Local government election in Northern Ireland
1977 Castlereagh Borough Council election
Elections to Castlereagh 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 19 councillors .
Election results
Castlereagh Borough Council Election Result 1977[1]
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
Alliance
7
2
0
2
36.8
32.5
6,625
10.4
UUP
6
0
4
4
31.6
24.8
5,054
25.8
DUP
4
4
0
4
21.1
18.5
3,909
New
Ind. Unionist
2
2
0
2
0.0
12.0
2,542
12.0
Vanguard
0
0
0
0
0.0
5.6
1,143
4.4
UUUP
0
0
0
0
0.0
2.6
522
New
Unionist Party NI
0
0
0
0
0.0
1.9
380
New
NI Labour
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.8
169
4.7
Independent
0
0
1
1
0.0
0.1
26
3.1
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Castlereagh Borough Council election, 1977 by district[1]
Ward
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
Total Cllrs
Alliance
UUP
DUP
Others
Area A
33.7
2
29.7
2
20.5
1
16.1
1
6
Area B
28.8
3
18.4
2
16.4
2
36.4
1
8
Area C
36.3
2
27.6
2
21.5
1
14.6
0
5
Total
32.5
7
24.8
6
18.5
4
24.2
2
19
Districts results
Area A
1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist
1977: 2 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1973-1977 Change: DUP and Independent Unionist gain from UUP and United Loyalist
Castlereagh Area A - 6 seats[2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
UUP
Bertie Barker *
12.64%
955
993
1,180
UUP
Frederick Kane *
9.03%
646
705
978
1,115.46
Alliance
Thomas Hawthorne *
12.06%
863
879
905
909.35
922.79
1,374.79
Alliance
Philip Grosse
12.31%
881
886
904
908.35
922.63
1,128.63
Ind. Unionist
Ernest Harper
11.71%
838
852
862
863.74
883.06
902.84
1,080.84
DUP
James Lowe
10.93%
782
854
866
867.74
889.58
900.13
921.13
956.13
DUP
William Stevenson
9.53%
682
710
727
728.74
742.18
747.05
784.05
786.05
Alliance
Margaret Hull
9.33%
668
691
704
709.22
719.3
UUP
William Stewart*
7.31%
523
568
Vanguard
John Moore
4.44%
318
Electorate: 14,898 Valid: 7,156 (48.03%) Spoilt: 226 Quota: 1,023 Turnout: 7,382 (49.55%)
Area B
1973: 4 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist, 1 x Loyalist Coalition
1977: 3 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1973-1977 Change: DUP (two seats) and Alliance gain from UUP, United Loyalist and Loyalist Coalition
Castlereagh Area B - 8 seats[2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Alliance
Addie Morrow *
11.38%
884
Alliance
Felicity Boyd
10.85%
843
848.6
849.6
857.66
860.7
862.72
940.76
UUP
Matthew Anderson
9.00%
699
699.24
699.24
701.26
711.26
722.26
724.26
797.32
800.32
801.34
856.34
887.34
UUP
Leslie Farrington *
6.45%
501
501.36
501.36
501.38
508.38
512.42
519.42
631.46
632.46
632.5
688.52
715.52
929.52
DUP
John Lamont
5.42%
421
421.02
421.02
421.02
427.02
455.02
456.02
456.04
456.04
663.04
666.06
827.06
859.08
DUP
John Gilpin
6.71%
521
521.02
521.02
522.02
527.02
559.02
562.02
564.04
564.04
691.06
694.06
793.06
842.08
Ind. Unionist
Walter McFarland *
7.23%
562
562.28
563.28
570.3
581.3
589.32
592.32
608.32
608.32
613.34
670.38
737.48
834.52
Alliance
Thomas McQueen
6.59%
512
521.54
521.54
524.64
527.64
532.64
585.66
595.72
661.72
662.72
769.86
775.88
833.9
Ind. Unionist
Robert Allen
6.90%
536
536.06
537.06
537.06
598.06
626.06
637.06
640.06
641.06
644.06
651.06
669.06
688.06
Vanguard
Thomas Lyons
5.70%
443
443.12
443.12
443.14
444.14
451.14
458.14
464.16
464.16
470.16
498.2
527.2
UUUP
John Scott*
5.25%
408
408.12
408.12
409.12
411.12
437.12
438.12
448.14
448.14
456.14
468.16
Unionist Party NI
Brent Hughes
3.36%
261
261.28
262.28
348.32
353.32
354.32
365.34
365.36
368.36
370.36
DUP
John Hill
4.27%
332
332.08
333.08
335.08
344.08
360.08
362.08
362.1
362.1
UUP
Joseph O'Hara*
2.91%
226
226.28
226.28
230.3
234.3
236.3
238.3
NI Labour
John Barkley
2.18%
169
169.08
187.08
188.08
189.08
190.08
Loyalist
Michael Brooks*
2.20%
171
171.1
171.1
173.1
175.1
Ind. Unionist
Ronald McLean*
1.75%
136
136.04
137.04
137.04
Unionist Party NI
Pauline Mateer
1.53%
119
119.32
119.32
Independent
William Copley
0.33%
26
26
Electorate: 18,946 Valid: 7,770 (41.01%) Spoilt: 329 Quota: 864 Turnout: 8,099 (42.75%)
Area C
1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent
1977: 2 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1973-1977 Change: Alliance and DUP gain from UUP and Independent
Castlereagh Area C - 5 seats[2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
UUP
Herbert Johnstone
22.04%
1,200
DUP
Peter Robinson
21.51%
1,171
Alliance
Patricia Archer
16.29%
887
891.8
894.56
900.17
918.17
UUP
Elizabeth Rea
5.58%
304
541.12
578.38
677.24
765.77
766.34
1,090.34
Alliance
Bryan Davidson
9.74%
530
532.16
532.62
536.08
601.23
608.64
691.83
768.83
Alliance
Samuel Finlay*
10.23%
557
562.28
566.65
572.8
597.72
599.43
665.62
742.62
Vanguard
Norman Kyle
7.02%
382
410.08
441.82
517.26
594.61
595.18
Ind. Unionist
John Snodden
5.49%
299
301.16
333.36
372.05
UUUP
Valerie Walsh
2.09%
114
120.96
272.3
Electorate: 10,932 Valid: 5,444 (49.80%) Spoilt: 175 Quota: 908 Turnout: 5,619 (51.40%)
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