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.
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All 20 seats to Down District Council 11 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Election results edit
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Social Democratic and Labour | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 44.6 | 9,251 | 9.6 | |
Ulster Unionist | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 35.0 | 31.4 | 6,520 | 7.2 | |
Alliance | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15.0 | 11.8 | 2,446 | 0.5 | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 736 | 3.6 | |
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 | 0.2 |
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 | ||||
Social Democratic and Labour | 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 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | 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 | ||||||
Social Democratic and Labour | 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 | ||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Eddie McGrady* | 21.72% | 1,524 | ||||||||||
Social Democratic and Labour | 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 | ||||
Social Democratic and Labour | John Ritchie* | 8.48% | 595 | 694.96 | 707.56 | 722.52 | 738.18 | 771.2 | 771.88 | 772.88 | 1,153.76 | ||
Social Democratic and Labour | 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 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | 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 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 | ||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Patrick O'Donoghue* | 18.73% | 1,335 | ||||||||
Social Democratic and Labour | 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 | ||
Social Democratic and Labour | Jarlath Carey* | 9.02% | 643 | 772.36 | 789.02 | 794.02 | 845.23 | 847.56 | 849.56 | 860.56 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | James Magee | 9.64% | 687 | 713.4 | 728.73 | 729.73 | 744.03 | 746.03 | 747.03 | 753.03 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | 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 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.