1977 Omagh District Council election
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Elections to Omagh District Council were held on 18 May 1977 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 20 councillors.
Election results[edit]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Ulster Unionist | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 40.0 | 35.9 | 6,868 | 7.2 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 30.0 | 29.6 | 5,671 | 12.2 | |
Alliance | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 3,071 | 3.8 | |
Independent Nationalist | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10.0 | 14.1 | 2,707 | 1.9 | |
Republican Clubs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 801 | New |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary[edit]
Ward | % |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
Total Cllrs |
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UUP | SDLP | Alliance | RC | Others | |||||||
Area A | 39.8 | 2 | 33.1 | 1 | 9.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 17.6 | 1 | 5 |
Area B | 42.8 | 2 | 17.1 | 0 | 21.5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 18.6 | 1 | 4 |
Area C | 36.9 | 3 | 41.8 | 3 | 21.3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 |
Area D | 22.4 | 1 | 18.4 | 1 | 10.9 | 1 | 20.9 | 1 | 27.4 | 0 | 4 |
Total | 35.9 | 8 | 29.6 | 6 | 16.0 | 3 | 4.2 | 1 | 14.3 | 2 | 20 |
Districts results[edit]
Area A[edit]
1973: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Independent Unionist
1977: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1973-1977 Change: Independent Unionist joins UUP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Liam McQuaid* | 23.29% | 1,218 | ||||||
Independent Nationalist | Michael O'Hagan | 17.54% | 917 | ||||||
Ulster Unionist | Arthur McFarland* | 17.35% | 907 | ||||||
Social Democratic and Labour | John Skelton* | 9.81% | 513 | 820.8 | 833.5 | 872.9 | |||
Ulster Unionist | Cecil Anderson* | 14.15% | 740 | 740.9 | 758.9 | 758.9 | 772.88 | 1,165.88 | |
Alliance | Seamus McGale | 7.53% | 394 | 415.9 | 473.3 | 476.1 | 476.4 | 482.4 | |
Ulster Unionist | William Brunt | 8.34% | 436 | 436 | 451.3 | 451.4 | 463.58 | ||
Alliance | Anthony Pollock | 1.99% | 104 | 117.8 | |||||
Electorate: 6,527 Valid: 5,229 (80.11%) Spoilt: 189 Quota: 872 Turnout: 5,418 (83.01%) |
Area B[edit]
1973: 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Independent Unionist
1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1973-1977 Change: Independent Unionist joins UUP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | Edgar McDowell* | 24.53% | 971 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | Joseph Anderson* | 18.24% | 722 | 741 | 904.21 | ||
Independent Nationalist | Patrick Donnelly* | 18.62% | 737 | 780 | 780.57 | 783.61 | |
Alliance | Patrick Bogan* | 15.89% | 629 | 716 | 725.12 | 754.19 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | Kevin McNaboe | 17.08% | 676 | 720 | 720.19 | 721.52 | |
Alliance | Patrick Donnelly | 5.63% | 223 | ||||
Electorate: 5,289 Valid: 3,958 (74.83%) Spoilt: 224 Quota: 792 Turnout: 4,182 (79.07%) |
Area C[edit]
1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Nationalist
1977: 3 x UUP, 3 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1973-1977 Change: SDLP gain from Nationalist
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
Alliance | Aidan Lagan | 16.51% | 1,012 | ||||||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Gerald McEnhill* | 15.17% | 930 | ||||||||
Ulster Unionist | Cecil Walker* | 14.37% | 881 | ||||||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Stephen McKenna* | 11.45% | 702 | 746.25 | 849.78 | ||||||
Ulster Unionist | Alfred Barnett | 8.79% | 539 | 539.25 | 539.42 | 568.02 | 568.02 | 787.02 | |||
Ulster Unionist | Harold McCauley* | 7.37% | 452 | 457.75 | 458.26 | 509.09 | 509.37 | 685.63 | 703 | 857 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | Bernadette Grant | 8.73% | 535 | 555 | 578.97 | 579.23 | 618.57 | 620.95 | 620.95 | 726.31 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | Daniel Campbell | 6.43% | 394 | 412 | 434.44 | 434.44 | 470.84 | 475.22 | 475.31 | 539.32 | |
Alliance | Ethne McClelland | 4.76% | 292 | 443 | 447.25 | 449.59 | 454.21 | 467.66 | 468.29 | ||
Ulster Unionist | Archibald Burton | 6.41% | 393 | 394.25 | 394.25 | 424.93 | 425.07 | ||||
Electorate: 10,073 Valid: 6,130 (60.86%) Spoilt: 277 Quota: 767 Turnout: 6,407 (63.61%) |
Area D[edit]
1973: 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Independent Republican
1977: 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Republican Clubs
1973-1977 Change: SDLP gain from Independent Nationalist, Independent Republican joins Republican Clubs
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | John Johnston* | 22.37% | 857 | ||||||
Republican Clubs | Francis McElroy* | 20.91% | 801 | ||||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Brendan Martin | 12.35% | 473 | 473 | 482.48 | 589 | 616.32 | 720.08 | |
Alliance | John Hadden* | 10.88% | 417 | 484.14 | 495.06 | 527.22 | 555.32 | 673.72 | |
Independent Nationalist | Michael McNulty* | 10.83% | 415 | 425.26 | 427.82 | 453.9 | 534.94 | 659.56 | |
Independent Nationalist | Bernard McGrath | 9.92% | 380 | 383.24 | 386.08 | 406.12 | 514.58 | ||
Independent Nationalist | Patrick McCrory | 6.73% | 258 | 263.4 | 264.68 | 297.68 | |||
Social Democratic and Labour | John McSherry | 6.00% | 230 | 230 | 230.8 | ||||
Electorate: 5,300 Valid: 3,831 (72.28%) Spoilt: 151 Quota: 767 Turnout: 3,982 (75.13%) |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Omagh". www.ark.ac.uk.
- ^ a b c d "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 16 August 2021.