1977 Castlereagh Borough Council election

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1977 Castlereagh Borough Council election
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All 19 seats to
Castlereagh Borough Council

10 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Alliance UUP DUP
Seats won 7 6 4
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 4 Increase 4
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Ind. Unionist United Loyalist Loyalist Coalition
Seats won 2 0 0
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 2 Decrease 1
  Seventh party
 
Party
Independent
Seats won 0
Seat change Decrease 1

Elections to

councillors
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Election results

Castlereagh Borough Council Election Result 1977[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Alliance 7 2 0 Increase2 36.8 32.5 6,625 Increase10.4
  UUP 6 0 4 Decrease4 31.6 24.8 5,054 Decrease25.8
  DUP 4 4 0 Increase4 21.1 18.5 3,909 New
  Ind. Unionist 2 2 0 Increase2 0.0 12.0 2,542 Increase12.0
  Vanguard 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 5.6 1,143 Increase4.4
  UUUP 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 2.6 522 New
  Unionist Party NI 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 1.9 380 New
  NI Labour 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.8 169 Decrease4.7
 
Independent
 0 0 1 Decrease1 0.0 0.1 26 Decrease3.1

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the Castlereagh Borough Council election, 1977
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
Alliance UUP DUP Others
Area A 33.7 2 29.7 2 20.5 1 16.1 1 6
Area B 28.8 3 18.4 2 16.4 2 36.4 1 8
Area C 36.3 2 27.6 2 21.5 1 14.6 0 5
Total 32.5 7 24.8 6 18.5 4 24.2 2 19

Districts results

Area A

1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist
1977: 2 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1973-1977 Change: DUP and Independent Unionist gain from UUP and United Loyalist

Castlereagh Area A - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
UUP Bertie Barker* 12.64% 955 993 1,180          
UUP Frederick Kane* 9.03% 646 705 978 1,115.46        
Alliance Thomas Hawthorne* 12.06% 863 879 905 909.35 922.79 1,374.79    
Alliance Philip Grosse 12.31% 881 886 904 908.35 922.63 1,128.63    
Ind. Unionist Ernest Harper 11.71% 838 852 862 863.74 883.06 902.84 1,080.84  
DUP James Lowe 10.93% 782 854 866 867.74 889.58 900.13 921.13 956.13
DUP William Stevenson 9.53% 682 710 727 728.74 742.18 747.05 784.05 786.05
Alliance Margaret Hull 9.33% 668 691 704 709.22 719.3      
UUP William Stewart* 7.31% 523 568            
Vanguard John Moore 4.44% 318              
Electorate: 14,898   Valid: 7,156 (48.03%)   Spoilt: 226   Quota: 1,023   Turnout: 7,382 (49.55%)  

Area B

1973: 4 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist, 1 x Loyalist Coalition
1977: 3 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1973-1977 Change: DUP (two seats) and Alliance gain from UUP, United Loyalist and Loyalist Coalition

Castlereagh Area B - 8 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Alliance Addie Morrow* 11.38% 884                        
Alliance Felicity Boyd 10.85% 843 848.6 849.6 857.66 860.7 862.72 940.76            
UUP Matthew Anderson 9.00% 699 699.24 699.24 701.26 711.26 722.26 724.26 797.32 800.32 801.34 856.34 887.34  
UUP Leslie Farrington* 6.45% 501 501.36 501.36 501.38 508.38 512.42 519.42 631.46 632.46 632.5 688.52 715.52 929.52
DUP John Lamont 5.42% 421 421.02 421.02 421.02 427.02 455.02 456.02 456.04 456.04 663.04 666.06 827.06 859.08
DUP John Gilpin 6.71% 521 521.02 521.02 522.02 527.02 559.02 562.02 564.04 564.04 691.06 694.06 793.06 842.08
Ind. Unionist Walter McFarland* 7.23% 562 562.28 563.28 570.3 581.3 589.32 592.32 608.32 608.32 613.34 670.38 737.48 834.52
Alliance Thomas McQueen 6.59% 512 521.54 521.54 524.64 527.64 532.64 585.66 595.72 661.72 662.72 769.86 775.88 833.9
Ind. Unionist Robert Allen 6.90% 536 536.06 537.06 537.06 598.06 626.06 637.06 640.06 641.06 644.06 651.06 669.06 688.06
Vanguard Thomas Lyons 5.70% 443 443.12 443.12 443.14 444.14 451.14 458.14 464.16 464.16 470.16 498.2 527.2  
UUUP John Scott* 5.25% 408 408.12 408.12 409.12 411.12 437.12 438.12 448.14 448.14 456.14 468.16    
Unionist Party NI Brent Hughes 3.36% 261 261.28 262.28 348.32 353.32 354.32 365.34 365.36 368.36 370.36      
DUP John Hill 4.27% 332 332.08 333.08 335.08 344.08 360.08 362.08 362.1 362.1        
UUP Joseph O'Hara* 2.91% 226 226.28 226.28 230.3 234.3 236.3 238.3            
NI Labour John Barkley 2.18% 169 169.08 187.08 188.08 189.08 190.08              
Loyalist Michael Brooks* 2.20% 171 171.1 171.1 173.1 175.1                
Ind. Unionist Ronald McLean* 1.75% 136 136.04 137.04 137.04                  
Unionist Party NI Pauline Mateer 1.53% 119 119.32 119.32                    
Independent
 William Copley 0.33% 26 26                      
Electorate: 18,946   Valid: 7,770 (41.01%)   Spoilt: 329   Quota: 864   Turnout: 8,099 (42.75%)  

Area C

1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent
1977: 2 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1973-1977 Change: Alliance and DUP gain from UUP and Independent

Castlereagh Area C - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
UUP Herbert Johnstone 22.04% 1,200              
DUP Peter Robinson 21.51% 1,171              
Alliance Patricia Archer 16.29% 887 891.8 894.56 900.17 918.17      
UUP Elizabeth Rea 5.58% 304 541.12 578.38 677.24 765.77 766.34 1,090.34  
Alliance Bryan Davidson 9.74% 530 532.16 532.62 536.08 601.23 608.64 691.83 768.83
Alliance Samuel Finlay* 10.23% 557 562.28 566.65 572.8 597.72 599.43 665.62 742.62
Vanguard Norman Kyle 7.02% 382 410.08 441.82 517.26 594.61 595.18    
Ind. Unionist John Snodden 5.49% 299 301.16 333.36 372.05        
UUUP Valerie Walsh 2.09% 114 120.96 272.3          
Electorate: 10,932   Valid: 5,444 (49.80%)   Spoilt: 175   Quota: 908   Turnout: 5,619 (51.40%)  

References

  1. ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Castlereagh". www.ark.ac.uk.
  2. ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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