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1312:
1307:
1302:
1297:
1292:
1287:
1282:
1275:
1272:
1271:
1268:
1265:
1260:
1255:
1252:
1249:
1244:
1241:
1240:
1237:
1234:
1231:
1228:
1225:
1222:
1217:
1214:
1213:
1210:
1207:
1204:
1201:
1198:
1195:
1190:
1187:
1186:
1183:
1180:
1177:
1174:
1171:
1168:
1163:
1160:
1159:
1153:
1152:
1149:
1146:
1143:
1140:
1137:
1134:
1130:
1129:
1115:
1114:
1111:
1110:
1098:
1094:Brian Faulkner
1080:
1079:
1076:
1067:
1066:
1063:
1062:
1060:
1052:
1048:
1047:
1045:
1042:
1038:
1037:
1035:
1032:
1028:
1027:
1025:
1018:
1014:
1013:
1011:
1008:
1004:
1003:
1001:
998:
994:
993:
991:
986:
982:
981:
979:
974:
970:
969:
967:
962:
958:
957:
955:
950:
946:
945:
943:
936:
932:
931:
929:
928:Seventh party
926:
922:
921:
917:
916:
911:
903:
895:
891:
890:
887:
884:
881:
877:
876:
873:
870:
867:
863:
862:
854:
847:
839:
835:
834:
831:
828:
825:
821:
820:
815:
814:8 seats, 9.2%
812:
809:
805:
804:
799:
794:
789:
785:
784:
781:
778:
775:
771:
770:
765:
760:
755:
751:
750:
748:Brian Faulkner
745:
740:
735:
731:
730:
723:
721:
714:
710:
709:
706:
703:
700:
696:
695:
691:
690:
682:
674:
666:
662:
661:
658:
655:
650:
646:
645:
642:
639:
634:
630:
629:
621:
613:
605:
601:
600:
597:
594:
589:
585:
584:
581:
578:
575:
571:
570:
565:
560:
555:
551:
550:
547:
544:
541:
537:
536:
531:
526:
521:
517:
516:
511:
506:
501:
497:
496:
494:
492:
490:
486:
485:
482:
479:
476:
468:
467:
460:
459:
452:
446:
445:
442:
441:
438:
437:
431:
426:
399:
396:
346:
343:
333:government of
317:
316:
314:
313:
306:
299:
291:
288:
287:
285:
284:
278:
275:
274:
272:
271:
266:
261:
256:
250:
247:
246:
242:
241:
239:
238:
233:
228:
223:
217:
214:
213:
209:
208:
206:
205:
200:
195:
190:
184:
181:
180:
176:
175:
173:
172:
167:
162:
157:
152:
146:
143:
142:
141:Interim bodies
138:
137:
134:
133:
125:
124:
119:
112:
111:
106:
101:
98:
97:
93:
92:
89:
85:
84:
79:
75:
74:
69:
65:
64:
61:
57:
56:
53:
49:
48:
44:
43:
37:
36:
34:
30:
29:
25:
24:
21:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3334:
3323:
3320:
3318:
3315:
3313:
3310:
3308:
3305:
3303:
3300:
3298:
3295:
3294:
3292:
3275:
3272:
3271:
3270:
3267:
3266:
3264:
3262:
3258:
3252:
3249:
3248:
3246:
3242:
3236:
3233:
3231:
3228:
3226:
3223:
3222:
3220:
3217:
3213:
3207:
3206:Wolverhampton
3204:
3202:
3199:
3197:
3194:
3192:
3189:
3187:
3184:
3182:
3179:
3177:
3174:
3172:
3169:
3167:
3164:
3162:
3159:
3157:
3154:
3152:
3149:
3147:
3144:
3142:
3139:
3137:
3134:
3132:
3129:
3127:
3124:
3122:
3119:
3117:
3114:
3112:
3109:
3107:
3104:
3102:
3099:
3097:
3094:
3092:
3089:
3087:
3084:
3082:
3079:
3077:
3074:
3072:
3069:
3067:
3064:
3062:
3059:
3057:
3054:
3052:
3049:
3047:
3044:
3042:
3039:
3037:
3034:
3032:
3029:
3028:
3026:
