Local govt election in Northern Ireland
1977 Strabane District Council election
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
1
33.3
30.5
5,139
4.3
UUP
5
0
1
1
33.3
29.5
4,967
9.4
Ind. Nationalist
3
1
0
1
20.0
14.9
2,505
3.8
DUP
2
2
0
2
13.3
13.6
2,284
New
Independent
0
0
0
0
0.0
5.1
852
2.6
Alliance
0
0
2
2
0.0
5.0
510
6.6
Republican Clubs
0
0
0
0
0.0
2.3
384
1.6
Ind. Unionist
0
0
0
0
0.0
1.2
205
1.2
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
Ind. 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. Unionist
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
Ind. 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
Ind. 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
Ind. 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