1977 Belfast City Council election

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1977
1977 Belfast City Council election
← 1973 18 May 1977 1981 →
All 51 seats to Belfast City Council
26 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party UUP Alliance SDLP
Seats won 15 13 8
Seat change Decrease 10 Increase 5 Increase 1
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party DUP Republican Clubs Unionist Party NI
Seats won 7 3 2
Seat change Increase 5 Increase 1 Increase 2
  Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party
 
Party Ind. Unionist Independent Others
Seats won 2 1 0
Seat change Steady 0 Increase 1 Decrease 5
Lord Mayor before election

Myles Humphreys
UUP

Lord Mayor

James Stewart
UUP

Elections to Belfast City Council were held on 18 May 1977 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used nine district electoral areas to elect a total of 51 councillors, most representing the more heavily populated north and west.

The UUP remained the largest party, and James Stewart became Lord Mayor. The narrow unionist majority of one on the council resulted in David Cook from Alliance becoming Lord Mayor in 1978, the first non-unionist Lord Mayor since 1898.