1977 Northern Ireland local elections explained

Election Name:	1977 Northern Ireland local elections
Flag Image:	Flag placeholder.svg
Type:	parliamentary
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1973 Northern Ireland local elections
Previous Year:	1973
Next Election:	1981 Northern Ireland local elections
Next Year:	1981
Seats For Election:	All council seats
Election Date:	18 May 1977
Leader1:	Harry West
Party1:	Ulster Unionist Party
Seats1:	176
Seat Change1:	18
Popular Vote1:	166,971
Percentage1:	30.0%
Swing1:	13.0%
Leader2:	Gerry Fitt
Party2:	Social Democratic and Labour Party
Seats2:	113
Seat Change2:	31
Popular Vote2:	114,775
Percentage2:	20.6%
Swing2:	7.2%
Leader3:	Ian Paisley
Party3:	Democratic Unionist Party
Seats3:	74
Seat Change3:	53
Popular Vote3:	70,670
Percentage3:	12.8%
Swing3:	8.7%
Leader4:	Oliver Napier
Party4:	Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Seats4:	70
Seat Change4:	7
Popular Vote4:	80,282
Percentage4:	14.4%
Swing4:	0.7%
Leader5:	N/A
Party5:	Independent (politician)
Seats5:	42
Seat Change5:	10
Popular Vote5:	42,841
Percentage5:	7.6%
Swing5:	0.6%
Leader6:	Ernest Baird
Party6:	United Ulster Unionist Party
Seats6:	12
Seat Change6:	12
Popular Vote6:	15,831
Percentage6:	2.8%
Swing6:	New party
Map2 Image:	Northern Ireland local elections, 1977 (Largest party).svg
Map2 Caption:	Colours denote the party with the most seats

Elections for local government were held in Northern Ireland in May 1977.

The elections saw good performances by the four largest parties: the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), Alliance Party of Northern Ireland and Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), while smaller parties failed to make a breakthrough. The DUP took control of their first council, Ballymena, while the UUP retained control of Banbridge. The SDLP lost control of Magherafelt, their only council.^[1]

Results

Overall

Party^[2]		Councillors		Votes
Party^[2]		Total	+/-	% share	Total
	176	align="right"	-18	30.0	166,971
	113	+31	20.6	114,775
	70	+7	14.4	80,282
	74	+53	12.8	70,670
	42	align="right"	-10	7.6	42,841
	12	N/A	2.8	15,831
	6	align="right"	-2	2.6	14,277
	6	N/A	2.5	13,691
	10	align="right"	-16	1.7	9,202
	5	align="right"	-5	1.5	8,135
	2	align="right"	-4	1.0	5,528
	1	align="right"	-3	0.8	4,960
	4	0	0.5	2,836
Loyalist	2	align="right"	-14	0.3	2,534
Community	1	align="right"	-2	0.3	1,731
	British Ulster Dominion	0	N/A	0.1	644
	United Ratepayer	1	N/A	0.1	635
	1	+1	0.1	484
Ratepayer	0	0	0.1	321
	0	0	0.0	227
	0	0	0.0	115
Socialist	0	N/A	0.0	107

By council

Antrim

Antrim A^[3]
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	James Graham	1,018
	John Heffron	679
	Gerard Berry	542
	Stewart Dunlop	499
	James Marrion	365
	James Brown	360
	John McKeever	290
	Patrick Gribben	225
	Samuel Getty	168
	Moira Marshall	91
Turnout	4,400
No change

Antrim B^[4]
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Thomas Wallace	459
	James Cunningham	446
	John McCourt	394
	George Dundas	306
	William Jones	270
	Allister Lucas	266
	Alexander Wilson	245
	George Luke	236
	John Patterson	217
Turnout	2,966
bgcolor=		DUP gain from UUP

Antrim C
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Charles Kinahan	825
	Jack Allen	801
	Samuel Dunlop	540
	Samuel McCombe	416
	James Craig	323
	Florence McLernon	301
	James Clarke	299
	William McCormick	282
	Peter Neish	271
	Eileen Lagan	219
	David Gregg	136
	Liam McCabe	116
	Martin Hanna	82
	Samuel Ferson	69
Turnout	4,897
bgcolor=		DUP gain from Vanguard

Ards

Ards A^[5]
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Charles Dunleath	1,339
	Joseph Thompson	981
	Patrick Doherty	964
	Oliver Johnston	460
	William Caughey	451
	John Scott	446
	Michael Long	371
	James McMullan	313
	Henry Cosbey	308
	Robert Ambrose	287
	William Sheldon	190
	William Keag	158
	Francis McMaster	128
	Independent Protestant Loyalist	Lindsay Mason	102
	Vera Shaw	68
Turnout	6,793
bgcolor=		Alliance gain (x2) from UUP
bgcolor=		DUP gain from UUP

Ards B
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Robert Gaw	843
	Hugh Boyd	780
	John Algie	822
	Herbert Gallagher	656
	Owen Dorrian	613
	Cecilia Cooke	515
	William Allen	506
	William Boal	381
	Hugh Yeaman	314
	William Spratt	288
	Robert Brown	277
Turnout	6,227
bgcolor=		Alliance gain from Loyalist Coalition
bgcolor=		DUP gain from UUP

Ards C
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Hamilton McKeag	823
	Thomas Gourley	561
	John Shields	520
	Thomas McBriar	448
	James Middleton	418
	James Caughey	352
	Harold Porter	348
	Adela Hamilton	282
	Alice Rudnitzky	261
	William Dempster	170
	Arthur Spence	112
Turnout	4,415
bgcolor=		DUP gain from UUP

Armagh

Armagh A
Party		width=160	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Douglas Hutchinson	821
	Mary Huey	688
	Samuel Foster	640
	Francis McIlvanna	632
	Francis Kernan	553
	Noel Lyttle	236
Turnout	3,792
bgcolor=		SDLP gain from Independent