3024:
3020:
3015:
3011:
3006:
3000:
2992:
2987:
2985:
2980:
2978:
2973:
2972:
2969:
2957:
2954:
2952:
2949:
2947:
2944:
2942:
2939:
2937:
2934:
2932:
2929:
2927:
2924:
2922:
2919:
2917:
2914:
2912:
2909:
2907:
2904:
2902:
2899:
2897:
2894:
2892:
2889:
2887:
2884:
2882:
2879:
2877:
2874:
2872:
2869:
2867:
2864:
2862:
2859:
2857:
2854:
2852:
2849:
2847:
2844:
2842:
2839:
2837:
2834:
2832:
2829:
2827:
2824:
2822:
2819:
2818:
2816:
2812:
2806:
2803:
2801:
2798:
2797:
2795:
2791:
2785:
2782:
2780:
2777:
2775:
2772:
2770:
2767:
2765:
2762:
2760:
2757:
2755:
2752:
2750:
2747:
2745:
2742:
2740:
2737:
2735:
2732:
2730:
2727:
2725:
2722:
2720:
2717:
2715:
2712:
2710:
2707:
2705:
2702:
2700:
2697:
2695:
2692:
2690:
2687:
2685:
2682:
2680:
2677:
2675:
2672:
2671:
2669:
2667:
2663:
2657:
2654:
2652:
2649:
2647:
2644:
2642:
2639:
2637:
2634:
2632:
2629:
2627:
2624:
2622:
2619:
2617:
2614:
2613:
2611:
2609:
2605:
2599:
2598:
2594:
2592:
2589:
2587:
2584:
2582:
2579:
2577:
2574:
2572:
2569:
2567:
2564:
2562:
2559:
2558:
2556:
2554:
2550:
2544:
2541:
2539:
2536:
2534:
2531:
2529:
2526:
2525:
2523:
2519:
2513:
2510:
2508:
2505:
2503:
2500:
2498:
2495:
2493:
2490:
2488:
2485:
2483:
2480:
2478:
2475:
2473:
2470:
2468:
2465:
2463:
2460:
2458:
2455:
2454:
2452:
2450:
2446:
2442:
2435:
2430:
2428:
2423:
2421:
2416:
2415:
2412:
2406:
2403:
2401:
2398:
2397:
2377:
2373:
2372:
2367:
2361:
2354:
2342:
2338:
2337:
2332:
2326:
2310:
2306:
2299:
2297:
2281:
2277:
2276:
2271:
2265:
2249:
2245:
2239:
2235:
2227:
2225:
2221:
2217:
2212:
2210:
2206:
2205:William Craig
2202:
2198:
2187:
2185:
2180:
2177:
2171:
2167:
2164:
2149:
2146:
2143:
2142:David Trimble
2140:
2137:
2134:
2131:
2128:
2125:
2122:
2119:
2118:Oliver Napier
2116:
2113:
2112:Seamus Mallon
2110:
2107:
2104:
2101:
2098:
2095:
2092:
2089:
2086:
2083:
2080:
2077:
2076:Austin Currie
2074:
2071:
2070:William Craig
2068:
2065:
2062:
2059:
2056:
2055:
2053:
2048:
2022:
2020:Ind. Unionist
2018:
2009:
2005:
1996:
1992:
1983:
1979:
1970:
1966:
1957:
1953:
1944:
1940:
1931:
1927:
1918:
1914:
1909:
1906:
1901:
1896:
1895:
1890:Seats summary
1871:
1867:
1858:
1854:
1845:
1841:
1832:
1828:
1819:
1815:
1806:
1802:
1793:
1789:
1780:
1776:
1767:
1763:
1754:
1750:
1745:
1742:
1737:
1732:
1731:
1726:Votes summary
1723:
1722:
1712:
1706:
1703:
1697:
1694:
1688:
1685:
1679:
1676:
1670:
1667:
1661:
1658:
1652:
1651:
1648:
1645:
1643:
1640:
1638:
1635:
1633:
1630:
1628:
1625:
1623:
1620:
1618:
1615:
1614:
1604:
1592:
1583:
1578:
1572:
1568:
1565:
1562:
1559:
1556:
1553:
1551:
1545:
1541:
1538:
1535:
1532:
1529:
1526:
1524:
1518:
1514:
1511:
1508:
1506:
1503:
1500:
1497:
1495:
1492:
1490:
1489:
1485:
1482:
1480:
1477:
1474:
1471:
1468:
1466:
1465:Ind. Unionist
