1977 Newtownabbey Borough Council election

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1977 Newtownabbey Borough Council election
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All 21 seats to Newtownabbey Borough Council
11 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Ulster Unionist Alliance DUP
Seats won864
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 4Increase2.svg 3Increase2.svg 1
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Unionist Party NI Newtownabbey Labour Loyalist
Seats won111
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1Steady2.svg 0
 Seventh partyEighth party
 
Party NI Labour United Loyalist
Seats won00
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1

Elections to Newtownabbey Borough 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 21 councillors.

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Election results

Newtownabbey Borough Council Election Result 1977 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Ulster Unionist 804Decrease2.svg438.138.17,452Decrease2.svg9.7
  Alliance 630Increase2.svg328.628.45,556Increase2.svg9.5
  DUP 410Increase2.svg119.019.03,712Increase2.svg4.9
  Unionist Party NI 110Increase2.svg14.83.5689New
  Loyalist 100Steady2.svg00.02.3457Increase2.svg2.8
  Ind. Unionist 000Steady2.svg04.22.5825Increase2.svg4.2
  Republican Clubs 000Steady2.svg00.00.9168New
  British Ulster Dominion Party 000Steady2.svg00.00.8147New
  Independent 000Steady2.svg00.00.590Decrease2.svg1.7
  Communist Party 000Steady2.svg00.00.132Increase2.svg0.1

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Newtownabbey Borough Council election, 1977
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP Alliance DUP UPNI Others
Area A63.3314.9117.710.004.105
Area B34.1218.9116.010.0031.026
Area C26.4133.5217.2111.5111.405
Area D37.2238.9223.910.000.005
Total38.1828.4619.043.5111.0221

Districts results

Area A

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

Newtownabbey Area A - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234
Ulster Unionist Sidney Cameron*28.90%1,053   
DUP Mary Harkness17.73%646   
Ulster Unionist Jim Wilson 15.70%572685.82  
Ulster Unionist Arthur Templeton*13.23%482671.42  
Alliance Pat McCudden14.93%544572.56 579.46 603.96
Ulster Unionist Samuel Todd*5.46%199280.9 346.9 461.18
Dominion Party Kennedy Lindsay 4.04%147168.84 173.64  
Electorate: 8,719  Valid: 3,643 (41.78%)  Spoilt: 109  Quota: 608  Turnout: 3,752 (43.03%)  

    Area B

    1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x NILP, 1 x Loyalist, 1 x United Loyalist
    1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Newtownabbey Labour, 1 x Loyalist
    1973-1977 Change: DUP gain from United Loyalist, NILP joins Newtownabbey Labour

    Newtownabbey Area B - 6 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456789
    Ulster Unionist Ivan Hunter17.02%737        
    DUP George Herron16.01%693        
    Alliance John Elliott*11.92%516516.96 517.84 543.84 561.84 600 876.43  
    Newtownabbey Labour Robert Kidd*8.48%367368.6 370.8 450.91 525.91 578.91 606.07 745.07 
    Ulster Unionist Doris Robb*12.22%529545.64 553.67 554.67 554.67 596.35 661.78 663.78 
    LoyalistCecil Stringer*10.56%457459.08 492.19 492.19 492.19 530.43 534.59 537.59 544.59
    Ulster Unionist James McWatters4.85%210302.48 322.39 325.66 325.66 377.06 379.49 403.49 450.49
    Alliance John Mellor7.02%304305.28 305.61 307.61 329.61 342.72    
    Ind. Unionist Thomas Gourley*5.34%231232.6 238.98 240.14 253.25     
    Republican Clubs J. J. Magee3.88%168168 168.11 171.11      
    Newtownabbey Labour Brian Caul2.70%117117.32 117.65       
    Electorate: 12,848  Valid: 4,329 (33.69%)  Spoilt: 208  Quota: 619  Turnout: 4,537 (35.31%)  

      Area C

      1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
      1977: 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UPNI
      1973-1977 Change: Alliance and UPNI gain from UUP (two seats)

      Newtownabbey Area C - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      Alliance Claire Martin18.81%1,128      
      Ulster Unionist Robert Caul17.23%1,033      
      DUP Samuel Neill*17.18%1,030      
      Alliance George Jones14.68%880917 1,029.31    
      Unionist Party NI Bertram Biggerstaff*11.49%689703 709.16 713.39 720.38 734.78 1,110.78
      Ind. Unionist Desmond Dowds9.91%594606 607.43 607.79 614.06 619.4 690.4
      Ulster Unionist Letitia McCartney*9.21%552565 567.64 593.32 607.57 611.92  
      Independent Olive Shannon1.50%90      
      Electorate: 14,661  Valid: 5,996 (40.90%)  Spoilt: 157  Quota: 1,000  Turnout: 6,153 (41.97%)  

        Area D

        1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
        1977: 2 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP
        1977-1981 Change: Alliance gain from UUP

        Newtownabbey Area D - 5 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234
        Alliance John Drysdale*27.67%1,553   
        DUP James Smith*23.93%1,343   
        Ulster Unionist Arthur Kell*16.96%952   
        Alliance James Rooney11.24%6311,209.8  
        Ulster Unionist William McKee*11.14%625650.2 881.9 1,084.14
        Ulster Unionist James Michael9.05%508517.2 686.25 756.97
        Electorate: 13,277  Valid: 5,612 (42.27%)  Spoilt: 168  Quota: 916  Turnout: 5,780 (43.53%)  

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          References

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