Armagh B
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	William Henning	1,177
	Seamus Mallon	1,092
	Thomas Black	1,077
	William McClelland	961
	Jim Speers	701
	Francis Little	554
	George Parks	513
	Mervyn Spratt	397
	James McAfee	311
	Christina Glendinning	188
	David Robb	142
Turnout	7,370
bgcolor=		UUUP gain from UUP

Armagh C
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Eleanor Boyd	1,153
	Patrick Fegan	956
	James McKernan	876
	Joseph Fullerton	735
	Jim Nicholson	680
	Eugene Connolly	561
Turnout	5,241
bgcolor=		SDLP gain from Alliance

Armagh D^[6]
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Frederick Armstrong	1,008
	Barney McManus	839
	Oliver Tobin	686
	Pat Brannigan	513
	Republican Clubs	Patrick Houlihan	507
	Norman Creswell	385
	Letitia McClenaghan	370
	James McAvinchey	298
	Norah Dawson	272
	Robert Mercer	200
	Paddy Grimes	169
Turnout	5,497
bgcolor=		Barney McManus leaves SDLP
bgcolor=		SDLP gain from Republican Clubs and Independent Unionist

Ballymena

Ballymena A
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	James Woulahan	784
	William Turtle	725
	James Millar	584
	Thomas Hume	516
	Thomas McCaughey	496
	Lyle Cubitt	308
	United Loyalist	William Wilson	162
Turnout	3,654
bgcolor=		DUP gain from UUP

Ballymena B
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Roy Gillespie	N/A
	John Greer	N/A
	Hubert Nicholl	N/A
	Hugh Simpson	N/A
	Thomas Smyth	N/A
	Sandy Spence	N/A
Turnout	N/A
bgcolor=		DUP gain from UUP and Independent

No election was held, as 6 candidates ran for the 6 seats.

Ballymena C
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	John McAuley	928
	George Sloane	850
	Desmond McBurney	762
	United Ratepayers	David Allen	635
	Albert Young	383
	William Simpson	323
	Robert McCosh	224
Turnout	4,288
	David Allen leaves Vanguard
bgcolor=		George Sloane leaves UUP
bgcolor=		DUP gain (x2) from UUP

Ballymena D^[7]
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Patrick Burke	990
	Samuel Henry	810
	William Rainey	674
	Muriel Lamont	672
	Maurice Mills	637
	James Alexander	607
	Robert McAuley	549
	David Thompson	290
Turnout	5,405
bgcolor=		Samuel Henry leaves UUP
bgcolor=		DUP gain from UUP

Ballymoney

Ballymoney A
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Robert Halliday	430
	Joseph Bamford	329
	Adam Taylor	280
	Ralph Stronge	224
	David Hanna	214
	Hugh McFarland	208
	Henry McCoy	198
	James Taylor	160
Turnout	2,118
bgcolor=		Joseph Bamford joins UUP
bgcolor=		DUP gain from Independent

Ballymoney B
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Charles Steele	753
	Hugh Boyle	592
	Daniel McAlonan	576
	William Logan	474
	Joe Gaston	373
	Harry Connolly	367
	John Mulholland	331
	Patricia Ellis	314
	Robert Chestnutt	235
	Ronald McDowell	146
Turnout	4,257
bgcolor=		Joe Gaston and William Logan join UUP
bgcolor=		DUP gain from UUP
bgcolor=		SDLP gain from UUP

Ballymoney C^[8]
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Robert McComb	875
	Brendan Smyth	405
	Mary Holmes	365
	Frederick Holland	270
	Samuel Montgomery	168
	John Greer	85
	Ernest Lee	57
Turnout	2,298
No change

Banbridge

Banbridge A^[9]
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	James Walsh	758
	Wilson Davidson	697
	James McElroy	633
	Laurence McCartan	527
	Samuel Cowan	498
	Norman Ferguson	497
	Frederick Baxter	476
	Hugh Anderson	419
	John McWhirter	381
	William McCullagh	350
	Mildred McDowell	161
	John Porter	219
	Daniel Lennon	215
	John Anderson	213
	Peter Finnegan	174
	James Crozier	165
Turnout	6,484
bgcolor=		Wilson Davidson and Samuel Cowan join UUP
bgcolor=		Hugh Anderson changes designation from Independent
bgcolor=		DUP gain from Independent Unionist
bgcolor=		SDLP gain from Independent

Banbridge B
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Matthew Bailey	805
	Raymond McCullough	678
	Patrick McAvoy	678
	David Herron	628
	Herbert Heslip	472
	George Gamble	457
	Robert Hill	429
	Michael O'Hare	428
	Ernest Biggerstaff	418
	Eric Williamson	379
	Robert Barr	375
	John McKinstry	246
	Edward Gibney	219
Turnout	6,457
bgcolor=		Matthew Bailey, Herbert Heslip, Robert Hill, and Raymond McCullough join UUP
bgcolor=		DUP gain (x2) from Independent Unionist
bgcolor=		UUP gain from Independent Unionist

Belfast

Belfast A^[10]
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Basil Glass	2,580
	Grace Bannister	2,367
	Raymond McCrea	1,912
	Robert J. Newman	1,549
	Alasdair McDonnell	1,364
	Billy Blair	1,026
	T. Jordan	954
	Ben Horan	954
	Dennis Loretto	667
	B. Garrett	594
	T. Gildea	483
	W. Shannon	452
	W. Elliot	379
	A. Shaw	378
	P. Moles	345
	T. W. McGrattan	278
	D. Peters	93
Turnout	16,898
bgcolor=		SDLP gain from NILP
bgcolor=		DUP gain from UUP
bgcolor=		DUP gain from Vanguard
bgcolor=		Alliance gain from UUP

Belfast B
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Joshua Cardwell	2,722
	Oliver Napier	2,703
	Tommy Patton	2,209
	Michael Brown	2,045
	John Allen	1,903
	H. B. Evans	1,058
	Reg Empey	981
	T. McIntyre	920
	D. Wonnacott	781
	William Corry	664
	W. J. Gunning	631
	Dorothy Dunlop	622
	J. Hanna	541
	S. Morgan	237
Turnout	18,741
bgcolor=		Joshua Cardwell leaves UUP
bgcolor=		DUP gain from United Loyalist
bgcolor=		Alliance gain from UUP

