1977 Ballymoney Borough Council election

Local government election in Northern Ireland April 2022 Northern Ireland local elections, 1977 1977 Ballymoney Borough Council election parliamentary no 1973 Ballymoney District Council election 1973 1977 05 18 y 1981 Ballymoney Borough Council election 1981 All 16 seats to Ballymoney Borough Council 9 Ulster Unionist Party 5 1 Democratic Unionist Party 3 2 Independent (politician) 3 0 Social Democratic and Labour Party 3 1 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 1 0 Independent Unionist 1 3 Independent Nationalist 0 1 Party with the most votes by district. Elections to Ballymoney 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 16 councillors. Election results Ballymoney Borough Council Election Result 1977https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgballymoney.htm Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Ballymoney www.ark.ac.uk Ulster Unionist Party 5 1 0 1 31.3 29.4 2,479 3.9 Democratic Unionist Party 3 2 0 2 18.8 19.2 1,621 11.4 Independent (politician) 3 1 1 0 18.8 24.8 2,087 3.5 Social Democratic and Labour Party 3 1 0 1 18.8 15.1 1,274 5.8 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 1 0 0 0 6.3 8.3 698 0.6 Independent Unionist 0 0 1 1 0.0 3.2 270 18.3 Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. Districts summary Results of the Ballymoney Borough Council election, 1977by district yes |- class="unsortable" align="centre" !rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward ! % !Cllrs ! % !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="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | SDLP !colspan=2 bgcolor="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | Alliance !colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others |- |align="left"|Area A |37.6 |2 |bgcolor="#D46A4C"|42.5 |bgcolor="#D46A4C"|2 |0.0 |0 |10.2 |0 |9.7 |0 |4 |- |align="left"|Area B |bgcolor="40BFF5"|37.1 |bgcolor="40BFF5"|3 |18.1 |1 |30.6 |3 |0.0 |0 |14.2 |1 |8 |- |align="left"|Area C |7.6 |0 |0.0 |0 |0.0 |0 |22.0 |0 |bgcolor="#DDDDDD"|70.4 |bgcolor="#DDDDDD"|3 |4 |- |- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9" |align="left"| Total |29.4 |5 |19.2 |3 |15.1 |3 |8.3 |1 |28.0 |4 |16 |- |} Districts results Area A 1973: 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Independent 1977: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP 1973-1977 Change: DUP gain from Independent, Independent Unionist joins UUP Ballymoney Area A - 4 seatsLocal Government Results 1977 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/4f2c8097-9a51-463d-8373-947a5954aa40/local_government_election_results_1977 EONI 11 July 2021 5 Democratic Unionist Party Robert Halliday 430 21.05%         Ulster Unionist Party Kenneth Bamford* 329 16.10% 372 372.36 395.36 411.36 Democratic Unionist Party Ralph Stronge 224 10.96% 240 250.68 250.68 443.68 Ulster Unionist Party Adam Taylor 280 13.71% 372 372.44 372.44 378.24 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Hugh McFarland 208 10.18% 212 212.04 369.04 370.04 Democratic Unionist Party David Hanna* 214 10.47% 216 221.6 223.6   Independent (politician) Henry McCloy 198 9.69% 198 198     Ulster Unionist Party James Taylor 160 7.83%         5 4,037 2,043 (50.61%) 75 409 2,118 (52.46%) Area B 1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Independent Nationalist 1977: 3 x UUP, 3 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent 1973-1977 Change: DUP, SDLP and Independent gain from UUP (two seats) and Independent Nationalist, Independent Unionists (two seats) join UUP Ballymoney Area B - 8 seats 5 Democratic Unionist Party Charles Steele 753 18.10%         Independent (politician) Hugh Boyle 592 14.23%         Social Democratic and Labour Party Daniel McAlonan 576 13.84%         Ulster Unionist Party William Logan* 474 11.39%         Ulster Unionist Party Joe Gaston* 373 8.96% 464.68       Social Democratic and Labour Party Harry Connolly* 367 8.82% 367 421.6 473.8   Social Democratic and Labour Party John Mulholland* 331 7.95% 331.96 384.74 444.34 445.26 Ulster Unionist Party Patricia Ellis* 314 7.55% 350 355.72 355.72 491.18 Ulster Unionist Party Robert Chestnutt* 235 5.65% 318.04 326.62 326.62 391.2 Ulster Unionist Party Ronald McDowell 146 3.51% 224.24 227.1 227.9   5 6,951 4,161 (59.86%) 96 463 4,257 (61.24%) Area C 1973: 2 x Independent, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist 1977: 2 x Independent, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist 1973-1977 Change: No change Ballymoney Area C - 5 seats 4 Independent (politician) Robert McComb* 875 39.33%       Independent (politician) Mary Holmes* 365 16.40% 526     Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Brendan Smyth* 405 18.20% 440.36 448.72   Independent Unionist Frederick Holland* 270 12.13% 326.16 377.08 450.06 Ulster Unionist Party Samuel Montgomery 168 7.55% 240.8 294.76 343.44 Independent (politician) Ernest Lee 57 2.56% 93.4 115.44   Alliance Party of Northern Ireland John Greer 85 3.82% 92.28 96.84   4 4,382 2,225 (50.78%) 73 446 2,298 (52.44%) References Category:Ballymoney Borough Council elections Ballymoney