1973 Coleraine Borough Council election

Local government election in Northern Ireland

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1973

30 May 1973 (1973-05-30)

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All 20 seats to Coleraine Borough Council
11 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Party	UUP	Alliance	Independent
Seats won	13	3	2

	Fourth party	Fifth party

Party	SDLP	Ind. Unionist
Seats won	1	1

Elections to Coleraine 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 20 councillors.

Election results

Party		Seats	First Pref. votes	FPv%	±%
	UUP	13	12,451	57.2
	Alliance	3	2,869	13.2
	Independent	2	2,677	12.3
	SDLP	1	1,483	6.8
	Ind. Unionist	1	1,121	5.1
	Republican Clubs	0	659	3.0
	Loyalist	0	325	1.5
	NI Labour	0	200	0.9
Totals		20	21,785	100.0	—

Districts summary

Results of the Coleraine Borough Council election, 1973
by district
Ward	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	Total Cllrs
Ward	UUP		Alliance		SDLP		Others		Total Cllrs
Area A	51.8	4	4.7	0	15.9	1	27.6	1	6
Area B	63.4	5	21.3	2	5.3	0	10.0	0	7
Area C	56.1	4	13.1	1	0.0	0	30.8	2	7
Total	57.2	13	13.2	3	6.8	1	22.8	3	20

Districts results

Area A

1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Unionist

Coleraine Area A - 6 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
	Ind. Unionist	William Watt	16.24%	1,121
	UUP	Leslie Morrell	15.57%	1,075
	UUP	James Anderson	13.41%	926	941.36	987.52
	UUP	J. H. McElfatrick	9.34%	645	678.12	689.16	706	718.48	767.32	768.44	803.52	807.52	1,099.52
	SDLP	Patrick Cassidy	7.87%	543	543.12	543.36	545.48	572.2	574.32	596.32	702.56	970.64	972.72	972.72
	UUP	Robert McMaster	7.88%	544	568.6	577.96	583.8	595.44	629.4	630.4	658.32	660.32	850.48	961.66
	SDLP	P. McIntyre	8.00%	552	552.24	552.24	552.24	555.32	555.44	566.44	631.68	744.04	745.32	745.32
	UUP	G. Campbell	5.58%	385	396.64	408.64	420.4	435.68	476.72	477.72	533.84	533.84
	Republican Clubs	J. B. McNicholl	3.98%	275	275.24	275.24	275.24	276.36	276.36	467.36	474.56
	Alliance	J. B. Austin	4.74%	327	330.24	331.92	332.16	345.68	351.6	351.6
	Republican Clubs	Jerry Mullan	3.22%	222	222	222	222	230.12	230.12
	Independent	H. McMaster	2.20%	152	164.6	167.96	176.4	182.88
	Independent	C. R. Lee	1.22%	84	109.56	110.12	112.24
	Independent	S. Boyd	0.77%	53	57.8	58.28
Electorate: 8,878 Valid: 6,904 (77.77%) Spoilt: 64 Quota: 987 Turnout: 6,968 (78.49%)

