1977 Strabane District Council election

Elections to Strabane District 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
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary
!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward ! %
 * - class="unsortable" align="centre"

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!rowspan=2|Total Cllrs

!colspan=2 bgcolor="" | SDLP !colspan=2 bgcolor="" | UUP !colspan=2 bgcolor="" | DUP !colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
 * - class="unsortable" align="center"
 * align="left"|Area A
 * 14.3
 * 1
 * bgcolor="40BFF5"|35.9
 * bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
 * 18.2
 * 1
 * 31.6
 * 1
 * 5
 * align="left"|Area B
 * 27.4
 * 1
 * bgcolor="40BFF5"|34.8
 * bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
 * 22.0
 * 1
 * 15.8
 * 1
 * 5
 * align="left"|Area C
 * bgcolor="#99FF66"|50.9
 * bgcolor="#99FF66"|3
 * 17.2
 * 1
 * 0.0
 * 0
 * 31.9
 * 1
 * 5
 * - class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
 * align="left"| Total
 * 30.5
 * 5
 * 29.5
 * 5
 * 13.6
 * 2
 * 26.4
 * 3
 * 15
 * }
 * 26.4
 * 3
 * 15
 * }
 * }

Area A
1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

1973-1977 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Area B
1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist Coalition

1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

1973-1977 Change: Independent Nationalist gain from Alliance, United Loyalist Coalition joins DUP

Area C
1973: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist

1977: 3 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

1973-1977 Change: SDLP gain from Alliance