Belfast C
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	David Cook	2,748
	Victor Brennan	1,446
	Andrew Cairns	1,287
	Muriel Pritchard	1,274
	Margaret Crooks	1,142
	M. O. Scott	923
	W. H. Jeffrey	892
	A. McMeekin	872
	R. Jordan	780
	John William Kennedy	630
	W. D. Gilmore	619
	W. Spence	604
	J. Webster	340
	Macartney	330
	W. Weir	313
	R. A. W. Johnston	199
	J. Robinson	119
Turnout	15,041
bgcolor=		Alliance gain from UUP
bgcolor=		UPNI gain from UUP

Belfast D
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Paddy Devlin	7,087
	Dan McGuinness	1,235
	Bernard McDonagh	942
	Cormac Boomer	905
	Mary Sullivan	760
	M. Lynch	723
	R. Turkington	575
	K. Smyth	527
	W. Hunter	477
Socialist	G. Campbell	107
Turnout	14,932
No change

Belfast E
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Billy Bell	3,297
	Jimmy Weir	2,184
	Fred Proctor	1,755
	Alfred Egerton	1,223
	Hugh Smyth	1,140
	G. Chambers	809
	H. Stackman	718
	W. Lavery	715
	D. Smylie	667
	J. Sands	412
	Alfie Ferguson	366
	Peter Emerson	236
Turnout	14,228
bgcolor=		Independent gain from United Loyalist
bgcolor=		UUP gain from NILP

Belfast F
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Owen Allen	1,886
	James Stewart	1,681
	Jim Sullivan	1,099
	Harry Fletcher	1,081
	Will Glendinning	1,077
	Billy Dickson	949
	T. Lappin	899
	J. H. Parkes	525
	T. G. Murphy	369
	S. O'Hare	306
	James Stewart	115
Turnout	11,040
bgcolor=		Alliance gain from UUP

Belfast G
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Gerry Fitt	3,006
	Frederick Ashby	1,377
	Seamus Lynch	1,323
	Herbert Ditty	1,043
	Cecil Walker	779
	G. A. Haffey	742
	M. Laird	592
	Sammy Millar	515
	H. H. Kidd	387
	McKeown	320
Turnout	10,970
bgcolor=		DUP gain from UUP
bgcolor=		Republican Clubs gain from Independent Unionist

Belfast H
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Paschal O'Hare	2,414
	Frank Millar	2,321
	John Carson	2,250
	Myles Humphreys	1,942
	John Cushnahan	1,865
	William Annon	1,507
	Alban Maginness	1,099
	R. O. Jamison	944
	Alan Carr	502
	J. E. Gibson	462
	Cynthia McDowell	441
	J. S. Kennet	439
	Mary Creighton	331
	Dominion Party	A. Beattie	114
Turnout	17,316
bgcolor=		Frank Millar leaves UUP
bgcolor=		Alliance gain from UUP
bgcolor=		DUP gain from UUP

Carrickfergus

Carrick A
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Joan Tomlin	709
	United Loyalist	Charles Johnston	575
	Mary Ardill	383
	Joseph Seaton	378
	William Johnstone	325
	Robert Hunter	233
	Stewart Dickson	227
	Robert McAllister	166
	Edward Simms	131
Turnout	3,267
bgcolor=		Alliance gain from United Loyalist

Carrick B
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Charles Hilditch	745
	George Armstrong	683
	Desmond Scott	425
	Hugh McLean	415
	Patrick Conway	271
	Alice Bateman	256
	United Loyalist	Charles Brown	253
	David McCune	244
	Elizabeth McMaster	183
Turnout	3,566
bgcolor=		Alliance gain from Independent
bgcolor=		DUP gain from United Loyalist

Carrick C^[11]
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Ken McFaul	788
	Samuel Murphy	667
	Sean Neeson	395
	Allison Lowry	354
	Samuel Simms	238
	Gladys Ritchie	237
	James Penny	205
	United Loyalist	Ernest Burton	193
	John Moore	144
Turnout	3,376
bgcolor=		Ken McFaul joins DUP
bgcolor=		DUP gain from United Loyalist
bgcolor=		UPNI gain from United Loyalist

Castlereagh

Castlereagh A
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Bertie Barker	955
	Philip Grosse	881
	Thomas Hawthorne	863
	Independent Community	Ernest Harper	838
	James Lowe	782
	William Stevenson	682
	Margaret Hull	668
	Frederick Kane	646
	William Stewart	523
	John Moore	318
Turnout	7,382
bgcolor=		Bertie Barker and Frederick Kane join UUP
bgcolor=		DUP gain from United Loyalist
	Independent Community gain from UUP

Castlereagh B^[12]
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Adam Morrow	884
	Felicity Boyd	843
	Matthew Anderson	699
	Walter McFarland	562
	John Gilpin	521
	Thomas McQueen	512
	Leslie Farrington	501
	Thomas Lyons	443
	John Lamont	421
	James Scott	408
	John Hill	332
	Brent Hughes	261
	Joseph O'Hara	226
	Loyalist Christian Unionist	Michael Brooks	171
	John Barkley	169
	Ronald McLean	136
	Pauline Mateer	119
	Independent Community	Robert Allen	53
	William Copley	26
Turnout	8,099
bgcolor=		Alliance gain from UUP
bgcolor=		DUP gain from UUP and United Loyalist
bgcolor=		Independent Unionist gain from United Loyalist

Castlereagh C
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Herbert Johnstone	1,200
	Peter Robinson	1,171
	Patricia Archer	887
	Samuel Finlay	557
	Bryan Davidson	530
	Norman Kyle	382
	Elizabeth Rea	304
	Independent Community	John Snodden	299
	Valerie Walsh	114
Turnout	5,619
bgcolor=		Alliance gain from Independent
bgcolor=		DUP gain from UUP