1460:
1456:
1453:
1451:
1448:
1445:
1442:
1439:
1437:
1431:
1427:
1424:
1421:
1418:
1415:
1412:
1410:
1404:
1400:
1397:
1394:
1392:
1389:
1386:
1383:
1381:
1375:
1371:
1368:
1365:
1362:
1359:
1356:
1354:
1348:
1344:
1341:
1338:
1335:
1332:
1329:
1327:
1321:
1318:
1314:
1311:
1306:
1301:
1296:
1291:
1286:
1281:
1280:
1273:
1269:
1266:
1264:
1261:
1259:
1256:
1253:
1250:
1248:
1245:
1243:
1242:
1238:
1235:
1232:
1229:
1226:
1223:
1221:
1215:
1211:
1208:
1205:
1202:
1199:
1196:
1194:
1188:
1184:
1181:
1178:
1175:
1172:
1169:
1167:
1161:
1158:
1154:
1150:
1147:
1144:
1141:
1138:
1135:
1131:
1125:
1120:
1109:
1107:
1102:
1099:
1097:
1095:
1090:
1087:
1086:
1081:
1074:
1068:
1061:
1053:
1050:
1049:
1046:
1043:
1040:
1039:
1036:
1033:
1030:
1029:
1026:
1019:
1016:
1015:
1012:
1009:
1006:
1005:
1002:
1000:1 seat, 2.6%
999:
996:
995:
992:
990:
987:
984:
983:
980:
978:
975:
972:
971:
968:
966:
963:
960:
959:
956:
954:
951:
948:
947:
944:
941:
937:
934:
933:
930:
927:
924:
923:
918:
915:
912:
904:
896:
893:
892:
888:
885:
882:
879:
878:
874:
871:
868:
865:
864:
855:
848:
840:
837:
836:
832:
829:
826:
823:
822:
819:
818:Did not stand
816:
813:
810:
807:
806:
803:
800:
798:
795:
793:
790:
787:
786:
782:
779:
776:
773:
772:
769:
766:
764:
761:
759:
756:
753:
752:
749:
746:
744:
743:Oliver Napier
741:
739:
736:
733:
732:
728:
724:
722:
719:
715:
712:
711:
707:
704:
702:Fourth party
701:
698:
697:
692:
683:
675:
667:
664:
663:
659:
656:
654:
651:
648:
647:
643:
640:
638:
635:
632:
631:
622:
614:
606:
603:
602:
598:
595:
593:
590:
587:
586:
582:
579:
576:
573:
572:
569:
566:
564:
563:Belfast North
561:
559:
556:
553:
552:
548:
545:
542:
539:
538:
535:
532:
530:
527:
525:
522:
519:
518:
515:
514:William Craig
512:
510:
507:
505:
502:
499:
498:
495:
493:
491:
488:
487:
483:
481:Second party
480:
477:
474:
473:
469:
461:
456: →
455:
450:
447:←
443:
436: →
435:
432:
430:
427:
425:
422:←
421:
420:
416:
410:
408:
404:
395:
393:
389:
385:
381:
377:
372:
370:
367:
363:
359:
356:
352:
342:
340:
336:
335:Harold Wilson
332:
328:
324:
312:
307:
305:
300:
298:
293:
292:
290:
289:
283:
280:
279:
277:
276:
270:
267:
265:
262:
260:
257:
255:
252:
251:
249:
248:
244:
243:
237:
234:
232:
229:
227:
224:
222:
219:
218:
216:
215:
211:
210:
204:
201:
199:
196:
194:
191:
189:
186:
185:
183:
182:
178:
177:
171:
168:
166:
163:
161:
158:
156:
153:
151:
148:
147:
145:
144:
140:
139:
136:
135:
131:
127:
126:
122:
118:
117:
110:
107:
104:
103:Voting system
99:
94:
90:
86:
83:
80:
76:
73:
70:
66:
62:
58:
54:
50:
45:
40:
35:
31:
26:
19:
16:
3250:
3014:→ 1976
2999:1974 ←
2595:
2532:
2380:, retrieved
2369:
2360:
2352:
2345:, retrieved
2334:
2325:
2313:. Retrieved
2284:, retrieved
2273:
2264:
2252:. Retrieved
