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1977 Antrim Borough Council election
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Local government election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 1977
1977 Antrim Borough Council election parliamentary no 1973 Antrim District Council election 1973 1977 05 18 y 1981 Antrim Borough Council election 1981 All 15 seats to Antrim Borough Council 8 Ulster Unionist Party 8 1 Democratic Unionist Party 3 2 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 2 0 Independent (politician) 1 0 Independent Nationalist 1 0 Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party 0 1 Party with the most votes by district.
Elections to Antrim Borough 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.
Election results
Antrim Borough Council Election Result 1977https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgantrim.htm Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Antrim www.ark.ac.uk
Ulster Unionist Party
8
0
1
1
53.3
38.6
4,543
10.8
Democratic Unionist Party
3
2
0
2
20.0
18.4
2,164
13.1
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
2
0
0
0
13.3
16.9
1,981
0.8
Independent (politician)
1
0
0
0
6.7
16.0
1,885
1.4
Independent Nationalist
1
0
0
0
6.7
5.8
679
1.7
Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party
0
0
1
1
0.0
2.5
299
3.6
British Ulster Dominion Party
0
0
0
0
0.0
1.7
205
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Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Antrim Borough Council election, 1977by district yes
|- class="unsortable" align="centre"
!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
!rowspan=2|TotalCllrs
|- class="unsortable" align="center"
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Ulster Unionist Party" | UUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Democratic Unionist Party" | DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | Alliance
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Area A
|30.1
|2
|20.2
|1
|5.3
|0
|bgcolor="DDDDDD"|44.2
|bgcolor="DDDDDD"|2
|5
|-
|align="left"|Area B
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|60.8
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|3
|17.0
|1
|22.2
|1
|0.0
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Area C
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|32.9
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|3
|17.6
|1
|24.1
|1
|25.4
|0
|5
|-
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|38.6
|8
|18.4
|3
|16.9
|2
|26.1
|2
|15
|-
|}
Districts results
Area A
1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1973-1977 Change: No change
Antrim Area A - 5 seatsLocal Government Results 1977 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/4f2c8097-9a51-463d-8373-947a5954aa40/local_government_election_results_1977 EONI 8 July 2021
8
Ulster Unionist Party
James Graham*
1,018
24.03%
Independent Nationalist
John Heffron*
679
16.03%
680.2
682.5
761.5
Democratic Unionist Party
Stewart Dunlop*
499
11.78%
538.6
549.1
556.1
556.1
904.1
Ulster Unionist Party
Samuel Getty
168
3.97%
351
468
525.7
526.3
548.8
742.32
Independent (politician)
Gerard Berry
542
12.79%
542
542
593.3
677.3
677.6
678.42
697.42
Independent (politician)
James Marrion
365
8.61%
365.9
367.2
378.2
594.5
594.5
596.96
631.92
Democratic Unionist Party
James Brown
360
8.50%
374.4
379.9
383.5
383.5
Independent (politician)
John McKeever
290
6.84%
290.6
290.9
311.8
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Patrick Gribben
225
5.31%
229.2
237.8
Ulster Unionist Party
Moira Marshall
91
2.15%
150.1
8
6,140
4,237 (69.01%)
163
707
4,400 (71.66%)
Area B
1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
1977: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
1973-1977 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Antrim Area B - 5 seats
6
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
John McCourt*
394
13.88%
397
605
Ulster Unionist Party
James Cunningham
446
15.71%
455
460
502
Ulster Unionist Party
Edgar Wallace*
459
16.17%
467
470
497
Ulster Unionist Party
George Dundas*
306
10.78%
308
313
337
357.25
488.25
Democratic Unionist Party
Allister Lucas
266
9.37%
448
453
459
459
476
Ulster Unionist Party
William Jones
270
9.51%
275
279
291
294
399
Ulster Unionist Party
Alexander Wilson*
245
8.63%
247
247
265
269.5
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
George Luke
236
8.31%
237
Democratic Unionist Party
John Patterson
217
7.64%
6
5,907
2,839 (48.06%)
127
474
2,966 (50.21%)
Area C
1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Vanguard
1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
1973-1977 Change: DUP gain from Vanguard
Antrim Area C - 5 seats
12
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Charles Kinahan
825
17.63%
Ulster Unionist Party
Jack Allen*
801
17.12%
Democratic Unionist Party
Samuel Dunlop
540
11.54%
540.15
540.35
544.35
544.35
545.35
612.37
865.37
Ulster Unionist Party
Samuel McCombe*
416
8.89%
416.85
420.91
422.96
423.96
426.98
453.02
468.02
490.1
575.14
612.26
743.88
Ulster Unionist Party
James Craig*
323
6.90%
323.95
333.11
334.11
334.11
334.18
352.18
364.18
383.5
427.76
464.27
643.54
Independent (politician)
Eileen Lagan
219
3.60%
220.05
220.09
220.09
272.29
368.56
370.56
370.61
370.61
415.71
567.91
577.57
Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party
James Clarke*
299
6.39%
299.4
301.06
302.06
302.06
302.06
337.06
346.1
377.84
414.75
439.87
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Florence McLernon
301
6.43%
335.25
335.39
335.44
337.64
345.24
351.24
352.29
353.21
402.86
Independent (politician)
Peter Neish
271
5.79%
272.05
272.43
272.43
277.43
300.58
310.63
313.68
322.88
Democratic Unionist Party
William McCormick
282
6.03%
282.2
282.24
282.24
282.24
283.24
299.24
Dominion Party
David Gregg
136
2.91%
136.05
136.11
196.11
197.11
197.11
Independent (politician)
Liam McCabe
116
2.48%
116.9
116.94
116.99
135.13
Independent (politician)
Martin Hanna
82
1.75%
82.55
82.59
82.59
Dominion Party
Samuel Ferson
69
1.47%
69.15
69.15
12
12,381
4,680 (37.80%)
217
781
4,897 (39.55%)
References
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