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1977 Belfast City Council election
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Northern Ireland local election
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 1977
1977 Belfast City Council election Northern Ireland Flag of Belfast.svg parliamentary no 1973 Belfast City Council election 1973 18 May 1977 1981 Belfast City Council election 1981 All 51 seats to Belfast City Council 26 Ulster Unionist Party 15 10 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 13 5 Social Democratic and Labour Party 8 1 Democratic Unionist Party 7 5 Republican Clubs 3 1 Unionist Party of Northern Ireland 2 2 Independent Unionist 2 0 Independent (politician) 1 1 Other 0 5 Party with the most votes by district. Lord Mayor Myles Humphreys Ulster Unionist Party Lord Mayor James Stewart Ulster Unionist Party
Elections to Belfast City Council were held on 18 May 1977 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used nine district electoral areas to elect a total of 51 councillors, most representing the more heavily populated north and west.
The UUP remained the largest party, and James Stewart became Lord Mayor. The narrow unionist majority of one on the council resulted in David Cook from Alliance becoming Lord Mayor in 1978, the first non-unionist Lord Mayor since 1898.
Election results
Belfast local election result 1977http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgbelfast.htm Local Government Elections 1973 - 1981: Belfast 8 July 2021
Ulster Unionist Party
15
1
11
10
29.4
26.8
30,087
23.9
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
13
5
0
5
25.5
18.6
20,929
5.2
Social Democratic and Labour Party
8
1
0
1
15.7
18.9
20,920
7.5
Democratic Unionist Party
7
5
0
5
13.7
13.3
14,926
11.0
Republican Clubs
3
1
0
1
5.9
4.7
5,238
0.7
Unionist Party of Northern Ireland
2
2
0
2
3.9
5.0
5,584
New
Independent Unionist
2
0
0
0
3.9
4.1
4,567
1.1
Independent (politician)
1
1
0
1
2.0
2.6
3,431
2.6
Northern Ireland Labour Party
0
0
2
2
0.0
2.6
2,959
2.9
United Ulster Unionist Party
0
0
0
0
0.0
2.3
2,557
New
Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party
0
0
1
1
0.0
0.7
780
0.1
Communist Party of Ireland
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.1
115
0.0
British Ulster Dominion Party
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.1
114
New
Independent Socialist
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.1
107
0.1
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Belfast City Council election, 1977by district yes
|- class="unsortable" align="centre"
!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward
! %
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!rowspan=2|TotalCllrs
|- class="unsortable" align="center"
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Ulster Unionist Party" | UUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | Alliance
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Social Democratic and Labour Party"| SDLP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Democratic Unionist Party" | DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Republican Clubs" | RC
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Unionist Party of Northern Ireland" | UPNI
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Area A
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|29.2
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|20.1
|2
|8.5
|1
|21.5
|2
|1.7
|0
|5.9
|0
|13.1
|0
|7
|-
|align="left"|Area B
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|33.0
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|3