Coleraine

Coleraine A^[13]
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	James Anderson	761
	William King	674
	John Dallat	623
	William Watt	623
	Robert Catherwood	605
	Patrick Cassidy	552
	George McIlrath	543
	Robert Campbell	508
	Robert McMaster	504
	Martha McGrath	281
	Republican Clubs	Jerry Mullan	207
	Robert Tosh	143
Turnout	6,284
bgcolor=		James Anderson joins UUP
bgcolor=		DUP gain from UUP

Coleraine B
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	William Glenn	725
	Albert Clarke	668
	Alexander Sharpe	619
	Robert Stafford	564
	John Earl	455
	Thomas Wilson	439
	Antony Alcock	426
	Robert Mitchell	375
	Sean Farren	359
	Donald Batts	283
	Hugh McIlvenna	237
	Patrick McGowan	173
Turnout	5,552
bgcolor=		Alexander Sharpe leaves UUP
bgcolor=		SDLP gain from Alliance

Coleraine C
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	James McClure	2,111
	Patrick McFeely	911
	Robert White	773
	Randall Crawford	621
	William Mathews	546
	Matthew Adams	523
	Francis Trainor	224
	William McNabb	206
	James Edwards	203
	Victor Hanson	189
	John Millar	155
	Independent Ratepayers' Association	Henry McCormick	120
	Adrian Eakin	91
	Independent Ratepayers' Association	Samuel Walker	85
	Charles Graham	70
	Independent Ratepayers' Association	Frederick Millar	48
	Independent Ratepayers' Association	Samuel Oliver	38
	Independent Ratepayers' Association	Howard Platt	30
Turnout	7,197
bgcolor=		DUP gain from UUP

Cookstown

Cookstown A
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Richard Reid	846
	Laurence Loughran	840
	Samuel Glasgow	716
	Peter Kelly	616
	Samuel Parke	525
	Republican Clubs	Desmond Gourley	464
	Stanley Glasgow	375
	Charles O'Neill	298
	J. R. W. O'Connor	108
Turnout	4,971
bgcolor=		Samuel Parke joins UUUP
bgcolor=		DUP gain from Independent Unionist
bgcolor=		SDLP gain from Republican Clubs

Cookstown B^[14]
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Paddy Duffy	973
	James Howard	931
	Michael McIvor	924
	Victor McGahie	921
	William McIntyre	685
	Joseph Davidson	589
	James Malone	436
	Austin Hutchinson	195
Turnout	5,881
bgcolor=		Victor McGahie and William McIntyre join UUUP

Cookstown C
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Espie Donaldson	1,018
	Brigid Neeson	801
	John Warwick	709
	Margaret Laverty	624
	Basil McNamee	443
	Alex McConnell	332
Turnout	4,048
bgcolor=		SDLP gain from UUP

Craigavon

Craigavon A
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	James McDonald	1,013
	Sean McKavanagh	898
	Republican Clubs	Malachy McGurran	868
	Frederick Baird	696
	Donnell Deeny	583
	Patrick Crilly	581
	James Gillespie	444
	Eric McKeown	341
Turnout	5,745
bgcolor=		James McDonald joins SDLP
bgcolor=		Republican Clubs gain from Alliance
bgcolor=		SDLP joins DUP

Craigavon B
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Herbert Whitten	1,863
	John Hagan	823
	Daniel Murphy	804
	Gladys McCullough	546
	James Forsythe	498
	William Ramsay	483
	George Locke	460
	John Wright	457
	Mary Mackle	457
	William Stothers	346
	Samuel McCammick	211
	John Lyttle	144
	James McBratney	131
	William Lappin	54
Turnout	7,667
bgcolor=		John Wright joins UUP
bgcolor=		DUP gain from Vanguard
bgcolor=		SDLP gain from Vanguard

Craigavon C^[15]
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Hugh News	1,194
	Frank Dale	854
	William Williamson	726
	Robert McEvoy	675
	Mary Simpson	531
	Republican Clubs	Patrick O'Malley	452
	Brian English	451
	Florence Woodman	426
	William Cooper	383
	Frederick Crowe	334
	Virginia King	269
	Republican Clubs	Roger Monteith	258
	William Blanton	245
	James Glenn	226
	Robert Anderson	202
	Hugh Casey	167
	Michael Stevenson	117
Turnout	7,835
bgcolor=		DUP gain from Vanguard
bgcolor=		SDLP gain from UUP

Craigavon D
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	David Calvert	1,081
	James Baird	915
	Philip Black	847
	Sydney Cairns	837
	Eric Crozier	709
	Brid Rodgers	704
	Thomas Creith	684
	Thomas Willey	678
	Thomas Megarrell	506
	Charles Phillips	471
	Harold Glass	300
	John Dummigan	200
Turnout	8,298
bgcolor=		James Baird, Sydney Cairns, and Thomas Creith join UUP
bgcolor=		Philip Black joins UUUP

Down

Down A
Party		width=160	Candidate	width=50	1st Pref
	Patrick Smyth	837
	Edward McVeigh	733
	Samuel Osborne	631
	William Finlay	604
	William Brown	597
	Andrew Gaskin	569
	Denis Rowan-Hamilton	528
	James Cochrane	468
	John Rodgers	362
	Hugh Martin	279
	George Kerr	268
	Francis Laverty	257
	Allen Gilgunn	220
	William Hutton	162
	John McKee	100
Turnout	6,836
bgcolor=		William Finlay, Edward McVeigh, and Samuel Osborne join UUP
bgcolor=		SDLP gain from Vanguard
bgcolor=		UUP gain from Independent Unionist

Down B
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Edward McGrady	1,524
	Dermot Curran	994
	Cecil Maxwell	848
	John Ritchie	595
	Sean Quinn	548
	Republican Clubs	Raymond Blaney	536
	Theresa McEvoy	467
	Robert Nicholson	442
	George Flinn	365
	John Bryce	289
	William McNamara	229
	James McDowell	179
Turnout	7,278
bgcolor=		Cecil Maxwell joins UUP
bgcolor=		SDLP gain from Independent

