Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1973
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Elections to Carrickfergus Borough Council were held on 30 May 1973 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
Party | Seats | ± | First Pref. votes | FPv% | ±% | |
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United Loyalist | 5 | 3,843 | 31.6% | |||
UUP | 5 | 3,440 | 28.3% | |||
Alliance | 3 | 2,716 | 22.3% | |||
Independent | 1 | 1,129 | 9.3% | |||
Loyalist | 1 | 559 | 4.6% | |||
NI Labour | 0 | 472 | 3.9% | |||
Totals | 15 | 12,159 | 100.0% | — |
Districts summary
Ward | % |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
Total Cllrs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | Alliance | Others | |||||
Area A | 39.8 | 2 | 26.6 | 1 | 33.6 | 2 | 5 |
Area B | 25.1 | 2 | 25.5 | 1 | 49.4 | 2 | 5 |
Area C | 20.8 | 1 | 15.2 | 1 | 64.0 | 3 | 5 |
Total | 28.3 | 5 | 22.3 | 3 | 49.4 | 7 | 15 |
Districts results
Area A
1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x United Loyalist, 1 x Alliance
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
UUP | Robert McAllister | 16.68% | 646 | ||||||
UUP | Edward Simms | 12.03% | 466 | 468 | 482 | 807 | |||
United Loyalist | Charles Johnston | 15.00% | 581 | 586 | 591 | 618 | 669 | ||
United Loyalist | Robert Gordon | 15.34% | 594 | 599 | 603 | 633 | 681 | ||
Alliance | Joan Tomlin | 10.72% | 415 | 461 | 577 | 603 | 634.2 | 638.4 | |
Alliance | Alison Lowry | 8.86% | 343 | 386 | 528 | 555 | 585 | 590.4 | |
UUP | C. W. W. Torrance | 11.05% | 428 | 430 | 443 | ||||
Alliance | H. Munnis | 7.07% | 274 | 294 | |||||
NI Labour | P. V. Cachart | 3.25% | 126 | ||||||
Electorate: 5,759 Valid: 3,873 (67.25%) Spoilt: 70 Quota: 646 Turnout: 3,943 (68.47%) |
Area B
1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist, 1 x Independent
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
United Loyalist | J. Craig | 29.81% | 1,231 | |||||
UUP | David McCune | 14.04% | 580 | 853.24 | ||||
UUP | Hugh McLean | 11.02% | 455 | 581.5 | 707.5 | |||
Alliance | R. Lorimer | 15.33% | 633 | 649.56 | 650.96 | 707.96 | ||
Independent | S. Campbell | 9.88% | 408 | 495.86 | 513.22 | 517.98 | 731.98 | |
Alliance | E. McGowan | 10.15% | 419 | 429.58 | 433.22 | 499.18 | 529.18 | |
Independent | S. Niblock | 6.17% | 255 | 275.24 | 282.8 | 299.48 | ||
NI Labour | H. McKeown | 3.61% | 149 | 155.9 | 158.98 | |||
Electorate: 6,154 Valid: 4,130 (67.11%) Spoilt: 49 Quota: 689 Turnout: 4,179 (67.91%) |
Area C
1973: 2 x United Loyalist, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Loyalist
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||
United Loyalist | Gladys Ritchie | 18.98% | 789 | ||||||||||||
United Loyalist | Ken McFaul | 12.42% | 516 | 566.88 | 574 | 575 | 586.36 | 707.36 | |||||||
Alliance | W. Black | 10.83% | 450 | 450.36 | 451.36 | 453.36 | 460.36 | 460.84 | 550.84 | 748.84 | |||||
UUP | Samuel Simms | 8.76% | 364 | 367.72 | 372.72 | 373.72 | 395.84 | 400.6 | 405.72 | 417.84 | 434.94 | 563.66 | 566.72 | 838.72 | |
Loyalist | Ernest Burton | 13.45% | 559 | 567.04 | 587.28 | 589.4 | 596.52 | 615.32 | 621.32 | 623.8 | 626.05 | 643.98 | 653.33 | 685.45 | |
Independent | T. Patterson | 7.56% | 314 | 314.6 | 318.6 | 318.6 | 336.84 | 337.92 | 356.92 | 364.52 | 387.47 | 404.1 | 404.44 | 440.09 | |
UUP | T. Wilson | 6.16% | 256 | 258.4 | 259.4 | 260.4 | 273.4 | 277.84 | 279.84 | 285.08 | 291.83 | 398.07 | 399.43 | ||
UUP | S. Steele | 5.90% | 245 | 246.92 | 248.92 | 248.92 | 259.92 | 263.48 | 267.48 | 271.48 | 277.33 | ||||
Alliance | P. Wallace | 4.38% | 182 | 183.56 | 187.56 | 193.56 | 202.68 | 205.52 | 239.52 | ||||||
NI Labour | R. Binnie | 3.42% | 142 | 142 | 144 | 183 | 184.12 | ||||||||
United Loyalist | E. Loughlin | 3.18% | 132 | 154.8 | 155.92 | 157.04 | 163.16 | ||||||||
Independent | J. Henderson | 2.43% | 101 | 102.08 | 104.08 | 106.08 | |||||||||
NI Labour | J. Polley | 1.32% | 55 | 55.24 | 55.24 | ||||||||||
Independent | J. Hunter | 1.23% | 51 | 51.48 | |||||||||||
Electorate: 6,578 Valid: 4,156 (63.18%) Spoilt: 69 Quota: 693 Turnout: 4,225 (64.23%) |
References
- ^ "Local Government Elections 1973 - 1981: Carrickfergus". Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.