1977 Newry and Mourne District Council election

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1977
1977 Newry and Mourne District Council election
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All 30 seats to Newry and Mourne District Council
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party SDLP UUP Alliance
Seats won 15 7 3
Seat change Increase 2 Increase 4 Decrease 1
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party DUP Ind. Nationalist Ind. Republican
Seats won 1 3 1
Seat change Increase 1 Increase 1 Steady
  Seventh party Eighth party
 
Party Ind. Unionist Republican Clubs
Seats won 0 0
Seat change Decrease 5 Decrease 2

Elections to Newry and Mourne District Council were held on 18 May 1977 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used six district electoral areas to elect a total of 30 councillors.

Election results

Newry and Mourne District Council Election Result 1977[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  SDLP 15 2 0 Increase2 50.0 46.9 13,538 Increase11.6
  UUP 7 5 1 Increase4 23.3 24.5 7,078 Increase11.6
  Alliance 3 0 1 Decrease1 10.0 8.3 2,382 Decrease5.2
  Ind. Nationalist 3 2 1 Increase1 10.0 7.6 2,194 Decrease3.3
  DUP 1 1 0 Steady 3.3 3.1 884 New
  Ind. Republican 1 0 0 Steady 0.0 2.2 632 Decrease0.8
  Republican Clubs 0 0 2 Decrease2 0.0 5.1 1,477 Decrease5.7
  Independent 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 2.3 676 Decrease0.7

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the Newry and Mourne District Council election, 1977
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
SDLP UUP Alliance DUP Others
Area A 33.2 2 32.4 2 2.2 0 15.8 1 16.4 0 5
Area B 50.0 2 11.6 0 17.9 1 0.0 0 20.5 1 4
Area C 48.2 2 47.0 2 0.0 0 0.0 0 4.8 0 4
Area D 44.2 3 25.5 2 9.5 1 0.0 0 20.8 1 7
Area E 61.1 4 11.3 0 1.3 0 0.0 0 26.3 2 6
Area F 47.7 2 23.4 1 19.9 1 0.0 0 9.0 0 6
Total 46.9 15 24.5 7 8.3 3 3.1 1 17.2 4 30

Districts results

Area A

1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1973-1977 Change: SDLP and DUP gain from UUP and Independent Nationalist

Newry and Mourne Area A - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
UUP William Russell* 22.15% 1,238          
SDLP Anne Marie Cunningham* 15.62% 873 873.25 894.5 1,081.5    
UUP Arthur Coulter* 10.25% 573 793.5 806 806.25 806.25 1,037.25
DUP George Graham 15.82% 884 910 910.5 911.5 912.34 945.34
SDLP Frank MacCann 10.18% 569 569.75 585.75 763.75 892.27 910.27
Ind. Nationalist Arthur Doran* 9.07% 507 509.75 538.5 588.5 607.82 687.82
Independent John Henning 7.16% 400 450 484.25 485.25 485.25  
SDLP Hugh Cunningham 7.48% 418 418.5 427.5      
Alliance Doreen Leitch 2.27% 127 130.75        
Electorate: 8,225   Valid: 5,589 (67.95%)   Spoilt: 292   Quota: 932   Turnout: 5,881 (71.50%)  

Area B

1973: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1977: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1973-1977 Change: No change

Newry and Mourne Area B - 4 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
SDLP Jim McCart* 31.71% 1,377          
Alliance Anthony Williamson* 15.93% 692 727.72 792 797.14 831.9 977.9
Ind. Nationalist John McAteer* 15.82% 687 715.88 721.26 725.26 763.78 809.54
SDLP Liam Trainor 8.24% 358 658.96 665.72 665.72 709.64 727.3
SDLP Brian Mulligan 10.04% 436 528.34 531.62 533 563.56 570.22
UUP William Gordon 7.83% 340 348.36 350.74 497.04 503.64  
Republican Clubs Thomas Moore 4.72% 205 224 230.04 230.04    
UUP James Thompson 3.78% 164 167.8 168.8      
Alliance James McGowan 1.93% 84 93.5        
Electorate: 6,723   Valid: 4,343 (64.60%)   Spoilt: 276   Quota: 869   Turnout: 4,619 (68.70%)  

