# 1977 Omagh District Council election

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

Omagh District Council Election Result 1977 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| UUP | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 40.0 | 35.9 | 6,868 | 7.2 |
| SDLP | 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 |
| Ind. 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

Results of the Omagh District Council election, 1977 by district :
| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
| Ward | UUP | UUP | SDLP | SDLP | Alliance | Alliance | RC | RC | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
| 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
### Area A

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
Omagh Area A - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SDLP | Liam McQuaid* | 23.29% | 1,218 | | | | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Michael O'Hagan | 17.54% | 917 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Arthur McFarland* | 17.35% | 907 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | John Skelton* | 9.81% | 513 | 820.8 | 833.5 | 872.9 | | |
| | UUP | 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 |
| | UUP | 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

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
Omagh Area B - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | UUP | Edgar McDowell* | 24.53% | 971 | | | |
| | UUP | Joseph Anderson* | 18.24% | 722 | 741 | 904.21 | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Patrick Donnelly* | 18.62% | 737 | 780 | 780.57 | 783.61 |
| | Alliance | Patrick Bogan* | 15.89% | 629 | 716 | 725.12 | 754.19 |
| | SDLP | 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

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
Omagh Area C - 7 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 | Aidan Lagan | 16.51% | 1,012 | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Gerald McEnhill* | 15.17% | 930 | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Cecil Walker* | 14.37% | 881 | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Stephen McKenna* | 11.45% | 702 | 746.25 | 849.78 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Alfred Barnett | 8.79% | 539 | 539.25 | 539.42 | 568.02 | 568.02 | 787.02 | | |
| | UUP | Harold McCauley* | 7.37% | 452 | 457.75 | 458.26 | 509.09 | 509.37 | 685.63 | 703 | 857 |
| | SDLP | Bernadette Grant | 8.73% | 535 | 555 | 578.97 | 579.23 | 618.57 | 620.95 | 620.95 | 726.31 |
| | SDLP | 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 | |
| | UUP | 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

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
Omagh Area D - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | UUP | John Johnston* | 22.37% | 857 | | | | | |
| | Republican Clubs | Francis McElroy* | 20.91% | 801 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | 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 |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Michael McNulty* | 10.83% | 415 | 425.26 | 427.82 | 453.9 | 534.94 | 659.56 |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Bernard McGrath | 9.92% | 380 | 383.24 | 386.08 | 406.12 | 514.58 | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Patrick McCrory | 6.73% | 258 | 263.4 | 264.68 | 297.68 | | |
| | SDLP | 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%) ||||||||||