# 1977 Londonderry City Council election

Elections to Londonderry City 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 27 councillors.

## Election results

Londonderry City Council Election Result 1977 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| SDLP | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 48.1 | 42.1 | 12,462 | 9.7 |
| UUP | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 22.2 | 23.5 | 6,969 | New |
| Nationalist | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14.8 | 8.9 | 2,638 | 0.5 |
| Alliance | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7.4 | 11.9 | 3,519 | 2.6 |
| DUP | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 1,986 | New |
| Ind. Nationalist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 706 | 2.4 |
| Republican Clubs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 551 | 4.3 |
| Vanguard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 408 | New |
| Loyalist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 273 | 0.8 |
| NI Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 44 | 0.2 |
| Ind. Republican | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 61 | 0.0 |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

## Districts summary

Results of the Londonderry City Council election, 1977 by district :
| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
| Ward | SDLP | SDLP | UUP | UUP | Nationalist | Nationalist | Alliance | Alliance | DUP | DUP | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
| Area A | 40.2 | 3 | 36.8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 9.7 | 0 | 12.7 | 1 | 0.6 | 0 | 6 |
| Area B | 25.4 | 1 | 29.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 19.0 | 1 | 15.9 | 1 | 10.7 | 0 | 5 |
| Area C | 56.6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 23.0 | 2 | 6.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 13.7 | 0 | 5 |
| Area D | 50.2 | 3 | 17.8 | 1 | 19.4 | 1 | 7.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5.1 | 0 | 5 |
| Area E | 46.4 | 3 | 22.7 | 1 | 12.0 | 1 | 12.7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 6.2 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 42.1 | 13 | 23.5 | 6 | 8.9 | 4 | 11.9 | 2 | 6.7 | 2 | 6.9 | 0 | 27 |

## Districts results
### Area A

1973: 3 x United Loyalist, 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 Loyalists (three seats) and Alliance
Londonderry Area A - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | SDLP | Thomas Doherty* | 10.65% | 762 | 780 | 781 | 781 | 1,124 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Thomas Craig* | 13.21% | 945 | 948 | 963 | 1,002 | 1,004 | 1,004.29 | 1,430.29 | | | |
| | UUP | Robert Bond* | 10.12% | 724 | 728 | 739 | 948 | 950 | 950 | 1,158 | | | |
| | DUP | John Henry | 9.70% | 694 | 695 | 851 | 858 | 858 | 858 | 912 | 1,156 | | |
| | SDLP | John McNickle | 12.33% | 882 | 886 | 886 | 888 | 910 | 979.31 | 981.31 | 983.31 | 983.31 | 984.31 |
| | SDLP | George Peoples* | 10.69% | 765 | 771 | 772 | 773 | 825 | 851.39 | 852.39 | 852.39 | 853.39 | 854.39 |
| | Alliance | Arthur Barr* | 7.35% | 526 | 686 | 688 | 695 | 718 | 720.03 | 730.03 | 760.03 | 807.03 | 827.03 |
| | UUP | Alan Lindsay | 8.81% | 630 | 631 | 642 | 716 | 717 | 717 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Patrick Boyle | 6.49% | 464 | 472 | 472 | 472 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Vincent Lindsay | 4.64% | 332 | 332 | 347 | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Joseph Mooney | 3.02% | 216 | 217 | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | James Patterson | 2.38% | 170 | | | | | | | | | |
| | NI Labour | Delap Stevenson | 0.62% | 44 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,859 Valid: 7,154 (65.88%) Spoilt: 268 Quota: 1,023 Turnout: 7,422 (68.35%) ||||||||||||||

### Area B

1973: 3 x United Loyalist, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance 1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance 1973-1977 Change: UUP (two seats) and DUP gain from United Loyalist (three seats)
Londonderry Area B - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Alliance | Herbert Faulkner* | 17.10% | 1,156 | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Anna Hay* | 10.18% | 688 | 688 | 697 | 702 | 766 | 784 | 1,147 | |
| | UUP | James Guy | 12.31% | 832 | 838 | 845 | 862 | 890 | 1,062 | 1,083 | 1,346 |
| | UUP | Kathleen Milligan | 11.48% | 776 | 781 | 782 | 812 | 841 | 996 | 1,003 | 1,161 |
| | SDLP | Michael Fegan* | 15.09% | 1,020 | 1,024 | 1,025 | 1,037 | 1,037 | 1,037 | 1,038 | 1,040 |
| | SDLP | William Doherty | 10.27% | 694 | 699 | 700 | 718 | 718 | 719 | 722 | 728 |
| | Vanguard | Samuel Barr | 6.04% | 408 | 409 | 412 | 428 | 475 | 486 | 527 | |
| | DUP | Gregory Campbell | 5.74% | 388 | 389 | 393 | 393 | 436 | 447 | | |
| | UUP | Thomas Robinson | 5.19% | 351 | 351 | 352 | 360 | 380 | | | |
| | Loyalist | Thomas Heatley | 2.80% | 189 | 190 | 246 | 247 | | | | |
| | Alliance | Florence Lewers | 1.94% | 131 | 148 | 148 | | | | | |
| | Loyalist | William Gurney | 1.24% | 84 | 84 | | | | | | |
| | NI Labour | David Buchanan | 0.62% | 42 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,601 Valid: 6,759 (63.76%) Spoilt: 231 Quota: 1,127 Turnout: 6,990 (65.94%) ||||||||||||

