# 1977 Coleraine Borough Council election

Elections to Coleraine 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 20 councillors.

## Election results

Coleraine Borough Council Election Result 1977 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| UUP | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 50.0 | 38.2 | 6,980 | 19.0 |
| DUP | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 30.0 | 17.6 | 3,224 | New |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 11.3 | 2,059 | 1.0 |
| Alliance | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10.0 | 10.6 | 1,946 | 2.6 |
| SDLP | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 1,913 | 5.5 |
| Ind. Unionist | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 | 7.9 | 1,445 | 2.8 |
| Vanguard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 517 | New |
| Republican Clubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 207 | 1.9 |
| Unity | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 203 | New |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

## Districts summary

Results of the Coleraine Borough Council election, 1977 by district :
| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
| Ward | UUP | UUP | DUP | DUP | Alliance | Alliance | SDLP | SDLP | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
| Area A | 41.2 | 3 | 18.5 | 1 | 4.7 | 0 | 21.9 | 1 | 13.7 | 1 | 6 |
| Area B | 52.4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 16.9 | 1 | 11.2 | 1 | 19.5 | 1 | 7 |
| Area C | 24.6 | 3 | 30.4 | 1 | 11.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 33.9 | 2 | 7 |
| Total | 38.2 | 10 | 17.6 | 2 | 10.6 | 2 | 10.5 | 2 | 23.1 | 4 | 20 |

## Districts results
### Area A

1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Unionist 1977: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist 1973-1977 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Coleraine Area A - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | DUP | Robert Catherwood | 10.04% | 605 | 606 | 609 | 1,015 | | | |
| | UUP | James Anderson* | 12.63% | 761 | 762 | 790 | 822 | 871.28 | | |
| | UUP | George McIlrath | 9.01% | 543 | 543 | 573 | 582 | 604.88 | 926.88 | |
| | UUP | William King | 11.19% | 674 | 675 | 706 | 730 | 764.32 | 878.32 | |
| | Ind. Unionist | William Watt* | 10.34% | 623 | 624 | 668 | 689 | 719.36 | 796.28 | 861.02 |
| | SDLP | John Dallat | 10.34% | 623 | 709 | 819 | 819 | 819 | 819 | 819.39 |
| | SDLP | Patrick Cassidy* | 9.16% | 552 | 592 | 751 | 751 | 751.44 | 751.44 | 751.83 |
| | UUP | Robert McMaster* | 8.37% | 504 | 506 | 515 | 526 | 540.96 | | |
| | DUP | Robert Campbell | 5.64% | 508 | 508 | 512 | | | | |
| | Alliance | Martha McGrath | 4.66% | 281 | 283 | | | | | |
| | Republican Clubs | Jerry Mullan | 3.44% | 207 | 210 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Robert Tosh | 2.37% | 143 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 9,014 Valid: 6,024 (66.83%) Spoilt: 260 Quota: 861 Turnout: 6,284 (69.71%) |||||||||||

### Area B

1973: 5 x UUP, 2 x Alliance 1977: 4 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Unionist 1973-1977 Change: SDLP gain from Alliance, Independent Unionist leaves UUP
Coleraine Area B - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | UUP | William Glenn* | 13.62% | 725 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Albert Clarke* | 12.55% | 668 | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Thomas Wilson* | 8.25% | 439 | 507 | 521 | 522.68 | 828.68 | | |
| | UUP | Robert Stafford* | 10.60% | 564 | 566 | 567 | 578.2 | 580.2 | 585.73 | 736.73 |
| | Ind. Unionist | Alexander Sharpe* | 11.63% | 619 | 619 | 619 | 624.44 | 626.52 | 654.96 | 697.96 |
| | UUP | John Earl* | 8.55% | 455 | 455 | 459 | 478.76 | 493.76 | 527.73 | 671.39 |
| | SDLP | Sean Farren | 6.74% | 359 | 377 | 595 | 595.08 | 612.08 | 678.44 | 678.44 |
| | Vanguard | Antony Alcock | 8.00% | 426 | 428 | 428 | 433.52 | 436.52 | 452.32 | 498.8 |
| | UUP | Robert Mitchell | 7.04% | 375 | 376 | 376 | 389.04 | 394.12 | 402.81 | |
| | Alliance | Donald Batts | 5.32% | 283 | 348 | 355 | 355.48 | | | |
| | SDLP | Hugh McIlvenna | 4.45% | 237 | 251 | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Patrick McGowan | 3.25% | 173 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,461 Valid: 5,323 (50.88%) Spoilt: 229 Quota: 666 Turnout: 5,552 (53.07%) |||||||||||

