1977 Northern Ireland local elections

Elections for local government were held in Northern Ireland in May 1977.

1977 Northern Ireland local elections
18 May 1977
All council seats
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Harry West Gerry Fitt Ian Paisley
Party Ulster Unionist SDLP DUP
Seats won 176 113 74
Seat change 18 31 53
Popular vote 166,971 114,775 70,670
Percentage 30.0% 20.6% 12.8%
Swing 13.0% 7.2% 8.7%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Oliver Napier N/A Ernest Baird
Party Alliance Independent UUUP
Seats won 70 42 12
Seat change 7 10 12
Popular vote 80,282 42,841 15,831
Percentage 14.4% 7.6% 2.8%
Swing 0.7% 0.6% New party
Colours denote the winning party with outright control
Colours denote the party with the most seats
Politics of Northern Ireland
Interim bodies
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  • 1973
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  • 1982
  • 1996
See also
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The elections saw good performances by the four largest parties: the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), Alliance Party of Northern Ireland and Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), while smaller parties failed to make a breakthrough. The DUP took control of their first council, Ballymena, while the UUP retained control of Banbridge. The SDLP lost control of Magherafelt, their only council.

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