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1977 Castlereagh Borough Council election
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Local government election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 1977
1977 Castlereagh Borough Council election parliamentary no 1973 Castlereagh District Council election 1973 1977 05 18 y 1981 Castlereagh Borough Council election 1981 All 19 seats to Castlereagh Borough Council 10 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 7 2 Ulster Unionist Party 6 4 Democratic Unionist Party 4 4 Independent Unionist 2 2 United Loyalist 0 2 Loyalist Coalition 0 1 Independent (politician) 0 1 Party with the most votes by district.
Elections to Castlereagh 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 19 councillors.
Election results
Castlereagh Borough Council Election Result 1977https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgcastlereagh.htm Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Castlereagh www.ark.ac.uk
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
7
2
0
2
36.8
32.5
6,625
10.4
Ulster Unionist Party
6
0
4
4
31.6
24.8
5,054
25.8
Democratic Unionist Party
4
4
0
4
21.1
18.5
3,909
New
Independent Unionist
2
2
0
2
0.0
12.0
2,542
12.0
Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party
0
0
0
0
0.0
5.6
1,143
4.4
United Ulster Unionist Party
0
0
0
0
0.0
2.6
522
New
Unionist Party of Northern Ireland
0
0
0
0
0.0
1.9
380
New
Northern Ireland Labour Party
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.8
169
4.7
Independent (politician)
0
0
1
1
0.0
0.1
26
3.1
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Castlereagh 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="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | Alliance
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Ulster Unionist Party" | UUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Democratic Unionist Party" | DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Area A
|bgcolor="#F6CB2F"|33.7
|bgcolor="#F6CB2F"|2
|29.7
|2
|20.5
|1
|16.1
|1
|6
|-
|align="left"|Area B
|bgcolor="#F6CB2F"|28.8
|bgcolor="#F6CB2F"|3
|18.4
|2
|16.4
|2
|36.4
|1
|8
|-
|align="left"|Area C
|bgcolor="#F6CB2F"|36.3
|bgcolor="#F6CB2F"|2
|27.6
|2
|21.5
|1
|14.6
|0
|5
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|32.5
|7
|24.8
|6
|18.5
|4
|24.2
|2
|19
|-
|}
Districts results
Area A
1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist
1977: 2 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1973-1977 Change: DUP and Independent Unionist gain from UUP and United Loyalist
Castlereagh Area A - 6 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
Bertie Barker*
955
12.64%
993
1,180
Ulster Unionist Party
Frederick Kane*
646
9.03%
705
978
1,115.46
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Thomas Hawthorne*
863
12.06%
879
905
909.35
922.79
1,374.79
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Philip Grosse
881
12.31%
886
904
908.35
922.63
1,128.63
Independent Unionist
Ernest Harper
838
11.71%
852
862
863.74
883.06
902.84
1,080.84
Democratic Unionist Party
James Lowe
782
10.93%
854
866
867.74
889.58
900.13
921.13
956.13
Democratic Unionist Party
William Stevenson
682
9.53%
710
727
728.74
742.18
747.05
784.05
786.05
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Margaret Hull
668
9.33%
691
704
709.22
719.3
Ulster Unionist Party
William Stewart*
523
7.31%
568
Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party
John Moore
318
4.44%
8
14,898
7,156 (48.03%)
226
1,023
7,382 (49.55%)
Area B
1973: 4 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist, 1 x Loyalist Coalition
1977: 3 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1973-1977 Change: DUP (two seats) and Alliance gain from UUP, United Loyalist and Loyalist Coalition
Castlereagh Area B - 8 seats
13
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Addie Morrow*
884
11.38%
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Felicity Boyd
843
10.85%
848.6
849.6
857.66
860.7
862.72
940.76
Ulster Unionist Party
Matthew Anderson
699
9.00%
699.24
699.24
701.26
711.26
722.26
724.26
797.32
800.32
801.34
856.34
887.34
Ulster Unionist Party
Leslie Farrington*
501
6.45%
501.36
501.36
501.38
508.38
512.42
519.42
631.46
632.46
632.5
688.52
715.52
929.52
Democratic Unionist Party
John Lamont
421
5.42%
421.02
421.02
421.02
427.02
455.02
456.02
456.04
456.04
663.04
666.06
827.06
859.08
Democratic Unionist Party
John Gilpin
521
6.71%
521.02
521.02
522.02
527.02
559.02
562.02
564.04
564.04
691.06
694.06
793.06
842.08
Independent Unionist
Walter McFarland*
562
7.23%
562.28
563.28
570.3
581.3
589.32
592.32
608.32
608.32
613.34
670.38
737.48
834.52
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Thomas McQueen
512
6.59%
521.54
521.54
524.64
527.64
532.64
585.66
595.72
661.72
662.72
769.86
775.88
833.9
Independent Unionist
Robert Allen
536
6.90%
536.06
537.06
537.06
598.06
626.06
637.06
640.06
641.06
644.06
651.06
669.06
688.06
Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party
Thomas Lyons
443
5.70%
443.12
443.12
443.14
444.14
451.14
458.14
464.16
464.16
470.16
498.2
527.2
United Ulster Unionist Party
John Scott*
408
5.25%
408.12
408.12
409.12
411.12
437.12
438.12
448.14
448.14
456.14
468.16
Unionist Party of Northern Ireland
Brent Hughes
261
3.36%
261.28
262.28
348.32
353.32
354.32
365.34
365.36
368.36
370.36
Democratic Unionist Party
John Hill
332
4.27%
332.08
333.08
335.08
344.08
360.08
362.08
362.1
362.1
Ulster Unionist Party
Joseph O'Hara*
226
2.91%
226.28
226.28
230.3
234.3
236.3
238.3
Northern Ireland Labour Party
John Barkley
169
2.18%
169.08
187.08
188.08
189.08
190.08
Loyalist
Michael Brooks*
171
2.20%
171.1
171.1
173.1
175.1
Independent Unionist
Ronald McLean*
136
1.75%
136.04
137.04
137.04
Unionist Party of Northern Ireland
Pauline Mateer
119
1.53%
119.32
119.32
Independent (politician)
William Copley
26
0.33%
26
13
18,946
7,770 (41.01%)
329
864
8,099 (42.75%)
Area C
1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent
1977: 2 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1973-1977 Change: Alliance and DUP gain from UUP and Independent
Castlereagh Area C - 5 seats
8
Ulster Unionist Party
Herbert Johnstone
1,200
22.04%
Democratic Unionist Party
Peter Robinson
1,171
21.51%
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Patricia Archer
887
16.29%
891.8
894.56
900.17
918.17
Ulster Unionist Party
Elizabeth Rea
304
5.58%
541.12
578.38
677.24
765.77
766.34
1,090.34
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Bryan Davidson
530
9.74%
532.16
532.62
536.08
601.23
608.64
691.83
768.83
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Samuel Finlay*
557
10.23%
562.28
566.65
572.8
597.72
599.43
665.62
742.62
Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party
Norman Kyle
382
7.02%
410.08
441.82
517.26
594.61
595.18
Independent Unionist
John Snodden
299
5.49%
301.16
333.36
372.05
United Ulster Unionist Party
Valerie Walsh
114
2.09%
120.96
272.3
8
10,932
5,444 (49.80%)
175
908
5,619 (51.40%)
References
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