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Elections to Ballymoney Borough 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 16 councillors.
Election results
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | 5 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
31.3 | 29.4 | 2,479 | ![]() | |
DUP | 3 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
18.8 | 19.2 | 1,621 | ![]() | |
Independent | 3 | 1 | 1 | ![]() |
18.8 | 24.8 | 2,087 | ![]() | |
SDLP | 3 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
18.8 | 15.1 | 1,274 | ![]() | |
Alliance | 1 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
6.3 | 8.3 | 698 | ![]() | |
Ind. Unionist | 0 | 0 | 1 | ![]() |
0.0 | 3.2 | 270 | ![]() |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
[edit]Ward | % |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
Total Cllrs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | DUP | SDLP | Alliance | Others | |||||||
Area A | 37.6 | 2 | 42.5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 10.2 | 0 | 9.7 | 0 | 4 |
Area B | 37.1 | 3 | 18.1 | 1 | 30.6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 14.2 | 1 | 8 |
Area C | 7.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 22.0 | 0 | 70.4 | 3 | 4 |
Total | 29.4 | 5 | 19.2 | 3 | 15.1 | 3 | 8.3 | 1 | 28.0 | 4 | 16 |
Districts results
[edit]Area A
[edit]1973: 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Independent
1977: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP
1973-1977 Change: DUP gain from Independent, Independent Unionist joins UUP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
DUP | Robert Halliday | 21.05% | 430 | |||||
UUP | Kenneth Bamford* | 16.10% | 329 | 372 | 372.36 | 395.36 | 411.36 | |
DUP | Ralph Stronge | 10.96% | 224 | 240 | 250.68 | 250.68 | 443.68 | |
UUP | Adam Taylor | 13.71% | 280 | 372 | 372.44 | 372.44 | 378.24 | |
Alliance | Hugh McFarland | 10.18% | 208 | 212 | 212.04 | 369.04 | 370.04 | |
DUP | David Hanna* | 10.47% | 214 | 216 | 221.6 | 223.6 | ||
Independent | Henry McCloy | 9.69% | 198 | 198 | 198 | |||
UUP | James Taylor | 7.83% | 160 | |||||
Electorate: 4,037 Valid: 2,043 (50.61%) Spoilt: 75 Quota: 409 Turnout: 2,118 (52.46%) |
Area B
[edit]1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1977: 3 x UUP, 3 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent
1973-1977 Change: DUP, SDLP and Independent gain from UUP (two seats) and Independent Nationalist, Independent Unionists (two seats) join UUP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
DUP | Charles Steele | 18.10% | 753 | |||||
Independent | Hugh Boyle | 14.23% | 592 | |||||
SDLP | Daniel McAlonan | 13.84% | 576 | |||||
UUP | William Logan* | 11.39% | 474 | |||||
UUP | Joe Gaston* | 8.96% | 373 | 464.68 | ||||
SDLP | Harry Connolly* | 8.82% | 367 | 367 | 421.6 | 473.8 | ||
SDLP | John Mulholland* | 7.95% | 331 | 331.96 | 384.74 | 444.34 | 445.26 | |
UUP | Patricia Ellis* | 7.55% | 314 | 350 | 355.72 | 355.72 | 491.18 | |
UUP | Robert Chestnutt* | 5.65% | 235 | 318.04 | 326.62 | 326.62 | 391.2 | |
UUP | Ronald McDowell | 3.51% | 146 | 224.24 | 227.1 | 227.9 | ||
Electorate: 6,951 Valid: 4,161 (59.86%) Spoilt: 96 Quota: 463 Turnout: 4,257 (61.24%) |
Area C
[edit]1973: 2 x Independent, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist
1977: 2 x Independent, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist
1973-1977 Change: No change
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
Independent | Robert McComb* | 39.33% | 875 | ||||
Independent | Mary Holmes* | 16.40% | 365 | 526 | |||
Alliance | Brendan Smyth* | 18.20% | 405 | 440.36 | 448.72 | ||
Ind. Unionist | Frederick Holland* | 12.13% | 270 | 326.16 | 377.08 | 450.06 | |
UUP | Samuel Montgomery | 7.55% | 168 | 240.8 | 294.76 | 343.44 | |
Independent | Ernest Lee | 2.56% | 57 | 93.4 | 115.44 | ||
Alliance | John Greer | 3.82% | 85 | 92.28 | 96.84 | ||
Electorate: 4,382 Valid: 2,225 (50.78%) Spoilt: 73 Quota: 446 Turnout: 2,298 (52.44%) |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Ballymoney". www.ark.ac.uk.
- ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 11 July 2021.