Area C

1973: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Independent Unionist
1977: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP
1973-1977 Change: UUP (two seats) gain from Independent Unionist (two seats)

Newry and Mourne Area C - 4 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
UUP Violet Cromie* 31.36% 1,075  
SDLP Nan Sands* 26.90% 922  
SDLP Patrick McAlinden 21.30% 730  
UUP Edward Walsh 15.67% 537 921.18
Republican Clubs Daniel Mussen 4.78% 164 167.8
Electorate: 5,658   Valid: 3,428 (60.59%)   Spoilt: 245   Quota: 686   Turnout: 3,673 (64.92%)  

Area D

1973: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Republican Clubs
1977: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1973-1977 Change: UUP (two seats) and Independent Nationalist gain from Independent Unionist (two seats) and Republican Clubs

Newry and Mourne Area D - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
UUP Clarence Morrow* 13.32% 845                
SDLP John Bell* 12.86% 816                
UUP Andy Moffett 12.20% 774 822.66              
SDLP Thomas McGrath* 11.91% 756 756.06 756.3 760.3 765.7 796.7      
SDLP John McEvoy* 11.11% 705 705 705.06 727.06 730.5 761.78 768.84 810.84  
Alliance Victor Frizell* 7.85% 498 498.66 507.66 565.8 566.58 589.8 591.86 631.16 699.84
Ind. Nationalist Eugene Markey 8.81% 559 559.06 559.06 562.06 562.56 564.58 575.6 661.72 684.98
Republican Clubs Noel Collins* 5.23% 332 332 332 335 335.64 339.64 451.66 515.14 564.56
SDLP John Grant 6.11% 388 388.12 388.54 389.6 392.92 435.04 438.08 467.26  
Independent Fabian Boyle 4.35% 276 276 276.06 283.18 284.3 288.36 297.38    
Republican Clubs Edward McGeown 2.36% 150 150 150 150.06 150.18 151.18      
SDLP Patrick Sloan 2.24% 142 142.18 142.36 146.36 146.84        
Alliance Monica Sweeney 1.65% 105 105.24 106.74            
Electorate: 11,390   Valid: 6,346 (55.72%)   Spoilt: 343   Quota: 794   Turnout: 6,689 (58.73%)  

Area E

1973: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Republican Clubs, 1 x Independent Republican, 1 x Independent Unionist
1977: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Independent Republican
1973-1977 Change: SDLP (two seats) gain from Republican Clubs and Independent Unionist, Independent Nationalist leaves SDLP

Newry and Mourne Area E - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
SDLP Pat Toner* 18.61% 948          
SDLP Peter McMahon* 15.84% 807          
SDLP James Savage 15.41% 785          
Ind. Republican Sean McCreesh* 12.41% 632 707.75 718.5 764.5    
SDLP Owen Kelly 11.21% 571 677.5 699 756    
Ind. Nationalist Jim Murphy* 8.66% 441 460 467 572.25 645.69 687.81
UUP Caroline Donaldson* 11.27% 574 574.5 591.75 595 600.44 613.4
Republican Clubs Seamus Murphy 5.28% 269 283 284      
Alliance John Magowan 1.32% 67 69        
Electorate: 9,174   Valid: 5,094 (55.53%)   Spoilt: 284   Quota: 728   Turnout: 5,378 (58.62%)  

Area F

1973: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Alliance
1977: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP
1973-1977 Change: UUP gain from Alliance

Newry and Mourne Area F - 4 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
UUP William McCaigue 23.59% 958        
SDLP Arthur Ruddy* 19.13% 777 777.87 851.87    
Alliance Michael McVerry* 9.97% 405 485.33 513.33 516.23 813.55
SDLP Daniel Hughes 14.63% 594 617.49 643.49 646.97 726.87
SDLP William Feely 13.94% 566 567.45 624.45 643.01 722.52
Alliance John McClelland 9.95% 404 440.83 499.83 513.17  
Republican Clubs Alan Wadforth 8.79% 357 357      
Electorate: 7,173   Valid: 4,061 (56.62%)   Spoilt: 234   Quota: 813   Turnout: 4,295 (59.88%)  

References

  1. ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Newry and Mourne". www.ark.ac.uk.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 1 August 2021.