1977 Moyle District Council election

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1977 Moyle District Council election
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All 16 seats to Moyle District Council
9 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Independent SDLP UUP
Seats won 6 3 3
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1 Decrease 2
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party DUP Ind. Unionist
Seats won 2 2
Seat change Increase 2 Steady 0

Elections to Moyle 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 16 councillors.

Moyle District Council Election Result 1977[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Independent 6 0 1 Decrease1 37.5 37.1 2,215 Decrease10.2
  SDLP 3 1 0 Increase1 18.8 22.6 1,350 Increase10.6
  UUP 3 0 2 Decrease2 18.8 17.6 1,050 Decrease4.3
  Ind. Unionist 2 0 0 Steady0 12.5 10.7 637 Increase3.4
  DUP 2 2 0 Increase2 12.5 7.7 461 New
  Alliance 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 2.9 173 Decrease2.1
  Unionist Party NI 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 1.3 80 New

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Districts results

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