### Area C

1973: 4 x UUP, 2 x Independent, 1 x Alliance 1977: 3 x UUP, 2 x Independent, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance 1973-1977 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Coleraine Area C - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| | DUP | James McClure | 30.40% | 2,111 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | James McFeely* | 13.12% | 911 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Robert White* | 11.13% | 773 | 968.62 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Randall Crawford* | 8.94% | 621 | 922.32 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Matthew Adams* | 7.53% | 523 | 690.4 | 703.9 | 714.58 | 714.82 | 721.28 | 724.14 | 737.59 | 778.54 | 812.82 | 874.26 | | | | | |
| | Alliance | William Mathews* | 7.86% | 546 | 560.88 | 561.38 | 562.46 | 570.34 | 570.96 | 572 | 573.66 | 577.28 | 579.36 | 651.47 | 694.95 | 890.95 | | | |
| | UUP | Victor Hanson | 2.72% | 189 | 267.12 | 281.37 | 286.89 | 287.37 | 288.49 | 290.61 | 296.34 | 321.75 | 332.09 | 369.36 | 387.66 | 391.42 | 394.94 | 466.45 | 604.14 |
| | Independent | William McNabb | 2.97% | 206 | 299 | 301.25 | 306.89 | 309.33 | 314.55 | 322.55 | 332.88 | 338.48 | 357.08 | 375.06 | 411.18 | 430.74 | 444.18 | 490.11 | 546.1 |
| | UUP | John Millar | 2.23% | 155 | 208.32 | 214.32 | 218.04 | 218.28 | 220.15 | 221.15 | 332.88 | 338.48 | 357.08 | 375.06 | 411.18 | 430.74 | 444.18 | 490.11 | |
| | Vanguard | Adrian Eakin | 1.31% | 91 | 255.92 | 261.17 | 273.65 | 273.65 | 276.39 | 277.39 | 284.15 | 289.85 | 293.82 | 301.41 | 309.27 | 309.35 | 309.67 | | |
| | Alliance | Francis Trainor | 3.23% | 224 | 226.48 | 226.73 | 226.85 | 244.05 | 245.17 | 245.25 | 248.57 | 249.61 | 250.89 | 258.93 | 279.05 | | | | |
| | Independent | Henry McCormick | 1.73% | 120 | 171.46 | 172.21 | 174.25 | 177.93 | 178.05 | 184.05 | 193.21 | 198.07 | 250.67 | 253.54 | | | | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | James Edwards* | 2.92% | 203 | 221.6 | 226.1 | 227.42 | 227.54 | 228.91 | 234.03 | 237.65 | 240.01 | 250.5 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Samuel Walker | 1.22% | 85 | 120.96 | 122.96 | 124.88 | 125.48 | 137.4 | 146.12 | 160.88 | 164.24 | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Charles Graham | 1.01% | 70 | 109.68 | 115.93 | 119.53 | 119.61 | 120.23 | 122.13 | 124.37 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Frederick Millar | 0.69% | 48 | 73.42 | 74.67 | 76.23 | 76.71 | 79.37 | 92.64 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Samuel Oliver | 0.55% | 38 | 46.06 | 47.06 | 48.14 | 48.34 | 57.82 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Howard Platt | 0.43% | 30 | 44.88 | 45.38 | 47.54 | 47.82 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 11,649 Valid: 6,944 (59.61%) Spoilt: 253 Quota: 869 Turnout: 7,197 (61.78%) ||||||||||||||||||||