Local government election in Northern Ireland
1977 Newtownabbey Borough Council election
Elections to Newtownabbey Borough Council were held on 18 May 1977 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections . The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 21 councillors .
Election results
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Newtownabbey Borough Council election, 1977 by district[ 1]
Ward
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
Total Cllrs
UUP
Alliance
DUP
UPNI
Others
Area A
63.3
3
14.9
1
17.7
1
0.0
0
4.1
0
5
Area B
34.1
2
18.9
1
16.0
1
0.0
0
31.0
2
6
Area C
26.4
1
33.5
2
17.2
1
11.5
1
11.4
0
5
Area D
37.2
2
38.9
2
23.9
1
0.0
0
0.0
0
5
Total
38.1
8
28.4
6
19.0
4
3.5
1
11.0
2
21
Districts results
Area A
1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1977: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
1973-1977 Change: Alliance gain from UUP
Newtownabbey Area A - 5 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
UUP
Sidney Cameron *
28.90%
1,053
DUP
Mary Harkness
17.73%
646
UUP
Jim Wilson
15.70%
572
685.82
UUP
Arthur Templeton *
13.23%
482
671.42
Alliance
Pat McCudden
14.93%
544
572.56
579.46
603.96
UUP
Samuel Todd*
5.46%
199
280.9
346.9
461.18
Dominion Party
Kennedy Lindsay
4.04%
147
168.84
173.64
Electorate: 8,719 Valid: 3,643 (41.78%) Spoilt: 109 Quota: 608 Turnout: 3,752 (43.03%)
Area B
1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x NILP, 1 x Loyalist, 1 x United Loyalist
1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Newtownabbey Labour, 1 x Loyalist
1973-1977 Change: DUP gain from United Loyalist, NILP joins Newtownabbey Labour
Newtownabbey Area B - 6 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
UUP
Ivan Hunter
17.02%
737
DUP
George Herron
16.01%
693
Alliance
John Elliott *
11.92%
516
516.96
517.84
543.84
561.84
600
876.43
Newtownabbey Labour
Robert Kidd *
8.48%
367
368.6
370.8
450.91
525.91
578.91
606.07
745.07
UUP
Doris Robb *
12.22%
529
545.64
553.67
554.67
554.67
596.35
661.78
663.78
Loyalist
Cecil Stringer *
10.56%
457
459.08
492.19
492.19
492.19
530.43
534.59
537.59
544.59
UUP
James McWatters
4.85%
210
302.48
322.39
325.66
325.66
377.06
379.49
403.49
450.49
Alliance
John Mellor
7.02%
304
305.28
305.61
307.61
329.61
342.72
Ind. Unionist
Thomas Gourley*
5.34%
231
232.6
238.98
240.14
253.25
Republican Clubs
J. J. Magee
3.88%
168
168
168.11
171.11
Newtownabbey Labour
Brian Caul
2.70%
117
117.32
117.65
Electorate: 12,848 Valid: 4,329 (33.69%) Spoilt: 208 Quota: 619 Turnout: 4,537 (35.31%)
Area C
1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
1977: 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UPNI
1973-1977 Change: Alliance and UPNI gain from UUP (two seats)
Newtownabbey Area C - 5 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Alliance
Claire Martin
18.81%
1,128
UUP
Robert Caul
17.23%
1,033
DUP
Samuel Neill *
17.18%
1,030
Alliance
George Jones
14.68%
880
917
1,029.31
Unionist Party NI
Bertram Biggerstaff *
11.49%
689
703
709.16
713.39
720.38
734.78
1,110.78
Ind. Unionist
Desmond Dowds
9.91%
594
606
607.43
607.79
614.06
619.4
690.4
UUP
Letitia McCartney*
9.21%
552
565
567.64
593.32
607.57
611.92
Independent
Olive Shannon
1.50%
90
Electorate: 14,661 Valid: 5,996 (40.90%) Spoilt: 157 Quota: 1,000 Turnout: 6,153 (41.97%)
Area D
1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
1977: 2 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1977-1981 Change: Alliance gain from UUP
Newtownabbey Area D - 5 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
Alliance
John Drysdale *
27.67%
1,553
DUP
James Smith *
23.93%
1,343
UUP
Arthur Kell *
16.96%
952
Alliance
James Rooney
11.24%
631
1,209.8
UUP
William McKee *
11.14%
625
650.2
881.9
1,084.14
UUP
James Michael
9.05%
508
517.2
686.25
756.97
Electorate: 13,277 Valid: 5,612 (42.27%) Spoilt: 168 Quota: 916 Turnout: 5,780 (43.53%)
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