Down C^[16]
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Patrick O'Donoghue	1,335
	Ethel Smyth	787
	James Magee	687
	Norman Bicker	663
	Eamon O'Neill	651
	Jarlath Carey	643
	James McClean	493
	William Keown	468
	Patrick Forde	422
	Joseph Keenan	364
	John Beck	332
	Patrick Doherty	176
	Henry Cromie	106
Turnout	7,525
bgcolor=		Alliance gain from Independent Unionist
bgcolor=		UUP gain (x2) from Independent Unionist

Dungannon

Dungannon A
Party		width=160	Candidate	width=50	1st Pref
	Joseph Higgins	921
	John Hamilton-Stubber	706
	Brian McKenna	692
	Edward Donnelly	661
	Mervyn Patterson	558
	Winston Mulligan	537
	William McIlwrath	511
	Ian McCormick	401
	Jack Johnston	245
Turnout	5,469
bgcolor=		John Hamilton-Stubber and Mervyn Patterson join UUP
bgcolor=		DUP gain from Independent Unionist
bgcolor=		SDLP gain from Unity

Dungannon B
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Jim Canning	1,494
	Thomas Kempton	1,314
	Owen Nugent	817
	John Corr	550
	Patrick McGlinchey	536
	Arthur Donaghy	422
	Republican Clubs	Eugene Lyttle	394
	Brian McLernon	238
	Francis Falls	116
	Republican Clubs	James McQuaid	115
Turnout	6,229
bgcolor=		Thomas Kempton joins UUP
bgcolor=		Eugene Lyttle changes designation from Republican
bgcolor=		Independent gain from Official Republican

Dungannon C^[17]
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Wilfred Dilworth	1,182
	Derek Irwin	1,140
	Patsy Daly	980
	David Brady	795
	William Buchanan	690
	Mary McKinney	295
	Anthony Byrne	271
Turnout	5,630
bgcolor=		David Brady, William Buchanan, Wilfred Dilworth, and Derek Irwin join UUP

Dungannon D
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Jack Hassard	1,246
	William Brown	915
	Michael McLoughlin	838
	Maurice Morrow	832
	Adam Wilson	600
	John Donaghy	468
	Peter Acheson	177
	Malacy Hughes	160
	Sean Kerr	136
	Republican Clubs	Patrick McGurk	108
	Hugh Cullen	80
Turnout	5,729
bgcolor=		William Brown joins UUP
bgcolor=		DUP gain from Independent Unionist
bgcolor=		Independent gain from Independent Unionist and Unity

Fermanagh

Fermanagh A
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Jack Leahy	1,327
	James McBarron	1,205
	Thomas Murray	1,008
	John Joe McCusker	959
	John McMahon	807
	Thomas Johnston	618
	Ann McQuillan	489
Turnout	6,602
bgcolor=		Jack Leahy joins UUP
bgcolor=		Thomas Murray joins SDLP
bgcolor=		Independent gain from Unity

Fermanagh B^[18]
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Cecil Noble	1,202
	Hugh Buchanan	1,081
	Damien Campbell	772
	Norman Brown	634
	Cyril Crozier	553
	Patrick Martin	361
	Vera Cleary	276
	Patrick McKenna	253
	Margaret Traynor	191
	James Henderson	119
Turnout	5,621
bgcolor=		Norman Brown joins UUP
bgcolor=		SDLP gain from Unity
bgcolor=		UUUP gain from UUP

Fermanagh C
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Patrick McCaffrey	1,054
	Cyril Brownlee	1,081
	Wilson Elliott	763
	Patrick Flanagan	750
	Gerard Gallagher	713
	Richard Thornton	560
	James Mellor	400
	Cornelius Leonard	361
	Patrick Keown	298
	Patrick McGovern	234
Turnout	6,162
bgcolor=		William Elliott joins UUP
bgcolor=		SDLP gain from UUP

Fermanagh D
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Bert Johnston	1,358
	John O'Kane	1,026
	John Maguire	957
	Hugh Keys	716
	Caldwell McClaughrey	653
	Robert McFarland	420
	James Montague	313
	James Gallagher	298
	Francis Gage	197
	Patrick Reihill	136
Turnout	6,204
bgcolor=		UUUP gain from Independent Unionist

Fermanagh E
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Thomas Scott	915
	Raymond Ferguson	774
	Jim Lunny	707
	James Cox	658
	Robert Donaldson	584
	Jim Donnelly	558
	Mathew Kelly	424
	George Cathcart	330
	Marjorie Moore	292
	Thaddeus McKeown	214
Turnout	5,627
bgcolor=		Thomas Scott joins UUUP
bgcolor=		UUP gain from Independent Unionist

Larne

Larne A^[19]
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Samuel Martin	N/A
	Thomas Robinson	N/A
	John Turnley	N/A
	Hugh Wilson	N/A
Turnout	N/A
bgcolor=		DUP gain from United Loyalist
bgcolor=		SDLP gain from Independent

As 4 candidates ran for the 4 seats, no election was held and all candidates were declared elected.

Larne B
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Roy Beggs	675
	William Calwell	498
	Alexander Hunter	423
	Laurence Niblock	301
	Robert Semple	238
	Horace Stronge	177
Turnout	2,415
bgcolor=		Roy Beggs joins DUP
bgcolor=		Alliance gain from Independent
bgcolor=		UUP gain from Loyalist
bgcolor=		Vanguard gain from Loyalist

Larne C
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Thomas Seymour	1,273
	William Kelly	919
	Jack McKee	633
	Kathleen O'Brien	494
	Winston Fulton	413
	Thomas Benson	362
	Agnew Hamilton	350
	John Snoddy	186
	James Wisely	178
	Rosalie Armstrong	172
	Thomas McKeever	146
	Alexander Marrs	92
	Frederick Dodds	61
Turnout	5,446
bgcolor=		Jack McKee joins DUP
bgcolor=		Rosalie Armstrong and Thomas Seymour join Vanguard
bgcolor=		Independent gain from Loyalist

Limavady

Limavady A^[20]
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Michael Nicholas	724
	Robert Grant	552
	Thomas Mullan	505
	Ernest Murray	486
	Arthur Doherty	378
	Florence Sloan	359
	James Boylan	340
	Hugh Guthrie	320
	Stanley Stewart	63
Turnout	3,840
bgcolor=		Robert Grant and Florence Sloan join UUP
bgcolor=		DUP gain from United Unionist
bgcolor=		SDLP gain from Alliance

