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1977 Moyle District Council election
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Local government election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 1977
1977 Moyle District Council election parliamentary no 1973 Moyle District Council election 1973 1977 05 18 y 1981 Moyle District Council election 1981 All 16 seats to Moyle District Council 9 Independent (politician) 6 1 Social Democratic and Labour Party 3 1 Ulster Unionist Party 3 2 Democratic Unionist Party 2 2 Independent Unionist 2 0 Party with the most votes by district.
Elections to Moyle 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 16 councillors.
Election results
Moyle District Council Election Result 1977https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgmoyle.htm Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Moyle www.ark.ac.uk
Independent (politician)
6
0
1
1
37.5
37.1
2,215
10.2
Social Democratic and Labour Party
3
1
0
1
18.8
22.6
1,350
10.6
Ulster Unionist Party
3
0
2
2
18.8
17.6
1,050
4.3
Independent Unionist
2
0
0
0
12.5
10.7
637
3.4
Democratic Unionist Party
2
2
0
2
12.5
7.7
461
New
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
0
0
0
0
0.0
2.9
173
2.1
Unionist Party of Northern Ireland
0
0
0
0
0.0
1.3
80
New
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Moyle 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="Democratic Unionist Party" | DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Area A
|30.4
|1
|0.0
|0
|0.0
|0
|bgcolor="#DDDDDD"|69.6
|bgcolor="#DDDDDD"|3
|4
|-
|align="left"|Area B
|0.0
|0
|30.5
|2
|18.3
|2
|bgcolor="#0077FF"|51.2
|bgcolor="#0077FF"|4
|8
|-
|align="left"|Area C
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|51.9
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|2
|19.7
|1
|0.0
|0
|28.4
|1
|4
|-
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|22.6
|3
|17.6
|3
|7.7
|2
|52.1
|8
|16
|-
|}
Districts results
Area A
1973: 4 x Independent
1977: 3 x Independent, 1 x SDLP
1973-1977 Change: SDLP gain from Independent
Moyle Area A - 4 seatsLocal Government Results 1977 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/4f2c8097-9a51-463d-8373-947a5954aa40/local_government_election_results_1977 EONI 13 July 2021
4
Independent (politician)
Fergus Wheeler*
406
20.03%
Independent (politician)
Alistair McSparran*
394
19.44%
559
Independent (politician)
Patrick McCarry*
364
17.96%
379
430
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Archie McIntosh
326
16.08%
352
386
397.44
Social Democratic and Labour Party
John McKay
290
14.31%
328
373
385.32
Independent (politician)
Arthur McAlister*
247
12.19%
4
2,716
2,027 (74.63%)
56
406
2,083 (76.69%)
Area B
1973: 4 x UUP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 2 x Independent
1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 2 x Independent
1973-1977 Change: DUP (two seats) gain from UUP (two seats)
Moyle Area B - 8 seats
9
Independent (politician)
James McShane*
472
18.70%
Ulster Unionist Party
Price McConaghy*
420
16.64%
Independent Unionist
Matt Colgan
333
13.19%
Ulster Unionist Party
Robert McKay*
206
8.16%
210.8
271.66
291.82
Independent Unionist
Samuel Adams*
159
6.30%
170.4
180.26
182.5
183.5
200.42
303.42
Independent (politician)
Maureen Gaston
103
4.08%
263
262.86
267.02
267.02
280.58
298.58
Democratic Unionist Party
Mary Morrison
226
8.95%
226.6
235.44
239.92
247.6
269.82
271.98
272.74
273.24
Democratic Unionist Party
George McFadden
166
6.58%
168.4
169.76
171.52
215.52
221.9
228.24
235.84
237.84
Independent Unionist
Lee Walker
145
5.74%
145.6
156.48
167.36
180.36
193.2
201.2
215.26
223.26
Ulster Unionist Party
Hugh Acheson*
145
5.74%
157
160.06
161.18
161.18
166.38
Unionist Party of Northern Ireland
William McConaghy
80
3.17%
89
119.6
124.24
126.24
Democratic Unionist Party
Ronnie McIlvar
69
2.73%
69
70.36
70.68
9
4,511
2,524 (55.95%)
65
281
2,589 (57.39%)
Area C
1973: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
1977: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
1973-1977 Change: No change
Moyle Area C - 5 seats
4
Social Democratic and Labour Party
John Black*
418
29.54%
Ulster Unionist Party
Elizabeth Johnston*
279
19.72%
283.48
287.48
Independent (politician)
Archibald McAuley*
229
16.18%
255.88
266.48
334.48
Social Democratic and Labour Party
John McAfee*
200
14.13%
248.64
256.52
281.48
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Joseph Donaghy
116
8.20%
159.84
169.12
187.76
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
John Scott
107
7.56%
108.28
147.92
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Maurice McHenry
66
4.66%
73.36
4
2,304
1,415 (61.41%)
66
284
1,481 (64.28%)
References
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