1977 Newtownabbey Borough Council election

Elections to Newtownabbey Borough 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 21 councillors.

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1977
1977 Newtownabbey Borough Council election
May 18, 1977 (1977-05-18)
All 21 seats to Newtownabbey Borough Council
11 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party UUP Alliance DUP
Seats won 8 6 4
Seat change 4 3 1
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Unionist Party NI Newtownabbey Labour Loyalist
Seats won 1 1 1
Seat change 1 1
  Seventh party Eighth party
 
Party NI Labour United Loyalist
Seats won 0 0
Seat change 1 1

Election results
Newtownabbey Borough Council Election Result 1977[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  UUP 8 0 4 4 38.1 38.1 7,452 9.7
  Alliance 6 3 0 3 28.6 28.4 5,556 9.5
  DUP 4 1 0 1 19.0 19.0 3,712 4.9
  Unionist Party NI 1 1 0 New 4.8 3.5 689 New
  Loyalist 1 0 0 0.0 2.3 457 2.8
  Ind U 0 0 0 4.2 2.5 825 4.2
  Republican Clubs 0 0 0 New 0.0 0.9 168 New
  [[Dominion Party|British Ulster Dominion Party]] 0 0 0 New 0.0 0.8 147 New
  Independent 0 0 0 0.0 0.5 90 1.7
  Communist Party 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 32 0.1

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Newtownabbey Borough Council election, 1977
by district
Ward  %
Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
UUP Alliance DUP UPNI Others
Area A 63.3 3 14.9 1 17.7 1 0.0 0 4.1 0 5
Area B 34.1 2 18.9 1 16.0 1 0.0 0 31.0 2 6
Area C 26.4 1 33.5 2 17.2 1 11.5 1 11.4 0 5
Area D 37.2 2 38.9 2 23.9 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 5
Total 38.1 8 28.4 6 19.0 4 3.5 1 11.0 2 21

Districts results

Area A

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

Newtownabbey Area A - 5 seats[2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234
UUP Sidney Cameron* 28.90% 1,053      
DUP Mary Harkness 17.73% 646      
UUP James Wilson 15.70% 572 685.82    
UUP Arthur Templeton* 13.23% 482 671.42    
Alliance Pat McCudden 14.93% 544 572.56 579.46 603.96
UUP Samuel Todd* 5.46% 199 280.9 346.9 461.18
Dominion Party Kennedy Lindsay 4.04% 147 168.84 173.64  
Electorate: 8,719   Valid: 3,643 (41.78%)   Spoilt: 109   Quota: 608   Turnout: 3,752 (43.03%)

    Area B

    1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x NILP, 1 x Loyalist, 1 x United Loyalist
    1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Newtownabbey Labour, 1 x Loyalist
    1973-1977 Change: DUP gain from United Loyalist, NILP joins Newtownabbey Labour

    Newtownabbey Area B - 6 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456789
    UUP Ivan Hunter 17.02% 737                
    DUP George Herron 16.01% 693                
    Alliance John Elliott* 11.92% 516 516.96 517.84 543.84 561.84 600 876.43    
    Newtownabbey Labour Robert Kidd* 8.48% 367 368.6 370.8 450.91 525.91 578.91 606.07 745.07  
    UUP Doris Robb* 12.22% 529 545.64 553.67 554.67 554.67 596.35 661.78 663.78  
    Loyalist Cecil Stringer* 10.56% 457 459.08 492.19 492.19 492.19 530.43 534.59 537.59 544.59
    UUP James McWatters 4.85% 210 302.48 322.39 325.66 325.66 377.06 379.49 403.49 450.49
    Alliance John Mellor 7.02% 304 305.28 305.61 307.61 329.61 342.72      
    Ind U Thomas Gourley* 5.34% 231 232.6 238.98 240.14 253.25        
    Republican Clubs J. J. Magee 3.88% 168 168 168.11 171.11          
    Newtownabbey Labour Brian Caul 2.70% 117 117.32 117.65            
    Electorate: 12,848   Valid: 4,329 (33.69%)   Spoilt: 208   Quota: 619   Turnout: 4,537 (35.31%)

      Area C

      1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
      1977: 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UPNI
      1973-1977 Change: Alliance and UPNI gain from UUP (two seats)

      Newtownabbey Area C - 5 seats[2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      Alliance Claire Martin 18.81% 1,128            
      UUP Robert Caul 17.23% 1,033            
      DUP Samuel Neill* 17.18% 1,030            
      Alliance George Jones 14.68% 880 917 1,029.31        
      Unionist Party NI Bertram Biggerstaff* 11.49% 689 703 709.16 713.39 720.38 734.78 1,110.78
      Ind U Desmond Dowds 9.91% 594 606 607.43 607.79 614.06 619.4 690.4
      UUP Letitia McCartney* 9.21% 552 565 567.64 593.32 607.57 611.92  
      Independent Olive Shannon 1.50% 90            
      Electorate: 14,661   Valid: 5,996 (40.90%)   Spoilt: 157   Quota: 1,000   Turnout: 6,153 (41.97%)

        Area D

        1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
        1977: 2 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP
        1977-1981 Change: Alliance gain from UUP

        Newtownabbey Area D - 5 seats[2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234
        Alliance John Drysdale* 27.67% 1,553      
        DUP James Smith* 23.93% 1,343      
        UUP Arthur Kell* 16.96% 952      
        Alliance James Rooney 11.24% 631 1,209.8    
        UUP William McKee* 11.14% 625 650.2 881.9 1,084.14
        UUP James Michael 9.05% 508 517.2 686.25 756.97
        Electorate: 13,277   Valid: 5,612 (42.27%)   Spoilt: 168   Quota: 916   Turnout: 5,780 (43.53%)

          References
          1. "Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Newtownabbey". www.ark.ac.uk.
          2. "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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