Limavady B
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	David Robinson	627
	Raymond Brady	545
	Denis Farren	492
	John McKay	378
	Max Gault	360
	Joseph McLaughlin	286
	James Brolly	173
	Republican Clubs	James McLaughlin	121
	William Scott	59
Turnout	3,175
bgcolor=		Ulster Unionist gain (x2) from United Unionist

Limavady C
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Barry Doherty	817
	William Barbour	684
	William Norris	559
	Ronald Nicholl	515
	Stanley Gault	511
	Willie Archibald	330
	Brian Brown	141
Turnout	3,689
bgcolor=		William Barbour and Ronald Nicholl join UUP
bgcolor=		DUP gain from United Unionist
bgcolor=		SDLP gain from Alliance

Lisburn

Lisburn A
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Robert Campbell	889
	Charles Woodburne	695
	John Clenaghan	687
	James Dillon	493
	Henry Stewart	342
	Patrick Dorrian	242
	Henry Sloan	108
Turnout	3,630
bgcolor=		DUP gain from UUP

Lisburn B^[21]
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Charles Poots	1,174
	Moore Sinnerton	656
	William Bleakes	606
	Elsie Kelsey	548
	Thomas Lilburn	523
	James Lilley	334
	Samuel Dorman	318
	John Curry	181
Turnout	4,448
bgcolor=		DUP gain from UUP
bgcolor=		UUUP gain from UUP

Lisburn C
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	William Belshaw	1,388
	Seamus Close	987
	William Watson	894
	George Morrison	704
	Ronnie Crawford	441
	Wilfred McClung	397
	Denis McCarroll	233
	Thomas Hughes	188
Turnout	5,456
bgcolor=		George Morrison joins UUUP

Lisburn D
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Ivan Davis	1,758
	Robert Kirkwood	1,485
	George Boyd	1,218
	Samuel Semple	950
	Maureen McKinney	476
	Hazel Devine	381
	James Davis	282
	Gerald King	207
	Andrew Oliver	66
Turnout	7,022
bgcolor=		Robert Kirkwood leaves UUP

Lisburn E
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	John Cousins	1,047
	William McAllister	1,007
	William McDonnell	876
	William Beattie	630
	Robert McNeice	528
	Brion Fitzsimons	445
	David Saulters	418
	Republican Clubs	Gerard Dunlop	305
	Jean Bell	189
Turnout	5,710
bgcolor=		SDLP gain from UUP

Londonderry

Londonderry A
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Thomas Craig	945
	John McNickle	882
	George Peoples	765
	Thomas Doherty	762
	Robert Bond	724
	John Henry	694
	Alan Lindsay	630
	Arthur Barr	526
	Patrick Boyle	464
	Vincent Lindsay	332
	Joseph Mooney	216
	James Patterson	170
	Delap Stevenson	44
Turnout	7,422
bgcolor=		Thomas Craig and Robert Bond join UUP
bgcolor=		DUP gain from United Loyalist
bgcolor=		SDLP gain from Alliance

Londonderry B
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Herbert Faulkner	1,156
	Michael Fegan	1,020
	James Guy	832
	Kathleen Milligan	776
	William Doherty	694
	Anna Hay	688
	Samuel Barr	408
	Gregory Campbell	388
	Thomas Robinson	351
	Thomas Heatley	189
	Florence Lewers	131
	William Gurney	84
	David Buchanan	42
Turnout	6,990
bgcolor=		Anna Hay joins DUP
bgcolor=		UUP gain (x2) from United Loyalist

Londonderry C^[22]
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Patrick Devine	1,004
	Hugh Doherty	782
	Gerard Barr	478
	John McChrystal	466
	Leonard Green	432
	Republican Clubs	Michael Montgomery	418
	Joseph Moran	312
	Gerard O'Grady	298
	Republican Clubs	Liam Gallagher	133
	George O'Connor	84
	People's Candidate	Patrick Quinn	61
Turnout	4,780
bgcolor=		Nationalist gain from Republican Clubs

Londonderry D
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Raymond McClean	927
	Marlene Jefferson	631
	William Keys	598
	James Bradley	374
	Joe Crosgrove	265
	William McCartney	253
	James Hegarty	185
	John McQuaide	159
	Charles McDaid	153
Turnout	3,719
bgcolor=		Marlene Jefferson joins UUP
bgcolor=		SDLP gain from Alliance

Londonderry E
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Jack Allen	1,337
	Frank Donnelly	1,329
	William O'Connell	875
	Ivor Canavan	825
	Fergus McAteer	753
	Noel McKenna	728
	William McCorriston	635
	Community Candidate	Michael Durey	479
	Albert McCartney	411
	Edith Roulston	148
	Hugh Bell	112
	Kathleen Heraghty	59
Turnout	8,003
bgcolor=		John Allen joins UUP
bgcolor=		SDLP gain from United Loyalist

Magherafelt

Magherafelt A
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Philip Bradley	1,243
	Patrick Sweeney	690
	John Kenning	656
	Francis Thompson	653
	Republican Clubs	Francis Donnelly	560
	Frank McKendry	455
	Phyllis Charlton	449
	Republican Clubs	Kevin Murphy	193
	Republican Clubs	Peter Merron	99
Turnout	5,283
bgcolor=		UUP gain from SDLP

Magherafelt B
Party		width=160	Candidate	width=50	1st Pref
	Matthew Hyndman	768
	Vincent O'Neill	685
	Thomas Kelso	584
	Robert Overend	525
	Patrick Scullion	509
	Robert Shiels	381
	John Madden	378
	David Porte	306
	Republican Clubs	Murty Dorrity	281
	Frank McWilliams	227
	Republican Clubs	Michael Scullion	190
	Thomas Smyth	185
	Ian Davidson	165
Turnout	5,376
bgcolor=		DUP gain from Vanguard
bgcolor=		UUUP gain from UUP