|30.7
|2
|0.0
|0
|11.0
|1
|0.0
|0
|15.1
|1
|10.2
|0
|7
|-
|align="left"|Area C
|25.3
|2
|bgcolor="#F6CB2F"|33.8
|bgcolor="#F6CB2F"|3
|6.4
|0
|10.2
|0
|0.0
|0
|10.0
|1
|14.3
|0
|6
|-
|align="left"|Area D
|0.0
|0
|13.5
|1
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|69.2
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|4
|0.0
|0
|16.4
|1
|0.0
|0
|0.9
|0
|6
|-
|align="left"|Area E
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|35.1
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|9.0
|1
|0.0
|0
|18.3
|1
|0.0
|0
|0.0
|0
|37.6
|2
|6
|-
|align="left"|Area F
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|31.2
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|10.7
|1
|27.8
|1
|14.7
|1
|14.4
|1
|0.0
|0
|1.2
|0
|6
|-
|align="left"|Area G
|29.2
|2
|3.2
|1
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|29.9
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|1
|21.1
|1
|13.2
|1
|0.0
|0
|3.4
|0
|6
|-
|align="left"|Area H
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|29.8
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|16.9
|2
|21.1
|1
|11.7
|1
|0.0
|0
|2.8
|0
|17.7
|1
|7
|-
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|26.8
|15
|18.6
|13
|18.6
|8
|13.3
|7
|4.7
|3
|5.0
|2
|13.0
|3
|51
|-
|}
District results
Area A
1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Vanguard, 1 x NILP
1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP
1973-1977 Change: DUP (two seats), Alliance and SDLP gain from UUP (two seats), Vanguard and NILP
Area A - 7 seatsLocal Government Results 1977 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/4f2c8097-9a51-463d-8373-947a5954aa40/local_government_election_results_1977 EONI 8 July 2021
15
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Basil Glass
2,580
16.03%
Ulster Unionist Party
Grace Bannister*
2,367
14.70%
Democratic Unionist Party
Raymond McCrea
1,912
11.88%
1,914.31
1,918.6
1,918.66
1,918.66
1,918.66
1,963.81
2,076.21
Ulster Unionist Party
William Blair*
1,026
6.37%
1,035.66
1,270.56
1,275.07
1,276.07
1,290.28
1,349.33
1,465.68
1,466.9
1,709.49
1,774.11
2,358.11
Democratic Unionist Party
Robert Newman
1,549
9.62%
1,549.63
1,552.33
1,552.33
1,554.33
1,601.78
1,618.78
1,631.23
1,682.47
1,708.38
1,724.38
1,764.02
1,798.02
2,368.02
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Denis Loretto
667
4.14%
1,109.47
1,115.17
1,130.01
1,152.43
1,156.85
1,168.42
1,174.29
1,174.29
1,187.64
1,542.09
1,602.75
1,649.75
1,711.71
1,723.71
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Alasdair McDonnell
1,364
8.47%
1,397.6
1,398.2
1,408.56
1,566.55
1,567.55
1,571.55
1,571.55
1,571.55
1,573.55
1,633.23
1,636.23
1,638.23
1,643.44
1,644.44
Unionist Party of Northern Ireland
Thomas Jordan
954
5.93%
970.8
979.5
979.5
981.5
988.65
1,002.88
1,015.48
1,016.7
1,055.08
1,122.16
1,195.53
1,300.53
1,481.48
1,609.48
United Ulster Unionist Party
Benjamin Horan*
676
4.20%
679.99
687.79
687.79
687.79
897.24
954.05
960.26
963.92
990.78
1,013.78
1,100.7
1,202.7
Ulster Unionist Party
Thomas Gildea*
483
3.00%
486.78
524.88
527.88
527.88
534.03
573.53
651.89
656.16
936.8
978.4
Northern Ireland Labour Party
Brian Garrett
594
3.69%
610.17
614.37
667.21
697.63
699.84
715.84
719.14
719.14
728.14
Ulster Unionist Party
Walter Shannon
452
2.81%
454.52
475.07
476.07
476.07
480.43
489.03
654.82
656.04
Ulster Unionist Party
Alfred Shaw
378
2.35%
379.89
393.84
396.84
396.84
400.14
409.74
Independent Unionist
William Elliott*
379
2.35%
380.05
385.75
387.38
387.38
388.38
United Ulster Unionist Party
Philip Moles
345
2.14%
345.84
347.79
347.79
349
Republican Clubs
Terence McGrattan
278
1.73%
