# 1977 Antrim Borough Council election

Elections to Antrim 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 15 councillors.

## Election results

Antrim Borough Council Election Result 1977 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| UUP | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 53.3 | 38.6 | 4,543 | 10.8 |
| DUP | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20.0 | 18.4 | 2,164 | 13.1 |
| Alliance | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 | 16.9 | 1,981 | 0.8 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 16.0 | 1,885 | 1.4 |
| Ind. Nationalist | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 679 | 1.7 |
| Vanguard | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 299 | 3.6 |
| British Ulster Dominion Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 205 | New |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

## Districts summary

Results of the Antrim Borough Council election, 1977 by district :
| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
| Ward | UUP | UUP | DUP | DUP | Alliance | Alliance | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
| Area A | 30.1 | 2 | 20.2 | 1 | 5.3 | 0 | 44.2 | 2 | 5 |
| Area B | 60.8 | 3 | 17.0 | 1 | 22.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Area C | 32.9 | 3 | 17.6 | 1 | 24.1 | 1 | 25.4 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 38.6 | 8 | 18.4 | 3 | 16.9 | 2 | 26.1 | 2 | 15 |

## Districts results
### Area A

1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent, 1 x Independent Nationalist 1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent, 1 x Independent Nationalist 1973-1977 Change: No change
Antrim Area A - 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 | James Graham* | 24.03% | 1,018 | | | | | | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | John Heffron* | 16.03% | 679 | 680.2 | 682.5 | 761.5 | | | | |
| | DUP | Stewart Dunlop* | 11.78% | 499 | 538.6 | 549.1 | 556.1 | 556.1 | 904.1 | | |
| | UUP | Samuel Getty | 3.97% | 168 | 351 | 468 | 525.7 | 526.3 | 548.8 | 742.32 | |
| | Independent | Gerard Berry | 12.79% | 542 | 542 | 542 | 593.3 | 677.3 | 677.6 | 678.42 | 697.42 |
| | Independent | James Marrion | 8.61% | 365 | 365.9 | 367.2 | 378.2 | 594.5 | 594.5 | 596.96 | 631.92 |
| | DUP | James Brown | 8.50% | 360 | 374.4 | 379.9 | 383.5 | 383.5 | | | |
| | Independent | John McKeever | 6.84% | 290 | 290.6 | 290.9 | 311.8 | | | | |
| | Alliance | Patrick Gribben | 5.31% | 225 | 229.2 | 237.8 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Moira Marshall | 2.15% | 91 | 150.1 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 6,140 Valid: 4,237 (69.01%) Spoilt: 163 Quota: 707 Turnout: 4,400 (71.66%) ||||||||||||

### Area B

1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x Alliance 1977: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance 1973-1977 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Antrim Area B - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Alliance | John McCourt* | 13.88% | 394 | 397 | 605 | | | |
| | UUP | James Cunningham | 15.71% | 446 | 455 | 460 | 502 | | |
| | UUP | Edgar Wallace* | 16.17% | 459 | 467 | 470 | 497 | | |
| | UUP | George Dundas* | 10.78% | 306 | 308 | 313 | 337 | 357.25 | 488.25 |
| | DUP | Allister Lucas | 9.37% | 266 | 448 | 453 | 459 | 459 | 476 |
| | UUP | William Jones | 9.51% | 270 | 275 | 279 | 291 | 294 | 399 |
| | UUP | Alexander Wilson* | 8.63% | 245 | 247 | 247 | 265 | 269.5 | |
| | Alliance | George Luke | 8.31% | 236 | 237 | | | | |
| | DUP | John Patterson | 7.64% | 217 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 5,907 Valid: 2,839 (48.06%) Spoilt: 127 Quota: 474 Turnout: 2,966 (50.21%) ||||||||||

### Area C

1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Vanguard 1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP 1973-1977 Change: DUP gain from Vanguard
Antrim Area C - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 |
| | Alliance | Charles Kinahan | 17.63% | 825 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Jack Allen* | 17.12% | 801 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Samuel Dunlop | 11.54% | 540 | 540.15 | 540.35 | 544.35 | 544.35 | 545.35 | 612.37 | 865.37 | | | | |
| | UUP | Samuel McCombe* | 8.89% | 416 | 416.85 | 420.91 | 422.96 | 423.96 | 426.98 | 453.02 | 468.02 | 490.1 | 575.14 | 612.26 | 743.88 |
| | UUP | James Craig* | 6.90% | 323 | 323.95 | 333.11 | 334.11 | 334.11 | 334.18 | 352.18 | 364.18 | 383.5 | 427.76 | 464.27 | 643.54 |
| | Independent | Eileen Lagan | 3.60% | 219 | 220.05 | 220.09 | 220.09 | 272.29 | 368.56 | 370.56 | 370.61 | 370.61 | 415.71 | 567.91 | 577.57 |
| | Vanguard | James Clarke* | 6.39% | 299 | 299.4 | 301.06 | 302.06 | 302.06 | 302.06 | 337.06 | 346.1 | 377.84 | 414.75 | 439.87 | |
| | Alliance | Florence McLernon | 6.43% | 301 | 335.25 | 335.39 | 335.44 | 337.64 | 345.24 | 351.24 | 352.29 | 353.21 | 402.86 | | |
| | Independent | Peter Neish | 5.79% | 271 | 272.05 | 272.43 | 272.43 | 277.43 | 300.58 | 310.63 | 313.68 | 322.88 | | | |
| | DUP | William McCormick | 6.03% | 282 | 282.2 | 282.24 | 282.24 | 282.24 | 283.24 | 299.24 | | | | | |
| | Dominion Party | David Gregg | 2.91% | 136 | 136.05 | 136.11 | 196.11 | 197.11 | 197.11 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Liam McCabe | 2.48% | 116 | 116.9 | 116.94 | 116.99 | 135.13 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Martin Hanna | 1.75% | 82 | 82.55 | 82.59 | 82.59 | | | | | | | | |
| | Dominion Party | Samuel Ferson | 1.47% | 69 | 69.15 | 69.15 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 12,381 Valid: 4,680 (37.80%) Spoilt: 217 Quota: 781 Turnout: 4,897 (39.55%) ||||||||||||||||