1977 Fermanagh District Council election
Local government election in Northern Ireland
1977 Fermanagh District Council election
Elections to Fermanagh District 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 20 councillors .
Election results
Fermanagh District Council Election Result 1977[ 1]
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
SDLP
7
3
0
3
35.0
25.1
7,392
13.2
UUP
6
1
3
2
30.0
30.0
8,804
1.8
UUUP
3
3
0
3
15.0
14.4
4,229
New
Unity
2
0
2
2
10.0
18.1
5,325
6.2
Independent
1
1
0
1
5.0
6.2
1,819
1.2
Ind. Nationalist
1
0
1
1
5.0
2.6
750
3.8
Alliance
0
0
0
0
0.0
1.9
547
5.8
Unionist Party NI
0
0
0
0
0.0
1.8
527
New
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Fermanagh District Council election, 1977 by district[ 1]
Ward
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
Total Cllrs
SDLP
UUP
UUUP
Unity
Others
Area A
23.3
1
30.3
1
0.0
0
27.5
1
18.9
1
4
Area B
17.7
1
43.9
2
19.9
1
16.4
0
2.1
0
4
Area C
15.8
1
22.0
1
14.6
0
28.5
1
19.1
1
4
Area D
37.8
2
29.5
1
22.4
1
4.9
0
5.4
0
4
Area E
31.0
2
24.9
1
16.8
1
12.1
0
15.2
0
5
Total
25.1
7
30.0
6
14.4
3
18.1
2
12.4
2
20
Districts results
Area A
1973: 2 x Unity, 1 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1977: 1 x Unity, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
1973-1977 Change: Independent gain from Unity, Independent Unionist joins UUP and Independent Nationalist joins SDLP
Fermanagh Area A - 4 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
UUP
Jack Leahy *
20.69%
1,327
SDLP
Thomas Murray *
15.72%
1,008
1,361
Independent
James McBarron
18.79%
1,205
1,212
1,257
Unity
John McCusker *
14.95%
959
1,044
1,054
Unity
John McMahon*
12.58%
807
843
847
UUP
Thomas Johnston
9.64%
618
620
SDLP
Ann McQuillan
7.63%
489
Electorate: 7,708 Valid: 6,413 (83.20%) Spoilt: 189 Quota: 1,283 Turnout: 6,602 (85.65%)
Area B
1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x Unity
1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x UUUP, 1 x SDLP
1973-1977 Change: UUUP and SDLP gain from UUP and Unity
Fermanagh Area B - 4 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
UUP
Cecil Noble *
22.09%
1,202
UUUP
Hugh Buchanan
19.86%
1,081
1,100.35
UUP
Norman Brown *
11.65%
634
678.01
735.73
737.73
737.82
737.82
1,270.82
SDLP
Damien Campbell
14.19%
772
772.27
790.36
933.36
985.36
1,034.36
1,036.99
Unity
Patrick Martin
6.63%
361
361
362
393
467
804
808
UUP
Cyril Crozier
10.16%
553
594.58
618.76
619.76
621.85
622.94
Unity
Vera Cleary
5.07%
276
276.09
277.18
280.18
407.18
Unity
Patrick McKenna
4.65%
253
253.18
255.18
263.18
SDLP
Margaret Traynor
3.51%
191
191
196
Alliance
James Henderson
2.19%
119
120.35
Electorate: 6,755 Valid: 5,442 (80.56%) Spoilt: 179 Quota: 1,089 Turnout: 5,621 (83.21%)
Area C
1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x Unity, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1977: 1 x UUP, 1 x Unity, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1973-1977 Change: SDLP gain from UUP
Fermanagh Area C - 4 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
UUP
Wilson Elliott *
12.70%
763
763
763
764
1,203
Unity
Patrick McCaffrey
17.54%
1,054
1,071
1,089
1,131
1,132
1,625
SDLP
Gerry Gallagher
11.87%
713
837
912
991
994
1,076
1,202
Ind. Nationalist
Patrick Flanagan *
12.48%
750
818
852
953
968
1,027
1,142
UUUP
Cyril Brownlee
14.56%
875
875
876
877
953
955
957
Unity
Cornelius Leonard
6.01%
361
368
530
691
693
UUP
Richard Thornton*
9.32%
560
561
561
572
Independent
James Mellor
6.66%
400
410
415
Unity
Patrick Keown
4.96%
298
300
SDLP
Patrick McGovern
3.89%
234
Electorate: 6,756 Valid: 6,008 (88.93%) Spoilt: 154 Quota: 1,202 Turnout: 6,162 (91.21%)
Area D
1973: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP
1977: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x UUUP
1973-1977 Change: UUUP gain from UUP
Fermanagh Area D - 5 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
UUUP
Bert Johnston
22.36%
1,358
SDLP
Thomas Daly *
16.89%
1,026
1,026.2
1,042.2
1,057.3
1,117.3
1,395.3
SDLP
John Maguire *
15.76%
957
957.2
990.2
999.2
1,119.2
1,216.2
UUP
Hugh Keys
11.79%
716
768
777.3
887.9
893.1
894.1
1,172.4
UUP
Caldwell McClaughry
10.75%
653
683.5
687.7
725.2
727.2
728.3
945.7
UUP
Robert McFarland
6.91%
420
462.6
467.9
518.7
518.7
518.7
SDLP
James Montague
5.15%
313
313.1
329.1
333.2
382.2
Unity
James Gallagher
4.91%
298
298.4
304.4
305.4
Unionist Party NI
Francis Gage*
3.24%
197
201
240.2
Alliance
Patrick Reihill
2.24%
136
137
Electorate: 7,292 Valid: 6,074 (83.30%) Spoilt: 130 Quota: 1,215 Turnout: 6,204 (85.08%)
Area E
1973: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1977: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x UUUP
1973-1977 Change: UUUP gain from Independent Unionist
Fermanagh Area E - 4 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
SDLP
James Lunny *
12.96%
707
768
825
866
1,128
UUP
Raymond Ferguson
14.19%
774
774
810
993
1,001
1,001.48
1,614.48
UUUP
Thomas Scott *
16.77%
915
917
922
945
947
947.16
1,020.16
1,485.16
SDLP
James Donnelly
10.23%
558
581
601
611
789
819.56
825.56
833.56
859.56
Unity
James Cox
12.06%
658
698
703
717
760
763.52
770.68
778.68
788.68
UUP
Robert Donaldson
10.70%
584
594
604
727
730
730.48
SDLP
Matthew Kelly
7.77%
424
480
511
520
Unionist Party NI
George Cathcart*
6.05%
330
332
447
Alliance
Marjorie Moore
5.35%
292
302
Independent
Thaddeus McKeown
3.92%
214
Electorate: 7,530 Valid: 5,456 (72.46%) Spoilt: 171 Quota: 1,092 Turnout: 5,627 (74.73%)
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