1977 Banbridge District Council election
Appearance
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All 15 seats to Banbridge District Council 8 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to Banbridge District Council were held on 18 May 1977 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used two district electoral areas to elect a total of 15 councillors.
Election results
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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UUP | 8 | 0 | 3 | ![]() |
53.3 | 47.0 | 5,850 | ![]() | |
DUP | 3 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
20.0 | 17.3 | 2,155 | New | |
SDLP | 2 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
13.3 | 15.0 | 1,864 | ![]() | |
Ind. Unionist | 1 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
6.7 | 4.7 | 584 | ![]() | |
Ind. Nationalist | 1 | 0 | 1 | ![]() |
6.7 | 6.0 | 742 | ![]() | |
Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 6.2 | 774 | ![]() | |
UUUP | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 3.7 | 465 | New | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | ![]() |
0.0 | 1.7 | 215 | ![]() |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Ward | % |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
Total Cllrs |
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UUP | DUP | SDLP | Others | ||||||
Area A | 36.2 | 3 | 17.8 | 2 | 12.2 | 1 | 33.8 | 2 | 7 |
Area B | 57.9 | 5 | 16.8 | 2 | 17.8 | 1 | 7.5 | 0 | 8 |
Total | 47.0 | 8 | 17.3 | 3 | 15.0 | 2 | 20.7 | 2 | 15 |
Districts results
Area A
1973: 4 x UUP, 2 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Independent Unionist
1977: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Independent Unionist
1973-1977 Change: DUP and SDLP gain from UUP and Independent Nationalist
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
SDLP | James Walsh | 12.18% | 758 | 759 | 780 | ||||||||
UUP | Wilson Davidson* | 11.20% | 697 | 726 | 727 | 727 | 748 | 819 | |||||
Ind. Nationalist | Laurence McCartan* | 8.47% | 527 | 529 | 555 | 555.7 | 555.7 | 555.7 | 778.3 | ||||
UUP | Samuel Cowan* | 8.00% | 498 | 503 | 503 | 503 | 513 | 575 | 576 | 782 | |||
Ind. Unionist | Hugh Anderson* | 6.73% | 419 | 485 | 487 | 487.1 | 493.1 | 506.1 | 510.1 | 539.1 | 542.82 | 782.82 | |
DUP | James McElroy | 10.17% | 633 | 640 | 640 | 640 | 733 | 737 | 739 | 768 | 769.24 | 779.24 | |
UUP | Norman Ferguson | 7.99% | 497 | 516 | 516 | 516 | 519 | 575 | 576 | 635 | 668.48 | 764.48 | |
DUP | Frederick Baxter | 7.65% | 476 | 479 | 479 | 479 | 546 | 556 | 556 | 569 | 570.86 | 575.86 | |
Alliance | John McWhirter | 6.12% | 381 | 396 | 488 | 488.3 | 489.3 | 489.4 | 499.4 | 504.4 | 505.02 | ||
UUP | William McCullagh* | 5.63% | 350 | 352 | 352 | 352 | 359 | 363 | 365 | ||||
Ind. Nationalist | Daniel Lennon* | 3.46% | 215 | 218 | 250 | 250.8 | 251.8 | 251.8 | |||||
UUP | John Anderson | 3.42% | 213 | 221 | 221 | 221.1 | 223.1 | ||||||
UUUP | John Porter | 3.52% | 219 | 221 | 221 | 221 | |||||||
Alliance | Peter Finnegan | 2.80% | 174 | 176 | |||||||||
Ind. Unionist | James Crozier* | 2.65% | 165 | ||||||||||
Electorate: 10,687 Valid: 6,222 (58.22%) Spoilt: 262 Quota: 778 Turnout: 6,484 (60.67%) |
Area B
1973: 7 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
1977: 5 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1973-1977 Change: DUP (two seats) gain from UUP (two seats)
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
UUP | Matthew Bailey* | 12.96% | 805 | |||||||||
SDLP | Patrick McAvoy* | 10.91% | 678 | 678.14 | 734.14 | |||||||
UUP | Raymond McCullough* | 10.19% | 678 | 688.36 | 695.36 | |||||||
DUP | David Herron | 10.11% | 628 | 640.32 | 642.32 | 740.32 | ||||||
UUP | Herbert Heslip* | 7.60% | 472 | 480.26 | 498.4 | 517.54 | 519.62 | 519.62 | 805.62 | |||
UUP | Robert Barr | 6.04% | 375 | 427.5 | 456.78 | 474.48 | 475 | 475 | 507.26 | 591.31 | 629.47 | |
DUP | Brian Biggerstaff | 6.73% | 418 | 422.9 | 423.9 | 493.32 | 537 | 537 | 553.08 | 558.41 | 566.13 | |
UUP | Robert Hill* | 6.91% | 429 | 430.82 | 455.96 | 475.24 | 476.8 | 477.61 | 524.78 | 540.36 | 551.94 | |
UUP | George Gamble | 7.36% | 457 | 461.76 | 481.76 | 491.04 | 491.56 | 492.42 | 512.26 | 520.87 | 545.89 | |
SDLP | Michael O'Hare | 6.89% | 428 | 428.42 | 447.56 | 448.56 | 448.56 | 487.26 | 491.26 | 491.26 | ||
UUP | Eric Williamson* | 6.10% | 379 | 390.06 | 407.2 | 415.62 | 416.17 | 418.72 | ||||
UUUP | John McKinstry | 3.96% | 246 | 248.1 | 250.24 | |||||||
Alliance | Edward Gibney | 3.53% | 219 | 219.98 | ||||||||
Electorate: 9,844 Valid: 6,212 (63.10%) Spoilt: 245 Quota: 691 Turnout: 6,457 (65.59%) |
References
- ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Banbridge". www.ark.ac.uk.
- ^ a b "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 22 July 2021.