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1977 Down District Council election
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Local govt election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 1977
1977 Down District Council election parliamentary no 1973 Down District Council election 1973 1977 05 18 y 1981 Down District Council election 1981 All 20 seats to Down District Council 11 Social Democratic and Labour Party 10 2 Ulster Unionist Party 7 1 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 3 1 Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party 0 1 Independent (politician) 0 1 Party with the most votes by district.
Elections to Down 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 20 councillors.
Election results
Down District Council Election Result 1977https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgdown.htm Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Down www.ark.ac.uk
Social Democratic and Labour Party
10
2
0
2
50.0
44.6
9,251
9.6
Ulster Unionist Party
7
0
1
1
35.0
31.4
6,520
7.2
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
3
1
0
1
15.0
11.8
2,446
0.5
Independent (politician)
0
0
1
1
0.0
3.5
736
3.6
Unionist Party of Northern Ireland
0
0
0
0.0
3.3
700
New
United Ulster Unionist Party
0
0
0
0.0
2.7
569
New
Republican Clubs
0
0
0
0.0
2.6
536
0.2
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Down District 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="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | SDLP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Ulster Unionist Party" | UUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | Alliance
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Area A
|19.9
|2
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|50.1
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|4
|13.5
|1
|16.5
|0
|7
|-
|align="left"|Area B
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|58.8
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|4
|18.4
|1
|8.5
|1
|14.3
|0
|6
|-
|align="left"|Area C
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|53.4
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|4
|26.9
|2
|13.5
|1
|6.2
|0
|7
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|44.6
|10
|31.4
|7
|11.8
|3
|12.2
|0
|20
|-
|}
Districts results
Area A
1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Vanguard
1977: 4 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1973-1977 Change: SDLP gain from Vanguard
Down Area A - 7 seatsLocal Government Results 1977 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/4f2c8097-9a51-463d-8373-947a5954aa40/local_government_election_results_1977 EONI 28 July 2021
10
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Patrick Smyth*
837
12.65%
Ulster Unionist Party
Samuel Osborne*
631
9.54%
638
638
663
663
668
841
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Denis Rowan-Hamilton*
528
7.98%
534
534.33
573.33
577.35
638.42
652.42
904.42
Ulster Unionist Party
Edward McVeigh*
733
11.08%
736
736.03
770.03
773.03
773.04
803.04
813.09
823.82
963.82
Ulster Unionist Party
William Finlay*
604
9.13%
605
605
622
622.01
622.01
646.01
648.01
650.6
849.6
Ulster Unionist Party
William Brown
597
9.02%
601
601
621
621
621.01
634.01
635.01
640.19
801.56
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Francis Laverty
257
3.89%
260
264.88
267.9
449.39
605.83
605.83
717.4
774.01
778.09
United Ulster Unionist Party
Andrew Gaskin
569
8.60%
570
570.01
572.01
572.01
573.01
580.01
582.01
582.01
603.01
Ulster Unionist Party
William Cochrane*
468
7.07%
475
475.04
517.04
518.06
524.07
548.07
548.09
549.57
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
John Rodgers
362
5.47%
365
365.64
379.64
404.69
428.76
429.76
Ulster Unionist Party
Hugh Martin
279
4.22%
280
280
288
288
290.01
Independent (politician)
George Kerr
268
4.05%
268
268.58
269.58
273.69
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Allen Gilgunn
220
3.33%
220
221.7
223.71
Unionist Party of Northern Ireland
William Hutton
162
2.45%
221
221.03
Unionist Party of Northern Ireland
John McKee
100
1.51%
10
11,641
6,615 (56.83%)
221
827
6,836 (58.72%)
Area B
1973: 3 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent
1977: 4 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
1973-1977 Change: SDLP gain from Independent
Down Area B - 6 seats
10
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Eddie McGrady*
1,524
21.72%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Dermot Curran*
994
14.17%
1,069.48
Ulster Unionist Party
Cecil Maxwell*
848
12.09%
853.44
854.34
862.68
873.68
903.36
1,325.36
Social Democratic and Labour Party
John Ritchie*
595
8.48%
694.96
707.56
722.52
738.18
771.2
771.88
772.88
1,153.76
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Sean Quinn
548
7.81%
755.06
780.86
806.16
823.2
921.78
924.76
925.76
1,153.76
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
George Flinn
365
5.20%
373.84
374.74
388.42
564.76
618.46
631.46
768.46
793.66
833.66
Republican Clubs
Raymond Blaney
536
7.64%
551.64
554.04
586.72
593.72
661.34
662.34
680.34
735.08
782.08
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Theresa McEvoy
467
6.66%
525.48
540.18
551.86
556.88
614.5
615.5
616.5
Ulster Unionist Party
Robert Nicholson
442
6.30%
443.7
444
448
451
454
Independent (politician)
John Bryce
289
4.12%
308.04
313.14
376.18
384.54
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
William McNamara
229
3.26%
242.94
244.74
250.08
Independent (politician)
James McDowell
179
2.55%
187.16
188.66
10
10,436
7,016 (67.23%)
262
1,003
7,278 (69.74%)
Area C
1973: 4 x SDLP, 3 x UUP
1977: 4 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
1977-1981 Change: Alliance gain from UUP
Down Area C - 7 seats
8
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Patrick O'Donoghue*
1,335
18.73%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Eamon O'Neill
651
9.13%
814.35
824.67
824.67
898.89
Ulster Unionist Party
Ethel Smyth
787
11.04%
787
799
851
857.66
1,155.66
Ulster Unionist Party
Norman Bicker
663
9.30%
663
671
829
837.66
1,042.66
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Patrick Forde
422
5.92%
429.59
539.25
620.58
818.87
844.87
901.87
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Jarlath Carey*
643
9.02%
772.36
789.02
794.02
845.23
847.56
849.56
860.56
Social Democratic and Labour Party
James Magee
687
9.64%
713.4
728.73
729.73
744.03
746.03
747.03
753.03
Social Democratic and Labour Party
James McClean
493
6.92%
556.69
561.35
561.35
578.99
579.99
581.99
583.99
Ulster Unionist Party
William Keown
468
6.57%
468.66
477.66
544.66
555.32
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Joseph Keenan
364
5.11%
402.94
421.27
442.27
Unionist Party of Northern Ireland
John Beck
332
4.66%
332.33
409.33
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Patrick Doherty
176
2.47%
180.29
Unionist Party of Northern Ireland
Henry Cromie
106
1.49%
106.66
8
10,834
7,127 (65.78%)
398
891
7,525 (69.46%)
References
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