1973 Down District Council election

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1973 Down District Council election
30 May 1973 (1973-05-30) 1977 →
All 20 seats to Down District Council
11 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Ulster Unionist SDLP Alliance
Seats won 8 8 2
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Vanguard
Independent
Seats won 1 1

Elections to

councillors
.

Election results

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Ulster Unionist 8 8,930 38.6%
SDLP 8 8,101 35.0%
Alliance 2 2,847 12.3%
Independent
 1 1,639 7.1%
Vanguard 1 1,046 4.5%
Republican Clubs
 0 563 2.4%
Totals 20 23,126 100.0% —

[1]

Districts summary

Results of the Down District Council election, 1973
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
UUP SDLP Alliance Vanguard Others
Area A 53.9 4 19.8 1 11.5 1 12.8 1 2.0 0 7
Area B 23.7 1 45.4 3 15.4 1 0.0 0 15.5 0 6
Area C 36.3 3 41.3 4 10.4 0 0.0 0 12.0 0 7
Total 38.6 8 35.0 8 12.3 2 4.5 1 9.6 1 20

Districts results

Area A

1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Vanguard

Down Area A - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ulster Unionist Edward McVeigh 13.51% 1,099                  
Vanguard John Cleland 12.86% 1,046                  
SDLP Patrick Smyth 12.34% 1,004 1,004 1,018              
Ulster Unionist Samuel Osborne 8.35% 679 685.16 694.3 695.37 698.37 706.44 708.64 1,125.64    
Alliance Denis Rowan-Hamilton 5.46% 444 445.12 455.47 532.54 560.54 864.75 865.11 895.2 899.88 1,173.88
Ulster Unionist William Finlay 9.77% 795 801.23 812.51 820.51 822.51 834.51 838.83 872.1 896.02 903.09
Ulster Unionist William Cochrane 8.43% 686 695.45 709.66 713.73 714.73 725.8 730.26 820.72 874.28 883.28
Ulster Unionist Ben Dickson 6.61% 538 583.43 612.13 617.27 618.27 627.55 632.71 664.49 687.11 694.11
SDLP Francis Laverty 4.08% 332 332.35 360.42 364.42 607.42 642.42 642.44 642.44 642.44  
Ulster Unionist Edward Lennon 7.23% 588 592.13 599.27 600.27 601.27 610.34 613.08      
Alliance Christopher Gotto 3.52% 286 286.63 298.63 399.7 407.7          
SDLP D. Rice 3.42% 278 278.07 282.07 296.07            
Alliance Alison Morton 2.48% 202 202.35 217.42              
Independent
 I. Jess 1.95% 159 161.31                
Electorate: 12,148   Valid: 8,136 (66.97%)   Spoilt: 101   Quota: 1,018   Turnout: 8,237 (67.81%)  

Area B

1973: 3 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent

Down Area B - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
SDLP Eddie McGrady 17.51% 1,246                
Independent
 William Hampton 15.45% 1,099                
SDLP John Ritchie 7.01% 499 563.08 567.91 577.62 584.12 637.02 656.8 922.12 1,078.12
Alliance Terence McKee 6.42% 457 470.5 491.57 555.86 692.93 714.12 963.84 992.08 1,033.08
SDLP Dermot Curran 8.14% 579 600.6 610.61 621.83 633.47 706.44 723.36 813.22 1,018.22
Ulster Unionist Cecil Maxwell 12.69% 903 905.7 909.55 912.62 924.62 927.72 946.29 949.82 975.45
Ulster Unionist Martin Lowe 11.03% 785 785.18 786.58 788.58 798.58 800.65 809.72 813.72 823.97
SDLP Owen Adams 4.12% 293 363.38 369.4 372.15 380.19 450.29 473.65 531.57  
SDLP Daniel Sharvin 5.10% 363 378.66 381.46 383.6 386.67 438.09 454.61    
Alliance Brendan Rodgers 3.20% 228 237.72 245.56 298.49 370.09 376.29      
SDLP Aidan Laverty 3.54% 252 268.92 276.97 282.12 287.12        
Alliance Elsie Flinn 3.06% 218 219.44 222.52 269.74          
Alliance Patrick McFarlane 2.71% 193 220.2 204.05            
Electorate: 9,757   Valid: 7,115 (72.92%)   Spoilt: 104   Quota: 1,017   Turnout: 7,219 (73.99%)  

Area C

1973: 4 x SDLP, 3 x UUP

Down Area C - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Ulster Unionist William McCombe 19.45% 1,532                              
Ulster Unionist John Beck 12.95% 1,020                              
SDLP Patrick O'Donoghue 7.97% 628 628 629 629.03 632.03 637.03 646.03 655.03 660.03 668.03 736.03 751.39 778.39 999.39    
SDLP S. Fitzpatrick 8.10% 638 638.72 638.72 638.75 638.75 647.75 648.75 655.75 658.75 659.75 681.75 696.75 785.75 914.75 1,023.75  
SDLP Jarlath Carey 7.35% 579 580.44 580.44 580.65 581.65 584.65 585.65 593.65 600.65 603.65 625.65 648.65 778.65 837.65 930.65 960.86
Ulster Unionist Robert Thompson 3.87% 305 823.4 823.4 850.46 850.46 850.49 852.52 860.08 860.08 861.53 872.98 882.18 882.18 883.18 884.18 884.18
SDLP Dan Rice 7.72% 608 608 609 609.09 610.45 612.45 612.45 616.45 624.45 625.45 627.45 635.45 761.48 782.51 868.51 874.78
Alliance Anthony Dickinson 5.27% 415 430.12 430.12 431.59 431.59 431.59 434.59 449.95 449.95 539.45 579.62 795.4 802.4 805.43 823.43 825.14
Republican Clubs
 Edward O'Hagan 3.82% 301 301.36 304.36 304.36 327.36 352.36 362.36 369.36 473.36 475.36 506.36 514.36 519.39 541.39    
SDLP James McClean 5.46% 430 430.36 431.36 431.42 435.42 436.42 440.45 441.45 466.45 471.45 487.45 490.45 500.45      
SDLP M. Fitzpatrick 4.72% 372 372 373 373.06 374.06 374.06 374.06 376.06 379.06 383.06 391.06 404.06        
Alliance Gerald McCormick 2.82% 222 223.8 223.8 224.04 224.04 224.04 224.04 227.46 229.46 294.82 320.82          
Independent
 Joseph Keenan 2.36% 186 187.08 187.08 187.17 188.17 189.17 210.56 259.59 262.59 278.62            
Alliance Danny Goodman 2.31% 182 184.16 184.16 184.46 184.46 184.46 191.46 196.85 197.85              
Republican Clubs
 Patrick Sloan 1.46% 115 115 123 123 139 175 176 176                
Independent
 Richard Hall 1.40% 110 112.88 112.88 113.24 113.24 113.24 127.24                  
Independent
 Hughes 1.08% 85 85.36 85.36 85.45 85.45 85.45                    
Republican Clubs
 Anthony Small 0.95% 75 75.72 76.72 76.78 82.78                      
Republican Clubs
 McCusker 0.70% 55 55.36 56.36 56.36                        
Republican Clubs
 John Sloane 0.22% 17 17                            
Electorate: 10,845   Valid: 7,875 (72.61%)   Spoilt: 156   Quota: 985   Turnout: 8,031 (74.05%)  

References

  1. ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1973 - 1981: Down". Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
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