2238:
2213:
2197:Conservative
2193:
2173:
2169:
2159:
2130:Martin Smyth
2050:
1739:Popular vote
1718:
1708:
1699:
1690:
1681:
1672:
1663:
1654:
1646:
1641:
1636:
1631:
1626:
1621:
1616:
1590:
1581:
1576:
1504:
1390:
1316:
1309:
1304:
1299:
1294:
1289:
1284:
1277:
1257:
1156:
1105:
1104:
1100:
1092:
1088:
988:
976:
952:
913:
817:
797:Belfast East
792:North Antrim
708:Sixth party
705:Fifth party
652:
636:
591:
568:Belfast East
484:Third party
478:First party
428:
401:
373:
369:Robert Lowry
357:
348:
326:
322:
320:
192:
159:
63:6 March 1976
15:
3235:Wyre Forest
2793:Referendums
2199:-sponsored
2184:direct rule
2179:Merlyn Rees
2136:John Taylor
2124:Ian Paisley
1523:Independent
1041:Percentage
880:Percentage
738:Ian Paisley
649:Percentage
388:legislative
384:Westminster
355:white paper
52:Established
3291:Categories
3261:Referendum
3171:Sunderland
3101:Manchester
3056:Calderdale
3036:Birmingham
2896:1974 (Oct)
2891:1974 (Feb)
2230:References
2148:Harry West
2094:Gerry Fitt
2058:Glenn Barr
1279:Total UUUC
802:South Down
509:Gerry Fitt
504:Harry West
429:1 May 1975
378:system of
55:1 May 1975
39:Unicameral
3230:Worcester
3218:(England)
3186:Wakefield
3166:Stockport
3161:St Helens
3146:Sheffield
3126:Rotherham
3106:Newcastle
3096:Liverpool
3076:Gateshead
3066:Doncaster
2382:18 August
2347:18 August
2286:18 August
2100:John Hume
2082:Reg Empey
1994:NI Labour
1843:NI Labour
1550:Communist
1436:NI Labour
965:NI Labour
403:Unionists
179:Elections
96:Elections
60:Disbanded
3181:Trafford
3176:Tameside
3151:Solihull
3136:Sandwell
3121:Rochdale
3086:Knowsley
3081:Kirklees
3061:Coventry
3041:Bradford
3031:Barnsley
2315:7 August
2309:Archived
2254:7 August
2248:Archived
2222:and the
2209:Vanguard
1968:Alliance
1942:Vanguard
1804:Alliance
1791:Vanguard
1719:Source:
1674:Vanguard
1353:Alliance
1330:156,049
1317:Non-UUUC
1220:Vanguard
1170:167,214
763:Alliance
641:156,049
534:Vanguard
392:devolved
245:See also
3274:Results
3225:Preston
3191:Walsall
3131:Salford
2024:
2011:
1998:
1985:
1972:
1959:
1946:
1933:
1920:
1873:
1860:
1847:
1834:
1821:
1808:
1795:
1782:
1769:
1756:
1582:658,161
1413:14,515
1384:50,891
1357:64,657
1285:353,481
1224:83,507
1197:97,073
949:Leader
935:
925:
875:50,891
872:64,657
869:97,073
734:Leader
713:
699:
644:83,507
637:167,214
500:Leader
489:
475:
353:in its
212:Members
47:History
3201:Wirral
3141:Sefton
3116:Oldham
3071:Dudley
3046:Bolton
2144:– VUPP
2120:– APNI
2114:– SDLP
2102:– SDLP
2096:– SDLP
2090:– UPNI
2084:– VUPP
2078:– SDLP
2072:– VUPP
2066:– UPNI
2060:– VUPP
1527:2,052
1498:2,583
1469:4,453
1440:9,102
1251:5,687
1176:-10.4
1145:Seats
1136:Votes
1133:Party
1051:Swing
1034:9,102
961:Party
894:Swing
883:14.8%
754:Party
673:10.4%
665:Swing
660:12.7%