Area B

1973: 5 x UUP, 2 x Alliance

Coleraine Area B - 7 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	UUP	Albert Clarke	15.94%	1,163
	UUP	Alexander Sharpe	11.01%	803	824.84	830.84	910.85	914.75
	Alliance	J. Fawcett	8.39%	612	623.34	627.55	651.39	747.44	755.65	889.07	1,048.07
	UUP	John Earl	8.72%	636	716.85	720.9	750.58	757.42	795.2	805.62	815.62	817.62	959.62
	UUP	William Glenn	9.06%	661	685.99	687.99	698.07	708.49	761.27	777.27	779.27	779.27	954.27
	UUP	Robert Stafford	11.10%	810	821.13	828.13	832.91	839.59	851.06	862.48	865.69	867.69	939.69
	Alliance	Thomas Wilson	5.59%	408	409.89	414.89	417.1	468.52	468.52	639.73	786.73	910.73	933.73
	Loyalist	Hagan	4.46%	325	330.46	365.3	372.3	372.51	559.19	563.19	565.4	565.4	615.4
	UUP	T. D. McVeigh	5.41%	395	401.51	403.51	435.98	443.98	468.61	479.61	480.61	480.61
	SDLP	Isobel Boylan	5.32%	388	388.21	388.21	392.21	396.21	396.42	401.42
	Alliance	R. J. Smyth	4.10%	299	300.05	301.05	306.05	362.69	369.1
	Independent	C. Dunlop	3.62%	264	274.92	345.76	354.81	355.81
	Alliance	J. Hamill	3.19%	233	237.2	241.2	247.62
	UUP	Katherine McConaghy	2.14%	156	214.38	219.01
	Independent	J. A. Taggart	1.88%	137	140.15
	Independent	G. Woods	0.01%	5	5.42
Electorate: 10,508 Valid: 7,295 (69.42%) Spoilt: 74 Quota: 912 Turnout: 7,369 (70.13%)

Area C

1973: 4 x UUP, 2 x Independent, 1 x Alliance

Coleraine Area C - 7 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
	UUP	Robert White	16.73%	1,269
	UUP	James Edwards	16.03%	1,216
	UUP	Matthew Adams	14.66%	1,112
	Independent	James McFeely	9.58%	727	733.75	735.51	738.17	740.17	746.62	769.56	848.7	852.09	927.34	934.26	962.26
	Alliance	William Mathews	5.75%	436	450.25	466.75	470.53	470.53	539.35	540.74	543.74	543.99	640.93	645.59	727.45	730.3	748.19	1,017.19
	UUP	I. Wilson	4.13%	313	476	597.88	617.76	618.4	624.34	633.48	633.48	641.35	646.82	688.52	706.03	706.6	786.61	796.93	822.13	1,065.13
	Independent	Randall Crawford	5.10%	387	402.5	407.78	422.06	435.31	436.31	496.72	496.72	628.96	628.96	674.81	694.76	695.9	753.63	754.1	758.3	803.81
	Independent	J. Doherty	4.27%	324	335.5	339.8	359.92	362.06	365.31	369.92	373.92	384.12	386.12	400.55	428.8	429.94	501.06	514.45	545.65	609.49
	UUP	J. Hamill	2.66%	202	251	330.2	349.94	356.44	358.91	364.47	364.47	369	370.5	450.21	463.12	463.69	515.54	520.21	526.81
	Alliance	W. E. O'Hara	3.11%	236	239.5	242.14	242.28	242.28	253.53	253.53	258.67	260.67	303.67	303.67	327.06	333.9	337.34
	Independent	S. J. Walker	3.05%	231	245.5	256.06	267.54	271.82	274.21	279.46	279.46	287.1	289.32	310.23	331.25	331.25
	NI Labour	R. E. Adams	2.64%	200	204	210.16	214.5	214.5	217.64	220.78	236.78	243.06	249.06	249.89
	UUP	R. H. S. Edmundson	1.85%	140	158.5	169.94	211.38	213.66	214.13	226.55	226.55	238.34	239.62
	Alliance	Eileen Farrell	2.73%	207	208	209.1	209.66	209.66	218.66	219.8	233.8	234.8
	Independent	J. Anderson	1.70%	129	132.5	133.16	142.4	155.79	158.04	196.62	196.62
	Republican Clubs	J. A. Fleming	2.14%	162	162	162	162.14	162.14	162.14	162.28
	Independent	A. Eakin	1.58%	120	122.75	124.73	127.95	148	148.34
	Alliance	Hamilton	1.46%	111	115	117.42	117.98	117.98
	Independent	K. Ferguson	0.84%	64	66.25	66.69	68.09
Electorate: 10,886 Valid: 7,586 (69.69%) Spoilt: 108 Quota: 949 Turnout: 7,694 (70.68%)

References

^ "Local Government Elections 1973 - 1981: Coleraine". Retrieved 16 July 2021.
^ "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 16 July 2021.

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