280.73
280.88
280.88
Northern Ireland Labour Party
Derek Peters
93
0.58%
95.94
96.54
15
24,230
16,097 (66.43%)
801
2,013
16,898 (69.74%)
Area B
1973: 5 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist
1977: 3 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UPNI, 1 x DUP
1973-1977 Change: Alliance, UPNI and DUP gain from UUP (two seats) and United Loyalist
Area B - 7 seats
12
Unionist Party of Northern Ireland
Joshua Cardwell*
2,722
15.11%
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Oliver Napier
2,703
15.00%
Ulster Unionist Party
Thomas Patton*
2,209
12.26%
2,268.58
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Michael Brown*
2,045
7.55%
2,120.6
2,350.44
Ulster Unionist Party
John Allen*
1,903
10.56%
1,994.08
2,004.79
2,008.51
2,010.4
2,196.94
2,249.22
2,662.22
Democratic Unionist Party
Henry Evans
1,058
5.87%
1,069.52
1,070.88
1,090.88
1,090.88
1,095.41
1,105.58
1,114.2
1,118.2
1,947.41
2,707.41
Ulster Unionist Party
Dorothy Dunlop
622
3.45%
683.02
691.69
697.77
699.45
934.73
963.93
1,274.06
1,620.06
1,637.13
1,979.01
2,337.01
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
David Wonnacott
781
4.33%
812.5
984.88
989.41
1,073.62
1,083.29
1,487.12
1,524.51
1,535.51
1,541.4
1,573.3
1,595.3
United Ulster Unionist Party
Reg Empey
981
5.44%
1,013.22
1,016.11
1,182.4
1,182.75
1,211.09
1,227.99
1,249.29
1,264.29
1,374.54
Democratic Unionist Party
Thomas McIntyre
920
5.11%
927.2
928.05
957.23
957.23
966.59
977.77
982.56
984.56
Ulster Unionist Party
William Corry*
664
3.69%
716.02
722.31
725.67
726.3
817.75
833.09
Northern Ireland Labour Party
William Gunning
631
3.50%
645.76
659.02
660.2
662.93
664.11
Ulster Unionist Party
Joseph Hanna
541
3.00%
562.78
565.16
571.86
572.56
United Ulster Unionist Party
Stanley Morgan
237
1.32%
245.1
246.29
12
37,176
18,017 (48.46%)
724
2,253
18,741 (50.41%)
Area C
1973: 4 x UUP, 2 x Alliance
1977: 3 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 1 x UPNI
1973-1977 Change: Alliance and UPNI gain from UUP (two seats)
Area C - 6 seats
12
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
David Cook*
2,748
18.93%
Ulster Unionist Party
Andrew Cairns
1,287
8.86%
1,290.6
1,293.6
1,321.84
1,340.84
1,346.84
1,387.08
1,547.8
1,579.8
1,981.52
1,981.52
2,330.52
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
William Jeffrey
892
6.14%
1,368.64
1,368.64
1,372.88
1,389.88
1,514.04
1,537.28
1,551.48
1,554.48
1,571.96
2,037.16
2,076.12
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Muriel Pritchard*
1,274
8.78%
1,394.24
1,398.24
1,401.24
1,435.72
1,529.12
1,543.12
1,554.8
1,557.8
1,582
2,002.28
2,047.44
Ulster Unionist Party
Mary Crooks
1,142
7.87%
1,148.72
1,151.72
1,180.72
1,212.72
1,217.2
1,307.44
1,445.68
1,496.68
1,824.92
1,833.92
2,035.64
Unionist Party of Northern Ireland
Victor Brennan
1,446
9.96%
1,455.84
1,458.84
1,479.84
1,493.84
1,519.56
1,568.56
1,609.04
1,623.04
1,702
1,727
1,928.44
Democratic Unionist Party
Alexander McMeekin
872
6.01%
872
884
957
976.24
978.24
990.24
1,010.24
1,493.24
1,523.48
1,525.48
1,650.72
Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party
Raymond Jordan
780
5.37%
784.32
788.32
825.56
876.56
882.56
914.56
963.8
1,022.8
1,068.04
1,072.04
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Mary Scott
923
6.36%
937.4
938.4
938.4
950.4
992.4
994.4
996.4
997.4
999.4
Ulster Unionist Party
John William Kennedy*
630
4.34%
634.08
635.08
657.08
665.08
672.08
726.08
952.04
975.04
Democratic Unionist Party
William Spence
604
4.16%
604
607
629
667
673
691
697
Ulster Unionist Party
John Gilmore
619
4.26%
624.76
626.76
639.76
652.76
660.76
682.76
Independent Unionist
