Local govt election in Northern Ireland
1977 Banbridge District Council election
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
Banbridge District Council Election Result 1977[ 1]
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
UUP
8
0
3
3
53.3
47.0
5,850
18.0
DUP
3
3
0
3
20.0
17.3
2,155
New
SDLP
2
1
0
1
13.3
15.0
1,864
7.0
Ind. Unionist
1
0
0
0
6.7
4.7
584
2.8
Ind. Nationalist
1
0
1
1
6.7
6.0
742
3.1
Alliance
0
0
0
0
0.0
6.2
774
0.5
UUUP
0
0
0
0
0.0
3.7
465
New
Independent
0
0
1
1
0.0
1.7
215
11.9
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Banbridge District Council election, 1977 by district[ 1]
Ward
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
Total Cllrs
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
Banbridge Area A - 7 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
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)
Banbridge Area B - 8 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
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%)
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