1977 Ballymoney Borough Council election
{{short description|Local government election in Northern Ireland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{main|Northern Ireland local elections, 1977}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1977 Ballymoney Borough Council election
| country =
| flag_year =
| flag_image =
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| party_colour =
| party_name =
| previous_election = 1973 Ballymoney District Council election
| previous_year = 1973
| previous_mps =
| election_date = {{Start date|1977|05|18|df=y}}
| elected_mps =
| next_election = 1981 Ballymoney Borough Council election
| next_year = 1981
| next_mps =
| seats_for_election= All 16 seats to Ballymoney Borough Council
| majority_seats = 9
| opinion_polls =
| turnout =
| party1 = Ulster Unionist Party
| seats1 = 5
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 1
| party2 = Democratic Unionist Party
| seats2 = 3
| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 2
| party3 = Independent (politician)
| seats3 = 3
| seat_change3 = {{nochange}} 0
| party4 = Social Democratic and Labour Party
| seats4 = 3
| seat_change4 = {{increase}} 1
| party5 = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
| seats5 = 1
| seat_change5 = {{nochange}} 0
| party6 = Independent Unionist
| seats6 = 1
| seat_change6 = {{decrease}} 3
| party7 = Independent Nationalist
| seats7 = 0
| seat_change7 = {{decrease}} 1
| map_image =
| map_size =
| map_alt =
| map =
| map_caption = Party with the most votes by district.
}}
Elections to Ballymoney 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 16 councillors.
Election results
{{Election summary begin|title = Ballymoney Borough Council Election Result 1977{{Cite web|url=https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgballymoney.htm|title=Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Ballymoney|website=www.ark.ac.uk}}}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|seats = 5
|gain = 1
|loss = 0
|net = {{increase}}1
|seats % = 31.3
|votes % = 29.4
|votes = 2,479
|plus/minus = {{decrease}}3.9
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|seats = 3
|gain = 2
|loss = 0
|net = {{increase}}2
|seats % = 18.8
|votes % = 19.2
|votes = 1,621
|plus/minus = {{increase}}11.4
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Independent (politician)
|seats = 3
|gain = 1
|loss = 1
|net = {{nochange}}0
|seats % = 18.8
|votes % = 24.8
|votes = 2,087
|plus/minus = {{increase}}3.5
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|seats = 3
|gain = 1
|loss = 0
|net = {{increase}}1
|seats % = 18.8
|votes % = 15.1
|votes = 1,274
|plus/minus = {{increase}}5.8
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|seats = 1
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{nochange}}0
|seats % = 6.3
|votes % = 8.3
|votes = 698
|plus/minus = {{decrease}}0.6
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Independent Unionist
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 1
|net = {{decrease}}1
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 3.2
|votes = 270
|plus/minus = {{decrease}}18.3
}}
{{Election box end}}
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
{{election table|title=Results of the Ballymoney Borough Council election, 1977
by district|sortable=yes}}
|- class="unsortable" align="centre"
!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
!rowspan=2|Total
Cllrs
|- class="unsortable" align="center"
!colspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" | UUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}" | DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" | SDLP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}" | Alliance
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Area A
|37.6
|2
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|42.5
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|2
|0.0
|0
|10.2
|0
|9.7
|0
|4
|-
|align="left"|Area B
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|37.1
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|3
|18.1
|1
|30.6
|3
|0.0
|0
|14.2
|1
|8
|-
|align="left"|Area C
|7.6
|0
|0.0
|0
|0.0
|0
|22.0
|0
|bgcolor="#DDDDDD"|70.4
|bgcolor="#DDDDDD"|3
|4
|-
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|29.4
|5
|19.2
|3
|15.1
|3
|8.3
|1
|28.0
|4
|16
|-
|}
Districts results
=Area A=
1973: 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Independent
1977: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP
1973-1977 Change: DUP gain from Independent, Independent Unionist joins UUP
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Ballymoney Area A - 4 seats{{cite web|title=Local Government Results 1977|url=https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/4f2c8097-9a51-463d-8373-947a5954aa40/local_government_election_results_1977|website=EONI|access-date=11 July 2021}}
|numcounts= 5
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Robert Halliday
|count1 = 430
|percentage = 21.05%