Magherafelt C^[23]
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	William McCrea	1,322
	William Conaghan	814
	Michael O'Neill	783
	Thomas Bradley	547
	Wilfred Brennen	468
	George Miller	358
	Joseph Walls	352
	Bobby Ditty	260
	Ruby Speer	187
	William Galway	181
	George Logue	74
Turnout	5,618
bgcolor=		William McCrea joins DUP
bgcolor=		DUP gain from UUP

Moyle

Moyle A
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Fergus Wheeler	406
	Alistair McSparran	394
	Patrick McCarry	364
	Archie McIntosh	326
	John McKay	290
	Arthur McAlister	247
Turnout	2,083
bgcolor=		SDLP gain from Independent

Moyle B
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	James McShane	472
	Price McConaghy	420
	Matt Colgan	333
	Mary Morrison	226
	Robert McKay	206
	George McFadden	166
	Samuel Adams	159
	Hugh Acheson	145
	Lee Walker	145
	Maureen Gaston	103
	William McConaghy	80
	Ronnie McIlvar	69
Turnout	2,589
bgcolor=		Robert McKay leaves UUP
bgcolor=		Samuel Adams changes designation from Independent
bgcolor=		Independent Unionist gain from UUP
bgcolor=		DUP gain from Independent and UUP

Moyle C^[24]
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	John Black	418
	Elizabeth Johnstone	279
	Archie McAuley	229
	John McAfee	200
	Joseph Donaghy	116
	John Scott	107
	Maurice McHenry	66
Turnout	1,481
No change

Newry and Mourne

Newry and Mourne A
Party		width=165	Candidate	width=45	1st Pref
	William Russell	1,238
	George Graham	884
	Anne Marie Cunningham	873
	William Coulter	573
	Frank MacCann	569
	Arthur Dornan	507
	Hugh Cunningham	418
	John Henning	400
	Doreen Leitch	127
Turnout	5,881
bgcolor=		William Coulter and William Russell join UUP
bgcolor=		DUP gain from Independent Unionist
bgcolor=		SDLP gain from Independent

Newry and Mourne B^[25]
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Jim McCart	1,377
	Anthony Williamson	692
	John McAteer	687
	Brian Mulligan	436
	Liam Trainor	358
	William Gordon	340
	Republican Clubs	Thomas Moore	205
	James Thompson	164
	James McGowan	84
Turnout	4,619
No change

Newry and Mourne C
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Violet Cromie	1,075
	Nan Sands	922
	Patrick McAlinden	730
	Edward Walsh	537
	Republican Clubs	Daniel Mussen	164
Turnout	3,673
bgcolor=		Violet Cromie joins UUP
bgcolor=		UUP gain from Independent

Newry and Mourne D
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Clarence Morrow	845
	John Bell	816
	Andrew Moffett	774
	Thomas McGrath	756
	John McEvoy	705
	John Markey	559
	Victor Frizell	498
	John Grant	388
	Republican Clubs	Noel Collins	332
	Fabian Boyle	276
	Republican Clubs	Edward McKeown	150
	Patrick Sloan	142
	Monica Sweeney	105
Turnout	6,689
bgcolor=		Clarence Morrow joins UUP
bgcolor=		UUP gain from Republican Clubs

Newry and Mourne E
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Pat Toner	948
	Peter McMahon	807
	James Savage	785
	Sean McCreesh	632
	Caroline Donaldson	574
	Owen Kelly	571
	Jim Murphy	441
	Republican Clubs	Seamus Murphy	269
	John Magowan	67
Turnout	5,378
bgcolor=		SDLP gain from Republican Clubs

Newry and Mourne F
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	William McCaigue	958
	Arthur Ruddy	777
	Daniel Hughes	594
	William Feely	566
	Michael McVerry	405
	John McClelland	404
	Republican Clubs	Alan Wadforth	105
Turnout	4,295
bgcolor=		UUP gain from Alliance

Newtownabbey

Newtownabbey A^[26]
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Sidney Cameron	1,053
	Mary Harkness	646
	James Wilson	572
	Patrick McCudden	544
	Arthur Templeton	482
	Samuel Todd	199
	Kennedy Lindsay	147
Turnout	3,752
bgcolor=		Arthur Templeton joins UUP
bgcolor=		Alliance gain from UUP

Newtownabbey B
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Ivan Hunter	737
	George Herron	693
	Doris Robb	529
	John Elliott	516
	Loyalist	Cecil Stringer	457
	Bob Kidd	367
	John Mellor	304
	Thomas Gourley	231
	James McWatters	210
	Republican Clubs	James Magee	168
	Brian Caul	117
Turnout	4,537
	Bob Kidd leaves NILP
bgcolor=		DUP gain from United Loyalist

Newtownabbey C
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Claire Martin	1,128
	Robert Caul	1,033
	Samuel Neill	1,030
	George Jones	880
	Bertram Bickerstaff	689
	Independent Community Party	Desmond Dowds	594
	Letitia McCartney	552
	Olive Shannon	90
Turnout	6,153
bgcolor=		Bertram Bickerstaff leaves UUP
bgcolor=		Alliance gain from Independent Unionist

Newtownabbey D
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	John Drysdale	1,553
	James Smith	1,343
	Joseph Kell	952
	James Rooney	631
	William McKee	625
	James Michael	508
Turnout	5,780
bgcolor=		William McKee joins UUP
bgcolor=		Alliance gain from UUP

North Down

North Down A
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Bertie McConnell	1,372
	William Bailie	1,179
	Edmund Mills	836
	Samuel Wilson	626
	Thomas Barkley	471
	James Hamilton	415
	Clifford Creighton	366
	Hugh Irvine	280
	Lillie Navan	241
Turnout	5,907
bgcolor=		Edmund Mills leaves UUP
bgcolor=		UPNI gain from UUP

North Down B^[27]
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	George Green	823
	James Magee	781
	James Boyle	598
	John Shields	551
	Bruce Mulligan	498
	John Hoy	489
	Amy Corry	485
	Progressive Unionist	William Ash	184
	Progressive Unionist	William Alexander	184
Turnout	4,745
bgcolor=		George Green joins Vanguard
bgcolor=		DUP gain from Loyalist

