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1977 Strabane District Council election
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Local govt election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 1977
1977 Strabane District Council election parliamentary no 1973 Strabane District Council election 1973 1977 05 18 y 1981 Strabane District Council election 1981 All 15 seats to Strabane District Council 8 Social Democratic and Labour Party 5 1 Ulster Unionist Party 5 1 Independent Nationalist 3 1 Democratic Unionist Party 2 2 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 0 2 United Loyalist Coalition 0 1 Party with the most votes by district.
Elections to Strabane 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
Strabane District Council Election Result 1977https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgstrabane.htm Local Government Election 1973-1981: Strabane www.ark.ac.uk
Social Democratic and Labour Party
5
1
0
1
33.3
30.5
5,139
4.3
Ulster Unionist Party
5
0
1
1
33.3
29.5
4,967
9.4
Independent Nationalist
3
1
0
1
20.0
14.9
2,505
3.8
Democratic Unionist Party
2
2
0
2
13.3
13.6
2,284
New
Independent (politician)
0
0
0
0
0.0
5.1
852
2.6
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
0
0
2
2
0.0
5.0
510
6.6
Republican Clubs
0
0
0
0
0.0
2.3
384
1.6
Independent Unionist
0
0
0
0
0.0
1.2
205
1.2
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Strabane District Council election, 1977by district yes
|- class="unsortable" align="centre"
!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward
! %
!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="Democratic Unionist Party" | DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Area A
|14.3
|1
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|35.9
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|18.2
|1
|31.6
|1
|5
|-
|align="left"|Area B
|27.4
|1
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|34.8
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|22.0
|1
|15.8
|1
|5
|-
|align="left"|Area C
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|50.9
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|3
|17.2
|1
|0.0
|0
|31.9
|1
|5
|-
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|30.5
|5
|29.5
|5
|13.6
|2
|26.4
|3
|15
|-
|}
Districts results
Area A
1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1973-1977 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Strabane Area A - 5 seatsLocal Government Results 1977 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/4f2c8097-9a51-463d-8373-947a5954aa40/local_government_election_results_1977 EONI 13 August 2021
7
Democratic Unionist Party
George McIntyre
1,047
18.18%
Independent Nationalist
Denis McCrory*
1,010
17.53%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Daniel Gallagher*
518
8.99%
518
542
556
764
1,002
Ulster Unionist Party
Edward Turner
758
13.16%
789.04
798.2
864.32
865.32
871.4
875.4
Ulster Unionist Party
Ernest Young*
714
12.40%
731.04
750.04
791.28
794.28
795.28
807.28
Ulster Unionist Party
Frank Stewart
597
10.36%
611.24
623.32
708.44
710.44
721.52
736.52
Independent (politician)
Brian MacBride
460
7.99%
460.08
493.16
500.24
571.24
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Mary McCrea
304
5.28%
304
311
313.08
Independent Unionist
James Moore
205
3.56%
219.56
244.56
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
James Smyth
147
2.55%
147.4
7
7,693
5,760 (74.87%)
266
961
6,026 (78.33%)
Area B
1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist Coalition
1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1973-1977 Change: Independent Nationalist gain from Alliance, United Loyalist Coalition joins DUP
Strabane Area B - 5 seats
4
Democratic Unionist Party
Samuel Rogers*
1,237
21.96%
Ulster Unionist Party
Mary Britton*
1,117
19.83%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
John Gallagher
1,005
17.84%
Ulster Unionist Party
Henry Henderson*
842
14.95%
1,128
Independent Nationalist
Francis McConnell
705
12.52%
705.25
749.25
855.25
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Aidan McNamee
538
9.55%
538.25
548.25
595.5
Independent (politician)
James McCormick
163
2.89%
163
205
Independent (politician)
James Tinney
26
0.46%
27
30
4
7,110
5,633 (79.23%)
214
939
5,847 (82.24%)
Area C
1973: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1977: 3 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1973-1977 Change: SDLP gain from Alliance
Strabane Area C - 5 seats
9
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Ivan Cooper
1,457
26.72%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
William Carlin*
801
14.69%
1,077.12
Social Democratic and Labour Party
John McKelvey*
516
9.46%
683.31
816.75
822.14
834.72
858.69
918.69
Ulster Unionist Party
Robert Fleming
582
10.67%
583.17
583.65
585.04
585.04
586.04
589.04
914.04
Independent Nationalist
John O'Kane*
592
10.86%
623.2
631.36
635.36
666.48
692.76
768.84
772.84
913.84
Republican Clubs
Ivan Barr
317
5.81%
332.21
337.01
337.4
393.57
416.74
443.24
444.24
471.26
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Douglas Cooper*
312
5.72%
323.7
326.34
362.36
365.92
380.79
392.35
406.35
Ulster Unionist Party
Sydney Browne
357
6.55%
357.39
357.39
358.39
358.39
358.39
358.39
Independent Nationalist
John McCrory
198
3.63%
208.14
214.14
214.14
222.53
241.4
Independent (politician)
Thomas Forbes
146
2.68%
160.04
166.76
168.39
173.56
Republican Clubs
Gerard McCafferty
67
1.22%
71.68
72.4
74.4
Independent (politician)
James McDaid
57
1.05%
63.63
64.83
64.83
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Mamie Quigley
51
0.94%
54.51
55.47
9
7,754
5,453 (70.32%)
317
909
5,770 (74.41%)
References
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