# 1977 Castlereagh Borough Council election

Elections to Castlereagh 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 19 councillors.

## Election results

Castlereagh Borough Council Election Result 1977 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Alliance | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 36.8 | 32.5 | 6,625 | 10.4 |
| UUP | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 31.6 | 24.8 | 5,054 | 25.8 |
| DUP | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 21.1 | 18.5 | 3,909 | New |
| Ind. Unionist | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 2,542 | 12.0 |
| Vanguard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 1,143 | 4.4 |
| UUUP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 522 | New |
| Unionist Party NI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 380 | New |
| NI Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 169 | 4.7 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 26 | 3.1 |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

## Districts summary

Results of the Castlereagh Borough Council election, 1977 by district :
| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
| Ward | Alliance | Alliance | UUP | UUP | DUP | DUP | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
| Area A | 33.7 | 2 | 29.7 | 2 | 20.5 | 1 | 16.1 | 1 | 6 |
| Area B | 28.8 | 3 | 18.4 | 2 | 16.4 | 2 | 36.4 | 1 | 8 |
| Area C | 36.3 | 2 | 27.6 | 2 | 21.5 | 1 | 14.6 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 32.5 | 7 | 24.8 | 6 | 18.5 | 4 | 24.2 | 2 | 19 |

## Districts results
### Area A

1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist 1977: 2 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist 1973-1977 Change: DUP and Independent Unionist gain from UUP and United Loyalist
Castlereagh Area A - 6 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 |
| | UUP | Bertie Barker* | 12.64% | 955 | 993 | 1,180 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Frederick Kane* | 9.03% | 646 | 705 | 978 | 1,115.46 | | | | |
| | Alliance | Thomas Hawthorne* | 12.06% | 863 | 879 | 905 | 909.35 | 922.79 | 1,374.79 | | |
| | Alliance | Philip Grosse | 12.31% | 881 | 886 | 904 | 908.35 | 922.63 | 1,128.63 | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | Ernest Harper | 11.71% | 838 | 852 | 862 | 863.74 | 883.06 | 902.84 | 1,080.84 | |
| | DUP | James Lowe | 10.93% | 782 | 854 | 866 | 867.74 | 889.58 | 900.13 | 921.13 | 956.13 |
| | DUP | William Stevenson | 9.53% | 682 | 710 | 727 | 728.74 | 742.18 | 747.05 | 784.05 | 786.05 |
| | Alliance | Margaret Hull | 9.33% | 668 | 691 | 704 | 709.22 | 719.3 | | | |
| | UUP | William Stewart* | 7.31% | 523 | 568 | | | | | | |
| | Vanguard | John Moore | 4.44% | 318 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 14,898 Valid: 7,156 (48.03%) Spoilt: 226 Quota: 1,023 Turnout: 7,382 (49.55%) ||||||||||||