North Down C
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	William Morrow	721
	Thomas Rollins	637
	Hazel Bradford	635
	Jane Copeland	631
	Mary O'Fee	550
	Robert Graham	401
	Frank Gill	369
	Maisie McMullan	325
	Archibald Pollock	251
Turnout	4,597
bgcolor=		Mary O'Fee joins Vanguard

North Down D
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	John Auld	1,042
	Keith Jones	921
	Frederick White	593
	Kenneth Kennedy	519
	Susan O'Brien	512
	Thomas Bussell	254
	Robert Todd	213
	Henry Clouston	187
Turnout	4,398
bgcolor=		John Auld joins UUP
bgcolor=		UUUP gain from Loyalist
bgcolor=		UUP gain from Independent Unionist

Omagh

Omagh A
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Liam McQuaid	1,218
	Michael O'Hagan	917
	Arthur McFarland	907
	Cecil Anderson	740
	John Skelton	513
	William Brunt	436
	Seamus McGale	394
	Anthony Pollock	104
Turnout	5,418
bgcolor=		Cecil Anderson and Arthur McFarland join UUP

Omagh B^[28]
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Edgar McDowell	971
	Community	Patrick Donnelly	737
	Joseph Anderson	722
	Kevin McNaboe	676
	Patrick Bogan	629
	Patrick Donnelly	223
Turnout	4,182
bgcolor=		Joseph Anderson and Edgar McDowell join UUP

Omagh C
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Aidan Lagan	1,012
	Gerald McEnhill	930
	Cecil Walker	881
	Stephen McKenna	702
	Alfred Barnett	539
	Bernadette Grant	535
	Harold McCauley	452
	Daniel Campbell	394
	Archibald Burton	393
	Ethne McClelland	292
Turnout	6,407
bgcolor=		Harold McCauley and Cecil Walker join UUP
bgcolor=		SDLP gain from Nationalist
bgcolor=		UUP gain from Independent Unionist

Omagh D
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	John Johnston	857
	Republican Clubs	Francis McElroy	801
	Brendan Martin	473
	John Hadden	417
	Community	Michael McNulty	415
	Bernard McGrath	380
	Community	Patrick McCrory	258
	John McSherry	230
Turnout	3,982
bgcolor=		John Johnson joins UUP
bgcolor=		Frank McElroy joins Republican Clubs
bgcolor=		SDLP gain from Community

Strabane

Strabane A^[29]
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	George McIntyre	1,047
	Denis McCrory	1,010
	Edward Turner	758
	Ernest Young	714
	Frank Stewart	597
	Daniel Gallagher	518
	Community Candidate	Brian MacBride	460
	Mary McCrea	304
	James Moore	205
	James Smyth	147
Turnout	6,026
bgcolor=		Ernest Young joins UUP
bgcolor=		DUP gain from Independent Unionist
bgcolor=		UUP gain from Independent Unionist

Strabane B
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Samuel Rogers	1,237
	Mary Britton	1,117
	John Gallagher	1,005
	Henry Henderson	842
	Francis McConnell	705
	Aidan McNamee	538
	James McCormick	163
	James Tinney	26
Turnout	5,847
bgcolor=		Samuel Rogers joins DUP
bgcolor=		Mary Britton and Henry Henderson join UUP
bgcolor=		Independent gain from Alliance

Strabane C
Party		width=150	Candidate	width=60	1st Pref
	Averill Cooper	1,457
	William Carlin	801
	John O'Kane	592
	Robert Fleming	582
	John McKelvey	516
	Sydney Browne	357
	Republican Clubs	Ivan Barr	317
	Herbert Cooper	312
	John McCrory	198
	Community Candidate	Thomas Forbes	146
	Republican Clubs	Gerard McCafferty	67
	James McDaid	57
	Mamie Quigley	51
Turnout	5,770
bgcolor=		SDLP gain from Alliance
bgcolor=		UUP gain from Independent Unionist

Notes and References

"Four main parties do well", Irish Times, 20 May 1977
http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/flg77.htm Local Government Elections 1977
Web site: 1977 Results Northern Ireland Local Government election . EONI . 14 October 2021.
https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgantrim.htm Antrim District Council Elections 1973-1981
https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgards.htm Ards District Council Elections 1973-1981
https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgarmagh.htm Armagh District Council Elections 1973-1981
https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgballymena.htm Ballymena District Council Elections 1973-1981
https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgballymoney.htm Ballymoney District Council Elections 1973-1981
https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgbanbrigde.htm Banbridge District Council Elections 1973-1981
http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgbelfast.htm The Local Government Elections 1973–1981: Belfast
https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgcarrick.htm Carrickfergus District Council Elections 1973-1981
https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgcastlereagh.htm Castlereagh District Council Elections 1973-1981
https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgcoleraine.htm Coleraine District Council Elections 1973-1981
https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgcookstown.htm Cookstown District Council Elections 1973-1981
https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgcraigavon.htm Craigavon District Council Elections 1973-1981
https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgdown.htm Down District Council Elections 1973-1981
https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgdungannon.htm Dungannon District Council Elections 1973-1981
https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgfermanagh.htm Fermanagh District Council Elections 1973-1981
https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lglarne.htm Larne District Council Elections 1973-1981
https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lglimavady.htm Limavady District Council Elections 1973-1981
https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lglisburn.htm Lisburn District Council Elections 1973-1981
https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgderry.htm Londonderry District Council Elections 1973-1981
https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgmagherafelt.htm Magherafelt District Council Elections 1973-1981
https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgmoyle.htm Moyle Council Elections 1973–1981
https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgnandm.htm Newry & Mourne District Council Elections 1973-1981
https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgnewtownabbey.htm Newtownabbey Council Elections 1973–1981
https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgnorthdown.htm North Down District Council Elections 1973-1981
https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgomagh.htm Omagh District Council Elections 1973-1981
https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgstrabane.htm Strabane District Council Elections 1973-1981