1977 Limavady District 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 Limavady Borough Council election
| country =
| flag_year =
| flag_image =
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| party_colour =
| party_name =
| previous_election = 1973 Limavady District Council election
| previous_year = 1973
| previous_mps =
| election_date = {{Start date|1977|05|18|df=y}}
| elected_mps =
| next_election = 1981 Limavady District Council election
| next_year = 1981
| next_mps =
| seats_for_election= All 15 seats to Limavady Borough Council
| majority_seats = 8
| opinion_polls =
| turnout =
| party1 = Ulster Unionist Party
| seats1 = 6
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 6
| party2 = Social Democratic and Labour Party
| seats2 = 6
| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 2
| party3 = Democratic Unionist Party
| seats3 = 2
| seat_change3 = {{increase}} 2
| party4 = Independent (politician)
| seats4 = 1
| seat_change4 = {{nochange}} 0
| party5 = United Unionist
| seats5 = 0
| seat_change5 = {{decrease}} 8
| party6 = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
| seats6 = 0
| seat_change6 = {{decrease}} 2
| map_image =
| map_size =
| map_alt =
| map =
| map_caption = Party with the most votes by district.
}}
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.
Election results
{{Election summary begin|title = Limavady Borough Council Election Result 1977{{Cite web|url=https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lglimavady.htm|title=Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Limavady|website=www.ark.ac.uk}}}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|seats = 6
|gain = 6
|loss = 0
|net = {{increase}}6
|seats % = 40.0
|votes % = 38.6
|votes = 3,987
|plus/minus = New
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|seats = 6
|gain = 2
|loss = 0
|net = {{increase}}2
|seats % = 40.0
|votes % = 33.2
|votes = 3,428
|plus/minus = {{increase}}3.2
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|seats = 2
|gain = 2
|loss = 0
|net = {{increase}}2
|seats % = 13.3
|votes % = 13.8
|votes = 1,423
|plus/minus = New
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Independent (politician)
|seats = 1
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{nochange}}0
|seats % = 6.7
|votes % = 4.8
|votes = 492
|plus/minus = {{decrease}}2.2
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 2
|net = {{decrease}}2
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 8.5
|votes = 874
|plus/minus = {{decrease}}2.7
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Republican Clubs
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{nochange}}0
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 1.2
|votes = 121
|plus/minus = {{decrease}}2.9
}}
{{Election box end}}
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
{{election table|title=Results of the Limavady Borough Council election, 1977
by district|sortable=yes}}
|- class="unsortable" align="centre"
!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward
! %
!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|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" | SDLP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}" | DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Area A
|33.0
|2
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|43.1
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|3
|13.0
|1
|10.9
|0
|6
|-
|align="left"|Area B
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|34.4
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|33.0
|2
|12.4
|0
|20.2
|1
|5
|-
|align="left"|Area C
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|48.1
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|23.0
|1
|15.7
|1
|13.2
|0
|4
|-
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| 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
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Limavady Area A - 6 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=18 July 2021}}
|numcounts= 5
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Michael Nicholas*
|count1 = 724
|percentage = 19.43%
|count2 =
|count3 =
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}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Robert Grant*
|count1 = 552
|percentage = 14.81%
|count2 =
|count3 =
|count4 =
|count5 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Thomas Mullan
|count1 = 505
|percentage = 13.55%
|count2 = 510
|count3 = 630.58
|count4 =
|count5 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Arthur Doherty
|count1 = 378
|percentage = 10.14%
|count2 = 378
|count3 = 439.36
|count4 = 533.86
|count5 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Florence Sloan*
|count1 = 359
|percentage = 9.63%
|count2 = 368
|count3 = 368
|count4 = 368.21
|count5 = 629.21
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Ernest Murray
|count1 = 486
|percentage = 13.04%
|count2 = 488
|count3 = 488.52
|count4 = 488.73
|count5 = 542.73
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = James Boylan*
|count1 = 340
|percentage = 9.12%
|count2 = 383
|count3 = 385.6
|count4 = 386.65
|count5 = 387.65
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Hugh Guthrie
|count1 = 320
|percentage = 8.59%
|count2 = 323
|count3 = 323.26
|count4 = 323.26
|count5 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Stanley Stewart
|count1 = 63
|percentage = 1.69%
|count2 =
|count3 =
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}}
{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 5
|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
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Limavady Area B - 5 seats
|numcounts= 6
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = David Robinson
|count1 = 627
|percentage = 20.62%
|count2 =
|count3 =
|count4 =
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|count6 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Raymond Brady*
|count1 = 545
|percentage = 17.92%
|count2 =
|count3 =
|count4 =
|count5 =
|count6 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Denis Farren*
|count1 = 492
|percentage = 16.18%
|count2 = 494.47
|count3 = 494.85
|count4 = 535.85
|count5 =
|count6 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Max Gault*
|count1 = 360
|percentage = 11.84%
|count2 = 447.02
|count3 = 504.09
|count4 = 504.09
|count5 = 504.09
|count6 = 504.69
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Joseph McLaughlin
|count1 = 286
|percentage = 9.40%
|count2 = 286.19
|count3 = 288.38
|count4 = 304.38
|count5 = 444.57
|count6 = 481.77
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = John McKay
|count1 = 378
|percentage = 12.43%
|count2 = 392.44
|count3 = 400.53
|count4 = 401.72
|count5 = 401.72
|count6 = 401.82
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = James Brolly
|count1 = 173
|percentage = 5.69%
|count2 = 173.19
|count3 = 173.38
|count4 = 211.38
|count5 =
|count6 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Republican Clubs
|candidate = James McLaughlin
|count1 = 121
|percentage = 3.98%
|count2 = 121
|count3 = 122.19
|count4 =
|count5 =
|count6 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = William Scott
|count1 = 59
|percentage = 1.94%
|count2 = 72.49
|count3 =
|count4 =
|count5 =
|count6 =
}}
{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 6
|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
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Limavady Area C - 4 seats
|numcounts= 6
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Barry Doherty
|count1 = 817
|percentage = 22.97%
|count2 =
|count3 =
|count4 =
|count5 =
|count6 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = William Barbour*
|count1 = 684
|percentage = 19.23%
|count2 = 688
|count3 = 690.21
|count4 = 1,025.21
|count5 =
|count6 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Ronald Nicholl*
|count1 = 515
|percentage = 14.48%
|count2 = 521
|count3 = 521.68
|count4 = 656.85
|count5 = 918.17
|count6 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = William Norris
|count1 = 559
|percentage = 15.72%
|count2 = 559
|count3 = 559.34
|count4 = 588.51
|count5 = 618.59
|count6 = 747.59
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = William Archibald*
|count1 = 330
|percentage = 9.28%
|count2 = 449
|count3 = 545.22
|count4 = 561.22
|count5 = 580.02
|count6 = 655.02
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Stanley Gault*
|count1 = 511
|percentage = 14.37%
|count2 = 519
|count3 = 519.51
|count4 =
|count5 =
|count6 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Brian Brown
|count1 = 141
|percentage = 3.96%
|count2 =
|count3 =
|count4 =
|count5 =
|count6 =
}}
{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 6
|electorate = 5,152
|valid = 3,557 (69.04%)
|spoilt = 132
|quota = 712
|turnout = 3,689 (71.60%)
}}
References
{{reflist}}
{{County Londonderry elections}}
{{1977 United Kingdom local elections}}