1977 Limavady District Council election

Elections to Limavady 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.

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1977
1977 Limavady Borough Council election
18 May 1977 (1977-05-18)
All 15 seats to Limavady Borough Council
8 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Ulster Unionist SDLP DUP
Seats won 6 6 2
Seat change Increase 6 Increase 2 Increase 2
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Independent United Unionist Alliance
Seats won 1 0 0
Seat change Steady 0 Decrease 8 Decrease 2

Election results
Limavady Borough Council Election Result 1977[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Ulster Unionist 6 6 0 Increase6 40.0 38.6 3,987 New
  SDLP 6 2 0 Increase2 40.0 33.2 3,428 Increase3.2
  DUP 2 2 0 Increase2 13.3 13.8 1,423 New
  Independent 1 0 0 Steady0 6.7 4.8 492 Decrease2.2
  Alliance 0 0 2 Decrease2 0.0 8.5 874 Decrease2.7
  Republican Clubs 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 1.2 121 Decrease2.9

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Limavady Borough Council election, 1977
by district
Ward  %
Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
UUP SDLP DUP Others
Area A 33.0 2 43.1 3 13.0 1 10.9 0 6
Area B 34.4 2 33.0 2 12.4 0 20.2 1 5
Area C 48.1 2 23.0 1 15.7 1 13.2 0 4
Total 38.6 6 33.2 6 13.8 2 14.4 1 15

Districts results

Area A

1973: 3 x United Unionist, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1977: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1973-1977 Change: UUP (two seats), DUP and SDLP gain from United Unionist (three seats) and Alliance

Limavady Area A - 6 seats[2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
SDLP Michael Nicholas* 19.43% 724        
Ulster Unionist Robert Grant* 14.81% 552        
SDLP Thomas Mullan 13.55% 505 510 630.58    
SDLP Arthur Doherty 10.14% 378 378 439.36 533.86  
Ulster Unionist Florence Sloan* 9.63% 359 368 368 368.21 629.21
DUP Ernest Murray 13.04% 486 488 488.52 488.73 542.73
Alliance James Boylan* 9.12% 340 383 385.6 386.65 387.65
Ulster Unionist Hugh Guthrie 8.59% 320 323 323.26 323.26  
Alliance Stanley Stewart 1.69% 63        
Electorate: 5,044   Valid: 3,727 (73.89%)   Spoilt: 113   Quota: 533   Turnout: 3,840 (76.13%)  

    Area B

    1973: 2 x United Unionist, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
    1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
    1973-1977 Change: UUP (two seats) gain from United Unionist

    Limavady Area B - 5 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Ulster Unionist David Robinson 20.62% 627          
    SDLP Raymond Brady* 17.92% 545          
    Independent Denis Farren* 16.18% 492 494.47 494.85 535.85    
    Ulster Unionist Max Gault* 11.84% 360 447.02 504.09 504.09 504.09 504.69
    SDLP Joseph McLaughlin 9.40% 286 286.19 288.38 304.38 444.57 481.77
    DUP John McKay 12.43% 378 392.44 400.53 401.72 401.72 401.82
    SDLP James Brolly 5.69% 173 173.19 173.38 211.38    
    Republican Clubs James McLaughlin 3.98% 121 121 122.19      
    Ulster Unionist William Scott 1.94% 59 72.49        
    Electorate: 5,110   Valid: 3,041 (59.51%)   Spoilt: 134   Quota: 507   Turnout: 3,175 (62.13%)  

      Area C

      1973: 3 x United Unionist, 1 x Alliance
      1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
      1973-1977 Change: UUP (two seats), SDLP and DUP gain from United Unionist (three seats) and Alliance

      Limavady Area C - 4 seats[2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      SDLP Barry Doherty 22.97% 817          
      Ulster Unionist William Barbour* 19.23% 684 688 690.21 1,025.21    
      Ulster Unionist Ronald Nicholl* 14.48% 515 521 521.68 656.85 918.17  
      DUP William Norris 15.72% 559 559 559.34 588.51 618.59 747.59
      Alliance William Archibald* 9.28% 330 449 545.22 561.22 580.02 655.02
      Ulster Unionist Stanley Gault* 14.37% 511 519 519.51      
      Alliance Brian Brown 3.96% 141          
      Electorate: 5,152   Valid: 3,557 (69.04%)   Spoilt: 132   Quota: 712   Turnout: 3,689 (71.60%)  

        References
        1. "Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Limavady". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
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