1977 Castlereagh Borough Council election

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1977 Castlereagh Borough Council election
← 1973 May 18, 1977 (1977-05-18) 1981 →
All 19 seats to Castlereagh Borough Council
10 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Alliance UUP DUP
Seats won 7 6 4
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 4 Increase 4
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Ind U
Seats won 2 0 0
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 2 Decrease 1
  Seventh party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 0
Seat change Decrease 1

Elections to Castlereagh 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 19 councillors.

Election results[]

Castlereagh Borough Council Election Result 1977[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Alliance 7 2 0 Increase2 36.8 32.5 6,625 Increase10.4
  UUP 6 0 4 Decrease4 31.6 24.8 5,054 Decrease25.8
  DUP 4 4 0 New 21.1 18.5 3,909 New
  Ind U 2 2 0 Increase2 0.0 12.0 2,542 Increase12.0
  Vanguard 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 5.6 1,143 Increase4.4
  UUUP 0 0 0 New 0.0 2.6 522 New
  Unionist Party NI 0 0 0 New 0.0 1.9 380 New
  NI Labour 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.8 169 Decrease4.7
  Independent 0 0 1 Decrease1 0.0 0.1 26 Decrease3.1

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary[]

Results of the Castlereagh Borough Council election, 1977
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
Alliance UUP DUP Others
Area A 33.7 2 29.7 2 20.5 1 16.1 1 6
Area B 28.8 3 18.4 2 16.4 2 36.4 1 8
Area C 36.3 2 27.6 2 21.5 1 14.6 0 5
Total 32.5 7 24.8 6 18.5 4 24.2 2 19

Districts results[]

Area A[]

1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist
1977: 2 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1973-1977 Change: DUP and Independent Unionist gain from UUP and United Loyalist

Castlereagh Area A - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
UUP Bertie Barker* 12.64% 955 993 1,180          
UUP Frederick Kane* 9.03% 646 705 978 1,115.46        
Alliance Thomas Hawthorne* 12.06% 863 879 905 909.35 922.79 1,374.79    
Alliance Philip Grosse 12.31% 881 886 904 908.35 922.63 1,128.63    
Ind U Ernest Harper 11.71% 838 852 862 863.74 883.06 902.84 1,080.84  
DUP James Lowe 10.93% 782 854 866 867.74 889.58 900.13 921.13 956.13
DUP William Stevenson 9.53% 682 710 727 728.74 742.18 747.05 784.05 786.05
Alliance Margaret Hull 9.33% 668 691 704 709.22 719.3      
UUP William Stewart* 7.31% 523 568            
Vanguard John Moore 4.44% 318              
Electorate: 14,898   Valid: 7,156 (48.03%)   Spoilt: 226   Quota: 1,023   Turnout: 7,382 (49.55%)

Area B[]

1973: 4 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist, 1 x Loyalist Coalition
1977: 3 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1973-1977 Change: DUP (two seats) and Alliance gain from UUP, United Loyalist and Loyalist Coalition

Castlereagh Area B - 8 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Alliance Addie Morrow* 11.38% 884                        
Alliance Felicity Boyd 10.85% 843 848.6 849.6 857.66 860.7 862.72 940.76            
UUP Matthew Anderson 9.00% 699 699.24 699.24 701.26 711.26 722.26 724.26 797.32 800.32 801.34 856.34 887.34  
UUP Leslie Farrington* 6.45% 501 501.36 501.36 501.38 508.38 512.42 519.42 631.46 632.46 632.5 688.52 715.52 929.52
DUP John Lamont 5.42% 421 421.02 421.02 421.02 427.02 455.02 456.02 456.04 456.04 663.04 666.06 827.06 859.08
DUP John Gilpin 6.71% 521 521.02 521.02 522.02 527.02 559.02 562.02 564.04 564.04 691.06 694.06 793.06 842.08
Ind U Walter McFarland* 7.23% 562 562.28 563.28 570.3 581.3 589.32 592.32 608.32 608.32 613.34 670.38 737.48 834.52
Alliance Thomas McQueen 6.59% 512 521.54 521.54 524.64 527.64 532.64 585.66 595.72 661.72 662.72 769.86 775.88 833.9
Ind U Robert Allen 6.90% 536 536.06 537.06 537.06 598.06 626.06 637.06 640.06 641.06 644.06 651.06 669.06 688.06
Vanguard Thomas Lyons 5.70% 443 443.12 443.12 443.14 444.14 451.14 458.14 464.16 464.16 470.16 498.2 527.2  
UUUP John Scott* 5.25% 408 408.12 408.12 409.12 411.12 437.12 438.12 448.14 448.14 456.14 468.16    
Unionist Party NI Brent Hughes 3.36% 261 261.28 262.28 348.32 353.32 354.32 365.34 365.36 368.36 370.36      
DUP John Hill 4.27% 332 332.08 333.08 335.08 344.08 360.08 362.08 362.1 362.1        
UUP Joseph O'Hara* 2.91% 226 226.28 226.28 230.3 234.3 236.3 238.3            
NI Labour John Barkley 2.18% 169 169.08 187.08 188.08 189.08 190.08              
Loyalist Michael Brooks* 2.20% 171 171.1 171.1 173.1 175.1                
Ind U Ronald McLean* 1.75% 136 136.04 137.04 137.04                  
Unionist Party NI Pauline Mateer 1.53% 119 119.32 119.32                    
Independent William Copley 0.33% 26 26                      
Electorate: 18,946   Valid: 7,770 (41.01%)   Spoilt: 329   Quota: 864   Turnout: 8,099 (42.75%)

Area C[]

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

Castlereagh Area C - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
UUP Herbert Johnstone 22.04% 1,200              
DUP Peter Robinson 21.51% 1,171              
Alliance Patricia Archer 16.29% 887 891.8 894.56 900.17 918.17      
UUP Elizabeth Rea 5.58% 304 541.12 578.38 677.24 765.77 766.34 1,090.34  
Alliance Bryan Davidson 9.74% 530 532.16 532.62 536.08 601.23 608.64 691.83 768.83
Alliance Samuel Finlay* 10.23% 557 562.28 566.65 572.8 597.72 599.43 665.62 742.62
Vanguard Norman Kyle 7.02% 382 410.08 441.82 517.26 594.61 595.18    
Ind U John Snodden 5.49% 299 301.16 333.36 372.05        
UUUP Valerie Walsh 2.09% 114 120.96 272.3          
Electorate: 10,932   Valid: 5,444 (49.80%)   Spoilt: 175   Quota: 908   Turnout: 5,619 (51.40%)

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Castlereagh". www.ark.ac.uk.
  2. ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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