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1977 Carrickfergus Borough Council election
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Local government election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 1977
1977 Carrickfergus Borough Council election parliamentary no 1973 Carrickfergus Borough Council election 1973 1977 05 18 y 1981 Carrickfergus Borough Council election 1981 All 15 seats to Carrickfergus Borough Council 8 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 5 2 Ulster Unionist Party 5 0 Democratic Unionist Party 3 3 Unionist Party of Northern Ireland 1 1 United Loyalist 1 4 Loyalist 0 1 Independent (politician) 0 1 Party with the most votes by district.
Elections to Carrickfergus 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 15 councillors.
Election results
Carrickfergus Borough Council Election Result 1977https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgcarrick.htm Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Carrickfergus www.ark.ac.uk
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
5
2
0
2
33.3
30.1
2,957
7.8
Ulster Unionist Party
5
0
0
0
33.3
27.5
2,698
0.8
Democratic Unionist Party
3
3
0
3
20.0
17.6
1,735
New
United Loyalist
1
0
4
4
6.7
10.4
1,021
21.2
Unionist Party of Northern Ireland
1
1
0
1
0.0
10.1
992
New
United Ulster Unionist Party
0
0
0
0
0.0
2.4
237
New
Independent (politician)
0
0
1
1
0.0
1.9
183
7.4
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Carrickfergus Borough Council election, 1977by district yes
|- class="unsortable" align="centre"
!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward
! %
!Cllrs
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!Cllrs
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!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="Unionist Party of Northern Ireland" | UPNI
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Area A
|bgcolor="#F6CB2F"|29.9
|bgcolor="#F6CB2F"|2
|29.2
|2
|12.1
|0
|10.4
|0
|18.4
|1
|5
|-
|align="left"|Area B
|36.6
|2
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|38.6
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|12.2
|1
|0.0
|0
|12.6
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Area C
|23.3
|1
|13.8
|1
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|28.9
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|2
|20.7
|1
|13.3
|0
|5
|-
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|30.1
|5
|27.5
|5
|17.6
|3
|10.1
|1
|14.7
|1
|15
|-
|}
Districts results
Area A
1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x United Loyalist, 1 x Alliance
1977: 2 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 1 x United Loyalist
1973-1977 Change: Alliance gain from United Loyalist
Carrickfergus Area A - 5 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
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Joan Tomlin*
709
22.67%
United Loyalist
Charles Johnston*
575
18.39%
Ulster Unionist Party
Mary Ardill
383
12.25%
387.16
389.77
414.39
476.19
562.19
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Stewart Dickson
227
7.26%
383
384.89
394.67
399.63
519.97
Ulster Unionist Party
Robert Hunter
233
7.45%
235.08
236.61
275.96
371.1
458.42
486.15
494.41
Democratic Unionist Party
Joseph Seaton
378
12.09%
382.42
419.59
423.12
447.11
477.88
479.06
479.06
Unionist Party of Northern Ireland
William Johnstone
325
10.39%
335.4
337.83
343.27
363.36
Ulster Unionist Party
Robert McAllister*
166
5.31%
167.3
169.28
217.16
Ulster Unionist Party
Edward Simms*
131
4.19%
133.6
135.4
8
5,868
3,127 (53.29%)
140
522
3,267 (55.67%)
Area B
1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist, 1 x Independent
1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
1973-1977 Change: Alliance and DUP gain from United Loyalist and Independent
Carrickfergus Area B - 5 seats
7
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Charles Hilditch
745
21.44%
Ulster Unionist Party
George Armstrong
683
19.65%
Democratic Unionist Party
Desmond Scott
425
12.23%
425.22
427.92
453.37
617.37
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Patrick Conway
271
7.80%
349.1
350.15
367.38
369.75
370.57
617.57
Ulster Unionist Party
Hugh McLean*
415
11.94%
425.56
455.41
493.75
514.72
527.43
557.53
Ulster Unionist Party
David McCune*
244
7.02%
255.44
308.84
332.18
390.68
411.18
447.27
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Alice Bateman
256
7.37%
306.38
309.83
341.35
348.09
351.37
United Loyalist
James Brown
253
7.28%
254.1
260.55
278.77
Independent (politician)
Elizabeth McMaster
183
5.27%
192.02
195.77
7
6,389
3,475 (54.39%)
91
580
3,566 (55.81%)
Area C
1973: 2 x United Loyalist, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Loyalist
1977: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UPNI, 1 x UUP
1973-1977 Change: DUP (two seats) and UPNI gain from United Loyalist (two seats) and Loyalist
Carrickfergus Area C - 5 seats
7
Democratic Unionist Party
Ken McFaul*
788
24.46%
Unionist Party of Northern Ireland
Samuel Murphy
667
20.71%
Democratic Unionist Party
John Moore
144
4.47%
313.57
320.17
421.38
430.11
608.11
Ulster Unionist Party
Samuel Simms*
238
7.39%
242.96
282.16
294.29
493.93
557.93
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Sean Neeson
395
12.26%
396.55
412.55
414.95
423.06
435.78
444.78
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Alison Lowry
354
10.99%
355.86
374.06
378.46
388.88
398.8
417.8
United Ulster Unionist Party
Gladys Ritchie*
237
7.36%
270.48
278.68
351.59
369.03
Ulster Unionist Party
James Penny
205
6.36%
209.34
244.14
253.27
United Loyalist
Ernest Burton*
193
5.99%
220.9
224.9
7
6,524
3,221 (49.37%)
155
537
3,376 (51.75%)
References
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