1977 Strabane District Council election

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1977 Strabane District Council election
← 1973 May 18, 1977 (1977-05-18) 1981 →
All 15 seats to Strabane District Council
8 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party SDLP UUP Independent Nationalist
Seats won 5 5 3
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1 Increase 1
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party DUP Alliance
Seats won 2 0 0
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 2 Decrease 1

Elections to Strabane 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 15 councillors.

Election results[]

Strabane District Council Election Result 1977[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  SDLP 5 1 0 Increase1 33.3 30.5 5,139 Increase4.3
  UUP 5 0 1 Decrease1 33.3 29.5 4,967 Decrease9.4
  Independent Nationalist 3 1 0 Increase1 20.0 14.9 2,505 Increase3.8
  DUP 2 2 0 New 13.3 13.6 2,284 New
  Independent 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 5.1 852 Increase2.6
  Alliance 0 0 2 Decrease2 0.0 5.0 510 Decrease6.6
  Republican Clubs 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 2.3 384 Decrease1.6
  Ind U 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 1.2 205 Increase1.2

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary[]

Results of the Strabane District Council election, 1977
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
SDLP UUP DUP Others
Area A 14.3 1 35.9 2 18.2 1 31.6 1 5
Area B 27.4 1 34.8 2 22.0 1 15.8 1 5
Area C 50.9 3 17.2 1 0.0 0 31.9 1 5
Total 30.5 5 29.5 5 13.6 2 26.4 3 15

Districts results[]

Area A[]

1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1973-1977 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Strabane Area A - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
DUP George McIntyre 18.18% 1,047            
Independent Nationalist Denis McCrory* 17.53% 1,010            
SDLP Daniel Gallagher* 8.99% 518 518 542 556 764 1,002  
UUP Edward Turner 13.16% 758 789.04 798.2 864.32 865.32 871.4 875.4
UUP Ernest Young* 12.40% 714 731.04 750.04 791.28 794.28 795.28 807.28
UUP Frank Stewart 10.36% 597 611.24 623.32 708.44 710.44 721.52 736.52
Independent Brian MacBride 7.99% 460 460.08 493.16 500.24 571.24    
SDLP Mary McCrea 5.28% 304 304 311 313.08      
Ind U James Moore 3.56% 205 219.56 244.56        
Alliance James Smyth 2.55% 147 147.4          
Electorate: 7,693   Valid: 5,760 (74.87%)   Spoilt: 266   Quota: 961   Turnout: 6,026 (78.33%)

Area B[]

1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist Coalition
1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1973-1977 Change: Independent Nationalist gain from Alliance, United Loyalist Coalition joins DUP

Strabane Area B - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
DUP Samuel Rogers* 21.96% 1,237      
UUP Mary Britton* 19.83% 1,117      
SDLP John Gallagher 17.84% 1,005      
UUP Henry Henderson* 14.95% 842 1,128    
Independent Nationalist Francis McConnell 12.52% 705 705.25 749.25 855.25
SDLP Aidan McNamee 9.55% 538 538.25 548.25 595.5
Independent James McCormick 2.89% 163 163 205  
Independent James Tinney 0.46% 26 27 30  
Electorate: 7,110   Valid: 5,633 (79.23%)   Spoilt: 214   Quota: 939   Turnout: 5,847 (82.24%)

Area C[]

1973: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1977: 3 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1973-1977 Change: SDLP gain from Alliance

Strabane Area C - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
SDLP Ivan Cooper 26.72% 1,457                
SDLP William Carlin* 14.69% 801 1,077.12              
SDLP John McKelvey* 9.46% 516 683.31 816.75 822.14 834.72 858.69 918.69    
UUP Robert Fleming 10.67% 582 583.17 583.65 585.04 585.04 586.04 589.04 914.04  
Independent Nationalist John O'Kane* 10.86% 592 623.2 631.36 635.36 666.48 692.76 768.84 772.84 913.84
Republican Clubs Ivan Barr 5.81% 317 332.21 337.01 337.4 393.57 416.74 443.24 444.24 471.26
Alliance Douglas Cooper* 5.72% 312 323.7 326.34 362.36 365.92 380.79 392.35 406.35  
UUP Sydney Browne 6.55% 357 357.39 357.39 358.39 358.39 358.39 358.39    
Independent Nationalist John McCrory 3.63% 198 208.14 214.14 214.14 222.53 241.4      
Independent Thomas Forbes 2.68% 146 160.04 166.76 168.39 173.56        
Republican Clubs Gerard McCafferty 1.22% 67 71.68 72.4 74.4          
Independent James McDaid 1.05% 57 63.63 64.83 64.83          
Alliance Mamie Quigley 0.94% 51 54.51 55.47            
Electorate: 7,754   Valid: 5,453 (70.32%)   Spoilt: 317   Quota: 909   Turnout: 5,770 (74.41%)

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Local Government Election 1973-1981: Strabane". www.ark.ac.uk.
  2. ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
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