See main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1977.
| Election Name: | 1977 Ards Borough Council election |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1973 Ards Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1973 |
| Next Election: | 1981 Ards Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 1981 |
| Seats For Election: | All 17 seats to Ards Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 9 |
| Party1: | Ulster Unionist Party |
| Seats1: | 6 |
| Seat Change1: | 5 |
| Party2: | Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |
| Seats2: | 5 |
| Seat Change2: | 3 |
| Party3: | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Seats3: | 3 |
| Seat Change3: | 3 |
| Party4: | Northern Ireland Labour Party |
| Seats4: | 1 |
| Seat Change4: | 0 |
| Party5: | Social Democratic and Labour Party |
| Seats5: | 1 |
| Seat Change5: | 0 |
| Party6: | Independent Unionist |
| Seats6: | 1 |
| Seat Change6: | 0 |
| Party7: | Loyalist Coalition |
| Seats7: | 0 |
| Seat Change7: | 1 |
Elections to Ards 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 17 councillors.
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
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|- class="unsortable" align="center"!colspan=2 bgcolor="" | UUP!colspan=2 bgcolor="" | Alliance!colspan=2 bgcolor="" | DUP!colspan=2 bgcolor="" | NILP!colspan=2 bgcolor="" | SDLP!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"|
1973: 6 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
1977: 3 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1973-1977 Change: Alliance (two seats) and DUP gain from UUP (three seats)
1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x NILP, 1 x Loyalist
1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x NILP, 1 x DUP
1973-1977 Change: Alliance and DUP gain from UUP and Loyalist
1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist
1977: 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1973-1977 Change: DUP gain from UUP