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1977 Londonderry City Council election
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Local govt election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 1977
1977 Londonderry City Council election parliamentary no 1973 Londonderry City Council election 1973 1977 05 18 y 1981 Londonderry City Council election 1981 All 27 seats to Londonderry City Council 14 Social Democratic and Labour Party 13 3 Ulster Unionist Party 6 6 Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland) 4 1 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 2 2 Democratic Unionist Party 2 2 United Loyalist 0 9 Republican Clubs 0 1 Party with the most votes by district.
Elections to Londonderry City Council were held on 18 May 1977 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used five district electoral areas to elect a total of 27 councillors.
Election results
Londonderry City Council Election Result 1977https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgderry.htm Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Derry/Londonderry www.ark.ac.uk
Social Democratic and Labour Party
13
3
0
3
48.1
42.1
12,462
9.7
Ulster Unionist Party
6
6
0
6
22.2
23.5
6,969
New
Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)
4
1
0
1
14.8
8.9
2,638
0.5
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
2
0
2
2
7.4
11.9
3,519
2.6
Democratic Unionist Party
2
2
0
2
7.4
6.7
1,986
New
Independent Nationalist
0
0
0
0
0.0
2.4
706
2.4
Republican Clubs
0
0
1
1
0.0
1.9
551
4.3
Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party
0
0
0
0
0.0
1.4
408
New
Loyalist
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.8
273
0.8
Northern Ireland Labour Party
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.1
44
0.2
Independent Republican (Ireland)
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.2
61
0.0
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Londonderry City Council election, 1977by district yes
|- class="unsortable" align="centre"
!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!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="Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)" | Nationalist
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | Alliance
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Democratic Unionist Party" | DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Area A
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|40.2
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|3
|36.8
|2
|0.0
|0
|9.7
|0
|12.7
|1
|0.6
|0
|6
|-
|align="left"|Area B
|25.4
|1
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|29.0
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|0.0
|0
|19.0
|1
|15.9
|1
|10.7
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Area C
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|56.6
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|3
|0.0
|0
|23.0
|2
|6.7
|0
|0.0
|0
|13.7
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Area D
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|50.2
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|3
|17.8
|1
|19.4
|1
|7.5
|0
|0.0
|0
|5.1
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Area E
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|46.4
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|3
|22.7
|1
|12.0
|1
|12.7
|1
|0.0
|0
|6.2
|0
|6
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|42.1
|13
|23.5
|6
|8.9
|4
|11.9
|2
|6.7
|2
|6.9
|0
|27
|-
|}
Districts results
Area A
1973: 3 x United Loyalist, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1977: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1973-1977 Change: UUP (two seats), DUP and SDLP gain from United Loyalists (three seats) and Alliance
Londonderry Area A - 6 seatsLocal Government Results 1977 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/4f2c8097-9a51-463d-8373-947a5954aa40/local_government_election_results_1977 EONI 12 August 2021
10
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Thomas Doherty*
762
10.65%
780
781
781
1,124
Ulster Unionist Party
Thomas Craig*
945
13.21%
948
963
1,002
1,004
1,004.29
1,430.29
Ulster Unionist Party
Robert Bond*
724
10.12%
728
739
948
950
950
1,158
Democratic Unionist Party
John Henry
694
9.70%
695
851
858
858
858
912
1,156
Social Democratic and Labour Party
John McNickle
882
12.33%
886
886
888
910
979.31
981.31
983.31
983.31
984.31
Social Democratic and Labour Party
George Peoples*
765
10.69%
771
772
773
825
851.39
852.39
852.39
853.39
854.39
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Arthur Barr*
526
7.35%
686
688
695
718
720.03
730.03
760.03
807.03
827.03
Ulster Unionist Party
Alan Lindsay
630
8.81%
631
642
716
717
717
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Patrick Boyle
464
6.49%
472
472
472
Ulster Unionist Party
Vincent Lindsay
332
4.64%
332
347
Democratic Unionist Party
Joseph Mooney
216
3.02%
217
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
James Patterson
170
2.38%
Northern Ireland Labour Party
Delap Stevenson
44
0.62%
10
10,859
7,154 (65.88%)
268
1,023
7,422 (68.35%)
Area B
