1977 Strabane District Council election

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1977 Strabane District Council election
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All 15 seats to Strabane District Council
8 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party SDLP UUP Ind. Nationalist
Seats won 5 5 3
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1 Increase 1
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party DUP Alliance United Loyalist Coalition
Seats won 2 0 0
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 2 Decrease 1

Elections to Strabane 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.

Strabane District Council Election Result 1977[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  SDLP 5 1 0 Increase1 33.3 30.5 5,139 Increase4.3
  UUP 5 0 1 Decrease1 33.3 29.5 4,967 Decrease9.4
  Ind. Nationalist 3 1 0 Increase1 20.0 14.9 2,505 Increase3.8
  DUP 2 2 0 Increase2 13.3 13.6 2,284 New
  Independent 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 5.1 852 Increase2.6
  Alliance 0 0 2 Decrease2 0.0 5.0 510 Decrease6.6
  Republican Clubs 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 2.3 384 Decrease1.6
  Ind. Unionist 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 1.2 205 Increase1.2

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Districts results

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