1977 Carrickfergus Borough Council election

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1977 Carrickfergus Borough Council election
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All 15 seats to Carrickfergus Borough Council
8 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Alliance UUP DUP
Seats won 5 5 3
Seat change Increase 2 Steady 0 Increase 3
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Unionist Party NI United Loyalist Loyalist
Seats won 1 1 0
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 4 Decrease 1
  Seventh party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 0
Seat change Decrease 1

Elections to Carrickfergus 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 15 councillors.

Carrickfergus Borough Council Election Result 1977[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Alliance 5 2 0 Increase2 33.3 30.1 2,957 Increase7.8
  UUP 5 0 0 Steady0 33.3 27.5 2,698 Decrease0.8
  DUP 3 3 0 Increase3 20.0 17.6 1,735 New
  United Loyalist 1 0 4 Decrease4 6.7 10.4 1,021 Decrease21.2
  Unionist Party NI 1 1 0 Increase1 0.0 10.1 992 New
  UUUP 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 2.4 237 New
  Independent 0 0 1 Decrease1 0.0 1.9 183 Decrease7.4

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Districts results

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