1977 Londonderry City Council election
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Elections to Londonderry City Council were held on 18 May 1977 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used five district electoral areas to elect a total of 27 councillors.
Election results[edit]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Social Democratic and Labour | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 48.1 | 42.1 | 12,462 | 9.7 | |
Ulster Unionist | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 22.2 | 23.5 | 6,969 | New | |
Nationalist | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14.8 | 8.9 | 2,638 | 0.5 | |
Alliance | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7.4 | 11.9 | 3,519 | 2.6 | |
Democratic Unionist | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 1,986 | New | |
Independent Nationalist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 706 | 2.4 | |
Republican Clubs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 551 | 4.3 | |
Vanguard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 408 | New | |
Loyalist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 273 | 0.8 | |
NI Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 44 | 0.2 | |
Ind. Republican | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 61 | 0.0 |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary[edit]
Ward | % |
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SDLP | UUP | Nationalist | Alliance | DUP | Others | ||||||||
Area A | 40.2 | 3 | 36.8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 9.7 | 0 | 12.7 | 1 | 0.6 | 0 | 6 |
Area B | 25.4 | 1 | 29.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 19.0 | 1 | 15.9 | 1 | 10.7 | 0 | 5 |
Area C | 56.6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 23.0 | 2 | 6.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 13.7 | 0 | 5 |
Area D | 50.2 | 3 | 17.8 | 1 | 19.4 | 1 | 7.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5.1 | 0 | 5 |
Area E | 46.4 | 3 | 22.7 | 1 | 12.0 | 1 | 12.7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 6.2 | 0 | 5 |
Total | 42.1 | 13 | 23.5 | 6 | 8.9 | 4 | 11.9 | 2 | 6.7 | 2 | 6.9 | 0 | 27 |
Districts results[edit]
Area A[edit]
1973: 3 x United Loyalist, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1977: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1973-1977 Change: UUP (two seats), DUP and SDLP gain from United Loyalists (three seats) and Alliance
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Thomas Doherty* | 10.65% | 762 | 780 | 781 | 781 | 1,124 | ||||||
Ulster Unionist | Thomas Craig* | 13.21% | 945 | 948 | 963 | 1,002 | 1,004 | 1,004.29 | 1,430.29 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | Robert Bond* | 10.12% | 724 | 728 | 739 | 948 | 950 | 950 | 1,158 | ||||
Democratic Unionist | John Henry | 9.70% | 694 | 695 | 851 | 858 | 858 | 858 | 912 | 1,156 | |||
Social Democratic and Labour | John McNickle | 12.33% | 882 | 886 | 886 | 888 | 910 | 979.31 | 981.31 | 983.31 | 983.31 | 984.31 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | George Peoples* | 10.69% | 765 | 771 | 772 | 773 | 825 | 851.39 | 852.39 | 852.39 | 853.39 | 854.39 | |
Alliance | Arthur Barr* | 7.35% | 526 | 686 | 688 | 695 | 718 | 720.03 | 730.03 | 760.03 | 807.03 | 827.03 | |
Ulster Unionist | Alan Lindsay | 8.81% | 630 | 631 | 642 | 716 | 717 | 717 | |||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Patrick Boyle | 6.49% | 464 | 472 | 472 | 472 | |||||||
Ulster Unionist | Vincent Lindsay | 4.64% | 332 | 332 | 347 | ||||||||
Democratic Unionist | Joseph Mooney | 3.02% | 216 | 217 | |||||||||
Alliance | James Patterson | 2.38% | 170 | ||||||||||
NI Labour | Delap Stevenson | 0.62% | 44 | ||||||||||
Electorate: 10,859 Valid: 7,154 (65.88%) Spoilt: 268 Quota: 1,023 Turnout: 7,422 (68.35%) |
Area B[edit]
1973: 3 x United Loyalist, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1973-1977 Change: UUP (two seats) and DUP gain from United Loyalist (three seats)
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
Alliance | Herbert Faulkner* | 17.10% | 1,156 | ||||||||
Democratic Unionist | Anna Hay* | 10.18% | 688 | 688 | 697 | 702 | 766 | 784 | 1,147 | ||
Ulster Unionist | James Guy | 12.31% | 832 | 838 | 845 | 862 | 890 | 1,062 | 1,083 | 1,346 | |
Ulster Unionist | Kathleen Milligan | 11.48% | 776 | 781 | 782 | 812 | 841 | 996 | 1,003 | 1,161 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | Michael Fegan* | 15.09% | 1,020 | 1,024 | 1,025 | 1,037 | 1,037 | 1,037 | 1,038 | 1,040 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | William Doherty | 10.27% | 694 | 699 | 700 | 718 | 718 | 719 | 722 | 728 | |
Vanguard | Samuel Barr | 6.04% | 408 | 409 | 412 | 428 | 475 | 486 | 527 | ||