|count2 =
|count3 =
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}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Kenneth Bamford*
|count1 = 329
|percentage = 16.10%
|count2 = 372
|count3 = 372.36
|count4 = 395.36
|count5 = 411.36
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Ralph Stronge
|count1 = 224
|percentage = 10.96%
|count2 = 240
|count3 = 250.68
|count4 = 250.68
|count5 = 443.68
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Adam Taylor
|count1 = 280
|percentage = 13.71%
|count2 = 372
|count3 = 372.44
|count4 = 372.44
|count5 = 378.24
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Hugh McFarland
|count1 = 208
|percentage = 10.18%
|count2 = 212
|count3 = 212.04
|count4 = 369.04
|count5 = 370.04
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = David Hanna*
|count1 = 214
|percentage = 10.47%
|count2 = 216
|count3 = 221.6
|count4 = 223.6
|count5 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Henry McCloy
|count1 = 198
|percentage = 9.69%
|count2 = 198
|count3 = 198
|count4 =
|count5 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = James Taylor
|count1 = 160
|percentage = 7.83%
|count2 =
|count3 =
|count4 =
|count5 =
}}
{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 5
|electorate = 4,037
|valid = 2,043 (50.61%)
|spoilt = 75
|quota = 409
|turnout = 2,118 (52.46%)
}}
=Area B=
1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1977: 3 x UUP, 3 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent
1973-1977 Change: DUP, SDLP and Independent gain from UUP (two seats) and Independent Nationalist, Independent Unionists (two seats) join UUP
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Ballymoney Area B - 8 seats
|numcounts= 5
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Charles Steele
|count1 = 753
|percentage = 18.10%
|count2 =
|count3 =
|count4 =
|count5 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Hugh Boyle
|count1 = 592
|percentage = 14.23%
|count2 =
|count3 =
|count4 =
|count5 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Daniel McAlonan
|count1 = 576
|percentage = 13.84%
|count2 =
|count3 =
|count4 =
|count5 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = William Logan*
|count1 = 474
|percentage = 11.39%
|count2 =
|count3 =
|count4 =
|count5 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Joe Gaston*
|count1 = 373
|percentage = 8.96%
|count2 = 464.68
|count3 =
|count4 =
|count5 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Harry Connolly*
|count1 = 367
|percentage = 8.82%
|count2 = 367
|count3 = 421.6
|count4 = 473.8
|count5 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = John Mulholland*
|count1 = 331
|percentage = 7.95%
|count2 = 331.96
|count3 = 384.74
|count4 = 444.34
|count5 = 445.26
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Patricia Ellis*
|count1 = 314
|percentage = 7.55%
|count2 = 350
|count3 = 355.72
|count4 = 355.72
|count5 = 491.18
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Robert Chestnutt*
|count1 = 235
|percentage = 5.65%
|count2 = 318.04
|count3 = 326.62
|count4 = 326.62
|count5 = 391.2
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Ronald McDowell
|count1 = 146
|percentage = 3.51%
|count2 = 224.24
|count3 = 227.1
|count4 = 227.9
|count5 =
}}
{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 5
|electorate = 6,951
|valid = 4,161 (59.86%)
|spoilt = 96
|quota = 463
|turnout = 4,257 (61.24%)
}}
=Area C=
1973: 2 x Independent, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist
1977: 2 x Independent, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist
1973-1977 Change: No change
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Ballymoney Area C - 5 seats
|numcounts= 4
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Robert McComb*
|count1 = 875
|percentage = 39.33%
|count2 =
|count3 =
|count4 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Mary Holmes*
|count1 = 365
|percentage = 16.40%
|count2 = 526
|count3 =
|count4 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Brendan Smyth*
|count1 = 405
|percentage = 18.20%
|count2 = 440.36
|count3 = 448.72
|count4 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent Unionist
|candidate = Frederick Holland*
|count1 = 270
|percentage = 12.13%
|count2 = 326.16
|count3 = 377.08
|count4 = 450.06
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Samuel Montgomery
|count1 = 168
|percentage = 7.55%
|count2 = 240.8
|count3 = 294.76
|count4 = 343.44
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Ernest Lee
|count1 = 57
|percentage = 2.56%
|count2 = 93.4
|count3 = 115.44
|count4 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = John Greer
|count1 = 85
|percentage = 3.82%
|count2 = 92.28
|count3 = 96.84
|count4 =
}}
{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 4
|electorate = 4,382
|valid = 2,225 (50.78%)
|spoilt = 73
|quota = 446
|turnout = 2,298 (52.44%)
}}
References
{{reflist}}
{{County Antrim elections}}
{{1977 United Kingdom local elections}}