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1977 Magherafelt District Council election
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Local govt election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 1977
1977 Magherafelt District Council election parliamentary no 1973 Magherafelt District Council election 1973 1977 05 18 y 1981 Magherafelt District Council election 1981 All 15 seats to Magherafelt District Council 8 Social Democratic and Labour Party 5 1 Ulster Unionist Party 4 1 Democratic Unionist Party 3 3 Republican Clubs 1 0 United Ulster Unionist Party 1 1 Independent Nationalist 1 0 Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party 0 1 United Loyalist 0 1 Party with the most votes by district.
Elections to Magherafelt District 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
Magherafelt District Council Election Result 1977https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgmagherafelt.htm Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Magherafelt www.ark.ac.uk
Social Democratic and Labour Party
5
0
1
1
33.3
35.1
5,451
2.9
Ulster Unionist Party
4
1
2
1
26.7
20.1
3,127
9.0
Democratic Unionist Party
3
3
0
3
20.0
18.7
2,897
New
Republican Clubs
1
0
0
0
0.0
8.5
1,323
0.6
United Ulster Unionist Party
1
1
0
1
6.7
6.3
972
New
Independent Nationalist
1
0
0
0
6.7
4.4
685
0.8
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
0
0
0
0
0.0
4.7
727
0.1
Unionist Party of Northern Ireland
0
0
0
0
0.0
1.2
181
New
Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party
0
0
0
0
0.0
1.1
165
5.2
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Magherafelt District Council election, 1977by district yes
|- class="unsortable" align="centre"
!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
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!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="Democratic Unionist Party" | DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Republican Clubs" | RC
!colspan=2 bgcolor="United Ulster Unionist Party" | UUUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Area A
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|47.8
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|2
|26.2
|2
|10.0
|0
|17.0
|1
|0.0
|0
|0.0
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Area B
|21.5
|1
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|24.5
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|14.8
|1
|9.1
|0
|10.1
|1
|20.0
|1
|5
|-
|align="left"|Area C
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|36.5
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|2
|10.2
|1
|31.4
|2
|0.0
|0
|8.4
|0
|13.5
|0
|5
|-
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|35.1
|5
|20.1
|4
|18.7
|3
|8.5
|1
|6.3
|1
|11.3
|1
|15
|-
|}
Districts results
Area A
1973: 3 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Republican Clubs
1977: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Republican Clubs
1973-1977 Change: UUP gain from SDLP
Magherafelt Area A - 5 seatsLocal Government Results 1977 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/4f2c8097-9a51-463d-8373-947a5954aa40/local_government_election_results_1977 EONI 4 August 2021
6
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Philip Bradley*
1,243
24.87%
Republican Clubs
Francis Donnelly*
560
11.20%
619.4
682.76
844.92
Ulster Unionist Party
Francis Thompson
653
13.07%
653
654
654
654
927
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Patrick Sweeney*
690
13.81%
789
806.08
830.32
832.48
832.48
Ulster Unionist Party
John Henning
656
13.13%
656.72
656.72
656.72
657.08
827.24
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Francis McKendry
455
9.10%
674.24
676.24
689.92
692.44
693.52
Democratic Unionist Party
Phyllis Charlton
449
8.98%
455.12
455.12
455.12
455.12
Republican Clubs
Kevin Murphy
193
3.86%
213.52
225.88
Republican Clubs
Peter Merron
99
1.98%
100.8
6
6,853
4,998 (72.93%)
285
834
5,283 (77.09%)
Area B
1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Vanguard, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1977: 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1973-1977 Change: DUP and UUUP gain from UUP and Vanguard
Magherafelt Area B - 5 seats
12
Democratic Unionist Party
Matthew Hyndman
768
14.81%
809
812
812
812
960
Independent Nationalist
Vincent O'Neill*
685
13.21%
685
698
712
753
753
753
912
Ulster Unionist Party
Thomas Kelso*
584
11.27%
647
667
667
667
713
726
727
986
United Ulster Unionist Party
Robert Overend
525
10.13%
545
597
597
597
686
760.75
761.75
914.75
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Patrick Scullion*
509
9.82%
509
530
568
602
602
602
651
654
658
661
685.96
Social Democratic and Labour Party
John Madden
378
7.29%
379
388
405
566
566
566
626
630
637
639
660.32
Ulster Unionist Party
Robert Shiels
381
7.35%
393
414
414
414
451
456.85
461.85
Republican Clubs
Murty Dorrity
281
5.42%
283
289
397
402
402
402
Ulster Unionist Party
David Porte
306
5.90%
321
326
328
328
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Frank McWilliams
227
4.38%
227
234
243
Republican Clubs
Michael Scullion
190
3.67%
190
198
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Thomas Smyth
185
3.57%
190
Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party
Ian Davidson*
165
3.18%
12
6,757
5,184 (76.72%)
192
865
5,376 (79.56%)
Area C
1973: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x United Loyalist
1977: 2 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP
1973-1977 Change: DUP gain from UUP, United Loyalist joins DUP
Magherafelt Area C - 5 seats
8
Democratic Unionist Party
William McCrea*
1,322
24.73%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Michael O'Neill*
783
14.65%
783
791
791
793
1,012
Social Democratic and Labour Party
William Conaghan
814
15.23%
814.32
819.32
820.32
820.32
920.32
Democratic Unionist Party
George Miller
358
6.70%
665.2
665.54
682.84
772.04
772.04
772.04
980.04
Ulster Unionist Party
Thomas Bradley*
547
10.23%
575.8
578.8
657.12
686.88
686.88
689.88
839.36
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Wilfred Brennan
468
8.75%
474.08
519.4
551.4
555.04
570.04
670.04
697.88
United Ulster Unionist Party
Robert Ditty
260
4.86%
294.88
294.88
333.84
434.92
435.92
435.92
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Joseph Walls
352
6.58%
352
358
358
362
United Ulster Unionist Party
Ruby Speer
187
3.50%
227.96
227.96
234.28
Unionist Party of Northern Ireland
William Galway*
181
3.39%
182.92
182.92
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
George Logue
74
1.38%
74.64
8
7,307
5,346 (73.16%)
272
892
5,618 (76.89%)
References
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