Democratic Unionist | Gregory Campbell | 5.74% | 388 | 389 | 393 | 393 | 436 | 447 | |||
Ulster Unionist | Thomas Robinson | 5.19% | 351 | 351 | 352 | 360 | 380 | ||||
Loyalist | Thomas Heatley | 2.80% | 189 | 190 | 246 | 247 | |||||
Alliance | Florence Lewers | 1.94% | 131 | 148 | 148 | ||||||
Loyalist | William Gurney | 1.24% | 84 | 84 | |||||||
NI Labour | David Buchanan | 0.62% | 42 | ||||||||
Electorate: 10,601 Valid: 6,759 (63.76%) Spoilt: 231 Quota: 1,127 Turnout: 6,990 (65.94%) |
Area C[edit]
1973: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Nationalist, 1 x Republican Clubs
1977: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Nationalist
1973-1977 Change: Nationalist gain from Republican Clubs
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Patrick Devine* | 22.47% | 1,004 | |||||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Hugh Doherty* | 17.50% | 782 | |||||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Leonard Green* | 9.67% | 432 | 624.4 | 644.68 | 661.58 | 763.58 | |||
Nationalist | John McChrystal | 10.43% | 466 | 471.2 | 472.2 | 515.1 | 533.7 | 588.96 | 595.92 | |
Nationalist | Gerard Barr* | 10.70% | 478 | 480.6 | 481.32 | 530.58 | 541.88 | 566.88 | 578.48 | |
Republican Clubs | Michael Montgomery* | 9.36% | 418 | 420.08 | 420.52 | 537.12 | 546.68 | 561.1 | 561.1 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | Joseph Moran | 6.98% | 312 | 358.8 | 365.52 | 370.38 | 419.22 | |||
Alliance | Gerard O'Grady | 6.67% | 298 | 301.9 | 302.7 | 322.34 | ||||
Republican Clubs | Liam Gallagher | 2.98% | 133 | 135.34 | 135.82 | |||||
Nationalist | George O'Connor | 1.88% | 84 | 85.04 | 85.16 | |||||
Ind. Republican | Patrick Quinn | 1.37% | 61 | 62.04 | 62.08 | |||||
Electorate: 9,318 Valid: 4,468 (47.95%) Spoilt: 312 Quota: 745 Turnout: 4,780 (51.30%) |
Area D[edit]
1973: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Nationalist, 1 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist
1977: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Nationalist, 1 x UUP
1973-1977 Change: SDLP and UUP gain from Alliance and United Loyalist
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Raymond McClean* | 26.15% | 927 | |||||||
Ulster Unionist | Marlene Jefferson* | 17.80% | 631 | |||||||
Social Democratic and Labour | William Keys | 16.87% | 598 | |||||||
Social Democratic and Labour | William McCartney | 7.14% | 253 | 530.2 | 530.97 | 536.06 | 541.07 | 594.07 | ||
Nationalist | Liam Bradley | 10.55% | 374 | 379.76 | 379.98 | 380.08 | 438.17 | 459.54 | 661.54 | |
Alliance | Joe Cosgrove* | 7.48% | 265 | 284.44 | 317.99 | 318.24 | 325.08 | 375.08 | 385.08 | |
Nationalist | Charles McDaid | 4.32% | 153 | 163.08 | 163.63 | 163.73 | 240.09 | 245.66 | ||
Independent Nationalist | James Hegarty* | 5.22% | 185 | 198.32 | 200.52 | 200.77 | 208.78 | |||
Nationalist | John McQuaide | 4.49% | 159 | 162.24 | 162.46 | 162.51 | ||||
Electorate: 5,973 Valid: 3,545 (59.35%) Spoilt: 174 Quota: 591 Turnout: 3,719 (62.26%) |
Area E[edit]
1973: 2 x SDLP, 2 x United Loyalist, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Nationalist
1977: 3 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Nationalist
1973-1977 Change: SDLP gain from United Loyalist
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | Jack Allen* | 17.38% | 1,337 | |||||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Frank Donnelly | 17.28% | 1,329 | |||||||
Alliance | Ivor Canavan* | 10.73% | 825 | 833.64 | 842.31 | 980.07 | 1,036.75 | 1,296.75 | ||
Nationalist | Fergus McAteer* | 9.79% | 753 | 764.62 | 763.97 | 884.49 | 1,078.69 | 1,087.35 | 1,094.35 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | William O'Connell | 11.38% | 875 | 875.54 | 917.19 | 922.36 | 954.7 | 962.22 | 967.22 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | William McCorriston | 8.26% | 635 | 635.72 | 742.48 | 751.65 | 838.52 | 845.82 | 854.82 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | Noel McKenna | 9.47% | 728 | 728.18 | 775.44 | 784.61 | 823.63 | 828.73 | 835.73 | |
Ulster Unionist | Albert McCartney | 5.34% | 411 | 628.26 | 628.94 | 636.56 | 638.73 | |||
Independent Nationalist | Michael Durey* | 6.23% | 479 | 479.18 | 484.96 | 503.31 | ||||
Alliance | Edith Roulston | 1.92% | 148 | 152.5 | 153.01 | |||||
Nationalist | Hugh Bell | 1.46% | 112 | 114.34 | 114.85 | |||||
Nationalist | Kathleen Heraghty | 0.77% | 59 | 59.36 | 60.04 | |||||
Electorate: 13,995 Valid: 7,691 (54.96%) Spoilt: 312 Quota: 1,099 Turnout: 8,003 (57.18%) |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Derry/Londonderry". www.ark.ac.uk.
- ^ a b c d e "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 12 August 2021.