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 DUP Alliance
Seats won 8 3 2
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 2 Steady 0
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Independent Vanguard
Seats won 2 0
Seat change Steady 0 Decrease 1

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.

Election results

Antrim Borough Council Election Result 1977[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Ulster Unionist 8 0 1 Decrease1 53.3 38.6 4,543 Decrease10.8
  DUP 3 2 0 Increase2 20.0 18.4 2,164 Increase13.1
  Alliance 2 0 0 Steady0 13.3 16.9 1,981 Increase0.8
  Independent 1 0 0 Steady0 6.7 16.0 1,885 Increase1.4
  Independent Nationalist 1 0 0 Steady0 6.7 5.8 679 Increase1.7
  Vanguard 0 0 1 Decrease1 0.0 2.5 299 Decrease3.6
  British Ulster Dominion Party 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 1.7 205 New

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

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[2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Ulster Unionist James Graham* 24.03% 1,018              
Independent Nationalist John Heffron* 16.03% 679 680.2 682.5 761.5        
DUP 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
DUP 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[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    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
    DUP 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        
    DUP 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[2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789101112
      Alliance Charles Kinahan 17.63% 825                      
      Ulster Unionist Jack Allen* 17.12% 801                      
      DUP 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      
      DUP 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%)  

        References

        1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Antrim". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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