1977 Down District Council election
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All 20 seats to Down District Council 11 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to Down 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 20 councillors.
Election results
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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SDLP | 10 | 2 | 0 | ![]() | 50.0 | 44.6 | 9,251 | ![]() | |
UUP | 7 | 0 | 1 | ![]() | 35.0 | 31.4 | 6,520 | ![]() | |
Alliance | 3 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | 15.0 | 11.8 | 2,446 | ![]() | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | ![]() | 0.0 | 3.5 | 736 | ![]() | |
Unionist Party NI | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 3.3 | 700 | New | |
UUUP | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 2.7 | 569 | New | |
Republican Clubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 2.6 | 536 | ![]() |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
[edit]Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
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SDLP | UUP | Alliance | Others | ||||||
Area A | 19.9 | 2 | 50.1 | 4 | 13.5 | 1 | 16.5 | 0 | 7 |
Area B | 58.8 | 4 | 18.4 | 1 | 8.5 | 1 | 14.3 | 0 | 6 |
Area C | 53.4 | 4 | 26.9 | 2 | 13.5 | 1 | 6.2 | 0 | 7 |
Total | 44.6 | 10 | 31.4 | 7 | 11.8 | 3 | 12.2 | 0 | 20 |
Districts results
[edit]Area A
[edit]1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Vanguard
1977: 4 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1973-1977 Change: SDLP gain from Vanguard
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
SDLP | Patrick Smyth* | 12.65% | 837 | ||||||||||
UUP | Samuel Osborne* | 9.54% | 631 | 638 | 638 | 663 | 663 | 668 | 841 | ||||
Alliance | Denis Rowan-Hamilton* | 7.98% | 528 | 534 | 534.33 | 573.33 | 577.35 | 638.42 | 652.42 | 904.42 | |||
UUP | Edward McVeigh* | 11.08% | 733 | 736 | 736.03 | 770.03 | 773.03 | 773.04 | 803.04 | 813.09 | 823.82 | 963.82 | |
UUP | William Finlay* | 9.13% | 604 | 605 | 605 | 622 | 622.01 | 622.01 | 646.01 | 648.01 | 650.6 | 849.6 | |
UUP | William Brown | 9.02% | 597 | 601 | 601 | 621 | 621 | 621.01 | 634.01 | 635.01 | 640.19 | 801.56 | |
SDLP | Francis Laverty | 3.89% | 257 | 260 | 264.88 | 267.9 | 449.39 | 605.83 | 605.83 | 717.4 | 774.01 | 778.09 | |
UUUP | Andrew Gaskin | 8.60% | 569 | 570 | 570.01 | 572.01 | 572.01 | 573.01 | 580.01 | 582.01 | 582.01 | 603.01 | |
UUP | William Cochrane* | 7.07% | 468 | 475 | 475.04 | 517.04 | 518.06 | 524.07 | 548.07 | 548.09 | 549.57 | ||
Alliance | John Rodgers | 5.47% | 362 | 365 | 365.64 | 379.64 | 404.69 | 428.76 | 429.76 | ||||
UUP | Hugh Martin | 4.22% | 279 | 280 | 280 | 288 | 288 | 290.01 | |||||
Independent | George Kerr | 4.05% | 268 | 268 | 268.58 | 269.58 | 273.69 | ||||||
SDLP | Allen Gilgunn | 3.33% | 220 | 220 | 221.7 | 223.71 | |||||||
Unionist Party NI | William Hutton | 2.45% | 162 | 221 | 221.03 | ||||||||
Unionist Party NI | John McKee | 1.51% | 100 | ||||||||||
