1977 Strabane District Council election

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1977 Strabane District Council election
←  1973 18 May 1977 (1977-05-18) 1981  →
All 15 seats to Strabane District Council
8 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party SDLP Ulster Unionist Independent Nationalist
Seats won553
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party DUP Alliance United Loyalist Coalition
Seats won200
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 1

Elections to Strabane District 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

Strabane District Council Election Result 1977 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  SDLP 510Increase2.svg133.330.55,139Increase2.svg4.3
  Ulster Unionist 501Decrease2.svg133.329.54,967Decrease2.svg9.4
  Independent Nationalist 310Increase2.svg120.014.92,505Increase2.svg3.8
  DUP 220Increase2.svg213.313.62,284New
  Independent 000Steady2.svg00.05.1852Increase2.svg2.6
  Alliance 002Decrease2.svg20.05.0510Decrease2.svg6.6
  Republican Clubs 000Steady2.svg00.02.3384Decrease2.svg1.6
  Ind. Unionist 000Steady2.svg00.01.2205Increase2.svg1.2

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Strabane District Council election, 1977
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
SDLP UUP DUP Others
Area A14.3135.9218.2131.615
Area B27.4134.8222.0115.815
Area C50.9317.210.0031.915
Total30.5529.5513.6226.4315

Districts results

Area A

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

Strabane Area A - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567
DUP George McIntyre18.18%1,047      
Independent Nationalist Denis McCrory*17.53%1,010      
SDLP Daniel Gallagher*8.99%518518 542 556 764 1,002 
Ulster Unionist Edward Turner13.16%758789.04 798.2 864.32 865.32 871.4 875.4
Ulster Unionist Ernest Young*12.40%714731.04 750.04 791.28 794.28 795.28 807.28
Ulster Unionist Frank Stewart10.36%597611.24 623.32 708.44 710.44 721.52 736.52
Independent Brian MacBride7.99%460460.08 493.16 500.24 571.24   
SDLP Mary McCrea5.28%304304 311 313.08    
Ind. Unionist James Moore3.56%205219.56 244.56     
Alliance James Smyth2.55%147147.4      
Electorate: 7,693  Valid: 5,760 (74.87%)  Spoilt: 266  Quota: 961  Turnout: 6,026 (78.33%)  

    Area B

    1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist Coalition
    1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
    1973-1977 Change: Independent Nationalist gain from Alliance, United Loyalist Coalition joins DUP

    Strabane Area B - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234
    DUP Samuel Rogers*21.96%1,237   
    Ulster Unionist Mary Britton*19.83%1,117   
    SDLP John Gallagher17.84%1,005   
    Ulster Unionist Henry Henderson*14.95%8421,128  
    Independent Nationalist Francis McConnell12.52%705705.25 749.25 855.25
    SDLP Aidan McNamee9.55%538538.25 548.25 595.5
    Independent James McCormick2.89%163163 205  
    Independent James Tinney0.46%2627 30  
    Electorate: 7,110  Valid: 5,633 (79.23%)  Spoilt: 214  Quota: 939  Turnout: 5,847 (82.24%)  

      Area C

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

      Strabane Area C - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789
      SDLP Ivan Cooper 26.72%1,457        
      SDLP William Carlin*14.69%8011,077.12       
      SDLP John McKelvey*9.46%516683.31 816.75 822.14 834.72 858.69 918.69  
      Ulster Unionist Robert Fleming10.67%582583.17 583.65 585.04 585.04 586.04 589.04 914.04 
      Independent Nationalist John O'Kane*10.86%592623.2 631.36 635.36 666.48 692.76 768.84 772.84 913.84
      Republican Clubs Ivan Barr5.81%317332.21 337.01 337.4 393.57 416.74 443.24 444.24 471.26
      Alliance Douglas Cooper*5.72%312323.7 326.34 362.36 365.92 380.79 392.35 406.35  
      Ulster Unionist Sydney Browne6.55%357357.39 357.39 358.39 358.39 358.39 358.39   
      Independent Nationalist John McCrory3.63%198208.14 214.14 214.14 222.53 241.4    
      Independent Thomas Forbes2.68%146160.04 166.76 168.39 173.56     
      Republican Clubs Gerard McCafferty1.22%6771.68 72.4 74.4      
      Independent James McDaid1.05%5763.63 64.83 64.83      
      Alliance Mamie Quigley0.94%5154.51 55.47       
      Electorate: 7,754  Valid: 5,453 (70.32%)  Spoilt: 317  Quota: 909  Turnout: 5,770 (74.41%)  

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        References

        1. 1 2 "Local Government Election 1973-1981: Strabane". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
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