1977 Omagh District Council election
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Elections to Omagh District Council were held on 18 May 1977 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 20 councillors.
Election results
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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UUP | 8 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
40.0 | 35.9 | 6,868 | ![]() | |
SDLP | 6 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
30.0 | 29.6 | 5,671 | ![]() | |
Alliance | 3 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
15.0 | 16.0 | 3,071 | ![]() | |
Ind. Nationalist | 2 | 1 | 2 | ![]() |
10.0 | 14.1 | 2,707 | ![]() | |
Republican Clubs | 1 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
5.0 | 4.2 | 801 | New |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Ward | % |
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UUP | SDLP | Alliance | RC | Others | |||||||
Area A | 39.8 | 2 | 33.1 | 1 | 9.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 17.6 | 1 | 5 |
Area B | 42.8 | 2 | 17.1 | 0 | 21.5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 18.6 | 1 | 4 |
Area C | 36.9 | 3 | 41.8 | 3 | 21.3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 |
Area D | 22.4 | 1 | 18.4 | 1 | 10.9 | 1 | 20.9 | 1 | 27.4 | 0 | 4 |
Total | 35.9 | 8 | 29.6 | 6 | 16.0 | 3 | 4.2 | 1 | 14.3 | 2 | 20 |
Districts results
Area A
1973: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Independent Unionist
1977: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1973-1977 Change: Independent Unionist joins UUP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
SDLP | Liam McQuaid* | 23.29% | 1,218 | ||||||
Ind. Nationalist | Michael O'Hagan | 17.54% | 917 | ||||||
UUP | Arthur McFarland* | 17.35% | 907 | ||||||
SDLP | John Skelton* | 9.81% | 513 | 820.8 | 833.5 | 872.9 | |||
UUP | Cecil Anderson* | 14.15% | 740 | 740.9 | 758.9 | 758.9 | 772.88 | 1,165.88 | |
Alliance | Seamus McGale | 7.53% | 394 | 415.9 | 473.3 | 476.1 | 476.4 | 482.4 | |
UUP | William Brunt | 8.34% | 436 | 436 | 451.3 | 451.4 | 463.58 | ||
Alliance | Anthony Pollock | 1.99% | 104 | 117.8 | |||||
Electorate: 6,527 Valid: 5,229 (80.11%) Spoilt: 189 Quota: 872 Turnout: 5,418 (83.01%) |
Area B
1973: 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Independent Unionist
1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1973-1977 Change: Independent Unionist joins UUP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
UUP | Edgar McDowell* | 24.53% | 971 | ||||
UUP | Joseph Anderson* | 18.24% | 722 | 741 | 904.21 | ||
Ind. Nationalist | Patrick Donnelly* | 18.62% | 737 | 780 | 780.57 | 783.61 | |
Alliance | Patrick Bogan* | 15.89% | 629 | 716 | 725.12 | 754.19 | |
SDLP | Kevin McNaboe | 17.08% | 676 | 720 | 720.19 | 721.52 | |
Alliance | Patrick Donnelly | 5.63% | 223 | ||||
Electorate: 5,289 Valid: 3,958 (74.83%) Spoilt: 224 Quota: 792 Turnout: 4,182 (79.07%) |
Area C
1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Nationalist
1977: 3 x UUP, 3 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1973-1977 Change: SDLP gain from Nationalist
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
Alliance | Aidan Lagan | 16.51% | 1,012 | ||||||||
SDLP | Gerald McEnhill* | 15.17% | 930 | ||||||||
UUP | Cecil Walker* | 14.37% | 881 | ||||||||
SDLP | Stephen McKenna* | 11.45% | 702 | 746.25 | 849.78 | ||||||
UUP | Alfred Barnett | 8.79% | 539 | 539.25 | 539.42 | 568.02 | 568.02 | 787.02 | |||
UUP | Harold McCauley* | 7.37% | 452 | 457.75 | 458.26 | 509.09 | 509.37 | 685.63 | 703 | 857 | |
SDLP | Bernadette Grant | 8.73% | 535 | 555 | 578.97 | 579.23 | 618.57 | 620.95 | 620.95 | 726.31 | |
SDLP | Daniel Campbell | 6.43% | 394 | 412 | 434.44 | 434.44 | 470.84 | 475.22 | 475.31 | 539.32 | |
Alliance | Ethne McClelland | 4.76% | 292 | 443 | 447.25 | 449.59 | 454.21 | 467.66 | 468.29 | ||
UUP | Archibald Burton | 6.41% | 393 | 394.25 | 394.25 | 424.93 | 425.07 | ||||
Electorate: 10,073 Valid: 6,130 (60.86%) Spoilt: 277 Quota: 767 Turnout: 6,407 (63.61%) |
Area D
1973: 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Independent Republican
1977: 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Republican Clubs
1973-1977 Change: SDLP gain from Independent Nationalist, Independent Republican joins Republican Clubs
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
UUP | John Johnston* | 22.37% | 857 | ||||||
Republican Clubs | Francis McElroy* | 20.91% | 801 | ||||||
SDLP | Brendan Martin | 12.35% | 473 | 473 | 482.48 | 589 | 616.32 | 720.08 | |
Alliance | John Hadden* | 10.88% | 417 | 484.14 | 495.06 | 527.22 | 555.32 | 673.72 | |
Ind. Nationalist | Michael McNulty* | 10.83% | 415 | 425.26 | 427.82 | 453.9 | 534.94 | 659.56 | |
Ind. Nationalist | Bernard McGrath | 9.92% | 380 | 383.24 | 386.08 | 406.12 | 514.58 | ||
Ind. Nationalist | Patrick McCrory | 6.73% | 258 | 263.4 | 264.68 | 297.68 | |||
SDLP | John McSherry | 6.00% | 230 | 230 | 230.8 | ||||
Electorate: 5,300 Valid: 3,831 (72.28%) Spoilt: 151 Quota: 767 Turnout: 3,982 (75.13%) |
References
- ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Omagh". www.ark.ac.uk.
- ^ a b c d "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 16 August 2021.