See main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1977.
Election Name: | 1977 Larne Borough Council election |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1973 Larne Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 1973 |
Next Election: | 1981 Larne Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 1981 |
Seats For Election: | All 15 seats to Larne Borough Council |
Majority Seats: | 8 |
Party1: | Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |
Seats1: | 4 |
Seat Change1: | 1 |
Party2: | Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party |
Seats2: | 3 |
Seat Change2: | 3 |
Party3: | Democratic Unionist Party |
Seats3: | 3 |
Seat Change3: | 3 |
Party4: | Ulster Unionist Party |
Seats4: | 2 |
Seat Change4: | 1 |
Party5: | Independent (politician) |
Seats5: | 2 |
Party6: | Social Democratic and Labour Party |
Seats6: | 1 |
Seat Change6: | 1 |
Party7: | Loyalist |
Seats7: | 0 |
Seat Change7: | 8 |
Party8: | Independent Unionist |
Seats8: | 0 |
Seat Change8: | 1 |
Elections to Larne 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 15 councillors.
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
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1973: 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Loyalist, 1 x Independent
1977: 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1973-1977 Change: SDLP gain from Independent, Loyalist joins DUP
1973: 3 x Loyalist, 1 x Independent Unionist
1977: 1 x DUP, 1 x Vanguard, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP
1973-1977 Change: Vanguard and Alliance gain from Loyalist (two seats), Loyalist joins DUP and Independent Unionist joins UUP
1973: 4 x Loyalist, 2 x Alliance, 1 x Independent
1977: 2 x Alliance, 2 x Vanguard, 2 x Independent, 1 x DUP
1973-1977 Change: Independent gain from Loyalist, Loyalist (three seats) join Vanguard (two seats) and DUP