1977 Cookstown District Council election

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1977 Cookstown District Council election
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18 May 1977 (1977-05-18)
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All 15 seats to Cookstown District Council
8 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party SDLP UUP UUUP
Seats won 5 4 3
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 4 Increase 3
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party DUP Ind. Nationalist Ind. Republican
Seats won 1 1 1
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1 Increase 1
  Seventh party Eighth party
 
Party Republican Clubs Loyalist Coalition
Seats won 0 0
Seat change Decrease 1 Decrease 1

Elections to Cookstown District 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.

Cookstown District Council Election Result 1977[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  SDLP 5 2 0 Increase2 33.3 30.2 4,337 Increase12.0
  UUP 4 0 4 Decrease4 26.7 28.4 4,081 Decrease11.7
  UUUP 3 3 0 Increase3 20.0 14.8 2,131 New
  Ind. Republican 1 1 0 Increase1 6.7 6.4 924 Increase6.4
  DUP 1 1 0 Increase1 6.7 5.9 846 New
  Ind. Nationalist 1 0 1 Decrease1 6.7 5.8 840 Decrease2.9
  Alliance 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 5.2 746 Decrease1.1
  Republican Clubs 0 0 1 Decrease1 0.0 3.2 464 Decrease8.6

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Districts results

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