### Area C

1973: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Nationalist, 1 x Republican Clubs 1977: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Nationalist 1973-1977 Change: Nationalist gain from Republican Clubs
Londonderry Area C - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | SDLP | Patrick Devine* | 22.47% | 1,004 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Hugh Doherty* | 17.50% | 782 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Leonard Green* | 9.67% | 432 | 624.4 | 644.68 | 661.58 | 763.58 | | |
| | Nationalist | John McChrystal | 10.43% | 466 | 471.2 | 472.2 | 515.1 | 533.7 | 588.96 | 595.92 |
| | Nationalist | Gerard Barr* | 10.70% | 478 | 480.6 | 481.32 | 530.58 | 541.88 | 566.88 | 578.48 |
| | Republican Clubs | Michael Montgomery* | 9.36% | 418 | 420.08 | 420.52 | 537.12 | 546.68 | 561.1 | 561.1 |
| | SDLP | Joseph Moran | 6.98% | 312 | 358.8 | 365.52 | 370.38 | 419.22 | | |
| | Alliance | Gerard O'Grady | 6.67% | 298 | 301.9 | 302.7 | 322.34 | | | |
| | Republican Clubs | Liam Gallagher | 2.98% | 133 | 135.34 | 135.82 | | | | |
| | Nationalist | George O'Connor | 1.88% | 84 | 85.04 | 85.16 | | | | |
| | Ind. Republican | Patrick Quinn | 1.37% | 61 | 62.04 | 62.08 | | | | |
| Electorate: 9,318 Valid: 4,468 (47.95%) Spoilt: 312 Quota: 745 Turnout: 4,780 (51.30%) |||||||||||

### Area D

1973: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Nationalist, 1 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist 1977: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Nationalist, 1 x UUP 1973-1977 Change: SDLP and UUP gain from Alliance and United Loyalist
Londonderry Area D - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | SDLP | Raymond McClean* | 26.15% | 927 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Marlene Jefferson* | 17.80% | 631 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | William Keys | 16.87% | 598 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | William McCartney | 7.14% | 253 | 530.2 | 530.97 | 536.06 | 541.07 | 594.07 | |
| | Nationalist | Liam Bradley | 10.55% | 374 | 379.76 | 379.98 | 380.08 | 438.17 | 459.54 | 661.54 |
| | Alliance | Joe Cosgrove* | 7.48% | 265 | 284.44 | 317.99 | 318.24 | 325.08 | 375.08 | 385.08 |
| | Nationalist | Charles McDaid | 4.32% | 153 | 163.08 | 163.63 | 163.73 | 240.09 | 245.66 | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | James Hegarty* | 5.22% | 185 | 198.32 | 200.52 | 200.77 | 208.78 | | |
| | Nationalist | John McQuaide | 4.49% | 159 | 162.24 | 162.46 | 162.51 | | | |
| Electorate: 5,973 Valid: 3,545 (59.35%) Spoilt: 174 Quota: 591 Turnout: 3,719 (62.26%) |||||||||||

### Area E

1973: 2 x SDLP, 2 x United Loyalist, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Nationalist 1977: 3 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Nationalist 1973-1977 Change: SDLP gain from United Loyalist
Londonderry Area E - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | UUP | Jack Allen* | 17.38% | 1,337 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Frank Donnelly | 17.28% | 1,329 | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Ivor Canavan* | 10.73% | 825 | 833.64 | 842.31 | 980.07 | 1,036.75 | 1,296.75 | |
| | Nationalist | Fergus McAteer* | 9.79% | 753 | 764.62 | 763.97 | 884.49 | 1,078.69 | 1,087.35 | 1,094.35 |
| | SDLP | William O'Connell | 11.38% | 875 | 875.54 | 917.19 | 922.36 | 954.7 | 962.22 | 967.22 |
| | SDLP | William McCorriston | 8.26% | 635 | 635.72 | 742.48 | 751.65 | 838.52 | 845.82 | 854.82 |
| | SDLP | Noel McKenna | 9.47% | 728 | 728.18 | 775.44 | 784.61 | 823.63 | 828.73 | 835.73 |
| | UUP | Albert McCartney | 5.34% | 411 | 628.26 | 628.94 | 636.56 | 638.73 | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Michael Durey* | 6.23% | 479 | 479.18 | 484.96 | 503.31 | | | |
| | Alliance | Edith Roulston | 1.92% | 148 | 152.5 | 153.01 | | | | |
| | Nationalist | Hugh Bell | 1.46% | 112 | 114.34 | 114.85 | | | | |
| | Nationalist | Kathleen Heraghty | 0.77% | 59 | 59.36 | 60.04 | | | | |
| Electorate: 13,995 Valid: 7,691 (54.96%) Spoilt: 312 Quota: 1,099 Turnout: 8,003 (57.18%) |||||||||||