1977 Down District Council election

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1977 Down District Council election
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All 20 seats to Down District Council
11 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party SDLP Ulster Unionist Alliance
Seats won 10 7 3
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 1 Increase 1
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Vanguard
Independent
Seats won 0 0
Seat change Decrease 1 Decrease 1

Elections to

councillors
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Election results

Down District Council Election Result 1977[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  SDLP 10 2 0 Increase2 50.0 44.6 9,251 Increase9.6
  Ulster Unionist 7 0 1 Decrease1 35.0 31.4 6,520 Decrease7.2
  Alliance 3 1 0 Increase1 15.0 11.8 2,446 Decrease0.5
 
Independent
 0 0 1 Decrease1 0.0 3.5 736 Decrease3.6
  Unionist Party NI 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 3.3 700 New
  UUUP 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 2.7 569 New
 
Republican Clubs
 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 2.6 536 Increase0.2

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the Down District Council election, 1977
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
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

Area A

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

Down Area A - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
SDLP Patrick Smyth* 12.65% 837                  
Ulster Unionist 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    
Ulster Unionist Edward McVeigh* 11.08% 733 736 736.03 770.03 773.03 773.04 803.04 813.09 823.82 963.82
Ulster Unionist William Finlay* 9.13% 604 605 605 622 622.01 622.01 646.01 648.01 650.6 849.6
Ulster Unionist 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
Ulster Unionist 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      
Ulster Unionist 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

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

Down Area B - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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                
Ulster Unionist 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    
Ulster Unionist 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

1973: 4 x SDLP, 3 x UUP
1977: 4 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
1977-1981 Change: Alliance gain from UUP

Down Area C - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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      
Ulster Unionist Ethel Smyth 11.04% 787 787 799 851 857.66 1,155.66    
Ulster Unionist 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
Ulster Unionist 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

  1. ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Down". www.ark.ac.uk.
  2. ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
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