# 1977 Banbridge District Council election

Elections to Banbridge District Council were held on 18 May 1977 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used two district electoral areas to elect a total of 15 councillors.

## Election results

Banbridge District Council Election Result 1977 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| UUP | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 53.3 | 47.0 | 5,850 | 18.0 |
| DUP | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20.0 | 17.3 | 2,155 | New |
| SDLP | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13.3 | 15.0 | 1,864 | 7.0 |
| Ind. Unionist | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 4.7 | 584 | 2.8 |
| Ind. Nationalist | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 742 | 3.1 |
| Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 774 | 0.5 |
| UUUP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 465 | New |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 215 | 11.9 |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

## Districts summary

Results of the Banbridge District Council election, 1977 by district :
| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
| Ward | UUP | UUP | DUP | DUP | SDLP | SDLP | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
| Area A | 36.2 | 3 | 17.8 | 2 | 12.2 | 1 | 33.8 | 2 | 7 |
| Area B | 57.9 | 5 | 16.8 | 2 | 17.8 | 1 | 7.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Total | 47.0 | 8 | 17.3 | 3 | 15.0 | 2 | 20.7 | 2 | 15 |

## Districts results
### Area A

1973: 4 x UUP, 2 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Independent Unionist 1977: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Independent Unionist 1973-1977 Change: DUP and SDLP gain from UUP and Independent Nationalist
Banbridge Area A - 7 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 | James Walsh | 12.18% | 758 | 759 | 780 | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Wilson Davidson* | 11.20% | 697 | 726 | 727 | 727 | 748 | 819 | | | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Laurence McCartan* | 8.47% | 527 | 529 | 555 | 555.7 | 555.7 | 555.7 | 778.3 | | | |
| | UUP | Samuel Cowan* | 8.00% | 498 | 503 | 503 | 503 | 513 | 575 | 576 | 782 | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | Hugh Anderson* | 6.73% | 419 | 485 | 487 | 487.1 | 493.1 | 506.1 | 510.1 | 539.1 | 542.82 | 782.82 |
| | DUP | James McElroy | 10.17% | 633 | 640 | 640 | 640 | 733 | 737 | 739 | 768 | 769.24 | 779.24 |
| | UUP | Norman Ferguson | 7.99% | 497 | 516 | 516 | 516 | 519 | 575 | 576 | 635 | 668.48 | 764.48 |
| | DUP | Frederick Baxter | 7.65% | 476 | 479 | 479 | 479 | 546 | 556 | 556 | 569 | 570.86 | 575.86 |
| | Alliance | John McWhirter | 6.12% | 381 | 396 | 488 | 488.3 | 489.3 | 489.4 | 499.4 | 504.4 | 505.02 | |
| | UUP | William McCullagh* | 5.63% | 350 | 352 | 352 | 352 | 359 | 363 | 365 | | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Daniel Lennon* | 3.46% | 215 | 218 | 250 | 250.8 | 251.8 | 251.8 | | | | |
| | UUP | John Anderson | 3.42% | 213 | 221 | 221 | 221.1 | 223.1 | | | | | |
| | UUUP | John Porter | 3.52% | 219 | 221 | 221 | 221 | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Peter Finnegan | 2.80% | 174 | 176 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | James Crozier* | 2.65% | 165 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,687 Valid: 6,222 (58.22%) Spoilt: 262 Quota: 778 Turnout: 6,484 (60.67%) ||||||||||||||

### Area B

1973: 7 x UUP, 1 x SDLP 1977: 5 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP 1973-1977 Change: DUP (two seats) gain from UUP (two seats)
Banbridge Area B - 8 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | UUP | Matthew Bailey* | 12.96% | 805 | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Patrick McAvoy* | 10.91% | 678 | 678.14 | 734.14 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Raymond McCullough* | 10.19% | 678 | 688.36 | 695.36 | | | | | | |
| | DUP | David Herron | 10.11% | 628 | 640.32 | 642.32 | 740.32 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Herbert Heslip* | 7.60% | 472 | 480.26 | 498.4 | 517.54 | 519.62 | 519.62 | 805.62 | | |
| | UUP | Robert Barr | 6.04% | 375 | 427.5 | 456.78 | 474.48 | 475 | 475 | 507.26 | 591.31 | 629.47 |
| | DUP | Brian Biggerstaff | 6.73% | 418 | 422.9 | 423.9 | 493.32 | 537 | 537 | 553.08 | 558.41 | 566.13 |
| | UUP | Robert Hill* | 6.91% | 429 | 430.82 | 455.96 | 475.24 | 476.8 | 477.61 | 524.78 | 540.36 | 551.94 |
| | UUP | George Gamble | 7.36% | 457 | 461.76 | 481.76 | 491.04 | 491.56 | 492.42 | 512.26 | 520.87 | 545.89 |
| | SDLP | Michael O'Hare | 6.89% | 428 | 428.42 | 447.56 | 448.56 | 448.56 | 487.26 | 491.26 | 491.26 | |
| | UUP | Eric Williamson* | 6.10% | 379 | 390.06 | 407.2 | 415.62 | 416.17 | 418.72 | | | |
| | UUUP | John McKinstry | 3.96% | 246 | 248.1 | 250.24 | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Edward Gibney | 3.53% | 219 | 219.98 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 9,844 Valid: 6,212 (63.10%) Spoilt: 245 Quota: 691 Turnout: 6,457 (65.59%) |||||||||||||