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1977 Dungannon District Council election
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Local govt election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 1977
1977 Dungannon District Council election parliamentary no 1973 Dungannon District Council election 1973 1977 05 18 y 1981 Dungannon District Council election 1981 All 20 seats to Dungannon District Council 11 Ulster Unionist Party 8 3 Social Democratic and Labour Party 6 1 Democratic Unionist Party 2 2 Independent Nationalist 2 2 Independent (politician) 1 1 Independent Republican (Ireland) 1 1 Unity (Northern Ireland) 0 2 Party with the most votes by district.
Elections to Dungannon District Council were held on 18 May 1977 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 20 councillors.
Election results
Dungannon District Council Election Result 1977https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgdungannon.htm Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Dungannon www.ark.ac.uk
Ulster Unionist Party
8
0
3
3
40.0
38.1
8,437
12.1
Social Democratic and Labour Party
6
1
0
1
30.0
24.5
5,422
2.9
Democratic Unionist Party
2
2
0
2
10.0
6.1
1,343
New
Independent Nationalist
2
2
0
2
10.0
9.6
2,122
7.8
Independent (politician)
1
1
0
1
5.0
13.0
2,876
10.2
Independent Republican (Ireland)
1
1
2
1
5.0
2.5
550
1.6
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
0
0
0
0
0.0
2.9
644
3.0
Republican Clubs
0
0
0
0
0.0
2.8
617
2.0
United Ulster Unionist Party
0
0
0
0
0.0
1.8
401
New
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Dungannon 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="Ulster Unionist Party" | UUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | SDLP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Democratic Unionist Party" | DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Area A
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|34.4
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|30.2
|2
|9.8
|1
|25.6
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Area B
|21.9
|1
|26.5
|2
|0.0
|0
|bgcolor="#CDFFAB"|51.6
|bgcolor="#CDFFAB"|2
|5
|-
|align="left"|Area C
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|71.1
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|4
|23.8
|1
|0.0
|0
|5.1
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Area D
|27.2
|1
|17.5
|1
|15.0
|1
|bgcolor="#DDDDDD"|40.3
|bgcolor="#DDDDDD"|2
|5
|-
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|38.1
|8
|24.5
|6
|6.1
|2
|31.3
|4
|20
|-
|}
Districts results
Area A
1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Unity
1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1973-1977 Change: SDLP and DUP gain from UUP and Unity
Dungannon 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 August 2021
8
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Joseph Higgins*
921
17.60%
Ulster Unionist Party
Winston Mulligan
537
10.26%
579
665
1,151
Ulster Unionist Party
John Hamilton-Stubber*
706
13.49%
804
836
900
Democratic Unionist Party
William McIlwrath
511
9.77%
528
778
809
1,009
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Edward Donnelly
661
12.63%
695
695
695
698
700
734.85
735.85
Independent (politician)
Brian McKenna
692
13.23%
710
714
715
717
722
729.4
733.4
Ulster Unionist Party
Mervyn Patterson*
558
10.67%
566
592
United Ulster Unionist Party
Ian McCormick
401
7.66%
414
Independent (politician)
Jack Johnston
245
4.68%
8
6,660
5,232 (78.56%)
237
873
5,469 (82.12%)
Area B
1973: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Independent Republican, 1 x UUP
1977: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Independent Republican
1973-1977 Change: SDLP gain from Independent Republican, Independent Nationalist leaves SDLP
Dungannon Area B - 5 seats
7
Independent Nationalist
Jim Canning*
1,494
24.92%
Ulster Unionist Party
Thomas Kempton*
1,314
21.91%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Owen Nugent*
817
13.63%
825.16
844.6
866.94
896.47
939.53
1,099.53
Independent Republican (Ireland)
John Corr
550
9.17%
746.52
757.05
759.39
818.15
841.23
1,033.23
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Patrick McGlinchey
536
8.94%
647.18
660.95
660.95
794.75
845.39
860.26
Republican Clubs
Eugene Lyttle*
394
6.57%
523.54
530.02
595.7
609.06
625.62
659.36
Independent (politician)
Arthur Donaghy
422
7.04%
435.26
448.22
469.56
471.9
488.87
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Francis Falls
116
1.93%
125.52
370.95
370.95
378.29
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Brian McLernon
238
3.97%
254.66
256.28
256.62
Republican Clubs
James McQuaid*
115
1.92%
117.04
118.66
7
7,638
5,996 (78.50%)
233
1,000
6,229 (81.55%)
Area C
1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
1977: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
1973-1977 Change: No change
Dungannon Area C - 5 seats
3
Ulster Unionist Party
Wilfred Dilworth*
1,182
22.08%
Ulster Unionist Party
Derek Irwin*
1,140
21.30%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Patrick Daly*
980
18.31%
Ulster Unionist Party
William Buchanan*
690
12.89%
894.12
Ulster Unionist Party
Jim Brady*
795
14.85%
876.27
1,117.17
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Mary McKinney
295
5.51%
296.08
297.18
Independent (politician)
Anthony Byrne
271
5.06%
272.89
275.97
3
7,175
5,353 (74.61%)
277
893
5,630 (78.47%)
Area D
1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Unity
1977: 2 x Independent, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1973-1977 Change: Independent (two seats) and DUP gain from UUP (two seats) and Unity
Dungannon Area D - 5 seats
8
Independent (politician)
Jack Hassard
1,246
22.41%
Ulster Unionist Party
William Brown*
915
16.46%
950.62
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Michael McLoughlin*
838
15.07%
916.26
926.6
955.6
Independent Nationalist
John Donaghy
468
8.42%
540.8
548.1
571.52
646.2
659.2
709.14
927.26
Democratic Unionist Party
Maurice Morrow
832
14.96%
850.98
850.98
850.98
850.98
850.98
865.84
872.4
Ulster Unionist Party
Adam Wilson*
600
10.79%
614.3
618.08
618.08
618.08
618.08
727.02
731.58
Independent Nationalist
Malachy Hughes
160
2.88%
205.24
207.28
252.62
297.48
309.48
330.12
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Peter Acheson
177
3.18%
194.16
255.84
257.1
266.14
267.14
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Sean Kerr
136
2.45%
145.36
148.14
158.44
Republican Clubs
Patrick McGurk
108
1.94%
118.14
119.14
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Hugh Cullen
80
1.44%
91.44
8
7,532
5,560 (73.82%)
169
927
5,729 (76.06%)
References
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