1977 Antrim Borough Council election

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1977

Elections to Antrim Borough 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 15 councillors.

1977 Antrim Borough Council election

18 May 1977 (1977-05-18)
All 15 seats to Antrim Borough Council 8 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Ulster Unionist Democratic Unionist Alliance Seats won 8 3 2 Seat change 1 2 0   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Independent Vanguard Seats won 2 0 Seat change 0 1

Election results

Antrim Borough Council Election Result 1977

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Ulster Unionist	8	0	1	1	53.3	38.6	4,543	10.8
	Democratic Unionist	3	2	0	2	20.0	18.4	2,164	13.1
	Alliance	2	0	0	0	13.3	16.9	1,981	0.8
	Independent	1	0	0	0	6.7	16.0	1,885	1.4
	Independent Nationalist	1	0	0	0	6.7	5.8	679	1.7
	Vanguard	0	0	1	1	0.0	2.5	299	3.6
	British Ulster Dominion Party	0	0	0	0	0.0	1.7	205	New

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the Antrim Borough Council election, 1977
by district

Ward	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	Total Cllrs
	UUP		DUP		Alliance		Others
Area A	30.1	2	20.2	1	5.3	0	44.2	2	5
Area B	60.8	3	17.0	1	22.2	1	0.0	0	5
Area C	32.9	3	17.6	1	24.1	1	25.4	0	5
Total	38.6	8	18.4	3	16.9	2	26.1	2	15

Districts results

Area A

1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1973-1977 Change: No change

Antrim Area A - 5 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Ulster Unionist	James Graham*	24.03%	1,018
	Independent Nationalist	John Heffron*	16.03%	679	680.2	682.5	761.5
	Democratic Unionist	Stewart Dunlop*	11.78%	499	538.6	549.1	556.1	556.1	904.1
	Ulster Unionist	Samuel Getty	3.97%	168	351	468	525.7	526.3	548.8	742.32
	Independent	Gerard Berry	12.79%	542	542	542	593.3	677.3	677.6	678.42	697.42
	Independent	James Marrion	8.61%	365	365.9	367.2	378.2	594.5	594.5	596.96	631.92
	Democratic Unionist	James Brown	8.50%	360	374.4	379.9	383.5	383.5
	Independent	John McKeever	6.84%	290	290.6	290.9	311.8
	Alliance	Patrick Gribben	5.31%	225	229.2	237.8
	Ulster Unionist	Moira Marshall	2.15%	91	150.1
Electorate: 6,140   Valid: 4,237 (69.01%)   Spoilt: 163   Quota: 707   Turnout: 4,400 (71.66%)

Area B

1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
1977: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
1973-1977 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Antrim Area B - 5 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6
	Alliance	John McCourt*	13.88%	394	397	605
	Ulster Unionist	James Cunningham	15.71%	446	455	460	502
	Ulster Unionist	Edgar Wallace*	16.17%	459	467	470	497
	Ulster Unionist	George Dundas*	10.78%	306	308	313	337	357.25	488.25
	Democratic Unionist	Allister Lucas	9.37%	266	448	453	459	459	476
	Ulster Unionist	William Jones	9.51%	270	275	279	291	294	399
	Ulster Unionist	Alexander Wilson*	8.63%	245	247	247	265	269.5
	Alliance	George Luke	8.31%	236	237
	Democratic Unionist	John Patterson	7.64%	217
Electorate: 5,907   Valid: 2,839 (48.06%)   Spoilt: 127   Quota: 474   Turnout: 2,966 (50.21%)

Area C

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

Antrim Area C - 5 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
	Alliance	Charles Kinahan	17.63%	825
	Ulster Unionist	Jack Allen*	17.12%	801
	Democratic Unionist	Samuel Dunlop	11.54%	540	540.15	540.35	544.35	544.35	545.35	612.37	865.37
	Ulster Unionist	Samuel McCombe*	8.89%	416	416.85	420.91	422.96	423.96	426.98	453.02	468.02	490.1	575.14	612.26	743.88
	Ulster Unionist	James Craig*	6.90%	323	323.95	333.11	334.11	334.11	334.18	352.18	364.18	383.5	427.76	464.27	643.54
	Independent	Eileen Lagan	3.60%	219	220.05	220.09	220.09	272.29	368.56	370.56	370.61	370.61	415.71	567.91	577.57
	Vanguard	James Clarke*	6.39%	299	299.4	301.06	302.06	302.06	302.06	337.06	346.1	377.84	414.75	439.87
	Alliance	Florence McLernon	6.43%	301	335.25	335.39	335.44	337.64	345.24	351.24	352.29	353.21	402.86
	Independent	Peter Neish	5.79%	271	272.05	272.43	272.43	277.43	300.58	310.63	313.68	322.88
	Democratic Unionist	William McCormick	6.03%	282	282.2	282.24	282.24	282.24	283.24	299.24
	Dominion Party	David Gregg	2.91%	136	136.05	136.11	196.11	197.11	197.11
	Independent	Liam McCabe	2.48%	116	116.9	116.94	116.99	135.13
	Independent	Martin Hanna	1.75%	82	82.55	82.59	82.59
	Dominion Party	Samuel Ferson	1.47%	69	69.15	69.15
Electorate: 12,381   Valid: 4,680 (37.80%)   Spoilt: 217   Quota: 781   Turnout: 4,897 (39.55%)