1977 Armagh District Council election

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.

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1977
1977 Armagh District Council election
18 May 1977 (1977-05-18)
All 20 seats to Armagh District Council
11 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Ulster Unionist SDLP DUP
Seats won 9 7 2
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 2 Steady 0
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party UUUP Independent 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

Election results
Armagh District Council Election Result 1977[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Ulster Unionist 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
  Independent 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

[1]

Results of the Armagh District Council election, 1977
by district
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]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234
DUP Douglas Hutchinson* 23.00% 821      
Ulster Unionist Mary Huey* 19.27% 688 785    
Ulster Unionist 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]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    Ulster Unionist William Henning* 16.55% 1,177              
    SDLP Seamus Mallon* 15.35% 1,092              
    DUP Thomas Black* 15.14% 1,077              
    Ulster Unionist 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
    Ulster Unionist Jim Speers 9.86% 701 727.39 727.49 729.49 745.3 754.15 807.96 895.12
    Ulster Unionist 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]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234
      Ulster Unionist Eleanor Boyd 23.24% 1,153      
      SDLP Patrick Fegan* 19.27% 956      
      SDLP James McKernan 17.66% 876      
      Ulster Unionist 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]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456789
        Ulster Unionist Frederick Armstrong* 19.17% 1,008                
        Independent 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      
        Ulster Unionist 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          
        Ulster Unionist 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. "Local Government Election 1973-1981: Armagh". www.ark.ac.uk.
          2. "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
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