1977 Lisburn Borough Council election

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1977

1977 Lisburn Borough Council election

18 May 1977 (1977-05-18)
All 23 seats to Lisburn Borough Council 12 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Ulster Unionist DUP Alliance Seats won 10 6 3 Seat change 4 2 0   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party SDLP UUUP Unionist Party NI Seats won 2 1 1 Seat change 1 1 1   Seventh party   Party Vanguard Seats won 0 Seat change 1

Elections to Lisburn Borough Council were held on 18 May 1977 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used five district electoral areas to elect a total of 23 councillors.

Election results

Lisburn Borough Council Election Result 1977

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Ulster Unionist	10	0	4	4	43.4	30.0	7,877	18.9
	DUP	6	2	0	2	26.1	26.6	6,724	9.8
	Alliance	3	0	0	0	13.0	20.4	5,164	2.3
	SDLP	2	1	0	1	8.7	6.2	1,563	0.9
	Unionist Party NI	1	1	0	1	4.3	5.9	1,485	New
	UUUP	1	1	0	1	4.3	5.6	1,464	New
	Vanguard	0	0	1	1	0.0	2.0	507	4.6
	Republican Clubs	0	0	0	0	0.0	1.2	305	New
	Independent	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.8	207	0.6

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the Lisburn Borough Council election, 1977
by district

Ward	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	Total Cllrs
	UUP		DUP		Alliance		SDLP		UPNI		UUUP		Others
Area A	50.4	2	20.1	1	7.0	0	19.9	1	0.0	0	3.1	0	0.0	0	4
Area B	46.3	3	34.4	2	15.1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	4.2	0	0.0	0	5
Area C	24.7	2	31.0	1	22.5	1	0.0	0	0.0	0	13.5	1	8.3	0	5
Area D	20.9	2	25.8	1	23.4	1	0.0	0	21.8	1	4.1	0	4.0	0	5
Area E	26.2	1	21.3	1	27.4	1	16.1	1	0.0	0	3.5	0	5.5	0	4
Total	30.0	10	26.6	6	20.4	3	6.2	2	5.9	1	5.6	1	4.0	0	23

Districts results

Area A

1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1973-1977 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Lisburn Area A - 4 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3
	Ulster Unionist	Ronald Campbell	25.72%	889
	DUP	Charles Woodburne	20.11%	695
	SDLP	John Clenaghan	19.88%	687	691.62	828.62
	Ulster Unionist	Jim Dillon	14.27%	493	634.46	733.46
	Ulster Unionist	Henry Stewart	9.90%	342	371.92	447.72
	Alliance	Patrick Dorrian	7.00%	242	245.52
	UUUP	Henry Sloan	3.13%	108	118.56
Electorate: 7,040   Valid: 3,456 (49.09%)   Spoilt: 174   Quota: 692   Turnout: 3,630 (51.56%)

Area B

1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1977: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP
1973-1977 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Lisburn Area B - 5 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5
	DUP	Charles Poots*	27.05%	1,174
	DUP	Samuel Dorman	7.33%	318	677.19	778.19
	Ulster Unionist	Thomas Lilburn	12.05%	523	537.82	558.94	733.54
	Ulster Unionist	Elsie Kelsey*	12.63%	548	558.53	586.55	710.25	729.25
	Ulster Unionist	William Bleakes	13.96%	606	618.09	638.99	681.67	707.67
	Alliance	Moore Sinnerton	15.12%	656	657.95	660.73	673.51	675.51
	Ulster Unionist	James Lilley*	7.70%	334	352.72	372.4
	UUUP	John Curry	4.17%	181	211.42
Electorate: 8,866   Valid: 4,340 (48.95%)   Spoilt: 108   Quota: 724   Turnout: 4,448 (50.17%)

Area C

1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Vanguard
1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUUP
1973-1977 Change: Vanguard joins UUUP

Lisburn Area C - 5 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5
	DUP	William Belshaw*	26.53%	1,388
	Alliance	Seamus Close*	18.68%	987
	Ulster Unionist	William Gardiner-Watson	17.09%	894
	UUUP	George Morrison*	13.46%	704	783.92	796.4	804.91	934.91
	Ulster Unionist	Wilfred McClung	8.61%	397	416.98	499.35	575.02	787.35
	DUP	Denis McCarroll	4.45%	233	573.77	577.14	580.13	689.82
	Vanguard	Ronnie Crawford	8.43%	441	499.83	524.2	550.65
	Alliance	Thomas Hughes	3.59%	188	190.59
Electorate: 11,377   Valid: 5,232 (45.99%)   Spoilt: 224   Quota: 873   Turnout: 5,456 (47.96%)

Area D

1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UPNI
1973-1977 Change: UPNI gain from UUP

Lisburn Area D - 5 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6
	DUP	Ivan Davis*	25.77%	1,758
	Unionist Party NI	Robert Kirkwood*	21.76%	1,485
	Alliance	George Boyd	17.85%	1,218
	Ulster Unionist	Samuel Semple*	13.92%	950	1,055.08	1,184.2
	Ulster Unionist	Maureen McKinney	9.32%	476	540.01	613.45	708.46	710.08	1,074.54
	UUUP	James Davis	4.13%	282	688.26	704.34	780.9	781.86	807.53
	Alliance	Hazel Ervine	5.58%	381	390.62	474.14	584.19	652.89
	Independent	Gerald King	3.03%	207	218.84	240.68
	Ulster Unionist	Andrew Oliver	0.97%	66	85.61	100.49
Electorate: 13,881   Valid: 6,823 (49.15%)   Spoilt: 199   Quota: 1,138   Turnout: 7,022 (50.59%)

Area E

1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
1977: 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1973-1977 Change: SDLP gain from UUP

Lisburn Area E - 4 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Alliance	John Cousins*	19.23%	1,047	1,053	1,113
	Ulster Unionist	William McAllister	18.49%	1,007	1,061	1,064	1,402
	SDLP	William McDonnell	16.09%	876	876	989	990	990	1,145
	DUP	William Beattie	11.57%	630	683	683	705	776	822	833.16	835.16
	DUP	Robert McNeice*	9.70%	528	558	558	604	699	777	820.71	828.71
	Alliance	Brian Fitzsimons	8.17%	445	451	473	494	584
	Ulster Unionist	David Saulters	7.68%	418	444	444
	Republican Clubs	Gerard Dunlop	5.60%	305	305
	UUUP	Jean Bell	3.47%	189
Electorate: 11,522   Valid: 5,445 (47.26%)   Spoilt: 265   Quota: 1,090   Turnout: 5,710 (49.56%)