Elections to
Antrim Borough Council
Antrim Borough Council was the local authority of Antrim in Northern Ireland. It merged with Newtownabbey Borough Council on 1 April 2015 under local government reorganisation in Northern Ireland to become Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Counci ...
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
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
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Cllrs
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UUP
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DUP
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Alliance
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Others
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, align="left", Area A
, 30.1
, 2
, 20.2
, 1
, 5.3
, 0
, bgcolor="DDDDDD", 44.2
, bgcolor="DDDDDD", 2
, 5
, -
, align="left", Area B
, bgcolor="40BFF5", 60.8
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, 17.0
, 1
, 22.2
, 1
, 0.0
, 0
, 5
, -
, align="left", Area C
, bgcolor="40BFF5", 32.9
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, 17.6
, 1
, 24.1
, 1
, 25.4
, 0
, 5
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, align="left", Total
, 38.6
, 8
, 18.4
, 3
, 16.9
, 2
, 26.1
, 2
, 15
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Districts results
Area A
1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1973-1977 Change: No change
Area B
1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
1977: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
1973-1977 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Area C
1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Vanguard
1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
1973-1977 Change: DUP gain from Vanguard
References
{{1977 United Kingdom local elections
Antrim Borough Council elections
Antrim