Elections to
Fermanagh District 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 20
councillors.
Election results
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
, - class="unsortable" align="centre"
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! %
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!rowspan=2, Total
Cllrs
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SDLP
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UUP
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UUUP
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Unity
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white",
Others
, -
, align="left", Area A
, 23.3
, 1
, bgcolor="40BFF5", 30.3
, bgcolor="40BFF5", 1
, 0.0
, 0
, 27.5
, 1
, 18.9
, 1
, 4
, -
, align="left", Area B
, 17.7
, 1
, bgcolor="40BFF5", 43.9
, bgcolor="40BFF5", 2
, 19.9
, 1
, 16.4
, 0
, 2.1
, 0
, 4
, -
, align="left", Area C
, 15.8
, 1
, 22.0
, 1
, 14.6
, 0
, bgcolor=olive, 28.5
, bgcolor=olive, 1
, 19.1
, 1
, 4
, -
, align="left", Area D
, bgcolor="#99FF66", 37.8
, bgcolor="#99FF66", 2
, 29.5
, 1
, 22.4
, 1
, 4.9
, 0
, 5.4
, 0
, 4
, -
, align="left", Area E
, bgcolor="#99FF66", 31.0
, bgcolor="#99FF66", 2
, 24.9
, 1
, 16.8
, 1
, 12.1
, 0
, 15.2
, 0
, 5
, - class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
, align="left", Total
, 25.1
, 7
, 30.0
, 6
, 14.4
, 3
, 18.1
, 2
, 12.4
, 2
, 20
, -
Districts results
Area A
1973: 2 x Unity, 1 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1977: 1 x Unity, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
1973-1977 Change: Independent gain from Unity, Independent Unionist joins UUP and Independent Nationalist joins SDLP
Area B
1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x Unity
1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x UUUP, 1 x SDLP
1973-1977 Change: UUUP and SDLP gain from UUP and Unity
Area C
1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x Unity, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1977: 1 x UUP, 1 x Unity, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1973-1977 Change: SDLP gain from UUP
Area D
1973: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP
1977: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x UUUP
1973-1977 Change: UUUP gain from UUP
Area E
1973: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1977: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x UUUP
1973-1977 Change: UUUP gain from Independent Unionist
References
{{1977 United Kingdom local elections
1977 Northern Ireland local elections
20th century in County Fermanagh
Fermanagh District Council elections