.58 575.6 661.72 684.98
        Republican Clubs Noel Collins*5.23%332332 332 335 335.64 339.64 451.66 515.14 564.56
        SDLP John Grant6.11%388388.12 388.54 389.6 392.92 435.04 438.08 467.26  
        Independent Fabian Boyle4.35%276276 276.06 283.18 284.3 288.36 297.38   
        Republican Clubs Edward McGeown2.36%150150 150 150.06 150.18 151.18    
        SDLP Patrick Sloan2.24%142142.18 142.36 146.36 146.84     
        Alliance Monica Sweeney1.65%105105.24 106.74       
        Electorate: 11,390  Valid: 6,346 (55.72%)  Spoilt: 343  Quota: 794  Turnout: 6,689 (58.73%)  

          Area E

          1973: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Republican Clubs, 1 x Independent Republican, 1 x Independent Unionist
          1977: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Independent Republican
          1973-1977 Change: SDLP (two seats) gain from Republican Clubs and Independent Unionist, Independent Nationalist leaves SDLP

          Newry and Mourne Area E - 6 seats [2]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456
          SDLP Pat Toner*18.61%948     
          SDLP Peter McMahon*15.84%807     
          SDLP James Savage15.41%785     
          Ind. Republican Sean McCreesh*12.41%632707.75 718.5 764.5  
          SDLP Owen Kelly11.21%571677.5 699 756  
          Independent Nationalist Jim Murphy*8.66%441460 467 572.25 645.69 687.81
          UUP Caroline Donaldson*11.27%574574.5 591.75 595 600.44 613.4
          Republican Clubs Seamus Murphy5.28%269283 284    
          Alliance John Magowan1.32%6769     
          Electorate: 9,174  Valid: 5,094 (55.53%)  Spoilt: 284  Quota: 728  Turnout: 5,378 (58.62%)  

            Area F

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

            Newry and Mourne Area F - 4 seats [2]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            12345
            UUP William McCaigue23.59%958    
            SDLP Arthur Ruddy*19.13%777777.87 851.87  
            Alliance Michael McVerry*9.97%405485.33 513.33 516.23 813.55
            SDLP Daniel Hughes14.63%594617.49 643.49 646.97 726.87
            SDLP William Feely13.94%566567.45 624.45 643.01 722.52
            Alliance John McClelland9.95%404440.83 499.83 513.17  
            Republican Clubs Alan Wadforth8.79%357357    
            Electorate: 7,173  Valid: 4,061 (56.62%)  Spoilt: 234  Quota: 813  Turnout: 4,295 (59.88%)  

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              References

              1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Newry and Mourne". www.ark.ac.uk.
              2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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