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1977 Antrim Borough Council election

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All 15 seats to Antrim Borough Council 8 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party UUP DUP Alliance Seats won 8 3 2 Seat change 1 2 0   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party Independent Ind. Nationalist Vanguard Seats won 1 1 0 Seat change 0 0 1

Elections to Antrim 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

Antrim Borough Council Election Result 1977

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	UUP	8	0	1	1	53.3	38.6	4,543	10.8
	DUP	3	2	0	2	20.0	18.4	2,164	13.1
	Alliance	2	0	0	0	13.3	16.9	1,981	0.8
	Independent	1	0	0	0	6.7	16.0	1,885	1.4
	Ind. Nationalist	1	0	0	0	6.7	5.8	679	1.7
	Vanguard	0	0	1	1	0.0	2.5	299	3.6
	British Ulster Dominion Party	0	0	0	0	0.0	1.7	205	New

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

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

1. ^ "Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Antrim". www.ark.ac.uk.
2. ^ "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

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