1973: 3 x United Loyalist, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1973-1977 Change: UUP (two seats) and DUP gain from United Loyalist (three seats)
Londonderry Area B - 5 seats
8
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Herbert Faulkner*
1,156
17.10%
Democratic Unionist Party
Anna Hay*
688
10.18%
688
697
702
766
784
1,147
Ulster Unionist Party
James Guy
832
12.31%
838
845
862
890
1,062
1,083
1,346
Ulster Unionist Party
Kathleen Milligan
776
11.48%
781
782
812
841
996
1,003
1,161
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Michael Fegan*
1,020
15.09%
1,024
1,025
1,037
1,037
1,037
1,038
1,040
Social Democratic and Labour Party
William Doherty
694
10.27%
699
700
718
718
719
722
728
Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party
Samuel Barr
408
6.04%
409
412
428
475
486
527
Democratic Unionist Party
Gregory Campbell
388
5.74%
389
393
393
436
447
Ulster Unionist Party
Thomas Robinson
351
5.19%
351
352
360
380
Loyalist
Thomas Heatley
189
2.80%
190
246
247
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Florence Lewers
131
1.94%
148
148
Loyalist
William Gurney
84
1.24%
84
Northern Ireland Labour Party
David Buchanan
42
0.62%
8
10,601
6,759 (63.76%)
231
1,127
6,990 (65.94%)
Area C
1973: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Nationalist, 1 x Republican Clubs
1977: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Nationalist
1973-1977 Change: Nationalist gain from Republican Clubs
Londonderry Area C - 5 seats
7
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Patrick Devine*
1,004
22.47%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Hugh Doherty*
782
17.50%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Leonard Green*
432
9.67%
624.4
644.68
661.58
763.58
Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)
John McChrystal
466
10.43%
471.2
472.2
515.1
533.7
588.96
595.92
Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)
Gerard Barr*
478
10.70%
480.6
481.32
530.58
541.88
566.88
578.48
Republican Clubs
Michael Montgomery*
418
9.36%
420.08
420.52
537.12
546.68
561.1
561.1
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Joseph Moran
312
6.98%
358.8
365.52
370.38
419.22
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Gerard O'Grady
298
6.67%
301.9
302.7
322.34
Republican Clubs
Liam Gallagher
133
2.98%
135.34
135.82
Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)
George O'Connor
84
1.88%
85.04
85.16
Independent Republican (Ireland)
Patrick Quinn
61
1.37%
62.04
62.08
7
9,318
4,468 (47.95%)
312
745
4,780 (51.30%)
Area D
1973: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Nationalist, 1 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist
1977: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Nationalist, 1 x UUP
1973-1977 Change: SDLP and UUP gain from Alliance and United Loyalist
Londonderry Area D - 5 seats
7
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Raymond McClean*
927
26.15%
Ulster Unionist Party
Marlene Jefferson*
631
17.80%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
William Keys
598
16.87%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
William McCartney
253
7.14%
530.2
530.97
536.06
541.07
594.07
Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)
Liam Bradley
374
10.55%
379.76
379.98
380.08
438.17
459.54
661.54
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Joe Cosgrove*
265
7.48%
284.44
317.99
318.24
325.08
375.08
385.08
Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)
Charles McDaid
153
4.32%
163.08
163.63
163.73
240.09
245.66
Independent Nationalist
James Hegarty*
185
5.22%
198.32
200.52
200.77
208.78
Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)
John McQuaide
159
4.49%
162.24
162.46
162.51
7
5,973
3,545 (59.35%)
174
591
3,719 (62.26%)
Area E
1973: 2 x SDLP, 2 x United Loyalist, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Nationalist
1977: 3 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Nationalist
1973-1977 Change: SDLP gain from United Loyalist
Londonderry Area E - 6 seats
7
Ulster Unionist Party
Jack Allen*
1,337
17.38%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Frank Donnelly
1,329
17.28%
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Ivor Canavan*
825
10.73%
833.64
842.31
980.07
1,036.75
1,296.75
Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)
Fergus McAteer*
753
9.79%
764.62
763.97
884.49
1,078.69
1,087.35
1,094.35
Social Democratic and Labour Party
William O'Connell
875
11.38%
875.54
917.19
922.36
954.7
962.22
967.22
Social Democratic and Labour Party
William McCorriston
635
8.26%
635.72
742.48
751.65
838.52
845.82
854.82
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Noel McKenna
728
9.47%
728.18
775.44
784.61
823.63
828.73
835.73
Ulster Unionist Party
Albert McCartney
411
5.34%
628.26
628.94
636.56
638.73
Independent Nationalist
Michael Durey*
479
6.23%
479.18
484.96
503.31
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Edith Roulston
148
1.92%
152.5
153.01
Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)
Hugh Bell
112
1.46%
114.34
114.85
Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)
Kathleen Heraghty
59
0.77%
59.36
60.04
7
13,995
7,691 (54.96%)
312
1,099
8,003 (57.18%)
References
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