### Area B

1973: 4 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist, 1 x Loyalist Coalition 1977: 3 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist 1973-1977 Change: DUP (two seats) and Alliance gain from UUP, United Loyalist and Loyalist Coalition
Castlereagh Area B - 8 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 |
| | Alliance | Addie Morrow* | 11.38% | 884 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Felicity Boyd | 10.85% | 843 | 848.6 | 849.6 | 857.66 | 860.7 | 862.72 | 940.76 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Matthew Anderson | 9.00% | 699 | 699.24 | 699.24 | 701.26 | 711.26 | 722.26 | 724.26 | 797.32 | 800.32 | 801.34 | 856.34 | 887.34 | |
| | UUP | Leslie Farrington* | 6.45% | 501 | 501.36 | 501.36 | 501.38 | 508.38 | 512.42 | 519.42 | 631.46 | 632.46 | 632.5 | 688.52 | 715.52 | 929.52 |
| | DUP | John Lamont | 5.42% | 421 | 421.02 | 421.02 | 421.02 | 427.02 | 455.02 | 456.02 | 456.04 | 456.04 | 663.04 | 666.06 | 827.06 | 859.08 |
| | DUP | John Gilpin | 6.71% | 521 | 521.02 | 521.02 | 522.02 | 527.02 | 559.02 | 562.02 | 564.04 | 564.04 | 691.06 | 694.06 | 793.06 | 842.08 |
| | Ind. Unionist | Walter McFarland* | 7.23% | 562 | 562.28 | 563.28 | 570.3 | 581.3 | 589.32 | 592.32 | 608.32 | 608.32 | 613.34 | 670.38 | 737.48 | 834.52 |
| | Alliance | Thomas McQueen | 6.59% | 512 | 521.54 | 521.54 | 524.64 | 527.64 | 532.64 | 585.66 | 595.72 | 661.72 | 662.72 | 769.86 | 775.88 | 833.9 |
| | Ind. Unionist | Robert Allen | 6.90% | 536 | 536.06 | 537.06 | 537.06 | 598.06 | 626.06 | 637.06 | 640.06 | 641.06 | 644.06 | 651.06 | 669.06 | 688.06 |
| | Vanguard | Thomas Lyons | 5.70% | 443 | 443.12 | 443.12 | 443.14 | 444.14 | 451.14 | 458.14 | 464.16 | 464.16 | 470.16 | 498.2 | 527.2 | |
| | UUUP | John Scott* | 5.25% | 408 | 408.12 | 408.12 | 409.12 | 411.12 | 437.12 | 438.12 | 448.14 | 448.14 | 456.14 | 468.16 | | |
| | Unionist Party NI | Brent Hughes | 3.36% | 261 | 261.28 | 262.28 | 348.32 | 353.32 | 354.32 | 365.34 | 365.36 | 368.36 | 370.36 | | | |
| | DUP | John Hill | 4.27% | 332 | 332.08 | 333.08 | 335.08 | 344.08 | 360.08 | 362.08 | 362.1 | 362.1 | | | | |
| | UUP | Joseph O'Hara* | 2.91% | 226 | 226.28 | 226.28 | 230.3 | 234.3 | 236.3 | 238.3 | | | | | | |
| | NI Labour | John Barkley | 2.18% | 169 | 169.08 | 187.08 | 188.08 | 189.08 | 190.08 | | | | | | | |
| | Loyalist | Michael Brooks* | 2.20% | 171 | 171.1 | 171.1 | 173.1 | 175.1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | Ronald McLean* | 1.75% | 136 | 136.04 | 137.04 | 137.04 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Unionist Party NI | Pauline Mateer | 1.53% | 119 | 119.32 | 119.32 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | William Copley | 0.33% | 26 | 26 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 18,946 Valid: 7,770 (41.01%) Spoilt: 329 Quota: 864 Turnout: 8,099 (42.75%) |||||||||||||||||

### Area C

1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent 1977: 2 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP 1973-1977 Change: Alliance and DUP gain from UUP and Independent
Castlereagh Area C - 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 |
| | UUP | Herbert Johnstone | 22.04% | 1,200 | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Peter Robinson | 21.51% | 1,171 | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Patricia Archer | 16.29% | 887 | 891.8 | 894.56 | 900.17 | 918.17 | | | |
| | UUP | Elizabeth Rea | 5.58% | 304 | 541.12 | 578.38 | 677.24 | 765.77 | 766.34 | 1,090.34 | |
| | Alliance | Bryan Davidson | 9.74% | 530 | 532.16 | 532.62 | 536.08 | 601.23 | 608.64 | 691.83 | 768.83 |
| | Alliance | Samuel Finlay* | 10.23% | 557 | 562.28 | 566.65 | 572.8 | 597.72 | 599.43 | 665.62 | 742.62 |
| | Vanguard | Norman Kyle | 7.02% | 382 | 410.08 | 441.82 | 517.26 | 594.61 | 595.18 | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | John Snodden | 5.49% | 299 | 301.16 | 333.36 | 372.05 | | | | |
| | UUUP | Valerie Walsh | 2.09% | 114 | 120.96 | 272.3 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,932 Valid: 5,444 (49.80%) Spoilt: 175 Quota: 908 Turnout: 5,619 (51.40%) ||||||||||||