1977 Omagh District Council election

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1977 Omagh District Council election
←  1973 18 May 1977 (1977-05-18) 1981  →
All 20 seats to Omagh District Council
11 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Ulster Unionist SDLP Alliance
Seats won863
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 2Steady2.svg 0
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Independent Nationalist Republican Clubs Ind. Unionist
Seats won210
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 2
 Seventh partyEighth party
 
Party Nationalist Independent Republican
Seats won00
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1

Elections to Omagh District 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 20 councillors.

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Election results

Omagh District Council Election Result 1977 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Ulster Unionist 820Increase2.svg240.035.96,868Increase2.svg7.2
  SDLP 620Increase2.svg230.029.65,671Increase2.svg12.2
  Alliance 300Steady2.svg015.016.03,071Increase2.svg3.8
  Independent Nationalist 212Decrease2.svg110.014.12,707Decrease2.svg1.9
  Republican Clubs 110Increase2.svg15.04.2801New

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Omagh District Council election, 1977
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP SDLP Alliance RC Others
Area A39.8233.119.500.0017.615
Area B42.8217.1021.510.0018.614
Area C36.9341.8321.310.000.007
Area D22.4118.4110.9120.9127.404
Total35.9829.6616.034.2114.3220

Districts results

Area A

1973: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Independent Unionist
1977: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1973-1977 Change: Independent Unionist joins UUP

Omagh Area A - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
SDLP Liam McQuaid*23.29%1,218     
Independent Nationalist Michael O'Hagan17.54%917     
Ulster Unionist Arthur McFarland*17.35%907     
SDLP John Skelton*9.81%513820.8 833.5 872.9  
Ulster Unionist Cecil Anderson*14.15%740740.9 758.9 758.9 772.88 1,165.88
Alliance Seamus McGale7.53%394415.9 473.3 476.1 476.4 482.4
Ulster Unionist William Brunt8.34%436436 451.3 451.4 463.58  
Alliance Anthony Pollock1.99%104117.8     
Electorate: 6,527  Valid: 5,229 (80.11%)  Spoilt: 189  Quota: 872  Turnout: 5,418 (83.01%)  

    Area B

    1973: 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Independent Unionist
    1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist
    1973-1977 Change: Independent Unionist joins UUP

    Omagh Area B - 4 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234
    Ulster Unionist Edgar McDowell*24.53%971   
    Ulster Unionist Joseph Anderson*18.24%722741 904.21 
    Independent Nationalist Patrick Donnelly*18.62%737780 780.57 783.61
    Alliance Patrick Bogan*15.89%629716 725.12 754.19
    SDLP Kevin McNaboe17.08%676720 720.19 721.52
    Alliance Patrick Donnelly5.63%223   
    Electorate: 5,289  Valid: 3,958 (74.83%)  Spoilt: 224  Quota: 792  Turnout: 4,182 (79.07%)  

      Area C

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

      Omagh Area C - 7 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678
      Alliance Aidan Lagan16.51%1,012       
      SDLP Gerald McEnhill*15.17%930       
      Ulster Unionist Cecil Walker *14.37%881       
      SDLP Stephen McKenna*11.45%702746.25 849.78     
      Ulster Unionist Alfred Barnett8.79%539539.25 539.42 568.02 568.02 787.02  
      Ulster Unionist Harold McCauley*7.37%452457.75 458.26 509.09 509.37 685.63 703 857
      SDLP Bernadette Grant8.73%535555 578.97 579.23 618.57 620.95 620.95 726.31
      SDLP Daniel Campbell6.43%394412 434.44 434.44 470.84 475.22 475.31 539.32
      Alliance Ethne McClelland4.76%292443 447.25 449.59 454.21 467.66 468.29  
      Ulster Unionist Archibald Burton6.41%393394.25 394.25 424.93 425.07    
      Electorate: 10,073  Valid: 6,130 (60.86%)  Spoilt: 277  Quota: 767  Turnout: 6,407 (63.61%)  

        Area D

        1973: 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Independent Republican
        1977: 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Republican Clubs
        1973-1977 Change: SDLP gain from Independent Nationalist, Independent Republican joins Republican Clubs

        Omagh Area D - 7 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456
        Ulster Unionist John Johnston*22.37%857     
        Republican Clubs Francis McElroy*20.91%801     
        SDLP Brendan Martin12.35%473473 482.48 589 616.32 720.08
        Alliance John Hadden*10.88%417484.14 495.06 527.22 555.32 673.72
        Independent Nationalist Michael McNulty*10.83%415425.26 427.82 453.9 534.94 659.56
        Independent Nationalist Bernard McGrath9.92%380383.24 386.08 406.12 514.58  
        Independent Nationalist Patrick McCrory6.73%258263.4 264.68 297.68   
        SDLP John McSherry6.00%230230 230.8    
        Electorate: 5,300  Valid: 3,831 (72.28%)  Spoilt: 151  Quota: 767  Turnout: 3,982 (75.13%)  

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          References

          1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Omagh". www.ark.ac.uk.
          2. 1 2 3 4 "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
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