1977 Ballymoney Borough Council election

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1977 Ballymoney Borough Council election
 1973 18 May 1977 (1977-05-18) 1981 

All 16 seats to Ballymoney Borough Council
9 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party UUP DUP Independent
Seats won 5 3 3
Seat change Increase 1 Increase 2 Steady 0

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party SDLP Alliance Ind. Unionist
Seats won 3 1 1
Seat change Increase 1 Steady 0 Decrease 3

  Seventh party
 
Party Ind. Nationalist
Seats won 0
Seat change Decrease 1

Elections to Ballymoney 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 16 councillors.

Ballymoney Borough Council Election Result 1977[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  UUP 5 1 0 Increase1 31.3 29.4 2,479 Decrease3.9
  DUP 3 2 0 Increase2 18.8 19.2 1,621 Increase11.4
  Independent 3 1 1 Steady0 18.8 24.8 2,087 Increase3.5
  SDLP 3 1 0 Increase1 18.8 15.1 1,274 Increase5.8
  Alliance 1 0 0 Steady0 6.3 8.3 698 Decrease0.6
  Ind. Unionist 0 0 1 Decrease1 0.0 3.2 270 Decrease18.3

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Districts results

References

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