John Webster*
340
2.34%
340.96
343.96
349.2
369.2
371.2
Northern Ireland Labour Party
Ronald Macartney
330
2.27%
335.76
335.76
336.76
348.76
Independent (politician)
William Weir
313
2.16%
313.72
314.72
319.72
United Ulster Unionist Party
Reginald Johnston
199
1.37%
199.96
276.96
United Ulster Unionist Party
James Robinson
119
0.82%
119
12
29,635
14,518 (48.99%)
523
2,075
15,041 (50.75%)
Area D
1973: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Republican Clubs, 1 x Alliance
1977: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Republican Clubs, 1 x Alliance
1973-1977 Change: No change
Area D - 6 seats
8
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Paddy Devlin*
7,087
53.13%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Cormac Boomer
905
6.79%
2,925.84
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Liam Hunter
477
3.58%
1,741.64
2,290.74
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Mary Sullivan
760
5.70%
1,669.72
2,006.4
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Dan McGuinness
1,235
9.26%
1,612.72
1,664.78
1,827.8
1,891.3
1,915.19
Republican Clubs
Bernard McDonagh
942
7.06%
1,119.08
1,129.34
1,158.22
1,178.72
1,189.17
1,496.57
1,607.82
Republican Clubs
Martin Lynch
723
5.42%
862.08
873.48
905.02
944.58
955.79
1,228.61
1,338.67
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Robert Turkington
575
4.31%
660.88
667.34
745.62
762.5
785.68
824.15
Republican Clubs
Kevin Smyth
527
3.95%
622
629.98
660
675.04
682.45
Independent Socialist
Gerard Campbell
107
0.80%
187.56
212.64
235.44
8
35,266
13,338 (37.82%)
1,594
1,906
14,932 (42.34%)
Area E
1973: 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x NILP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist, 1 x Independent Unionist
1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent, 1 x Independent Unionist
1973-1977 Change: UUP and Independent gain from NILP and United Loyalist
Area E - 6 seats
9
Ulster Unionist Party
Billy Bell
3,297
24.38%
Independent (politician)
James Weir
2,184
16.15%
Democratic Unionist Party
Fred Proctor*
1,755
12.98%
1,860.84
1,873.52
1,874.36
1,898.12
2,512.12
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Samuel Egerton
1,223
9.04%
1,263.32
1,352.32
1,497.22
1,506.88
1,513.84
1,518.84
1,561.28
2,084.28
Ulster Unionist Party
Alfie Ferguson
366
2.71%
1,106.04
1,118.98
1,123.04
1,323.24
1,366.76
1,497.76
1,566.38
1,748.98
Independent Unionist
Hugh Smyth*
1,140
8.43%
1,174.44
1,179.44
1,180.42
1,214.98
1,240.58
1,353.58
1,657.4
1,714.82
Ulster Unionist Party
David Smylie*
667
4.93%
798.46
811.88
812.16
1,062.46
1,109.5
1,249.5
1,390.36
1,501.78
Northern Ireland Labour Party
George Chambers
809
5.98%
872.84
930.52
998.84
1,022.92
1,031.32
1,051.32
1,108.2
Independent (politician)
Hugh Stockman
718
5.31%
741.94
767.36
785.98
801.98
822.08
891.08
Democratic Unionist Party
Bill Lavery
715
5.29%
760.78
765.88
767.42
784.94
Ulster Unionist Party
James Sands
412
3.05%
577.48
859.58
590.56
Independent (politician)
Peter Emerson
236
1.75%
248.6
9
30,109
13,522 (44.91%)
706
1,932
14,228 (47.25%)
Area F
1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Republican Clubs
1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Republican Clubs, 1 x Alliance
1973-1977 Change: Alliance gain from UUP
Area F - 6 seats
9
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Owen Allen
1,886
18.81%
Ulster Unionist Party
James Stewart*
1,681
16.76%
Republican Clubs
Jim Sullivan*
1,099
10.96%
1,113.16
1,113.31
1,131.55
1,433.35
Ulster Unionist Party
Harry Fletcher*
1,081
10.78%
1,082.92
1,185.22
1,193.67
1,194.67
1,504.97
Democratic Unionist Party