657:23.7%
520:Party
331:Labour
3196:Wigan
3091:Leeds
2150:– UUP
2138:– UUP
2132:– UUP
2126:– DUP
2108:– UUP
1976:10.3%
1963:15.4%
1950:17.9%
1937:21.8%
1924:24.4%
1869:Other
1799:12.7%
1786:14.8%
1773:23.7%
1760:25.4%
1577:Total
1560:+0.1
1533:-0.3
1475:-1.3
1446:-1.2
1419:+0.4
1369:10.3
1363:+0.6
1342:21.8
1336:+1.6
1333:23.7
1236:17.9
1230:+1.2
1227:12.7
1209:15.4
1203:+4.0
1200:14.8
1182:24.4
1173:25.4
1059:1.2%
1044:1.4%
910:0.6%
902:4.0%
889:7.7%
886:9.8%
780:1972
689:1.2%
681:1.6%
653:25.4%
88:Seats
3051:Bury
2956:2024
2951:2019
2946:2017
2941:2015
2936:2010
2931:2005
2926:2001
2921:1997
2916:1992
2911:1987
2906:1983
2901:1979
2886:1970
2881:1966
2876:1964
2871:1959
2866:1955
2861:1951
2856:1950
2851:1945
2846:1935
2841:1931
2836:1929
2831:1924
2826:1923
2821:1922
2805:1998
2800:1973
2784:2023
2779:2019
2774:2014
2769:2011
2764:2005
2759:2001
2754:1997
2749:1993
2744:1989
2739:1985
2734:1981
2729:1977
2724:1973
2719:1967
2714:1964
2709:1961
2704:1958
2699:1955
2694:1952
2689:1949
2684:1946
2679:1936
2674:1924
2656:2019
2651:2014
2646:2009
2641:2004
2636:1999
2631:1994
2626:1989
2621:1984
2616:1979
2597:Next
2591:2022
2586:2017
2581:2016
2576:2011
2571:2007
2566:2003
2561:1998
2543:1996
2538:1982
2533:1975
2528:1973
2512:1969
2507:1965
2502:1962
2497:1958
2492:1953
2487:1949
2482:1945
2477:1938
2472:1933
2467:1929
2462:1925
2457:1921
2384:2023
2349:2023
2317:2013
2288:2023
2256:2013
2028:1.3%
2015:1.3%
2002:1.3%
1989:6.4%
1929:SDLP
1877:1.4%
1864:0.9%
1851:1.4%
1838:2.2%
1825:7.7%
1812:9.8%
1765:SDLP
1701:UPNI
1692:APNI
1665:SDLP
1566:0.0
1557:0.1
1554:378
1539:0.0
1530:0.3
1512:0.0
1501:0.4
1483:1.3
1472:0.6
1454:1.3
1443:1.4
1425:0.0
1416:2.2
1398:6.4
1387:7.7
1360:9.8
1326:SDLP
1305:59.0
1295:-4.3
1290:53.8
1267:1.3
1254:0.9
1185:-12
1151:+/-
1142:+/-
1106:None
989:None
953:None
529:SDLP
434:1982
424:1973
327:NICC
321:The
236:1996
231:1982
226:1975
221:1973
203:1996
198:1982
193:1975
188:1973
33:Type
28:Type
1955:DUP
1778:DUP
1710:Oth
1683:DUP
1656:UUP
1505:N/A
1401:+5
1391:N/A
1345:-2
1339:17
1270:+1
1258:N/A
1239:+7
1233:14
1212:+4
1206:12
1193:DUP
1179:19
1166:UUP
977:n/a
914:n/a
827:12
758:DUP
612:12
599:14
596:17
524:UUP
109:STV
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3001:)
2374:,
2368:,
2351:,
2339:,
2333:,
2295:^
2278:,
2272:,
2226:.
2211:.
1632:12
1627:14
1622:17
1617:19
1611:↓
1591:78
1569:0
1563:0
1542:0
1536:0
1515:0
1509:0
1486:0
1457:0
1428:0
1422:0
1395:5
1372:0
1366:8
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1139:%
1010:1
861:5
846:4
833:5
830:8
628:7
620:2
592:19
341:.
91:78
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1647:3
1642:5
1637:8
1479:1
1450:1
1310:0
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