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1977 Banbridge District Council election
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Local govt election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 1977
1977 Banbridge District Council election parliamentary no 1973 Banbridge District Council election 1973 1977 05 18 y 1981 Banbridge District Council election 1981 All 15 seats to Banbridge District Council 8 Ulster Unionist Party 8 3 Democratic Unionist Party 3 3 Social Democratic and Labour Party 2 1 Independent Unionist 1 0 Independent Nationalist 1 1 Party with the most votes by district.
Elections to Banbridge District Council were held on 18 May 1977 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used two district electoral areas to elect a total of 15 councillors.
Election results
Banbridge District Council Election Result 1977https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgbanbridge.htm Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Banbridge www.ark.ac.uk
Ulster Unionist Party
8
0
3
3
53.3
47.0
5,850
18.0
Democratic Unionist Party
3
3
0
3
20.0
17.3
2,155
New
Social Democratic and Labour Party
2
1
0
1
13.3
15.0
1,864
7.0
Independent Unionist
1
0
0
0
6.7
4.7
584
2.8
Independent Nationalist
1
0
1
1
6.7
6.0
742
3.1
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
0
0
0
0
0.0
6.2
774
0.5
United Ulster Unionist Party
0
0
0
0
0.0
3.7
465
New
Independent (politician)
0
0
1
1
0.0
1.7
215
11.9
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Banbridge 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="Democratic Unionist Party" | DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | SDLP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Area A
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|36.2
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|3
|17.8
|2
|12.2
|1
|33.8
|2
|7
|-
|align="left"|Area B
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|57.9
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|5
|16.8
|2
|17.8
|1
|7.5
|0
|8
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|47.0
|8
|17.3
|3
|15.0
|2
|20.7
|2
|15
|-
|}
Districts results
Area A
1973: 4 x UUP, 2 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Independent Unionist
1977: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Independent Unionist
1973-1977 Change: DUP and SDLP gain from UUP and Independent Nationalist
Banbridge Area A - 7 seatsLocal Government Results 1977 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/4f2c8097-9a51-463d-8373-947a5954aa40/local_government_election_results_1977 EONI 22 July 2021
10
Social Democratic and Labour Party
James Walsh
758
12.18%
759
780
Ulster Unionist Party
Wilson Davidson*
697
11.20%
726
727
727
748
819
Independent Nationalist
Laurence McCartan*
527
8.47%
529
555
555.7
555.7
555.7
778.3
Ulster Unionist Party
Samuel Cowan*
498
8.00%
503
503
503
513
575
576
782
Independent Unionist
Hugh Anderson*
419
6.73%
485
487
487.1
493.1
506.1
510.1
539.1
542.82
782.82
Democratic Unionist Party
James McElroy
633
10.17%
640
640
640
733
737
739
768
769.24
779.24
Ulster Unionist Party
Norman Ferguson
497
7.99%
516
516
516
519
575
576
635
668.48
764.48
Democratic Unionist Party
Frederick Baxter
476
7.65%
479
479
479
546
556
556
569
570.86
575.86
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
John McWhirter
381
6.12%
396
488
488.3
489.3
489.4
499.4
504.4
505.02
Ulster Unionist Party
William McCullagh*
350
5.63%
352
352
352
359
363
365
Independent Nationalist
Daniel Lennon*
215
3.46%
218
250
250.8
251.8
251.8
Ulster Unionist Party
John Anderson
213
3.42%
221
221
221.1
223.1
United Ulster Unionist Party
John Porter
219
3.52%
221
221
221
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Peter Finnegan
174
2.80%
176
Independent Unionist
James Crozier*
165
2.65%
10
10,687
6,222 (58.22%)
262
778
6,484 (60.67%)
Area B
1973: 7 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
1977: 5 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1973-1977 Change: DUP (two seats) gain from UUP (two seats)
Banbridge Area B - 8 seats
9
Ulster Unionist Party
Matthew Bailey*
805
12.96%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Patrick McAvoy*
678
10.91%
678.14
734.14
Ulster Unionist Party
Raymond McCullough*
678
10.19%
688.36
695.36
Democratic Unionist Party
David Herron
628
10.11%
640.32
642.32
740.32
Ulster Unionist Party
Herbert Heslip*
472
7.60%
480.26
498.4
517.54
519.62
519.62
805.62
Ulster Unionist Party
Robert Barr
375
6.04%
427.5
456.78
474.48
475
475
507.26
591.31
629.47
Democratic Unionist Party
Brian Biggerstaff
418
6.73%
422.9
423.9
493.32
537
537
553.08
558.41
566.13
Ulster Unionist Party
Robert Hill*
429
6.91%
430.82
455.96
475.24
476.8
477.61
524.78
540.36
551.94
Ulster Unionist Party
George Gamble
457
7.36%
461.76
481.76
491.04
491.56
492.42
512.26
520.87
545.89
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Michael O'Hare
428
6.89%
428.42
447.56
448.56
448.56
487.26
491.26
491.26
Ulster Unionist Party
Eric Williamson*
379
6.10%
390.06
407.2
415.62
416.17
418.72
United Ulster Unionist Party
John McKinstry
246
3.96%
248.1
250.24
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Edward Gibney
219
3.53%
219.98
9
9,844
6,212 (63.10%)
245
691
6,457 (65.59%)
References
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