Electorate: 11,641 Valid: 6,615 (56.83%) Spoilt: 221 Quota: 827 Turnout: 6,836 (58.72%) |
Area B
[edit]1973: 3 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent
1977: 4 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
1973-1977 Change: SDLP gain from Independent
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
SDLP | Eddie McGrady* | 21.72% | 1,524 | ||||||||||
SDLP | Dermot Curran* | 14.17% | 994 | 1,069.48 | |||||||||
UUP | Cecil Maxwell* | 12.09% | 848 | 853.44 | 854.34 | 862.68 | 873.68 | 903.36 | 1,325.36 | ||||
SDLP | John Ritchie* | 8.48% | 595 | 694.96 | 707.56 | 722.52 | 738.18 | 771.2 | 771.88 | 772.88 | 1,153.76 | ||
SDLP | Sean Quinn | 7.81% | 548 | 755.06 | 780.86 | 806.16 | 823.2 | 921.78 | 924.76 | 925.76 | 1,153.76 | ||
Alliance | George Flinn | 5.20% | 365 | 373.84 | 374.74 | 388.42 | 564.76 | 618.46 | 631.46 | 768.46 | 793.66 | 833.66 | |
Republican Clubs | Raymond Blaney | 7.64% | 536 | 551.64 | 554.04 | 586.72 | 593.72 | 661.34 | 662.34 | 680.34 | 735.08 | 782.08 | |
SDLP | Theresa McEvoy | 6.66% | 467 | 525.48 | 540.18 | 551.86 | 556.88 | 614.5 | 615.5 | 616.5 | |||
UUP | Robert Nicholson | 6.30% | 442 | 443.7 | 444 | 448 | 451 | 454 | |||||
Independent | John Bryce | 4.12% | 289 | 308.04 | 313.14 | 376.18 | 384.54 | ||||||
Alliance | William McNamara | 3.26% | 229 | 242.94 | 244.74 | 250.08 | |||||||
Independent | James McDowell | 2.55% | 179 | 187.16 | 188.66 | ||||||||
Electorate: 10,436 Valid: 7,016 (67.23%) Spoilt: 262 Quota: 1,003 Turnout: 7,278 (69.74%) |
Area C
[edit]1973: 4 x SDLP, 3 x UUP
1977: 4 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
1977-1981 Change: Alliance gain from UUP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
SDLP | Patrick O'Donoghue* | 18.73% | 1,335 | ||||||||
SDLP | Eamon O'Neill | 9.13% | 651 | 814.35 | 824.67 | 824.67 | 898.89 | ||||
UUP | Ethel Smyth | 11.04% | 787 | 787 | 799 | 851 | 857.66 | 1,155.66 | |||
UUP | Norman Bicker | 9.30% | 663 | 663 | 671 | 829 | 837.66 | 1,042.66 | |||
Alliance | Patrick Forde | 5.92% | 422 | 429.59 | 539.25 | 620.58 | 818.87 | 844.87 | 901.87 | ||
SDLP | Jarlath Carey* | 9.02% | 643 | 772.36 | 789.02 | 794.02 | 845.23 | 847.56 | 849.56 | 860.56 | |
SDLP | James Magee | 9.64% | 687 | 713.4 | 728.73 | 729.73 | 744.03 | 746.03 | 747.03 | 753.03 | |
SDLP | James McClean | 6.92% | 493 | 556.69 | 561.35 | 561.35 | 578.99 | 579.99 | 581.99 | 583.99 | |
UUP | William Keown | 6.57% | 468 | 468.66 | 477.66 | 544.66 | 555.32 | ||||
Alliance | Joseph Keenan | 5.11% | 364 | 402.94 | 421.27 | 442.27 | |||||
Unionist Party NI | John Beck | 4.66% | 332 | 332.33 | 409.33 | ||||||
Alliance | Patrick Doherty | 2.47% | 176 | 180.29 | |||||||
Unionist Party NI | Henry Cromie | 1.49% | 106 | 106.66 | |||||||
Electorate: 10,834 Valid: 7,127 (65.78%) Spoilt: 398 Quota: 891 Turnout: 7,525 (69.46%) |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Down". www.ark.ac.uk.
- ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 28 July 2021.