Northern Ireland local elections, 1977

Northern Ireland local elections, 1977

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All council seats
First party Second party Third party   Party UUP SDLP DUP Seats won 176 113 74 Seat change 18 31 53   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party Alliance Independent UUUP Seats won 70 42 12 Seat change 7 10 12
Colours denote the winning party with outright control
Colours denote the party with the most seats

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

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.