1977 Armagh District Council election

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1977
1977 Armagh District Council election
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All 20 seats to Armagh District Council
11 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party UUP SDLP DUP
Seats won 9 7 2
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 2 Steady 0
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party UUUP Ind. Nationalist Alliance
Seats won 1 1 0
Seat change Increase 1 Increase 1 Decrease 1
  Seventh party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 0
Seat change Decrease 1

Elections to Armagh District Council were held on 18 May 1977 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 20 councillors.

Election results

Armagh District Council Election Result 1977[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  UUP 9 0 2 Decrease2 45.0 38.8 8,116 Decrease6.6
  SDLP 7 2 0 Increase2 35.0 30.3 6,341 Increase7.6
  DUP 2 0 0 Steady0 10.0 12.8 2,665 Increase1.5
  UUUP 1 1 0 Increase1 5.0 4.5 932 New
  Ind. Nationalist 1 1 0 Increase1 5.0 4.0 839 Increase4.0
  Alliance 0 0 1 Decrease1 0.0 6.4 1,332 Decrease1.4
  Republican Clubs 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 2.4 507 Decrease2.3
  Independent 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.8 169 Decrease4.1

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the Armagh District Council election, 1977
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
UUP SDLP DUP UUUP Others
Area A 37.2 2 33.2 1 23.0 1 6.6 0 0.0 0 4
Area B 47.1 3 15.4 1 20.7 1 9.8 1 7.0 0 6
Area C 36.9 2 51.7 3 0.0 0 0.0 0 11.4 0 5
Area D 30.5 2 28.5 2 7.0 0 0.0 0 34.0 1 5
Total 38.8 9 30.3 7 12.8 2 4.5 1 13.6 1 20

Districts results

Area A

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

Armagh Area A - 4 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
DUP Douglas Hutchinson* 23.00% 821      
UUP Mary Huey* 19.27% 688 785    
UUP Samuel Foster* 17.93% 640 738    
SDLP Francis McIlvanna 17.70% 632 633 650 651
SDLP Francis Kernan 15.49% 553 561 598 605
UUUP Noel Lyttle 6.61% 236      
Electorate: 5,767   Valid: 3,570 (61.90%)   Spoilt: 222   Quota: 715   Turnout: 3,792 (65.75%)  

Area B

1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1977: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUUP
1973-1977 Change: UUUP gain from UUP

Armagh Area B - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
UUP William Henning* 16.55% 1,177              
SDLP Seamus Mallon* 15.35% 1,092              
DUP Thomas Black* 15.14% 1,077              
UUP William McClelland 13.51% 961 1,044.85            
UUUP Francis Little 7.79% 554 561.93 562.23 572.43 659.79 662.24 977.33 988.36
UUP Jim Speers 9.86% 701 727.39 727.49 729.49 745.3 754.15 807.96 895.12
UUP George Parks 7.21% 513 539.65 539.85 544.5 555.78 572.53 622.83 794.32
Alliance James McAfee 4.37% 311 311.91 360.31 360.51 361.51 530.1 530.1  
DUP Mervyn Spratt 5.58% 397 398.69 398.69 430.34 454.26 455.46    
Alliance Christina Glendinning 2.64% 188 190.6 210.7 211.5 214.65      
UUUP David Robb 2.00% 142 143.43 143.43 147.03        
Electorate: 10,579   Valid: 7,113 (67.24%)   Spoilt: 257   Quota: 1,017   Turnout: 7,370 (69.67%)  

Area C

1973: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
1977: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP
1973-1977 Change: SDLP gain from Alliance

Armagh Area C - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
UUP Eleanor Boyd 23.24% 1,153      
SDLP Patrick Fegan* 19.27% 956      
SDLP James McKernan 17.66% 876      
UUP Jim Nicholson 13.71% 680 985.08    
SDLP Joseph Fullerton 14.82% 735 737.61 741.09 851.13
Alliance Eugene Connolly* 11.31% 561 575.21 691.5 708.3
Electorate: 7,216   Valid: 4,961 (68.75%)   Spoilt: 280   Quota: 827   Turnout: 5,241 (72.63%)  

Area D

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

Armagh Area D - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
UUP Frederick Armstrong* 19.17% 1,008                
Ind. Nationalist Bernard McManus* 15.96% 839 839.78 866.91 866.91 896.91        
SDLP Oliver Tobin* 13.05% 686 686 711 712.13 784.52 981.52      
UUP Norman Creswell* 7.51% 395 481.84 485.84 697.65 807.47 808.47 1,124.47    
SDLP Pat Brannigan 9.76% 513 513.78 528.78 531.78 555.91 658.04 660.3 673.3 765.7
Republican Clubs Patrick Houlahan 9.64% 507 507 546 547 553 582 583.39 590.39 602.39
DUP Letitia McClenaghan 7.04% 370 374.42 374.55 385.72 394.24 394.24      
SDLP James McAvinchey 5.67% 298 298.26 317.26 318.26 339.39        
Alliance Norah Dawson 5.17% 272 274.73 302.99 309.03          
UUP Robert Mercer* 3.80% 200 233.41 237.54            
Independent Labour Paddy Grimes 3.21% 169 169.65              
Electorate: 8,619   Valid: 5,257 (60.99%)   Spoilt: 240   Quota: 877   Turnout: 5,497 (63.78%)  

References

  1. ^ a b "Local Government Election 1973-1981: Armagh". www.ark.ac.uk.
  2. ^ a b c d "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 25 July 2021.