William Dickson
949
9.46%
958.36
975.01
981.61
982.61
1,009.76
1,474.76
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Will Glendinning
1,077
10.74%
1,142.04
1,152.09
1,173.96
1,188.27
1,211.97
1,221.92
1,287.92
1,316.92
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Thomas Lappin
899
8.97%
1,232.84
1,233.29
1,247.49
1,265.24
1,267.48
1,270.38
1,273.38
1,277.38
Democratic Unionist Party
John Parkes
525
5.24%
525.72
534.27
538.57
538.57
575.67
Ulster Unionist Party
Thomas Murphy*
369
3.68%
369.48
470.88
480.88
480,88
Republican Clubs
Sean O'Hare
346
3.45%
355.12
355.87
369.11
Communist Party of Ireland
James Stewart
115
1.15%
117.4
119.2
9
21,177
10,027 (47.35%)
1,013
1,433
11,040 (52.13%)
Area G
1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist
1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Republican Clubs, 1 x Alliance
1973-1977 Change: DUP and Republican Clubs gain from UUP and Independent Unionist
Area G - 6 seats
7
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Gerry Fitt*
3,006
29.81%
Republican Clubs
Seamus Lynch
1,323
13.12%
2,124.04
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Mary McKeown*
320
3.17%
1,051.6
1,632.54
Democratic Unionist Party
Frederick Ashby
1,377
13.66%
1,380.72
1,381.34
1,383.2
1,445.2
Ulster Unionist Party
Herbert Ditty*
1,043
10.34%
1,049.2
1,050.44
1,057.88
1,093.74
1,203.74
1,519.74
Ulster Unionist Party
Cecil Walker
779
7.73%
779.62
782.72
792.64
812.74
1,027.38
1,318.68
Democratic Unionist Party
George Haffey
742
7.36%
743.24
743.24
743.86
772.86
889.1
968.72
Ulster Unionist Party
Margaret Laird*
592
5.87%
598.82
598.82
605.64
662.36
774.98
Ulster Unionist Party
Samuel Millar*
515
5.11%
515.62
518.72
532.36
618.84
Independent Unionist
Hugh Kidd*
387
3.84%
396.92
398.16
406.22
7
20,959
10,084 (48.11%)
886
1,441
10,970 (52.34%)
Area H
1973: 5 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP
1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1977-1981 Change: Alliance, DUP and Independent Unionist gain from UUP (three seats)
Area H - 7 seats
12
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Paschal O'Hare
2,414
14.52%
Independent Unionist
Frank Millar*
2,321
13.96%
Ulster Unionist Party
John Carson*
2,250
13.53%
Ulster Unionist Party
Myles Humphreys*
1,942
11.68%
1,942.14
2,000.11
2,016.76
2,073.53
2,360.53
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
John Cushnahan
1,865
11.21%
1,881.1
1,883.19
1,885.3
1,887.4
1,896.08
1,901.08
1,902.19
2,104.19
Democratic Unionist Party
William Annon
1,507
9.06%
1,507.14
1,561.59
1,590.34
1,597.55
1,608.82
1,613.82
2,041.03
2,048.37
2,064.18
2,290.18
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Robert Jamison
944
5.68%
951.14
956.75
959.75
961.15
977.02
990.02
995.79
1,116.18
1,323.08
1,680.41
1,770.41
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Alban Maginness
1,099
6.61%
1,406.44
1,406.99
1,407.99
1,408.2
1,408.2
1,409.2
1,409.42
1,444.26
1,445.26
1,451.31
1,461.31
Ulster Unionist Party
Mary Creighton*
331
1.99%
331
367.85
399.16
469.65
577.41
821.41
848.99
925.06
1,160.88
Unionist Party of Northern Ireland
Joseph Gibson
462
2.78%
462.14
472.48
482.7
486.69
506.04
515.04
522.41
546.63
Northern Ireland Labour Party
Alan Carr
502
3.02%
504.24
508.97
513.41
515.23
517.34
518.34
519.74
Democratic Unionist Party
Cynthia McDowell
441
2.65%
441
472.13
484.46
486.77
492.07
495.07
Ulster Unionist Party
James Kennett
439
2.64%
439
455.17
458.83
466.39
Dominion Party
Alexander Beattie
114
0.69%
114
124.78
12
35,074
16,631 (47.42%)
684
2,079
17,315 (49.37%)
References
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