18 May 1977 1981 → 113 74 70 42 Start date May 18, 1977 | 176 113 31 53 42 12 End date May 1977 | |
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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.
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Northern Ireland local elections, 1977 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA