1977 Strabane District Council election

Local govt election in Northern Ireland

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1977

1977 Strabane District Council election | <- 1973 | 18 May 1977 (1977-05-18) | 1981 ->

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All 15 seats to Strabane District Council
8 seats needed for a majority
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Party  | SDLP | UUP | Independent Nationalist
Seats won  | 5  | 5  | 3
Seat change  |  1  |  1  |  1

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| Fourth party  | Fifth party  | Sixth party
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Party  | DUP | Alliance | United Loyalist Coalition
Seats won  | 2  | 0  | 0
Seat change  |  2  |  2  |  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[edit]

Strabane District Council Election Result 1977[1] Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| 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
| Independent 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[edit]

Results of the Strabane District Council election, 1977
by district[1] Ward  | %
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Cllrs

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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[edit]

### Area A[edit]

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

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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. 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[edit]

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

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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[edit]

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

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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[edit]

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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